Adnan Barqawi Addresses RPV Convention - Part I

Adnan Barqawi, outgoing commander of the Corps of Cadets at Virginia Tech, addresses the Republican Party of Virginia (RPV) state convention in Richmond on May 30, 2009. Barqawi became an American citizen on April 17 and will teach elementary school in the Mississippi Delta as part of the Teach for America program. (Part 1 of 2 parts)

For more information, see http://tinyurl.com/barqawi

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[jbeebe67]

I truly believe this man blew everybody else away at the convention who spoke, look out Sean.

[pezpez77]

This is an extraordinary young man, one who understands what it means to be an American, what it means to have freedom and the necessity to defend it. I am very proud to welcome him as an American. I am sure he has a bright future.

I hope this video reaches a wide audience.

Billy Allen

[MrTornado300]

He was my summer school teacher 2 years ago. I can't believe I am seeing this right here. Thanks for uploading this.

[marooya91]

5ara fek 3dnan

adnan lived in kuwait for 17 years like a kuwaiti. even all his friends were kuwaiti. he was welcomed in their houses, ate with them, went out with them and now that he became american he is saying bad things about kuwait and forgot that kuwait made him who he is now

no american should be proud of such person. adnan should be proud that he lived in such a generous country where his father worked and was HIGHLY paid and his family still live there and never thought of leaving q8

[angeltwilighterlover]

i'm an independent, and an aspiring cadet, but i have mega respect for this guy.

[MrOumpaloumpa]

The US liberated Kuwait in exchange for Kuwait's OIL and money. They didn't do it out of the kindness of their hearts. It was a business transaction, help us and we help you. So stop dragging out and thinking that you did something huge. Cause all it shows is greed :D

[MrOumpaloumpa]

9,000 dollars! So he got the better end of the deal and is making it sound like he was discriminated against! He also had so many friends back in high school all kuwaiti. He was the president of the student representative council in school as well as class valedictorian. So what more proof does one need to know that they aren't being discriminated against? BESIDES his fake speech is just a bunch of quotes he found on the internet. he always does that. It's just a sham!

[MrOumpaloumpa]

I knew adnan personally in high school back in Kuwait. He was never discriminated against. The only thing he ever keeps talking about is how he 'wasnt eligible for free public education' FYI to all those who doesn't know he was eligible for public education but it cost him a measly fee of 200 dollars per year! COME ON thats pretty generous I think. Besides he didn't need public education since he got FREE PRIVATE EDUCATION which his dad's company paid for which would have cost a Kuwaiti citizen

[Phred11588]

deyyy dooook errr jerbs!!!!

[bopjackdaddy41]

Reaganisc! I witnessed this speech. I regained faith in young Americans, regardless where they were born.

[Novaqt01]

Follow-up to my comment above. I now know Adnan personally. I can personally testify that Adnan does not use a teleprompter. He speaks with passion and from the heart. I can say that his "Impossible Is Nothing" speech or modified forms of it have been delivered several times since the Convention. He is a smart young man and knows how to deliver a speech without using any teleprompters. Its called practice, practice, practice!

[zmc33]

fuckin a