School-indoctrination video retrieved!
posted at 12:15 pm on September 24, 2009 by Ed Morrissey
Yesterday, Allahpundit wrote about this creepy attempt at indoctrination at B. Bernice Young Elementary School in Burlington Township, NJ, but Michelle wrote this morning that the June 2009 video had been removed from YouTube. I kicked myself for not having captured it when I had the chance, but I also figured someone else would have done so. It turns out that I was right, and I found the video of children singing a song to their dear leader on another YouTube channel:
Oops! Sorry, wrong Dear Leader, wrong indoctrination song. Here’s the one we want, but I also want to point out more creepiness in the song:
Allahpundit noted the reference to the hymn, “Jesus loves the little children,” which might be more suitable for a Sunday school class in homage to the Lord rather than a public school performance in honor of The One. The trouble is not just the lifting of the lyrics but the fact that the new song heralds Obama as some sort of deity figure:
Barack Hussein Obama
He said Red, Yellow, Black or White
All are equal in his sight
Mmm, mmm, mm!
“In his sight”? That sounds rather … Biblical, doesn’t it? It’s language almost exclusively used in religious contexts, especially when it comes to human equality. After all, the point is not whether people are equal in the sight of Gracie Lou Freebush of Hackensack, but in the eyes of an Almighty, whom most people acknowledge as Creator.
Having children chant about Obama as if he were a deity is what leads eventually to the kind of conditions depicted in the first clip. I don’t mean that as an accusation that Obama wants that, but it’s that kind of cult of personality that creates conditions for political disasters like fascism and dictatorships. People who think of themselves as free citizens and politicians as public servants should be embarrassed by this kind of worship — and the parents of these children should be at the school today demanding an accounting for the cult-like indoctrination attempted by these administrators.
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Showed this to my 17 year old son. his exact words. “Oh My Gosh that is the creepiest thing I have ever seen!”
truegrits on September 24, 2009 at 4:09 PM
For anyone in need of a palate cleanser after watching that propaganda, here is a YouTube post of Red Skelton’s Story of our Pledge of Allegiance which has often been shown by Congress AND SHOULD BE SEEN IN EVERY SCHOOL IN AMERICA
NightmareOnKStreet on September 24, 2009 at 4:14 PM
I’m surprised it was the song Jesus loves the little children that upset AP when the Battle Hymn of the Republic is the one that really creeped me out. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord… Granted they changed the words but that song in any way associated with Obama is horrifying. Glory glory Halleluia… SCARY!
pannw on September 24, 2009 at 4:26 PM
Over my dead body would my child participate in anything like that.
If any school had done this with Bush the whole country would have come to a stand still.
Unfrigginbelievable.
Niere on September 24, 2009 at 4:57 PM
I have a question nobody else is asking as far as I can see.
What were they doing in school in July? Do they have year round school there?
Bleed_thelizard on September 24, 2009 at 5:01 PM
They’re not only teaching them to worship the One but they also teaching socialism. Equal work for equal pay. I wonder what that big screen behind them is for – a huge picture of the One to sing in front off… A stretch but hwo the heck knows anymore.
Now gotta go watch Glenn. :)
Annie on September 24, 2009 at 5:02 PM
Maybe they were actually repenting their former violent right-wing extremist ways.
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the burning of the school.
We have tortured every teacher, we have broken every rule.
We have crucified the principal as a dirty rotten rat.
Our truth goes marching on!
Glory, glory hallelujah!
Teacher hit me with a ruler.
I popped her on the bean
With a rotten cocoa bean
And she ain’t my teacher no more.
C’mon, I can’t be the only one who sang that in elementary school… granted, not on school time…
malclave on September 24, 2009 at 5:05 PM
Very similar version was sung around here Minor changes to the lyrics.
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the burning of the school.
We have tortured every teacher, we have broken every rule.
We are marching down the corridor to hang the principal
His truth goes marching on!
Glory, glory hallelujah!
Teacher hit me with a ruler.
I hit her off the bean
With a rotten tangerine
His truth goes marching on!
crazy_legs on September 24, 2009 at 5:17 PM
I remember the song “Jesus Loves The Little Children” from Catholic school-which I attended in the 70′s, but they are still stuck in my head. The lyrics to that song are similar to the one in the video to Dear Leader:
Jesus loves the little children
All Little children of the world
They are yellow, black and white
They are precious In His Sight
Jesus loves the little children of the world
This frightens me. Every American needs to see this.
margategop517 on September 24, 2009 at 5:21 PM
Shouldn’t they have used the theme to the Horst Wessel Song?
profitsbeard on September 24, 2009 at 5:21 PM
The version at my elementary school went:
I hit her in the butt
With a rotten coconut
And my teacher don’t teach no more.
