1st Song:
“Mm, mmm, mm!
Barack Hussein Obama
He said that all must lend a hand
To make this country strong again
Mmm, mmm, mm!
Barack Hussein Obama
He said we must be fair today
Equal work means equal pay
Mmm, mmm, mm!
Barack Hussein Obama
He said that we must take a stand
To make sure everyone gets a chance
Mmm, mmm, mm!
Barack Hussein Obama
He said red, yellow, black or white
All are equal in his sight
Mmm, mmm, mm!
Barack Hussein Obama
Yes!
Mmm, mmm, mm
Barack Hussein Obama”
2nd Song:
Hello, Mr. President we honor you today!
For all your great accomplishments, we all doth say "hooray!"
Hooray, Mr. President! You're number one!
The first black American to lead this great nation!
Hooray, Mr. President we honor your great plans
To make this country's economy number one again!
Hooray Mr. President, we're really proud of you!
And we stand for all Americans under the great Red, White, and Blue!
So continue ---- Mr. President we know you'll do the trick
So here's a hearty hip-hooray ----
Hip, hip hooray!
Hip, hip hooray!
Hip, hip hooray!
Recently, there was a video posted on YouTube and Fox News of elementary school children in New Jersey being taught to sing both of the above songs by their school teacher. The first song uses the song “Jesus Loves the Little Children”, but the teachers have taught the children to replace Jesus’ name with “Barack Hussein Obama”. Should this be allowed? Should this song be allowed to be taught to innocent children that have almost no idea what they’re being subjected to? I don’t think so. By using this well known Christian song as praise for Obama, the teachers are merely telling the children that Obama has “savior-like” qualities. While I believe that it is of the utmost importance to teach school children respect for our government and especially our president, I think this is absolutely ridiculous. I cannot help but to think of similar situations that occurred under the infamous Adolf Hitler when the school children were corrupted into praising him. I think a stop needs to be put this and it must be stopped now. What do you think?
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/09/24/elementary-school-students-reportedly-taught-songs-praising-president-obama/
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Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Mass Media: Washed Out
Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Louisiana coast on August 29, 2005. Up to that day, several warnings and evacuations had been issued for everyone that was at risk of being in the path of this monstrous hurricane. While many heeded the warnings, some (including the media) chose to stay so that they could experience what it feels like to be blown off the map. Even right up to the minute that the storm was making landfall, the media was standing in the streets reporting that the hurricane was actually making landfall, big surprise.
Immediately after the hurricane had moved through New Orleans, it became clear that there was widespread damage and an innumerable amount of people that had been killed by the storm. The media immediately jumped on this opportunity to televise looting, deaths, hunger, and destruction because they knew that would get them the most viewers. Additionally, even though the hurricane had struck more places in the United States than just New Orleans, all the media seemed to be concentrated there and only giving New Orleans the attention. What many people failed to realize is the fact that other places like Biloxi, Mississippi sustained as much, if not more, damage than did New Orleans. It almost seemed as if the media had already planned out how everything would go. Meaning, they knew that New Orleans is a predominantly African American area and if they broadcasted something as controversial as present day racism, then that would really get them the viewers they wanted. All in all, it seems that everyday the media becomes more about selling the news as entertainment rather than simply reporting what the public needs to hear. Perhaps, when Hurricane Katrina washed out many parts of the Gulf Coast it did the same for the credibility of the media.
Immediately after the hurricane had moved through New Orleans, it became clear that there was widespread damage and an innumerable amount of people that had been killed by the storm. The media immediately jumped on this opportunity to televise looting, deaths, hunger, and destruction because they knew that would get them the most viewers. Additionally, even though the hurricane had struck more places in the United States than just New Orleans, all the media seemed to be concentrated there and only giving New Orleans the attention. What many people failed to realize is the fact that other places like Biloxi, Mississippi sustained as much, if not more, damage than did New Orleans. It almost seemed as if the media had already planned out how everything would go. Meaning, they knew that New Orleans is a predominantly African American area and if they broadcasted something as controversial as present day racism, then that would really get them the viewers they wanted. All in all, it seems that everyday the media becomes more about selling the news as entertainment rather than simply reporting what the public needs to hear. Perhaps, when Hurricane Katrina washed out many parts of the Gulf Coast it did the same for the credibility of the media.
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