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Michelle Obama Urges GW Grads to "Surf Foreign News Sources" to Gain a Global Perspective - Video
Freedom's Lighthouse ^ | May 16, 2010 | Brian

Posted on 05/16/2010 1:35:17 PM PDT by Federalist Patriot

Here is video of Michelle Obama speaking at the George Washington University Commencement where she told the graduates "Yes you can" change the world. She told the graduating class "it is in our best interests to look beyond our immediate self-interest, and look out for one another globally."

Michelle O told the graduates:

"So many of today's challenges are borderless, from the economy to terrorism to climate change and that solving those problems demands cooperating with others. And more than any other generation, yours is fully convinced that you're uniquely equipped to solve those challenges. You believe you can change your communities and change the world and you know what, I think you're right, yes you can!"

She then told them they should try and get in touch with how the world views things by traveling abroad or by "surfing foreign news sources to get an idea of how other young people see things in other parts of the world."

It is clear that Michelle and Barack Obama see themselves first and foremost as citizens of the world. Problem is, the President's job is to look out for what is in the best interests of the United States and her citizens - not the citizens of the world.

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TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: 2takepatriotismaway; 4thecommongood; fumo; michelleobama
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To: TheBattman

It’s both & none. The Obama’s are operatives of the author of confusion.


21 posted on 05/16/2010 2:30:29 PM PDT by anniegetyourgun
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To: KarlInOhio
That’s right. Surf British news sources. You’ll learn all the dirt on Obama that the Praetorian Guard (aka the US Media) doesn’t want you to know. You may also learn that Global Warming is a crock.
22 posted on 05/16/2010 2:43:39 PM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard
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To: Federalist Patriot

For the first time in her life, she was proud of GW grads.


23 posted on 05/16/2010 2:51:27 PM PDT by boycott (CAL)
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To: Federalist Patriot

What on earth is SHE doing giving commencement addresses?


24 posted on 05/16/2010 4:00:13 PM PDT by FrdmLvr ( 0bama: Our first AINO president)
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To: Federalist Patriot

Yeah start with Page 3!


25 posted on 05/16/2010 4:06:35 PM PDT by dr_who
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To: Federalist Patriot

Actually this isn’t entirely stupid - although I don’t know why anyone should care about what “young people” think. I’m youngish (23) but I don’t have any particular interest in what other people of a similar age think about anything.


26 posted on 05/16/2010 9:59:33 PM PDT by skintight buffoonery
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