Obamateurism of the Day
posted at 8:05 am on September 4, 2009 by Ed Morrissey
Barack Obama decided to hold a mass indoctrination session national speech for schoolchildren — er, excuse me, “schoochildren“ – on the day after Labor Day, Tuesday, September 8th. The White House wanted all schools to carry the live address in order to use it as a teaching moment. Instead, Obama may have made this a learning moment for himself to do a little research before scheduling an event.
Baseball Crank (link mine):
But I’m from New York. When I mentioned this speech to my wife, her immediate reaction was that Obama wasn’t looking at the calendar: the New York City schools, public and private, aren’t even in session yet the day after Labor Day. Obama’s effort to roll this into a massive PR blitz with the following day’s health care speech to a joint session of Congress will fail in my neck of the woods because nobody paid attention to the school calendar.
Moe Lane discovers that Boston and Los Angeles won’t be in session, either:
In Boston, where the union contract does not allow teachers to report to work until after Labor Day, classes will not begin until Thursday, Sept. 10, which allows for two training days before students arrive.
Los Angeles USD has its students arriving on September 9th, presumably for the same reason. Seattle also starts school on the 9th. Same for Buffalo, NY and Arlington NY, too. Same for Eugene, OR. And all of this only took me an hour to check.
I guess Obama won’t be talking about the importance of research in his speech.
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lol
blatantblue on September 4, 2009 at 8:10 AM
From the White House: “The school calendar mis-spoke, this is not the calendar we knew.”
milwife88 on September 4, 2009 at 8:10 AM
White House being run by schoochildren.
yoda on September 4, 2009 at 8:12 AM
i blame this on totus.
SHARPTOOTH on September 4, 2009 at 8:12 AM
Hmmm, well much like Solidarność, it may appear that some of these teachers unions are unhelpful in getting our children
indoctrinatededucated. Perhaps a little governmenttake overintervention is needed, just as with GM & Chrysler.See America, Dear Leader is bipartisan, not only is He willing to take on big business, He’s also willing to take on big union to further his goal of
consolidation of powermaking America better!Do it for the children’s sake!
rbj on September 4, 2009 at 8:13 AM
Some states have their school districts on such tight academic standards that they cannot vary from the curriculum or they may sacrifice their own state scores.
As far as the LAUSD, the fewer days the schools are in session the better for the kids. That is one bad district.
jbh45 on September 4, 2009 at 8:13 AM
“Let me be clear…Hello? Is this thing on?”
ncborn on September 4, 2009 at 8:13 AM
Good thing the adults are in charge now.
Seriously, can anyone say with a straight face, that this administration has a clue about anything it says or does?
rightside on September 4, 2009 at 8:15 AM
What a maroon!
Kafir on September 4, 2009 at 8:15 AM
It’s Bush’s fault!
Frances on September 4, 2009 at 8:15 AM
How does Obama screw in a lightbulb?
He holds the bulb steady and the room revolves around him.
fluffy on September 4, 2009 at 8:15 AM
schoochildren“
————-
teaching moment.
————–
It seems the overall theme for Obama’s Administration,
is a “Teaching Moment”!!
So I guess the Liberal Party’s main political capitol,
is to allow their President Obama, to spend the next
three and a half years ‘Educating Americans teachable
moments!!
F^%^%&^&^’n Outstanding!!(Sarc).
Oh,and Me thinks,the schoolchildren are the next Crisis,
or target,or is it distraction,sumpin like dat!!
canopfor on September 4, 2009 at 8:18 AM
I’m sure that most of the schoo distrits in NY and Mass will tape the historic telecast and make the schoochidren watch it later.
TXUS on September 4, 2009 at 8:18 AM
Too funny. If you’re ten years old and this is your last day of freedom before school starts, the last place you would be is in front of the television listening to a political speech. I would have to be dragged inside kicking and screaming.
sherry on September 4, 2009 at 8:19 AM
They seem pretty inept over there at the White House.
texasconserv on September 4, 2009 at 8:21 AM
skoochillren
teechiz
prinsipple
blatantblue on September 4, 2009 at 8:22 AM
How does Obama screw in a lightbulb?
He holds the bulb steady and the room revolves around him.
fluffy on September 4, 2009 at 8:15 AM
fluffy: I hope nobody from Homeland Security is monitoring
my key board taps,
but, one ear at a time!!Ahem:)
canopfor on September 4, 2009 at 8:23 AM
lieberry
TXUS on September 4, 2009 at 8:25 AM
My schoo cheerens ain’t gone be watchin no Obama show dat day cuz dey ain’t no schoo in seshun.
