Obama's Morehouse Speech Leaves Guests Out in Cold

Guests Not Allowed to Leave, No Umbrellas Allowed in Rain Shower

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Fox 5 Atlanta reports on President Obama's commencement speech at Morehouse College on Sunday which left attendees in the rain for several hours.

For security purposes, attendees were not allowed to bring in umbrellas on the cold, rainy day for the President's address outdoors.

Many decided to leave early and skip the President's speech, while others were forced to sit in the bad weather for hours.

"We are being grateful to hear the President give the address, but we'd rather not get sick."

"Everybody has the nice clothes and nice shoes, so several wanted to leave after it started storming. You know, you feel icky. Unfortunately we weren't able to leave."

In his address, President Obama warned the graduating class that in this economy, it's not going to be easy to find a job

"If you think you can just get over in this economy just because you have a Morehouse degree, you are in for a rude awakening."

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