Mary in LA on September 24, 2009 at 5:25 PM
The school’s press release states that this was filmed during Black History Month.
(Coincidentally, the shortest Month of the Year- clearly picked on purpose for that by those racists in Congress!)
profitsbeard on September 24, 2009 at 5:26 PM
On top of Old Smokey,
All covered with sand,
I shot my poor teacher
With a red rubber band.
I did it with pleasure,
I did it with pride,
I couldn’t have missed her,
She’s forty feet wide.
Ah, memories… though you’ve gotta understand that we have teachers in every generation of my family, so we collect these timeless ditties. ;-)
Mary in LA on September 24, 2009 at 5:27 PM
Ours was..
Glory Glory Hallelujah
Teacher Hit me with a ruler
Met her at the door
With a loaded 44
She ain’t my teacher no more.
Thats a bit more scary now than it was in the 60′s.
GoodBoy on September 24, 2009 at 5:37 PM
Glenn’s featuring this on his TV show right now.
kingsjester on September 24, 2009 at 5:37 PM
OMIGOD, I am SO GLAD I secretly sent in scholarship money for my niece’s daughter to go to a private school. I was talking to my niece last night and she mentioned how excited she was the school found a scholarship for her kid (both parents have had it VERY ROUGH in this Michigan economy and now they have to live with my niece’s parents right now, complete with their 3 kids). My niece especially mentioned how glad she was she didn’t have to address the obama telecast on the first day of school.
We have GO TO GET SCHOOL CHOICE for all kids in America. The far left libs have taken over the public schools. We need to free the next generation from indoctrination.
karenhasfreedom on September 24, 2009 at 5:39 PM
Also this one..
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the burning of the school.
We have tortured every teacher, we have broken every rule.
We beat the principal in a dirty game of pool
His truth goes marching on!
GoodBoy on September 24, 2009 at 5:39 PM
Anything, ANYTHING can be glorified in song.
Speakup on September 24, 2009 at 5:40 PM
Dear Lord, PLEASE give I WON the fortitude to continue on his path and PLEASE bring Rev. Wright back to be his spiritual advisor.
Roy Rogers on September 24, 2009 at 5:43 PM
Speakup on September 24, 2009 at 5:47 PM
Obama might as well have Living Colour do a cover of their song, “Cult of Personality”.
islandman78 on September 24, 2009 at 5:52 PM
What? They didn’t set the song to “The Internationale”?
If I had kids in this school, or any school that did something like this, they’d be outta there the next day.
Unfreakingbelievable.
NoLeftTurn on September 24, 2009 at 5:55 PM
I repent of having said that Obama’s school speech was no big deal. This is a reminder of why it could have been a big deal if people hadn’t jumped on it. Some teacher actually didn’t think that this bit of political indoctrination was a bad idea. It is one thing to teach children to respect the Presidency, to note the historic importance of an African-American President, etc. Quite another to force the kiddies to chant leftist slogans.
evergreen on September 24, 2009 at 5:56 PM
Buddy of mine in Columbia, MD says his 3-year old daughter came home from pre-pre-school (PRE-PRE-SCHOOL!) singing some BHO anthem. The chorus went, Obama! Obama! Obama!
This is no isolated incident.
Terp Mole on September 24, 2009 at 5:56 PM
This is just more fodder for the Republicans come November 2012…If Obama is not removed from office long before as I suspect.
With this video, Maobama fits better than ever…Now he just needs to shave his head and grow a goatee for the complete Vladymir Iliyech Lenin look…….
adamsmith on September 24, 2009 at 5:59 PM
Showed this to my 19 year old son….he said “that’s just how they started in Nazi Germany.”
Linnea on September 24, 2009 at 6:03 PM
The version I’m familiar with:
Met her at the door
With a loaded .44
My teacher ain’t teachin’ no more!
ZK on September 24, 2009 at 6:08 PM
I keep saying this to anyone who will listen. The issue of school choice would split key Democrat constituencies right down the middle. If the GOP would become major champions of school choice, the Donks would have to either throw the teacher’s unions under the bus, or kiss part of their loyal black constituency good-bye. Talk about a no-brainer wedge issue for the GOP!!! Come on! And school choice has a track record of improving schools by introducing competition (nice conservative idea, that), and doesn’t cost much to implement. Low hangin’ fruit folks.
smellthecoffee on September 24, 2009 at 6:18 PM
Smart girl!
