Let the man speak

So I haven't posted in forever because well I've been on blogcation and I needed some new inspiration I guess. Anyway, I have some fodder for the next few times I feel inspired to write now, which is either good or bad depending on your opinion of my writing. Here goes:

A lot (way way too much) has been made of President Obama's chat to students tomorrow, and while I have some seriously differing views on healthcare reform, on Tuesday that is NOT the issue. Let him speak. He is the president of the United States, and though he may have his supporters and detractors he speaks extremely well in rehearsed settings with a speech and he has the ability to inspire people; and to a young student that may be what he or she needs to go from a drop out to a graduate, from a poor student to a good one. His speech is not about healthcare or domestic affairs or as some conservative pundits have tried to make it sound like a propaganda express to 'brainwash' the children. This speech is designed to inspire; and I thought it was very good- it needs to be heard, and we need to keep the fear mongering out of it. On Tuesday I hope that every school that foolishly vowed not to show it, should show it. Don't be stubborn or proud, but admit wrong. And let the children be inspired, not by a democrat or a republican, but by their president, who is and rightly should be a role model to young people everywhere. We as a nation are at a critical juncture in terms of our work ethic. I feel students and their parents have found it easier to place blame elsewhere and not looking at the real problem; an honest lack of hard work. We have so many distractions, pick up a book, learn, better yet inspire. President Obama here is doing the right thing; So let the man speak.