VA Middle School Students Assigned to Do Research for Obama Campaign

[ladyliberal]

However, if it is one sided, then it is not right. 50/50 seems fair to me, even if the side assigned is not the side the student would prefer. It's good mental exercise to have to argue for a position you disagree with. I had to do that many times in debates in school.

I'm all for balance, but I just don't think that it is practical or necessary in this context. When I was in elementary school we were required as a class assignment to write our Congressman (who happened to be a Republican). I doubt it occurred to our teacher to find us a Democrat that we could write to if we preferred. There wasn't any need. This kind of Fox News scrutiny wouldn't lead to more balance even if Fox News was itself balanced, it will just discourage teachers from effectively teaching about politics at all.

If a teacher wants to teach about politics, don't you think it would be a little more even-handed if the students did their 'investigation' about ALL the candidates?

And exactly how would you feel if the assignment was for every member of the class to 'investigate' Obama and all his connections to domestic terrorists and Marxists? I think we would hear you screaming from coast-to-coast.

There is no reason whatsoever to believe that the students didn't research Obama in this class. Complaining that the class is unbalanced because this assignment only investigated Republicans is like complaining a class teaching arithmetic is unbalanced because one of the assignments focused on addition to the detriment of subtraction.

 

[The T]

I'm all for balance, but I just don't think that it is practical or necessary in this context. When I was in elementary school we were required as a class assignment to write our Congressman (who happened to be a Republican). I doubt it occurred to our teacher to find us a Democrat that we could write to if we preferred. There wasn't any need. This kind of Fox News scrutiny wouldn't lead to more balance even if Fox News was itself balanced, it will just discourage teachers from effectively teaching about politics at all.

If a teacher wants to teach about politics, don't you think it would be a little more even-handed if the students did their 'investigation' about ALL the candidates?

And exactly how would you feel if the assignment was for every member of the class to 'investigate' Obama and all his connections to domestic terrorists and Marxists? I think we would hear you screaming from coast-to-coast.

There is no reason whatsoever to believe that the students didn't research Obama in this class. Complaining that the class is unbalanced because this assignment only investigated Republicans is like complaining a class teaching arithmetic is unbalanced because one of the assignments focused on addition to the detriment of subtraction.

Give it UP. It was biased and you know it.

 

[old navy]

This is not a RW contrived issue. The kid's parents blew this story up and put out the facts of the assignment. This teacher should have known better as the parents far out-rank even the union in this school district, but nothing surprises me anymore.

 

[The T]

This is not a RW contrived issue. The kid's parents blew this story up and put out the facts of the assignment. This teacher should have known better as the parents far out-rank even the union in this school district, but nothing surprises me anymore.

The parents are paying the salary of the teacher...and SHOULD demand the ouster...Gubmint and Unions be damned.

 

[GuyPinestra]

I'm all for balance, but I just don't think that it is practical or necessary in this context. When I was in elementary school we were required as a class assignment to write our Congressman (who happened to be a Republican). I doubt it occurred to our teacher to find us a Democrat that we could write to if we preferred. There wasn't any need. This kind of Fox News scrutiny wouldn't lead to more balance even if Fox News was itself balanced, it will just discourage teachers from effectively teaching about politics at all.

If a teacher wants to teach about politics, don't you think it would be a little more even-handed if the students did their 'investigation' about ALL the candidates?

And exactly how would you feel if the assignment was for every member of the class to 'investigate' Obama and all his connections to domestic terrorists and Marxists? I think we would hear you screaming from coast-to-coast.

There is no reason whatsoever to believe that the students didn't research Obama in this class. Complaining that the class is unbalanced because this assignment only investigated Republicans is like complaining a class teaching arithmetic is unbalanced because one of the assignments focused on addition to the detriment of subtraction.

What a steaming pile of manure, these teens were assigned to Republican candidates ONLY, and ALSO assigned to determine who in the Obama re-election campaign their information should go to.

That dog won't hunt, girl...

 

[LoneLaugher]

You people are very predictable. Will you ever learn to wait a day or so.......when more details are publicized? You are reactionary nutjobs.

 

[The T]

You people are very predictable. Will you ever learn to wait a day or so.......when more details are publicized? You are reactionary nutjobs.

WE will remember THIS statement from YOU when YOU jump to conclusions...Deal?

