Video: Bush and Reagan school addresses were very partisan compared to Obama school speech

September 5, 10:27 AMPolitical Buzz ExaminerRyan Witt

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President Obama's school speech appear non-partisan. AP Photo Alex Brandon

In my earlier writings discussing the nationwide school addresses of Presidents George H. W. Bush and Ronald Reagan it turns out I was wrong on one point.  It turns out in watchings some clips of the two addresses they were actually very partisan.  This new fact makes the conservative hypocrisy toward the neutral Obama school speech even more glaring.

As evidence of the partisan nature of previous Presidential school addresses I encourage everyone to watch the two clips below.  In the first clip one of the upset parents first claims that anyone would be upset if Reagan had tried to speak to children.  Rick Sanchez quickly mentions that in fact Reagan did address children in 1988.  As the clip shows Reagan uses a response to one question to advocate for his tax cuts.  I know conservatives agree with Reagan tax cuts but I can tell you the Reagan tax cuts hardly had bi-partisan support.   For those who still think Reagan's response was non-partisan let me ask if you would really consider President Obama's speech non-partisan if he advocated tax increases on the rich?

In this next clip Keith Olbermann first points out how many conservatives have actually advocated for Presidents to help teach children before.  At the end of the clip Olbermann also tells the audience how in the middle of the campaign season the Bush school lesson also asked children to "write him" and "tell him what they can do to help him achieve his goals."

So once more I must ask where the outrage was when Republican Presidents gave their school addresses.  We will all have a chance to see the Obama school address when the White House releases a transcript on Monday.  If at that time the Obama speech turns out to be an hour long address of partisan propaganda with some mind control mixed my readers can call me out on this.  Somehow I believe the speech will actually be nothing more then an encouraging message to children to stay in school and work hard.