President Obama Give Commencement Address at Booker T. Washington High School

[willrobbin]

I love the way he takes time to speek with the youth of America to encourage them!!!!!!!1

[mi3456789]

Obama! we coming for u nigga.

[crystalgrose]

CONGRATS BOOKER T!!!!!! WAY TO GO!!!!! BEST OF LUCK TO YOU ALL.

[TheTrinimom]

He is talking like a true Father to his kids. What is wrong with that. Some of these kids do not have a Father who would speak to them in that way. Stop hating.

[191x7]

Shalonda... is she white? *Sarcasm*

[191x7]

Terrible policies, but definitely a kick-ass president.

[golfvatech]

to all the haters of bryan on fire..he knows what hes talkin about unlike you stupid ass jealous republicans..go suck old person cock, since thats the only type of people you send to run for the republican party candidacy anyway lmfao..republicans are sooooo stupid

[toberses11]

The Americans DO NOT have the best healthcare system in the world. DO NOT. Bill Clinton has said it as well as most of the world. It is not free market it's like a sort of hybrid which doesn't match the European style which is much better which covers everybody, nor is it purely free market as you guys spend 19% of revenue on healthcare, more then the UK which spends 9%, pick one, either is better then what you have now 

[golfvatech]

@toberses11

the health care system is a lot better than it would be with a republican in office so go suck some more cock you stupid ass republican..the republican party is the worst party ever made up

[gioperation]

good speech!

[bball697]

I envy Americans at this moment to have a president like him!!!

[ArthurTong]

@bball697 we envy your envying us ;P

[onstageagain]

Get out of Tenn... your a disgusting bastard.

[esquireyes]

I just love him!!!!

[gambart2002]

S3rBbro, u need to be hospitalized.

[S3rBbrO]

obama is a fuckin terrorist fucken monkey looking kunt

[PooPooOnMyNewShoe]

Bush was an idiot for sure but, so far ObamaNation has nearly tripled the US debt from Bush (up 81%) that is. The $787B stim DID NOT work, GM stock is still trading well below value needed to get into the "black". Obama is following the Bush plan concerning TARP / Bailouts and we're all paying the price. The FED printing money (600B) or QE2 is causing the inflation you might be noticing. Bush and Obama are disasters. We’re digging a deep hole. Maybe that’s what Obama meant by “shovel ready jobs”

[010abrown]

Congratulations BTW!! you guys did a great job and wishing continued success for the 2011 class and all classes that follow!!

[Hunkola]

Obama is our Lord and Saviour ---- learn that fact, people

[LeftLaneDriver93]

Obama calling The Commercial Appeal the "local paper" lol

[foopie29]

Obama dyed his hair. I need to dye mine too.  Presidency is stressing!

[DeathToTheFed]

Independent candidacy is an impossibility in America, hell why do you think Ron Paul associates with the Republican party? Look, Ron Paul is America's only hope. He actually wants an end to the FED, and is a strict constitutionalist. Remember the constitution? That document that is the foundation of your liberty? The Federal Government's role in almost every facet of your lives, the constitution is practically destroyed and that is what the corporations what, to control your day to day lives.

[DeathToTheFed]

The federal government borrows money at interest from the Federal Reserve. How does the government pay for that interest? It borrows from the FED of course! Fiat currency has no intrinsic value other than how much of it is in supply. A monopoly 20 dollar bill has the same backing as a real 20 dollar bill. He who controls the money supply controls the nation. You have to look beyond face value, to the man behind the curtain. Both parties are funded and controlled by the same people

[DeathToTheFed]

Looking at the comments here, I am truly disgusted by the ignorance that some of you are showing. The economy is in the hands of the Federal Reserve, a private corporation. Look, the president is nothing more than a front man for corporate interest, why do you think Obama has continued the policies of Bush? As he is doing what his masters what him to do. You want to look for the reason why the economy is in the shitter, look no further than the Fed. .... To be continued

[dpas2009]

@spasmaticcontortion While those things may be true, just be glad that you don't live in a country like North Korea, where you could be secretly executed just for saying things out of the way, or in China, where the recent recipient of the Nobel Peace Price is jailed for just receiving. Even though this country has its problems, we are fortunate that we can fix those problems better than most other countries. I strongly believe over half of our problems would be solved if we just came together.

