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VIDEO: President Obama's Commencement Speech at Ohio State University: "Participate and Persevere"

President Obama delivered the commencement address at Ohio State University, opening with many self-references and with a citizenship theme, politically telling students not to reject government.

Obama tells students to reject antigovernment talk

 

Howard University Students Heckle Rand Paul

Senator Rand Paul was heckled by Howard University students during his visit.

 

Peter Wood with Laura Ingraham

Laura Ingraham hosted Peter Wood, president of the National Association of Scholars. 

Wood spoke about liberal bias in colleges, specifically Bowdoin College.  It revealed that college curriculum isn't rigorous, is almost totally liberal and devoted to activism and agenda based.  He became tired of hearing from liberals that reports of bias are anecdotal but in fact, the college is deeply wedded to a politically correct curriculum.  

Wood said there have been no substantive criticism as it is based on facts that Bowdoin College offers about itself.  

Benji Backer on "The Laura Ingraham Show"

Laura Ingraham guest host Raymond Arroyo spoke to Benji Backer of Appleton, Wisconsin. 

Backer was harassed in three schools and made one school switch.  He said it is due to his activism and the interviews he's received.  He was demeaned for his conservative politics.  He has tried to handle his own issues and not depend on his parents to intervene.  He was called a racist, dumb and has concerns about getting bad grades for his views.  Arroyo noted his own children were pulled out of public schools due to the moral equivalency issues were given.

Backer recommends that young students who are harassed is to go to the principal, the school board and to stand up to a teacher.   

Nicholas Carr, author of "The Shallows" with Laura Ingraham

Laura Ingraham hosted Nicholas Carr, author of "The Shallows".

Carr said our brains are very good at adapting to changes in our environment and thus they are adapting to technology as we seek new information.  He cautioned that the bombardment has caused people to not think deeply.  He said the touch screen now allows very young children to interact with screens.  He stated that moderate use is acceptable, but that children need an array of experiences and that individual children react to technology differently. He feels schools should be a refuge from the tech deluge. 

Carr was inspired to write his book due to the changes in himself from being immersed in gadgets.  He would put off giving children smartphones as long as possible.  

Bill Diss with Laura Ingraham

Laura Ingraham hosted Bill Diss, pro-life advocate and marth teacher. 

Diss said Planned Parenthood have a million dollar grant for teen outreach where children are pulled out of the classroom during the school day and also have special programs in which they offer prizes as incentives to be involved.

Diss said the northeast part of Portland is a minority community where Planned Parenthood set up shop.  He was contacted by concerned black pastors about this and he formed a group "Precious Children of Portland" due to his pro-life beliefs.  He was forced to sit through a presentation by Planned Parenthood, even when he appealed on the basis of religion.  

Diss said permission slips for the presentations were sent home with his name on them in several languages.  He has been under surveillance by the Benson High School despite being a top math/tech teacher.  

Diss thinks Planned Parenthood is seeking money and stealing souls via promoting premarital sex.  He is currently on suspension after asking for a business card from the group and it said "Planned Parenthood".  He told them to leave and the administration came right up to confront.  He said he is on suspension until he's is fired.  

Mike Farris with Laura Ingraham

Laura Ingraham hosted Mike Farris of ParentalRights.org.

Farris, a constitutional lawyer, said the "In Bloom" database funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation contains subjective, personal information about children and tracks them from preschool to college.  Social Security, test results and comprehensive data is being accumulated.  This is in contrast to evaluating systems which information was gleaned for. 

Farris said the data is designed to match a student up to predesigned objectives and if a child has learning gaps, the child is red flagged.  

Michelle Obama & Celebrities Launch "Let's Move Active Schools" in Chicago

Michelle Obama, Dominique Dawes, Gabby Douglas, Allyson Felix, Bob Harper, Bo Jackson, Colin Kaepernick, Sarah Reinertsen, Paul Rodriguez, Serena Williams, Ashton Eaton dance with Chicago kids at the launch of Let's Move Active Schools at McCormick Place in Chicago.

 

 

Michelle Rhee with Laura Ingraham

Laura Ingraham hosted Michelle Rhee, author of "Radical: Fighting to Put Students First".

