"I pledge..."

[Ryan Ruck]

"...to be of service to Barack Obama."

"I pledge to be a servant to our president..."





(ETA: For those that can't see YouTube at work. Above is a propaganda video staring a number of Folleywood leftists attempting to indoctrinate children into being "a servant to our president")

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Obama ‘I Pledge’ Video: Indoctrinating School Kids?

By Cathryn Friar

Have you seen it? The Obama “I Pledge” video? Well, elementary age kids in Utah saw the “I Pledge” video recently at a school assembly. Now, a politically conservative group believes the showing of that brief video is simply more radical, leftist propaganda and the continued indoctrination of school kids. You can read more about it below and watch the “I Pledge” video yourself.

Kids at Eagle Bay Elementary School in Farmington, Utah were shown a short video called “I Pledge” recently during a start-of-school assembly. The video opens with an image of President Barack Obama and part of a speech in which he says,

“Let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves but each other.”

The Obama “I Pledge” video then features a bunch of Hollywood celebutards like Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore making pledges about how they will help The One and the world — and that’s the problem says some in the community. It’s indoctrinating school kids.

I remember seeing the video right after the election and thinking not only was it boring and too long, but it was stupid too. Many pledges, such as supporting local food banks, smiling more, and caring for the elderly are really quite noncontroversial and even appropriate.
But other pledges, such as: “to never give anyone the finger when I’m driving again,” “to sell my obnoxious car and buy a hybrid”, “I pledge to be of service to Barack Obama,” “I pledge allegiance to the funk, to the united funk of funkadelica,” as well as pledges to not use plastic grocery bags, not flush the toilet after urinating, and to advance stem cell research seemed just way too much liberal-ese for me and apparently for this community as well. Considering the impressionable young crowd of elementary kids and the fears of indoctrination during this Age of Obama, parents of school kids are concerned.

“Showing the video in a public school is completely inappropriate,” said Jennifer Cieslewicz, whose daughter is a first-grader at the school. “I don’t believe a video such as this that promotes certain values should be shown to elementary students, especially without parents being aware. “

Chris Williams, Davis School District spokesman, said Eagle Bay Elementary school principal Ofelia Wade and school PTA leaders decided to show the I Pledge video as part of an assembly about the school’s theme for the year, which is “Service”. He said the PTA board chose the video and Principal Wade did not see it before it was shown in the assembly.

Oopsie.

So now, and only because of vigilant parents who spoke out loudly, has the school principal Ofelia Wade apologized for showing the Obama “I Pledge” video and plans to also send a letter home to parents to alleviate any fears of indoctrination of school kids there at Eagle Bay Elementary. No word yet on when the de-programming assembly will be held.

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Peggy Venable
- FOXNews.com
- September 03, 2009

Keep Politics Out of the Classroom

As a former White House Liaison to the Department of Education in the Reagan administration, I can say with certainty that Obama's approach is an abuse of power.


For some students, September 8 is this year's first day of school. It's also another first--the first time our country's president has asked to be invited into classrooms to speak directly to children.

It may seem innocuous for President Obama to speak directly to students about the importance of education. If that were the whole story, this could be a milestone which parents need not fear.

Unfortunately, Obama may have an ulterior motive.

Frankly, we don't know what the president is expected to say and that has people nervous. Originally, Obama was expected to talk about controversial policy proposals that would change our country. Many of us who have well-intentioned policy disagreements with the president have had reason for concern.

Two lesson plans were prepared by the Department of Education, produced by Teaching Ambassador fellows. One is for K-6 and the other is for 7-12 grades.

It is recommended teachers discuss--among other things--"Why is it important that we listen to the president and other elected officials, like the mayor, senators, members of Congress, or the governor? Why is what they say important?"

The lesson plan goes further, saying: "Students might think about: What specific job is he asking me to do? Is he asking anything of anyone else? Teachers? Principals? Parents? The American people?"

That's enough to send chills down my spine. Schoolchildren should not be indoctrinated in obedience to and service in support of the president of the United States. Our system is based on the rule of law, and a robust tradition of loyal opposition, not blind support for the president in power.

