Barack Obama has been accused of indoctrinating clueless high-school kids by urging them to study hard, to make a better future for themeselves and for their country.
In most countries, a leader would be praised for encouraging youngsters to look to their future, by spending time on their studies. But not so, it seems, in America. Telling the kids to work hard appears to be treated as telling them to support Obama's political agenda. The feelings are not feigned but seem to be genuinely felt outbursts by concerned parents.
It must be a mystery to outsiders how such a speech to high-school children can be viewed in this way.
What was Obama supposed to tell them about their school studies? Just enjoy yourselves and all will be OK? What could these aggrieved parents be thinking?