The Obama administration is wasting no time in their efforts to indoctrinate kids:
The federal government is reintroducing a powerful weapon in the fight against the H1N1 flu virus: Elmo.
The popular Sesame Street character will be featured in a series of public service advertisements meant to encourage better hygiene among young children, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday.
In the ads, Elmo teams up with Gordon, another Sesame Street veteran, to stress the importance of basic healthy habits such as frequent hand washing, sneezing into the bend of your arm, and not touching your mouth, nose, and eyes.
The ads were initially rolled out in May, but have now been repackaged to help promote http://www.flu.gov/, the government Web site responsible for posting information regarding the H1N1 virus.
"We are thrilled to partner with Elmo, Gordon, and Sesame Workshop again to emphasize the steps kids and their parents can take to stay happy and healthy this school year," Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said in a statement.
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"Elmo can be a powerful messenger in delivering simple, yet compelling messages that teach a child to wash their hands and cover their mouth this flu season," Sesame Workshop President Gary Knell said.
Source: CNN
And that's precisely the problem. Elmo - or any popular children's show character - IS a powerful messenger and the Obama administration knows it. So they've entered into a partnership under the guise of promoting hygiene and saving children from the flu. Sounds great, but where does it end?
Besides, isn't good hygiene part of what Sesame Street teaches kids in the first place? Why is the Obama administration involved now?
