Check out these letters from Tampa Bay students. I’m feeling positive about the kids.
Rachel Lubitz, 17, Countryside High senior
[Her closing paragraph – she nails the high schoolish behavior]
What I would most like to applaud President Obama on is taking the time to look at this new generation from ages 5 to 18 and letting us know that he cares. The last time a President has gathered up the courage to do a thing like this was in the ’80s with the first George Bush. Obama was also able to make the right wing news media whine and moan on for weeks and weeks about a speech about staying in school and succeeding. He made them look like overreacting schoolgirls jealous of the cheerleader with the quarterback boyfriend, and anyone who can do that has a friend in me.
And Justin takes sarcasm to new heights.
Justin Jones, 16, Chamberlain senior
Obama’s speech was just dripping with socialist values, especially when he told kids “I hope you’ll all wash your hands a lot, and stay home from school when you don’t feel well, so we can keep people from getting the flu this fall and winter.”
Oh, and the part about students setting goals for their education and asking for help when they worry they won’t succeed? He is stealing the words right out of Karl Marx’s mouth.
Go read all of them. They are well written, clever and thoughtful. They also (after hearing the speech) realize the Republicans have no clothes. Psst… GOP… pick your battles. The kids are on to you.