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  • No wonder the US is behind, they let people like "Dunce Duncan" who only has a bachelor degree and no teaching degree or experience to lead the Dept of Education. Another chicago/harvard crony of obama.

  • I Believe This Was A Video Clip Of CBS News' Face The Nation With Bob Schieffer's Exclusive Report On Duncan: Opposition Of Obama School Speech "Silly Stuff" On Sunday Morning, September 6, 2009.

  • Tests make kids who either can't take tests, or really need the extra help feel unwanted in the academia world so those students therefore don't see the value of being part of it.. lets do more emotional intelligence and less intelligence based on tested material! :)

  • see how Health Ledger keeps fidgetting. Some poeple are just like that, now if stupid Toronto police didn't like him and were investigating him out of spite for complaining aobut them. They would say, see he is guilty of a crime that is why he's fidgeting so much. That's how Toronto Police abuses its power and plays demi-Gods and ruins people's life who try to expose its abuse of power. They lie, have no ethical hold framing innocent as terrorist n spy or killing someone to satisfy their egos 

  • By any means necessary, the conservative movement will do anything this dismiss Obama. If you were to say what I said, people will so oh stop being a liberal nut and stop drinking the koolaid. That is a cop out to suggest that all the time just because people don't always think like you. You know what voters, go ahead and put the Republicans back in control of the Congress and see that nothing changes or improves. You will see that there is no difference between the two parties

  • its been a long time because that isn't the presidents job. its a waste of tax payers dollars

  • The secretary is right about education discipline. There is a definite shortfall in this area of the U.S. education system. President Obama challenging the students to overcome their own economic and social demographic situations and put forth more focus on learning is okay in itself, but looking at the bigger picture, we see these same students facing classroom/school controls and management issues that choke and stifle the entire learning process.

  • It's funny how people come on youtube to critique someones punctuation and spelling as though they are so perfect that they have never done it. If you want an editing job, go apply at the New York Times. Then you can "spellcheck" all you want. It's youtube people. Get a grip on reality. This is just an entertainment site. You need a life if you are spellchecking you tube comments .

  • That's the best comeback I ever heard about Youtube spell Checkers.

  • @redbonegal you fail LOSER it was spelled YOUTUBE YOUTUBEEEEEEEEE!!!

  • well its like this you dont want a educated black man to give hope for your child lmao its insane who the fuck you want flavor flav haha bush isnt half the man obama is bush abused his authority  got mad blood on his hands he spoke to kids shit he was in class tryin to read a 4th grade book he had trouble with that they said nothing about that its just crazy i guess we'll come together if another 911 happens on some fake shit then it will go back to the hatred i hate this country at times

  • Ryan, As an educator I could not let your script describing your opinion go with out pointing out that sentences begin with Upper case letter, that would be capital, and have punctuation to indicate the termination of each sentence. This country that you hate at times is one of the only places on this planet that would allow you to express your opinion with out negative consequences. Best of luck my friend.

  • @ryanpeeler Good point. And the GOP wonders why minorities

    don't want to join their party. It isn't the classical myth that blacks and hispancis

    and poor people want handouts or cry for the nanny state.

    Here it is you have the first black president whose image motivates

    all children especially minority children to get their education to

    better themselves instead of being dependent. All of this will back

    fire on conservatives and the GOP in years to come.

  • - Secretary of Education Arne Duncan appears on "Face the Nation" -This was a cookie-cutter choreographed play act... Typical of NPR.

    [luvs2teach00] and [ tjeanav] are practiced Leftist operatives. No doubt, 'child molesters'. "WHAT"! I don't know that! Well the 2) loons above don't know if we are all ignorant, anti-black or commie haters either-but, they're all trained to use that attack anyway. Don't bother offering evidence of their direction - they'll just ignore it.

    McCarthy was right!

  • When I was in school, we were taught to respect the president and other leaders. These conservatives are just trying to undermine President Obama's authority.

  • You are right. I am school teacher and I have many disadvantaged students who are discouraged about school. These are the students who need a pep talk from the president to work hard and to view education as a way out. The Secretary of Education was correct about how our student's success in the classroom is going to help the economy and help us compete in the global world. People love to bash public education, but failed to realize the necessity of it and the outstanding results it produces.

  • what is wrong with our country? Are people really pissed that the president is telling kids to study hard and work hard? If you ask me that is some fucking irresponsible parenting. If you choose your political belief or your racist ignorance over you kids, you are a fool.

  • Duncan said that there is a 30% drop out rate.

    The fact that there is a 30% drop out rate in US schools and there are Americans opposed to a speech that will inspire kids to stay in school proves that there are Americans that love shooting themselves in the foot.

