I do not want the anti-american, terrorist and weed friendly president to advice my kid on responsiblity and duty. He smoked weed during school days and he still smokes in front of sasha and malia. I do not want him to tell kids that you do not have to work hard since affirmative action will take care of you as it helped him to get into harvard. I do not want somebody who hangs out with tax cheats and racist like van jones to teach about morality. liten kids:Spread the weed around and hlep me plant some in my michelle's vegetable garden

Boom...how can we take your comment seriously when you can not even do a spell check? Maybe you need to go back to school or actually listen to what Obama had to say today.

I feel his speech was VERY INSPIRATIONAL and EXTREMELY MOTIVATING!!!!

I LOVE OUR PRESIDENT! And any one who doesn't or has hatred towards him is just ignorant...or racist...or just a plain idiot...

GOD BLESS AMERICA!

Amazes me how many people are so incredibly racist. What an ugly message they deliver to their own children, yet they never miss going to church on Sunday.

The extremist hate groups and GOP have done their best to spread this message of bigotry and stupidity to the most uneducated people in our society. And they, in their paranoia, eat it up like candy.

What an hopeless cycle of intolerance and a total lack of Christianity. Shameful.

The only thing anti-american about this whole thing is the right-wing nut jobs pulling their kids out of school. Like it or not, he is your president too. Boom, you are one serious moron if you honestly think the president smokes weed in front of his kids. How does your racism and hate help our country?

Boom is a "bonehead"!!

boom, you're an idiot!

Yes it matters. In 8 months this man has doen nothing but ram his twisted view of the world and this country down my throat, and now he's doing it in the schools. I would like to be with my child at the time of the speech so that we can discuss what he's saying...or not saying.

boom - I can't stand Obama and the Dems, but you are an idiot.

I do not disagree with you however it is not up to the president to tell our children to study hard, stay in school etc. It is up to us as parents to teach our children these values. It is your personal choice if your child attends Obama's speech today but honestly I left it up to my children. They did not want ot here what he has to say. They feel he needs to be working on more important issues.

apparently boom missed a lot of the spelling classes in school....did your parents disapprove?

@boom

I really hope that was sarcasm.

Presidents, like the Van Jones', come and go. Now there's another one, a nominee tied to biotech who didn't reveal it, but you have to read the Wash. Times to know. But from my experience, my grand kids who complain about school get more motivated by my suggestion they memorize-"Fries with your burger, sir?"

You sound like a shallow republican.

Should have Rev. Jeremiah Alvesta Wright, Jr.
talk to then too.

Should have Rev. Jeremiah Alvesta Wright, Jr.
talk to them too.

Boom, watch out, your ignorance is showing.

@Dave

You're tired of Obama ramming his world view down your throat? How has he done that? By giving a motivational speech to kids?

Were you this vocal when Bush attacked a country under false pretenses, suspended habeas corpus, tortured prisoners of war, wiretapped US citizens, etc? ...but that was your guy, wasn't he?

You may feel that you do a good job at parenting but there are many parents out there who don't do a good job at all. They don't take the time to point their children in the right direction nor do they emphasize the importance of education. That is fine if you think you are doing such a perfect job that you want to shut your child's ears from hearing what someone else has to say like our President. What about teachers? Do you shut their ears to them as well? What about grandparents?? What about Aunts and Uncles?? What about Peers? Neighbors? They should have the ability to develop their own opinions as individuals. I'm sure their decision not to attend was due to your influence over them. The fact that you are anti-Obama...

If you actually opened your ears and listened to his speech, you would think differently. His speech was extremely motivating and actually got me thinking on being better than I am at this moment. I have already gone to a great college and received my bachelor's degree. I have been working for the same company for 8 years and have almost reached the top. His speech has made me want to reach higher...

STOP THE IGNORANCE!

Aw come on, Boom. Your kids are probably already smoking weed and giving bj's at school anyway. Do you really think a Presidential speech is going to permanently damage your kids?
Kids grow up and they make their own choices; no parent can control that.

