Norah O’Donnell: What’s so creepy about kids singing Obama propaganda?
posted at 8:20 pm on September 24, 2009 by Allahpundit
Here’s the thing: A few decades ago, I think she would have had a point. From what I gather, inculcating a sense in young kids that the president is a fine, fair, and friendly individual used to be an inoffensive adjunct of basic civics. When and why that changed is unclear — I would assume after Watergate, although O’Donnell says she remembers sending jelly beans to Reagan — but it has. Consider it another casualty of the hyper-partisan age. I do think that some of the conservative irritation towards Obamamania is a reaction to the left’s insane demagoguery towards Bush. Carrying protest signs comparing The One to a Nazi, as so many liberals did to Dubya, is one manifestation (although it’s the LaRouche-ians who are most guilty of that, needless to say). The outrage over the crooning children is another: Knowing that the left would have wet straight through its pants at the thought of some “Bushjugend” singing hymns of exaltation about a crypto-fascist warmongering Christian Taliban Rethuglikkkan leaves few of us on the right in the mood to take the high road. Toss in Team Barry’s own creepy nurturing of a cult of personality around Obama, replete with aggressive recruitment of artists for propagandizing on his behalf, and you have all the ingredients you need for some righteous conservative anger. Click the image to watch.
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It doesn’t have any ‘bombs bursting in air’ though. -_*
thomasaur on September 24, 2009 at 9:06 PM
To me the equal pay part makes it creepy for me. If it hadn’t included that part I don’t know if I would have been as creeped out.
terryannonline on September 24, 2009 at 9:06 PM
mmmm mmmm mmmmm
Norah is a Bee*tch
mmmm mmmm mmmm
Olby is a jerk
mmmm mmmm mmmm
Chrissy is a leaky
mmmm mmmm mmmm
NBC is a s#!tpot
mmmm mmmm mmmm
gotta throwup now
macncheez on September 24, 2009 at 9:07 PM
Why are 8-year olds singing about equal work for equal pay? At that age, their biggest concern should be what’s for dinner.
sherry on September 24, 2009 at 9:07 PM
[Jeff from WI on September 24, 2009 at 9:03 PM]
Ha. That’s right. I forgot about the “Now children, crawl under your desks and pray”, drills.
Dusty on September 24, 2009 at 9:08 PM
What if we have topless women at “above the fruited plain”?
MadisonConservative on September 24, 2009 at 9:08 PM
Well, I was that age “a few decades ago” – when Ike was President, as a matter of fact.
We did NOT sing songs praising Ike (even though he was kind of a grandfatherly figure to most of us at that age, I think). And I’m pretty sure he would have not wanted us to sing songs about him. Ike was not real big on ego.
ManUFan on September 24, 2009 at 9:08 PM
What sort of “adults” are these kids going to make?
OldEnglish on September 24, 2009 at 9:08 PM
You can’t sing a Christmas Carroll in a public school, but MMMMMMM, MMMM, MM, Barrak Hussein Obama, is just fine…
I need to buy more ammo…
M-14 2go on September 24, 2009 at 9:09 PM
“Very good class. Now the first one of you that tells on Mommy and Daddy for driving a non-hybrid SUV gets a big bowl of organic ice cream!”
This is beyond repugnant. The public
educationindoctrination system, the NationalEducationIndoctrination Association and theteacher’sindoctrinator’s unions all need to wither and die. Private schools, charter schools, home schools, whatever it takes. If I had kids (and if I hadn’t yanked them out of public school already) I’d be finding a way.Left Coast Right Mind on September 24, 2009 at 9:09 PM
Wait… what’s that? She’s no relation to Laurence O’Donnell?
No but I think she may be related to Rosie!
cableguy615 on September 24, 2009 at 9:09 PM
Reagan liked Jelly Belly jelly beans.
Bush hated broccoli.
Clinton played saxophone.