    How can you knock your President for trying to inspire school kids to stay in school and excel at education?

  • That's what parents are for. Also, he had his own reasons for making the speech and it wasn't for all the children failing or dropping out.

  • Yeah?

    Well, I'm a believer in Christ, and I'm not worried about it.

  • Good point. Fake Christians are the ones who believe that the president is an Anti-Christ. They need to read their Bible to find out what they real Anti-Christ is and they will find out that is in front of their nose.

  • It is so funny to watch the way the american system works.

    I am from denmark btw.

    You are doing hate speech instead of understanding that america needs more people to be well educated. to succeed in the global economy.

    Obama was right in his speak about kids should educate them selves.

  • @rasmusvoss Not all of us are at fault. You're hearing about a very vocal minority.

  • This Duncan is a piece of shit idiot. It's important this failed president does not indoctrinate our children with his bullshit. Anyone who supports is just as bad as he is. Kids are already taught too many lies by their teachers. 2012 cannot come fast enough.

  • don t you think you ve been taught lies? think about who told you what to think!

    what if they are right and you ve been cheated all over the years? marionettes don´t ask questions, they just function.

    if you are concerned about the "social" theme of the speech, think again! why shouldn´t everyone try to do his best for serving his country?

    btw, it´s my first time that i ever heard of duncan, but i immediately noticed his honest smile. who else has that?

    greetings from europe! god bless!

  • Yeah! listen to ecwforever (is that a wrestling reference? wow you're a fucking looser). anyway he thinks that the president telling american kids to work hard and study hard is stupid! I agree! lets make every american a fucking idiot. Lets outsource all the jobs over seas and lets let our economy sink to the bottom of the ocean. Down with this countries future!... is that what you were trying to say ecwforever? You sir are an idiot.

  • You don't know or have any proof that kids are taught lies by their teachers. If the president fails, does that mean that the country has failed? I don't see food shortages, soup kitchens, mass riots everyday in the streets, the U.S. being bombed. I guess you are an angry white man who still can't get over having a black president is my final conclusion. So your claims that he is failed president and indoctrinating our kids is racist ignorant bullshit. 2012 may come and maybe Dems or Reps lose!

  • The (former) *mainstreem Media* has been a hand-holding running mate of every Democrat candidate & Leftist ideology since Roosevelt. That FACT cleared... The angst felt by parents over Obama going to [their] kids schools to preach to them -[via the BigBrother Eye- TV]- lays in the FACT that Mr.Obama in months past has increasingly revealed what he truly is. He is a Marxist-soclalist and he has injuriously LIED to America about it! Americans no longer trust what that man says.

  • You are ignorant. Calling Obama's plans Marxist and socialist are nothing but code words for "I can't stand having a black president!" I wish people like you would come out and say it. People called Martin Luther King a communist because he wanted our government to stop treating black people as animals, and stop letting racists like you sick dogs on black children just because they wanted be treated like at least half of a person. You hate a BLACK president who progressive in polices!

  • Penis Balls.

  • How can they add fluoride to the water which can damage the brain causing ADD, which can effect the thyroid gland making people lazy and fat and then tell everyone to work harder at school. Fluoride works on our teeth and not in our digestive system and they know this. Ask any dentist if they reccomend swallowing fluoride to help reduce tooth decay.

  • it´s not just fluoride. but ADD leads to Ritalin. do you know how ritalin changes people?

    or just think about what you eat everyday. ever heard that the McDonald´s stuff makes you an addicted?!

  • There are many people who only drink bottled water. Maybe that is an option for you.

    Excuses, excuses excuses.

  • What do the poor people do who can't afford bottled water. Also, bottled water in the states has it too. "U.S. regulations for bottled water do not require disclosing fluoride content, so the effect of always drinking it is not known." Go to the fluoride action network website for more information. Next time think before you write something.

  • Furthermore, what does all this Godly God God talk have to do with political rhetoric about practical education anyway? For the record, I support anyone that encourages young minds to open up and flourish!

  • YOU ARE A STUPID BITCH loledatyou123

    when u have no job and cant support urself because of no education im a laugh and laugh at u. these fuckikng republuics are dumbasses and are just jealous that obama manages to do more than and other republican that has been president. SO FUCK all of ruplicans

  • omg screw obama! i dont wanna study! i dont wanna have a job! i dont want friends! i dont want a life! i dont need school so SCREW SCHOOL IM TEH SMAERTEST IN WORLD DAWGz!@212

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  • beck, pawlenty, greer, and all the rest... these people are absolute ideological morons. if they represent a 'biblical capitalism', count me the fuck out.

    these sunday shows are so pathetic, giving this nonsense a platform.

    absolute fucking quackery.

