strategy 4 Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 His comments say nothing about saving accordingly... Which is what you should do.. moreover just work hard and we (federal govt & taxpayers) will take care of youIt is your personal responsibility to make sure you can retire - not mine and not the federal govt, in fact I could retire alot quicker if you stopped wasting my money in a social security program the will be bankrupt shortlyhe said nothing of the govt and taxpayers paying for anyone's retirement. he said:"this country is going to honor our collective responsibility to you: to ensure that you can save and secure your retirement"if you want to bitch about social security's problems, stop talking about obama and start talking about reagan killing the fix bob dole et al passed years ago. Link to post Share on other sites
LongLiveYorke 38 Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 His comments say nothing about saving accordingly"If you work hard and meet your responsibilities, this country is going to honor our collective responsibility to you: to ensure that you can save and secure your retirement" Link to post Share on other sites
SAM_Hard8 50 Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 To be honest, I was never sure what the issue was in the first place. But I'm not too interesting in arguing this too much. I understand a lot of the complaints against Obama. I don't really get this one.I find it hard to believe that the same people who are complaining against Obama would be doing the same if Bush were talking to the school kids. Of course, there would be an equivalent group on the left complaining, but I'd think they were being silly as well (again, there are better reasons to complain against Bush).I'm glad your kids are going to see the speech. They may like it. Many will probably be bored. Many will think it's better than learning math. Whatever. we never learn Link to post Share on other sites
akoff 0 Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 LOL Democrats...silly people. Link to post Share on other sites
vbnautilus 48 Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 And I didn't think vb was that bad when I met him.Well, I am a misogynist and many people do consider me a jew as well, so he's not all wrong. Link to post Share on other sites
nutzbuster 7 Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Well, I am a misogynist and many people do consider me a jew as well, so he's not all wrong.you give massages? Link to post Share on other sites
sKIjaKuDa 0 Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 I would have been honoured to have him speak at my school and his words seemed inspirational and somewhat common sense.I hope that those children that were held back have access to the internet and can watch this though the moment was lost to them. I hope to be able to instill in my child a sense of responsibility when it comes to schooling. I didn't get to have the education I wish I had however I was able to take what I did get very seriously and turn it into a livelihood that has allowed me to have a house, wife, child without the troubles my parents had.Great speech Mr. President. Link to post Share on other sites
El Guapo 8 Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 After numerous interruptions, I just finished listening. I think it was a great speech. I did not notice anything overtly political in it.If this helps a small percentage of kids try harder in school it was well worth it. Link to post Share on other sites
brvheart 1,752 Posted September 10, 2009 Author Share Posted September 10, 2009 After numerous interruptions, I just finished listening. I think it was a great speech. I did not notice anything overtly political in it.If this helps a small percentage of kids try harder in school it was well worth it.There was a report that he was talking about universe health care to the kids at the school he spoke at before the actual speech, but the actual speech seemed pretty good. Link to post Share on other sites
Avaron 0 Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 so? much ado about nothing? Link to post Share on other sites
Nimue1995 1 Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 dude, for the love of god, there are 20 other major things you could be harping on that obama is doing that are 20 times worse than this. all you're doing by concentrating on some perceived liberal brainwashing in what is simply a motivational speech to students is making yourself look petty and taking any credence from other present and future issues that are actually bad. please stop.Thank you Sal. This is what I've been trying to say for some time. Every time either side tilts at windmills and people discover they're really just windmills it makes it less likely that they'll be able to rally people to their cause when they have to fight a real dragon. It's a concept that seems to be foreign to the more partisan members of the Republican Party and many people on this forum. Link to post Share on other sites
brvheart 1,752 Posted September 10, 2009 Author Share Posted September 10, 2009 so? much ado about nothing?Correct... unless of course, you had kids in that particular school in Virginia. Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now