Comments on: Obama Letter to Children http://411chatter.com/500/obama-letter-to-children/ The latest info on all the juicy stuff Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:41:59 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: florida auto quote http://411chatter.com/500/obama-letter-to-children/comment-page-1/#comment-5625 florida auto quote Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:29:11 +0000 http://411chatter.com/?p=500#comment-5625 Im in the US Army and I have to say the words and discussions i have seen about the military are completely disgusting. The way you talk about the people who serve YOUR country, the people who put THEIR live on the line, they are doing it for people like you. Some of you have no appreciation to these people who dont even know who you are but are willing to give up family, friends, loved ones, and their own lives so that you can see another day in peace in this country. Instead of talking down about homosexuals, why don't you see all that they are giving you. They are giving you their LIVES. And in return this is what you give them? A life of secrecy and self denial to make YOU PEOPLE happy?! Get over yourselves! this is so selfish when they are doing something 100% selfless, this just goes to show that gays in the military have alot more ball$ than many of you do here. Why dont you go over to the sand box live their life and back at home Im in the US Army and I have to say the words and discussions i have seen about the military are completely disgusting. The way you talk about the people who serve YOUR country, the people who put THEIR live on the line, they are doing it for people like you. Some of you have no appreciation to these people who dont even know who you are but are willing to give up family, friends, loved ones, and their own lives so that you can see another day in peace in this country. Instead of talking down about homosexuals, why don’t you see all that they are giving you. They are giving you their LIVES. And in return this is what you give them? A life of secrecy and self denial to make YOU PEOPLE happy?! Get over yourselves! this is so selfish when they are doing something 100% selfless, this just goes to show that gays in the military have alot more ball$ than many of you do here. Why dont you go over to the sand box live their life and back at home

]]> By: Heidi Wehrle http://411chatter.com/500/obama-letter-to-children/comment-page-1/#comment-2368 Heidi Wehrle Thu, 07 May 2009 23:15:35 +0000 http://411chatter.com/?p=500#comment-2368 All of you on this site should read Neale David's trilogy "Conversations with God" an unusual dialogue and then come back to Obama's letter to his children and see the part that each and everyone of you , including those in this "chatter.com"... this includes myself,...plays in making the world what it is today. At the least it will make you think at best You will know who you truly are. Cheers By a mum from New Zealand. By the way I am at the " will make you think stage" All of you on this site should read Neale David’s trilogy “Conversations with God” an unusual dialogue and then come back to Obama’s letter to his children and see the part that each and everyone of you , including those in this “chatter.com”… this includes myself,…plays in making the world what it is today. At the least it will make you think at best You will know who you truly are.
Cheers
By a mum from New Zealand.
By the way I am at the ” will make you think stage”

]]> By: ahmad http://411chatter.com/500/obama-letter-to-children/comment-page-1/#comment-1602 ahmad Sun, 01 Feb 2009 09:05:31 +0000 http://411chatter.com/?p=500#comment-1602 The full text of letter from an Iranian teacher to American president Obama about his letter to his children In the name of God Sir president Mr. Obama, hello You know well that your dear Malia and Sasha had a lot of fun these two last years on the campaign trail. You know that as excited as they both are about that new puppy. You have written them that their smiles always make your heart hot and light up. You have said that you was in wrong to think all life is about you, you have found that your own life wouldn't count for much unless you was able to ensure that you had every opportunity for happiness and fulfillment in yours. You have said: " that's why I ran for President: because of what I want for child in this nation". Sir President, If some day we say lie to ourselves wished or unwished, we will realize this lie sooner than everyone and this matter stimulates our conscience, of course the sound that only we ourselves hear it, and we can't denial it. If we say lie to our relatives, they will understand it sooner than all others and this shout will arise from their inside. Sir President, Don't you suppose that if you think more, so you will reach to this result that while you can have all happy and gladness opportunities in your life that you ran for president for American, Iraqian ,Afghanian and Ghaze and worlds children? Sir President, If you think more, won't you conclude that the world is full of Malia and Sasha? Do tomorrows your Malia and Sasha won't read children's adventure from other parts of world and know that day in which your daughters were excited for their new puppy, the children from Ghaze and Iraq , etc were excited for what!? Don't they ask you, why did you (my father) buy this happiness for us too expensive? Don't they ask you, what is this exchange by which you have soled afterlife and God's satisfaction to be able to buy world, its peace and calm? Sir President you said that: "I want to push our own human boundaries to reach being the divides of race and region, gender and religion that keep us from seeing the best in each other". But you did not say how? Is it possible to achieve this important matter, destroying all other religious and nations? Sir President you said that: "Sometimes we have to send our young men and women into war and other dangerous situations to protect our country". But whereas it is usual that it is not necessary to violate the far and weak countries for protecting country, unless some one wants to establish our home on their plundered capitals and tomorrow if your Malia and Sashai read the history and inform about what was happened in the world and wealth of American was obtained by which cost, won't the sweetness of this excitement due to have a puppy turn to bitter? Don't have the American soldiers Malia and Sasha? Is you were soldier, did you like to separate you from Malia and Sasha and send you to the war? Sir President, Didn't Christ (peace be upon him) learn you like his brother Mohammad (May God send greetings to him) that " what you accept it for yourself, also accept it for others and what you don't accept for yourself, also don't accept for others"? Sir President you said that: "Great privilege of being a citizen of this nation comes great responsibility", Did you think also how much is responsibility of privilege of slavery for God and being the follower of Christ ? Did you think if today the Christ (peace be upon him) wants to manage , How he manage it? Sir President I accept one of your speeches that you said to your children: "it is only when you hitch your wagon to some your true potential". Now that you yourself belief this speech, why do you hitch yourself and your children to and American? Hitch yourself to the human and humanity, to the God, don't you think that this hitch will create a much greater potential in infinite value in you and your children? Sir President, God willing, think again about your letter to your children , because when a man wants to give a gift , it should be the best one. By a teacher from Iran-Yazd Yours respectfully Alireza Jalali The full text of letter from an Iranian teacher to American president Obama about his letter to his children