What's wrong with you people? It's the people like this that hurt our country. What's the harm in letting the kids listen to a speech by the President of our country? All he is trying to do is get the kids motivated to work hard and keep our country strong and alive. It has nothing to do with race or smoking weed... and so what if Obama did some bad things when he was younger... he obviously overcame adversity, worked really hard and worked his way up to being the President of the most dominant country in the world. That's impressive to me. It's pathetic to say that he's an anti-American terrorist that would give bad advice to kids. People like this are the losers that will never make anything of themselves and then will blame the government for it. It's these people that teach their kids to hate and to be racist. It's sad. If you don't like our country, get the heck out!

BOOM, I AM CONSTANTLY AMAZED THAT THERE ARE AS MANY IDIOT, LUNATIC, RIGHT WING , LYING MORONS AS YOU IN THE COUNTRY. CHECK OUT THAT PASTOR IN ARIZONA. WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU. I THINK YOU MIGHT BE RACIST ONE, AND YOUR POST IS JUST ASSININE. I GUESS YOU FORGOT GEROGE W. WAS A DRUNK AND COKE HEAD.

boom; you are such a racist, the tabloids tell you all types of garbage and your one to believe it, your child must be taken as a joke, if a 20 minute speech by the President can change his/her mind that quickly, you must teach your child the right of thinking/acting for him/herself. Dont be so quick to judge that the President is a bad guy, for crying out loud, you only know him threw media, meet him in person and then speak your mess. Americans its time to grow up and accept the fact that he is our President, rather you like it or not, he is here till 2012! And "boom" if he did smoke weed when he was young, he did a 360 change and is now the President of this country, must show he is very educated, and for crying out loud there are millions of Americans who smoke in front of their kids, and other people children, but when the President smokes its a bad thing? Shut up, and grow up!

Hey "boom." How do you know that the President smokes weed in front of his daughters? Wow, you have some incredible inside information there! I'm so sorry your world is upside-down now, with the anti-american, terrorist, weed-friendly, afirmative action, racist, tax cheat (all from your message), folks in charge. Hopefully, and real soon, the government health care "panels" will help you out of your misery. Cheers!

The media is highlighting the context of what Obama's speech is going to be. Trying to make it out muchtodo about nothing but what do you expect from the liberal media who, if Obama stopped short, would create a chain reaction into his arse? How about the context of the speech that Obama wanted to origionally give until some groups exposed it? How about Obama puching for kids to write letters about what they can do to help the White House. And what do we expect from the liberal teachers who will try and reinforce that Obama is a great man who walks on water etc.? Funny too how I'm watching the news as I write this and some woman is attacking those who oppose Obama's speech saying he's our President and we need to respect him. Does she mean like the respect george Bush was shown? What hypocrites!

Based upon the previous bloggers poor grammar and spelling it appears to me that they didn't receive a very good "educashun".

I find no offense with the President of the United States telling my kids the virtues of doing well in school. If there is a single parent out there that doesn't share the same message as the president's, then they should be child abusers.

WHAT YOU ARE SEEING IS A LACK OF TRUST IN OUR PRESIDENT...AND YOU WOULDNT WANT SOMEONE AROUND YOUR CHILDREN THAT YOU DONT TRUST.IF PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IS NOT PART OF SCHOOL PROGRAMS .WHY SHOULD CHILDREN HAVE TO LISTEN TO THE PRESIDENT.

Boom. WTF are you talking about? But it's OK for the last few idiot presidents to teach your kids? Remember Baby Bush reading to YOUR kids with the upside-down book. The president is not trying to "advice" your kids, just trying to advise them. (Looks like you could use some advice. Go back to remedial English, you putz.)

Jason - Lunatic right wing? Does that apply to anyone who opposes Obama? I agree Boom is a whacko however there's the fringe of the left wing whacko's like Rosie O'Donnell, Janeane Garofalo, Sean Penn etc. Heck, Oliver Stone is set to make a movie about what a peaceful man Hugo Chavez is and those on the left will go see it and believe it's the truth just like they all went to those Michael Moore fantasy's.
As for ObamaCare taking care of him, I can see us becoming like the movie "Logan's Run". We're going to have crytals planted in our palms in our 60's. When we hit 70, it starts to flash and we have to report to the Carousel for "Renewal". P.S. - That was a joke in case you though I believed that and was one of those "right wing lunatics".