Rhee said she said at first she didn't buy into  the opportunity scholarships program in DC, but after looking into it, she became very supportive as she realized the struggles minority parents go through to get a chance via voucher programs.  She said her job isn't to protect the system but to get what children need.  

Rhee said teachers unions are doing what they should do and that she got into her current post to advocate for students as strongly as unions fight for educators' rights.  She spoke about how she laid off teachers by quality rather than seniority and called out politicians who complained about her decision.  

Rhee strongly advocates rigorous teacher evaluations which she deems key to a a strong school.  She is a Democrat and says both parties can come together on this issue for children.  

Kelly Guarna with Laura Ingraham

Laura Ingraham hosted Kelly Guarna. 

Guarna said she got called by the principal and that her daughter got suspended for talking about using a "Hello Kitty" Bubble Gun and ordered to get a psychological evaluation.  Her daughter is five years old.   

Ron Paul with Laura Ingraham

Laura Ingraham hosted Dr. Ron Paul, of "Ron Paul's America".

Paul said he doesn't claim he has the answers on immigration and said that there is no other country where people can come in illegally and demand the rights of citizenship.  He said there is dismissive attitudes toward citizens in favor of elites in the Congress.  

Paul said the it is bad enough the way we use drones at home, much less drones at home where citizens are targeted.  He feels those who feel drones will keep them safe should think carefully about abuses to privacy with which Ingraham concurred.  Paul said the government is doing the opposite of what it's supposed to be doing and said this issue resonates with young people.  He noted young people are also taken with the abuses by the Federal Reserve.  

Paul said he does pretty well with minorities and said if one talks to constituents honestly and with principles, all groups feel respected.  

Paul said he has plans for an education manifesto and feels the public school system is failing as control has increasingly turned to the federal government.  He strongly favors school choice with many options.  

Study Shows The Pernicious Effects of Violent Media on Children

A new study provides evidence that violent media affects young children.  This study should be included in the national debate on gun violence.

In a study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics, researchers reported the results of a program designed to limit the exposure of preschool children to violence-laden videos and television shows and increase their time with educational programming that encourages empathy. They found that the experiment reduced the children’s aggression toward others, compared with a group of children who were allowed to watch whatever they wanted.

 

James Pethokoukis with Laura Ingraham

Laura Ingraham guest host Raymond Arroyo spoke to James Pethokoukis.  

Pethokoukis said there are some small studies that support pre-school education for disadvantaged children.  Arroyo cited another study that said pre-school programs are detrimental.  Pethokoukis said it would be best to have vouchers so there isn't a one child fits all policy.

Pethokoukis said Center for American Progress pan that Obama is modeling his pre-kindergarten program would cost about $10 billion a year and said the cost-benefit comparisons should be made before embarking on a massive program such as this.  He said the president will have to borrow money to finance this effort.  Arroyo said the states may end up picking up the freight for this program eventually.  

Pethokoukis said if he were president he would campaign all the time to promote his programs with the secondary goal of campaigning for the 2014 midterm elections.  

Pethokoukis said the minimum wage increase would be a job killer as it benefits teenagers and second family incomes rather than abutting the primary income earner.  

Heather MacDonald with Luara Ingraham

Laura Ingraham hosted Heather MacDonald.

MacDonald said the Christopher Dorner case exemplifies the hatred liberals have for the police.  She described it as an absolute lack of a moral compass and Ingraham faulted the indoctrination on college campuses which lack true diversity.  MacDonald pointed to administrators enable these attitudes where favored minorities are oppressed.  Ingraham said the results are income redistribution to make up for real and imagined wrongs.  

MacDonald named the big cause as identity politics celebrated and promoted on college campuses which promotes victim hood.  

Governor Bob McDonnell of Virginia with Laura Ingraham

Laura Ingraham hosted Virginia Goveror Bob McDonnell.  

McDonnell said President Obama's speech was a lot of rhetoric with big government as the solution to all America's problems.  He was incredulous that Obama offered a laundry list of requests but no deficit reduction. 

McDonnell said it is tough to do the response to the State of the Union and said Rubio presented the Repulibcan case and principles and used his compelling life story as an example.  Ingraham contrasted Rubio and Jindal's stagecraft versus McDonnell's when he gave the SOTU response.