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Obama’s school speech
I find it appalling that President Barack Obama is bringing politics into the classroom. I realize his Sept. 8 speech will be generic; after all he must remain "innocent." What worries me is the discussion that will take place in classrooms after the speech. We all know Obama has called out his radical, left-wing associates like ACORN and MoveOn.org to force his ideas for our country on American citizens. Who is to say one of these people is not a teacher? It is my place to teach my children and grandchildren my values concerning my/their obligations to my country. Did I mind when Bush was in the schools? No, he was reading a children’s book to them, not telling my grandchild that I am a right-wing terrorist, a racist or that I have swastika tattoos!Keep politics out of public schools, but most importantly leave my grandchildren alone! — Nancy Ross, North Richland HillsI was at our local high school for a short volunteer task Thursday, and what I heard made me so angry. Our school administration personnel were spending their time fielding phone calls from irate parents who believed the falsehood from Fox News that the Obama administration was going to force school children to watch his national address on education.
The deceptions from conservatives in an attempt to keep the status quo on healthcare are bad enough, but to harass our school administrators based on fictional "news" is intolerable. I’m embarrassed for everyone who believes that garbage and anything else spewed from right-wing media.— Mark Bauer, Colleyville From, "And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country." — John F. Kennedy January 20, 1961To, in essence: "What can you do for Obama?"Yes, a whole lot has certainly changed. I’m still waiting on the hope.— Wendell A. Stinnett, Saginaw Did I miss the story about an alien spaceship coming through Texas and sucking the brains out of people? Propaganda was one reason cited, but I’m inclined to think it is political with a tinge of racism. These people would be better off if they stopped listening to the propaganda being fed to them from the extreme rabble mongers. Not too long ago, anyone who disagreed with President George W. Bush was labeled unpatriotic. I will not call anyone unpatriotic, but I think there is some moronic behavior involved.It would be refreshing to see the school districts show some common sense, but apparently the spaceship got to them too.— Martha Sanborn, Arlington Distorting the lawAs a practicing registered nurse who has worked in hospitals for almost 50 years, I was appalled by the distortions of the Texas Advance Directive Act presented by Jerri Lynn Ward in the Aug. 31 Star-Telegram.Ward said that advance directives to provide treatments are meaningless in Texas and that hospital ethics committees are "death panels." On the contrary, the act provides a method for individuals to write their wishes about their care before they have a terminal illness or irreversible condition and are unable to make decisions for themselves.
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