To boom, have you even read his speech which has been posted on the White House wed site since yesterday?

Where was the outrage when Bush 41 and Saint Reagan broadcast the same message to school kids during their administration.

The way I see it, those who oppose his message and support all of the right wing rhetoric such as "Death Panels" are the result of pure racism. Had another democrat been elected I don't think we would have seen half as much "outrage" as we are experiencing.

There are millions of people on the right that just can't come to terms with the idea that the country elected a black man. They just can't grasp the concept. How am I so sure? Because I have a friend that's one of them.

boom,

How do you know affirmative action played any part in his admission to Harvard or Columbia?
Were you part of the admissions board? Face it. You hate him because he, the mixed son of some nobody from Iowa, who has accomplished more in his single lifetime than everyone sharing your DNA has ever accomplished in centuries of futile attempts.

Uhh, Lou - There's a difference in your comparison. It's the left wing liberals that have a problem with the Pledge of Allegiance because it has that certain dirty 3 letter word "GOD" in it. Oppps, I hope the Sun Sentinel doesn't censor me for printing it. Just as the have a problem with the word Christmas because it has "Christ" in it. It's out school administrators who no longer call it Christmas vacation but rather Winter Recess. You also notice some Christmas tree stands. They don't have Chritsmas tree's. They have holiday tree's. Those on the right have a poroblem with the Presidents speech because of what he was going to say along with the timing because of many Americans opposition to his Obamacare. You can't also trust the teachers to be unbiased. They are the ones who waived the Pom Poms even though this man had a hand in effecting their jobs and their pensions by making the economy go sour. After all, he was a member of Congress prior to becoming President and unknown to many Americans, It's Congress that has the bigger hand than the President in calling the shots. The President is just the quarterback. It's Congress who draws up the Bills and apporves budgets. The President just signs off or vetoes them. Leave the kids alone.

It is all about race. Some people still cannot accept that an african american or black person is the president of the USA. He has undertaken a very difficult and the worst job ever, under very difficult circunstances thanks to eight years of an administration under Bush. He will NOT be able top fix everything in four years and I personally doubt he will, not because he does not want, it is too much. All his critics, I would like to see if they could better. Unlikely. By the way, I am not african american therefore cannot say I am bias. I think he cares about our education and health system and everything else that is so "messed up". He cares at least more than the republicans who are just after their own agenda and that is of staying in power.
The EU is much more advanced that we are in many areas specially education, we should be happy the leader of our nation addresses our children as he is an example of a person who came from practically nothing and made it where he is through hard work and an education.

It is all about race. Some people still cannot accept that an african american or black person is the president of the USA. He has undertaken a very difficult and the worst job ever, under very difficult circunstances thanks to eight years of an administration under Bush. He will NOT be able top fix everything in four years and I personally doubt he will, not because he does not want, it is too much. All his critics, I would like to see if they could better. Unlikely. By the way, I am not african american therefore cannot say I am bias. I think he cares about our education and health system and everything else that is so "messed up".
We should be happy the leader of our nation addresses our children as he is an example of a person who came from practically nothing and made it where he is through hard work and an education.

Joe, you're right that Congress has the bigger hand. Still, you refer to the healthcare reform as Obamacare when it is a Congressional initiative. Explain THAT logic.

I just listened to the speech and I thought it was a wonderful encouragement to young children everywhere to stay in school, work hard, stay the course no matter how hard.
The people that are critical to the point of extreme are the same ones who are against the health care plan, against anything good that this President is trying to do and they must be ignored.

Response to Marc Jordan who asked: Where was the outrage when Bush 41.... broadcast the same message to school kids during their administration.??

There was - do your homework..... the Dems actually opened up investigative hearings!

Just like a liberal to throw out some moral equivalency crap and not know what they are talking about!

Response to Marc Jordan who asked: Where was the outrage when Bush 41.... broadcast the same message to school kids during their administration.??

There was - do your homework..... the Dems actually opened up investigative hearings!

Just like a liberal to throw out some moral equivalency crap and not know what they are talking about!

