September 2, 2009 4:04PM 

# “I Pledge to Be of Service to Barack Obama” 

By [Neal McCluskey](https://www.cato.org/people/neal-mccluskey) 

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[Michelle Malkin ](http://michellemalkin.com/2009/09/02/i-pledge-to-be-of-service-to-barack-obama/)beat me to [this story](http://www.sltrib.com/education/ci_13249171), but it bears repeating. So too does the accompanying video, especially at about the 3:15 mark. This is almost certainly not analogous to what the president will ask for in his address to students, but as you [read](http://www.ed.gov/teachers/how/lessons/prek-6.pdf) the [guidance](http://www.ed.gov/teachers/how/lessons/7-12.pdf) given to schools by the U.S. Department of Education, it seems a heck of a lot closer than anyone should ever be comfortable with.

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