  • I GIVE UP. You can't fix stupid. There's nothing behind these repubs but cheerleading! they know everything, but read nothing! I don't have time for this.

  • Precisely....he would have been applauded for emotionally charging our below standard students to take school and their futures a lot more seriously than they do....Good observation ConBeGone...

  • desiring excellence for American children is now socialist? I have never heard such racist, non-sense in my life. Nancy Reagan addressed young people back in the 80's with the "Just Say No" campaign...in 1991 George Bush spoke to the nation's youth (remember) who kept their children home during those speeches? HOW BLATANTLY RACIST AND SAD AND EMBARRASSING...HOW SHAMEFUL THAT CHILDREN ARE BEING BROUGHT INTO ANOTHER LOOSER GENERATION OF RACISTS!!!!! UGH...HOW EFFING UGLY!!!!!

  • "SAY NO TO DRUGS..." WOW.... That sure does blows Obama and Clinton out of the water... Clinton went directly to the college youth on MTV in a live broadcast. Obama told kids to step their educational game up and to stop bullshitting their lives on the XBOX. He also inferred for teachers and parents to be more involved (because frankly, both have been bullshitting too these last 15 years)

  • exactly so what is the problem? As Americans we should be slower to speak and quicker to listen...Rush Limbaugh could care less about the drop out rate or how poorly American children are performing.After all uneducated, ignorant drop-outs are his target audience so why would he and his cohorts care about children getting quality education.where did limbaugh and beck go to school.are they Harvard Graduates? Why do these garbage men get to shape the thinking of Americans instead of The President?

  • I was being sarcastic with Nancy Reagan saying "Say no to drugs"

  • it's cool..no problm...humor is good but this whole situation just makes us look bad as a country you know...there are so called parents on this page under the impression they are good parents for denying there children to gain another perspective from their president...I really think the whole thing is sad but thanks for smile though...good lookin out

  • Nobody's dumber than Arne Duncan. What a horrible choice to head the education policies of this nation

  • U Americans are so stuck on yourselves. There are many great things about other countries that would benefit you all. Open your eyes and take your head out of the sand...By the way BUSH IS AN A HOLE in the rest of the worl.

  • Just remember that it's the Republican Americans that loves to rub America in other countries noses. The world is usually more peaceful when a Democrat is President. Republicans are the ones that will go to your country and yell "USA!" Democrats respect other countries and cultures more. And Democrats would agree with you saying BUSH IS AN A HOLE!!! lol ^_^v

  • PARENTS affect the educational outcomes of their children more than any other factor. Strong families make strong kids.

    The status drop out rates from 1980 to 2007:

    Overall 14.1 in '80 to 8.7 in '07

    Whites 11.4 " to 5.3 "

    Blacks 19.1 " to 8.4 "

    Hispanic 35.2 " to 21.4 "

    Source: US Dept of Ed., Natl. Cntr. for Ed. Stats.

    status drop out rate is the % of 16-24 yr olds not enrolled in HS and who do not have a HS credential.

  • Yes. This looks good on paper, but there are complex issues not being addressed. The top reasons for the family breakdown are spousal abuse, infidelity, alcohol/drugs. Until we can make people be better people, you can't force children and the stable parent to stay and live like this' or do you? Ironically those minorities often attend the schools in the poorer neighborhoods, getting the least in funding. Hmmm.

  • u guys are dumb ima break it all down for u stupid ppl plain in simple..... white ppl are racist and hate and dont like obama cause hes black plain and simple they wanna throw in hes a socialist n stuff no they jus hatin cause hes black white ppl in government law and alot of other places are racist plain n simple

  • I think you should know that there are a lot of people who are not black, who agree with you wholeheartedly. We love him because he is a good man above all, and because he's a little bit of all of us. It's down right scary how many people hold firm beliefs backed by absolutely nothing but cheerleading. They read nothing. Their views represent only the richest of the rich, and they keep cheering as they become poorer by the day. They lose their homes, and cheer outside their tents. Clueless.

  • What about all that Obama is hiding from the American people? You don't think that is a reason to fear him!

    He hides....

    His Birth Cert

    His Citizenship Passport files

    University of Chicago scholarly articles

    Harvard law articles

    Who and How Harvard was paid for( it's not cheep

    Columbia University records

    All marriage license and divorce decrees form his mom and real dad to his step dad

    and much more, is this really the man that should be telling our children anything all he does is LIE!

  • We are not the world leaders in any department of education. You would have to really dig deep to find an educational category in which we rank Top5 globally. Overall, we are average to dumb.

    This speech was much needed. Clearly, our nation's youth needs a new voice to get them motivated.

