Should remember the Democratic response to President George H Bush speech in 1991... "Then Bush made a political speech, now Obama is just motivating" seems to be the mantra.... Frankly the principle both sides seems to be working on is "What is good for goose is good for the gander"....
Of course the message "Take Control of your own life" IS a political message that all should endorse... http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2009/sep/03/arne-duncan/barack-obama-not-first-president-address-school-ch/ The complete speech http://bushlibrary.tamu.edu/research/public_papers.php?id=3450&year=1991&month=10 >>> I'm asking you to put two and two together: Make the connection between the >>> homework you do tonight, the test you take tomorrow, and where you'll be 5, >>> 15, even 50 years from now. You see, the real world doesn't begin somewhere >>> else, some time way down there in the distant future. The real world starts >>> right here. What you do here will have consequences for your whole lives. Let me tell you something, many of you may find very hard to believe this. You're in control. You're thinking: How can the President say that about kids like us when we don't even have our driver's license? But think about it, and you'll see what I mean. Think about drugs. You see films. You hear police experts and tough speakers from the outside. You get stern lectures from everyone: movie stars, athletes, teachers, parents, friends. But you know and I know that all the drug prevention programs, all the pledges, all the preaching in the world won't pull you through that critical moment when someone offers drugs. At that moment, everything comes down to you. Yes or no, you've got to choose, and the answer will change your life. Your parents won't make the decision. Your teachers won't make the decision. Your friends won't make the decision. It's up to you. It takes guts to take control. A sound body and a sound mind, they go together, as my friend, and he is a friend, Arnold Schwarzenegger says. He's crossing the Nation talking with students about the importance of fitness. And real fitness means no drugs. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
