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Chicago needs to be taken outside and hosed down with a garden hose, they are so dirty there.

where has religion gone? aren't children taught the 10 commandments?
'thou shall not kill' doesn't seem to mean a thing to the ones that think nothing of taking a life. feel telivision and movies have created a world that is immune to killings and harming others.
bring back the good in everything we see and read.
doris e.

Lets all come up with another social program that will waste money and worsen the problem.

I hate to be cynical but i am afraid it takes a lot more than sending one of the people – Duncan – who was the head of the education department in Chicago. It seems he wasn't that successful when he had the job there so he is brought to Washington to oversee all levels of education across the country and then picked to go back and see what is wrong with Chicago. I find this extremely hypocritical.

Holder is a coward.

Now you know why Barrack is selling his home on South Side. Or give it back to Tony.

What were they doing 30 yrs ago. Just like they are today. To little too late. Time for the Mayor to step up. Or just shut up . This is Chicago . The City of Corruption , the home of your ,UHH Huh Pres. all he knows is lie an fly about , the do nothing . UHH Huh. Wright Joe the Camel.

All the Obama critics can say what they want..no president would have sent his staff to address INNER-CITY VIOLENCE...It takes a human being with compassion to do this..that's why I voted for Obama

It is a shame that a death was video taped. Its bad enough people run to support fights and not anything positive. I'm glad that President Obama is stepping in and getting involved with all this unnecessary killing. Its important that President Obama is active in all aspects of the world. I hope all this senseless violence stops.

no wonder the IOC said "thanks, but no thanks Obonog,"

this is where the Resident came from, so just follow the sludge trail.

I don't get it....Where are the community organizers? Seems like they are there in full force during election cycles, but then they disappear after the vote. Funny how that works.

Chicago is a disaster. Taxes are though the roof, but they never seem to have money for the schools.

Why is that? Because Mayor Daley's assistant makes $225k / year just like all the other city politicians.

You see, with Democrats your taxes go in their pockets, not to the schools and not the community.

This is what holder needs to tell these teens: "Pull up your pants! Stop talking like foul-mouthed illiterates, and stop acting like life is a rap video! Start speaking like Martin Luther King, Jr and President Obama, dress like someone who cares about his appearence, and stop jumping into fights at the drop of a hat!"

Gosh if he does nothing he is no good and if he does something then he is not engaged in or foreign policy. Seems like a no win to me. Oh and it is all the Demos fault. What a bunch smart guys we have here. Any help is better than none. when was the last time a white house got involved? Wake up you conservitive christian wingnuts. Politics aside these kids need what ever help we can give them. And maybe we can get more parents involved. It does not hurt to try.

Is the safe school czar in attendance. He will have some good advice for teens about having sex with pedafiles.

And Obama wants to extend the school year so that children will go to school year round. He said that they are safe in school. Just shows how well he thinks out his statements.

My son teaches as an inner city Charter School in Chicago. You have no idea how bad it is. The school has 4 different gangs and these are 14 year old kids........ They have to walk to the bus through yet another rival gang. They stand their and taunt the kids with guns.

In Chicago schools the gangs fight for turf on the different floors!

And Yes this is more serious and important than Afghanastan.

Frankly we should just pull out and attach the Taliban with drones. The Soviets could not win and either will we........

Oboma needs to act like a president and deal with the real problems of the day. Youth violence should be up to the parents and police. Speaking to the olympic committee is not his job. Taking sides in a "racially" motivated police arrest is not his job. The list goes on and on. oboma needs to get his hands on a job description and do some reading. HOW CAN ANYONE HAVE ANY CONFIDENCE IN THIS CLOWN THAT HAS NO IDEA OF WHAT HE SHOULD BE DOING? The people that supported him will bring him down. Half of America never wanted him the rest are beginning to see him for who he really is. I would have never believed the day would come when Opra would represent the American people over-seas. I must have been asleep when she was voted into public office. She thinks she is a politician and oboma thinks he is a celebrity. obomas dog probably thinks it is a cat.

Duncan the Australian is full of it.
he was the head of Chicago Public schools and did NOTHING.
Obama on the basis of Duncan doing a poor job in Chicago promoted him so he could continue his mediocrity nationwide.

These are some of the people that were orgainzed by Obama when he was the community orgainzer.

So what do we do now? Blame the lumber industry for making dangerous weapons? Guns don't kill, trees do.
I hope that one of these days we'll stop making excuses and address the true root causes. It's not the weapon, whatever it may be.

The USA has the highest violent crime rate of any first world country. You don't have to be a genius to figure out why that is (greed, wrong priorities, education deficits, lack of gun control, lack of public health insurance, etc.). The GOP has not been concerned with inner-city crime for decades. I am pleased that the President is bringing attention to this case. Enough is enough! It's not just Chicago, it's everywhere in the US. Bullies should not be allowed to hijack communities.

Good effort now how about the administration going one on one with kids in every large city in the country. Hint, start with Detroit.

All that is needed! Parents need to take control of their children providing directions and guidence and to stop relying on Teachers and Policeman to raise their children. You can have a zillion program, training and behavior begans at home.

