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Originally Posted by dc_dux
WTF...are you really that disengaged from reality?
Presidents speak to the American people....of all ages. One may not always agree with the speaker, but to question that the event comes with the job title, President of the United States, is nonsense. In 1988, when Reagan held such an event, I dont recall there being such a national uproar from the left to such an innocuous event.
The screaming and ranting on the right is pure political theater and hypocrisy at its finest.
Beyond the hypocisy, IMO, its another example of the intolerance of some on the right....not wanting to expose their children to an address by the leader of the country -- to focus on staying in school and studying hard to succeed - if they dont agree with his broader policies and actions.
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As usual you miss a very important point. When strong leaders face fringe opposition (which they face on every single issue, everything they do - you will always have some people expressing outage, or protest what a Presidnet does or wants to do), they act Presidential, they stay out of the gutter, they do what they believe is right with no compromise, no hesitation. They do it with confidence, right or wrong. that is leadership. To the degree that this is an issue is to the degree that Obama is weak. Do you get that?
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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
Sorry for my lapse of reasonable response on this, but this is what comes to mind:
"I don't want my kid(s) to hear Obama's speech because....
he's an illegitimate president [birthers]
he's not my president [political obstructionists]
he's a socialist/he's driving America to communism [political ignoramuses]
he's a black man [racists]
he's ruining our country [Chicken Littles]
he's the Antichrist [religious zealots]
he's a Muslim (i.e. a terrorist) [paranoid zealots]"
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Sorry....
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Or, how about his favorability ratings are dropping, he loosing the healthcare debate and some of feel he is using children for political purposes and are offended by that. I bet some of you think only a Republican would be so manipulative, right?