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The mainstreaming of crazy

Discover Obama's speech to schoolkids, urging them to take responsibility for education and embrace learning for a brighter future.

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Perhaps you've heard all the uproar about President Obama's speech today. A group of folks is very concerned about a speech of his today, because he's talking to schoolkids. And hey, didn't Hitler talk to kids...?

That's about as good as their logic gets. I wish I were kidding. Read the transcript of Obama's speech, and see if you can find the alarming parts where he calls for the formation of Brown Shirts, or the extermination of a group of humans, or the invasion of Poland. I must have missed it, instead seeing things like where he says,

Now I’ve given a lot of speeches about education. And I’ve talked a lot about responsibility. I’ve talked about your teachers’ responsibility for inspiring you, and pushing you to learn. I’ve talked about your parents’ responsibility for making sure you stay on track, and get your homework done, and don’t spend every ...

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