[Wonderama Mama]

Im with you on this too rovnstinez. I thought it was a good speech. I think he uses himself as a way to let the kids know he empathizes with any struggles they're going through. True he is narcissistic, but it's also a good way to connect with kids and people for that matter.
My only complaint is he criticizes the country more than I would like. By saying he would like the country to be more fair and more free, he's implying that fairness is a value we want to aspire to and that we are not free here. We value liberty in this country more than fairness. Fairness is a leftist mantra, so I expect him to hold that high. Other than that, I like the Michael Jordan analogy and the idea that kids need to take personal responsibility no matter their circumstances.My kids district isn't showing it, but if we came across it, I would let them watch with my editing of course.

[livius]

The whole thing is Obama’s latest fantasy version of himself. And who cares, anyway? Since when do our kids have to listen to a president spouting platitudes on the one hand, justifying himself on the other with some made-up biography (like anybody cares), and then telling your kids how he is riding to the rescue because obviously the evil US didn’t care about them until he came along?