Florida Republican Party Chairman Jim Greer, who was one of the most vehement critics of President Obama’s speech to schoolchildren upon its announcement, complete with “lesson plans,” appeared on “The Situation Room” on the day the text of the speech has been released – sans lesson plans – and said that he hasn’t changed his mind as a concerned parent, though he did say at the end that his own kids will be watching the President’s speech, “as I hope all kids will.”

He also said that it is “an upbeat speech, but is it the one the President was always going to give?”

“It was never about the President speaking to children about the importance of education,” Greer added. “It was about the White House writing lesson plans.”

Though a bit later, Greer also says: “We have Barack Obama, the auto king, we have Barack Obama, the banker, soon to be Barack Obama, the doctor; we don’t need Barack Obama, the schoolteacher.”

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Teabagger Michael Knowles: Obama’s Post-speech Lesson Plans are Illegal

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Don’t you think taxpayers money would be better spent on actually educating students. Rather than renaming ceremonies and new school signs????

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Jackson County Schools Superintendent Daniel Sims (danny.sims@jcsb.org) recommends that Marianna Middle School teacher Greg Howard (greg.howard@jcsb.org) gets to keep his job after teaching students that CHANGE means “Come Help a Get Elected” — and Florida’s Jackson County School board upholds the decision.

Come help Barack Obama get elected at http://www.michaelmoore.com/

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For Scott Coleman, Principal at Mt. Vernon Community School in Virginia, the Recovery Act is not only about reforming our education system – it’s about investing in future generations. As an educator for over 9 years, Scott believes that we can restore our promise to these children so that they can receive a competitive global experience. This is his story.

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See a full transcript of this video at http://www.ed.gov/news/av/video/2009/02/20202009.html An accessible version will be available there soon.

Mrs. Obama: Well, this is a good thing, to see this department fired up and ready to go, right?

I am honored to be here this afternoon.

You know, first let me tell you that you couldn’t be luckier than to have as your leader this guy by the name of Arne Duncan.

Barack and I, my brother, my family, we’ve known Arne for a very long time, and we’ve seen his growth, his leadership develop over the years, and he is someone who is committed, hard-working, passionate. But he’s someone who is fair, who is honest, who is decent, and who knows that getting to any goal means you have to build a team from within, from the bottom up.

And I know he’s already beginning to do this.

This kind of turnout and enthusiasm, you know, is sort of for me, but, you know, you’re behind — but I know you’re also excited about your new Secretary.

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The problem with black people is between them & God. From The Manning Report 24 December 2008. Show Url: http://www.atlah.org/broadcast/manningreport.html

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Arne Duncan: Good afternoon. I somehow think all these cameras aren’t for me.

I’m thrilled to be back here, we had a great great conversation last week, and want to continue to do that. I think everyone here knows we have this extraordinary opportunity over the next eight years to make things better for children in this country.

And I think we’re all here because we feel that sense of moral obligation, that we know our children deserve the best, sometimes they receive it, sometimes they don’t. And I think collectively we can do something to dramatically change the life chances of our children. And so I look forward so much to our work together going forward, and I’m so so hopeful about what we can accomplish.

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