BigGovernment links to a disturbing video of schoolchildren being taught to praise Barack Obama, specifically, by name. Lyrics, approximately:

Mmm, Mmm, Mmm. Barack Hussein Obama!
He said that all must lend a hand to make this country strong again
Mmm, Mmm, Mmm. Barack Hussein Obama!
He said you must be fair today, equal work means equal pay!
Mmm, Mmm, Mmm. Barack Hussein Obama!
He said must take a stand and make sure everyone gets a chance!
Mmm, Mmm, Mmm. Barack Hussein Obama!
Red and yellow, black and white, all are equal in his sight!
Mmm, Mmm, Mmm. Barack Hussein Obama!
Yes, Mmm, Mmm, Mmm. Barack Hussein Obama!

The second song, to the tune of "Battle Hymn", is even more sycophantic:

Hello Mister President
We honor you today
For all your great accomplishments
We all do [?] say 'hooray!'
Hooray Mister President
We know you're number one! [Salutes with index finger]
The first black American to lead this nation
Hooray Mister President
We honor your request [?]
[unintelligible]
Hooray Mister President
We're really proud of you
As you stand for all Americans [?] under the great red, white, and blue
[unintelligible...]
Hip, hip, hooray!
Hip, hip, hooray!
Hip, hip, hooray!

Look at the lyrics: First, we have repurposed religious elements: The second song is the "Battle Hymn of the Republic", only reworked as, um, a bit more of a battle hymn of the Dear Leader.

In the first song, we have the famous lines:

Red and yellow, black and white, they are precious in his sight,
Jesus loves the little children of the world.

Only "his" now refers Barack Obama, and instead of being "precious", the people of such colors are "equal" in "his sight." (Though you certainly wouldn't guess that from any of Barack's church's teachings.) More than a tad creepy: why does it matter how he views us? Normally, we want a President to execute policy; we don't worry how we're appearing in his eyes.

Then we have the important maxim that "equal works means equal pay." A busboy probably works just as hard in two hours as Billy Joel does. So the busboy and Billy Joel should presumably make the same amount, as they're exerting equal effort. Never mind that a huge portion of the population could work as waitstaff, but there's only one Billy Joel. The government should, presumably, equalize their income. According to this song, government has a moral duty to take control of such things.

It's not disturbing that children would admire a president. I was raised to admire JFK (and later, Jimmy Carter), and was even given a book which (in retrospect) clearly had that end in mind. But this was a family's decision, not a school's.

By the way, I'd be similarly disturbed if kids were being taught to sing the praises of George Bush. I don't want schools becoming tools of partisan indoctrination. And true, this is just one school. That we know of. But it shows how comfortable many Americans are with authoritarian forms, and how naturally such forms can arise among those who don't recognize their historical uses.

UPDATE, 9/26: I've updated the first song lyrics based on this local newspaper article. Now with added coercion! (The article states the intent was to celebrate black accomplishments, and black history month. Um, fine, but what does that have to do with teaching children to support wage controls?)