Tag: President Obama
The Kids Are Alright
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 […]
Video Of Obama’s School Speech
Fear the socialism! The transcript was released earlier. Here’s the video: I think the uproar over the speech actually insures that more people watch it than would have otherwise. I hope this helps to bring down the temperature of our political debate a little bit.
Obama’s Labor Day Speech
President Obama gave a speech in Cincinnati for Labor Day. He gives us a little preview of some of the things he may talk about in his Wednesday speech before Congress. I have to admit that it’s promising. I’ve excerpted part of the speech about health care reform. You can read the whole transcript at […]
For Crying Out Loud, Read The Speech!
Here is a copy of President Obama’s speech for Tuesday. Scary stuff, I can see what all the outrage is about. Prepared Remarks of President Barack Obama Back to School Event Arlington, Virginia September 8, 2009 The President: Hello everyone – how’s everybody doing today? I’m here with students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. And […]
Let’s Just Say What This Is
All the hysteria about Tuesday’s speech isn’t about the content of the speech, or one line from the suggested lesson plan, or the loss of class time. It’s about Obama. The time line is quite telling. News hits that Obama will address school children and the freak-out begins with talk of Obama indoctrinating school children […]
Brandywine School District Will Show The President’s Speech
Breaking now on the intertubes, Brandywine School District says it will show the president’s speech. Interim Superintendent Dr. Dane Brandenberger said there was a mixed message sent about Brandywine not airing the speech that was incorrect. Last week, parents said they’d heard that the speech would not be shown in the Brandywine School District. “Somehow […]
Origins Of The Latest Rightwing Freakout
I find the crazification of the Republican Party both depressing and sad. The latest rightwing freakout about President Obama speaking to schools started with Jim Greer, the chair of the Florida Republican Party: Apparently in the midst of some kind of breakdown, Florida’s Jim Greer is throwing a tantrum over this. The chairman of the […]
Something’s Changed at Brandywine School District
Yesterday when I found out that the Brandywine School District was not going to be showing the President of the United States’ speech to our children on Tuesday, I went to their website to get some addresses. The one thing I noticed was that there was a graphic on Meet the Finalist night with times […]
Health Care Action: Contact The White House
Yesterday the White House announced that President Obama would address a joint session of Congress on September 9. In the address, President Obama will outline the specifics of what he expects for a health care reform bill. This is a very important address – it will determine the parameters of the final bill in Congress. […]
President Obama To Address A Joint Session Of Congress
It’s about friggin’ time! President Obama will address a joint session of Congress on September 9. The topic of the address will be health care reform. After plans for the session had been reported, Reid and Pelosi released a letter of invitation to the president: “Our nation is closer than ever to achieving health insurance […]
The Summer Of Our Discontent
You’re going to have to color me confused by all the attention given to the Senate Finance Committee and the “Gang of Six” that supposedly hold the future of health insurance reform in their hands. Why is there all this emphasis on this particular committee’s bill? Four of the five committees working on the bills […]
President Obama Highlights a Favorite Cause of Bloggers
At his Town Hall at the DNC the other day, President Obama took notice of how dysfunctional the media’s role has become:
Maybe It Is 11-Dimensional Chess
There has certainly been a lot of garment-rending and gnashing of teeth lately about the health insurance reform bill and whether the public option will be included in the final bill. I think Obama is once again pursuing the long game – he’s allowing the Republicans to be seen as the ones who are standing […]
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