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Obama Applauds YWS in Community Service Speech



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Mon Sep 28, 2009 2:43 am
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Video Link here.

In a recent speech to high school students, President Obama mentioned YWS.

Barack Obama wrote:Where you are right now doesn’t have to determine where you’ll end up. No one’s written your destiny for you. Here in America, you write your own destiny. You make your own future.

That’s what young people like you are doing every day, all across America.
Young people like Nathan Caldwell, from Bethesda, Maryland. Nathan didn’t write much when he was a kid. Hardly anyone his age did. It was his English teacher, Mr. Wiggin, who first ignited his passion for writing. It wasn't easy, but he worked hard, and now he is the webmaster of the Young Writers Society, which promotes writing as a past time for young adults. America needs more people like Nathan.


We have been experiencing a record number of new members and member activity, and this explains it. Big Brother is honored that YWS was featured so prominently and we credit our success to all of you. And Nate. Because both of you are so awesome.
Last edited by Snoink on Mon Sep 19, 2011 7:23 am, edited 2 times in total.
Reason: Wrong video link.
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Mon Sep 28, 2009 3:34 am
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Spoiler! :
RICK ROLL'D
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Mon Sep 28, 2009 3:50 am
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It's so wonderful that the president would mention YWS in his speech. The story about Nate is truly touching- I didn't know he was thinking of a full commitment to YWS! We wouldn't get that from any other guy. I hope this story encourages people of all ages to write.

I also was so inspired when he said (right after the YWS part) the bit about never going to give the students of America up, never gonna let us all down. That really struck a chord for me.

Full Text Version of the speech here!
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Mon Sep 28, 2009 5:51 am
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nate...that's amazing...congrats!!
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Mon Sep 28, 2009 5:54 am
Snoink says...



Actually, Grif, a video with better quality can be found here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzSVOcgKq04
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Mon Sep 28, 2009 10:25 am
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Spoiler! :
You people are monsters. xD
  





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Mon Sep 28, 2009 12:06 pm
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Spoiler! :
Haha, made you click.
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Mon Sep 28, 2009 1:55 pm
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That's so friggin' amazing!

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Lulz and all that. I knew there was a catch to it... somewhere. Grif, you evil, evil person. And Snoink, that link was da bomb!
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Mon Sep 28, 2009 4:55 pm
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^-^ yay for Obama, and ^-^ yay for YWS, and ^-^ yay for Nate!
heehee, thank you Nate!

o.o you are truly ama-za-za-zing to all us school children.
*bows*bows*bowsdown*bows*bows*
Like a gift from baby Jesus, or something.
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Mon Sep 28, 2009 6:09 pm
Rydia says...



It truly is an honour.

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All you guys who fell for this should check which area of the site it's been posted at in future ;)
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Mon Sep 28, 2009 10:08 pm
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Wow. You guys totally got me. I was thinking "what?! This is a music video..."

You got me.

And I feel really dumb now.

But it is something Obama might mention... which would be awesome.
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Tue Sep 29, 2009 5:40 am
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Spoiler! :
Sometimes I underestimate the brain capacity you people have. And I overestimate that I have any.
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Tue Sep 29, 2009 5:48 am
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Spoiler! :
I totally scrolled down reading all the spoiler comments like "Whaat?"
Then I came back today and actually clicked on the video link.
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Wed Sep 30, 2009 2:40 am
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Spoiler! :
You guys are so mean. :P April even got me going at school. I was so excited. That is probably why she didn't want to tell our teacher about it. *roars*
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Wed Sep 30, 2009 4:10 am
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o.o *is so shocked I can't find words to describe it*.

Wow! Go you Nate!

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EDIT: *feels so gullible now* But it's true, we do need more people like Nate in the world.
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