These were personal traits, each quantifiable facts. These were not policy issues. Everything that comes out of Obama’s White House is policy. Leading children in praise of this man and his amazing policies is a world away from sending the president jelly beans.
schafkopf on September 24, 2009 at 9:09 PM
Eisenhower was president when I started school and in all my years in school, I don’t remember having any school curriculum pertaining to the president. I don’t even remember having mock elections. We did learn how to do the Virginia Reel and sang lots and lots of songs about America.
Cindy Munford on September 24, 2009 at 9:10 PM
I’ve always had an affinity for the ‘fruited plain’.
thomasaur on September 24, 2009 at 9:10 PM
My school in elementary had Christmas recitals where we would sing Christmas carols.
terryannonline on September 24, 2009 at 9:11 PM
Everything that Team Obama says, thinks, does is a lie – and behind the lies are still unknown plans and designs. Gee why am I not comfortable with little innocent kids singing to this creepy, scum bag, Marxist, not born in the USA Commie? In seven months he has almost caused civil war in America…the guy is dangerous and Rush saw it coming over a year ago……………
Cinday Blackburn on September 24, 2009 at 9:12 PM
In all fairness, all the songs about the angst of the 60′s, Kennedy, et al were all done by professional musicians. Not by Union teachers in public schools.
Key West Reader on September 24, 2009 at 9:13 PM
Come, they told me, Barak Obama,
What do you know, I just caught a sneak preview of one of those songs, just recorded by Harry Belafonte…
“Marxists we have heard on high
Lording over all D.C.
And the workers in reply
Echoing conformity.
Glo-o-oria, In Excelsis B.O…”
Edouard on September 24, 2009 at 9:14 PM
I think his plans and designs are perfectly clear.
Key West Reader on September 24, 2009 at 9:14 PM
So,that’s what he called it
Jeff from WI on September 24, 2009 at 9:14 PM
Hmmm, would it be way off to start calling Obama and his cronies Chicoms?
-They sure do exhibit a heck of a lot of Commie tendencies.
-Many hail from Chi-town, or at least use Chicago style political tactics.
Chicoms sure does seem fitting?
red winger on September 24, 2009 at 9:15 PM
ROFL…I love them both, are they available on a holiday album for $19.95 plus shipping and handling?
Jeff from WI on September 24, 2009 at 9:16 PM
I can’t wait for the full
Christmas HolidayBarrymas Season album.BobMbx on September 24, 2009 at 8:55 PM
farright on September 24, 2009 at 9:16 PM
Obama loves me. This I know
‘Cause O’Donnell tells me so.
Ronnie on September 24, 2009 at 9:16 PM
Norah O’Donnell is a certified flake who could only exist on that two-bit, left wing network.
rplat on September 24, 2009 at 9:17 PM
I wonder what douche’s use to clean their who-whoos…
Onus on September 24, 2009 at 9:17 PM
First, our country is great, it was great before Obama became President and it will be great when he is gone. Second, respect is earned, respect is not given away to anyone who happens to be a leader. Should Germans respect Hitler?
Dollayo on September 24, 2009 at 9:18 PM
You were lucky. We were so poor that the school in our neighborhood couldn’t afford singing.
Jeff from WI on September 24, 2009 at 9:18 PM
Honestly? I just want him to come straight out and tell us what his intentions are. Without a speech. Without the teleprompter. Without Michelle. Without fanfare. Without bands and helicopters and Air Force One. I want him to explain all of the things that were brought out during the campaign and dusted under the carpet by the MSM.
Come on, Barack. Be a man. Tell us.
Key West Reader on September 24, 2009 at 9:18 PM
Yeah! And what’s so bad about starting orphanges for 13-16 year olds from El Salvador?
davidk on September 24, 2009 at 9:19 PM
Deck the halls with pics of Barry
falalala lalalala
macncheez on September 24, 2009 at 9:19 PM
Wait–what?
James on September 24, 2009 at 9:21 PM
LOL
Jeff from WI on September 24, 2009 at 9:22 PM
Bahahahahahaa!!!
/We could write Barry’s Ex-Maox Album.
