Scrutiny rises over NJ kids singing Obama song - Yahoo! News

Scrutiny rises over NJ kids singing Obama song - Yahoo! News There are people in this country who want to destroy our democracy. These people include Glenn Beck and Michelle Malkin, amongst others, who are working tirelessly to weaken our democratic form of government. They are, in fact, a greater danger to us than all the crazies in Al-Qaeda. This latest tempest in a teapot is a perfect example. If you asked any of these kids to sing any of these songs to you today, odds are they wouldn't be able to. Now, ask them to sing a Hanna Montana song, and the odds for success go up dramatically. And, even if one or two of them do remember the song, I don't think that it will have much effect on them as they go through life. I remember a song I was taught (more by my peer group, I think) when I was very young. It was sung to the tune of "Whistle while you work" and had to do with praising Dwight Eisenhower while, at the same time, labeling Adlai Stevenson a "jerk". I did not grow up to be a conservative republican demagogue or camp follower because of this. In fact, I shed my parent's political views as soon as I hit high school. This pernicious attack on the fabric of our society by the right continues day in and day out. Their sole goal is the destruction of our struggle to create a truly egalitarian society, and substitute in its place a society where they call the shots and the rest of us do as they tell us. In essence, they want the U.S. to become an oligarchy with them in the driver's seat. This outcome is not in the best interest of 95% of the population.