Posted on 09/09/2009 8:42:06 PM PDT by moneyrunner
As the controversy over Obama’s speech to schoolchildren moves to the back burner – but not so quickly that the usual suspects are given an opportunity to burn a few witches – it’s been commented on that Obama was not the first President to go to a school and give a speech. Here’s a link to one that Ronald Reagan gave.
It’s interesting that Reagan gave a speech in which he praises America. As he leaves office he points with pride to America’s history, to its exceptionalism:
Over these 200 years, country after country has followed our path, and I believe that ultimately all nations will do so. It's no exaggeration to say that the political vision of our Founding Fathers has become the model for the world. ... Contrast that with Obama and the message he left: study hard so that you can re-structure a broken country. Here's Obama:
What you make of your education will decide nothing less than the future of this country. What you’re learning in school today will determine whether we as a nation can meet our greatest challenges in the future.
You’ll need the knowledge and problem-solving skills you learn in science and math to cure diseases like cancer and AIDS, and to develop new energy technologies and protect our environment. You’ll need the insights and critical thinking skills you gain in history and social studies to fight poverty and homelessness, crime and discrimination, and make our nation more fair and more free.
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BUMP!
There was something missing in both Reagan’s speech and Bush’s speech however.
The teleprompter.
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