    The years under Bush have been vertical drop into a pit of mediocrity. The nation needs pep talks, whether it be 3, 10, or 20 speeches. Whatever it takes.

    Btw, WHO THE FUCK CARES ABOUT GLENN BECK ANYMORE??

  • The most powerful nation in the world. You would think we could find a Secretary of Education without a Lisp.

  • Oh Sure. Socialist! Just like France. Just like Canada,. Just like Sweden, Just like England. Pay attention to the motives here. THREE THOUSAND lobbyists stormed Washington to protect their profits, NOT OUR HEALTH.

  • LOL FUCK OFF!!!!!!!!! U TOTALLY JUST DISSED URSELF!!!!! first time dubya bush one democrats said republicans were lucky.....second time u say republicans cheated....and now democrats complain and complain about bush cuz the war and saying he was doing bad....HE REALLY HELPED THIS COUNTRY U DICK! it takes more than 8 years to fix a country...bush got close...now obama is ruining his work!!!

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  • Wow!! You are so very right I think Bush was the best thing that happened to this country. He was very close to fixing the mess this Country is in ! Americans need to quit blaming him and start blaming themselves....greedy, greedy, greedy..is all I can say!

    Obama is just 100% pure evil trying to destroy everything good about this country!

    They can't prove where he was born and he hide his past like he is ashamed of it... hum makes you wonder huh?

  • yes obama is pure evil trying to talk to the kids about their education that really is evil u stupid prick and bush was the worst thing ever to happen to this country

  • Why don't you start blaming OBAMA for all the stupid things he is doing he has made more mistakes in 6 months the Bush did in 8 years.

    You are part of the problem with the USA. Freedom to speak does not mean you have to use you trash language...and we wonder what is wrong with our kids??

  • obamas being stupid in some sense but he hasnt done anything bad yet dude and there is no fine print on the freedom to speak its just that freedom to speak however and whatever i want

  • What are you doing against the president? Using trash language.

    Your right all Obama did in 6 months was

    Pull us out of the Econonomic downturn

    Take steps to end the Iraq War

    Begin to reform healthcare

    Make a HUGE speach to the Middle East

    Sign the Stimulus (which hasn't been all used up yet)

    And have Gitmo closed by the end of the year.

    Such horrible things hes done.

  • You just don't see it!!

    Pity, pity, pity.

    Reality will hit you one day and you will awaken!

  • I don't? Then please explain it to me. Enlighten me!

    Or are you afraid that your week and pathetic argument will be torn to shreds?

  • You are the one's who fear that Obama is not the man you voted for.

    You are the Ones who defend him no matter what he does. If you can't see the truth that is rigt in front of your eyes how can I make you see any better.

  • I fear that Obama is not the man I voted for? Hardly. He's doing exactly what needs to be done.

    Im asking for your point of view. If your not going to give it to me and instead speak in this philisophical bullshit your trying to pull, no one is going to listen to you.

  • He lies about everything we have no access to any of the records of who he was before being elected.

  • I don't think Bush could spell "Education" without help!

  • And Obama can??NO No no.

    He can't do anything on his own! He cant even tell his wife to quit flying her mommy all around the world spending our money while most Americans can't even put food on the table!!

  • Obama makes about $41,666.00 a month. I dont think his wife flying around will put a dent in his pay check.

  • ALL he does is lie?! What are you talking about? He has been very honest to the American people and the rest of the world. He acknowledged the recession before McCain did. McCain also said that their wasn't a recession. I think you need to check your facts cfactsrfacts.

  • Facts??

    I can see you are one of the few that is still drinking the Kool-aid.

    Many of my friends voted for this man and how see what a big mistake they made... that says something.

  • I actually don't drink Kool-Aid. And this assumption you just made is the same way you are judging Obama. You are prejudging him before even listening to him. Did you watch any of the debates between Obama and McCain? I get the feeling you haven't.  I think you should start there to get a better understanding of what he is about.

  • To paul19781105: Did you really just say that republicans are old and senile? the mojority of republicans are 20-50 year olds!

  • senility sets in early in some people

  • Then, what IS their excuse? Sorry, I forgot that being a Republican means never having to say you're sorry.

  • Making general statements about Republicans, or Democrats, is tantamount to racism.

  • Yes. He's making a real mess of HEALTH CARE PROFITS!

  • If you're AGAINST reform, and you;re not filthy rich, you are dangerously uninformed, and easily led.

    Look at Victoria's Victyory Lyme on here, and tell me it's fair that she should be denied the treatment that would have prevented this.

  • we all want reform....just not obama's socialist/commie suck ass reform!

  • "educate our way to a better economy"

    YES!!!

    Shout it from the mountain tops!

