Obama dares graduates to reject cynical voices

[hue]

Source: Beloit Daily News --AP



A year to the day after kicking off his victorious re-election campaign on this college campus, President Barack Obama returned to Ohio State University and told graduates that only through vigorous participation in their democracy can they right an ill-functioning government and break through relentless cynicism about the nation's future.

"I dare you, Class of 2013, to do better. I dare you to do better," Obama said.

In a sunbaked stadium filled with more than 57,000 students, friends and relatives, Obama lamented an American political system that gets consumed by "small things" and works for the benefit of society's elite. He called graduates to duty to "accomplish great things," like rebuilding a still-feeble economy and fighting poverty and climate change.

"Only you can ultimately break that cycle. Only you can make sure the democracy you inherit is as good as we know it can be," Obama told more than 10,000 cap-and-gown-clad graduates gathered for the rite of passage. "But it requires your dedicated, informed and engaged citizenship."

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[OKNancy]

1. I watched it with my husband earlier

Hubby said, " very inspirational" at the end.

[Cha]

3. I have yet to hear it, OKNancy but just saw this pic on another site..

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Can't wait!

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[Divine Discontent]

2. O-H!

[ohtransplant]

18. I-O!

n/t

I was there and it was an inspirational speech.

[Old Union Guy]

4. Obama asks for blind faith. Wonderful. n/t

[Safetykitten]

5. lt's always someone else that needs to do something better...

We elected him twice and its always someone else that needs to get something done.

[Carolina]

6. Touche, Safetykitten!

I'll give Hillary Clinton credit for one thing, she pegged OBH correctly when in the 2008 primary race, she dismissively stated (paraphrased): all he does is give pretty speeches.

[Skittles]

13. he does give purty speeches

cannot deny that

[Ash_F]

14. Yeah really. Can we get some Pell Grants over here?

People would do better if they didn't have to graduate with a buttload of debt.

[Earth_First]

7. Do as I say, not as I do... n/t

[forestpath]

12. +1000

[Skeeter Barnes]

8. Cynical voices like those of Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff?

[byeya]

9. Cynical voices? The students should have gotten up and walked out.

[Wilms]

10. *cough* n/t

[forestpath]

11. I'd love to know how Obama lamented "an Americal political system that

gets consumed by "small things" and works for the benefit of society's elite" with a straight face. Since he is the face of a political system that works for the benefit of society's elite.

[byeya]

16. Gall. And, a vision of the newly graduated as either eager to join the pillageing or too clueless

to see how the system is rigged. My money is on most of the students/grads realizing the mountain of graft they'll have to climb to realize what's left of the social contract. The social contract has been broken like the SSA contract is about to be broken.

[Amonester]

15. But they don't have money

And if they would have money, they'd never have enough money to stop being ignored by the powerful (for the Rich).

[marshall]

17. Young people tend to be natural dissenters

But society gets on so much better if people work together.