[dpas2009]

I think the 5 in 10 Americans need to get it together with the fact that Obama IS a leader, he IS wanting to improve the economy, he IS wanting to preserve the things we love so much (e.g. Medicare/aid, SS, education, infrastructure, etc.) from the dirty jaws of the Republicans, AND he IS wanting to do as much for us as possible, so I believe he is the best man for the job.

[seeker267]

@spasmaticcontortion - you are the one complaining about the country and the leaders the people voted in. Don't get all but hurt when somebody clearly tells you that you also have the right to leave. I know that I wouldn't want to stay in a place that I didn't like or that I didn't like the way it was runned. You must also remember that there are 300 million others here so it's not YOUR Country.. It's OURS so get over yourself you ignorant moron!!! I don't miss you already!!!

[seeker267]

@spasmaticcontortion - you are welcome to leave.. I'm sure there is someone in Somalia that would love to trade places with you. I don't even think we'll miss you.

[MarquisdeLafayett]

so obama , where are the jobs for the african american men eh ? why haven't you forced the social security adminstration to send out the 7 MILLION no match letters that their holding on to ? don't ya think it might dislogde some illegal immgrants so that black men could work again ? i'm betting there's a few hundred thousand african ameircans who'd like to be working right about now ..

[UDEAD2BOI]

Because they are mostly ITIN. I worked for 2 state Dept of Revenue Svcs and I know the issues. I am not saying that problems don't exist I am just saying don't try to put it all on one politician. What about the House & Senate. Even better yet what about previous Presidents. Whats ironic is that GW Bush started his presidency with unemployment at 4.2% and was 11.47% in 2008 and now unemployment is at 9% and decreasing with Obama. So to make it seem as if nothing is being accomplished is false

[bryanOnfire]

@MarquisdeLafayett This president is for "all" people. Jobs... what's a "job?" ... go out and make your own "job"... stop waiting on others to give you a job. That's where people have it all wrong. It's good to go to college; but if your degree is not "specific" and/or professional, than don't expect to get a job as your degree was meant to teach you knowledge and diversity. It's up to you to motivate yourself and come up with a business plan to open your own business...

[MarquisdeLafayett]

@bryanOnfire really bryan ? so do you sugges that the answer to 8 million unemployed americans is for them to all go and "create jobs " for themselves ? i'd love to hear how that wil work ? perhaps you could go into specifics , do you have any sure fire ideas ? i'd love to come up with my own bussiness plan while i slave away at my dreary day job ..

[MarquisdeLafayett]

while you were giving this speech , did you tell the mainly black audience that the black male unemployment rate is something like 20 % ? i bet you didn't talk about the dream act or CIR where you want to legalize 11 million illegal immgrants so they can continue to compete with african americans for jobs ...

[UDEAD2BOI]

I really like how non African Americans love to update African Americans on whats going on in our communities. It is also comical that you choose to speak on what the president wants to do when in fact BOTH President Bush's wanted To do exactly that. If you recall it was the senior Bush that stated "The Mexicans do the jobs that Americans don't want to do". Then on your own page you hide behind a mask spewing ignorance. I hope the kids Obama spoke to are inspired beyond your type of stupid.

[MarquisdeLafayett]

@UDEAD2BOI i'm sorry is president bush in office right now ? umm this might be a news flash for you but i'm talking about CURRENT events .. my type of stupid ? when the african american community has close to 20 % black male unemployment and i'm saying REMOVE ILLEGAL ALIENS from employment to give young black men jobs , THAT make me stupid ? are serious ? well holy cow , yeah let's hope those children don't listen to my type of stupid ,that way they never have to deal with working for a living

[UDEAD2BOI]

I remember when I was in the US Marine Corps and President Clinton came and spoke to our unit. After he finished his speech to us, he shuck hands with us and talked to us. With every thing that we were going through it made a difference. It made a difference that day and even today. To try and belittle the effects of what President Obama has done by speaking to these kids is ludicrous. That truly exhibits the hatred so many Americans have for this guy and and even this country. That is sad

[mjrevjohnson12]

dang.Obama you just motivated me today.Thanks a bunch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[frankiedecarlos]

God bless the BTW class and President Obama. This is awesome!

[cree9690]

At 10:20, he says "sometimes she struggled to provide for ME AND MY SISTER." How can the President of the United States make a grammatical mistake like that at a high school commencement? What kind of example is he really setting?