My daughter is not in school today. I doubt that the president's speech has any damaging material in it butI do resent that he has more important issues at hand right now but he finds time to do something totally unnecessary. Also I am concerened about the cost involved in paying & promoting his unnecessary speech. I think my daughter's school and I have done a great job in getting her educational priorities straight and do not need Obama's input AT ALL.

My daughter is not in school today. I doubt that the president's speech has any damaging material in it butI do resent that he has more important issues at hand right now but he finds time to do something totally unnecessary. Also I am concerened about the cost involved in paying & promoting his unnecessary speech. I think my daughter's school and I have done a great job in getting her educational priorities straight and do not need Obama's input AT ALL.

Lots of passion on this topic. Parents, tonight over dinner, or in the car on the way home from school, ask your child about the speech. Did they see it? What did the president say? Try to find out what your CHILD'S opinion is. Try not to insert any adjectives in your question. Try to just ask a simple question and wait for an answer. You might be surprised.

Wow, boom - you're quite the intelligent one...now aren't you?

Joval,

You are an irresponsible American and parent if that's the way you think and act. Did you pull your daugther out of school when "W" addressed the schol children during his administration?

Joval,

You are an irresponsible American and parent if that's the way you think and act. Did you pull your daugther out of school when "W" addressed the school children during his administration?

What kind of lesson are you teaching your kids when you keep them home from an entire day at school so they don't have to listen to the President of our country address them about being motivated? You are teaching them that we don't have to respect authority and probably racism at the same time. This should not even be an issue... kids should go to school, listen to his speech and then form their own opinions on what he has to say. You might be surprised to learn that he may have motivated them a little more and are willing to work a little harder to make something out of themselves... And maybe they will figure out that if they work hard, they can be more successful than their old fashioned parents are and that they don't have to hate and be racist.

I thought it was a wonderful speech for the kids. If 20 minutes of a kids time can change his life to become someone useful, so be it. There is too much rap, I-podding, texting in U.S. schools.

I thought it was a wonderful speech for the kids. If 20 minutes of a kids time can change his life to become someone useful, so be it. There is too much rap, I-podding, texting in U.S. schools.

@boom...u sound like a damn fool. i guess your screen name explains the explosion that has taken place in your brain. but i won't spend much time addressing yet another "dining room table"(thnx Barney Frank).

But in regards to whether or not one speech will make a difference. It depends on who's giving the speech. If the president of the U.S. is giving the speech, then that speech carries much, much, more weight than, say someone like "boom" giving a speech. the intensity of his celebrity and the respect for his office is enough to change the life of anybody who values the speaker. I have heard many speeches and sermons, and i can say that all it takes is one speech from a powerful person to dramaticaly impact a persons course in life.

Well I gave my kids a choice do u want to watch it or not. They both said yes, then when they come today they can explain to me how they felt about Obama speech. It weird how everyone is doubting this man after all the fuss everyone made to vote for him, he wants to make one little speech for all the students and everyone is making such a big deal about. Every parent is like "I dont want my kid to watch the speech",but do you even know what your kids are watching on tv, or what they are doing in school, half of these kids are doing drugs,or selling it, trust me they are doing everything else but learning. So OMG let them watch the speech, their kids anyways it goes in one hear and out the other

This liar had to tone down his full fledged propaganda piece because he got caught trying to recruit American students for his nefarious schemes. So he gave the watered down replacement speech with lackluster delivery. Obama is a cheap, two-bit liar. Keep his phony, jilted, communist, racist, America hating words out of our schools. He's a cheap thug.

Oh, Please... Is it really going to hurt our children to think that the president of the free world is interested in thier education. We need as many people as we can encouraging them to work hard and to value their right to a good education...

Boom, you obviously didn't listen to your president while he was speaking today. It's clear to me that you didn't listen to your teachers either. Instead of criticizing an educated man for trying to better the life of your "kid" you should focus on educating yourself first. In one tiny paragraph your made at least 9 mistakes. You must capitalize names and spelling is important my friend, not to mention punctuation. You are a fine example of the phrase "ignorance is bliss".

Boom are you really as uneducated as you sound? Your diatribe really does give some credibility to the president's supporters that all his opponents are uneducated morons.

If you can't rationally support a position keep your pie hole closed and your fingers away from the keyboard. You do more harm than good.

