tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016381446402077042.post4614949038122787480..comments2023-09-25T09:18:10.052-04:00Comments on Lylah M. Alphonse: Obama's speech to students: What was the controversy really about?LMAlphonsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01123069425655953518noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016381446402077042.post-60154452721795315382009-09-28T01:01:00.185-04:002009-09-28T01:01:00.185-04:00Mycaramel, you are correct, Obama's speech to ...Mycaramel, you are correct, Obama's speech to the school kids was harmless. He gave a good message. However, based on his other words and actions I still don't trust him. What about Obama and Ron Emanuel's proposed "required" civil service for 18-25 yr olds? What about Obama's reference in Colorado just prior to his election when he said, "We cannot continue to rely on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded." Why would anything like this be needed in our country? As for me, our country is headed in a very frightening direction. History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme. The old devices of the past are attractively repackaged for each new generation to fall for. It always comes in the name of peace and prosperity. There are those who would have America be torn down. If we don't hold fast to God and the constitution of this great country, we will lose it all. At that day we will all realize what "Liberty" really means and have a deep gratitude for it.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01195067048513298017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016381446402077042.post-6613318067174575482009-09-08T15:47:29.780-04:002009-09-08T15:47:29.780-04:00Mycaramel, thanks for taking the time to leave a c...Mycaramel, thanks for taking the time to leave a comment. If you compare Obama to Hitler because this speech shows that he wants to "own" all of us, what did you think of George H.W. Bush's speech to the students in 1991, which was very similar to Obama's speech today? Or Ronald Reagan's speech to students in 1988? <br /><br />Also, just so I can be clear: You're upset with the president's speech because you disagree with points that he did *not* make in it?LMAlphonsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01123069425655953518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016381446402077042.post-59110390685217544092009-09-08T15:42:06.062-04:002009-09-08T15:42:06.062-04:00("mycaramel" left this comment on a diff...("mycaramel" left this comment on a different blog post; I'm transferring it here)<br /><br />You need a new job.<br /><br />Obviously you don't get the point of Mr. Oboma's speech. It's not what's in the speech but what isn't in it (and possibly what changed with all the "hoopla).<br /><br />Yes, I compare him to Hitler. What's the difference? He wants to "own" all of us.<br /><br />And people like you are just fueling him to make it happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com