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I suspect I know which particular faction of the Republican party is so vehemently opposed to the President's little pep-talk to school children.

Duncan: 'Silly' to keep kids home to avoid Obama speech 2009

But that huddle, and that all-inclusive pep-talk, made me realize that I was never alone with this fam-er-ree.

Fallin’ Up Steve Dennis 2011

One of the more messed up sports pep-talk montages we've seen.

HUFFPOST HILL - HCR Repeal Measure Fails In Senate Eliot Nelson 2011

When school children are forced to write essays on "how they can help their leader," or "how their leader has inspired them," it is no longer a lesson or a pep-talk, it is brainwashing.

WH set to release text of controversial Obama school speech 2009

One of the more messed up sports pep-talk montages we've seen.

HUFFPOST HILL - HCR Repeal Measure Fails In Senate Eliot Nelson 2011

But that huddle, and that all-inclusive pep-talk, made me realize that I was never alone with this fam-er-ree.

Fallin’ Up Steve Dennis 2011

President Obama is addressing Congress this evening in what is expected to be a somber pep-talk on getting the economy right.

Watch President Obama's Address To Congress - The Consumerist 2009

President Obama is addressing Congress this evening in what is expected to be a somber pep-talk on getting the economy right.

The Consumerist: February 2009 Archives 2009

Not exactly a locker-room pep-talk for Team U.K. and their opponents, then—but I think, like Mr. Hirst, it adds a certain something needful to the Olympic mix.

The Difficult Art of Inspiring Olympians Sam Leith 2011

When school children are forced to write essays on "how they can help their leader," or "how their leader has inspired them," it is no longer just a lesson or a pep-talk, it's brainwashing.

Obama speech to school children: 'You make your own future' 2009