Dear Parents Who Opted Their Kids Out of the President's Student Address Speech,

I hope you all feel like paranoid assholes. Because, in case you're still hiding under that rock to avoid any Obamanisms that might trickle down your ear canal, the speech was about STAYING IN SCHOOL. Oh, and GETTING AN EDUCATION.

No love,

KBS

Okay, I'll reel it in for a moment. I'm sure I sound harsh. But you know what? I'm tired hanging back and watching the Conservative Shout About that happens every time something “controversial” pops up. I'm tired of passively deleting what I consider to be offensive email FWDs about replacing the Statue of Liberty's torch with a chicken leg. I'm tired of the Obama/Hitler Photoshopping being done in the name of Healthcare.

I'm tired of the crap.

So, seriously, all you parents who were terrified that Obama was about to unleash Hitler Youth 2.0 during today's address, do you feel like ignorant sheep? Do you even see how ridiculously you've behaved? Do you realize that your behavior is an example of the 1984 future you're afraid of? Do you even know what I'm talking about when I say “1984 Future”?

Turn off the damn Fox News. Turn it all off. The flat screen, the DVR, the satellite receiver, the Xbox, the HD radio, the modem... turn 'em all off. And take a moment. Just you and your thoughts. And THINK. Think about your future. If you have kids, think about their future.

What do you want? And don't worry about what Glenn Beck or Bill O'Reilly or Anne Coulter or Rachel Maddow or Stephen Colbert or Jon Stewart or anyone else told you that you want. What do YOU want? What do YOU need?

Once you figure that out, take the next step to think about how to get those things done.

Whatever it is, whatever you want or need for your future and your children's future, it's going to take time, it's going to take money, and it's going to take work. If you want to see change, you are going to have to be willing to contribute some of that time, money, and work at some level.

And if the change you want is in exact opposition to what the President proposes, that's fine. That's your American right. But be educated. If you're opposing a bill, read the text. If it's a lengthy bill, say around 1200 pages, try to find an unbiased Cliff's Notes version. OR, be a star and read the whole thing. How hot would you be at the next party? Seriously, even if we're on opposite sides of the issue, I'd have to buy you a drink, because that is impressive. And, it shows just how dedicated you are.

Which brings me back around to my original point: Don't be a sheep. Educate yourself from a legitimate and reliable source.

Education. It'll get you places. Just a little something I picked up from a speech I heard once.