Why do some parents oppose President Obama telling kids to take responsibility, study, and get an education?

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After the White House released President Barack Obama’s address to school children, there remain schools that will not air the president’s educational pep talk because of pressure from parents who don’t like the president’s political positions.

Even if you are aghast at the vitriol spilling at public meetings about health care reform proposals, you can understand that many people are worried about what changes to our current health care system will mean for those currently insured as we attempt to insure the 46 million Americans who have no coverage. But to oppose an address by the president to students about taking their studies seriously at the start of a school year--why? At best, it’s “silly,” as Education Secretary Arne Duncan put it. At worst, it’s downright frightening, uninformed, and terribly, unnecessarily alarmist and disrespectful.

Do we need to stimulate the stimulus?

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That's what President Barack Obama said his administration is aiming to do. Back from a major diplomatic trip to the Middle East and Europe, the president turned first to jobs at the start of a new week. For good reason: Just before he arrived home, the government reported a hike in the unemployment rate to 9.4 percent, the highest in more than 25 years and higher than the administration projected for the start of summer.

So here's what he said will happen.

President Barack Obama on Shine

Why do some parents oppose President Obama telling kids to take responsibility, study, and get an education?

Do we need to stimulate the stimulus?