/Chicago instructor
Key West Reader on September 4, 2009 at 8:27 AM
skoochillren
teechiz
prinsipple
blatantblue on September 4, 2009 at 8:22 AM
lieberry
TXUS on September 4, 2009 at 8:25 AM
pway gwound, oh wait, that’s bawney fwank.
SHARPTOOTH on September 4, 2009 at 8:28 AM
Now they will have every school in the country CHANGE the schooschedule and make the kids go back early.
Tremmy on September 4, 2009 at 8:28 AM
buk
clas
kyds
rithmatic
:) we need more wurds bb :)
yoda on September 4, 2009 at 8:28 AM
Being president and being the presiden’t scheduler is hard.
myrenovations on September 4, 2009 at 8:30 AM
Starting 9/9? 9/10? My kid’s school started at the end of July.
jgapinoy on September 4, 2009 at 8:31 AM
Why y’all freakin’ about “schoochildren”?
Whatzamatta, never heard of Obamics before?
VelvetElvis on September 4, 2009 at 8:32 AM
Drudge just posted unemployment jumped from 9.4% to 9.7%
Time for a vacation….oh wait
ted c on September 4, 2009 at 8:33 AM
HotAir’s Obamic Dicshunari
yoda on September 4, 2009 at 8:34 AM
“I didn’t fully read what I was signing onto….”
Caper29 on September 4, 2009 at 8:35 AM
Great line, but shouldn’t that be:
schoochildren, White House run by
Juno77 on September 4, 2009 at 8:36 AM
Since Mr. Obama is so brilliant and has such an astounding personal story, it must be that he only wanted to speak to specific children, in areas where the school has already started. No, I don’t really believe that but if he is too smart to be wrong, as the media constantly tells us, then there has to be another explanation.
Cindy Munford on September 4, 2009 at 8:36 AM
This word from the WH: Schoochildren not being in class on the 8th is all Boooosh’s fault!
kingsjester on September 4, 2009 at 8:37 AM
When a narcissist makes decisions that revolve around self-promotion, they under-estimate how unreceptive people are to their perceived “greatness”.
jbh45 on September 4, 2009 at 8:40 AM
I dunno, Ed… your tone seems a tad racist.
D2Boston on September 4, 2009 at 8:40 AM
I suspect that Obama chose a day before any 9/11 remembrance ceremony so that his words would not be overshadowed by that event. Looks like his strategy backfired. However, as pointed out in comments above, it is virtually certain that sympathetic NEA teachers and principals will have their students watch and discuss a tape of the speech once their schools are up and running.
jwolf on September 4, 2009 at 8:41 AM
Can’t wait for the media spin on this one. This is why Obama and his drive-by cronies should’ve kept their traps shut last month when unemployment “dropped” to 9.4%. Now they look like even bigger jackasses.
Doughboy on September 4, 2009 at 8:42 AM
Research fail.
Mojave Mark on September 4, 2009 at 8:43 AM
Presidents come and go, but Old Glory remains our Star Spangled Banner.
First day at school, we began learning the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America. And to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Obama will celebrate 60 years of Communist authoritarian rule over Red China, not at their Embassy but at OUR White House. This is the government that tortures its citizens, imprisons them over an IDEA CALLED LIBERTY, murders them and harvests their body parts for international export sales. Van Jones has gotta love it. Zelaya’s likely invited to attend along with all the officiating South American commie dictators.
Speaking of Honduras, on Bill Bennett’s Morning in America with Rick Santorum, a Leftist caller said that the Honduran Constitution lacked relevance and credibility because it was written not that long ago when the current non-dictatorial Honduran Constitutional Government was established during Reagan’s administration. So on one hand, a Constitution is meaningless because it isn’t old enough (Honduras) while on the other hand a Constitution is meaningless because it is too old (USA) to bear relevance any longer. All the while, Socialism is every bit as ancient as our Constitution since Rousseau was Washington’s contemporary, one in France, the other in America.
maverick muse on September 4, 2009 at 8:45 AM
This has been a particularly bad week for His Highness.
heh.
tru2tx on September 4, 2009 at 8:46 AM
Hmm, Obama doesn’t really need to reach kids in Boston , LA and New York though.
Sept. 10 – dang, nothing like staying in school until the end of June.
reaganaut on September 4, 2009 at 8:51 AM
What I don’t get is why the silence? Our schools have been in session for a week and a half. My district sends blast faxes, blast voicemails, emails, flyers, phone calls for the most frivolous stuff…but nothing about this “program”. If its such a wonderful thing for our children to participate in and his message so innocuous, then why the silence from the school districts?
Hmmmmmmmm…
jbh45 on September 4, 2009 at 8:52 AM
the schoochildren running the WH need to call the janeeter to clean up their latest mess. I’m sure the unemployment rate going up .3% points this month is Boosh’s fault as well….
tanvec on September 4, 2009 at 8:52 AM
Oh, no! Something else above his pay grade! I’ll bet Michelle’s really
pissedproud about this!(The photo on Drudge of our Organizer in Chief looks like he’s “dressed Up”.)
Cybergeezer on September 4, 2009 at 8:53 AM
What was your first indication? :-)
Oldnuke on September 4, 2009 at 8:53 AM
Arlington Texas schools will not play this game.
Announcement from AISD
Thankfully
USCitizen on September 4, 2009 at 8:53 AM
Bush manipulated the calender to reflect this I’m sure.
utbw42 on September 4, 2009 at 8:53 AM
Wait ’til Bawney Fwank sees this!
http://www.drudgereport.com/
He’s going to have a loong weekend!
Cybergeezer on September 4, 2009 at 8:55 AM
ONE VOICE
No variation tolerated.
Children do not have a 60-minute attention span. Never did.
This administration never wastes an opportunity to ravage innocence. Perhaps a profitable side effect of the 60-minute attention marathon is to test the pharmaceutical affect on the juvenile brain/behavior. There’s a huge Behavioral Science House Bill underway at the moment that no one’s noticed yet.
maverick muse on September 4, 2009 at 8:56 AM
*snort* Classic.
What I would’ve given to start school that late – we went in at the end of August and were the last school district around here (central IN) to start.
lonesome_pine on September 4, 2009 at 9:00 AM
hahaha I can see all the schoochillen falling asleep.
becki51758 on September 4, 2009 at 9:00 AM
I’d say he looks “bummed out”!
Don’t get to see that expression very often. I like it.
tru2tx on September 4, 2009 at 9:01 AM
Idiot.
keebs on September 4, 2009 at 9:02 AM
Are you sure that’s even possible?
That’s like saying “It can’t get any worse”, and sure enough, it gets worse.
Juno77 on September 4, 2009 at 9:02 AM
My sisters start on the ninth as well. No one’s complaining in my house.
TouchingTophet on September 4, 2009 at 9:02 AM
Smart power.
CP on September 4, 2009 at 9:04 AM
pooter
reedin
wrighten (Jeremiah)
periodical table of elements
csdeven on September 4, 2009 at 9:04 AM
We hung a mirro on the chimley.
Akzed on September 4, 2009 at 9:07 AM
The scheduling is fitting. The same administration scheduled Cash 4 Clunkers during the time when most dealers were having sales in order to clear older models from their showroom floors in prep for the new year models.
In essence, Barry’s Team flooded the market with additional buyers, relieving the dealers from having to make any deep discounts.
GarandFan on September 4, 2009 at 9:07 AM
Bueller?? Bueller????
atlgal on September 4, 2009 at 9:08 AM
D’oh!
cmsinaz on September 4, 2009 at 9:08 AM
Check the schools in the red counties. Hmmm… – in session?
TinMan13 on September 4, 2009 at 9:14 AM
Do they still use dunce caps?
LennyV on September 4, 2009 at 9:14 AM
Kennedy: And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.
Obama: And so, my schoochildren, write an essay about what you can do to help meeeeeeeeeeeee.
labwriter on September 4, 2009 at 9:18 AM
Perhaps our fearless leader is only scheduled in school districts where his opponents are located. Just a thought.
lobbyist on September 4, 2009 at 9:20 AM
lolol
Jeff from WI on September 4, 2009 at 9:22 AM
Ed/Allah:
Uhm….I think the periodicity of this feature blog post (Obamatuerism of the Week) requires some re-thinking, or in the words of Fearful Leader, “calibrated”.
I’m thinking “Daily”. But just to hedge your bet, I’d reserve “Hourly”.
BobMbx on September 4, 2009 at 9:23 AM
Hahaha!
Did they throw the calendar under the schoobus?
Mr. Bingley on September 4, 2009 at 9:23 AM
The present calander system is very confusing when your calenders New Years is May Day, May 1st, and it’s holidays are Marx’s, Lenin’s, Stalin’s & Castro’s Birthday’s.
Jeff from WI on September 4, 2009 at 9:24 AM
calendar
Jeff from WI on September 4, 2009 at 9:24 AM
Affirmative action hires in the research dept too?
Alden Pyle on September 4, 2009 at 9:26 AM
His kids are in private school right?He wouldn’t know the public school calendar anyway or care.
ohiobabe on September 4, 2009 at 9:26 AM
Will the UNION GOONS go from school to school to enforce watching and letter writing? Kids are scared as they evidently feed on FINGER sandwiches.
Jeff from WI on September 4, 2009 at 9:28 AM
Just got off the phone with our School district and they will not be participating on 9/8. Great news.
karen32862 on September 4, 2009 at 9:32 AM
tru2tx on September 4, 2009 at 9:01 AM;
You’re not really seeing……………………
I can’t believe I’m the only one seeing this! My computer screen isn’t that good.