Mr. Duncan's last job was running Chicago's public schools. Great job Arnie!

What are the Republicans going to do about TEEN violence ? Bush did NOTHING the last 8 YEARS, and CNN need to take some CLASSES on these NO RESPECT ,FOX news crowd comments. What have you DONE CNN? President Obama approval just went up to 56% today , lets see if CNN prints that? This a NATIONAL problem, it not just in CHICAGO. These Right Wing Morons , are the most STUPID people in America, they follow Hannity Hate , Beckie Fool, and Billy Pinhead Loon and LIMMBASH. Idiots are the WORD .

He couldn't get this done as a community organizer in Chicago. He certainly will not get this done as the president of the USA.

Seriously! BUSH TOOK THREE MONTHS TO DECIDE ON IRAQ'S SURGE. GIVE PRESIDENT OBAMA THE TIME TO MAKE A WISE DECISION. ( excuse the yelling)

We live in a violent country. Remember McCain's little song,"bomb...bomb.....bomb Iran!" ???

Let's remember that the NRA is one of the most powerful lobbies in our Nation, and they want GUNS available for ALL! SO...... this is what we get, desperate kids, doing desperate things!

We have only ourselves to blame for GUNS being accessible on every street corner and alley in our Nation! You don't have to show I.D., you don't have to prove you are a good citizen!

ANYONE WHO WANTS A GUN CAN HAVE ONE! THAT'S THE TRUTH! LIVE WITH IT. STOP COMPLAINING ABOUT VIOLENCE WHEN THE GOP SUPPORTS THE NRA 100%. (again excuse the yelling)

Where have they been? This has been going on forever. What was Obama doing in Chicago as a community organizer? Nothing. Because they really don't care how many blacks kill each other.

They can send the U.S.Army there it will not make a difference until Parents begin to supervise, direct and give guidence to their childrens to include attention by the many absentee fathers. To many of these parents rely on the Teachers and the Police to raise their children and the minute they do stupid things such as was done recently, They gather for a candlelight march , to find someone to blame when all that is needed is for the parents to look in the mirror and take action which in some cases, they may have waited to late.

What did Bush do , during that last 8 YEARS of his so called Administraion ,and the ANSWER is (NOTHING) . What has the Republican Party done to stop TEEN violence and the ANSWER Is NONE, ZERO. NADA. This is a National problem, and you CNN what have you done about the TEEN violence in CITIES across the NATION, we all know the TRUTH about that one. President Obama will take CARE of it , what will the GOP do? We Americans know the DECISION that will be NOTHING. Eric Holder will pay ATTENTION to what is going on, and do something about it, what are the RIGHT WING going to do, i will tell you (NOTHING) at ALL. but run their Mouth, or by the way the President APPROVAL WENT to 56%. Bush did NOTHING and Chenney along the RNC and GOP NOTHING.

The problem with the young people today is that they have a hard time trying to find their place in society. The violence is caused by the lack of leadership in the families, schools, and neighborhoods that surround them. If there were more people around that actually cared the gang and drug rate would be at a decreasing percentage. You cannot blame the young people for what happens, occasionally the parents have to step in and play their part as the role model they should be. This problem will continue to rise until the world take snote on how its effecting the future leaders of America.

Any Burden I carry will eventually become Usefull. But carrying a Cross for Obama is just a wasted Load..

Obama,knows how to fix it just start using brass knuckles and lead pipes,issue them to teachers first,then crossing guards and bus drivers.
Truly adopt a death sentence for drug dealers and an automatic jail sentence of 25 years for users. Then build work camps where they work to build fences,roads bridges,etc. When we had chain gangs in the south we had less crime,because no one wanted to go back on a chain gang.

If BHO wants to be a Chicago community organizer then he shouldn't have resigned. Is this guy such a micromanager that he has to butt into everything and try and fix it. Try focusing on being a leader of the country. Chicago has elected leaders, let them solve their own problems.

I know! Just through more money at it! That'll sure keep the thugs from their favorite after-school beat-down hobbies.

When babies stop having babies, society returns to being a village instead of 'US Four and No More'.......When we ditch the cult of criticism and begin respecting each other – despite idiosyncrasies and foibles, then maybe humanity (human kindness), dignity and self worth will take a seat at the table again.......Peace......

This administration is a joke. If they spent half the amount of time working on our nations issues as they did in press conferences, they may have actually acomplished something by now. Another episode of Obama and Us, the latest reality show. Im not impressed.

Progressive liberal Democrats have been runnig the inner city schools and communities for decades now. If they new how or really cared to fix this, they would have by now. As long as the inner city voters vote for progressive liberal Democrats, things will never get better for them.

Sooooo,

Some of Obama's people spoke to some Chicago people...and they talked to some kids...
Ok...You guys are right. He is taking this situation a lot more seriously than he is AFGHANISTAN!

Obama and hid Ganf are finally getting paranoid. He know the Blacks Put him where he is, and they will eventually be the destruction Of Obama..

Let's get two problems solved here....Gangs and drugs seem to go hand in hand....Eliminate one of those problems completely and we might stand a chance.