Sept 8th Presidental Address to children across America

[toonertoo]

Well, Diesel, thanks.
I guess we shut them up now, because every citizen in the entire world knows where Bush was 9/11. Then after that he went into secret hiding (maybe at Neverland ) LOL

Umm no you didnt shut us up. I work at UPS, remember that place? Now I am home drinking a beer (off the clock)(punched out and everything) . If he were visiting a school, that would be wonderful for the kids, to be in a room with a president, very historic. Everyone has already watched him on TV ad nauseum.

All the hoopla is pretty ridiculous, all he's going to do is tell the kids to stay in school and work hard. 10 years from now I doubt many of them will remember exactly what he said, but they will remember that the president took time out his day to talk to them about the importance of education, and that's not a bad thing.

No its not a bad thing, but an Hour of Obama to children of every age, give it a break.

canadians should comment on canadian politics. Its clear you don't understand ours.

I was thinking the same thing.........I dont know that much about Canada, nor do I delve in it. I am too busy here........

 

[Babagounj]

He is basically the mightiest person on earth today.

And I thought that the Pope was.

 

[klein]

Umm no you didnt shut us up. I work at UPS, remember that place? Now I am home drinking a beer (off the clock)(punched out and everything) . If he were visiting a school, that would be wonderful for the kids, to be in a room with a president, very historic. Everyone has already watched him on TV ad nauseum.


No its not a bad thing, but an Hour of Obama to children of every age, give it a break.

One big thing I'll never forget was the Canada-USSR Hockey series in 1974.
It wasn't only 1 hr of TV in school, but 3 hrs !
Back then it was bad Communist Russia, with all thier secrets, and cold war in total effect.
I think we got to see 3 or 4 games during School hours.

I don't think an hour is a lot of time. Esspecially not these days, with kids being used to be infront of screens (pc, video games, TV ). Unlike we were in those days.

 

[Jones]

The president is only scheduled to speak for 15-20 minutes. The text of the speech will actually be released on Monday, so everyone can read it beforehand.

 

[wisedragonfly]

My son informed me about this the other day. The elementary school where my grandchildren attend, informed the parents that President Obama would be talking to the students about the National Health Care system and will request that each child from K-12 write letters in support of the program.

My son said that he will be keeping children home from school on this day.

 

[wkmac]

The president is only scheduled to speak for 15-20 minutes. The text of the speech will actually be released on Monday, so everyone can read it beforehand.

And mess up my day off work! Screw You!!!! I'd rather come hear and read what everyone else who hasn't read the speech either tell me what he's going to say. Because I'm just.....................

DEEP PURPLE - LAZY - LIVE 1972 MACHINE HEAD TOUR

And yes I saw this tour as their opening act was Fleetwood Mac before Buckingham/Nicks

Somebody pass me a pack of Zig Zag. Man I miss those days!

 

[wkmac]

Klein is a German Socialist living in Canada ...

Did Hoax just call Klein a Nazi?



Can I help it that I like to stir the.........

 

[tieguy]

It would be like telling canadian kids they can't go see the queen when she comes to visit.

Take em to san francisco they can see all the queens their little hearts desire.

The president is the president. He is also a politician. If he wants to speak to anyones kids then he should be willing to produce the script he will follow so parents may review it and decide beforehand.

Its not like they don't have a script. They're probably loading it into the teleprompter as we speak.

 

[tieguy]

Thats soo not true.
Wouldn't matter to me if it was Bush, Clinton, Reagan, or any other president.
And children should learn from thier own research, who later they want to vote for.
Besides, if someone is very democratic, and openminded. They don't vote for soley Liberal or Republican.
They chose every 4 years, for whom would do the best job.

Kids have plenty of times for politics when they grow up. Let em be kids for christ sake.

 

[tieguy]

Yeah, might be as radical as pollution control that I had in 5th grade.
Oh your kids may want to recycle, like we should.
Or like Brett mentioned, be more fuel efficient.

Would be soo awesome bad if America would be self-effecient, like they once were up to the 1950's or so.

Had no dependency on imports, including oil.
For the past years now, just producing trade deficits.

I just hope one of these kids will come up with new ideas, to get America working as a whole , again.

