Well clearly I’ve been watching a lot of television! So, yesterday I was watching CNN and people were calling in to discuss how Obama was out of line and had “ulterior motives” with his inspirational speech. Now, I’m not going to pretend that I listened to his entire speech, but CNN did play me a snippet of it. What I heard sounded like a very inspirational stay in school message. Obama was speaking frankly with the kids. He told them that they need to stay in school, get a good education and make plans for their future. He also reminded them that Facebook is public and that anyone can see what is posted on their page, and that they should keep that in mind because that information could resurface one day.
Based on what I’ve described here, what seems suspicious? It just seems like good parenting to me! Obama just did what some parents haven’t been doing: PARENTING. Who gets offended because the president tells your child to work hard and stay in school? I saw an interview with one girl and she said that the president didn’t say enough. She wanted more elaboration on what he meant. What? What do you need him to expand on? Stay in school. Done and done. It’s hard times out there. There are people with PhDs who can’t find work. If you don’t have a high school diploma, how do you stand a chance?
I’m just confused. What is the world coming to when people will attack the president for offering the youth some guidance? Did I miss something?
Based on what I’ve described here, what seems suspicious? It just seems like good parenting to me! Obama just did what some parents haven’t been doing: PARENTING. Who gets offended because the president tells your child to work hard and stay in school? I saw an interview with one girl and she said that the president didn’t say enough. She wanted more elaboration on what he meant. What? What do you need him to expand on? Stay in school. Done and done. It’s hard times out there. There are people with PhDs who can’t find work. If you don’t have a high school diploma, how do you stand a chance?
I’m just confused. What is the world coming to when people will attack the president for offering the youth some guidance? Did I miss something?
You know how it is when people try to discipline someone elses children. They get all offended, knowing good and well their kid is a snotty nosed brat! They just want you to smile and tell them how cute their kid is, not give them any advice. When did people forget that after delivery, they're responsible for actually raising the kid. Baby Einstein and Barney can only teach your child so much. Heaven forbid, our president should try to encourage the youth to have ambitions. Sounds to me like the anti-christ is in office. I'm going to gather my family and belongings and wait in my storm cellar for the end of the world.
ReplyDeleteI encourage you to read Angie's facebook post and the subsequent comments about this. Kelly made a good point though: if Bush was preaching to your kid-even to stay in school-you'd be suspicious. Point being-if you didn't vote for him, you don't want him espousing his philosophies to your kids.
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