American History Will Now Reflect Barack Obama In Text Books. Except Kids Won't Learn His Middle Name Is `Hussein'

[Obama 2012 1,714]

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=10705423

The Texas State Board of Education has added President Barack Obama's name to a high school history class, rather than just referring to the election of the first black president.

The change Thursday came only after a tense debate about whether to include Obama's middle name, which is Hussein.

The board is debating social studies standards that will be used to teach some 4.8 million students for the next 10 years. A final vote is expected Friday.

The board had been criticized for not including Obama's name.

Democrat Lawrence Allen offered an amendment to add it. Republican David Bradley then said, "I think we give him the full honor and privilege of his full name."

Democrats bristled. Bradley finally withdrew his amendment, saying it was "to put an end to the whining."

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas State Board of Education has added President Barack Obama's name to a high school history class, rather than just referring to the election of the first black president.

The change Thursday came only after a tense debate about whether to include Obama's middle name, which is Hussein.

The board is debating social studies standards that will be used to teach some 4.8 million students for the next 10 years.

The board had been criticized for not including Obama's name.

Democrat Lawrence Allen offered an amendment to add it. Republican David Bradley then said, "I think we give him the full honor and privilege of his full name."

Democrats bristled. Bradley finally withdrew his amendment, saying it was "to put an end to the whining."

[jimnlena 8]

[TBoneTX 45,304]

The change Thursday came only after a tense debate about whether to include Obama's middle name, which is Hussein.

If they can include "Delano" and "Milhous," they can include the above.

[alienlovechild 75]

If we can't we even teach kids Pres. Obama's middle name because it's too controversial, what else will we skip about the great man because it will anger some people?

I saw W. and Dubya throw around plenty for the last guy so why do we have to walk on eggshells now?

[Usui Takumi 1,562]

If we can't we even teach kids Pres. Obama's middle name because it's too controversial, what else will we skip about the great man because it will anger some people?

I saw W. and Dubya throw around plenty for the last guy so why do we have to walk on eggshells now?

Simple, The Texas Board want to rewrite history.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

This is fantastically stupid.

Really, you have to laugh.

[JohnSmith2007 353]

Simple, The Texas Board want to rewrite history.

How is giving our presidents full name in a school book rewriting history?

[Pooky 3,784]

This is fantastically stupid.

Really, you have to laugh.

That's what you get when you let politicians decide what goes into basic education.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Does anyone here know what George Washington's middle name was? How about Thomas Jefferson? Abraham Lincoln?

How about Stephan Grover Cleveland who just went by Grover Cleveland?

[Pooky 3,784]

Does anyone here know what George Washington's middle name was? How about Thomas Jefferson? Abraham Lincoln?

How about Stephan Grover Cleveland who just went by Grover Cleveland?

Wasn't George Washington's middle name "Dave"?

[JohnSmith2007 353]

Does anyone here know what George Washington's middle name was? How about Thomas Jefferson? Abraham Lincoln?

How about Stephan Grover Cleveland who just went by Grover Cleveland?

Not the point. Something as basic as the mans name must be censored? This is an deliberate act of revisionist history. If his middle name cannot be mentioned in a history book what else will be left out?

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

What kind of name is "Barack Obama" anyways? What part of that sounds "American"? The name issue is going to happen whether he gets an initial, or his full name African/Muslim name listed in the history books.

Dwight David Eisenhower

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Lyndon Baines Johnson

Richard Milhous Nixon

Gerald Rudolph Ford

James Earl Carter, jr

Ronald Wilson Reagan

George Herbert Walker Bush

William Jefferson Blythe III

George Walker Bush

Barack Hussein Obama II

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Not the point. Something as basic as the mans name must be censored? This is an deliberate act of revisionist history. If his middle name cannot be mentioned in a history book what else will be left out?

When it comes to historical names of past presidents, many history books have omitted or chose not to use their full names. So why is this any different? I personally don't see any problem listing Stephan Grover Cleveland with just his middle name, Grover, and I don't see how this would be any different. There are far more troubling issues of omission by this Texas School Board than fretting over a president's middle name.

[Pooky 3,784]

William Jefferson Blythe III

Was I asleep between 1993 and 2001?

I thought his last name was Clinton

Edited May 23, 2010 by Pooky

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Was I asleep between 1993 and 2001?

I thought his last name was Clinton

He was adopted.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/williamjclinton/

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