I am just discovering that President Obama's speech to our nation's school children (scheduled for tomorrow...later this morning for most of you) has become controversial.
Seriously? Really now? The president of the United States of America, one of the most eloquent and inspiration speakers of our time, wants to do what he can to motivate our country's youth to do better in school, to raise their own expectations, to believe in themselves and to begin to take better care of themselves and half of our nation's adults find this controversial?
This is far more important than your personal politics boys and girls. Here's a reality check for the delusional: there are people all over the world who have a work ethic like we have never seen before. They will eat food off the floor, they will work 18 hour days, they will accept sub-human conditions to succeed. If we are not careful, our youth will be cleaning their toilets.
Education is power. Discipline is the fuel behind the power. It is time for Americans to roll up their sleeves and get back to work. We are becoming far too selfish, far too lazy and too self indulgent.
Obama is a great role model for our nation's youth. He has good intentions. Maybe he can motivate young people to take an active interest in their education. Maybe he can motivate students to succeed. Then again, maybe we can all squabble about our differences and continue on this path of laziness and greed. If that's our choice, then I suggest we take the Roman Empire out of the school books and replace it with the Fall of the Roman Empire- it will be much more valuable information as we sit back and watch the new super powers take our place the world.
It's time to wake up folks! There are far more important things happening in the world that demand your attention. Things that don't include which date rapist or violent criminal is on your fantasy football roster, who is getting voted off the island or what mediochre tone deaf singer will get eliminated on American Idol.
It's time to wake up.....by the way, read the book "The World is Flat" if you want a good scare.
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a verbal smack down. yeah!
WOOHOO! Very eloquently stated. America is one big, fat (and I emphasize fat) lazy ass, and needs to get up and make something of itself! My boyfriend just agreed that people who are calling Obama controversial are simply anti-Obama and seem to have no further stances on the issues. So true. If you are against Obama motivating youth... are you supporting poor work ethics and laziness??? Seriously now... what the heck? Americans need to stop blindly following party viewpoints and formulating their own beliefs! You should give a "controversial" motivational speech to students this week :D
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