In the name of God

Sir president Mr. Obama, hello

You know well that your dear Malia and Sasha had a lot of fun these two last years on the campaign trail. You know that as excited as they both are about that new puppy.

You have written them that their smiles always make your heart hot and light up. You have said that you was in wrong to think all life is about you, you have found that your own life wouldn’t count for much unless you was able to ensure that you had every opportunity for happiness and fulfillment in yours.

You have said: ” that’s why I ran for President: because of what I want for child in this nation”.

Sir President,

If some day we say lie to ourselves wished or unwished, we will realize this lie sooner than everyone and this matter stimulates our conscience, of course the sound that only we ourselves hear it, and we can’t denial it.

If we say lie to our relatives, they will understand it sooner than all others and this shout will arise from their inside.

Sir President,

Don’t you suppose that if you think more, so you will reach to this result that while you can have all happy and gladness opportunities in your life that you ran for president for American, Iraqian ,Afghanian and Ghaze and worlds children?

Sir President,

If you think more, won’t you conclude that the world is full of Malia and Sasha?

Do tomorrows your Malia and Sasha won’t read children’s adventure from other parts of world and know that day in which your daughters were excited for their new puppy, the children from Ghaze and Iraq , etc were excited for what!? Don’t they ask you, why did you (my father) buy this happiness for us too expensive? Don’t they ask you, what is this exchange by which you have soled afterlife and God’s satisfaction to be able to buy world, its peace and calm?

Sir President you said that:

“I want to push our own human boundaries to reach being the divides of race and region, gender and religion that keep us from seeing the best in each other”. But you did not say how? Is it possible to achieve this important matter, destroying all other religious and nations?

Sir President you said that:

“Sometimes we have to send our young men and women into war and other dangerous situations to protect our country”. But whereas it is usual that it is not necessary to violate the far and weak countries for protecting country, unless some one wants to establish our home on their plundered capitals and tomorrow if your Malia and Sashai read the history and inform about what was happened in the world and wealth of American was obtained by which cost, won’t the sweetness of this excitement due to have a puppy turn to bitter? Don’t have the American soldiers Malia and Sasha? Is you were soldier, did you like to separate you from Malia and Sasha and send you to the war?

Sir President,

Didn’t Christ (peace be upon him) learn you like his brother Mohammad (May God send greetings to him) that ” what you accept it for yourself, also accept it for others and what you don’t accept for yourself, also don’t accept for others”?

Sir President you said that:

“Great privilege of being a citizen of this nation comes great responsibility”, Did you think also how much is responsibility of privilege of slavery for God and being the follower of Christ ?

Did you think if today the Christ (peace be upon him) wants to manage , How he manage it?

