Huckabee "Learn Our History" video series for kids

[allingeneral]

I received this from my Mike Huckabee fan club email. It's a sales pitch for a video series, and VGOF doen't make anything off of them. I just think it's a neat idea. I haven't purchased or viewed the videos. Just passing it along in case anyone is interested.

FYI - I find his use of the word "assassination" in reference to OBL a little strange...but I digress...

Happy New Year! As we ring in the new year, we’re reminded that yet another year is history and we’re given a chance to reflect on all that’s happened over the past 12 months. And what a 12 months it’s been! Between a Navy Seal’s assassination of Osama Bin Laden, the toppling and killing of Gadhafi by his own people, a Royal Wedding, the Occupy Wall Street movement, and a horrendous earthquake and tsunami in Japan, there was plenty happening to keep the headlines coming throughout all of 2011.

On a personal level, it was a year of great accomplishments for me. First, I became a grandfather. I also had the opportunity to co-found a new children’s education company, Learn Our History, and turn a lifelong dream of inspiring youngsters to understand and appreciate our nation’s rich past— into reality.

After we launched the company in May, it quickly became evident that parents everywhere have been craving a tool just like Learn Our History. I’m thrilled to say that Learn Our History videos have already helped thousands of families by providing fun, educational content that kids actually want to watch!

CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR CHILD A FREE* DVD - LEARN OUR HISTORY


In this new year, we’re ready to help even more families—including yours— by making Learn Our History more accessible than ever before! My team and I have pulled out all the stops and have put together a special opportunity you won’t want to pass up!

Now, when you order our brand-new DVD “Columbus And The Great Discovery” for your children or grandchildren, we’ll send you a second DVD, “The Birth Of A Revolution”, absolutely FREE*!

With our video on Christopher Columbus, the children in your life will be amazed by ‘the story that started it all!’ As they follow the exciting adventures of a group of time-traveling history students, your kids will get to grab a front-row seat on the Santa Maria right next to Christopher Columbus himself. All the while, they’ll discover the fascinating facts they never learned in school as they enjoy the entertaining story about Columbus’ journey to the new world.

And with their FREE BONUS DVD, your kids will get to see how America’s early settlers revolted against the British and fought for the very freedoms that would ultimately serve as the framework for our nation.

Your kids can enjoy “Columbus & The Great Discovery” for 30 days. If they don’t love it and learn, just send it back and we’ll refund your entire $9.95 purchase price. Either way, your FREE* DVD “The Birth of a Revolution” is yours to keep, no matter what you decide.

I invite you to watch a brief clip of both videos right now. Just click on the button below.

Learn Our History Helps Build Strong Values In Children

I guarantee your children will have hours of fun as they watch each Learn Our History DVD. And while they watch, the videos will help build character and reinforce important values you want to instill in your children, such as:

• The principles of freedom & democracy

• The unique qualities that make America the greatest country on Earth

• The benefits of a strong military

• God’s role in America

And the best news is that you can choose to keep the fun and learning going all year long! That’s because each month, you’ll have the opportunity to let your child preview a new Learn Our History video without risk or obligation! You’re never under any obligation to pay for any video you don’t want.

This year, why not make a resolution to help the children in your life discover a newfound appreciation for history? Go ahead and take advantage of our FREE* DVD offer now!

Sincerely,

Mike Huckabee

[OakRidgeStars]

Uncle Huck has more than a few strange ideas...

http://weaselzippers.us/2011/12/26/huck ... -american/

[gatlingun6]

I received this from my Mike Huckabee fan club email. It's a sales pitch for a video series, and VGOF doen't make anything off of them. I just think it's a neat idea. I haven't purchased or viewed the videos. Just passing it along in case anyone is interested.

FYI - I find his use of the word "assassination" in reference to OBL a little strange...but I digress...

Happy New Year! As we ring in the new year, we’re reminded that yet another year is history and we’re given a chance to reflect on all that’s happened over the past 12 months. And what a 12 months it’s been! Between a Navy Seal’s assassination of Osama Bin Laden, the toppling and killing of Gadhafi by his own people, a Royal Wedding, the Occupy Wall Street movement, and a horrendous earthquake and tsunami in Japan, there was plenty happening to keep the headlines coming throughout all of 2011.

On a personal level, it was a year of great accomplishments for me. First, I became a grandfather. I also had the opportunity to co-found a new children’s education company, Learn Our History, and turn a lifelong dream of inspiring youngsters to understand and appreciate our nation’s rich past— into reality.

After we launched the company in May, it quickly became evident that parents everywhere have been craving a tool just like Learn Our History. I’m thrilled to say that Learn Our History videos have already helped thousands of families by providing fun, educational content that kids actually want to watch!

CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR CHILD A FREE* DVD - LEARN OUR HISTORY


In this new year, we’re ready to help even more families—including yours— by making Learn Our History more accessible than ever before! My team and I have pulled out all the stops and have put together a special opportunity you won’t want to pass up!

Now, when you order our brand-new DVD “Columbus And The Great Discovery” for your children or grandchildren, we’ll send you a second DVD, “The Birth Of A Revolution”, absolutely FREE*!

