Tea-Party Protesters Hit 'Pro-Obama' Jersey School

Demonstrators sing 'God Bless America' to protest song about prez

By Mary Papenfuss, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 13, 2009 3:05 AM CDT

(Newser) – A band of tea-party protesters descended on a New Jersey elementary school yesterday, complaining that a class song hailing President Obama was "indoctrinating" kids. Some 70 protesters sang God Bless America and The Battle Hymn of the Republic outside the B. Bernice Young School in a suburb 15 miles northeast of Philadelphia.

The rally was in reaction to a YouTube video showing a second-grade class singing lyrics including: "Mmm, mmm, Barack Hussein Obama; he said that all must lend a hand to make this country strong again." Critics charged the song was teaching children to "idolize" the president. "There was no intention to make any political statement or promote a political agenda," said an official from the local school district.

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Tea party protesters gathered yesterday outside the B. Bernice Young Elementary School to demonstrate against a song about President Obama sung by a group of second graders. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

A police car sits nearby as people walk to B. Bernice Young Elementary School Friday, Sept. 25, 2009, in Burlington Township, N.J. New Jersey's education commissioner has ordered a review after a YouTube... (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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LoudProudLib

Oct 14, 2009 12:59 PM CDT

I wonder if Fox News was there cheering them on...What a sorry lot of losers!

yummines

Oct 14, 2009 12:06 PM CDT

So pretty much the protesters are protesting that everybody should try and help the country in some way, shape, or form. so pretty much they are stating that they do not want to help the country. very convincing...

Shannonals

Oct 14, 2009 12:03 PM CDT

You know the country is good to heck when people protest this kind of event. Wasn't this posted shortly after it was done back in February?

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Tea-Party Protesters Hit 'Pro-Obama' Jersey School