TN Mom on September 24, 2009 at 6:25 PM
Wow.
Baier just reported that the president of the PTO for the school said that she was “numb” when she saw the video.
Apparently, that school may have some problems because it sounds as if parents weren’t told what is going on in their children’s school.
BuckeyeSam on September 24, 2009 at 6:33 PM
It’s very simple. Wherever the name ‘God’ is deleted, it will be replaced by ‘Obama’.
‘Obama of our fathers…..’
‘Holy Holy Holy! Lord Obama Almighty’.
‘In Obama we trust’
‘I swear to tell the truth…..so help me Obama’.
‘Sieg Heil Mein Fuhrer Obama’ oops wrong country but the same intent.
MaiDee on September 24, 2009 at 6:34 PM
People better wake up before it’s too late. Stand up and shout! Informed. Involved.
TN Mom on September 24, 2009 at 6:39 PM
My wife and I are both retired educators. She has taught kindergarten and first grade. We can confirm that considerable time and effort must have been expended to rehearse those innocent kiddies to chant that.
Their teacher(s) did a good job, technically speaking. That makes it all the more disgusting.
Drained Brain on September 24, 2009 at 6:46 PM
SECONDS to warm up. Pace yourselves.
crr343 on September 24, 2009 at 12:46 PM
Del Dolemonte on September 24, 2009 at 6:57 PM
The unionized teachers want to continue to brainwash and hoodwink the malleable young mind so they will continue to vote Democrats tofeed Big Education and leftist causes.
They want to succeed with that until they had one or two voting cycles while they are in college. Thereafter some may wise up after they have a job, responsibility and family. But by then there will be another crop of young fools.
bayview on September 24, 2009 at 6:58 PM
Let’s all hear it for home schooling.
I’m going to teach my kids the same song….with slightly altered lyrics. ;)
29Victor on September 24, 2009 at 7:02 PM
How come there is no “White History Month”? Sounds racist to me. Especially since 99% of all public school teachers are Democrats.
Del Dolemonte on September 24, 2009 at 7:07 PM
There is. It’s called “Every month except February”.
crr6 on September 24, 2009 at 7:09 PM
wonder why they’d object…
also…do we know if O ever said such a thing?
toenail on September 24, 2009 at 7:12 PM
What’s next – “Hit Me With Your Hopenchange Stick”?
Sharke on September 24, 2009 at 7:13 PM
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the burning of the school.
We have tortured every teacher, we have broken every rule.
Marched to the office, shot the principal,
And we won’t have school no more!
Ah, that sure takes me back. Why don’t they sing true patriotic songs like that anymore? Ed’s absolutely right, let the parents lay into these scalawags.
manwithblackhat on September 24, 2009 at 7:14 PM
How so? I thinkyou probably got that off of a bumper sticker or a t shirt… but if you didn’t and acyually think you were making some kind of point, could you explain the reasoning behind it, beyond something like “Well. if you don’t get it, I can’t explain it” kinda crap. Really..what is that supposed to mean?
Itchee Dryback on September 24, 2009 at 7:21 PM
This makes me just want to cry. OMG what the heck is going on here? We HAVE to stand up to this guy and do something. This is the scariest of times.
Alibali on September 24, 2009 at 7:26 PM
If you’re doing your own song it is not a cover.
jdkchem on September 24, 2009 at 7:33 PM
There should be a white history month. The point is to separate everybody down to a “group” so that nobody is special. Then maybe we can get beyond this forced diversity crap and get on with treating everybody the same. I hereby propose that October as Euro-Centric appreciation month since Columbus Day falls in the month and no notable civil rights martyr or female hero was born during the month.
highhopes on September 24, 2009 at 7:33 PM
BS. You are a racist and I do not say that in jest. Anybody who thinks that America is still so segregated that the only month belonging to blacks and black accomplishment is February engages in hate speech.
highhopes on September 24, 2009 at 7:36 PM
I remember a song from my youth that went…
Row, row, row your boat gently down the stream.
Throw the teacher overboard and listen to her scream.
Five days later floatin’ down the Delaware, chewin’ on her underwear, couldn’t afford another pair.
Six days later bitten by a polar bear and that’s how the OLD BAT DIED.
The last bit was to be sung as loud as you thought you could sing it and not attract the attention of the recess teacher or one of her tattletale minions.
