Obama's Commencement Address at The Ohio State

[steve-o]

The Audacity of this guy knows no bounds

PRESIDENT OBAMA: Unfortunately, you've grown up hearing voices that incessantly warn of government as nothing more than some separate, sinister entity that's at the root of all our problems. Some of these same voices also do their best to gum up the works. They'll warn that tyranny always lurking just around the corner. You should reject these voices. Because what they suggest is that our brave, and creative, and unique experiment in self-rule is somehow just a sham with which we can't be trusted.

We have never been a people who place all our faith in government to solve our problems. We shouldn't want to. But we don't think the government is the source of all our problems, either. Because we understand that this democracy is ours. And as citizens, we understand that it's not about what America can do for us, it's about what can be done by us, together, through the hard and frustrating but absolutely necessary work of self-government. And class of 2013, you have to be involved in that process.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2013/05/05/obama_to_ohio_state_grads_reject_voices_that_warn_about_government_tyranny.html

 

[Tomservo92]

It sounds like the Wizard of Oz saying "ignore the man behind the curtain"....

 

[oldguy]

Wow, talk about spin.

 

[Younggun]

Speechless.

 

[Jakashh]

It sounds like the Wizard of Oz saying "ignore the man behind the curtain"....

Lmao I was browsing another forum and someone else posted about this, and a member also posted the video of that part

 

[winchster]

Why are we surprised by this guys? We know he wants to be the first king.

 

[General Zod]

"Unfortunately, you've grown up hearing voices that incessantly warn of government as nothing more than some separate, sinister entity that's at the root of all our problems. Some of these same voices also do their best to gum up the works. They'll warn that tyranny always lurking just around the corner. You should reject these voices. Because what they suggest is that our brave, and creative, and unique experiment in self-rule is somehow just a sham with which we can't be trusted."

That's real interesting coming from the head of the party that says we can't be trusted with firearms, with our own healthcare decisions, with childcare decisions, with portion sizes in our meals, with 32 ounce sodas, or with viewpoints that contradict the party line...

 

[Southpaw]

"Unfortunately, you've grown up hearing voices that incessantly warn of government as nothing more than some separate, sinister entity that's at the root of all our problems. Some of these same voices also do their best to gum up the works. They'll warn that tyranny always lurking just around the corner. You should reject these voices. Because what they suggest is that our brave, and creative, and unique experiment in self-rule is somehow just a sham with which we can't be trusted."

That's real interesting coming from the head of the party that says we can't be trusted with firearms, with our own healthcare decisions, with childcare decisions, with portion sizes in our meals, with 32 ounce sodas, or with viewpoints that contradict the party line...

Well said.

 

[steve-o]

"Unfortunately, you've grown up hearing voices that incessantly warn of government as nothing more than some separate, sinister entity that's at the root of all our problems. Some of these same voices also do their best to gum up the works. They'll warn that tyranny always lurking just around the corner. You should reject these voices. Because what they suggest is that our brave, and creative, and unique experiment in self-rule is somehow just a sham with which we can't be trusted."

That's real interesting coming from the head of the party that says we can't be trusted with firearms, with our own healthcare decisions, with childcare decisions, with portion sizes in our meals, with 32 ounce sodas, or with viewpoints that contradict the party line...

That's what I meant when I said audacity

 

[steve-o]

GZ is my translator

 

[ROGER4314]

His message boils down to this:

"Hey guys.......TRUST ME!"

Flash

 

[General Zod]

GZ is my translator

You should get a tee shirt that says that. Or "General Zod Is My Copilot"...

Then again, nothing tops the classic. Kneel before Zod!

 

[steve-o]

You should get a tee shirt that says that. Or "General Zod Is My Copilot"...

Then again, nothing tops the classic. Kneel before Zod!

Not sure about that this one, unless you use that as a pick-up line on chicks at the bar

 

[MM120]

Saw reference to this earlier on FB. As I said there...Why would a president ever have to say this unless it were real?