The Occupation of Osawatomie
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The Occupation of Osawatomie
I just happened to be in the car and listened to most of President Obama's speech in Osawatomie, Kansas, yesterday, even though I had not been planning to do so. Who knew that he would deliver the speech of his presidency?...so far. Despite what some pundits and critics are saying, much of it was not brand new. But there was a much more powerful focus on the crisis of income inequality, and it's hard not to credit Occupy Wall Street -- more specifically, the realization that most Americans agreed with the issues raised by the protests, if not always with the tactics of the protesters.
This passage particularly struck me as a powerful one:
In today’s innovation economy, we also need a world-class commitment to science and research, the next generation of high-tech manufacturing. Our factories and our workers shouldn’t be idle. We should be giving people the chance to get new skills and training at community colleges so they can learn how to make wind turbines and semiconductors and high-powered batteries. And by the way, if we don’t have an economy that’s built on bubbles and financial speculation, our best and brightest won’t all gravitate towards careers in banking and finance. Because if we want an economy that’s built to last, we need more of those young people in science and engineering. This country should not be known for bad debt and phony profits. We should be known for creating and selling products all around the world that are stamped with three proud words: Made in America.
Rush Limbaugh thinks this pegs Obama as a Communist.
Good luck with that, Rush.
Limpballs have the rubes in a lather. Too bad he doesn't focus on his bosom buddy Newt's "Marxist" platform: No Child Left Behind, Medicare Part D, the attempt at a guest worker program, TARP, and the Harriet Miers nomination. Newty now wants amnesty for illegals. Tea Baggers couldn't have done Obama a bigger favor!— chasing history- Will, go visit an engineering school. You'll find it full of foreign students. Red-blooded American kids don't qualify for them because of the poor education they are getting prior to college.— DonQ
- What is really funny is that scientists and engineers have created this problem. Science and Engineering have devalued the American worker. Robots have displaced workers, cars last for forever, (remember planned obsolescence), we live years longer because of scientific advancements in medicine, electronic gizmos have supplanted the need for telephone operators, paperboys, post office employees, insurance salesmen, journalists ..... I could go on but it is too easy.— RufusG
- "it's hard not to credit Occupy Wall Street"....my God, have you really gone that far around the bend? Occupy (name of town here) was by any measurement a total failure. Please publish the name of your dealer, that's some good weed you're smoking.— jimmymack
- Osawatomie, is that the 56th or 57th state in the union? I heard it was located next to Obamautopia, right before you reach Obamaeden.— RufusG
- "We should be known for creating and selling products all around the world that are stamped with three proud words: Made in America." Is that what he was thinking in the GM bailout HE put together that allowed GM to build a mnaufacturing plant in Mexico? I guess he should have said MADE IN AMERICA - or atlest bourdering it........
This speech is so great that there are atelast three people in the background of the photo to the right holding thier heads up with a hand......— reddog44 - 0bama signals USA capitulation to socialism and the superiority of the state. Bunch applauds. Pretty much covers it. Bunch thinking this was a great speech (he also thinks OWS was the greatest thing since Woodstock) completes his conversion to the dark side. Sad, but not surprising.— georgel
I had the rare treat of tuning in Rush while circuit riding yesterday. It's funny to think how folks in civil society are often committed at least 72 hours for rants like that. I get it now, lol.- Everyone with any sense recognizes that it was a great speech (which excludes most of your regular commenters)--but, despite the verbal recognition of the importance of science, he the next day overturned the scientific ruling on Plan B without a prescription for 11-17 year olds, much to the distress of those of us who were enthusiastic about the speech, especially my wife who does have a woman's point of view on this.— Archimedes
- You Conservatives are collectively the most miserable, cynical, mis-educated political groups in the history of this country, simply put. The idea that anyone would think this uncompromisingly moderate POTUS is a Marxist is but one example. You've been told repeatedly by your party's masters that it is so (Socialist, etc), and after you heard it enough times, you believed it. Hes correct, the US needs to develop the ability to derive a sustained comparative advantage in manufacturing technology, regardless of whether you deny the import of these technologies. What a bunch of cretins, unreal.— Murrayman
- He's great at delivering speeches. Not so great at delivering results.— General Turgidson
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