Topic: Obama's Speech For The Children.
Winx's photo
Tue 09/08/09 12:48 PM

jeez would everybody quit quoting the whole bloody speech?

it took six and a half minutes just to scroll to the bottom of this page


Tell me about it.grumble

no photo
Tue 09/08/09 12:48 PM
Personal responsibility


Interesting theme when the current administration's policies seemingly advocate Government taking care of us...because we are not responsible enough to take care of ourselves....



yellowrose10's photo
Tue 09/08/09 12:56 PM
I don't get the whole carrying on myself. I talked to my sister about all of this because she is the exact opposite of me (in EVERYTHING)laugh she is a bleeding heart, tree hugging liberal and she calls me a gun toting, wabbit killing redneck conservative lol. she doesn't understand the fuss either but she is glad the schools here have let the parents decide to let their kids watch what ever president they want. then she wanted to hold hands and sing kumbaya laugh

Atlantis75's photo
Tue 09/08/09 12:59 PM
Edited by Atlantis75 on Tue 09/08/09 01:01 PM
Does anyone have a link to a video of the speech ?

Please?

willing2's photo
Tue 09/08/09 01:02 PM
If and only if he went exactly as it was written here, I give my permission for him to speak to our kids.

franshade's photo
Tue 09/08/09 01:02 PM
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/videobeta/watch/?watch=2f5d9fe5-73ba-45fc-9fa6-12046fd70b5d&cat=7a4d0629-234d-4cbb-8e0f-eefae344fb0a&src=front&title=Obama challenges nation's students to work hard

LewisW123's photo
Tue 09/08/09 01:15 PM
Now everyone can stop worrying about their kids being indoctrinated. They were probably all asleep, half-way thru his speech.

Atlantis75's photo
Tue 09/08/09 01:26 PM


thanks!


So just what the hell is this big fuzz about his speech?

Is that he was talking about learning and get an education? What a terrible idea huh? noway

franshade's photo
Tue 09/08/09 01:27 PM



thanks!


So just what the hell is this big fuzz about his speech?

Is that he was talking about learning and get an education? What a terrible idea huh? noway


fear of the unknown I guess


willing2's photo
Tue 09/08/09 01:33 PM



thanks!


So just what the hell is this big fuzz about his speech?

Is that he was talking about learning and get an education? What a terrible idea huh? noway

What you viewed was the edited version.
He got a big spankin' about the one he had planned prior to the one actually aired.laugh

Quietman_2009's photo
Tue 09/08/09 01:38 PM
none of this is really about the speech or the children

it's all about an opportunity to throw dirt at Obama

I'm starting to resent being forced into a position to have to defend a politician that I disagree with but this is all getting to be lunacy

Winx's photo
Tue 09/08/09 01:39 PM

Now everyone can stop worrying about their kids being indoctrinated. They were probably all asleep, half-way thru his speech.


That is the truth!

Winx's photo
Tue 09/08/09 01:39 PM

none of this is really about the speech or the children

it's all about an opportunity to throw dirt at Obama

I'm starting to resent being forced into a position to have to defend a politician that I disagree with but this is all getting to be lunacy


It's getting downright ridiculous.

Winx's photo
Tue 09/08/09 01:41 PM




thanks!


So just what the hell is this big fuzz about his speech?

Is that he was talking about learning and get an education? What a terrible idea huh? noway

What you viewed was the edited version.
He got a big spankin' about the one he had planned prior to the one actually aired.laugh


Enough with the spankin! Nobody spanked our President.

Some paranoid people didn't like one sentence in a list of things suggested to the teachers.

Winx's photo
Tue 09/08/09 01:42 PM

I don't get the whole carrying on myself. I talked to my sister about all of this because she is the exact opposite of me (in EVERYTHING)laugh she is a bleeding heart, tree hugging liberal and she calls me a gun toting, wabbit killing redneck conservative lol. she doesn't understand the fuss either but she is glad the schools here have let the parents decide to let their kids watch what ever president they want. then she wanted to hold hands and sing kumbaya laugh


Did you sing it? laugh

franshade's photo
Tue 09/08/09 01:44 PM
Can't please all the people, all of the time, nor most of the time, just some of the time.

Nothing wrong with speech that was made, regardless of what 'was planned' to take place, this is what was said and nothing was wrong with it. (jmo)


Winx's photo
Tue 09/08/09 01:47 PM

Can't please all the people, all of the time, nor most of the time, just some of the time.

Nothing wrong with speech that was made, regardless of what 'was planned' to take place, this is what was said and nothing was wrong with it. (jmo)




Fran,

Did you see the people crying because their children might be seeing it? I couldn't believe my eyes! People were even going to keep their children home from school.frustrated

franshade's photo
Tue 09/08/09 01:49 PM


Can't please all the people, all of the time, nor most of the time, just some of the time.

Nothing wrong with speech that was made, regardless of what 'was planned' to take place, this is what was said and nothing was wrong with it. (jmo)




Fran,

Did you see the people crying because their children might be seeing it? I couldn't believe my eyes! People were even going to keep their children home from school.frustrated


I think this whole thing is hilarious, most of these people had no interest in their children's education prior to Obama being elected, now everyone wants to police his thoughts, statements, actions, etc...



Atlantis75's photo
Tue 09/08/09 01:50 PM
ok i found a full version:

on the bottom of the article:

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/08/obama-coaches-students-to-get-serious-and-study-hard/?hp&apage=2#comments

willing2's photo
Tue 09/08/09 01:56 PM
Got a question.
If there was nothing offensive, why did he change the speech?