Obama: Don’t Be a Rapper, Basketball Player or Reality Star

Obama to America’s kids: Success is yours to grab—unless you want to be a rapper or reality TV star. In that case, you’re out of luck. If you want to be J.K. Rowling, on the other hand…

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25 Responses to “Obama: Don’t Be a Rapper, Basketball Player or Reality Star”

  1. mechworrior says:

    average people…. …
    average people….

    lets compare the number of people u know that makes more money because their famous rather than their studies..

  2. JPK7777777 says:

    Speaking of the …
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  3. GOfilms01 says:

    disrespectful …
    disrespectful little bastards.

  4. GOfilms01 says:

    i guess it’s tough …
    i guess it’s tough love, like the father who tells his child to stop playing spaceman in the backyard . (said child is 30 years old)

  5. blazedbl says:

    i just dont like …
    i just dont like how he says we cant do that

  6. waltandrus says:

    Isn’t President …
    Isn’t President Obama the ULTIMATE TV Reality Star?

  7. ronarprfct says:

    You didn’t …
    You didn’t understand that a comma is not needed in that sentence, but a period is.

  8. GOfilms01 says:

    i know, it’s …
    i know, it’s disgracefull.

  9. GOfilms01 says:

    well, if 7 out opf …
    well, if 7 out opf every 10 kids wants to be a rapper, actor or “music musician” chances are it’s not going to happen more reralistically i would guess 1 out of 300. so you’re right SOME kids might not need it. but if every kid thinks they’re going to drop out of school and strike it big, we’re going to have a country full of half educated underqualified idiots.

  10. blazedbl says:

    ok so he telling us …
    ok so he telling us we HAVE to get a education to do what we want to with our life? him he tellin me i can’t be an actor or music musician.
    Some kids future might not need school to be successful. Who the does he think hes talking to?

  11. DawgFL says:

    lol at 0:22, …
    lol at 0:22, everyone looks so bored, and that girl in the middle is texting

  12. teddymv says:

    Man, those black …
    Man, those black kids were so disappointed to hear that rapping and basketball is out the window. So happy to hear Obama say this, honestly. I gained more respect for him for this.

  13. Chagga666 says:

    You didn’t …
    You didn’t understand, what he wanted to say.

  14. sergejivanov says:

    First he …
    First he discourages wishing to be a basketball star, and then he gives MJ as an example for hard work.

  15. Udba001 says:

    haha he sais : J.K …
    haha he sais : J.K Rowling”S” - which is incorrect :D

  16. Udba001 says:

    Freeze on 0:58 - he …
    Freeze on 0:58 - he looks too funny haha ..

  17. AKUI2008 says:

    the kids looked …
    the kids looked boored

  18. Kiddolinfen09 says:

    “Some of the most …
    “Some of the most succesful people in the world are those who’ve had the most failures.”

    What you mean like Prime Minister Gordon Brown? I think he only had those failures once he got… well, he didn’t get elected… once he seized power. Yeah.

    Fuck this. I’m gonna be a rapper.

  19. serbinator69 says:

    i love this video …
    i love this video hah

  20. Yrhp8268 says:

    Stirring message. …
    Stirring message. Bravo!

    Hard to believe those ungrateful brats had the audacity to appear bored. Proof that texting fries your brain.

  21. Jamaari20 says:

    ok so not all …
    ok so not all minorities unable to pay for health care, but when I turn on the TV who do i see protesting…Old white people. maybe it’s just my tv. ANYWAY this video is about education, not health care.

  22. itzhizgurlbeth says:

    Your completely …
    Your completely stereotyping. There are plenty of whites, blacks, hispanics, asian Americans that cannot affort healthcare. College students, elderly, middle aged, laid off Americans. Half of the population of the U.S. is non-white. Race is a non issue in regard to healthcare. Everyone needs it, most can’t afford it, and everyone suffers because of it.

  23. Jamaari20 says:

    i’m just going by …
    i’m just going by what the news outlets put out there, and i don’t see any minorities protesting, and i guess that is do to the fact that we can’t afford health care.

  24. itzhizgurlbeth says:

    I guess you just …
    I guess you just weren’t looking hard enough. Try and be a little less superficial. You MUST know, deep down, that everyone, including yourself, will be affected by this issue. I’m hoping you’re just playing ignorant.

  25. pissballs says:

    Success depends on …
    Success depends on whether you want to want it. Its suggestive. Those that want to want it will acquire success on one level or another.
    On the other hand if you fail to plan, you plan to fail.

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