[allenanb]

@cree9690 o dear your irrelevant commentary is not only obviously pathetic and a quite a reach for why there is something wrong with obama but it is incorrect. take out the other persons name and see if the sentence still sounds right when you arent sure if your grammar is right. would you say to provide for I? Nice try anyway

[cree9690]

@allenanb If you go back and look at any third grade grammar book, you will see that the correct phrase is "my sister and me." It's no wonder other countries are excelling in education as the US falls behind. Our president doesn't speak proper English grammar and the rest of the nation doesn't even notice. That's what I call "pathetic," dear sir.

[1missexypants]

fake laughs fake storys i dont buy this bullshit

[khs6848]

Great address. "Thanks for inspiring me."

[woodruff45111]

Love my President , Keep up the work.

[tyu3456]

Lol the initials of the school... BTW...

[slauburn]

YOUTUBE CRAP



[AllianceOfJerkOffs]

commence doing something for america, cocksucker

[TheSaginawRejects]

No, he is a snake... A puppet, a liar, and a denier of truth. He wants to control you and I, he thinks he knows better, he thinks he owns you.

[IceAngel166]

YOU get on a reailty SHOW and suddenly YOUR famous!?! LOL

Reality is the state of things AS THEY ACTUALLY EXIST Mr. President, rather than AS THEY MAY APPEAR or may be thought... Right?

Well... SUP mR.PRESIDENT??? lol (smile)

[IceAngel166]

@devilsreject111 LOL YouR doing truthing justice my friend...

NO doubt in my book!

Your choice of words blow me away. lol I love it... lol

[Ledwix]

President Obama Give Commencement Address.

[AnnAAngel1564]

Education has no power, its a system put in place by the goverment as a control means. Self education is the way forward. D.

[zphidiva]

What do these stupid ass comments have to do with this graduation speech?

[LongLiveOx]

CIA Zionist puppet murderer.  Ship him off to Guantanamo, with Bush and Cheney.

[alex2974]

@devilsreject111 lol faggot.

[TheMediaAnarchist]

If he cares about education so much then why are teachers losing their jobs across the U.S. SMH?

[DiamondChrome42]

@TheMediaAnarchist because the GOP run State governors are defunding them :)

[DiamondChrome42]

@TheMediaAnarchist The GOP figured out they can get away with murder now so they are coming out of the closet of thier real agenda which is to privatize education, medicare, social security, and ship jobs over seas and use us as corporate slaves

[Yellownealy]

@TheMediaAnarchist Because states run by the GOP are gutting their education budgets. Obama can't interfere with that.

[DiamondChrome42]

@devilsreject111 here's an idea stop wasting server buff on youtube and just put on your the end is near sign on and just stand in the middle of a highway

[DiamondChrome42]

@devilsreject111 and ignorance is bliss if you believe everything you read and thinks the world is going to end because of some political fling that comes and goes hahahaha

[mikestrek]

Obama/Biden 2012

[DiamondChrome42]

@devilsreject111 wow you're a little late on finding that out lol, those were just military affairs skirmishes, not the end of the world, same thing happens between US/Israeli forces sometimes

[DiamondChrome42]

you can really tell in his speeches he has kids, because he tends to act like he's talking to a group of kids sometimes

[DiamondChrome42]

that's my president!!!

[DiamondChrome42]

uh-oh, i guess that nazi socialized Muslim education program kicked in lol, what now GOP? Please don't cry John Boener

[steve2665able]

I wish I could meet Mr. Obama. In the dictionary under the definition of Gentleman, is his picture. For he is a Gentle, understanding, kind Man. If one person ever harms one hair on his head or hurts the 3 Ladies in his life.. We will go absolutely Crazy!.. I put that on My Kids.. We Will Not Go Quietly into The Night, if Something Happens To This One...

[thisoldman99]

@bryanOnfire after we nuked them twice in WWII

[artcar88]

I love my president. End of Story!

[necox5]

Obama is the King!

[Columbiastarmedia]

Anyone know where the introduction by the Student is? It is a riot as he says "Usually noone knows the person at these graduation . . . noone knows where he was born . . ."

[meltdown53]

hey bo, where are ALL the jobs for the Grads?...who will hire them?

[AdamIntellectual7]

@meltdown53 Barack did not take away the jobs and the title is Mr. President...and someone will hire them or forget hiring, they should start their own service business...this a start and we should all be proud that these students had obstacles that others may not have faced and yet they succeeded..I applaud you graduates and you too Mr. President..

