President Obama’s Address to Students Across America September 8, 2009

[Johnny Bravo]

I'll ask again "What would Hitler do"?

[fightingquaker13]

We don't know what he will be saying yet so I reserve judgment until I hear it.

Probably the best approach. I mean the man can give a speech, and if its just duty, honor country and remember to eat your spinach and study hard and volunteer in your community, what's the harm? If its something else, well....
FQ13

[tt11758]

Probably the best approach. I mean the man can give a speech, and if its just duty, honor country and remember to eat your spinach and study hard and volunteer in your community, what's the harm? If its something else, well....
FQ13

Where the problem comes in is the fact that many of us don't trust this man any further than we can throw a Humvee, and are scared to death at the thought of him having the opportunity to address our children without our supervision.

[fightingquaker13]

Where the problem comes in is the fact that many of us don't trust this man any further than we can throw a Humvee, and are scared to death at the thought of him having the opportunity to address our children without our supervision.

True, but politics aside, the Obamas are great role models for black kids. I mean seriously, study hard, get married before you have kids and look where you can go. Forget him, look at her. She came from a blue collar family (note again family) and her brother is a successful college coach and she was a high end lawyer who wound up running a hospital. You think she would raise her kids to date a guy that called them bitches or hos or baby momma? Just like Condi and Colin Powell, they set an example that you can do anything, and should ignore the Jesse Jacksons of the world who say you can't. As I say, this has zero to do with their politics (any of the four), just that its something that too many black teenagers need to be forcibly reminded of.
FQ13

[tt11758]

True, but politics aside, the Obamas are great role models for black kids. I mean seriously, study hard, get married before you have kids and look where you can go. Forget him, look at her. She came from a blue collar family (note again family) and her brother is a successful college coach and she was a high end lawyer who wound up running a hospital. You think she would raise her kids to date a guy that called them bitches or hos or baby momma? Just like Condi and Colin Powell, they set an example that you can do anything, and should ignore the Jesse Jacksons of the world who say you can't. As I say, this has zero to do with their politics (any of the four), just that its something that too many black teenagers need to be forcibly reminded of.
FQ13

FQ, my friend, I think you need to emerge from the hallowed and somewhat idealized halls of academia and take a look at the real world.  Jesse Jackson and the others who say you can't are Obama's bread and butter.  They're the ones who help him and his ilk maintain a dependent class that can't survive without him, thereby insuring his power base.

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[Johnny Bravo]

We never had to worry about what the president would say to our youth.......until now.

[fightingquaker13]

FQ, my friend, I think you need to emerge from the hallowed and somewhat idealized halls of academia and take a look at the real world.  Jesse Jackson and the others who say you can't are Obama's bread and butter.  They're the ones who help him and his ilk maintain a dependent class that can't survive without him, thereby insuring his power base.

Its irrelevant TT. Jackson can say what wants to, and Obama can kiss his ass. The point is an ambitious black kid (of whatever ideology) can look up and say, if him, why not me? If she can be raised by a janitor and wind up running a hospital, why can't I? Condi and Powell both got to be sec state on their merits, Jackson's rhetoric not withstanding. It really is a case of a picture being worth a thousand words.
FQ13 

[Timothy]

The point is an ambitious black kid (of whatever ideology) can look up and say, if him, why not me? If she can be raised by a janitor and wind up running a hospital, why can't I? Condi and Powell both got to be sec state on their merits, Jackson's rhetoric not withstanding. It really is a case of a picture being worth a thousand words.
FQ13 

"Affirmative Action"  aka....Reverse racism.......At least Condi Rice and Powell admitted it, publicly!

[tombogan03884]

True, but politics aside, the Obamas are great role models for black kids. I mean seriously, study hard, get married before you have kids and look where you can go. Forget him, look at her. She came from a blue collar family (note again family) and her brother is a successful college coach and she was a high end lawyer who wound up running a hospital. You think she would raise her kids to date a guy that called them bitches or hos or baby momma? Just like Condi and Colin Powell, they set an example that you can do anything, and should ignore the Jesse Jacksons of the world who say you can't. As I say, this has zero to do with their politics (any of the four), just that its something that too many black teenagers need to be forcibly reminded of.
FQ13

Are you out of your mind ? They are a couple of scum bag political hacks who, if Michelle's Daddy had not been a Ward boss for the Daley machine, never would have had the opportunity to become pay to play union suck ups, You say Michelle "ran a hospital' ? you don't know what you are babbling about, She "helped" her community" by instituting a patient dumping program that almost cost UCMC it's Medicare credentials.
Funny before they decided to pay her $350,000+( right after hubby hit the Senate)  per year they had no need of her position and have not filled it since she left, of course, having her Mentor, Machine hack Valerie Jarrett on the board of Directors gave Michelle the key to the golden goose.
FQ, just go back to your kool ade.

[Jackel]

i dont know.

a lot of people in my town still think he is gonna pull through and be a great president.