Thread: Presidential speech to our children.

Originally Posted by Bruno

Like the past 8 years you mean?

Perhaps Obama's speech to the kids should be to explain why unemployment continues to raise and he's not doing anything about it.
And tell the kids that if their parents don't have a job, Don't Worry, Be Happy!

Too much talk and no music

Originally Posted by Navaja

Perhaps Obama's speech to the kids should be to explain why unemployment continues to raise and he's not doing anything about it.

Wow, you think the government ought to provide all jobs? How conservative!

Originally Posted by Navaja

And tell the kids that if their parents don't have a job, Don't Worry, Be Happy!

Looks like he did in fact have an advice for them. Did you forget to read it? Or did you just forget to share with us your own which you seem to consider to be much better. So please, I would love to know what does a kid need to do when their parents don't have a job.

OK, I've been on vacation and I just got around to reading the speech. What exactly is the problem with it? Our president is telling kids to take education seriously -- why is there backlash?

"Thinking about my kids in school having to listen to that just really upsets me," suburban Colorado mother Shanneen Barron told CNN Denver affiliate KMGH last week, before the text of the speech was released.


"I'm an American. They are Americans, and I don't feel that's OK. I feel very scared to be in this country with our leadership right now."

Wow. Just wow. I can only image that the people upset with that speech are the ones who never thought to say something similar to their children.

Originally Posted by commiecat

OK, I've been on vacation and I just got around to reading the speech. What exactly is the problem with it? Our president is telling kids to take education seriously -- why is there backlash?



Wow. Just wow. I can only image that the people upset with that speech are the ones who never thought to say something similar to their children.

I couldn't agree more. I got to the thread late (shame on me) but I really don't see why people are so up in arms about this speech. It's incredibly positive and even after Bush f***ed (for lack of a more accurate description) up as royally as he did, I don't think there would be half the fallout Obama is getting if he attempt this. Why do people inherently not trust Obama? Did I miss something? Wasn't it W and his administration who put us in this crappy situation (economy, war, education [to an extent], etc)? Isn't it Obama who's trying to actively do something to get us out?

This is really some kind of incredible hypocrisy going on. I'm not a huge Obama fan and I think he's made a couple of questionable calls, but people are way too quick to throw punches here. Hell, we re-elected Bush after putting up with the first four years, and we can't even give Obama a year to get situated?

Sorry for the

Originally Posted by Oglethorpe

Why do people inherently not trust Obama? Did I miss something?

Yes you did. He's young and inexperienced and he's got a funny name. And did I mention he's black?

That, Ogie, is why the people are afraid of him

Originally Posted by hoglahoo

Yes you did. He's young and inexperienced and he's got a funny name. And did I mention he's black?

That, Ogie, is why the people are afraid of him

I knew that was the answer, but I wanted to give people the benefit of the doubt. Silly me!

Originally Posted by hoglahoo

Yes you did. He's young and inexperienced and he's got a funny name. And did I mention he's black?

That, Ogie, is why the people are afraid of him

And his ears stick out reeeeel far. He might be an alien.

<--------- Obama?

Originally Posted by honedright

And his ears stick out reeeeel far. He might be an alien.

An illegal alien. WHERE'S THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE?!

Originally Posted by Oglethorpe

This is really some kind of incredible hypocrisy going on. I'm not a huge Obama fan and I think he's made a couple of questionable calls, but people are way too quick to throw punches here. Hell, we re-elected Bush after putting up with the first four years, and we can't even give Obama a year to get situated?

Sorry for the

This is what gets me. It is true that Obama was my choice and I was really elated to see him elected rather than the alternative but that aside it is in all of our best interests to support the elected leader and see whether his policies work or not.

The republicans are ruthless and are only interested in playing politics to place themselves in the best position come 2010 and the democrats are spineless wimps overall who won't stand up to them now just as they didn't when dubl U was in there messing everything up that he touched. We're in a helluva shape in the meanwhile.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

The republicans are ruthless and are only interested in playing politics to place themselves in the best position come 2010 and the democrats are spineless wimps overall who won't stand up to them now just as they didn't when dubl U was in there messing everything up that he touched. We're in a helluva shape in the meanwhile.

Oh come on Jimmy. you could switch "republican" with "democrat" in the above quote and it would still make just as much sense