Obama's Father Day Speech

I normally don't watch 24-minute videos online. Who has the time or the patience?

But I started watching this one and was riveted. This is Barack's Father's Day speech--instead of pandering to dads, he demands more of them, particularly in the black community. I wish every voter in America could take the time to see this.

"Yes, we need fewer guns in the hands of people who shouldn't have them. Yes, we need more money for schools and more outstanding teachers in the classroom... Yes, we need more jobs and more job training and more opportunities in our community. We know all that... We know we need to bring about change in America. We know that. But the change we need is not just going to come from government; it's not just going to come from a president; it's going to come from us... We need families to raise our children. We need fathers to recognize that responsibility doesn't just end with conception. That doesn't just make you a father. What makes you a man isn't the ability to have a child. Any fool can have a child--that doesn't make you a father--it's the courage to raise a child that makes you a father."

Happy Father's Day! [Via 37Signals]