Get Them While Their Young

Again, not the best drawing I've ever done. Perspective is off, and the walkway is kind of busy. This reference is to the first six months or so of the Obama administration, when he was planning to address school children. That , of course, was not a new activity for a president. Remember John F. Kennedy encouraging children to study science to help in the race for space; or his introduction of exercise into school activities. What was a bit different about this was that the administration was actually drawing up a lesson plan for teachers, and that teachers, and school administrations, (some of their own volition), were facilitating songs and chants in praise of Mr. Obama's persona, as opposed to any accomplishments. I recall it being a bit chilling. It reminded me of the film clips we used to watch of school children being indoctrinated in the Soviet Union, and Maoist China during the dark days of the cold war. That of course was when the majority of Americans, and particularly our elected officials, thought that communism was a threat, and not a laudable goal.

Just today, I heard a commentator on television refer to Sarah Palin as being like Evita. For the most part she was referring to her "populism". I on the other hand was reminded of Evita when the "White House Staff" were preparing lesson guides to go along with the address that President Obama was planning to give to grade school children this past summer. For those familiar with the musical rendition of the Peron's time in office, there is a song called "Get them while their young, Evita". Other than being of a different sex, I find President Obama to be much more Evita-like than Sarah Palin.