[Seasonchange1]

@AdamIntellectual7 .... Great post! Our economy been so bad way before President Obama came into the office and we all know he and his people try hard to make things better for the country but the other side just keep on going against him because they don't want him to be successful! He is a great President, keep on fighting for him. We all know he is a good man and we believe in him.

GOD BLESS AMERICA and President Obama.

[MarquisdeLafayett]

@Seasonchange1 if he was a really good man , he'd be more concerned with the high levels of african american male unemployment .. he might even do things like oh i don't know , force illegal aliens out of the jobs their holding down so BLACK AMERICANS can work ?

[Seasonchange1]

@MarquisdeLafayett .... President Obama has been trying to do everything he can to make sure people in America ( both black and white ) to have jobs. He can't just try to help just black American or white American! It doesn't matter what he does people will always blame him for everything, I know that I'll never want anyone in my family get involve in political life, those people working so hard but never good enough! Obama is not a magician but one we know is he never stop working for us all.

[meltdown53]

@AdamIntellectual7...I am VERY proud of ALL the Grads and wish them well.. Obama, who never even ran a lemonade stand, can not create pvt. sector jobs. To do so he & his Party would have to embrace & support capitalism, not reject & seek to destroy it.

I will call bo Mr President when he has earned it so far he has NOT (nor bush, if that is where you are headed)

bo has a TEMP. job that is all........btw what has he done that has been so great?.... to be cont 2

[meltdown53]

@AdamIntellectual7 cont 2...Obama scolds the American people,about how they shouldn't spend more money, than they take in living on credit cards, taking lavish vacations and must tighten their belts,

but when, Obama does the same thing, he is hailed as the great intellectual and only man that can save America, by the liberal media. and to say otherwise makes you a bigot or to stupid to understand how economics work.

this CLOWN has pulled the wool over EVERYONES eyes....NOT in 2012

[MrJayDC]

@meltdown53 this is about the graduates - not Obama! Save it for FOX NEWS (so sad)

[MsNatualTee202]

@MrJayDC Well Said!!!!!!!

[eternalylost420]

no matter what kind of political views you have weather you a republican or a conspiracy theorist. education matters im glad we can agree on something

[groundhog2008]

@eternalylost420 If we dare elect republicans into office in 2012, we can say goodby to our great education system!!!! Repubs budget propostal will cut education funding by 40%, and gut benefits for seniors by 60%!! Please, please, think about what that will do, then, vote for Obama in 2012!!!! YES WE CAN!!!!

[Seasonchange1]

@groundhog2008 .... Obama 2012!

[FrozenWolf1000]

President traitor Zionist Obama sold USA to Isreal...and why do you degenerates still support him....oh because your brainwashed.

[onepablotoonrocs12]

KING BOOKER

[SheMac1986]

great words of advice!!! Obama ure the greatest

[KingB2K8]

This is all well and good......but there are no jobs for graduates. Ask me, I'm sitting at home almost 6 months now and have a degree but can't find nothing. So much for education.

[NiteAngel]

blah blah, all you Obama lovers he is letting Iran build rocket bases in Venezuela Iran's intention to explode a nuclear device in space, creating Electro magnetic Pulse. This would destroy every computer and micro chip within the country; putting us back into the stone age.

[bryanOnfire]

@NiteAngel He is ONE person. The good thing about this country is that we have three branches of government... they are the executive branch(enforces law), the legislative branch(make laws), and the judicial branch(nterprets law)... so one person (the president) can't just let Iran build rocket bases. The US can't keep stepping in without the help of other countries. We will weaken our own country if we keep going this route...and other countries know this as well...stay in school!

[NiteAngel]

@bryanOnfire lol what ? do you scroll back and read all the comments ? another thing obama wants to give Egypt billion of dollars, a precondition should be for them to keep the peace treaty with Israel, or we get another war, lets hope the other 3 branches of governed tells obama to shove the idea were the sun dont shine, how old are you?

[kingschessclub]

WE WILL FIND THAT MAN OR WOMAN SOON

[HumanoidMutation]

I wish we could really pick our presidents..

we need scientists in charge, not people that can only speak well and know the common person

we need people in charge that look at the planet as a whole and not as countries.

instead of religious freedom we need freedom from religion

a disease destroying everything thats different

[bryanOnfire]

@HumanoidMutation We do need a president who can not only speak well; but motivate people as well... this is how you get people motivated to change and to make a difference.  I think a scientist would be good... just as long as he/she knows how to articulate and motivate people. You don't have to be a scientist to understand our planet. We need people who are going to fight to preserve it and a person who can not speak nor motivate others will not be able to accomplished that.

