OUTRAGED PARENTS HAD LITTLE TO BE OUTRAGED ABOUT

A highly controversial pep talk from President Barack Obama to students across the country Tuesday turned out to be much ado about absolutely nothing.

Obama’s speech, which was delivered to an Arlington, Va. high school and aired on C-SPAN and the White House website, touched on the importance of studying hard and doing well in school.

“The truth is, being successful is hard,” Obama said. “You won’t love every subject you study. You won’t click with every teacher. Not every homework assignment will seem completely relevant to your life right this minute. And you won’t necessarily succeed at everything the first time you try.”

The president made no mention at all of political or policy positions. [READ ENTIRE SPEECH HERE]

But in the days following the speech’s announcement, parents across the country complained that the president would use the address to “brainwash” or “indoctrinate” their children.

In South Carolina, most schools that showed the speech allowed students to opt-out of watching it. Other schools refused to show Obama’s address altogether, instead choosing to offer taped versions later or online.

The Obama Administration said they were disappointed that schools and parents chose not to watch the address.