Key West Reader on September 24, 2009 at 9:23 PM
Obam Loves the little children
all the children of the world
red or yellow, black or hmm mmm
Obama loves them all alright
Obama loves the little choldren of the world
KZnextzone on September 24, 2009 at 9:23 PM
Maybe happen about the time that pigs fly and hell freezes over.
farright on September 24, 2009 at 9:25 PM
BINGO!
My father was a career Marine. My brothers and I grew up knowing what it meant to serve our country while we watched my father do it every day. We didn’t have much money but we were proud of our dad and proud of our country (always – not just for the “first” time like Michelle O is)
“O’er the ramparts red glare / the bombs bursting in air / gave proof through the night / that our flag was still there” – that meant something to us, STILL means something to us. The foundations of this country are really, really breathtaking when you think about it.
The PROBLEM is, Obama never had the privilege of being raised by someone who was proud of America. His father was from a different country and abandoned him by the time he was a toddler. His stepfather whisked him off to a foreign country to study Islam in a foreign school until he was 10. He wasn’t RAISED in America. The seeds were never planted for those deep seated, early convictions about what a great country America is. He doesn’t understand, CAN’T understand what America is really all about. He’s a narcissist who thinks it’s all about him, and can’t even comprehend otherwise.
SouperConservative on September 24, 2009 at 9:26 PM
You better not try
You better not cry
You better bend over I’m telling you why
B Hussain is coming to town
macncheez on September 24, 2009 at 9:26 PM
macncheez on September 24, 2009 at 9:07 PM
Priceless!!! literally laughed out loud
shar61 on September 24, 2009 at 9:27 PM
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Hey Stark, this “teacher” is a public school teacher paid with tax dollars. This was government sponsored you moron!
Dollayo on September 24, 2009 at 9:27 PM
Joy to the world, the Barrack has come
Let earth receive her King
Let every heart prepare Him room
And Pelosi and Barney sing
And Reid and Murther sing
And Olbermann, and Mathews sing
Joy to the earth, the savior reigns
Let men their songs unemployed
While ACORN and SEIU
Code Pink, Soros and American Communist Party
Repeat the sounding joy
Repeat the sounding joy
Repeat, repeat the sounding joy
No more let free speech and freedom grow
Nor babies infest the world
He comes to make his blessing flow
Far as the curse is found
Far as the curse is found
Far as, far as the curse is found
He rules the world with lies and the media
And makes the nations prove
The glories of his righteousness
And wonders of his love
And wonders of his love
And wonders, of his love
Jeff from WI on September 24, 2009 at 9:29 PM
Key phrase from O’Donnell: They’re singing about how the president has “made our country great again“, That’s the problem Norah! She puts forth the proposition that our nation was not great before the Teleprompter Jesus. Think of everything that follows if you accept that proposition. Cult of personality straight up.
muggedbyreality on September 24, 2009 at 9:31 PM
“Politicians’ Relentless Exploitation of Children Ruled to Violate Child Labor Laws” http://optoons.blogspot.com/2009/09/politicians-relentless-exploitation-of.html
Mervis Winter on September 24, 2009 at 9:32 PM
Too funny.
Cindy Munford on September 24, 2009 at 9:32 PM
Bush is a genius mmm,mmm,mmm
And Cheney is too, mmm, mmm, mmm.
Halliburton is a paradigm of an efficient and profitable company, mmm, mmm, mmm.
Bush want no child to be left behind mmm, mmm, mmm.
What do you think Nora? Got a good beat? Easy to learn to? Creey enough for ya?
smellthecoffee on September 24, 2009 at 9:34 PM
You could afford a neighborhood?
We had classes in a field.
MadisonConservative on September 24, 2009 at 9:35 PM
I don’t believe for one second she ever sang a song for Reagan or sent him a jelly-bean.
