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The White House announced this week that President Barack Obama is scheduled to give his annual back-to-school speech on Sept. 14 during the school day. This year, he will be heading to the Julia R. Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School in Center City, a magnet school in Philadelphia.
Last year, Obama spoke from Wakefield High School in Arlington, Va., which sparked controversy. Some conservatives believed that his message was going to be political, and many parents decided to keep their children home while the speech was broadcast across the nation.
The speech, however, was one of encouragement and motivation, reminding students to take responsibility for their education:
"Every single one of you has something you're good at. Every single one of you has something to offer," Obama said a year ago. "And you have a responsibility to yourself to discover what that is. That's the opportunity an education can provide. 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," he continued.
"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're sure this time around the controversy will be a lot less severe and that Obama will deliver a similar feel-good message.
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By: gerald on 9/11/2010 2:50PM
Go away Obama no one wants to see you.
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By: amber gray on 9/11/2010 11:37PM
you take your dumb azz and go away ,OBAMA is a great president.so take you racist remarks and kick dirt.amber from washington dc .i live where OBAMA live .
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By: HoneyKone on 9/12/2010 11:46AM
Nobody wants to see the President of the United States? You must be kidding yourself.
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By: natalie on 9/11/2010 5:12PM
white ppl act like they are jealous of blacks, they have nothing better to do than read black news and comment, where is their white pride??? they need to concern themselves with their own.since obama came in, jealousy,,,,,get over it, or find one of your own to run for office, maybe the guys are hating their very small penis..
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By: natalie on 9/11/2010 5:25PM
every nationality of women are attracted to black men, obama,tiger,oj,etc.. so deal with your jealousy. and move on.. just about every race has biracial black family members, so a race war you wont get.. you pathetic wimps, boo hoo, blacks are in office.. thats right they are, what are u going to do about it??? kill yourself or go to a shrink..
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By: gerald on 9/11/2010 8:16PM
@Mellissa, Why the name calling?I dont recall anyone calling you out of your name,thats what liberals do when they dont have anything else to say.
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By: gerald on 9/11/2010 8:17PM
Gerald is black by the way.
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By: jeb on 9/13/2010 12:13PM
I thought you were Chinese!
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By: gerald on 9/12/2010 1:02AM
@Amber you are just as thin skinned as your President.Just because you like him and someone else doesnt,that doesnt make them racist.Why do you Liberals resort to name calling?
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By: Clinton on 9/13/2010 5:07PM
Gerald I don't think you're black myself. First, I believe that anyone should want the President or anyone of note to encourage the students of this nation to work hard to be successful, being that we're so far behind other developed countries in that areana. It doesn't matter what ethnic group they're members of and for you to say "go away Obama no one wants to hear you" is a disgrace and shame on your part. However, people like you have no scruples. Thank God ALL of the conservatives aren't like you, whatever their ethnicity. By the way, I am black and my politics is CENTER-LEFT, which I think we should be CENTER LEFT or RIGHT for the good of this country. That's the area where sensible people that really are patriotic and patriots are, in case that hasn't penetrated your brain.
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