Lily on September 24, 2009 at 7:36 PM
Wow.
Be afraid………..be very afraid.
Bosox04 on September 24, 2009 at 7:38 PM
Too late. In South Dakota Columbus Day is no longer Columbus Day. It is officially Native American Day. I kid you not. At school we have special pageants featuring Native Americans and read books and stories written by Native Americans.
Lily on September 24, 2009 at 7:40 PM
You are in idiot. Your post reeks of no originality. In fact during the rest of the year they learn about people of all races. You simply post simplistic babble and act like you said something astounding. For one not see a problem with this is just amazing. Another but if it was Bush moment.
CWforFreedom on September 24, 2009 at 7:54 PM
White History Month? Considering the history of the last 1500 years including inventions, exploring, etc., it should be the remaining 11 months. We’re already losing a month to a peanut doctor.
Jeff from WI on September 24, 2009 at 7:59 PM
Well isn’t that special. But in the schools, I’m sure the brilliant educators are careful to give a balanced discussion about the native Americans to include their inter-tribal warfare and other aspects of the culture that often gets lost when all the talk is on smallpox and the Trail of Tears, right?
highhopes on September 24, 2009 at 8:03 PM
According top the tape it looks like there’s at least 8-9 future ACORN sponsored working youngsters/dependents.
Jeff from WI on September 24, 2009 at 8:13 PM
Those parents should be ashamed of themselves. I hope someone contacts CPS in regards to child abuse. These kids are now damaged by Political Agenda. I opposed Hussein spewing his non-sensible rhetoric in his school speech now this? How is responsible for this non-sense? WTF
BigMike252 on September 24, 2009 at 8:20 PM
“Hey Norman, I think I hooked Walter” – Doug McKeon to Henry Fonda, “On Golden Pond”, after getting the biggest lunker in the lake on his line.
Del Dolemonte on September 24, 2009 at 8:22 PM
“Norman, the loons are back!”
Katherine Hepburn to Henry Fonda, “On Golden Pond”, after viewing the O’bama trolls on display on this thread.
Del Dolemonte on September 24, 2009 at 8:28 PM
If it was the kind of school where parents didn’t have to be told (after the fact) what went on their children’s school- this NEVER would have happened in the first place. When you’re kids are that young, you should know beforehand by being involved in their school. And when they’re older, you should be twice as involved.
NightmareOnKStreet on September 24, 2009 at 8:28 PM
Bring back Catholic Grade School, with crabby old nuns with yardsticks for your knuckles
Jeff from WI on September 24, 2009 at 8:30 PM
If Texas doesn’t secede, reform a country that is in keeping with the founders ideals, and provide a haven from this lunacy, then the correct answer is:
b. guns.
Final answer.
justltl on September 24, 2009 at 8:31 PM
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The problem is not whether the schools have a white or black history month. Have you seen the textbooks? History, as we knew it, is not being taught at all. If you want more info here’s the link to the eye opening report on FoxNewsChannel: “The Trouble with Textbooks”
NightmareOnKStreet on September 24, 2009 at 8:36 PM
Your kid is normal. He passed a telltale Litmus test.
Geochelone on September 24, 2009 at 8:37 PM
In Honor of our King,T he Skittle pooping Unicorns And with all Hope and Change in my heart
I have found the real lost versus of a song long erroneously titled My Country Tis Of Thee. Its orignal title was Our Obama Is a Poopy Head.
These are the real versus.
Holger on September 24, 2009 at 8:44 PM
Savage was playing this vid over and over again on his radio show today. O so creepy.
His show was unusually good, I didn’t have to cringe too much. Presented some historical arguments convincingly and kept his notorious braggadocio to a minimum.
Geochelone on September 24, 2009 at 8:44 PM
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Are you the South-Park-lovin’, labrador retriever ownin’, guys-never-pick-flats commenter from the yelling-senators thread? Are you stalking me? Heh heh.
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I agree. Our principal, Sister Grace Imelda didn’t need a weapon. She could T.I.G. weld you to your seat with a sideward glance. P.S. the “heels or flats” was an indirect way of asking “male or female”.
NightmareOnKStreet on September 24, 2009 at 8:47 PM
The woman behind this atrocity
http://twitter.com/CharisseCarney
RightWinged on September 24, 2009 at 8:48 PM
Holy crapoly, I hope that wasn’t a music class, those kids were outta tune.
