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I am happy that I can see to live a holday called Independence Day. President Obama is right. If it was not for all the hard work of our ancestors, we would either be speaking British, German, Russian, or all of them. We owe our thanks to those brave people back then, and we owe a big thanks to our men and women in uniform today for protecting our country. I know that is one thing all political parties in the United States agree on. God Bless America. Happy Fourth of July and good luck.

Mr. President, I'd like to take this opportunity to thank you for all your hard work in trying to restore this country the republicans destroyed. Despite the republicans efforts to obstruct the rebuilding of this country there are millions who support your efforts. Despite the lies they continue to tell about you we don't believe them and we know they are true. We see the republicans for the selfish, out for the rich only, liars they are. THank you again sir, you are doing phenomenal. Atleast you are trying to rebuild our country instead of Iraq.

Ok Mr. Prez so then start acting like a true American and stick up for the U.S.A. not other coutries. Stop the talk and do some action that is good for the people, not your Unions, ACORN and Chicago thugs!

I luv Obama's speech. God shld give him more wisdom,strength n boldness 2 lead American.

Happy 4th Mr. President. Thanks for caring so much about this country.

Wow....one of the more manipulative speeches I've heard in a long time, but of course folks in "our generation" won't realize that.

Obama realizes he's got a problem because his health care plan is NOT supported, so now he appeals to the masses...his legions...to blindly follow his lead.

What's next...a book about "My Life" that all "party" members are required to read?

The sad part is that a lot of younger people are simply too naive or too proud to even consider they might be being manipulated. Even now, they read this (and other) comments with a sense of outrage, never realizing how much they are being manipulated by Obama at their (and their children's) long-term expense.

One of the saddest 4th of July's that I can remember...the Founding Fathers would be deeply disturbed if they saw where this country was headed....further and further away from the Constitution and more and more to a socialist state. All that work they put into getting us off to a good start, and Obama and the Dems are destroying it virtually overnight.

Very sad.

Can't he just wish everyone a great holiday and not make it all about his agenda

Exactly. People in this country are so afraid of change that, despite hiring a President based on change, they STILL don't want it. But change is never easy. Its time to change. Whether people are afraid of it, or not.

Well said Mr. President. Too bad idiots like McCain are out there trying to undermine that message. According to McCain, last year we were "all Georgians", apparently now we are "all Iranians". Someone please take Grandpa to the home.

Barry Obama is the King George III of 21st century America. He is highly educated but anti-intellectual. He looks down upon the American masses with disgust. He wants to control every minute of our lives. He and his family live very extravagant lives why he lectures us on excessive life styles (except of course for AIDs spreading behaviors). Barry Obama has a "vision" for the country that destorys the productive elements while encouraging the non-productive.

Well said. Too bad people now a days have the patience and attention spans of gnats.

Please resign and let people who know how to run a country do it.

The SOCIALIST Obama says not to fear the future ? Why not he taxes, taxes !!! Running car companies , Runs banks Now he wants to run healthcare Hell he is scary . PEOPLE wanted CHANGE they GOT it !!!! OBAMA = ONE- BIG – ASS – MISTAKE – AMERICA !!!!!

Will this guy every stop talking and putting his mug on some form of media everyday and start to complete one task before attempting to tackle 10 others? Focus, buddy and shut your yapper...I was over the smooth talk back during the campaign! You're proving all of your critics right!

Thank you President Obama.We will not listen to the rightwing extremists who put their party ahead of our country.Their greed has brought them down and their greed will keep them from having a voice that the American people will hear.

Sorry Barry, but I fear the future.
-I fear your Cuban style "health care" where life expectancy drops dramatically.
-I fear your "energy policy" where you destroy our energy sources with nothing to replace them.
-I fear your social policy which encourages behavior that spreads AIDs, drug abuse, poverty and anti-intellectualism amongst the "masses".
-I fear your support of Marxist dictators in South America and Muslim terrorists around the world.
-I fear your "egalitarianism for thee and not for me" attitude where you and your family live very extravagent lives while you demand sacrifice by me and my family.

But what I fear the most is the willingness of many Americans to give up their freedoms in exchange for words and platitudes that come out of your mouth. Words and platitudes that are, in reality, deception and lies. Shame on you Barack Hussien Obama.

The spirit that inhabited independence hall was loathing and greed. The founders were tired of paying taxes they could keep for themselves and loathed being second class to the brits. So they whipped up a bunch of propaganda about taxation without representation and stole the colonies from thier sworn soverign. They set themselves and their friends up in power and took the rest of the continent from the indigenous people and never looked back. They also instituted the capitalist system as a key plank in their platform of renewal and change, which has led us to this disasterous state of affairs. So perhaps Mr O is right, maybe we should get tired of being bullied by our soverign and his croanies, and maybe we should take this country away from the bankers and lawyers and install our friends and croanies in positions of power. Mr president, are you suggesting revolution of the masses? No I think he is saying that those in power should remain in power and those of us who pay the bills should stay out of the way of his agenda and live with the consequences, like our forebarers. "When a long train of abuses and userpations evinces a disign toward a specific goal...... It is their right it is their DUTY to THROW OFF SUCH GOVERNMENT and provide new guards for their future security." Just a little rabble rousing for the fourth, enjoy your "freedom" while you can.

If you knew anything about spirits you would know that you are not suppose to summon spirits of any kind. That just proves that you are a godless president!!!

Please, "extraordinary moment" = sky rocketing unemployment, insolvent banks, insolvent States? Someone please let President Obama know that the campaigning is over... Please lead now, put some of that fundamental common sense we all paid for in your education back into our government!

Obama has no clue how to fix the economy, solve the unemployment problem or stem foreclosures.....

He also has no clue how to handle N. Korea and Iran as they continue to mock hum every day.....

This guy is doing nothing for us........

What do we need him for??????

Yep now obama has arrived and boy has he screwed it up.

hmm, cnn care to post Hillary's 4th of july address, guess not! Any way hope the Obama's have a nice holiday and a happy 11th Birthday to Malia. CNN post

Signing an $800 billion porkulus package? Increasing taxes? Running a deficit of $1.5 trillion in just 100 days? Spending without regard to paying back? Nationalizing two car companies?

Seemed pretty easy to me.

Spend, borrow and tax. That's always been the easy path for government.

Oh come on. As the Songbird said, all we have to do is keep sticking our noses in everyone else's business (and keep the wars going, thus draining this country of every penny).

Did we dodge a bullet when we chose Obama over McWarmonger and McBabble (his running mate)?

You Betcha !!

Just understand Mr President, we don't want what you're selling...............a nation where everything is regulated, controlled, and managed by a bloated, inefficient, corrupt, overspending government.

The Soviet Union tried it for decades, and it failed miserably.