Sir President I accept one of your speeches that you said to your children:

“it is only when you hitch your wagon to some your true potential”. Now that you yourself belief this speech, why do you hitch yourself and your children to and American? Hitch yourself to the human and humanity, to the God, don’t you think that this hitch will create a much greater potential in infinite value in you and your children?

Sir President,

God willing, think again about your letter to your children , because when a man wants to give a gift , it should be the best one.

By a teacher from Iran-Yazd

Yours respectfully

Alireza Jalali

]]> By: ATUDUHOR BEN OYOMA http://411chatter.com/500/obama-letter-to-children/comment-page-1/#comment-1570 ATUDUHOR BEN OYOMA Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:11:24 +0000 http://411chatter.com/?p=500#comment-1570 Its a wondful words for the kid and i think that all parents shold do thesame, should let there children know how important there children are to them. obama has been a man of vision and great dreams of life. I know is going to take world to a great hight through the help of God and with our prayers as well. Mr president is a Man of character Its a wondful words for the kid and i think that all parents shold do thesame, should let there children know how important there children are to them. obama has been a man of vision and great dreams of life. I know is going to take world to a great hight through the help of God and with our prayers as well. Mr president is a Man of character

]]> By: Agnes T. http://411chatter.com/500/obama-letter-to-children/comment-page-1/#comment-1566 Agnes T. Sun, 25 Jan 2009 17:02:51 +0000 http://411chatter.com/?p=500#comment-1566 There is only one reason why some people criticizes Obama... it is because of ENVY. Everytime a person criticizes another it is because there is something in him which is empty and needs for attention. It is only in this manner that he/she can be noticed. There are people in this world whose role is FAULT FINDER. He/she sees nothing good in the person except himself and never rejoices in the success of others. I pity you because you live isolated and only think of yourself. WAKE UP be happy with what Obama did for his children. There is only one reason why some people criticizes Obama… it is because of ENVY. Everytime a person criticizes another it is because there is something in him which is empty and needs for attention. It is only in this manner that he/she can be noticed. There are people in this world whose role is FAULT FINDER. He/she sees nothing good in the person except himself and never rejoices in the success of others. I pity you because you live isolated and only think of yourself. WAKE UP be happy with what Obama did for his children.

]]> By: Sasha More http://411chatter.com/500/obama-letter-to-children/comment-page-1/#comment-1563 Sasha More Sat, 24 Jan 2009 05:10:51 +0000 http://411chatter.com/?p=500#comment-1563 Is it that hard for people to fathom that a person of color has the same ideals and dreams for their children as people of European descent and can pen their thoughts also? Why does it have to be a publicity stunt? Maybe after campaigning for two years, President Obama decided he wanted to write a letter to his daughters to express to them the love he has for them as they embark on this new journey together. He probably wrote a letter to Michelle also. That one remained private. Believe it or not President Obama is a man of character who loves his family and happens to be Black. Welcome to the reality! Is it that hard for people to fathom that a person of color has the same ideals and dreams for their children as people of European descent and can pen their thoughts also?
Why does it have to be a publicity stunt? Maybe after campaigning for two years, President Obama decided he wanted to write a letter to his daughters to express to them the love he has for them as they embark on this new journey together. He probably wrote a letter to Michelle also. That one remained private. Believe it or not President Obama is a man of character who loves his family and happens to be Black. Welcome to the reality!

]]> By: Sydney King http://411chatter.com/500/obama-letter-to-children/comment-page-1/#comment-1547 Sydney King Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:40:23 +0000 http://411chatter.com/?p=500#comment-1547 That is the most ridiculous critique I've ever heard. My students would call you a "hater" as in, you can't even deal with anything positive without putting a negative spin on it. Obama can write his ass off...check out his 2 memoirs. And as for his becoming president for his kids....I am sure he did. There is no other reason, unless one is power hungry, and I don't believe he is. He is doing it for the same reason I'm so glad, so that kids of color can no longer make excuses about what they can't do because society isn't ready to see a Black or brown person do it. So just please, stop hating on this event. But thanks for posting the letter so I could use it in class. That is the most ridiculous critique I’ve ever heard. My students would call you a “hater” as in, you can’t even deal with anything positive without putting a negative spin on it. Obama can write his ass off…check out his 2 memoirs. And as for his becoming president for his kids….I am sure he did. There is no other reason, unless one is power hungry, and I don’t believe he is. He is doing it for the same reason I’m so glad, so that kids of color can no longer make excuses about what they can’t do because society isn’t ready to see a Black or brown person do it. So just please, stop hating on this event. But thanks for posting the letter so I could use it in class.

