The Crying Game

Some excerpts from The President's Speech:

"...it’s not always easy to do well in school. I know a lot of you have challenges in your lives right now that can make it hard to focus on your schoolwork."

"But at the end of the day, the circumstances of your life – what you look like, where you come from, how much money you have, what you’ve got going on at home – that’s no excuse for neglecting your homework or having a bad attitude. That’s no excuse for talking back to your teacher, or cutting class, or dropping out of school. That’s no excuse for not trying."

"Where you are right now doesn’t have to determine where you’ll end up. No one’s written your destiny for you. Here in America, you write your own destiny. You make your own future."

"We need every single one of you to develop your talents, skills and intellect so you can help solve our most difficult problems. If you don’t do that – if you quit on school – you’re not just quitting on yourself, you’re quitting on your country."

That socialist commie bastard!

The nerve of him trying to encourage individual responsibility, staying in school, respect for your teachers, studying hard and doing your homework.

Debating differences in opinion are a fundamental part of Democracy.

So here's my opinion.

I think some people should have paid more attention in school - in Civics Class for instance.

And maybe they should pay a little less attention to bloviating demagogues - Glenn Beck for instance.

I also think melodramatic Crying Mom could get a better grip on reality.