My students -- my college-bound, high-achiever, new-media-literate students -- believe that Obama is a Muslim (because he went to pre-school in Kenya, and pre-school is "a very important age for religion") and won't swear on a bible or take the pledge of allegiance. I freaking give up.
Does anyone know of a trustable fact-checking site with a Republican slant? I sent them to factcheck.org, but they thought it looked liberal. I thought to myself, "That's because liberals like FACTS," but kept it to myself. Also, fightthesmears.com is blocked from our school (plus I doubt they'd believe it).
The baby names banner really makes it work....
Violent though it is, I am rather partial to clicking on the deer.
Emily, do they trust Snopes more than Factcheck (since it's more of a general-purpose site, and doesn't look like it was set up just for the election -- which I know Factcheck wasn't, but I wonder if that's what the students were reacting to)?
I've never seen a repub-leaning version, but if Snopes comes off more neutral to them, it could do the trick.
For crap like not saying the Pledge, there's plenty of video out there of Obama actually saying the Pledge, and if that doesn't stop that one, they aren't actually looking for disproof...
My students -- my college-bound, high-achiever, new-media-literate students -- believe that Obama is a Muslim (because he went to pre-school in Kenya, and pre-school is "a very important age for religion") and won't swear on a bible or take the pledge of allegiance.
Well, um... er.... That's depressing....
Really. This is the new generation? With all the difficulties this country faces, it'd be nice if we could limit ourselves to "fact-based" discourse as we try to fix things....
Oh well. Just a mini-petite rant on my part.
Isn't there a clip of a lady telling McCain that Obama is a Muslim and McCain saying that isn't true? I wonder if it is on youtube. I know I saw something like that on the news cause McCain got boo'ed for his response.
My students -- my college-bound, high-achiever, new-media-literate students -- believe that Obama is a Muslim
So what if he was? But more to the point, because of Rev. Wright it is well established he's been going to the same Christian church for 20 years. Do they think he has devoted his adult life, even before his political career, to maintaining a ruse about his religion.
There's should be multiple copies of that clip of a lady calling Obama an Arab and McCain saying it's not true.
Of course, you can be a Muslim and not be Arab. NOT THAT THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT.
Vet is giving me a pain prescription.
It sounds like anti-anxiety would be more helpful. Oh, you mean for the cat?
Vibing hard for Mr. Kitty and for sarameg to have a more peaceful and less stressful day.
From last night:
I want to vote on the day with all the hubbub and lines and people and stuff.
Living in Chicago may be a stroke of luck, then.
Clearly, to savour the full Chicago experience...
Last night, I was watching a doc on Chicago in the 19th century, and a local political expert repeated the old joke about the woman in Indiana who was a lifelong Democrat and who wanted to be buried in Chicago. When asked why so far away from her family, she replied, "Because I want to remain active in the party!"
For crap like not saying the Pledge, there's plenty of video out there of Obama actually saying the Pledge, and if that doesn't stop that one, they aren't actually looking for disproof...
Yeah, do they seem happy to be ignorant? I mean, where are they saying they're getting this information? Forwarded emails?