Obama is expected to address the "challenges" facing him in Congress and will likely use that opportunity to promote global warming taxes and a Washington take-over of the country's health care system. Hearing only one side of the story, many young people could be swayed.

In the proposed curriculum, it was suggested:
"Teachers can extend learning by having students write letters to themselves about what they can do to help the president. These would be collected and redistributed at an appropriate date by the teacher to make students accountable to their goals."

That has been changed to now read:
"Write letters to themselves about how they can achieve their short-term and long-term education goals. These would be collected and redistributed at an appropriate later date by the teacher to make students accountable to their goals."

It appears even the president doesn't know just what he is going to say or what he will ask students to do. In the wake of the "I Pledge" video which has been shown in some schools and ends with celebrities saying they "pledge to be of service to Barack Obama" and to "Be a servant to our president," we also have reason for concern.

When recruits are children, doesn't that constitute indoctrination, even brainwashing? Perhaps the most disturbing part of this whole speech isn't the teachers having students write letters but that these letters would be used by teachers to "make students accountable."

Indoctrination is often distinguished from education by the fact that the indoctrinated person is expected not to question or critically examine the doctrine they have learned. Indoctrination is common in totalitarian societies, and completely alien to our system of government.

As the American public has learned more about the Obama administration's policies, support for those policies has diminished. Now the president is taking his message to the schools where the audience is not only impressionable children but teachers, educational bureaucrats, and parents.

As a former White House Liaison to the U.S. Department of Education in the Reagan administration, I can say with certainty that this type of approach is an abuse of power. Public policy decisions are made by voters and America's children should not be used to influence opinion, to organize the education unions, or to sway parents -- they simply should not be used!

This may be President Obama's vision of change, but it is not one shared by many Americans. It is past time to empower parents to have meaningful alternatives to the government-run schools in which they can be subject to such indoctrination. All parents should be able to make the choice Obama made for his own children to send them to a private school if that best suits their needs. Until that day happens, we need to remain ever-vigilant against attempts to use the government-schools to indoctrinate our children.

Peggy Venable was the first White House Liaison for the U.S. Department of Education in the Reagan administration and is now Texas director of Americans for Prosperity.

The message sent from Education Secretary Arne Duncan to school principals can be found on the U.S. Department of Education's Web site by clicking here.

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Parents boycott Obama on September 8th (video)

September 3, 2:24 AMLouisville Christian ExaminerKaren McCracken



On September 8th schools across the country will be tuning in to hear an educational address from the White House. An unprecedented speech will be made to school-aged children across America via the internet.

Schools across America are encouraged to have their children ready to view the speech by preparing questions and answers ahead of time and educating them on Barack Obama’s writings, Presidency and biography. Teachers have been given an outline to prepare the kids, which includes having the kids possibly ask themselves, ”What is it the President is asking me to do?” and “What new ideas and actions is the President challenging me to do?” With more details about additional teaching helps being available for school districts through Ed.gov.

ServiceWire.org, the Youth Service America website, which has posted the White House press release, has received positive comments concerning the speech along with inquiries from entire school districts on how to simulcast the speech throughout their entire districts. The on-line press release states that the speech can be viewed by going to Whitehouse.gov on the September 8th at 1 p.m. EDT.

The news of the educational speech was first broken via childhood reporter Damon Weaver. Weaver, a 10 year old reporter who has previously interviewed Joe Biden on the campaign trail also recently interviewed President Obama. During this interview the President made an announcement stating, “On September 8th when young people around the country are about to go back to school I’m going to be making a big speech to young people around the country about the importance of education; about the importance of staying in school; how we want to improve our education system and why it’s so important for the country. So I hope everybody tunes in.”

Many conservative and disheartened liberal parents alike are angry over the President being allowed to make a speech to their children without their personal oversight. In efforts to keep their children from what they fear will be harmful, inaccurate or manipulative speech, many parents have vowed to keep their children home from school on September 8th.

Some of the complaints via blogs and online media sources include the following from Docstoc.com, which has posted the educational document that goes along with the upcoming speech:
“Pretty scary stuff if you understand the New World Order agenda”

“In think it’s great and important that the President is talking to our kids about the importance of staying in school and getting an education.”

