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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 11:57 AM Original message |
Obama's Commencement Speech- The Path Of Service (please kick, cause Obama DID serve his country) |
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BelleCarolinaPeridot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
1. Thanks for posting this.. |
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K Gardner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
2. The speech was something these young men and women will never forget ! K&R |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
3. K&R |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
4. Happy to supply the 5th rec |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
5. You're right..this is Gold. |
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Window (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
6. K/R. |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
7. Hey! Leadership! I still recognize it, after all these years without any to refer to! |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
8. K & R !!! |
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DemVet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
9. Obama served himself, not his country. |
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SaveAmerica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 12:22 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. What's Ironic about your post is that he is just the opposite of the typical politician |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 12:24 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. let me guess, Ignored said something like Obama is only serving himself. Am I right? |
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SaveAmerica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 03:22 PM Response to Reply #11 |
23. Yes, the irony of it just kills me. |
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Rhiannon12866 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-26-08 09:22 AM Response to Reply #10 |
29. What a terrific pic! Thank you! |
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SaveAmerica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 05:26 AM Response to Reply #29 |
60. You're welcome! Yep, me too - Edwards then Obama, I felt he would endorse |
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Rhiannon12866 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 09:45 AM Response to Reply #60 |
63. I thought he'd eventually endorse Obama, too. |
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Cassandra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 12:27 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. Oh, you mispoke... |
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dcindian (881 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 12:29 PM Response to Reply #9 |
16. Why do you hate values Democrats cherish? |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 01:17 PM Response to Reply #9 |
20. I wouldn't have expected a different |
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ekwhite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-26-08 09:14 AM Response to Reply #9 |
27. So he served himself by taking a job as a community organizer |
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me b zola (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-26-08 09:48 AM Response to Reply #27 |
33. Only a selfish elitist would take a job for $12,000/yr so they could help their community |
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Blue State Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-26-08 10:20 AM Original message |
Service to ones country does not always require a gun. |
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ErinBerin84 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
12. did anyone catch Andrea Mitchell on Chris Matthews? |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 12:25 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. And who is to say that the only honorable sacrifice and service to ones country need include |
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ErinBerin84 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 01:17 PM Response to Reply #14 |
21. exactly |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-26-08 10:46 AM Response to Reply #14 |
45. I'll never serve in a war... |
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KSinTX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-26-08 11:36 AM Response to Reply #12 |
53. Damn you! You owe me a keyboard |
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Berry Cool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
13. Excellent point, and it's not just here in Ohio that we need them. |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 12:59 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Obama did mention the Peace Core, but I prefer talking about the USA right now. |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
18. AMEN!--- there are many ways |
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quantass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 01:16 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. . |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
22. kick |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 07:12 PM Response to Original message |
24. kick |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-25-08 07:19 PM Response to Original message |
25. That needs to be a message |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-26-08 07:53 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. that is the entire point. |
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Rhiannon12866 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-26-08 09:16 AM Response to Original message |
28. Thank you very much for posting this. K&R. |
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Gman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-26-08 09:25 AM Response to Original message |
30. Obama left his family, traveled thousands of miles, dodged bullets |
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ellacott (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-26-08 09:40 AM Response to Reply #30 |
32. How is that a ludicrous argument? |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-26-08 09:50 AM Response to Reply #32 |
34. Also, after Hillary invokes Bobby's assassination, I'd say Obama has placed himself |
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Gman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-26-08 10:16 AM Response to Reply #34 |
37. You really need to do some stretching exercises before posting this stuff |
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Gman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-26-08 10:14 AM Response to Reply #32 |
36. Because they're two completely different and completely unrelated things |
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ellacott (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-26-08 12:12 PM Response to Reply #36 |
57. They aren't unrelated |
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Gman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-26-08 03:44 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. The point made in the OP starts from an incorrect premise |
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Kittycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-26-08 11:38 AM Response to Reply #32 |
55. If it is - then Hillary is Definitely out. |
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trickyguy (461 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-26-08 09:34 AM Response to Original message |
31. You are totally right to ask us to Choose the Path of Service. Yes, Obama did that. Read his book. |
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Heather MC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-26-08 10:10 AM Response to Original message |
35. I think it's a nice sentimate, but it's not the same thing, as putting your life on the line |
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Gman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-26-08 10:18 AM Response to Reply #35 |
38. And running against McCain who sat in a NVN POW camp for 5 years |
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Heather MC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-26-08 10:35 AM Response to Reply #38 |
42. I am not Bashing Obama |
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Gman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-26-08 12:07 PM Response to Reply #42 |
56. I am bashing Obama |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-26-08 10:20 AM Response to Reply #35 |
39. so you are saying that only those who served in the military during WARTIME |
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Heather MC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-26-08 10:32 AM Response to Reply #39 |
41. I am saying that those who have will not like the campariason |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-26-08 10:37 AM Response to Reply #41 |
43. I understand you're not just being ornery. But the topic is serving ones country. Obama served. |
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Heather MC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-26-08 10:41 AM Response to Reply #43 |
44. You know people hear what they want, not what you say, |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-26-08 10:49 AM Response to Reply #44 |
46. Understood. But remember with Kerry. He DID service during wartime. You have to make your case |
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Heather MC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-26-08 11:02 AM Response to Reply #46 |
48. well I just asked my Husband who us Active duty |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-26-08 11:18 AM Response to Reply #48 |
51. your husband sounds like a keeper. Thanks for your critique |
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Heather MC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-26-08 11:35 AM Response to Reply #51 |
52. That's why I Clubbed him on that head and dragged him back to my cave |
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windoe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-26-08 10:31 AM Response to Original message |
40. Being of service is a state of mind |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-26-08 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
47. I'd just like to point out how hard it is to break away from the Ivy League mold... |
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KnaveRupe (700 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-26-08 11:04 AM Response to Reply #47 |
49. Of course. |
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Stalwart (180 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-26-08 11:07 AM Response to Original message |
50. Living Up to Our Own Expectations |
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KSinTX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-26-08 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
54. K & R |
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Gman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-26-08 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
59. This sounds too much like the Young Republicans who say they can best serve the counttry |
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AzDar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 06:39 AM Response to Original message |
61. Kick... |
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fight4my3sons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 07:41 AM Response to Original message |
62. kick |
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Tarheel_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
64. Sorry, I was too late to recommend, but.....kick |
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