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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (479194)5/8/2009 2:21:39 PM
From: Wharf Rat  Read Replies (1) of 1575994
 
February 28, 2008 5:28 PM
Obama: Best Education? Good Parenting
Posted by Maria Gavrilovic | 2

(CBS)From CBS News' Maria Gavrilovic:

BEAUMONT, TEXAS -- Barack Obama assumed the role of Dr. Phil at a town hall meeting in Texas, where he coached over a thousand jumping and cheering people on parenting skills and healthy eating, while they listened and laughed.

“Can I make this one last point? I hope I'm not offending anybody,” Obama said, “It doesn't matter how much money we put in (education) if parents don't parent.”

“So turn off the TV set. Put the video game away. Buy a little desk or put that child at the kitchen table. Watch them do their homework. If they don't know how to do it give ‘em help. If you don't know how to do it, call the teacher Make them go to bed at a reasonable time. Keep ‘em off the streets. Give 'em some breakfast. Can I get an Amen here?”

Obama went on to give additional advice, ranging from “don’t cuss out the teacher” to “don’t eat Popeye’s for breakfast”. The crowd cheered as if they were at a comedy shop and not a political event.
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