Kept my kids home from school today.

[the dangling wrangler]

It should have been an apology speech. Those poor kids, are the ones that are going to be trying to pay off the trillions he's already squandered away.
And his first year isn't even over yet.

I know I sure didn't vote for him.

[mrs reb77]

Not every President has made such a speech and the Department of Education didn't prescribe curriculum for Presidential speeches to students in the past. It's not Barack Obama hate, it's keeping the government out of what should be regulated at the local level. That's what the local school board is for. I'm sure everyone here is a big advocate of 'no child left behind' and all the wonderful things it's done for our public school system.

Democrats screamed bloody murder when G.H.W.B. made a speech to school kids back in '91.
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op...-57694347.html

[jpb2]

FRICKING AMAZING! What will you conservatives find next to hate Obama about? He was elected fair and square, unlike your wonderboy George W. The president's speech to school students has been done by every president for decades...so get over yourselves! I'm ashamed to have to share this country with such a load of backwards rednecks. Your kids are going to be as full of self-serving hatred as yourselves.

My list is long. Starts with his Socialist agenga and government control

[jpb2]

My children heard the speach. They are at an age where they have been raised to Trust but verify. I'm raising 3 gun toting conservatives who will be paying for this clowns policies.

[the dangling wrangler]

I'm raising 3 gun toting conservatives who will be paying for this clowns policies.

It's a good possibility, their children could be paying this tab too.

[jpb2]

Agreed. He beats Pelosi and Reid though. Hope he makes it term

[the dangling wrangler]

I found this interesting. A little long but, not too long. Not really about the speech but...

[acmanko]

well, for a child to have an opportunity to address the President is an unusual thing. A signed letter of acknowledement would be something to cherish even if you didn't vote for or like the President.

[spotts]

FRICKING AMAZING! The president's speech to school students has been done by every president for decades...so get over yourselves!

Ummmm yer wrong. Geo hw bush was last to do it. Ignoring the outcry of unfairness for the liberals. Of course Obama wasn't going to come right out and be specific about how he would turn his innocent listeners into extras from Children of the Corn VII: The Liberal Agenda. He said it all in code.

[bja105]

I find it hypocritical that this self made man, our president, can tell our kids to work hard like he did. He belongs to a party and dogma that says the "disadvantaged" need extra help and can not achieve by working hard. I suspect that his honest message would be get ahead by unionizing, protesting, extorting, and voting democrat.

[acmanko]

I find it hard to believe I pay homeowners taxes to educate kids and their GD worthless parents keep them out of school. costing the district and me money

[hvac_superman]

I find it hard to believe I pay homeowners taxes to educate kids and their GD worthless parents keep them out of school. costing the district and me money

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[Special Ed]

I wonder if PresBO is good at anything else other than reading speeches off a teleprompter.

I just wonder at the arrogance of a gov't. official who seems to think that a bunch of kids are gonna watch him on TV, swoon & do good in school simply because he said to.

Also, I don't remember Pres. Bush ever making a speech that was recorded on DVD forcing every public school to play it & making a curriculum off of it. And, BTW, Pres. Bush is as much a legitimate a prez as Hussein Obama.... Only he doesn't feel the need to make endless speeches.

I thank the Lord my kids are home-schooled.