Obama's Speech to Students: Haha Irony..
9.12.2009
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Considering that President Bush (41) had already given a speech to students over 15 years ago, one would be lef to the conclisipn that a motivational speech given by a President to the nation's youth would be welcomed. However, in anticipation of President Obama's speech tuesday entire legions of parents campaigned against the so-called "indoctrination" of their children by the Obama-menace. School distrcits too weak to stand up to such demands prohibited airing of the event. What seems to be most interesting is the reaction of pundits and parents after the speech was given. Despite the White House's release of the text a full 24-hours in advance, the media frenzy over the address continued right up to the speech. Ironically, once given, the speech was immediately ignored by news directors due to its shockingly noncontroversial tone. In fact, President Obama's speech was anything but political. The speech remains an excellent example of compassion in action. President Obama's speech made him more approachable to students and, in some cases, humanized the office of the President. The speech focused entirely on each stuent's responsibility to themself and to their nation to succeed and earn diplomas. By punctuating the text with unique pop culture references to Xbox, Twitter, Google, and Facebook, President Obama and his speechwriters took a stride towards shaking off the cobwebs associated with "old people." Including in his speech that the education of this generation is, "..nothing less than the future of our country," President Obama made it very clear that education really matters and that there is a lot to say for a student who solemnly pursues his dreams.
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