Cybergeezer on September 4, 2009 at 9:44 AM
President – Darned COTUS!!!!
(calendar)
yoda on September 4, 2009 at 9:54 AM
= Ebonics
PappaMac on September 4, 2009 at 9:59 AM
Maverick,
any more info on this bill?
Oh, and in case anyone wants to do any reasearch on these bills tonight:
rbj on September 4, 2009 at 10:01 AM
Pitiful
PappaMac on September 4, 2009 at 10:04 AM
It’s funny how all those states that are not in school at the time of his speech are already predominately BLUE states already. Just to add to the conspiracy theory a bit more…..Which I 100% agree with, by the way.
Sponge on September 4, 2009 at 10:29 AM
This WH is stoopid! And, thankfully, so! LOL!
ranger549 on September 4, 2009 at 10:34 AM
Is anyone printing those page-a-day tear-off calendars yet? Like the Bush-isms ones?
There is money to be made there.
daesleeper on September 4, 2009 at 10:43 AM
Sweet!!! So instead of the “schoochildren” dutifully listening to Teh Won’s speech with indoctrinated teachers giving homework about how they can “help the President”, many of them will be sitting home with parents who might change the channel or invite them for a pleasant picnic on the last day of summer vacation…
And we’re supposed to trust this guy to plan our health care?
Steve Z on September 4, 2009 at 10:50 AM
Many “schoos” in the South are open. Some will welcome him. Many will not.
Buy Danish on September 4, 2009 at 11:16 AM
Get your Obama LOL stickers here.
Christian Conservative on September 4, 2009 at 11:23 AM
Here in the Bay Area, most schools started last week. But when is the President’s speech? There’s a three-hour difference between D.C. and the West Coast; five hours for Alaska & Hawaii. How is this speech going to be carried “Live” during all school hours across the nation?
BTW, I asked DD#2, a junior in high school, if she’s heard anything about listening to the speech. She hadn’t. The most logical time for her to watch this speech would be during U.S. History class or if the school pulls all the classes together in the gym at one time. 1400 teens watching the President speak… Yeah, that will work. ;)
March Hare on September 4, 2009 at 11:46 AM
TOTUS!!! That damn teleprompter did it again!
lovingmyUSA on September 4, 2009 at 12:32 PM
Chicago Public Schools do start on Tuesday.
“Funding is based partially on the first-day enrollment figures.”
I wonder if kids don’t show up on Obama Start Day, will it cost the schools money?
HotWeaver on September 4, 2009 at 12:44 PM
I swear this has to be the funniest political blog in the world. Some of the back-and-forth humor cracks me up! Seriously, some of the witty people here missed their calling when they passed on Stand-up Comic.
Not that there aren’t some really serious folks here, but I’ve never come across a “progressive” blog where the uptight denizens are clowning around and yukking it up.
Thanks for the comedy routines!
Gang-of-One on September 4, 2009 at 1:05 PM
Most intelligent administration, evah!
Schadenfreude on September 4, 2009 at 1:30 PM
When an administrations has this many epic Fails, does it have to repeat kindergarten?
EyeSurgeon on September 4, 2009 at 2:15 PM
I’ve got to start keeping a list of all the insane things coming out of the White House. It’s getting more and more difficult to keep up with everything on a daily…hourly…minute-by-minute..basis.
And here I thought Carter was bad.
HA!!!
GrannyDee on September 4, 2009 at 2:39 PM
Well, to be fair to the Obama administration… New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Seattle… those areas are already thoroughly indoctrinated for Obama, so it’s nt as important to get the kids to start lobbying their parents to support the One.
malclave on September 4, 2009 at 3:44 PM
I think it’s 9 a.m. Pacific, 12 a.m. Eastern, based on a newspaper article today.
malclave on September 4, 2009 at 3:46 PM
Almost got it. O’barfy holds the bulb. Gibbs spins the room.
Crusader Rabbit on September 4, 2009 at 4:42 PM
This admin is just amazing in its incompetence. It’s almost as though they don’t even belong in charge.
Who would have thunk it?
RedNewEnglander on September 4, 2009 at 5:08 PM
“Teachable Moment”
Is the most condescending
Phrase I ever heard.
Haiku Guy on September 4, 2009 at 6:35 PM
Eight ball comes to mind.
Jakefut on September 4, 2009 at 7:22 PM
Those big-city, union calendar states are all blue. Obama doesn’t need to address them. He’s hoping to hit the Red State heartland.
Folks, teach your children about creepy people telling you stories that don’t make sense and trying to make you do things you shouldn’t, like violating that commandment about honoring your parents.
njcommuter on September 4, 2009 at 7:35 PM
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