I watched, saw a man lecture kids on the same stuff every instructor that ever lived has told every student on the first day of school. "The only way to be good at something is to work at it, you won't do well in everything, do the things you're good at, don't let the things you fail at define who you are, you won't always like every teacher, but next year you'll have a differant teacher, and it's your responsibility for your education. There's no excuse for not doing your home work" Sounds like a lecturing parent.

All good and true stuff, nothing new or earth shaking.
This is the first and probably last time I'll agree with a word President Obama says. Not who I voter for, don't like his direction, but this is much ado about nothing, all the way around

Oh … Please!!! Is it really going to hurt the children for them to hear that the President of the Free World cares about their education… No… I think not… In fact for some children it might be just what they need to hear!!! With all of the negative in the world… a little positive reinforcement doesn’t hurt. Hopefully this creates lively discussion in the classroom and can become a teachable moment as well…

I dont think its anti-american to pull your kids out of school if you dont agree with something. That is a parental right...not a liberal or conservative right. I am probably what some might consider a right wind nut job, but I wouldnt pull my child out of school. HE IS OUR PRESIDENT and not some shmuck of the streets. Like with any other president, you discuss what the president stands for and what your family stands for. Ugh, the first poster is an embarassment.

K, have you considered running for political office? You are the first self assigned "right wing nut job" who actually made me change my mind about something. At first. I was opposed to those who kept their children home today. Your post however, did remind me that I do support their right to do so. Very well said.

This comment is to BOOM. You are sick, twisted minded, obviously low class, person to degrade YOUR own president in that way. Ignorance always flares its ugly head in America, that is why China and Japan are more advanced than our country. America wants to hold people back instead of encouraging everyone to succeed, which is what President Obama is trying to do. By the way, who made you the weed spoking expert, it must come from years of experience.

This comment is to BOOM. You are sick, twisted minded, obviously low class, person to degrade YOUR own president in that way. Ignorance always flares its ugly head in America, that is why China and Japan are more advanced than our country. America wants to hold people back instead of encouraging everyone to succeed, which is what President Obama is trying to do. By the way, who made you the weed spoking expert, it must come from years of experience.

What i dont understand is that two other president's spoke to our kids in school. and no one had anything to say about it. Now that the new president is obama people has alot of bad things to say.

This comment is to KIm Cameo. Exactly what is a two-bit liar? Small words from a small person. You sound like a very angry person maybe you should take some time to find out why. I'm sure the president has done nothing to you personally. Why are you so angry?

My Children are grown but if they were in school, i have much more respect for President Obama, than for the Horrible, Stupid Bush and Corrupt Cheney. Corruption was bountiful when they were in Office. They left this Country in the biggest Financial and Economic Fiasco of all times. Thanks to God they have finally been replaced. Unfortunately we are left with the Aftermath of their Reign. Millions of unemployed, record Bankrutpcies and Foreclosures. We will never be the same. Anyone who could respect Bush and allow their Children to listen to him, the day of 911, has no reason to fear President Obama. Just the opposite. He is a man of Integrity, unlike the last President. All should show the highest of respect to this President.

Amazing how conservatives pride themselves on patriotism, being American, picking yourself up by the boot straps, working hard and not relying on others to get by. The President tells the kids of the future to take ownership and responsibility and they claim brainwashing. If you want brainwashing, go catch up with your religious leaders on the weekends!

Kevin says this is much ado about nothing. It much to do about everything. First off, given Obama's history of lies and deceit, I'm sure the speech he gave today was much different than the one he was going to give before a stink was raised. Secondly, what gives the right for the school superintendant to circumvent the wishes of parents who wanted an option of whether to allow their kids to watch his speech or not? The superintendant had no right to do what he did. What if Obama had tried to use the kids in the manner of what many believe? I for one will not vote for any incumbent on the school board. Palm Beach and Miami-Dade gave a choice but not this Obama loving dictator in Broward.

