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Tom S
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Tom S asked in Politics & GovernmentElections · 1 decade ago

Obama asks the students of America to?

Take responsibility and work hard to be successful, a great message. Yet anything that goes wrong with this administration is Bush's fault. Where is President Obama's responsibility? Won't America's youth see the double standard and ignore the president?

Update:

I don't credit Bush for the bank bailouts. That was a bipartisan mistake. If you remember correctly the Democrats were pushing hard for TARP. Just making the point that responsibility is something every American must take, it is no ones fault but your own where you end up in life. We must live with the decisions we make, both good and bad.

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  • TAT
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    What I find ironic is he wants them to take responsibility of their futures and at the same time he is doing everything he can to undermine those who have and entitle those who did not. Talk about mixed messages.

  • 1 decade ago

    I think the problem people have is that some people disagree with many of Obama's policies and ideas. They may feel that this is an attempt to influence their kids without their approval. Kind of like someone telling you which church to attend. The fact that most people do not know what he is going to say is irrelevant, they are just worried about the way he has chosen to make the speech. He could have done the speech on TV and parents could have tuned in if they wanted their kids to watch.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    No different President has ever been waiting to be a real occasion of in case you artwork difficult sufficient you are able to make it. He became into no longer born with a silver spoon in his mouth like the others. Any discern that did no longer enable their new child or babies hear our president's speech the former day enable their concern and lack of know-how block their youngster's risk to a minimum of a few thing effective and encouraging. shame on them. i'm hoping their babies undergo in strategies that they held them back in keeping with prejudice. It became into no longer the message they did no longer like, it became into the messenger. I desire i would be a fly on the wall and hear a type of mothers and dads clarify to their young ones why they could no longer hear the president. Shameful!

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    they arent ignoring the president theyre ignoring responsibility. students dont blame bush, they know if they dropped out that it was their fault, if bush is to blame, the people blatming him are ignorant. And its not bush nor obamas responsibility to make sure everyone graduates. the only thing the presidents can do it to try to motivate..

    Source(s): and anything else said about the speach being bad or whatever.. no... i definitely read the letter to the students yesterday. not because i was forced, im out of school i just wanted to know what every student was going to hear to day and all it is saying is that that the students can be wahtever they want to but they will never know if they do not try. it doesnt say if they dont go to college they wont get a job. and if it implies that if they dont graduate then they wont have a good life... you cant even get a job at mcdonalds without being in school or having a diploma...so he's right! not telling them to commit suicide if they drop out lol
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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I would have thought that "Take responsibility and work hard to be successful" would be a message that should be delivered by the child's parent(s).

    More of "It take a Village" B.S.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Wait.

    Now it is a good thing that Obama is talking to the children?

    Also, why is it that any time there is a problem with the bank bailout it is Obama's fault but any time we see it succeeding, you all claim the credit for Bush?

    Lack of responsibility goes both ways.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    It's going to take longer than one term as POTUS to clean up all the mess Obama's big cousins Bush & Cheney left behind...

    Source(s): <--voted: NONE of These
  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Hypocrisy to the tenth power ,everything with obama is in do as I say not as I do mode .

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    The pathetic arrogant clueless LIAR is making "DUH" statements to the kids. It won't mean any more to them with him telling them to stay in school than if a teacher or parent says the same thing. The difference is that the "Obama SHow" costs taxpayer money for his to get up there and look "presidential."

    This is all a show and is meaningless!

    Source(s): Obama is not my fault!
  • 1 decade ago

    This is just a futile attempt to try and raise those slipping numbers. People r now fully seeing him for what he really is!!!

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