Obama Outrage # 826

Fed instructs teachers to ‘Facebook creep’ students

But first -- a Flashback “   There is a lot of disinformation about health insurance reform out there, spanning from control of personal finances to end of life care. These rumors often travel just below the surface via chain emails or through casual conversation. Since we can’t keep track of all of them here at the White House, we’re asking for your help. If you get an email or see something on the web about health insurance reform that seems fishy, send it to flag@whitehouse.gov ”

That was Obama famously asking people to turn in their neighbors, parents, and friends who don't tow the government line.  After the furor reached the alphabet network news, it was quickly withdrawn, and diasavowed.  Of course the people responsible remained at the switch, birth certificate, or no .... . Ahem.  So, this latest heavy fisted initiative, where the administration demands that teachers monitor their students after school social networking, is -- OMG, I want to say "ho-hum."  OMFG, "It couldn't happen here" is become "yawn?" Stab me in the freaking liver! “   Education Department officials are threatening school principals with lawsuits if they fail to monitor and curb students’ lunchtime chat and evening Facebook time for expressing ideas and words that are deemed by Washington special-interest groups to be harassment of some students. There has only been muted opposition to this far-reaching policy among the professionals and advocates in the education sector, most of whom are heavily reliant on funding and support from top-level education officials. Fed instructs teachers to Facebook creep students ” Stuart Pid