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Updated: 9:02 AM Oct 17, 2009
Obama Greets A&M Cadets, Joined by Bush 41, Gates
Following his speech at the Points of Light Institute event, President Barack Obama made a trip to address members of the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets.
Posted: 7:58 PM Oct 16, 2009Reporter: Steve Fullhart Email Address: fullhart@kbtx.com |
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Following his speech at the Points of Light Institute event, President Barack Obama made a trip to address members of the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets.
Obama, Former President George H.W. Bush and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates made the trip to Duncan Dining Hall to greet the cadets.
The president thanked the Aggies for their service in the Corps, which he called a symbol of the fact that young people will make the country better.
"Your commander-in-chief draws inspiration from you," Obama said.
The president also had kind words for his defense secretary.
"Assuming some of continue your military careers, you may be also reporting to this guy," referring to Gates, the former president of A&M. "He had a little something to do with the Aggies a while back. Now he's just the secretary of defense and I am so glad to have him here."
Obama also thanked Bush for his service to the country.
"I'm honored to be joined by one of the greatest public servants we've ever had," Obama said, "somebody who served in World War II, then served on the civilian side and then served as the Commander-In-Chief."
The three shook hands and greeted many of the students gathered before departing. Reveille VIII, the A&M mascot, was also on hand to get a pet from the president.
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I didn't vote for him because I disagree with him a lot of things, such as economy, defence, education, but now he is our president let's give him a respected. we should get mad of the media who had not tell us the whole picture. they said economy recovered. it's a lie. can not recover when the needing and supplying is not balance. what ever we see is jobs from 800B how it's will last? they did not said. saking their hands then send them to danger. did he and his advices knows that USSR's army is a killing machine but they had to withdraw unconditional? I feel said when we have a leader without neccessary experiences. don't blame him let blame ourselve to let it happened. by the way I think Clinton and president Obama act as political celiberty rather than a leader
You stupid young people have no idea what you are cheering-Marxism, socialsm, and Communism. I have lived through the Communist era and know bald faced lies when I see them. Wake up
A class act by both the President and the Corps.
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