At fundraiser, Lady Gaga may or may not have chatted with President Obama

There are actually whole cultures where child bullying is almost non-existent. I have lived in them so I am sure of this. Namely Scandinavian countries where people also have the highest happiness index and highest standard of living and the world's highest longevity. What I noticed is the adults there are still nobody's fool and never push-overs. You have been living in this sad, disgusting world your entire life and have no idea that anything else could exist. Respectfully, you are entirely wrong and Lady Gaga is onto something.

I deplore the increase in bullying. I think it is terrible that people are treated horribly due to the insensitive actions of others. I am also puzzled as to why celebrities, normal people, and everyone else expects the government to pass laws, enact regulation and "fix" the problem for them. The government is not the answer to everything. Laws are meaningless when they attempt to address a moral problem.

Bullying starts at home. Parents need to be involved and teach children the correct way to treat each other. We have become a society full of people who think it is OK to laugh and mock everyone. Now, we have lost the capacity for compassion and tact. The president can't fix that. The government can't fix that. Only the very people who raise out children can fix that: parents. Raise your own kids- teach them right from wrong, and within a generation or two the problem will be fixed. The sad part about all of this is that the majority of parents want to laugh and mock others right along with their kids...too concerned with being their friends than their parents. That is the root of the problem exactly.

My nephew was suspended for standing up for himself. The bully he'd finally had enough of? Nothing was even said to this kid because his parents are trouble - making jerks. If schools aren't going to stand up to bullies or the parents of bullies, don't punish kids when they stand up for themselves.

When a country has to legislate what should be taught at home, That is the true sign we are in trouble as a society.

I'm reading some of these comments and I understand where everyone is coming from, valid points for sure. There is a lot of s*** to clean up in our country because it's going down the toilet. They should take care of home as far as jobs/unemployment, the war, economy etc. However, I do agree there is more that has to be done as far as bullying goes. I live in Philly and the school district has the rules and doesn't enforce them. My son was bullied TERRIBLY in school and it has effected him. I told him to stand up for himself and I do things and put him in activities to give him confidence etc. I have been to meetings at the school, with teachers, parents, wrote notes, have documentation etc, it did not help. Even the school district didn't help, it was like talking to a brick wall. People who have been bullied it does effect them even in adult years. Sure, at one point, we all got picked on, maybe, but it was different than it is now especially with all the technology, it makes it worse because people can hide behind a keyboard. I don't think the President has to get involved per se (because there are bigger problems here) but this is one of the many that should be addressed as well. This should handled more on a city/town level than a Presidential level. Maybe she said what she said so maybe he can put a fire under someone's #$%$ But bottom line, a lot of it starts from HOME.

All of you sick people keep saying to teach your kids to fight to prevent bullies. I'm a 5'2 fifteen year-old girl. The people who bully me are 6 ft males on the football team. You expect me to fight them? Not everyone can face their tormenter.

the reason bullying is happening is that parents are becoming too uninvolved, parent's aren't around to show that violence and being mean is wrong...plus the internet makes it possible for people to show hate more strongly because you hide behind a computer...it makes me sick that people are getting meaner and meaner in this society...so much for staying united much love goes out to the family and to those being bullied...stay strong!!! those who bully are just insecure or ashamed or being bullied themselves SHARE THE LOVE =]

you stop bullying by throwing a left hook and break the bullys' jaw.

Interesting request. Maybe the President could start in his Attorney General's office and ask Mr. Holder to quit his bullying of Gibson Guitars.

Ok now back to bullying...what kind of homes these kids come from ? Children pick up the views of their parents..So parents watch what you say around your kids. they take it and run with it,......Personally I feel gay kids are born that way..Watch them from young you can see they are different..Dont blame them for what they cant helpStop your kids from bullying

So instead of pleading with president why dont people actually teach there kids how to defend themselves and self estem like my parents and parents of my genteration did. Might stop it

Bullying is wrong, but to make a law to ban "bullying" puts WAY too much power in the hands of government. Where is the line between bullying and freedom of speech? I was bullied relentlessly in school. It sucked. I think schools should absolutely tackle the issue and that students who bully others should face harsh penalties/suspensions from school. I would never support a law that bans bullying simply because it could, and most likely WOULD, be used to stifle our freedom of speech. I may hold a view that you don't like, and you may find it offensive for me to voice that view, especially if you engage in something that I vocally oppose. You may even feel bullied, but I would never bully anyone. Speaking out against something can too easily be construed as bullying, so I will never support such a law. Such a law would be unconstitutional. Also, "hate crime" is unconstitutional as it causes people to not be treated as equals, but gives some extra protection over others. Crime should be punished, but the race/gender/other characteristic of the victim should not cause the crime to be considered worse or not as bad as the same crime perpetrated on someone with different characteristics.

I was once bullied in high school and I agree with most of the posters on here about the best way to stop a bully is to knock the living #$%$ out of them….However, kicking a bully’s a.s.s can also be a double edge sword, because nowadays we don’t have tough kids, what we have are a bunch of PUNKS who are quick to bring a gun to school for revenge and shoot indiscriminately. Back then when I was in school, it was handled mano a mano, we settled the fight like men and moved on. What we need to do is to reinstate Corporal Punishment back in every school, because in my opinion, I think every bully is scared of a good horse whipping.

I agree that Bullying needs to be stopped. But it is up to the PARENTS to teach the kids down the right path. I have literally watched teenagers playing fire extinguishers, spraying peoples cars with them, and among things. I pray everyday that when my kids get older that they know bullying is not right... But here is a question: What are the school districts doing about the bullying at school? What can they possibly do but send notes home to the parents, after-school detention, suspension? The same thing when it comes to adults. I'm sure they're are adults in the US that still bully as they did growing up... Surely they are not setting the right example for their children.

Everyone has been bullied in their lives. Believe it or not bully's teach us problem solving skills. Of coarse there is a point to where bullying turns into a crime. But we do NOT need the government to take control of our lives. Parents are the ones to teach their children to either defend themselves or communicate with the bully. QUIT BEING LAZY and raise your children!

Lets get Ja Rule on the phone to make sense of all this

well, I bet they had better meals than most of us did ... I had sausage sandwiches ... how about anyone else?

I remembered when I was young and was being picked on. My classmates were always tripping me and calling me names. All the adults told me to confront my classmates and let them know how much the bullying was hurting my feelings. If any of you remember what is was like as a kid, you can imagine how effective that was. The bullying stopped when I said enough is enough. After being tripped in the mud, I went up to the kid and punched him in the face so hard, I broke his nose. Guess what? They bullying stopped

Where in the hell is that $35k going??? I could pay off all of my student loans with one ticket!!

I appreciate her effort and all, but there really is no law you could make that would make people respect each other.