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["Lynn Wigglesworth" <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>]

Wow; some people are easily frightened. I watched the video. It's kind of 
New Age, full of hope and change and good wishes; personal pledges of how 
the celebrities will try to make the world a better place ("I pledge to not 
give the finger when driving"). I guess some people find that creepy (the 
same kind of person who said "we have a creep in the White House"...Lonely 
Conservative), but I don't see how it's socialist. I just did some reading, 
and that video was made to be shown to Obama at his inauguration, showing 
support from Demi Moore and friends. I don't know why it was shown in a 
school, and, as far as I can tell, Obama had nothing to do with it.. Er; 
unless he mind-controlled Demi Moore into making it.

I also found this:
http://www.slate.com/id/2108852/
"I care about freedom and liberty. I care about my family. I care about my 
country. Because I care, I promise to work hard to re-elect, re-elect George 
W. Bush as president of the United States." - a pledge by 2,000 Bush fans, 
directed by Sen. Pruitt in Florida. It just shows that 'pledging' to a 
president is nothing new.

It amazes me that people seem to think Obama can do some kind of voodoo and 
seduce their children. Are children today empty-brained vessels waiting to 
be taken over? Mine never were. No matter how young, they thought for 
themselves; it's the most important thing I ever taught them.

Lynn Wigglesworth


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "EarthNSky" <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>
To: <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 06, 2009 5:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Homestead] Talk about disrespect!




Marie McHarry wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 3:13 PM, Lynn
> Wigglesworth<lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Celebrities? video? Did I miss something?
>>
>>
> I missed it too, and I have been pretty good at following this stuff.
>  Perhaps Drew can send us some URLs.
>
> Marie


Here's the deal:
I think some people are scared that his upcoming nationwide message to
schoolchildren will be similar to the video that was shown to
schoolchildren in Utah several months ago.  Hopefully, since this video
was made (by Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher around the time of the
inauguration), the administration will have learned some lessons and
will be toning down the message, especially after all the 'Obama the
Socialist' hoopla.  If the upcoming message is in any way similar to the
I pledge message, President Obama is in trouble and I think it will be
extremely difficult to live down the 'Socialist' The three URL's below
all contain the video, which you can watch.  I can't watch the video so
I have to rely on the print stories, but it does sound, as the
'lonelyconservative' site suggests, a bit creepy to me.  Surely Obama's
message next week won't be like this...

Bev


http://www.floppingaces.net/2009/09/02/school-children-asked-to-pledge-to-serve-obama/

http://www.lonelyconservative.com/2009/09/02/utah-school-shows-creepy-hollywood-obama-pledge-video-to-students/

http://www.examiner.com/x-4383-Portland-Progressive-Examiner~y2009m9d3-Right-wing-fears-celebrity-I-pledge-Obama-Video

 From the last URL
> A celebrity video,"I pledge!", made to celebrate the inauguration of
> President Obama is frightening extreme right wing conservatives. The
> video is being circulated in right wing circles as proof of Obama's
> secret plan to indoctrinate America's children. Conservatives are
> terribly frightened that Obama is going to somehow seduce their
> children, turning them into socialists or fascists, depending on
> which right wing nut is speaking. The fear is ludicrous, a tragic
> symptom of madness, as the right wing fringe continues their fall
> from the precipice of reason.
>
> Apparently kids at Eagle Bay Elementary School in Farmington, Utah
> were shown the short video during a start-of-school assembly.
> Needless to say, a few vocal parents were upset, fearing Obama was
> secretly trying to indoctrinate their children.
>
> Hollywood heavyweights made their pledges to Barack Obama in the
> video below. Directed and edited by Demi Moore, it features celebrity
>  pledges by Cameron Diaz, Hayden Panetierre, Laura Linney, Dakota
> Fanning, Jaime Pressley, Ashlee Simpson, Nicole Richie, Ashton
> Kutcher, Tobey Maguire, Diddy, Alyssa Milano, Marisa Tomei, Courteney
>  Cox Arquette and David Arquette, and others.
>
> Reflecting Barack's call for change, the film features over 50 of the
>  biggest stars in Hollywood revealing how they plan to personally
> participate in keeping America strong, proud and green. The clip was
> debuted during President Obama's inaugural celebration.
>
> President Barack Obama:
>
> “Let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility where
> each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not
> only ourselves but each other.”
>





-- 
Sleep well tonight, for somewhere in the ocean's depths, MY son is
protecting your freedom on the USS Key West, currently deployed
somewhere in the Pacific and/or Indian Ocean.  Go Navy!
EarthNSky Farm, NW Georgia, USA

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