Here's a link to the Statesman article about the brouhaha: http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/2009/09/03/0903speech.html. Be sure to scroll down to the the reader's comment area.
And here's a link to a post being sent around to drum up fear because our president has the gall to tell our kids to stay in school and study hard: http://bytestyle.tv/content/indoctrination-alert-protect-your-kids-sept-8th.