Wed Apr 15, 2020, 06:04 PM
Roland99 (53,235 posts)
Tweet of the (School) Year!Link to tweet Lincoln
@lincolnjackd Hi @BarackObama! Like most high school/college seniors, I’m saddened by the loss of milestone events, prom & graduation. In an unprecedented time, it would give us great comfort to hear your voice. We ask you to consider giving a national commencement speech to the class of 2020. What a wonderful idea that is! And imagine how enraged Twitler would be, too?
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Roland99 | Apr 2020 | OP |
SheltieLover | Apr 2020 | #1 | |
evemac | Apr 2020 | #2 | |
efhmc | Apr 2020 | #35 | |
Karadeniz | Apr 2020 | #3 | |
pattyloutwo | Apr 2020 | #4 | |
mwooldri | Apr 2020 | #5 | |
Lonestarblue | Apr 2020 | #6 | |
Bernardo de La Paz | Apr 2020 | #11 | |
DENVERPOPS | Apr 2020 | #13 | |
Roland99 | Apr 2020 | #26 | |
txwhitedove | Apr 2020 | #7 | |
bluecollar2 | Apr 2020 | #8 | |
MarianJack | Apr 2020 | #9 | |
Bernardo de La Paz | Apr 2020 | #12 | |
MarianJack | Apr 2020 | #17 | |
Roland99 | Apr 2020 | #23 | |
Volaris | Apr 2020 | #30 | |
Bernardo de La Paz | Apr 2020 | #31 | |
Volaris | Apr 2020 | #32 | |
Cha | Apr 2020 | #10 | |
secondwind | Apr 2020 | #14 | |
SunSeeker | Apr 2020 | #15 | |
Tweedy | Apr 2020 | #16 | |
PatrickforO | Apr 2020 | #19 | |
Hotler | Apr 2020 | #18 | |
Wednesdays | Apr 2020 | #24 | |
spanone | Apr 2020 | #20 | |
SergeStorms | Apr 2020 | #21 | |
Rabrrrrrr | Apr 2020 | #22 | |
smirkymonkey | Apr 2020 | #25 | |
Pacifist Patriot | Apr 2020 | #27 | |
Nitram | Apr 2020 | #28 | |
MissMillie | Apr 2020 | #29 | |
Raastan | Apr 2020 | #33 | |
niyad | Apr 2020 | #34 |
Response to Roland99 (Original post)
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 06:06 PM
SheltieLover (57,073 posts)
1. I think he is or already did
for all graduating this year. Saw a thread earlier here. 👍
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Response to Roland99 (Original post)
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 06:11 PM
evemac (111 posts)
2. I would love this for my high school senior!
Heartbreaking for all graduating seniors (high school, college, grad school) this year.
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Response to evemac (Reply #2)
Thu Apr 16, 2020, 04:36 PM
efhmc (14,307 posts)
35. Me too. He was born in Dec. in 2001 under an incompetent GOP pres. Now DJT another GOP
pres is killing people and ruining the economy and spoiling our daily lives. I hope he never has to live with another Repug in office again ever.
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Response to Roland99 (Original post)
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 06:14 PM
Karadeniz (20,363 posts)
3. Lovely!❤
Response to Roland99 (Original post)
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 06:30 PM
pattyloutwo (279 posts)
4. Yes, would love that!
Response to Roland99 (Original post)
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 07:01 PM
mwooldri (10,188 posts)
5. Why am I now thinking of the "Wear Sunscreen" song?
I don't know if Barack Obama would go for it but I think that would definitely be cool as heck.
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Response to Roland99 (Original post)
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 07:11 PM
Lonestarblue (7,603 posts)
6. Obama should do a nationally televised commencement address.
Trump would be livid.
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Response to Lonestarblue (Reply #6)
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 08:01 PM
Bernardo de La Paz (45,688 posts)
11. He would only do it if there was an undeniable groundswell for it. It is an excellent idea. . . . nt
Response to Lonestarblue (Reply #6)
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 08:18 PM
DENVERPOPS (7,905 posts)
13. You know what would really piss trump off.
Obama giving part of it, and Hillary giving part of it.
You know how much he likes blacks and women! Maybe it would be enough for him to have a giant aneurism.......and countless others of his Trumphumpers.... |
Response to DENVERPOPS (Reply #13)
Thu Apr 16, 2020, 07:21 AM
Roland99 (53,235 posts)
26. And Biden, too. He's done many
Perhaps he should even lead it
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Response to Roland99 (Original post)
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 07:12 PM
txwhitedove (3,769 posts)
7. Wow, made me cry. We got call today that virtual H.S. graduation is June 6th and
in person graduation July 27-28-31-ish. A virtual commencement speech would be wonderful.