“There is no reason for the President, or any political figure, to address our children without their parents present. If the goal of the speech is education then why isn’t the text of the speech available before the speech?”

“The potential for abuse here is great.”

“For those of you who opposed President Bush’s policies and philosophies, how would you have reacted if he had wanted to do such a thing? How would the media have reacted?...We need to keep politics out of our schools.”

“Not my child!”

“I’m taking a sick day and keeping my kiddos home. I hope so many people join me in this that the schools and offices are empty.”

“(I speak) as a fully devoted follower of Jesus Christ…Why are you keeping your kids home from school? They will not see Christ in your insecurity or your derogatory comments.”

Coming on the heels of the celebrity-filled video made earlier this year titled, “I Pledge”, many parents are unwilling to send their children to school for fear of what their children will be asked to pledge to President Obama. In this video, while many beautiful promises and goals are outlined to take care of the community, neighbors and the planet, it also includes the statement, “I pledge to be of service to Barack Obama” and wraps up with, “What’s your pledge?” and “I pledge to be a servant to our President…and to all mankind.”

Likening the video and this educational speech to propaganda similar to past historical Communist movements in Germany, Russia and North Korea, many parents state they are unwilling to take the chance or give the White House the benefit of the doubt where their children are concerned.

Is the school classroom the place for a Presidential speech? Should the schools be sticking with current events and bi-partisan teaching? Do you feel there is harm in allowing the President to make a speech that so widely canvasses and targets all children across the U.S.? Are you sending your kids on September 8th?

Unsure of why some parents are concerned and why they liken the Obama pledges and praises to Communism? Watch the videos below.

The Obama Youth Brigade march in formation

[Ryan Ruck]

Another YouTube video. A clip from the 1987 mini-series Amerika that aired on ABC...



All part of the plan.

[American Patriot]

Can you give me the LINK only for that video Ryan (the Hollyweird one). I can't see it atm but I am using this stuff in a "Big Brother thread" elsewhere.

[Ryan Ruck]

Here ya go Rick - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL9sOZUf1NQ

[American Patriot]

Thanks. I haven't watched it. Before I post this...

a very FAST summary is in order. Do these guys actually SAY those words about "pledging" to "serve" obama?

[Ryan Ruck]

Those quotes I had in my original post are said by 3 people in the video. The first one is said by some goofy looking guy who I have no idea who he is. The second is from Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore.

It goes on for 4 minutes with other Hollyweirders saying they pledge to "advance stem cell research", "pledge to push for universal health care for all", blah, blah, blah.

I just found those two quotes to be the most creepy.

[American Patriot]

thanks

[Ryan Ruck]

I Pledge

Rush transcript of the new celebrity Pledge of Obama Allegiance video (for educational purposes only)

[Fade in; cue pseudo-soulful electric piano dirge]

