Obama's Speech to Schoolchildren

While the media has focused on the fact that seemingly many parent's are refusing to allow their children to watch President Obama's speech. However, what they didn't report was that he virtually had the majority of young men, women, and teens. The small, yet defiant minority only helped to throw the rest of America off balance, with cries of a "political brainwash". There have even been reports of school districts canceling the show due to its supposed controversy. Even my home state of Minnesota, whose governor, incidentally, is Tim Pawlenty, a 2012 front runner for the Republican nomination.
What President Obama is virtually trying to say is, do good in school, work hard, and dont give up. That's it. None of the "Vote for me you high schoolers", just an gentle encouragement from a role model. The good thing is that more and more teenagers are becoming aware of what is happening around them, however this is still a pitifully sad minority of students. Obama was just simply trying to reach out to them. Can't blame a man for trying.