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Response to Roland99 (Original post)
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 07:19 PM
bluecollar2 (3,622 posts)
8. Kick for exposure...n/t
Response to Roland99 (Original post)
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 07:29 PM
MarianJack (10,237 posts)
9. I think that pissing off Dolt45 (again) would warm President Obama's heart!
He is SO easily triggered.
As always, Donald Trump is an idiot and an ass hat. #notmypresident RESIST |
Response to MarianJack (Reply #9)
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 08:02 PM
Bernardo de La Paz (45,688 posts)
12. Obama very careful to intervene only when it serves national interest, never personal desires. . .nt
Response to Bernardo de La Paz (Reply #12)
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 08:58 PM
MarianJack (10,237 posts)
17. Oh, I agree.
However I just have to wonder if he gives himself a quiet chuckle when Dolt45 has a little temper tantrum over his doing something that to the sane world would be rather an insignificant remark or action.
As always, Donald Trump is an idiot and an ass hat. #notmypresident RESIST |
Response to MarianJack (Reply #17)
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 10:51 PM
Roland99 (53,235 posts)
23. There has to be so much he's dying to say!
But he’s not petty
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Response to Bernardo de La Paz (Reply #12)
Thu Apr 16, 2020, 11:58 AM
Volaris (10,107 posts)
30. It's in the national interest to not have thousands of people at a graduation ceremony just now,
Dont you think?
I do, and what a great venue and a once in a century opportunity. |
Response to Volaris (Reply #30)
Thu Apr 16, 2020, 12:05 PM
Bernardo de La Paz (45,688 posts)
31. Nothing I wrote suggested he shouldn't or wouldn't. . . . nt
Response to Bernardo de La Paz (Reply #31)
Thu Apr 16, 2020, 12:15 PM
Volaris (10,107 posts)
32. My misunderstanding then. Sorry bout that.
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Response to Roland99 (Original post)
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 07:31 PM
Cha (286,771 posts)
10. That was emotional!
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Response to Roland99 (Original post)
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 08:33 PM
secondwind (16,903 posts)
14. College seniors too!
Response to Roland99 (Original post)
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 08:39 PM
SunSeeker (49,721 posts)
15. I hope Obama does that, and reminds them to register to vote!
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Response to Roland99 (Original post)
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 08:46 PM
Tweedy (628 posts)
16. Very good idea
Not to poke this president though.
If this actually happened, the frightened would be less afraid, the anxious would be less fretful, the suffering would know they are seen, that we can hear their keening, Our elders would feel how much they are loved and needed right here with the rest of us, Our vulnerable would be reassured And we all would feel better. Our graduates would be acknowledged by the entire country, which isn't prom, but is cool. On the political side, sadly, the press might be lead by their tails along with way too many GOP elephants, to degrade the moment by making comparisons between Barack Obama and Joe Biden, Rather than where the comparisons belong: between the pro-living Democrats and the pro-grave digging GOP. |
Response to Tweedy (Reply #16)
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 09:13 PM
PatrickforO (14,010 posts)
19. Oh, Trump definitely deserves to be poked. Hard. And cuffed.
That said, you're right about the frightened being less afraid. I always felt safe with O in the White House.
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Response to Roland99 (Original post)
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 09:04 PM
Hotler (10,408 posts)
18. That would be cool. I wonder if we......
could talk Bill Clinton in to reading us a bedtime story each week. 50 shades of Gray, Princes Bride ...
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Response to Hotler (Reply #18)
Thu Apr 16, 2020, 12:45 AM
Wednesdays (16,135 posts)
24. WTF?
I mean, seriously.
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Response to Roland99 (Original post)
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 09:15 PM
SergeStorms (18,210 posts)
21. My daughter graduated from Tulane after Hurricane Katrina.....
and they got two past presidents out of the deal for their graduation address. George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton. They put on a great show.
![]() I hope President Obama does do something like this. These young adults have worked hard for four years, and they could use a lift right now. The job market isn't exactly going to come out to meet them after graduation. |
Response to Roland99 (Original post)
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 09:29 PM
Rabrrrrrr (58,315 posts)
22. The only reason I don't like that idea is because I know I'd cry through the whole thing
hearing someone presidential again would make me sad.
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Response to Roland99 (Original post)
Thu Apr 16, 2020, 09:07 AM
Pacifist Patriot (24,454 posts)
27. Please, please, please!!!!
Response to Roland99 (Original post)
Thu Apr 16, 2020, 11:52 AM
Nitram (20,732 posts)
28. The national ratings such a speech would get would make Dump's head explode!
Response to Roland99 (Original post)
Thu Apr 16, 2020, 11:55 AM
MissMillie (37,489 posts)
29. A brilliant idea! (n/t)
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Response to Roland99 (Original post)
Thu Apr 16, 2020, 03:16 PM
niyad (101,680 posts)