Reply #127: Intended to stay out

[disgruntledpatriot]

Just couldn't resist this one though. When GHWB did the same thing there was a huge uproar, including congress calling for hearings into legality.

As for why the request seemed a little out of line with what I believe in, I think there is a reason that children do not vote. My child is not yet old enough to understand what is going on. An essay on how he can help the president may be completely benign, but to some people the image was a bit off. Since I did not have a kid when GHWB was in office I cannot comment on how I felt about it, but I can imagine how I would feel based on how I feel now.

Thanks for the benefit of the doubt, but your point is lost in that your righteousness is shot down by facts. Democrats went crazy when GHWB did it, but they are all tears and sunshine defending Obama for doing it now. Bottom line, the speech was fine. The audience was fine. Asking children to participate in any kind of political discussion under the age of about 16 is not only futile, but could wrongly skew their views. There is a reason that religion has the tenet 'teach them young' because when you do it's all they will know. Our children's jobs are to learn, to get educated without influence from political ideology, and to have fun. The memo from the dept of education should have perhaps just encouraged essays about government politics in general, as a civics lesson.