Marcus on September 24, 2009 at 9:36 PM
There is help for Norah and her future stud, through the miracle of modern medicine she and her canine lover will be able to share the joy of parenthood thanks to invetro fertilization! “The poodle bites it, the poodle chews it, come on Frenchie!”
dmann on September 24, 2009 at 9:37 PM
The old Campbell’s Soup jingle, sung by those fat little kids (I think one of them grew up to be Robert Gibbs).
jon1979 on September 24, 2009 at 9:38 PM
Nyet, Comrade Allahpundit.
As a grade-school kid, I remember watching JFK’s inauguration on (black & white) TV. That was it as far as getting into real — as opposed to theoretical — politics. We learned all about the three branches of government and their powers; we learned about history. We didn’t sing the praises of JFK (or Ike before him, or LBJ after him).
That’s what they did in the USSR for the Great Stalin, what they do in North Korea for Li’l Kim, and what they used to do in that European country that makes Volkswagens for a man known in a Monty Python sketch as “Mr. Hilter.”
And this hymn of praise for Osama Obama isn’t as good as the Glenn Beck song that came out just before the election. Hell, I’d sing that one every day!
MrScribbler on September 24, 2009 at 9:38 PM
This has probably been linked by now, but I have to do it.
csdeven on September 24, 2009 at 9:39 PM
You could afford a FIELD!!?? Wow were YOU lucky
Jeff from WI on September 24, 2009 at 9:40 PM
If it’s about Obama’s political agenda, wouldn’t it be more appropriate if the kids sang about Pinoccio?
Rovin on September 24, 2009 at 9:40 PM
Its been a hard days night
I’ve been hanging with AXL’ ROD
Its been a hard days night
I should be beating on a cop
macncheez on September 24, 2009 at 9:40 PM
The next class for these seven year old kids includes learning a song about how Gay marriage means jamming Mr Wiggly in dark places sung to the tune of “Rock of Ages”. A unionized uberpropagandafuehrer’s work is never done in the public school system. Next week is a field trip to Planned Parenthood to watch an abortion.
No parental permission slips required.
Hening on September 24, 2009 at 9:40 PM
You had a field?
csdeven on September 24, 2009 at 9:41 PM
No, no, the kid you were thinking was drafted in ’72.
Came back with a Fu Man Chu, a pony tail and kept screaming that Charlie was stealing his drugs
Jeff from WI on September 24, 2009 at 9:42 PM
The Dems have done what only they can do so well: over-reached, and not by just a bit but spectacularly and with no hesitation in sight. A child shall lead them.
drunyan8315 on September 24, 2009 at 9:43 PM
Crazy.
portlandon on September 24, 2009 at 9:46 PM
Sounds like they could have been singing at the U.N.
In the words of the great philosophers “The Penguins of Madagascar” you didn’t see anything.
You didn’t see yet another example of cult worship surrounding our beloved World President, the most merciful Masterful Barack Hussein Obama.
You didn’t see or hear….”Red or Yellow, black or white they are equal in his sight”. Even though that used to be sung in reference to Jesus Christ.
And you didn’t see this either…
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385×270568
PappyD61 on September 24, 2009 at 9:48 PM
I’ll bet the teacher would file a lawsuit if she had to lead the Pledge of Allegiance.
All this talk about school in the 60s, I was in 1st grade in 63. Anyone else have to suffer through Phys Ed exercises while listening to a song about getting rid of “chicken fat?” The teacher played an album on a record player in the gym (this was West Virginia, so we had to run the extension cord over to Ohio).
The line that has stayed in my head was “Go you chicken fat, go.” If I ever heard it again I’d do jumping jacks from a Pavlovian response.
TugboatPhil on September 24, 2009 at 9:50 PM
Just get a video of children pledging to defend the constitution from socialism and her head would start spinning.
jhffmn on September 24, 2009 at 9:52 PM
Norah O’Donnel lost her credibilty by staying employed by the ACORN network of course they want brainwashing to start in the crib…look for the union label..sorry.
