Obama gets standing ovations at UC Irvine commencement

[Omaha Steve]

Source: LA Times

Pesident Obama on Saturday challenged the 2014 graduating class of UC Irvine to build on the legacy of the Orange County campus, which was among the first to show that man-made chemicals were harming the atmosphere.

Speaking to more than 30,000 in attendance at a commencement ceremony at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Obama urged the graduates to combat global warming and not be swayed by "a stubborn status quo, people determined to stymie your efforts to bring about change."

"When President Kennedy set us on a course for the moon, there were a number of people who made a serious case that it would be too expensive, that it would take too long," he said. "But nobody ignored the science. I don't remember anyone saying the moon wasn't there, or that it was made of cheese."

In a broadside to congressional climate-change deniers, he said, "There are some who duck the question by saying, 'Hey, I'm not a scientist.' Let me translate that for you: What that means is, 'I accept that man-made climate change is real, but if I admit it, I'll be run out of town by a radical fringe that thinks climate science is a liberal plot.'"

FULL story and photo gallery at link.


Read more: http://www.latimes.com/local/orangecounty/la-me-0615-obama-uc-irvine-20140615-story.html

[psychopomp]

1. Obama and the "horns" sign

I came across this photo. Weird that all our presidents make this gesture at some point.

[hopemountain]

12. please educate yourself about this cultural

sign. the president is from hawaii.

[Cha]

2. Thank you, Steve.. Tweet pic at UC Irvine

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[Sunlei]

14. Nice Tweet Picture! President Obama with his genuine ' happy to be here', full of life smile!

[Cha]

15. ..

[Sunlei]

16. Some good & great things never change!

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[Cha]

17. Mahalo, Sunlei.. you asked for it, buddy!

[underpants]

3. The Fightin' Anteaters!!!

[tomm2thumbs]

4. His remarks...

"His remarks were frequently met with boisterous applause and whistles, and several standing ovations."


(in conservative Orange County AND in public view no less)

Oh the poor Republicans who have to hold their chest while reading such things in the newspapers, I feel for their sanity.
bwhahahahaha



(poor thangs)

[JDPriestly]

7. Orange County is where Issa is from. This is huge news.

[Brother Buzz]

8. He represents only a small portion of southern Orange County

Issa's district mostly covers the northern coastal areas of San Diego County.

[proverbialwisdom]

5. A Congressman in HBO's Gasland 2 described at odds factions within the Obama administration.

Here's to hoping that all students tasked with combating global warming regard that film as ESSENTIAL VIEWING (and may they never be regarded as 'insurgents').

GASLAND 2 Preview
More: http://www.gaslandthemovie.com

[JDPriestly]

6. Great speech. Obama appears to be taking on the task of attacking climate change through

science. That is so wonderful! I support him fully in that effort.

[tomjames]

9. Issa 's back yard

I am very sure congressman Issa's former occupation as a car thief have caused him to look over his shoulder from time to time. Well, this is another one.
Elizabeth Warren will sit out 2016, But, 2024, she will be ready

[JDPriestly]

10. Elizabeth Warren runs in 2016 or she does not run.

If we want to have a leader who understands the economic reality that middle and working class families face, we have to choose Elizabeth Warren in 2016, maybe 2020.

Elizabeth Warren was born June 22, 1949.

[Sunlei]

13. Standing Ovations, President Obama!

In a broadside to congressional climate-change deniers, he said, "There are some who duck the question by saying, 'Hey, I'm not a scientist.' Let me translate that for you: What that means is, 'I accept that man-made climate change is real, but if I admit it, I'll be run out of town by a radical fringe that thinks climate science is a liberal plot.'"