"The Battle Hymn" of the President

Parents, do you know how some public school teachers have used classroom time to train children in Obama worship? New Jersey second-graders were taught to sing a praise-Obama song to the tune of the Battle Hymn of the Republic. Here are some of the lyrics: "Mr. President we honor you today!/For all your great accomplishments, we all doth say 'hooray.'/Hooray, Mr. President! You're number one!/Hooray Mr. President, we're really proud of you!/So continue, Mr. President, we know you'll do the trick/So here's a hearty hip hooray, Hip, hip hooray!"

Who's responsible for this outrage? The teacher has retired with full pension, and the principal, Dr. Denise King, defended the controversial song, making no apologies. She touted her trip to Obama's Inauguration in the school yearbook along with Obama campaign slogans and pictures she took in Washington on January 20, and she has posted pictures of Obama in the school's hallways.

Superintendent Christopher Manno issued a written statement that the taping of the song and its distribution were unauthorized, but failed to say whether the singing lesson was approved. State Education Commissioner Lucille Davy directed the superintendent to review this matter but declined to say what the review will cover or if any action would be taken. Some shocked comments from parents included: "I can't believe it's our school. We don't want to praise this guy like he's a god or an idol or a king." Another said: "This is the type of propaganda you would see in Stalin's Russia or Kim Jong-il's North Korea."

This song sung in New Jersey is further proof of Obama's plan to indoctrinate schoolchildren, which was evident in Education Secretary Arne Duncan's instructions to all school principals to use the President's September 8 speech to schoolchildren as a tool to teach them to be cheerleaders for Barack Obama.

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