    Why don't Reps. understand this?

  • Republicans... all they seem to do is complain... lulz

  • and what r u gonna do when u're children don't have the good grades that they should be having because they missed one day??? Oh, i know u're gonna blame it to the president right!! remember he said stay in school and work hard not go to school four days a week!!!

  • mes·mer·ize (mzm-rz, ms-)

    tr.v. mes·mer·ized, mes·mer·iz·ing, mes·mer·iz·es

    1. To spellbind; enthrall: "He could mesmerize an audience by the sheer force of his presence"

    2. To hypnotize.

    You were all mesmerized by his eerie voice!

    ( Eerie = so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine ) 123 you are awake!

  • duncan ur more right then u think

  • I'm not going to lie, the way that the American public has been acting lately makes it hard for me to not succom to the "Americans are idiots" line of thought. Now I know Americans are not idiots, but sadly those who are keep getting the attention. Saying that universal health care is a Nazi regime and that the President speeking to students about being accountable and staying in school was actually him trying to push his political beliefs is a bunch of malarchy. Its frustrating to see this.

  • Just think of the Republicans of today as that never-can-be-pleased, geriatric, senile in-law that nobody likes. If your favorite team had the perfect season, they would say you team was lucky. If they had two back to back championships, they would say your team was cheating. Republicans complain just for the sake of complaining.

  • It looks like the demies are the one doing all the complaining.

    Why can demies voice their opinion?

    Hum.... I think a certain party does not like to hear the truth!

  • Thats true, but us "bible thumpin gun totin' rootin' tootin' rednecks" don't know anything about society.... Do we? Yup, I was raised my professors and never heard about racism until I was 12.

  • Mr. Duncan has laser vision

  • This guy is an asshole talking to the dumb and gullible people of America. He's acting like getting kids to get motivated and responsible should be the top priority. That's not the priority dumb-ass; it's fixing the school system.

    This guy is just a spin-master.

    This he just arrogantly dismisses and invalidates a bunch of people's concerns while pretending like he and the administration is just feverishly trying to solve our education problems night and day around the clock.

    What utter BS.

  • ariel foundation

  • Your last sentence describesl all you said. What foul language. Your hate wíll eat you someday. Just stay away from other people so you don't take them down with you. Seriously, what's wrong with you people? You still all got it too good, so you make things up to complain about?

  • be motivated for school is good and being responsible is great and if u dont know that then ur a dumb ass

  • i'am just lucky that someone is really care about our kids education besides us parents.. I think this is a good thing a lot of kids out there want's to be the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES so what do they have to do get a good education and work hard!!!

  • Do you live in a trailer or Chicago?

  • Arizona and if don't like it move out of the country... This thing will take a while to fixe it. It's not gonna take over night just be patience give the man a chance..

  • Do you not see the more of a chance you give him the more he makes a mess!!

    He is not trying to fix this country he is trying to destroy it!!! Why can't you see this!

  • in case you folks didn't notice ......the whole world is laughing at the USA 's complete foolishness about socialist programs and fear of a half-assed decent health care system hahahahahahahahahahaha

  • I'm afraid that they are right, about the Socialist ideology being promoted. Although, Socialism isn't that bad, as long as it doesn't interupt the already interupted Democratic proceedings of the U.S. Republic. Does seem that he was only there to encourge children to perform above and beyond expectations, to succeed. According to what I heard about the speech. I do hope that this wasn't his attempt to indoctrinate children though, Hitler did the same.

  • What's so wrong with asking kids to stay in school? Opposing this is just being conservative for the hell of it. Ironic, is it not, that parents take their kids out of school while the president is telling them to stay in school and get an education, because they claim they can just do it themselves.

  • America, your country is screwed if you cannot see the good in the person that leads your country speaking to the future of your country. It's unbelievable how closed minded some of you are at times.

  • god damn everyone shut up, this isnt between sides of government this is the president wanted everyone to succeed, really how bad is that?

  • Obama is speaking to the upper-tier.

    He is not addressing those with learning disability and those who are following a career that is a STANDARD.. small business, family oriented society, those we depend on. Not an ounce!

  • dont bring religion into this

  • Do children answer to their parents or the state?

  • Fuck you, Obama. Stay away from my kid. Parents should be talking to their kids, not you, and not any sleazy politician. Maybe I should allow Bill Clinton to talk to your fucking daughters.

  • dude shut up i hate all u ppl who r rasict to him either go die or get with the time line AND IF UR GONNA ACT THIS WAY ABOUT Obama THEN MAYBE YOU SHOULD STAY AWAY FROM UR KID ALL HE IS SAYING IS FOR KIDS TO SAY IN SCHOOL SO THEY CAN GET GOOD JOBS AND NOT HAVE A CRAPPY LIFE and so what ur saying ins that if u allow ur kid not to listen to Obama then ur saying that u want he/she to live in a dumpster u RACIST ASSHOLE!!!!!!!!!!