If Obama wants to speak to our kids then let him tape a commerical and put it on TV. I dont see anyones kids coming up with anything to get america working again. I take it by your comment you think the rest of the world is working and america is not?

 

[tieguy]

Umm no you didnt shut us up. I work at UPS, remember that place? Now I am home drinking a beer (off the clock)(punched out and everything) . .

If I heard you correctly and I think I did....

You're saying you should work first then go home to drink your beer when you're done working?

This post is number 4. Just for you Hoaxy.

 

[wkmac]

OK ... so occasionally there is a good reason to come to Current Events forum.
I too liked Eric Prydz's version ... he reminds me of Moby, especially on another of his songs "Deeper Still".

Moby does some interesting stuff but I like Brian Eno and his Roxy Music replacement Eddie Jobson but when it comes to pure electronic, it's 70's Tangerine Dream all the way for me. And dare I not forget Jean Michel Jarre or Vangelis.

My daughter has several keyboard/workstations she uses for composing and writing music and I'm always getting caught trying to find out just how many weird sounds I can get out of those beasts!

"DAD PLEASE!"

 

[Babagounj]

klein if America is in such rotten shape, then why does everyone else in the world want to come here to live ( legally and not ) ?
Could it be that your views don't match the rest of the world's ?

 

[klein]

Did Hoax just call Klein a Nazi?

No, you get it all wrong. Neutral is in the middle. A communist is far left. And a nazi would be far right.

= Democrats leaning toward left, & Republicans to the right.

In my country and also Germany, I lean towards the right, too.
But, in your political system, I would lean towards the left.

 

[wkmac]

And a nazi would be far right.


In my country and also Germany, I lean towards the right,

And with a few more beers I bet we can make you lean "FAR RIGHT!"

 

[klein]

And with a few more beers I bet we can make you lean "FAR RIGHT!"

YOU guys have the KKK (far right) not us.

 

[Jones]

My son informed me about this the other day. The elementary school where my grandchildren attend, informed the parents that President Obama would be talking to the students about the National Health Care system and will request that each child from K-12 write letters in support of the program.

My son said that he will be keeping children home from school on this day.

Congratulations! Your son is a certified whack-a-doo!

 

[Babagounj]

YOU guys have the KKK (far right) not us.

I wonder if they would be willing to open a northern chapter just for you.

 

[klein]

I wonder if they would be willing to open a northern chapter just for you.

And call it Krazy Klein Kamp ! LOL

 

[diesel96]

I agree he probably should do so and might. He should at least produce a copy of his speech prior to it so parents can review it and decide whether they will let him speak to their child. Its a right and courtesy parents should have.

That's already been arrange. But why require Obama to be the first President to all of a sudden jump thru loop holes to talk to schoolchildren because of a few angry radicals.

There is no promise that he will stick to just education. If he stays on the education subject I personally have no issue with it, but if he starts on a political rant with the kids then I have a problem with it. That is what most people are afraid of.

Most people? I highly doubt it. Like Jones says, most people think this big stink angry republicans are putting up are whack jobs.

During the Presidential debates --Obama made it very clear to Hillary that He was "VERY" interested in the successful charter school in D.C. for minorities and knew the woman who ran the school very well.
After he was elected {certainly not due to union pressure for all the money they contributed} He immediately cut funding for the successful school-sending the poor children back into the failing public system and then immediately enrolled his daughter's into a very white,rich private school that most Americans cannot afford!!!!

It reminds me of a few years back when then Teachers union President Albert Schanker stated that he would be interested in children and their education ---only after they started paying union dues.

Because of Union Pressure --a strong LOBBY --our schools are failing. They continue to rant about smaller class size and more[DUES PAYING} teachers. Anyone with a little COMMON SENSE would realize that not only are the children of today COMPUTER LITERATE -they are motivated and inspired by technology.
With computer based training --the great TEACHERS could be paid alot more and the computer classes could be monitered by people who claim they cannot find jobs and receive a decent salary and benefit package.
Of course a plan like this makes TOO MUCH sense---and because of special interests groups the education system and the children will continue to suffer. CBT TRAINING --NOT THE FUTURE --NOW !!!

We all know, Rep idealogy is to extend the tax cuts for the rich, and to cut spending in areas like Education. Republicans have no intentions of raising middle class(teachers) wages, just those in high places with connected friends.