"There are plenty of presidents I've disagreed with, but not one I wouldn't want my kids to have an opportunity to hear."
I agree fully. I think that our current and each of our past Presidents have been uncommon men - an uncommon mixture of talent, will, and vision. The opportunity to listen to such an individual doesn't happen every day.
Yet, due to unreasonable paranoia (and partisanship!), many children will likely be denied the opportunity Tuesday.
They'll miss more than just his words: They'll miss listening to a man who became their nation's President not through heredity, not through military coup or fiat, but by doing his studies when young, seeking and gaining acceptance to Harvard's Law School, building and honing his knowledge, leadership and oratory at every step of the way. They'll miss listening to a living example of what in America is possible.
(Thanks, Mike.)
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