 

[Conservative]

I'm all for balance, but I just don't think that it is practical or necessary in this context. When I was in elementary school we were required as a class assignment to write our Congressman (who happened to be a Republican). I doubt it occurred to our teacher to find us a Democrat that we could write to if we preferred. There wasn't any need. This kind of Fox News scrutiny wouldn't lead to more balance even if Fox News was itself balanced, it will just discourage teachers from effectively teaching about politics at all.

If a teacher wants to teach about politics, don't you think it would be a little more even-handed if the students did their 'investigation' about ALL the candidates?

And exactly how would you feel if the assignment was for every member of the class to 'investigate' Obama and all his connections to domestic terrorists and Marxists? I think we would hear you screaming from coast-to-coast.

There is no reason whatsoever to believe that the students didn't research Obama in this class. Complaining that the class is unbalanced because this assignment only investigated Republicans is like complaining a class teaching arithmetic is unbalanced because one of the assignments focused on addition to the detriment of subtraction.

I assume you're ok with the exact opposite? Investigating only the Democrats, and supplying the findings to the GOP?

 

[francoHFW]

Pure Fox/Pubcrappe for the dupes. Corporate media won't give a damn, some LW site will post the truth, the dupes will be on to the next gossip/"outrage"....pfffft!

When they perform such a feat? YOU tell us about it...Promise?

Yup. I googled the OP, went through TWENTY-TWO pages of identical BULLSHYTTE from one gazillion Pub Propaganda/RW conspiracy /RW cottage industry for the dupes WEBSITES to get to one lonely "LW" blog with the truth, dumbazz dittohead...

"Here is a quote from your article - "John Torre, a spokesman on behalf of the Fairfax County Public School system, insists that students were never instructed to actually send their results to the Obama campaign.

“Instead, the teacher simply asked his students to find out the name of the office that would receive such information,” Torre wrote in an email to TheDC."

Furthermore, the article goes on to point that out that - “The principal advised the teacher that he should emphasize to his students that this assignment was meant to learn a process and not to endorse a particular candidate,” Torre said. “The teacher agreed with the principal’s direction.”"

Students are being forced to work for the Obama campaign - Page 2

To review: More Pubcrappe for the dupes...

 

[GuyPinestra]

Pure Fox/Pubcrappe for the dupes. Corporate media won't give a damn, some LW site will post the truth, the dupes will be on to the next gossip/"outrage"....pfffft!

When they perform such a feat? YOU tell us about it...Promise?

Yup. I googled the OP, went through TWENTY-TWO pages of identical BULLSHYTTE from one gazillion Pub Propaganda/RW conspiracy /RW cottage industry for the dupes WEBSITES to get to one lonely "LW" blog with the truth, dumbazz dittohead...

"Here is a quote from your article - "John Torre, a spokesman on behalf of the Fairfax County Public School system, insists that students were never instructed to actually send their results to the Obama campaign.

“Instead, the teacher simply asked his students to find out the name of the office that would receive such information,” Torre wrote in an email to TheDC."

Furthermore, the article goes on to point that out that - “The principal advised the teacher that he should emphasize to his students that this assignment was meant to learn a process and not to endorse a particular candidate,” Torre said. “The teacher agreed with the principal’s direction.”"

Students are being forced to work for the Obama campaign - Page 2

To review: More Pubcrappe for the dupes...

You're a real idiot, Frenchy. The spokesman's statement was part of the video on the Fox report. Now tell us why this 'process' these kids were learning was exercised ONLY against Republicans and NOT against Obama, as well?

 

[The T]

When they perform such a feat? YOU tell us about it...Promise?

Yup. I googled the OP, went through TWENTY-TWO pages of identical BULLSHYTTE from one gazillion Pub Propaganda/RW conspiracy /RW cottage industry for the dupes WEBSITES to get to one lonely "LW" blog with the truth, dumbazz dittohead...

"Here is a quote from your article - "John Torre, a spokesman on behalf of the Fairfax County Public School system, insists that students were never instructed to actually send their results to the Obama campaign.

“Instead, the teacher simply asked his students to find out the name of the office that would receive such information,” Torre wrote in an email to TheDC."

Furthermore, the article goes on to point that out that - “The principal advised the teacher that he should emphasize to his students that this assignment was meant to learn a process and not to endorse a particular candidate,” Torre said. “The teacher agreed with the principal’s direction.”"

Students are being forced to work for the Obama campaign - Page 2

To review: More Pubcrappe for the dupes...

You're a real idiot, Frenchy. The spokesman's statement was part of the video on the Fox report. Now tell us why this 'process' these kids were learning was exercised ONLY against Republicans and NOT against Obama, as well?