Dr Evil on September 24, 2009 at 9:52 PM
Copyright that , pronto
NEA might actually end up using it to worship the diety
macncheez on September 24, 2009 at 9:52 PM
I have the Chicken Fat workout video for kids. NO KIDDING.
SouperConservative on September 24, 2009 at 9:57 PM
LOLOL
Jeff from WI on September 24, 2009 at 9:57 PM
Buzzkill.
Stick with the “Sounds of the Obama’s” until further notice.
BobMbx on September 24, 2009 at 10:00 PM
I just got home from dinner with my oldest daughter and her five-year-old son. She pulled as many strings as she could this year, and got her son assigned to the newest, cleanest, most orderly elementary school in the county. So, imagine her surprise when she opened her mailbox today and found a letter from the school district informing her that this new, clean, orderly school is still performing below required percentiles, that over 60% of students perform below or far below grade level…I have considered sending both of my kindergarten-age grandsons to a nearby private, Christian school, but didn’t know how my kids felt about it. I do now – they’re all for it, and after seeing this abomination being performed at a public elementary school (and I don’t give a rat’s a** if it was during Black History Month), I’m gonna pick up the applications tomorrow.
uncivilized on September 24, 2009 at 10:02 PM
Ah ah ah ah
Saying a lie saying a lie
macncheez on September 24, 2009 at 10:04 PM
Steeeee-rrriikke Twoooooooo!
But, I like it. 2 weeks late, though.
BobMbx on September 24, 2009 at 10:09 PM
Oh holy cr@p
Barry shot his mouth off
macncheez on September 24, 2009 at 10:09 PM
Is it as bad as I remember?
TugboatPhil on September 24, 2009 at 10:09 PM
Cindy, Ike was president when I entered school as well. It was a small school in South Central Washington and we celebrated Christmas with church like programs. Also all of the cars outside were big American made and had plenty of fins on them. Oh those were the days but we never sang songs to Ike like the leftists do to their leaders.
garydt on September 24, 2009 at 10:10 PM
Unless I’m mistaken, this is the second video with little kids singing the praises of Dear Leader-one before he actually officially became Dear Leader.
Dr. ZhivBlago on September 24, 2009 at 10:11 PM
Don’t worry, his lips will move again, very shortly
macncheez on September 24, 2009 at 10:11 PM
Well,how much time do teacher have to teach the 3 Rs when the kids are busy watching Obama give them a speech, or they’re practicing their “Obama is my Messiah” song.
Jeff from WI on September 24, 2009 at 10:12 PM
Ditz. The chorus is “Barack Hussein Obama”. That’s certainly not nationalistic in any way she must be thinking. Unless, of course, he is the state.
anuts on September 24, 2009 at 10:12 PM
When I was a kid, we sang Yankee Doodle Dandy. I believe it was originally meant to ridicule American Revolutionists…but in our great American spirit, we turned the meaning around! Now that was about NATIONAL UNITY!! I don’t think the same can be said about this little worship hymn to BHO. How sad for America.
redwhiteblue on September 24, 2009 at 10:13 PM
Cripes. The left is either totally insane or just plain disingenuous. Maybe both. They knew the point he was making and still refused to concede even an inch.
Big John on September 24, 2009 at 10:14 PM
Ask the kiddies in Caracas whom they have to sing hymns to in school every morning.
elduende on September 24, 2009 at 10:17 PM
True. Very True.
BobMbx on September 24, 2009 at 10:18 PM
The State-Run Media have lost any sense of loyalty to their country. For them it is all about their jobs and glorifying Obama, By the way, Jeff. My high school was so poor. our band consisted of 4 guys playing combs with wax paper. And the football team had to decide who would wear the helmut that night.
kingsjester on September 24, 2009 at 10:19 PM
Sing this to “I’m a barbie girl” for Norah O ‘
I’m a Barry girl
in a Barry world
face is plastic
its fantastic
you can’t shut me down
I’m NBC’s clown
creepy nation
indoctrination
Come come Norah
shut up will ya
ah ah ah yeah
macncheez on September 24, 2009 at 10:28 PM
Saw this in the comments sometime recently, but it fits this thread.