[doginthemafia]

anyone else knotice the grammer error in the title

[doginthemafia]

@bryanOnfire lol, highly educated my ass, this dude is an idiot and is friends with anti American people. if America wasn't retarded with 18 year old hipsters we would have elected micain or one of the other people

[Stinkpoppa]

@bryanOnfire NO!

[brandon102888]

@bryanOnfire  When in the hell has Japan even been considered a third world country???

[bryanOnfire]

@brandon102888 Please, stay in school....

[Seasonchange1]

@bryanOnfire .... I agreed with you 100%!! President Obama has been trying hard to make things better but there're the haters and other side that want to make sure that he will never get his job done. They never work with him instead talk down on him, instead off trying to move the country forward they don't care but the sad thing is so many are supporting those people.

President Obama has such an amazing life, difficult time growing up but he did it! Please support this great President.

[RevolutionNewsDotUS2]

Is this America? Are these conspiracy theories?

Assassinating Americans, Illegal Search/Seizure, FBI Sneak/peek, Warrantless Wiretaps, Secret Rendition, Torture of Suspects & Whistleblowers (Manning), Gitmo, Indefinite Detention after acquittal, using DU on Civilians & US Troops, Wall St. Bailout and Foreign Banks like Libya, Increased Military, Internet Kill Switch, Higher Taxes, Medicaid Cuts, Signing Statements, Bypassing Congress, War Crimes, etc

—Real News @ RevolutionNews.US

[metrokick911]

The White House Channel needs to become a Youtube Partner... it'll lower taxes...

[wcare05]

i am so proud of all of you, this was an honor for you and for our city, God bless you all and good fortune in the future, this is a day all Memphians will never forget.

[dellynn1961]

:o) 2 President OBAMA!!!

[trap2k12]

So some of this speech was lies but some was truthful

But I'm still proud of my High School....

We're tops we lead and other follow

[DarthSchwartz]

can you dig it sucka?

[ThePayneProductions]

@DarthSchwartz  LOL. Well played sir, well played.

[heartlessvietboy]

Give up guys. It's meant to be. Lets better the future. I want to see the days where we advance in technology. Wind turbines and Solar Panels. Electric cars and Hydrogen Fuel Cells.

[ilikejoaquin]

the point of his speech is to give encouragement to those youth who don't often get that. if you cant see past that, then maybe you need to check yourself

[GeekTechMac]

Obama is a fucking douche, better than Bush, but still a douche

[epettey]

@GeekTechMac

So why are you watching him? Nothing better to do, huh?

[jonay1125]

Obama will help fix the economy. Give him time to do it. After all we gave his predecesser(s) time (2 terms) to screw it up!

[Smile2Joy]

This is sooo awesome! I'm going to show this to my students!  They will succeed!!!

[WorldsAutomotive]

Now fix the economy.

[splicedenergy]

@WorldsAutomotive He is.

[MutantKush]

@splicedenergy No hes not. The only way to fix the economy is to pull out of the wars and get rid of the federal reserve. Right now all of his policies are a mirror of George Bush's policies.

[splicedenergy]

@MutantKush NO they are not mirrored. I do not disagree that there are many things he has continued but it is not mirrored. It's been 2 years. How long did it take to get us here?

[epettey]

@WorldsAutomotive

How does a president do that exactly?

[bryanOnfire]

@WorldsAutomotive What have you done to "fix" the economy? This man has been working hard... harder than any president since Jimmy Carter. You can't tell one person to "fix" the economy. I didn't expect "Bush" to do that. What I expect from a president is the "truth." This man has stated that it will take "all" of us. He's educated enough to know that you have to spend money to get results.... rich people know this, but they won't tell you!

[doginthemafia]

@bryanOnfire i would open a government run store that charges the bare minimum, this would force all the other stores to lower thier prices or go bankrupt, this will cause the american tax payers to have more money in thier pockets at the end of the day, then we will rase taxes by 1.00 per person and use that money (roughly 307 mill per month) to pay off the chinese.

[uljt]

2nd

[dooooooer]

@uljt 4th

[dooooooer]

obama 2012

[GeminimagerRS]

a what what in the butt?