More creepiness from the Obama Youth : Lone Star Times

More creepiness from the Obama Youth

by Matt Bramanti · 10/07/2008 12:50 pm

Yikes.

So here we have a racially-homogeneous group of children in paramilitary outfits, chanting slogans of praise to a charismatic political leader in a state-funded public school.

I think I’ve seen this movie before…

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25 Responses to “More creepiness from the Obama Youth”

One Voice on October 7th, 2008 at 12:51 pm

I saw this yesterday - it’s frightening!!!!
friendly mike on October 7th, 2008 at 12:57 pm

So they aren’t saying “Because of Obama I aspire to be a…”

Gangsta
Perpetual welfare recipient
Convenience store robber
etc. etc.

What’s the big problem?
Darren10 on October 7th, 2008 at 1:04 pm

A middle school teacher has been suspended for posting a video of his Barack Obama-slogan chanting, arm-waving drill team on YouTube.

The report from Fox News said the teacher, whose name was being withheld by the school district, was suspended today for the video revealing his students chanting lines from Obama talking points and wearing military-style uniforms.

World Net Daily
wagonburner on October 7th, 2008 at 1:07 pm

Teach was suspended for posting the video, not for the activities in his/her class, regardless of whether they were recorded?

Reading about the Annenberg thing, it appears that most recipients of the grants were focused on lefty idealist indoctrination than the three ‘R’s. This is one of the many things wrong with our ed. system.
jimb on October 7th, 2008 at 1:12 pm

Alpha…Omega???

Is that really what they’re saying?

Because Obama has NO claim to that title!
Robert M on October 7th, 2008 at 1:45 pm

Wow, are they trying to tell us that one of the three “R”s they learned is “RIOTING” or “Robbing”??
FourAlarm on October 7th, 2008 at 2:04 pm

Papa Doc Duvalier and Idi Amin Dada would be proud.
hamous on October 7th, 2008 at 2:05 pm

Reminds me of a Public Enemy video. Yeaaaaah boy-eeee!
houstondem on October 7th, 2008 at 4:20 pm

I love threads like this…the racism spews out. It makes the conservative movement look like a joke. Indys and moderates slowly move to Obama…

Keep up the good work guys.
Matt Bramanti on October 7th, 2008 at 4:25 pm

Houstondem, do you really think a video of paramilitary youth stepping to Obama slogans will rally moderates?

On what do you base this?
jimb on October 7th, 2008 at 4:32 pm

#9 - what about my comment in #5 is racist?

I have a problem with “youth corps” type videos for ANY candidate, whether it is a suburban music class full of white girls or an inner-city school step routine.

Politicians make lousy objects of worship, and when the step routine starts off with chants of “Alpha…Omega”, a clear reference to Deity, and paramilitary style salutes, then we’re into the arena of worship.

That turns me cold every time. Turns a lot of moderates cold, too, I’d imagine.
Bill F on October 7th, 2008 at 4:41 pm

I caught a lot of crap for posting this image in a few places a few months ago…doesn’t seem so crazy anymore…

http://ak.imgfarm.com/images/ap/Germany_Obama_2008.sff_MSC118_20080724143543.jpg
friendly mike on October 7th, 2008 at 4:42 pm

#10 Matt

I don’t want to speak for Houstondem, but I don’t think he was saying that moderates were rallying to Obama because of youth spouting slogans.

And as that person in #2 brilliantly noted, what’s wrong with those guys being inspired to be productive members of society?

Thought provoking section: If these were Boy Scouts talking about Ronald Reagan or a Founding Father (hmm, capital letters, worship?) , would we still be having this problem?
Custer Rushmore on October 7th, 2008 at 4:50 pm

When BO loses this election, these stupid videos featuring children singing and youth chanting will be a contributing factor. They serve to reinforce the lack of substance and the continued hollywood/rock star image of the One. This will not attract Reagan/Hillary Democrats.

He will be thought of as “The One who could have Won”.
houstondem on October 7th, 2008 at 4:58 pm

10 - I gotta hand it to you man. You are creative with your words and your posts…

But you know exactly what I was talking about .

“racially-homogeneous”? Really…why is that relevant?

“Gangsta
Perpetual welfare recipient
Convenience store robber”? Come on now…these kids have dreams just like all other kids their age, regardless of color.

“Wow, are they trying to tell us that one of the three “R”s they learned is “RIOTING” or “Robbing”??” - This one comes from ole Bobby M…so there is no sense in even trying to decode it.

“Reminds me of a Public Enemy video. Yeaaaaah boy-eeee!” - Seriously? How was was anthing in that clip even close to hardcore rap???
friendly mike on October 7th, 2008 at 5:03 pm

#15 Houstondem

I think you might have missed the point on my #2 post.

I’m actually with you on this one, and was trying to employ irony.
houstondem on October 7th, 2008 at 5:17 pm

16 - But why those examples? Why not white-collar criminal or meth lab operator or domestic terrorist?

Even your attempt at irony was inadvertantly racist…even if you dont have a racist bone in your body.
friendly mike on October 7th, 2008 at 5:23 pm

17.

If the children marching were white, I might have used those examples.

I thought throwing these stereotypes out there, in contrast to what these young people want to be (engineers, architects) would be highly effective. Especially if some of the recipients actually buy into those stereotypes.

I have a unique (and probably inferior) style of communicating.
Matt Bramanti on October 7th, 2008 at 5:43 pm

“racially-homogeneous”? Really…why is that relevant?

Because previous racially-homogenous groups of paramilitary jugend saluting their charismatic leader have turned out badly.

Even your attempt at irony was inadvertantly racist…even if you dont have a racist bone in your body.

Do you realize what you just said? That even non-racists are racist?
jimb on October 7th, 2008 at 6:01 pm

13 - There’s nothing wrong with being inspired. If Obama wanted to inspire people, though, he should have stuck with being a community organizer.

There’s something wrong with placing all of your faith in one human and even quasi-worshipping that man.

Many aren’t asking for a president, they’re asking for a benevolent dictator who will give them free stuff and stick the bill to the rich.
jimb on October 7th, 2008 at 6:03 pm

Matt, face it. We’re ALL racist. Every one of us. It is genetic. We can’t escape it.

Well, unless we’re black. Then none of us are racist.
whitetop on October 7th, 2008 at 6:54 pm

The important part is a racially-homogeneous group of children in paramilitary outfits,….. Sounds like Hitler’s youth corps to me. Who would have thought it could happen in America.
Matt Bramanti on October 7th, 2008 at 8:14 pm

And as that person in #2 brilliantly noted, what’s wrong with those guys being inspired to be productive members of society?

Not a thing. I just wish they wouldn’t do it in a collectivist mindset, in fatigues, and while equating a politician with Christ in a public school building.

Thought provoking section: If these were Boy Scouts talking about Ronald Reagan or a Founding Father (hmm, capital letters, worship?) , would we still be having this problem?

If the Boy Scouts created a “Samuel Adams Brigade,” attributed divinity to that man and marched about in combat boots chanting praises to him, you bet your ass we’d have a problem.

Only it would be a much more publicized problem.
Matt Bramanti on October 7th, 2008 at 8:16 pm

Why not white-collar criminal or meth lab operator or domestic terrorist?

Maybe he didn’t want to raise your hackles about Tony Rezko or Bill Ayers.
wwrd on October 9th, 2008 at 1:04 am

shades of Hitler youth and Mao’s “Great Leap Foeward” Alpha Omega is merely substituted for “Seig Hie!”