Courtney Cox and her husband, what's-his-name: I pledge.
Demi Moore: I pledge.
Cameron Diaz: Me pledge too!!
Courtney Cox: To end hunger in America.
Mr. Courtney Cox: By ordering smaller endive portions from craft services.
Some guy with baseball cap that I guess I'm supposed to know: I pledge.
Stringy-haired Manson girl with creepy gray eyes: I pledge.
Demi Moore: Too-ooo-oo smile more.
Eva Longoria: To laugh more!
Can't quite place her, but think I maybe saw her on a cosmetics commercial once: [intense glare] to LOVE more.
Black Eyed Peas guy: I pledge.
Evita Lopez or Chiquita Gonzalez or something like that: To help children battle with serious illnesses -- by standing here on the far right side of the frame.
Beats the hell outta me: Or here, on the left side of the frame.
Cameron Diaz: Me plemdge.
Nicole Richie: To give up food all together.
Possibly that red-haired chick from Spiderman: To be a great mother.
Some d-bag from that emo band, "Fallout Charlotte" or something, that my daughter was into when she was 11: To be a great father.
Demi Moore: To hire only the best nannies... because all of our children deserve a good nanny.
Lucy Liu: To continue working to support raising awareness as a voice for UNICEF and their international nanny awareness programs.
That witch show chick that used to be on the Tony Danza sitcom: To volunteer my voice coach to give a voice to those who have no voice, so they can have a voice.
Vaguely familiar black chick: I pledge.
Hey wait a minute... is this the redhead who was the Spiderman chick? Now I'm confused: I pledge.
Michael Strahan: To consider myself an American -- not a gap-toothed-American.
Ashton Kutcher: To ALWAYS represent my country with total fucking pride and dignity and shit, broheim!!
Come on, I'm really supposed to know this guy? Really?: to go to RaisingServiceAwarenessForTheVoicelessChildren.com .
Okay, I'm going to take a wild stab and say it's that chubby Korean guy from Mad TV: To find a service project that I'm just as passionate about as the mousse product for my faux-hawk.
Totally-wasted-on-heroin guy from the Red Hot Chili Peppers: I... uhhh.... ihhh... ahhhh... monkey funky like da junky...
Jason Bateman: I plehhhhdge... to fondle this microphone in a whimsically provocative manner.
Mr. Haney from Green Acres: To never give anyone the finger when I'm driving again. I will instead moon them, with my frightening elderly haunches.
'Greg and Darma' chick with scary feral baby: To save water, by never bathing my child.
Underwear model: I pledge.
I think it's that Spunky Winkerbean chick, the one who had a boob reduction: I pledge.
Brain-fried Chili Peppers guy: To caaaare? For? America's elderly?
Pockmarked guy in Urban Outfitters T-shirt: To make sure America's senior citizens have access to free healthcare and iPods and ringtone downloads.
Spunky Winkerbean: So that our next generation's USB memories will not be forgotten.
Eva Longoria: Now I'm pledging here on the other side of the frame!
Absolutely no clue who this is, whatsoever: To bring awareness to mental disease, like I am doing right now.
Weirdly bloated lips chick: To advance research into stem cells, collagen, and Botox.
Huh? Maybe I'm just getting too old but this is another guy who simply isn't ringing a bell: To spread the awareness of autism -- by becoming autistic.
Natalie Portman, I think, possibly after a weekend oxycontin bender: I pledge...
Michael Strahan: ... to give more love to strangers. Lots and lots of strangers.
Maniac English guy in leather coat: To MEET my NEIGHBORS. Whether they LIKE it or NOT.
Mad TV Korean guy again: Find out their names.
Cameron Diaz: Me make smile for thems.
I'm gonna say... she was in one of those 'High School Musicals' or something?: I'm going to ask how I can be of service to them, by ridding their home of subversive materials.
That creepy-eyed redhead from Desperate Housewives: I pledge.
Oh fer crissakes, you're telling me this guy is famous? Seriously?: I pledge.
Whoever came up with this ad sure had a hard-on for redheads: To be a better mentor to my younger sisters.
I think this guy was in an episode of one of those crime autopsy shows: to be a mentor for Big Brothers.
Another redhead? Okay, I'm pretty sure we have a psychopath director on our hands: I pledge.
Mrs. Tom Hanks: To reduce my use of plastic, and raise the awareness of mentors of the voiceless.
That vaguely familiar Hispanic chick from earlier: By starting with the lowering of plastic awareness.
Eva Longoria: To tell my gardening staff to plant 500 trees this year while Tony and I are at our house in Majorca.
Man, that Rene Zellweger has really let herself go: To not use plastic bags at the food store.
Kinda half-Asian looking guy, maybe from one of those doctor shows my mom watches: To consume less. Except movies and TV, obviously.
Cameron Diaz: So we am on this planet. Like, forever. Totally.
Jason Bateman, apparently after a snorting few lines in the trailer: For the environment I pledge to flush only after a 'deuce,' and only then after mentoring and raising awareness of my 'deuce.'
Courtney Cox: I pledge.
Mr. Courtney Cox: You pledge! We pledge! Haha! Let's giggle whimsically!
Po Diddley or Poof Puppy or whatever: I pledge to turn off the damn lights in both my Gulfstreams. I'ma turn the lights off the off, so you turna lights off, bitch.
Okay, now I'm officially creeped out, a turkey-neck grandma redhead: I pledge.
Another emo music d-bag in a jaunty thrift shop straw chapeau: I pledge to sell my obnoxious car and buy a hybrid. I also pledge to make sure the person who buys my old obnoxious car promises to never ever drive it.
George Lopez: To drive slower, lower, and only hit the hydraulic switches when absolutely necessary.

