Wow: 15 Pages on Obama's "Life of Service" Already in Public School Textbooks....

Un-fucking-believable.....

My 8th grade son is in an advanced English class at a public middle school here in Racine, Wisconsin. I just found out that my son's new (copyright 2008) Wisconsin - McDougal Littell Literature book has 15 pages covering Barack Obama.

I was shocked - No John McCain, no Hillary Clinton, no George Bush - Just Barack Obama.I'm wondering how it is that Obama's story gets put into an 8th grade literature book? It would be one thing, if it was just the tidbit about his boyhood days, but 15 pages, and they talk about his "Life of Service".Honestly, what has Obama really done to be included in this book? Not only that, but on page 847 there is a photo of Obama at the 2004 Democratic Convention with at least 8 Obama signs in the background! Front & center is an www.obama2004.com sign.

Now I understand that many teachers are liberals, but does the school have the right to shove Obama down our kid's throats? All the kids grouped together and read the story. After that, they discussed it... I guess it appears that Obama is planning ahead. If he doesn't get his coveted Presidency, Obama is going to make sure, that the younger generations know all about him, and his "life of service".

If you would like to see the 15 page story on Obama, it appears that you can order this book online. There is a note in the book that says, For more on Barack Obama, visit the Literature Center at www.ClassZone.com The book is: Wisconsin - 8th grade - McDougal Littell Literature - copyright 2008. The Obama story starts on page 830.

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Comments

[Elric66]

How does a 1 term Senator have so much pull and support?

[Poopyhead]

The cult of personality continues to grow by leaps and bounds. Even Stalin and Mao waited til they achieved power before starting their cults. And I might add those two cretins actually accomplished things (for better or worse) on which to build those cults on. What the hell has the supreme fraudster accomplished besides hoodwinking millions of gullible idiots?

[Atom&Yves]

Wouldn't be surprised if the Sowdi Ayrabs are behind this. They've been trying to rewrite history books here in the US for years.

[JDAM]

First chapter: The day Obama was born.

Second chapter: Obama is crucified, died, rises to heaven in fulfillment of the scriptures.

[Elric66]

If David Duke called Juan McVain the Messiah, what would people think?

[The REAL Bob]

Obama is going to have his life cut short.

[John]

The book in question is an English book. The article in question is a speech Obama gave during the 2004 National convention. It is used as part of a lesson plan on how to write a good speech. I guess they used his speech because it was well-written. My guess is as good as those who are going to immediately come to the half-baked conclusion that Obama (or Bill Ayers) had something to do with this.

I’m not advocating partisanship by any means, just playing the devil's advocate.

[Anonymous]

If it's true that the publisher is a contributor to the Obama campaign, then I find it likely that this is a deliberate promotion of Obama for some presidential race. Whether it's teaching kiddies who to vote for when they get old enough or hoping the promo will be read by parents, I don't know.

Oprah is claiming that she hasn't promoted Obama "on her show" because she had him on twice before he declared his candidacy.

But someone doesn't just wake up and decide to be presidential nominee. Obama has been groomed to be a candidate and certainly his plans to run were known to insiders long before we humble people got the word. For insiders, read influential people such as wealthy publishers and Oprah.