Okay, conservative republicans, like the head of the party in Florida, say that Barack Obama's speech to school kids is an attempt to "indoctrinate" them into the "cult of Obama".
Obama says in the speech to air tomorrow:
"What you're learning in school today will determine whether we as a nation can meet our greatest challenges in the future...You'll need the knowledge and problem-solving skills you learn in science and math to cure diseases like cancer and AIDS, and to develop new energy technologies and protect our environment."
Truly horrifying to ask kids to learn in math and sciences, huh?
"You'll need the insights and critical thinking skills you gain in history and social studies to fight poverty and homelessness, crime and discrimination, and make our nation more fair and more free."
Fair and free? No homeless? No crime? No discriminating? How dare he!?
"You'll need the creativity and ingenuity you develop in all your classes to build new companies that will create new jobs and boost our economy."
Oh dear God!
"If you quit on school -- you're not just quitting on yourself, you're quitting on your country."
For goodness sake, how could he... we all want a bunch of quitters!
"At the end of the day, the circumstances of your life -- what you look like, where you come from, how much money you have, what you've got going on at home -- that's no excuse for neglecting your homework or having a bad attitude. That's no excuse for talking back to your teacher, or cutting class, or dropping out of school. That's no excuse for not trying."
You socialist! How could you ask kids to not be rude? To DO their work? To have a positive attitude and respect for teachers?! What? What?
Oh my... yes, he's clearly "indoctrinating" us into a culture that asks us to respect adults, work hard, be commited to a task, and focus on the possibilites of our future. Frightening, NO?!
Der.
9/7/09
9/6/09
Awk!
A Yahoo! article stated:
SALT LAKE CITY – The next time the sky darkens with a flock of noisy unwelcome starlings, blame Shakespeare — or, better yet, a few of his strangest fans.
Had the Bard not mentioned the starling in the third scene of "Henry IV," arguably the most hated bird in North America might never have arrived. In the early 1890s, about 100 European starlings were released in New York City's Central Park by a group dedicated to bringing to America every bird ever mentioned by Shakespeare.
Personally, my most hated bird species are the wild parrots of Covina. Folklore abounds about where they came from; one such story goes that some dude in San Dimas years ago had his pet store catch on fire. He decided to simply start letting loose the animals to save them. The parrots flocked together, mated, and now are multiplying in numbers never seen. This appears to be untrue as the species has been documented in the Southern California region since the 1960's.
Worse yet, they fly over me while walking through the neighborhood, nest in the the trees of our local park, and squawk like a mass of death itself. Awful.. What can be done?
Here is a person's photo of a flock: PARROTS
And here is an article excerpt:
Haven in the asphalt savanna
By Emily Green, Times Staff Writer
February 09, 2006
"Most parrots are monogamous and strong believers in family hour before bedtime. When they return from foraging, they perch in street trees, calling for family and friends as they appear to be sorting themselves into clans. This is, indeed, noisy. Press Garrett and Mabb as to what the parrots are saying, and they will say, "The vocalizations are complex." There are begging calls from young, predator alerts, mating calls and hailing calls."
"Family hour?". This must be why I hear them in the large evergreens in the park at the time I go walking. They are SO obnoxious! And the one site I saw that says they are endangered? Buddy, you need to come to the Cov' to do some research gathering. They are everywhere!
SALT LAKE CITY – The next time the sky darkens with a flock of noisy unwelcome starlings, blame Shakespeare — or, better yet, a few of his strangest fans.
Had the Bard not mentioned the starling in the third scene of "Henry IV," arguably the most hated bird in North America might never have arrived. In the early 1890s, about 100 European starlings were released in New York City's Central Park by a group dedicated to bringing to America every bird ever mentioned by Shakespeare.
Personally, my most hated bird species are the wild parrots of Covina. Folklore abounds about where they came from; one such story goes that some dude in San Dimas years ago had his pet store catch on fire. He decided to simply start letting loose the animals to save them. The parrots flocked together, mated, and now are multiplying in numbers never seen. This appears to be untrue as the species has been documented in the Southern California region since the 1960's.
Worse yet, they fly over me while walking through the neighborhood, nest in the the trees of our local park, and squawk like a mass of death itself. Awful.. What can be done?
Here is a person's photo of a flock: PARROTS
And here is an article excerpt:
Haven in the asphalt savanna
By Emily Green, Times Staff Writer
February 09, 2006
"Most parrots are monogamous and strong believers in family hour before bedtime. When they return from foraging, they perch in street trees, calling for family and friends as they appear to be sorting themselves into clans. This is, indeed, noisy. Press Garrett and Mabb as to what the parrots are saying, and they will say, "The vocalizations are complex." There are begging calls from young, predator alerts, mating calls and hailing calls."
"Family hour?". This must be why I hear them in the large evergreens in the park at the time I go walking. They are SO obnoxious! And the one site I saw that says they are endangered? Buddy, you need to come to the Cov' to do some research gathering. They are everywhere!
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