Little Boomer on September 24, 2009 at 8:52 PM
Can anyone tell me what ignited this story today (it’s on every FoxNews show, all over the radio, etc)? I posted a link to it here on HotAir on Sept 4 during the Obama-in-school-propaganda-speech fiasco, so it’s been around a while. What happened today to spark all the play it’s getting?
NightmareOnKStreet on September 24, 2009 at 8:54 PM
LOL…I thought you were really commenting on shoes…LOL I thought that was kind of a dumb question, what guy would pick a woman to wear ugly flat shoes.
Jeff from WI on September 24, 2009 at 8:54 PM
Uh, did you read Ed’s update? You’re not supposed to post this.
Del Dolemonte on September 24, 2009 at 8:55 PM
Maybe the author of these indoctrination songs got an NEA Grant?
Holger on September 24, 2009 at 8:56 PM
Give me the kids for four years and i’ll plant a seed that’ll never be uprooted.
–Lenin
ted c on September 24, 2009 at 9:06 PM
I bet there’s probably 10 sets of new homeschooling parents tomorrow in New Jersey.
ted c on September 24, 2009 at 9:07 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 9:30 PM
I’m not going to read all of the comments to see if any other natives have already chimed in, but for my Jersey brothers and sisters, I’m going to be self-inducing a Wild Turkey coma for, oh, say the next couple of months.
Don’t wake me up.
Now where did I put that rope….
Russ
russcote on September 24, 2009 at 9:33 PM
So, this is not on any mainstream television show, or newspaper, or magazine because … ??????
Joe Pyne on September 24, 2009 at 9:37 PM
Are the kids in the musicians union?
Jeff from WI on September 24, 2009 at 9:43 PM
I thought I could hear that boy in front doing some tootin’
Jeff from WI on September 24, 2009 at 9:45 PM
A replacement for Syrup of Ipecac?
Dr. ZhivBlago on September 24, 2009 at 10:04 PM
Eddy, love love love the reference to Gracie Lou Freebush. I remembered Sandy Bullock played Gracie in Ms.Congeniality from NJ didn’t remember she was from Hackensack.
Also enjoyed the clip from Cabaret. Both are pretty creepy.
Ricki on September 24, 2009 at 10:08 PM
Beyond creepy.
rollthedice on September 24, 2009 at 10:15 PM
I do remember a lot of songs we sang in elementary school, so it says a lot about what they want to stick in kids minds.
One of my favorite songs:
Pumpkin pie Pumpkin pie
come and buy my pie
Pumpkin pie Pumpkin pie
won’t you buy my pie
Can’t remember what grade it was but I’m sure it was a vailed attempt to indoctrinate me with the virtues of capitalism and sales promotion! :-)
wepeople on September 24, 2009 at 11:00 PM
Speaking of 3 Stooges pie fights, whatever happened to simplesimon?
Del Dolemonte on September 24, 2009 at 11:08 PM
Obama! Obama!
http://www.captainscomments.com/comment/631
Achtung!
mankai on September 24, 2009 at 11:11 PM
I’nm sure this has been noted… but i thought using “Hussein” was verbotten and a sure sign of racism?
mankai on September 24, 2009 at 11:13 PM
I saw this video yesterday. Just disgusting!
Hobbes on September 24, 2009 at 11:25 PM
There seem to be people who want to turn the Obama fascination into a full fledged cult. What they don’t realize is how foolish they will look when the man loses the election in 2012.
jediwebdude on September 24, 2009 at 11:30 PM
Fascism is not about to happen in America.
It has happened.
It’s here; it’s now.
Dhuka on September 25, 2009 at 12:02 AM
I was always of the opinion that the first American fascist was TR, Wilson or FDR.
Holger on September 25, 2009 at 12:05 AM
I gotta say, in my inebriated state, that Fascism as I understand it is more or less some funky hybrid of state run and privately run capitalism. Right?
Assuming that definition, then yeh, we gots that here. If ‘fascism’ is simply a matter of the state picking and choosing winners and losers, shoot we’ve perfected that.
If you think about it, fascism is like the grammar school for your more, full-bore collectivist nuttiness.
It’s probably the booze talking though. 101 is no joke whiskey.
I’m going back to the darkness where I belong.
russcote on September 25, 2009 at 12:29 AM
A mothers and daughters video response to the Obama indoctrination video – adorable.
http://speakmymindblog.com/2009/09/25/indoctrination-i-can-believe-in/
sherryande on September 25, 2009 at 1:14 AM
Can I repost this?
Russ
russcote on September 25, 2009 at 1:30 AM
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