  • with the knowledge u have i feel sorry for u're kids yeah if u talk to u're kids the right way they will know what's wrong from right! Bill was a good President he didn't molest a little girl he just fuck up just like everyone out there but he still did his job.. if u don't like move out of the country...

  • i wonder if people would approve of OBAMA more if he were white?? I am half black and if i could vote for president i wouldve voted for obama NOT BEING THE FACT THAT HE IS BLACK!! but because HE is an articulate intelligent individual being. If McCain had the same views as Obama and Obama had the views of Mc Cain. I would DEFINITELY VOTE FOR MCCAIN!! TO CORRECT MOST IGNORANT PEOPLE, MOST BLACK PEOPLE DIDNT VOTE FOR HIM BECAUSE HE IS BLACK, BUT BECAUSE THEY KNOW WHAT A LEADER LOOKS LIKE!

  • Man people these days are a bunch of wining old ladies with crazy conspiracy theories.

  • I just dont understand why ppl over think what Obama's trying to say in his speech... His speech was GREAT! yeah i said his speech was GREAT!

  • what was great about it ?

  • "Approvement"? Really? Wow...I'll read between the lines and assume you mean the word "approval". Wow...

  • *highfives* hooray for going below their levle!11111

  • well maybe its not just about race he knows more about young life more than the other guy srry forgot his name he understands the new kind of pain for children and maybe he knows that many kids have droped out of school and the other guy was old he cloud of died in two years he was like what 70 sumting years old or more

  • Go Barrack Obama!!!!!!!!!!!!! GREAT MAN, EXCELLENT PRESIDENT W/ OR W/OUT ANYONES APPROVEMENT!!!!!!!! MY WHOLE SCHOOL WATCHED THE SPEECH

    FREASHMEN:CLASS ROOMS

    SOPHMOORES:STUDENT CENTER

    JUNIORS:GYM

    SENIORS<--THATS ME:AUDITORRIUM

    AND AS A WHOLE:THAT MEANS WHITE BLACK MEX ASIAN ALL OF US WERE MOTIVATED

  • Reagan and Bush met with opposition when they made speeches to junior high students. Whenever a politician makes a speech, the speech will always be viewed as advancing some political agenda.

    After the speech, the fed govt submitted lesson plans for schools: Teachers are to turn Obama's speech into a "teachable moment," by reading to kids K-6th grades books about Obama and for grades 7-12, classroom walls are to have Obama quotes in large print! That's just the beginning.

  • This is the USA. You're an American for refusing to listen to the speech. You're an American for listening to the speech. You're not being a racist for exercising your freedoms! (Obama is 1/2 white, 1/4 brown, 1/4 black, right? He may have more colors the further back in history you go!) Enjoy your freedoms!!!

  • I have a question:

    Since a President can serve only 8 yrs..what is the point of this alleged plot to set-up an army of school age Obamazombies?

    Wait I know..Obama has an evil plan to amend the constitution and become emperor for life.

    Ooops, shoudln't have said that..i was joking,but it will get picked up by WND or Beck and be viral by next week.

    I can hear Glen now:

    " I have Exclusive Evidence of Obama's plot to become Dictator for Life".

    Just remember...You heard it here first! :)

  • Lul, who knew that educating children is a very bad thing.

  • You need to ask Obama that question. He's the one who called for a "civilian national security force" that's comparable to our military. The Serve America Act combines civilian & military service. The NCCC (18-24)& its companion the GIVE Act (grade school on up) focus on your kids.

    The Exec. Orders (by Bush) would give Obama dictatorial powers.

    Check out the govt websites & read these for yourself.

  • What it boils down to is media "fox news etc" went to arms and people bandwagoned on without thinking how stupid it was. Was funny is that Fox news completely shifted after the speech as it had nothing to do with politics. Americans needs to stop relying on fox, cnn etc to decide there actions and think for themselves. Radical Moderates rise up!!!!

  • I believe that the President was doing a great deed by just trying to tell us kids to do good in school. Im a seventeen yr old senior in high school and I was really motivated by it and I believe that if President Bush would hae done it there would have been no disagreements, would there? But we all know why theres no need to even say why people are so ignorant

    but, if he was a few shades lighter there would be no problems

  • Dooney---a few shades lighter AND republican......No one fussed when Reagan and George HW Bush did it. But they were white and republican, so I guess that makes it ok. If a black democrat wishes to speak however, it is automatically an "evil plot". How ignorant to think that by listening to a speech about education, Obama would be able to put the Vulcan-mind-meld on their kids or something....What's next? They'll want to shave his head to look for "sixes"?.......Pathetic.

