I'm fed up with idiots

Ms. Moon over at Bless Our Hearts wrote an excellent post on the Obama speech to schoolchildren. I suggest you read it over.

What do you think?

My take is this: President Obama is the President of our country. He is the acknowledged leader of this free nation. The majority of us chose him. And as with any president, we should afford him the respect that his position and accomplishments demand.

He's black you say? Who the hell cares? IT DOES NOT MATTER.

And when will some of you out there, you know who you are, the narrow minded, fear filled, panic fanatics. When will you just give it up already? One day we'll all be gray anyway. Our cultures will blend, and meld and wash together like a red sock in a load of whites.

If a meteor were to strike, who would we demand help us? Obama.

If swine flu (unlikely) took over this Earth, who would we look to for help? Obama

If we were invaded by Iraq, who would we want to urge Congress to declare war, to protect us from actual harm? Obama

So we look to him to save our lives, but shudder when we think of him speaking to our children.

The message that we are sending our children is, do not respect this president. Be afraid. He's a liar. He is not to be trusted.

Motherfucker.

What is this world coming to.

The message of "Stay in school, do your best" is innocuous, but has the potential to affect lives. What if one child, of mixed race (and aren't we all of mixed race?) heard that and said, "If President Obama can do it, so can I," and stayed in school, wouldn't it be worth it?
Resoundingly: yes.

To use fear as a motivator is cowardly. To say that he will push his agenda on the children of America is tantamount to calling him a bad person, and bad father. Have you seen the way he is with his children? Love like that cannot be fabricated. And he and Michelle, as real life parents, would no sooner harm their children than yours. Think about it.

He's on a long, and difficult road, and I'm sorry for all that they are having to endure. But endurance and faith is just what this country needs. And if you are scared because he is different, think about this, on your first day at school or a new job what do you want?

To fit in. To find someone that makes you feel a little less alone. To do a good job, be respected, and comfortable.

Afford that same opportunity to the person that is going to be in charge of saving your ass should the world come crashing down around us.