With our video on Christopher Columbus, the children in your life will be amazed by ‘the story that started it all!’ As they follow the exciting adventures of a group of time-traveling history students, your kids will get to grab a front-row seat on the Santa Maria right next to Christopher Columbus himself. All the while, they’ll discover the fascinating facts they never learned in school as they enjoy the entertaining story about Columbus’ journey to the new world.

And with their FREE BONUS DVD, your kids will get to see how America’s early settlers revolted against the British and fought for the very freedoms that would ultimately serve as the framework for our nation.

Your kids can enjoy “Columbus & The Great Discovery” for 30 days. If they don’t love it and learn, just send it back and we’ll refund your entire $9.95 purchase price. Either way, your FREE* DVD “The Birth of a Revolution” is yours to keep, no matter what you decide.

I invite you to watch a brief clip of both videos right now. Just click on the button below.

Learn Our History Helps Build Strong Values In Children

I guarantee your children will have hours of fun as they watch each Learn Our History DVD. And while they watch, the videos will help build character and reinforce important values you want to instill in your children, such as:

• The principles of freedom & democracy

• The unique qualities that make America the greatest country on Earth

• The benefits of a strong military

• God’s role in America

And the best news is that you can choose to keep the fun and learning going all year long! That’s because each month, you’ll have the opportunity to let your child preview a new Learn Our History video without risk or obligation! You’re never under any obligation to pay for any video you don’t want.

This year, why not make a resolution to help the children in your life discover a newfound appreciation for history? Go ahead and take advantage of our FREE* DVD offer now!

Sincerely,

Mike Huckabee

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Thanks for passing it on. I did take the time to go to Mike Huckabee's site where I read all the claims, and watched all the video clips. I also asked a couple of friends who majored in history for their assessment. If anyone wants to line the pockets of Mike Huckabee's group have at it, but don't expect anything but a most superficial and highly biased view of American history.

How do I know it's highly biased? Because they tell you so in the FAQ. They refer to American History as taught in every school system in the U.S. to be based on a philosophy they call "blame America first". Next they say, their video series is unbiased American history. One thing is certain, if you have to say it isn't biased, you know it is. Finally, they talk about all the new historical "facts" your child will learn thereby exposing a fallacy in their thinking about history.

This idea that historians are simply conduits for historical facts is a chief historians fallacy. History is much more than a collections of facts, and historians are much more than scribes who organize these facts. Good history begins with questions and underlying assumptions. The entire foundation for this series are the assumptions that current U.S. history is unacceptable because it's biased and reflects a blame America first view. Neither assumption is discussed, or supported in any way.

Let's take the Christopher Columbus video clip example. In the Columbus DVD how many facts are recounted in a few minutes, and how many are omitted. Necessarily most of the facts we know about Columbus are omitted. Aside from his campaign to secure funding, Columbus made 4 trips to the New World. There are thousands and thousands of facts associated with the Columbus story, yet the DVD focus is on a few facts. What can we conclude? That there is a selective view of Columbus that portrays the hero, or the bad guy and either way, it's all superficial.

Personally I would not waste my money, your public library is a much better option.

Gat6

[allingeneral]

Well, thank goodness you're here to debunk all of the myths and set everyone straight. I don't know how we would survive without you to explain everything to us in terms that we can understand.

[gatlingun6]

Well, thank goodness you're here to debunk all of the myths and set everyone straight. I don't know how we would survive without you to explain everything to us in terms that we can understand.

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Why thank you for the complement but I did nothing special, or unusual. All I did was spend some time reviewing the site. I'm sure that most in this forum would have reached the same bottom line, i.e. save your money.

Gat6

[allingeneral]

Well, thank goodness you're here to debunk all of the myths and set everyone straight. I don't know how we would survive without you to explain everything to us in terms that we can understand.

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Why thank you for the complement but I did nothing special, or unusual. All I did was spend some time reviewing the site. I'm sure that most in this forum would have reached the same bottom line, i.e. save your money.

Gat6

A "Complement" is a term that is indicative of one thing completing another. I believe the word you were looking for was "Compliment".

Please don't attempt to read anything complimentary about anything that I said. Goading me and everyone else in this forum at every turn is getting tiresome, to say the least. Maybe you should go find someplace else to hang out.

[gatlingun6]

Well, thank goodness you're here to debunk all of the myths and set everyone straight. I don't know how we would survive without you to explain everything to us in terms that we can understand.

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Thanks for the correction, you're right, spell check does not ensure that you have the right word.
Gat6

[OleMan]

Well, thank goodness you're here to debunk all of the myths and set everyone straight. I don't know how we would survive without you to explain everything to us in terms that we can understand.

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Why thank you for the complement but I did nothing special, or unusual. All I did was spend some time reviewing the site. I'm sure that most in this forum would have reached the same bottom line, i.e. save your money.

Gat6

A "Complement" is a term that is indicative of one thing completing another. I believe the word you were looking for was "Compliment".

Please don't attempt to read anything complimentary about anything that I said. Goading me and everyone else in this forum at every turn is getting tiresome, to say the least. Maybe you should go find someplace else to hang out.

Rick, your response was not unexpected and is quite welcome!! When the big dog barks, the pups hide under the porch!



Oleman