  • A few shades lighter AND republican indeed no one complained about GWBush and his 'No Child Left Behind' Ideas why is it such a big deal that our president want to see a better future for us as a whole thats what he was trying to say in the grand scheem of things us kids are the future and without a successful education our futures wont be too bright

  • As many of these comments prove, I would much rather those pretending to be "shocked and appalled" that the president would want to inspire our kids to stay in school to just come out and tell the truth. They weren't worried about the message, they dislike THE MAN. They will find fault with Obama no matter what he does, or how well. Take off your masks people, we see through them anyway. Your excuses are nothing but poorly disguised racism.

  • Racism is from you !

    Inspire?? Not!

    Where do all of you come from??

    You guys are so silly!!

    According to all of you he is taking over G.W.Bush's mess.Yet you allow him to steel G.W.'s No Child left behind and run with it as if it is his own idea! with his little stay in school speech.

    By the way G.W is not to blame either !!

    How about every American going to a mirror and taking a good hard look at the greedy person you are looking at that caused this mess!

  • This guy is absolutely right on,if we keep going the way we are this country is gonna end up like the movie "Idiocracy"!

  • One reason why liberals voted for Obama, is that they need affirmation for their strange/immoral lifestyles. Since their lifestyles are not compatible with religion and the majority of society, they needed a god and Obama is it. Too bad for them that he isn't what they think he is.

  • Malcom- Are optional wars against nations that didn't attack us.. and had no intention of attacking us..that kill

    4200 of our guys and tens of thousands of Iraq women and Children not "immoral"?...is that "compatible with your religion"?

    Is the "every-man for himself" ethic of the modern neocons compatible" with Christianity?

    Is the "greed is good" mantra of Big Business..compatible with Christianity.?

    You are such a pontificating hypocrite.

    Hey...whats that in your eye?

  • I'm liberal and I don't have a strange immoral lifestyle, and what Obama qnd Cosby said about personal responsibility has been said in black communities for years--it's nothing new--that's what lots of black people are and have already been doing. You don't know what the hell you're talking about and it's stupid to paint all liberals with the same brush, just like all Republicans aren't racist Bible-thumping paranoid idiots. Like the Sec. of Ed. said, we have MORE important things to worry about

  • I like berrock oboma he will take the monie from the rich peopel an give it to me so i donot have to work he is a grate man

  • Even my most liberal friends are pissed off at Obama and are wondering WTF is going on. That is from Maine to SOCAL. He is a CORPORATE PUPPET just like the rest of them. I fled the country before the election and inverted my US flag afterwards. The country's future is dark. Some of Obama supporters act like the Scientologists do, prone to violence and absurdity.

  • Message for elodesign: First off, I don't watch TV so watching the "O'Reilly Factor" is not a reality. And, for some reason I can't find your comments on here. And second, you, are obviously a bipartisan dipshit. Keep your Marxist propaganda to yourself. How is it that you derive so much fictitious bullshit from my simple comments? Oh yeah, you are one of those clenched fisted thin skinned liberal douch bags. I understand completely.

  • I have been a Republican and have tried to support the Republican agenda for the last 18 years. After all that has happened in the last year I am no longer going to support them. I am switching my allegiance to the Democrats.

  • I want to take this opportunity to thank the, so called, Republican conservatives for helping me to make up my mind. I have been a republican and have been unhappy with the Republican party line. Obama's speech was very positive and emphesize personal responsibility, hard work and staying in school. Things Republicans claim to be for. Thanks, Republicans, I'm switching and now consider myself a Democrat.

  • Yes, it takes a Bill Cosby or a Barrack Obama to tell "some" people the truth. Or else, it all is racism. The whooshing sound that is money going down the drain is caused by the welfare system. Why should anyone get an education and get a career when the Govt. pays them to sit at home? Like Chris Rock said, books are like kryptonite.

  • This man, your so called president has no idea about what is right for our country, he is a moron

  • it is funny to hear people discuss an issue that is not new. Obama is no different than any other president. He is doing what he thinks is right for the country. He seems to be a little less self concerned than Bush. Which I think is good but in the end he is a man. A fallible entity like all of us. He will do good, and he will make mistakes. Give him the respect you want as an individual regardless of race and your political preferences. These things are distractions from the truth.

  • What if you want to be a baker/carpenter? You have to go to college for that now?

  • What democratic country does not "allow" it's school age children to choose whether to listen to a speech from their currently elected president??? Wow....just the fact that the right-wing Republicans feel they need to control free speech is a pretty scary concept.