Myyy bologny has a first name it’s B-A-R-R-Y
My bologny has a second name it’s O-B-A-M-A
silenced majority on September 24, 2009 at 10:32 PM
Allah & Ed, I linked to this Obama song video 3 weeks ago here on HotAir Now you’ve gotten 900 comments on in 3 different threads in the last 2 days. Michelle’s blog wrote a story about it yesterday and today and at least she gave a hat tip to Smart Girl’s site (who just posted it yesterday). Before you call this “whining”, this is at least the 3rd time (I never said anything before) that I’ve written/linked to a story in my HotAir posts only to have the story appear here days or weeks later with no credit. I guess that’s cool with you since I’m not one of your regular a** kissers.
NightmareOnKStreet on September 24, 2009 at 10:35 PM
Exactly what “Great” accomplishments are they singing about…?
And did anyone else notice that when Norah O’Donnell and her producers put the lyrics on the screen…
… they left out “Barack Hussein Obama”?
Seven Percent Solution on September 24, 2009 at 10:45 PM
Yeah, thanks for that. I guess when I wrote it I wasn’t aware of what I was doing.
James on September 24, 2009 at 10:53 PM
Edited for brevity. Hint: nobody has paid attention to your posts lately since 95% of them were egregiously and obnoxiously formatted birther regurgitation.
MadisonConservative on September 24, 2009 at 10:55 PM
Norah drank the Obama Kool Aid the first time she laid eyes on him. He can do no wrong by her, it’s a crush thing I’m sure. She’s the female equivalent of Chris Matthews.
FireBlogger on September 24, 2009 at 10:56 PM
OMG. I just busted a gut laughing and totally ruined the last scene in Grey’s Anatomy for my whole family!!!
NightmareOnKStreet on September 24, 2009 at 10:59 PM
I don’t get it. Surely O’Donnell and the other whack jobs on MSLSD like Brewer know that they have no job security. Where do they think they will get a job when they shut the doors there?
What a whack job she is!
iam7545 on September 24, 2009 at 11:06 PM
Racist. Didn’t you listen to Biden?
1) Clean
2) Articulate
rogerb on September 24, 2009 at 11:06 PM
I love to watch Norah O’Donnell, but I turn the sound off.
notagool on September 24, 2009 at 11:17 PM
.
Can’t say I don’t see your point of view and if you check, you’d have to admit I’ve mended my ways. I, along with other HotAir posters who were frustrated by the news blackout regarding Obama’s ineligibility are actually very confident on several fronts that everyone will hear the news on that subject very soon. So there’s no longer any urgency and I’ve gone back to posting on a variety of subjects as I did when I joined in 2006. Now, let’s see if you’re big enough to admit it in the near future when you find out you were wrong about “birthers”. Deal?
NightmareOnKStreet on September 24, 2009 at 11:23 PM
Oh, I’m ready to eat an extra-large bucket of buffalo-flavored crow wings if that happens. You’ve got my word on that.
However, I’m not worried. It is appreciated that you no longer spam that stuff, though.
As to your complaint about HA not posting stuff you mentioned, welcome to the club. I’ve sent stuff to tips@hotair.com that doesn’t show up for days. If it bothers you, do what I did and make a blog on someplace like wordpress or blogspot. Good luck keeping up with it, though. Tough if you have a full-time job.
MadisonConservative on September 24, 2009 at 11:36 PM
These MSM pimps lie so convincingly.
To themselves.
profitsbeard on September 24, 2009 at 11:40 PM
Norah O’Donnell has consumed way too mcuh Kool Aid!
BigMike252 on September 25, 2009 at 12:04 AM
I beg to differ completely. I was in the public schools pre-Watergate and we never sung songs about any political leader. We sung songs about the Nation and our ideals. Totalitarian regimes focus on deifying their leaders. Free people honor the ideals of their country.
TheBigOldDog on September 25, 2009 at 12:04 AM
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