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Ann O Nimity · 09-05-2009, 04:26 PM

I think the "controversy" is knee jerk reactionism. Some people are terrified of even *hearing* different points of view: "I don't want to talk about health care, and I don't want you to talk about it either!"

I remember presidents visiting children in the classroom all the time. No one gets up in arms when a president decides to have a Photo Op at a school (remember how GW Bush was at an elementary school during the September 11, 2001 attacks?) A televised message is no different.

09-05-2009, 04:26 PM	#17
Ann O Nimity Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: eb1100	I think the "controversy" is knee jerk reactionism. Some people are terrified of even hearing different points of view: "I don't want to talk about health care, and I don't want you to talk about it either!" I remember presidents visiting children in the classroom all the time. No one gets up in arms when a president decides to have a Photo Op at a school (remember how GW Bush was at an elementary school during the September 11, 2001 attacks?) A televised message is no different.