    But then again, all those christian Republicans know how to do is follow...particularly doctrines written by someone else...or Bush...who was a poor C student that bought his way into the White House. No "free-thinkers" in that group

  • You are so deluded and ignorant it isn't even funny. I'm a republican I want constitutional small government and I'm not a christian. I will fight Obama to the end. I don't want to live in 3rd Reich Amerigermany land. History is repeating itself and it's people like you that are just going to let it happen.

  • Luigi84289

    "constitutional small government" What/where is that? What Article, section, and paragraph?

    "I will fight Obama to the end." How? I hope you plan on bringing more than a keyboard to this fight.

    "I don't want to live in 3rd Reich Amerigermany land."

    Wheres the Enabling Act, wheres the Reichstag Fire Decree?

  • It's called following the supreme law of the land and enforcing it like we the people are supposed to. The Government used 9/11 as an excuse to start this insane expansion of power. Bush and Obama are equally responsible for our current state. The feds can intercept a plane in minutes from anywhere. All 125 flights that veered off course in 2000 were safely recovered. We're supposed to believe the feds couldn't get to those planes in the span of an entire hour? Bush let them hit.

  • We need to take back the power from these "leaders". It's all about power and not what our founding fathers intended.

  • All the man said was study hard and live your potential. Republicans oppose that?

    In a 3rd Reich Amerigermany your post would not show up anywhere you would be dead by now.

    You don't strike me to know much about history. Stop making things up and believe they are (historical) fact(s).

    Fight your president? Oppose OK, but fight? How far will you go with that? Are you a terrorist hiding behind a constiution you probaby don't.even know/understand and/or accept?

  • Republicans STAND for Country FIRST!!!!

    You silly ignorant people have no idea what evil this man brings!!

    He is just adding a little more icing to the cake before he eats it!

    He is making it look good I see by all you silly comments. Don't let the icing fool you, the cake is the problem!

  • You're so funny - or deluded? I can't really says. I guess you're funny. Sane people just won't overuse the word evil so easily.

    You attitude is evil. I hope you're just voting Republican and not an active member since what you say harms their cause. Then again.. (and yes, I'm a funny guy).

  • Sorry you are the one deluded!

    Wait, Watch, sit and see what is coming!

  • Yeah, is that the kind of argument where you say just because you're paranoid it doesn't mean they aren't following you?

    OK, this settles it. You're not funny. Get help.

  • Go ahead eat the cake, drink the Kool aid, you will see!

  • No thanks, I can see what "eating the cake and drinking the Kool" does to you. I don't even know what you think you're rambling about. For your sake I hope this is an act.

    On the other hand it's my observation that those people knowing little to nothing always try to explain the world. to everyone else using strange terminology and phrases they think have some meaning.

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  • Funny but sad!

    There will not be a need for the recipe ever again this man (Obama) will make sure of that!

    You wanted change you got change...but change is not always better!

  • He's indoctrinating our children. Trying to get them to unconditionally support the oligarchy that controls us. No president has ever given a speech like that to children on such a nationwide level.

  • Read the quotes from the Ariel Foundation about kids? Scary stuff.

  • Man, get off those drugs. They are not good for you. Hate is bad to begin with but when it makes you hear things that aren't there you need to snap out of it.

  • Yes, yes, yes...we have ALL heard it before. You WarMongers, who thrive on UnCooperative Efforts, in all walks of life...Kinda scares you deosn't it, that a Cool, Calm, Educated Collected Black Man , has got YOU "runnin' for cover"!! Wow! what if this starts a trend??? What if all blacks become as educated and articulate, and socially concerned...Heh, heh, heh...Frigtehned aren't you cause The Blac Man Pres. is smarter, and certainly well more "endowed" on all fronts

  • America was ready for a black man or even a women president But this man you call Cool, Calm, Educated and Collected is not who you think he is!

    You are all so blind wanting you black man so bad that you can't see through his evil...we should all be frightened of this man and the power behind him.

  • I don't want war period unless it's a defensive war like WW2.

  • christian republicans? DONT BRING RELIGION INTO THIS!

  • All this proves is that there are A LOT of DUMB PEOPLE in the republican party. Tell me, on September 11, WHERE WAS BUSH and what was he doing? He was at a Childrens School speaking to KIDS. You right wing clowns said NOTHING then, Why now. I ask a question that I already know the answer to. Americas got the same problem that it's had since Jim Crow. Nothing's really changed. It's just hidden.

  • you have summed it up nicely

  • WHERE WERE YOU??

    Go ahead and keep the Attention on Bush...Keep it of the evil that is in office now! You just don't want to believe you put the wrong man in office!!