This sucker is absolutely dangerous! Shouldn't be allowed to speak to young people!

Your are right Denny. I too wish he would have, but I see nothing, the man punted on every opportunity.

"That's a pet peeve of mine: People who have been successful and don’t realize they've been lucky. That God may have blessed them; it wasn’t nothing you did."

Yep, weird stuff to stick in the middle of a average speech. Funny to see you and other praise him for this, you don't even believe in God.

The other part that doesn't seem right it is the making an issue on Blackness and being African American. If a powerful man were to speak to white kids about how to feel about whiteness, being Caucasian Americans, the wrath of hell would descend. It seem like a continuing divisiveness to me.

 

Take a break barf. Oh by the way, I still see nothing lucky about a successful design, other things come to mind, but not luck.

 

I find it odd that someone would criticize this speech.

 

Just more tabloid journalism.

Not an Obama fan. But I am even less of a fan of irresponsible clowns that misuse the power they have to miss-inform the general public to push THEIR agenda.

The real danger here is the non-stop tabloid journalism and reporting. Not outgoing President Obama giving his faulty one sided opinions to kids that hopefully where taught to think for themselves.

This begs the questions:
Who in the government and the media can we believe anymore?
What happened to truth and honesty in this country?
Why does everyone in government and the media now treat all of us like we are their marionettes?

 

Don't worry, dogs are safe

 

Snip, snip.

 

Now that there is real bullshit! But at least Obama didn't say it. It was a Denny Crane!

Check the videos of who was lighting the fires in Ferguson, Baltimore, the most recent history where we do have video.
Who was that dude standing on the truck calling, burn the bitch down! Burn the bitch down!
Perhaps there is a clue there about why the kid got his ass drilled. And Obama punted, no votes in this.

 

It is because he has the power, the position, the pulpit to make a difference, perhaps he is the only one that can. He isn't
doing it when he comes with these excuses, appologies, and drivel. It's punting.

 

Overreaction much?

 

C-I-L-L my landlawd.

 

Oh it is expecting much less than the promises. Remember? This is the day when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal!

 

Hey Wook! Have you got time to come down here to Sauvie Island and take me to get a boat part out on Vancouver Way?

 

Sauvie Island's a little out of my way with me here in Albany, especially with my transmission out. Not sure if my car pool would be willing to go that far out of the way on our trip home. If I could, I certainly would, though...

 

Oh! Some how I thought you worked in Portland. Even that would be a little pushy but...

Thanks for answering.

 

My short response is. Obama’s message is NOT what I would want my kids to hear, ESPECIALLY from a leader of our country.


Obama overplayed the good luck card. There was some truth to what he said. I believe everyone has some good luck go their way during their lives. Sometimes it is a simple matter of being in the right place at the right time.

However, for every lucky break a person or a country gets, they will be challenged by 10 or 100xs as many obstacles to overcome. Maybe we should call it good luck vs bad luck.

To overcome the many bad luck challenges, people and our country need to work hard together and be prepared to weather the storm. That is the message the kids need to hear today.

President Kennedy’s message was, “Ask not what your country can for you, but what you can do for your country”.

Obama’s unspoken message to the graduates was. You are lucky to be living in my vision of the world that I help create for you. The hard work is done. Sit back, enjoy your mind altering chemical of choice, and enjoy your good luck.

 

Sly might be able to help, he sits around on his tail all day, lol...

 

"This sucker" is President of the United States.

If someone would like to see what he really said and not the fact-free scandal MarAzul copied/pasted from far right conspiracy theory web sites, you can read it here:

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/obamas-howard-commencement-transcript-222931

The relevant quote is this:

I know that had I been born in rural Afghanistan I would not be an educated professional woman, I'd have been married by age 10, illiterate, with 9 children and zero rights.

I have an adopted niece. She was raised by college educated Jewish progressive parents in the Bay Area. Her biological sister, three years older, was raised by high school dropout conservative Christian parents in small town Texas. In one family, some members were proudly arrested for participating in union organizing and civil rights protests. In the other, family members are serving long prison terms for auto theft and armed robbery. My niece was taken to children's museums, read to, enrolled in summer programs. Her sister watched TV. My niece, about to graduate high school, is visiting colleges and planning a career in medicine. Her sister barely finished high school, works for minimum wage, and is worried that she's going to be an old maid if not married by 20. You going to tell me luck has nothing to do with success?

So screw your fucking fake scandals, MarAzul. They are not original, entertaining, informative. Just a chance for you to show your fake outrage. After 8 years, it's gotten pretty damn old.