Rough-looking Rene Zellweger again: I pledge to volunteer my time...
Absolutely no idea guy again: ...to emphasize the importance raising the awareness of finding mentors to promote voices to speak out for arts education mentoring in our schools.
Bald head black dude: To promote a culture of awareness of mentoring for the education of awareness of reduction of ignorance.
Kinda hot, I'm thinking Penthouse July '89: I pledge.
Okay, now I think I remember - this is that blonde chick from My Name is Chuck, except she seems pissed off about something: to help children understand that even though they come from a uterus, it doesn't mean they can't move on to bigger things. Like working to mentor awareness of the voices.
The raspy voice Hindu terrorist lady from 24: I plidge.
Stumped again. But she's obviously had some work done: To work to make good the 200 year old promise to end slavery.
Ashton Kutcher: to ban slaveholders from ALL of my pool parties. Forever.
Demi Moore: To free one million people from slavery over the next five years, no matter how many strongly worded letters it will take my personal assistant to write.
High School Musical chick again: to fight?
Oh come on, this is a practical joke, right? It's an episode of Punk'd, and Kutcher picked a bunch of random hipster people out of a Santa Monica coffee house to play a part in some sort of elaborate prank to see how many people he could fool into thinking they were actually celebrities: To become aware.
Cameron Diaz: To ebgucate.
Another prank "celebrity" (haha, nice try Kutcher): to not give up.
Baseball hat guy: to defend...
Needs to seriously work on her hair part: ...the issues I care about.
Red Hot Chili Peppers guy, after shotgunning a couple more bowls of crack since his last pledge: Ihhh pllplegdge to beema sermice to Obrack Bobomba [French kisses own armpits].
First redhead: I pledge.
Black Eyed Peas guy: To change the way I live. No, wait a minute. Not me, you.
The Batman guy who was a good guy but became half-melted-face villain at the end to set up another sequel: To be a better person, no matter how impossibly ambitious that goal might be.
Creepy-eyed Squeaky Fromm lookalike again: To never stop learning and growing, even if I become a 60 foot tall brain scientist. Every day.
Nicole Richie: Every day. Except the growing big part.
Sheryl Crowe's stunt double: I pledge to commit to my own change before I ask others to change. Unless these self-changings I am pledging to commit include making other people change first. In that case I will obviously have to make these other people change also, as part of a package-type change deal.
Gesticulating baseball hat guy: To be the change.
Demi Moore: To be the change.
Marisa Tomei: To integrate into my heart what I already know in my head -- Which is that, we are all inside my cardiovascular nervous system together.
Piff Pappy: Imagine what could happen next. Imagine or DIE.
Batman melted face guy: What's your pledge?
Collagen lips: What's your pledge?
Ashton Kutcher: Iknowyagottapledge, Iknowyagottapledge, Iknowyagottapledge, Iknowyagottapledge, Iknowyagottapledge, Iknowyagottapledge, Iknowyagottapledge, Iknowyagotta...
I bet this guy himself doesn't knows who he is: Gotta pledge?
Another redhead who is likely filing a restraining order against the director as we speak: What's your pledge?
Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher: I PLEDGE...
Demi Moore: ...to be a servant to our president...
Ashton Kutcher: ...and provide him with whatever portion of my precious bodily fluids he may need to save all mankind...
[Pan back to an infinite Brady Bunch / Hollywood Squares splitscreen]
All celebrities chant together:
TOGETHER WE CAN
TOGETHER WE CAN OBEY
DIVIDED WE ARE INSIGNIFICANT
BUT TOGETHER WE CAN BE A MOLECULE
ON OUR PRESIDENT'S CHEEKBONE
FADING AND MELTING AND SHRINKING
INTO THE ONE UNIVERSAL GLORY OF HIM
OBEY
OBEY
OBEY
[Fadeout; cue FBI piracy warning]

Okay, okay... So it isn't a real transcript of the video.

But like Dan Rather said, it is fake but accurate!