When Bush spoke to students, Democrats investigated, held hearings

[botique]

Both speeches were fine. Stay in school, get an education, don't let peer pressure force you to go against your better judgment, etc.

I wish that President Lincoln would have given such a speech when I was in school, but we didn't have TVs then!

[Ludachris]

Interesting - I didn't know there were hearings after Bush's speech.

I've never EVER heard lawmakers attempting to prevent the President of the United States from speaking to students though. Am I wrong or was this whole situation unprecedented? It was never called "uninvited" when the past 4 Presidents did it. Why was it so harshly criticized beforehand this time around? Was it due to something Bush said or did in his speech to students? Or was it the media that blew it out of proportion? Honest questions.

[ParkTwain]

In Bush's speech, he was in a classroom, and the children in attendance were included as props for overall effect.

[brubaker]

Originally Posted by newtoli

My parents were Democrats and I didn't hear word 1 about that speech when it was given at my school.

Exactly, no matter how juvenile whole masses of Republicans act (embarrassing their whole party) they'll find some footnote in history and crow about how Democrats did exactly the same thing.

Pathetic.

Where's the transcript of Bush's Speech?

[sickofnyc]

Originally Posted by Wapasha

My, how things have changed:

...but there was no outrage and lunacy prior to the speech. Obviously there was something that they found objectionable after he gave the speech. There is a big difference here and one would have to be really stupid not see this. I think it is worth looking at Bush's speech and comparing it to Obama's for political driven content. Maybe Bush was talking about enlisting in the military or something. I'm going to try to find the transcript.

[brubaker]

VIDEO OF BUSH'S SPEECH:

On eve of 1992 campaign, Bush 41 pitches education plan in televised classroom speech - Daily Kos TV (beta)

Hahaha yeah, those kids are RAPT!!

"maybe you saw todays headlines..."
Um, George, 8 year old kids don't usually read national newspapers.

[LazyT]

Originally Posted by brubaker

Exactly, no matter how juvenile whole masses of Republicans act (embarrassing their whole party) they'll find some footnote in history and crow about how Democrats did exactly the same thing.

I'm Pathetic.

Where's the transcript of Bush's Speech?

Touche - "Exactly, no matter how juvenile whole masses of [Democratic Sheep] act (embarrassing their whole party) they'll find some footnote in history and crow about how [Republicans] did exactly the same thing.".

[brubaker]

Originally Posted by LazyT

Touche - "Exactly, no matter how juvenile whole masses of [Democratic Sheep] act (embarrassing their whole party) they'll find some footnote in history and crow about how [Republicans] did exactly the same thing.".

Whatever, watch the Bush Video and see if your keen wit can discern the difference....between a knee jerk protest (without even knowing what the speech was about)....and an informed anger over a staged event produced on the eve of a campaign purely for political gain.

These two 'speeches' are *not* the same thing.