I have previously blogged about the creepy songs and chants that educators have coaxed out of impressionable school children.
First, there was the ode to Obama by some children during the '08 campaign:
Then there were the militant, step-dancing boys:
And now we have possibly the most disturbing video I have seen (although the militant boys group is pretty hard to top). This video of elementary schoolchildren singing Obama's praises comes to us out of Burlington Township, New Jersey. Michelle Malkin has a good write-up of the story behind this video, because it goes a little deeper than simply an Obama-worshipping teacher who got too enthusiastic. Here is the video, and because little kids aren't always so articulate when they sing, I have copied the song lyrics directly below the video.
Song 1:
Mm, mmm, mm!
Barack Hussein Obama
He said that all must lend a hand
To make this country strong again
Mmm, mmm, mm!
Barack Hussein Obama
He said we must be fair today
Equal work means equal pay
Mmm, mmm, mm!
Barack Hussein Obama
He said that we must take a stand
To make sure everyone gets a chance
Mmm, mmm, mm!
Barack Hussein Obama
He said red, yellow, black or white
All are equal in his sight
Mmm, mmm, mm!
Barack Hussein Obama
Yes!
Mmm, mmm, mm
Barack Hussein Obama
Song 2:
Hello, Mr. President we honor you today!
For all your great accomplishments, we all doth say “hooray!”
Hooray, Mr. President! You’re number one!
The first black American to lead this great nation!
Hooray, Mr. President we honor your great plans
To make this country’s economy number one again!
Hooray Mr. President, we’re really proud of you!
And we stand for all Americans under the great Red, White, and Blue!
So continue —- Mr. President we know you’ll do the trick
So here’s a hearty hip-hooray —-
Hip, hip hooray!
Hip, hip hooray!
Hip, hip hooray!
Stuff like this truly disturbs me, as it so easily harkens back to the time of Stalin and Mao, when little kids would sing their leaders' praises with similar flowery and contrived song lyrics. I have never seen a U.S. president deified in this fashion. I have to wonder if Barack Obama himself would be creeped out if he saw these videos.
Good Day to You, Sir
"If a nation expects to be ignorant and free... it expects what never was, and never will be." --Thomas Jefferson
5 comments:
Chanman,
This is embarassing to all teachers, at least those of us who try to do our jobs in a professional way. This cries out for some standards of conduct for teachers. This is why I quit the NEA and became an agency fee payer.
Well done.
The image that haunts me is thinking of seeing my precious grandsons or granddaughter in that group of sweet and innocent children. This is mental molestation that is every bit as insidious and longlasting as the physical abuse of a child. It is nothing short of criminal.
That teacher ought to be fired and fast. Even Juan Williams said this was way over the line today on Special Report. If you look up 'Un-American' in the dictionary you'll see that video.
"All are equal in his sight", as if the man invented the concept of equality.
I did a similar post called Does This Seem Right To You. Within the last day or so I added a Reason.tv video called The Pyongyang Remix.
Go watch it. Go on. Watch it. Funny and creepy at the same time.
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