9th Grader Asks Obama A 'Personal Question' At School Speech Event

[Pirate Smile]

Run time: 04:55 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiqQKZyOO5w   Posted on YouTube: September 08, 2009 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: September 09, 2009 By DU Member: Pirate Smile Views on DU: 1260

 
"Most poignant moment" - 15 year old who says he has the same problem Obama had growing up - no Dad around.

He asks the President how his life would have been different if his father had been around.

[usregimechange]

1. kick

[Faux pas]

2. Good stuff, thanks for posting it. n/t

[Divine Discontent]

3. OH goodness, whatever will his mother do - no dad there to stop Obama from brainwashing him to vote

for him in 2012 and supporting the Democratic Party!

Funny how they never had ANY of these problems when a Republican (COUGH white COUGH) president visited schools.


Racist f(ckers.

[ScottLand]

4. Great stuff!

I love that Gandhi answer. Small meal! What a change to have a president who has a personality!

[TheEuclideanOne]

5. Critics warned him not to use politics- I CALL BULLSHIT

Why don't these news outlets call it like it is. Don't say that "They warned him not to use politics" as if they somehow affected what he was going to say. TELL IT LIKE IT IS! Here is how he should have started this story:


"Critics spent days spewing out what they falsely claimed was going to be in the speech and describing it as if it was fact and we were very happy to oblige them. Based on past presidential speeches of the exact same nature, it is pretty clear that the speech would cover positive issues like staying in school and working hard. Nonetheless, that did not affect the critics (and us) in the least and we were very happy to cover their hate-filled diatribes because it gave us something interesting to show on the News. We are no longer focused on fact-checking or even making sure that what we cover on our news shows is accurate. In the end, reality proved what everybody, except for the right-wind extremists, knew would happen. They didn't affect the speech at all, they simply took a positive presidential event and turned it into a hatefest because WE allowed it to happen for ratings."

[sorrowspath]

6. his critics warned him not to use politics but

they want religion on every part of the government.Oh and that includes your bedroom.

[Bette Noir]

7. Thanks for posting this.

I had been startled about his remark that he'd like to have dinner with Gandhi. I'm glad he picked up on the irony of it: "It'd probably be a really small meal."

[madmom]

8. Oh that evil, evil man !!

:sarcasm: (just in case)

[BlueMTexpat]

9. What is so heartening about these exchanges is that the kids

"get" it!
If only the so-called "adults" holding stupid messages and saying stupid things did.

[billionbucks]

10. Very cool, but ...

Very cool, but where does the "socialism" and "brain washing" begin?

The right-wing is just too insane for words.

[thereismore]

11. OMG now he's a secret Hindu. nt

[Historic NY]

12. "Holy Cow".

:hi: