The White House on Monday released the full text of President Obama’s much-criticized speech to the nation’s students, which is scheduled to take place Tuesday.

Some parents and conservative commentators had feared that Mr. Obama would use the occasion to indoctrinate their children with his political ideology.

But only one paragraph hints at Obama’s political agenda. In it, he exhorts students to “protect our environment” and to “fight poverty … and discrimination, and make our nation more fair and more free.”

In the history of presidential rhetoric, these could hardly be considered inflammatory or even unusual words. But the Obama administration is on the defensive, with polls showing the president’s support slipping, and critics are sensing an opportunity to parse his every statement.

At one point, Obama will say in Tuesday’s speech: “You’ll need the knowledge and problem-solving skills you learn in science and math … to develop new energy technologies and protect our environment.”

This hits upon what he sees as the need to transform the US economy by developing environmentally friendly technologies – a stance that grows from his desire to strongly combat climate change, something conservatives are less eager to do.

Directly afterward, he adds: “You’ll need the insights and critical thinking skills you gain in history and social studies to fight poverty and homelessness, crime and discrimination, and make our nation more fair and more free.”

Though typical Democratic fare, the comment could draw the ire of some who feel that Obama is encouraging young people to see America as an unfair and discriminatory society. Next >>

Share

Open your Marketiva Account Now! It is free!
Get $5 cash reward you can start trading right away!

Related posts:

1. Obama School Speech Video – Obama Speech To Kids, Watch it Now
2. Overreaction all around to Obama school speech plan
3. More Advertisers Bolt Glenn Beck
4. More advertisers pull support for Glenn Beck
5. Walmart, CVS, Best Buy Ditch Glenn Beck (Plus Five More Companies)
6. Video: President Obama Calls Kanye West a Jackass…Off the Record, of Course
7. Vera Baker and Obama
8. GEICO Pulls Its Ads from Glenn Beck Show
9. Breitbart TV | Obama – 60 Plus Association: Americans against AARP
10. First lady Michelle Obama pictures, Michelle Obama offensive image and Michelle Obama hot girls
11. Libya’s Moammar Kadafi gives U.N. his opinions on Obama
12. Obama Wins Yasser Arafat “Peace” Prize: World Amazed
13. Video: South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson yells ‘You lie!’ to the president
14. First lady Michelle Obama pictures, Michelle Obama offensive image and Michelle Obama hot girls
15. Vera Baker Photo : Vera Baker and Barack Obama Affair