Uhmm? NOT politically expediant...or PC?

 

[francoHFW]

Repeat ten times a day and you get the Pubcrappe for the dupes idea…-what’s ruining the COUNTRY is all…

 

[francoHFW]

And of course, dumbazz dittoheads...

"Who said it was teacher's preference?! It's an election year and the current sitiuation is four highly visible Republican candidates campaigning against a democratic incumbent. It's only logical to base the assignment on researching the opposing candidates. If it were 2008 it would have been just as likely to research Obama/Clinton/Edwards. FWIW, in 2008 my son's civics class did an assignment where they drew names and 1/2 the class researched and created campaign posters for Bush while the other 1/2 researched and created posters for Gore. It, like this, was just a topical assignment - not an evil agenda.?

Students are being forced to work for the Obama campaign - Page 2

When you THINK about it, fer chrissake...

 

[The T]

Repeat ten times a day and you get the Pubcrappe for the dupes idea…-what’s ruining the COUNTRY is all…

Project much?

 

[ladyliberal]

I assume you're ok with the exact opposite? Investigating only the Democrats, and supplying the findings to the GOP?

First, it is not clear to me that any findings were reported to anyone. Fox News reported that they were, but noted that the school said that they weren't.

But anyway, I would be OK with that. I would not be OK with a class supplying something of value to any campaign (unless maybe the students were allowed to choose the campaign), but I don't think that's the situation here. It's just very difficult for me to imagine that the "opposition research" would even be worth having paid staff review, unless it was so they could write a thank-you note to the class.

 

[AmericanFirst]

Right away, two things jump out that are horribly wrong with this picture. First of all, the students did not get to chose which candidate they support and which they considered opposition. Second, their findings will be turned over to the Obama campaign. This is atrocious!

Students in Va. Middle School Politics Class Assigned to Do Opposition Research, Devise Attack Strategies on GOP for Obama Campaign
Students in Va. Middle School Politics Class Assigned to Do Opposition Research, Devise Attack Strategies on GOP for Obama Campaign | Fox News Insider

Megyn Kelly reported on new controversy coming out of a Virginia middle school politics class today, in which an 8th grade teacher assigned students to do opposition research on the four Republican presidential candidates. The students’ research included looking into the backgrounds of the GOP candidates and finding weaknesses in their positions.
Now, this kind of research wouldn’t be out of the norm for a typical politics class if it weren’t for the teacher requiring the students submit their findings to the Obama campaign!

Socialist schools supporting a socialist pres. No surprise.

 

[AmericanFirst]

Should we expect anything less? I mean really, is there anything this President wont do?

Did Obama assign this work to the students?

Probably sent a memo to the schools. Doesn't matter, if it is true it is wrong, the teacher should be disciplined.

 

[LoneLaugher]

Should we expect anything less? I mean really, is there anything this President wont do?

Did Obama assign this work to the students?

Probably sent a memo to the schools. Doesn't matter, if it is true it is wrong, the teacher should be disciplined.

Yeah......probably.

You are one brilliant nutter.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

But anyway, I would be OK with that. I would not be OK with a class supplying something of value to any campaign (unless maybe the students were allowed to choose the campaign), but I don't think that's the situation here. It's just very difficult for me to imagine that the "opposition research" would even be worth having paid staff review, unless it was so they could write a thank-you note to the class.

Which illustrates the idiocy of the thread’s premise.

 

[syrenn]

Right away, two things jump out that are horribly wrong with this picture. First of all, the students did not get to chose which candidate they support and which they considered opposition. Second, their findings will be turned over to the Obama campaign. This is atrocious!

Students in Va. Middle School Politics Class Assigned to Do Opposition Research, Devise Attack Strategies on GOP for Obama Campaign
Students in Va. Middle School Politics Class Assigned to Do Opposition Research, Devise Attack Strategies on GOP for Obama Campaign | Fox News Insider

Megyn Kelly reported on new controversy coming out of a Virginia middle school politics class today, in which an 8th grade teacher assigned students to do opposition research on the four Republican presidential candidates. The students’ research included looking into the backgrounds of the GOP candidates and finding weaknesses in their positions.
Now, this kind of research wouldn’t be out of the norm for a typical politics class if it weren’t for the teacher requiring the students submit their findings to the Obama campaign!

I have to laugh.... The only reason i would think the obama campaign would want the information is so they know how to address and relate to thei OWN constituents.... what intellectual level they must speak.