Marc Jordan - You ask about the outrage when Bush 41 gave the same message? OK, let me give you a history lesson, especially on the hypocricy of you Democrats who are crying because those on the right don't like this speech. When Bush 41 gave the speech, the Democrats were in an uproar. They demanded an investigation by the General Accounting Office on money spent for his speech. Congress held hearings calling it nothing but a staged production at a cost to the taxpayers. So in case you missed it, there was plenty of outrage on your side of the aisle but It figures with you Democrats. You've protested and protested 8 years of Bush Jr. and Hillary called that Patriotic and we all have a right to protest this or any other administration. Her words. But when those protested at Town Hall meetings, they were suddenly called un-Patriotic. That why the Democrats have a Donkey for their symbol because they're always making hypocritical *sses out of themselves!

The poster wrote - "Joe, you're right that Congress has the bigger hand. Still, you refer to the healthcare reform as ObamaCare when it is a Congressional initiative. Explain that logic."

I can't because it sounds like you don't get it and won't get it. This is Obama's baby. He's the one pushing hard for it. He's the one using his Chicago way and trying to strongarm the bluedog Democrats who are having reservations. And if you think there's no threats going on then I have some prime real estate for sale real cheap that's 20 miles west of me. It was also really sickening to listen to those at Ted Kennedy's funeral using that moment as a political venue by urging the passage of this deathcare package because that's what teddy would've wanted. Healthcare coverage that Congress that's good enough for the people but not Congress!

Boom, you have imagined pretty much everything you said about obama. stop watching fox news and inform yourself about facts, not made-up paranoid fantasies

Another one ragging on FOX. You've got to be kidding me with the obvious media bias CNN, MSNBC, NBC, CBS & ABC show. If Obama stopped short, he's cause a chain reaction with the reporters from those networks. Why didn't those networks report on Van Jones until he resigned? Why aren't those networks going after Obama the way they did with Bush?

It really bothers me as an American that if one disagrees with another we turn to name calling and telling people they are ignorant. My grandchildren are in elementary school and did not see the speech. I am okay with that since I have a belief in the educational system of which they are a part. We all discussed whether we would take the kids out of their school for this speech. Even though we don't agree this is the right forum for such a speech, we decided a discussion with them after school to determine what they got out of the speech would be much more beneficial than pulling them out and having them wonder what their President was saying that they couldn't hear. I don't agree with much of what President Obama is saying. Nor do I believe much of what he is saying. I feel he has his own hidden agenda and that is the scarey part of this presidency. I think a person, as an American, is entitled to this right to disagree with the President and his administration, and if I am called a racist because I do not believe in the man Obama, then call the names. I would feel the same no matter what the color of the president if he was saying and doing these same things. I think calling a person a racist every time they don't agree with Obama is just an easy form of disrespect for someone who has a different point of view as that of the name caller. And that is a sad state of affairs that we have to lower ourselves to calling names, especially being accused of being a racist because we voice these opinions.Our children deserve a president that is looking our for their future and basing decisions on facts and history. What he is doing to this country is not right and I hope Congress is listening to what is being said by the people who have had the courage to speak out, sometimes a little too strongly, about their fears and disappointments with what is happening with this presidency. But promises have not been kept. That is a fact. If that makes me a racist in your eyes, so be it. Obama is leading us down a path that we should not have to travel or from which we may never return. This is a scarey time for all of us.

People like the poster Steve are the losers. They are the ones who can't see the truth, especially about Obama and all his radical associations. Until those on the right started to raise a stink, do you honestly believe the speech he gave yesterday was the one he was origionally going to? I know, since your addicted to Kool Aid, you believe it was just as you believe him when he says they'll be no earmarks in his budget. That they'll be transparency in his administration and the American people will have a chance to read any bill before it reaches his desk. And that he was never present when Rev. Wright gave his black version of a KKK speech and was coincidently absent on the weekends he spewed his racist crap. It's people like Steve who are destroying this country becuase they are blind followers of a socialist radical!

Honestly, I dont see what all the fuss is about. It sounded like a long version of what my parents told me when I was little. He basically said work hard, dont give up and get a good education and a good job. There is nothing wrong with what the president said....and I dont think it matters what side your on. People are just being ignorant. I know Obama hasnt made wise decsions since hes become president. It could work out later but that shouldnt have anything to do with his speech.....theres nothing in there about working with the government or being a politician....whats the big deal??