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LeBron James is the last person on Earth who should be doing a spot for the importance of education. I know he's a big name and has pull with the little ones... but at least pick somebody who is pertinent to the campaign.
Obama to appear in back-to-school program
President Barack Obama will appear in a back-to-school television special with singer Kelly Clarkson and basketball star LeBron James next month.
Obama is appearing in a 30-minute do entary that will air at 8 p.m. Sept. 8 on BET, MTV, VH1, CMT, Comedy Central, e TV and Nickelodeon, all of them Viacom networks.
In the program, the president says education is the key to people living out their dreams.
“So as this new school year begins, I urge you to set goals for your own education: to study hard and get involved in your school, to try new things and find something you’re passionate about,” Obama says, according to a release issued Wednesday.
“And that’s how our nation will get ahead—by ensuring that every American gets a world-class education, from preschool to college to a career,” Obama said.
The program marks the kickoff of an education initiative by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Viacom Inc. Called “Get Schooled,” the five-year campaign is aimed at improving this country’s dismal high school and college completion rates.
In the special, Obama, Clarkson and James all are shown alongside behind-the-scenes colleagues; Obama’s is speechwriter Sarah Hurwitz, who talks about her time in school and current job at the White House. Also featured are Clarkson’s music director, Jason Halbert, and James’ marketer, Latesha Williams.
Gates official Allan Golston, president of the foundation’s U.S. Program, noted Obama has made education a top priority and that schools got unprecedented money from the economic stimulus law earlier this year.
“Education is the key to opportunity and economic progress, for our young people and our nation,” Golston said.
LeBron James is the last person on Earth who should be doing a spot for the importance of education. I know he's a big name and has pull with the little ones... but at least pick somebody who is pertinent to the campaign.
Because LBJ knows all about that... awesome.
Oh god
I'm gonna turn my TV and PC off
I thought you had to win a le to go dc and hang out with the president
but considering the current guy in dc
what can be expected
wait education from the guy who didnt go to college with a guy who went to hardvard. wow bad combo
They are little kids! They will eventually grow up and realize the world is mostly made of lies.
For now...use big name ball players and presidents. Whatever works.
I thought you had to win a le to go dc and hang out with the president
but considering the current guy in dc
what can be expected
cheney was going to be cast in a special about gun safety, but the motor oil that his body runs on had to be changed
I wonder if James will feel awkward doing this...
I can see this turning out like Mike Myers reacting to Kanye West saying "George Bush doesn't care about black people."
Obama talks about college and James looks like he's at a loss for words
So what if James did'nt go to college, it doesn't mean he can't talk about the importance of education. The point of going to college for 4 years is so you can get a job/career when you graduate, but Lebron was good enough that he had a career waiting for him. It made no sense for him to go play college ball.
...which is exactly why it is strange that he is going to appear on a program that doesn't apply to him. The career path James took is extremely rare.
LOL!
Exactly! So he should get up there and say "If youre a good basketball player and can make it to the NBA then you wont need college."
I dont think thats the point Obama wants to make.
This. The kids don't give a crap if Lebron went to school and they likely don't know. They probably don't care about school anyways and the whole thing will be a waste of money.
James could talk about the millions he would have missed during the first 4 years in the league if he went to college instead. He would then talk about how he would trade those millions for an education he probably doesn't need anyways.
just clicked to see what the haters were gonna say in here. pretty dissapointed on the material
Awww, man. I've been trying to "be like Mike" for years by drinking an usual amount of Gatorade each day. I guess I've been mislead.
Maybe LeBron and Barack can teach children a thing or two about humility.
Is he gonna take the video away when they're done filming?
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