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Obama exhorts kids to pay attention in school
AP on Yahoo ^ | 9/7/09 | AP

Posted on 09/07/2009 9:28:41 AM PDT by NormsRevenge

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama plans to tell the nation's school children that they ultimately are most responsible for their own education.

The White House posted Obama's remarks .. on its Web site.

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.. Obama tells young people that all the work of parents, educators and others won't matter "unless you show up for those schools, pay attention to those teaches."

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2takeyourkids; 4obama; allyourkidsare; attention; belong2obama; bho44; bhoeducation; exhorts; lessonplans; obama; school
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To: willk

I also think it’s a set up. Right now the speech will be harmless enough, so we all come off looking like kooks for opposing it. When the more manipulative stuff comes around, they’re hoping the parents will be inoculated and let it go.

Look at how the Gay agenda starts as an “anti-bullying” course.


61 posted on 09/07/2009 12:21:21 PM PDT by keats5 (Not all of us are hypnotized.)
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To: darkangel82
“and “God” twice, even though he doesn’t believe in one.”

Allah?

62 posted on 09/07/2009 12:24:28 PM PDT by toomanylaws
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To: NormsRevenge

“So she decided to teach me extra lessons herself, Monday through Friday – at 4:30 in the morning.”

What a bunch of B.S.

And what exactly is he doing this whole thing for? Why? I just don’r get it.

What does the president of the US think he’s doing talking to a bunch of students?

I just don’t see any reason he should be involved in this in any way.

The president is supposed to be the chief executive of the USA, not a scolding mamas-boy.

I truly wonder where he got the idea to do this thing, or who on his staff got the idea, and how did he sell it to the Big O. Really, “Hey Dear Leader, peace be upon you, I have an idea, lets get you to talk to all the students in the USA. . .why?. . . well. . .uhmm. . .so we can get them early to start being good brownshirt troopers in your service. . .that’s why.”


63 posted on 09/07/2009 12:25:13 PM PDT by Hulka
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To: NormsRevenge

My father left my family when I was two years old,
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This is a bald faced LIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! His father was never there. His mother was in Seattle enrolled in school, weeks after he was born. She never returned to Hawaii until his father had left for Harvard.


64 posted on 09/07/2009 12:55:42 PM PDT by mojitojoe (Socialism is just the last “feel good” step on the path to Communism and its slavery. Lenin)
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To: BenLurkin

Pathological Narcissist, Delusions of Grandeur.


65 posted on 09/07/2009 12:57:40 PM PDT by mojitojoe (Socialism is just the last “feel good” step on the path to Communism and its slavery. Lenin)
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To: NormsRevenge

My kids will be in class on Sept 8, whether they show Obama or not. They are only in Elementary school, but they are already little soldiers for Conservatism. They know what liberal dogma is and to question it openly in class and thus teach their classmates.


66 posted on 09/07/2009 12:57:43 PM PDT by FreepShop1
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To: Shaka; LucyT; MHGinTN; Las Vegas Ron; manc; rodguy911

That Union meeting was the most bizarre thing I’ve seen him do ...yelling and screaming. Then saying “I will be talking to the kids of America tomorrow!” Much like a defiant punk than a President.
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I never watch him and I do mean never. However, today, I wanted to see how he was handing his demise in the polls and elsewhere. He kept rubbing his nose constantly. Could be nerves, could be blow. His lips were much bluer than usual and he looks much thinner. At times he seemed deranged. He may be close to a meltdown.


67 posted on 09/07/2009 1:01:31 PM PDT by mojitojoe (Socialism is just the last “feel good” step on the path to Communism and its slavery. Lenin)
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To: NormsRevenge
Because when you give up on yourself, you give up on your country.

...who loved their country too much to do anything less than their best.

What will a president who comes here in twenty or fifty or one hundred years say about what all of you did for this country?

So don’t let us down – don’t let your family or your country or yourself down.

How very fascistic/statist of him. Can't say I'm surprised. President Obama changed from doing it for The One to doing it for The Country.

68 posted on 09/07/2009 1:04:15 PM PDT by FourPeas (Why does Professor Presbury's wolfhound, Roy, endeavour to bite him?)
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To: mojitojoe

I didn’t see it.

You can infer Baraq’s stress level from his head flip rate (left TOTUS to right TOTUS and back).

10 flips /min is mellow
10-15 is alert
20 and up is stressed

(I’m serious here, having done the analysis many times).


69 posted on 09/07/2009 1:06:07 PM PDT by nascarnation
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To: FourPeas
Oops, I missed one:

What you make of your education will decide nothing less than the future of this country.

70 posted on 09/07/2009 1:06:47 PM PDT by FourPeas (Why does Professor Presbury's wolfhound, Roy, endeavour to bite him?)
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To: mojitojoe
LOL, GMTA....

I am looking forward to seeing how he handles one of his soldiers getting "shot down"

Next week should be very telling!

71 posted on 09/07/2009 1:11:44 PM PDT by Las Vegas Ron (Obama's Blackberry, who's on the other end?)
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To: nascarnation

Oh it was at least 20 if not more.


72 posted on 09/07/2009 1:17:50 PM PDT by mojitojoe (Socialism is just the last “feel good” step on the path to Communism and its slavery. Lenin)
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To: mojitojoe

if that’s the case, he was uptight

that’s interesting because this was a hand picked union crowd who wanted to come eat free food and cheer for the Messiah

glad we’ve shattered the halo


73 posted on 09/07/2009 1:22:09 PM PDT by nascarnation
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To: keats5

“Kids will have a mental nap with their eyes open...”

Isn’t that how hypnosis works!


74 posted on 09/07/2009 1:39:14 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: y6162

Bingo!!! Harvard got a new building from the Saudi’s for letting him into law school...and promising to make him editor of the Law Review. (For which he never penned one article.) Ain’t life grand.


75 posted on 09/07/2009 1:55:58 PM PDT by hershey
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To: BenLurkin

Wow, he sure has a great view of himself.

Isn’t this an example of what not to write? “I” learned not to put so many “I’s, me’s, etc.” in writing in elementary school. Obviously his true IQ is showing here in this yawner of a speech.

Thanks for taking the time to count. LOL!


76 posted on 09/07/2009 2:49:37 PM PDT by MrsLilac (Don't let your mind wander. It's too small to be let out on it's own.)
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To: FreepShop1

>> They know what liberal dogma is and to question it openly in class and thus teach their classmates.<<

Right.

Teach a better lesson. Let them stay home and then brag that they didn’t have to come nor do any assignment because of the liberal indoctrination.

They will be the envy of every kid instead of labeled troublemakers.


77 posted on 09/07/2009 3:32:47 PM PDT by netmilsmom (Psalm 109:8 - Let his days be few; and let another take his office)
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To: RightFighter

I was a teacher for 7 years. The kids are going to be bored to death.

I’m primarily concerned about the after-activities surrounding this speech.


78 posted on 09/07/2009 4:02:29 PM PDT by ReagansShinyHair
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To: netmilsmom
They will be the envy of every kid instead of labeled troublemakers.

I would be honored to have them labeled troublemakers under such circumstances. There are many black and hispanic kids in their class who can benefit from re-education.

79 posted on 09/07/2009 4:05:40 PM PDT by FreepShop1
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To: FreepShop1

It won’t be the kids labeling them.

I’m not the kind of parent that throws my elementary aged kids to the wolves.


80 posted on 09/07/2009 4:33:48 PM PDT by netmilsmom (Psalm 109:8 - Let his days be few; and let another take his office)
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