]]> By: Pam http://411chatter.com/500/obama-letter-to-children/comment-page-1/#comment-1546 Pam Tue, 20 Jan 2009 03:46:52 +0000 http://411chatter.com/?p=500#comment-1546 Wow! I read that letter and realized it was the exact same ideals that me and my three siblings were raised on. I am thankful for the cynics in the world, that will waste thier time to find the negative, rather then invest thier time to find solutions to bigger problems. I am sorry for what has caused you your cynicism, but I thank you for showing me, although we may not have all the worldly goods, we can recognize good in a person. We have not yet become so jaded, that everything has to be seen as the cup half empty. Hopefully your day will come soon, when you can stop and realize the ideals in that letter, are something worth sharing. Your cynicism on the other hand, in these difficult times, I could live without. Wow! I read that letter and realized it was the exact same ideals that me and my three siblings were raised on. I am thankful for the cynics in the world, that will waste thier time to find the negative, rather then invest thier time to find solutions to bigger problems. I am sorry for what has caused you your cynicism, but I thank you for showing me, although we may not have all the worldly goods, we can recognize good in a person. We have not yet become so jaded, that everything has to be seen as the cup half empty.
Hopefully your day will come soon, when you can stop and realize the ideals in that letter, are something worth sharing. Your cynicism on the other hand, in these difficult times, I could live without.

]]> By: Magik http://411chatter.com/500/obama-letter-to-children/comment-page-1/#comment-1542 Magik Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:26:16 +0000 http://411chatter.com/?p=500#comment-1542 Unfortunately, as a president, Mr. Obama will always be the target of criticism. Even more unfortunate, as a black man it will be very hard for him to catch a break anywhere. Impersonal or not, the ideas and hopes that he expresses should resound with everyone. What's wrong with wanting these things for his own children and everyone elses? And expressing his reasons for wanting to be president is not a time to be mushy. It's a very serious decision and should be expressed as such. As a well educated and eloquent man, this is an excellent letter. There are times when I speak to my own son in this manner so that he understands that life is not easy and there will always be challenges. But he can rise above these challenges and excel unaffected by limits or boundaries. I tell him the truth. That's what this letter does. It tells the truth. Truth is told independent of emotion or public opinion or societal acceptance. What do you believe and why do you believe it? Unfortunately, as a president, Mr. Obama will always be the target of criticism. Even more unfortunate, as a black man it will be very hard for him to catch a break anywhere.

Impersonal or not, the ideas and hopes that he expresses should resound with everyone. What’s wrong with wanting these things for his own children and everyone elses? And expressing his reasons for wanting to be president is not a time to be mushy. It’s a very serious decision and should be expressed as such.

As a well educated and eloquent man, this is an excellent letter. There are times when I speak to my own son in this manner so that he understands that life is not easy and there will always be challenges. But he can rise above these challenges and excel unaffected by limits or boundaries. I tell him the truth. That’s what this letter does. It tells the truth. Truth is told independent of emotion or public opinion or societal acceptance.

What do you believe and why do you believe it?

]]> By: KBrady http://411chatter.com/500/obama-letter-to-children/comment-page-1/#comment-1533 KBrady Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:30:47 +0000 http://411chatter.com/?p=500#comment-1533 I think everyone should stop finding fault in all President-elect Obama is trying to do for our country and his family. Start respecting him for who he is, Our President and Leader (in less than 1 week.) You should be praying for him and his family! You might want to include yourself in that prayer as well, to help bring you understanding and to respect for the President -elect and all that he is putting on the line for his family and country. Get ready to embrace change people. If you can't do that, I truly feel sory for you. I think everyone should stop finding fault in all President-elect Obama is trying to do for our country and his family. Start respecting him for who he is, Our President and Leader (in less than 1 week.) You should be praying for him and his family! You might want to include yourself in that prayer as well, to help bring you understanding and to respect for the President -elect and all that he is putting on the line for his family and country. Get ready to embrace change people. If you can’t do that, I truly feel sory for you.

]]> By: Jersey Todd http://411chatter.com/500/obama-letter-to-children/comment-page-1/#comment-1529 Jersey Todd Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:19:46 +0000 http://411chatter.com/?p=500#comment-1529 yeah, his speech writer wrote it, as he writes most of his own speeches. yeah, his speech writer wrote it, as he writes most of his own speeches.

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