jujuman13
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President Barack Obama is telling high school graduates in Michigan not to make excuses, and to take responsibility for failures as well as successes.
In excerpts of remarks to be delivered Monday evening at Kalamazoo Central High School, Obama said that it's easy to blame others when problems arise. "We see it every day out in Washington, with folks calling each other names and making all sorts of accusations on TV," the president said.
Good to see that even when Obama makes a positive use of the bully pulpit, people will still find something to whine about.
Maybe he's a hypocrite on this one but you could at least acknowledge what he said is right.
Good to see that even when Obama makes a positive use of the bully pulpit, people will still find something to whine about.
Good to see his cheer leading squad defending him too.
I hope those Highschoolers were politically aware enough to snicker at him making THAT comment.
I am defending the message, clearly. Are you saying it is a poor message?
I'm saying that it's a piss poor messanger. It would be like the grand dragon of the KKK giving a speech about the importance of racial diversity.
What this thread needs is some over the top hyperbole. Thank you for supplying that.
I am defending the message, clearly. Are you saying it is a poor message?
If you don't have a real retort, then just say so. Keep the blinders on. They seem to be working for you.
While the message may be positive, the person giving it hasn't the credibility to do so - a completely valid point.Good to see that even when Obama makes a positive use of the bully pulpit, people will still find something to whine about.
Considering the messenger, yes I am.
"Do as he says children, not as he does..." That's you Redress.
The message is important, the messenger also. If the messenger does not follow his own advice, how can you expect the listener to accept the message??
But in the case of President Obama, he has done just that. He, unlike his predecessor, has stepped up and taken responsibility for many things: "I take full responsibility for..."
W. never did that once.
It drives the GOP crazy when President Obama puts the debt in perspective using those pesky facts and dates to correct their misstatements...
But this President, is the first one in long while to embrace the Truman idea of "The Buck Stops Here."
Spare us Hazel. There hasn't been a president who shirks more responsibility than Obama.
I have never ever seen a president who blames his predecessor more.
That's because there's never been a president with such a crappy predecessor.
Spare us Hazel. There hasn't been a president who shirks more responsibility than Obama.
I have never ever seen a president who blames his predecessor more.
You say blame, I say context and perspective...
I challenge you to find one instance of W. uttering the words: "I take full responsibility for..." (when he's talking about a mistake or shortcoming)
But in the case of President Obama, he has done just that. He, unlike his predecessor, has stepped up and taken responsibility for many things: "I take full responsibility for..."
W. never did that once.
It drives the GOP crazy when President Obama puts the debt in perspective using those pesky facts and dates to correct their misstatements...
But this President, is the first one in long while to embrace the Truman idea of "The Buck Stops Here."
Spin, baby, spin...