Posted on 02/03/2009 7:20:03 PM PST by Syncro
Updated 3:44 p.m.
By Michael D. Shear and Hamil Harris
As a sense of crisis engulfed his White House Tuesday with the withdrawal of former senator Tom Daschle as HHS Secretary-nominee, President Obama made an unannounced trip to a school to read to kids.
His motorcade was seen heading north on 15th Street, and local sources soon reported he was at The Capital City Public Charter School. There was no mention of a trip on the schedule sent out to reporters the previous day.
At the school, the president and Michelle Obama read to a group of second-graders in the school library from a picture book entitled "The Moon over Star," an account of the first moon landing in July of 1969. An Associated Press report from the scene said that Obama told the students, "We were just tired of being in the White House."
One of the comments:
(Excerpt) Read more at voices.washingtonpost.com ...
Obama, we’re tired of you being in the White House too.
Kwami da ‘K’ is a PERFECT guy for obamas cabinet! How ‘bout minister of finance?
LOL!
“Obama only really liked giving speeches to 20,000 misguided, adoring fans. Now that hes had a chance to try out all of the shiny stuff in the White House hes realized this presidency work stuff is not what he had imagined it would be. Maybe he should try watching some stump speech tapes of himself in the mornings to get pumped up everday.”
Jenny, you’ve hit the nail RIGHT on the head. This guy is a campaigner. He doesn’t have a CLUE how to lead or govern. Or work, for that matter.
What Obama really meant by that is: "We are so oppressed in that White House, I mean, even the "white" name is oppressive." When will he and Michelle attempt to have it painted so that it won't be "white" any longer?
Was not Pres. Bush talking at an Elementary School when 911 happened ?
Hey BHO ! wanna travel ? Fly over Kentucky and don’t land . . . we need another president to take the blame for the Weather.
George Washington exhumed would be more fit to serve in the White House.
Great! Let’s keep score. This is important. My read of his family systems dynamic is that he’d bug out of office in not so long a time. I said that back in the summer. This could be the start. Or just an innocuous comment.
Funny of the month!!!
I'm still guffawing!
Leni
Hell, I even miss Clinton! At least he put up the pretense of work, and he provided much better entertainment value!
George washington in the ground is more fit to serve in the white house.
Why isn’t he walking through the ice-storm damaged areas and promising to make it all better?
Has he even acknowleged that it has happened?
Much bigger area than N. O.
Being Leader of the Free World incurs SO much responsibility- I mean what a drag!
Obama is probably looking forward to the first bash he’ll throw with his old friends- having former terrorist Bill Ayers as a guest will surely liven things up!!
LOL
First acted like he couldn’t wait to get in (His office of the President Elect, etc) then he can’t wait to take a break. It’s only been 2 weeks, you’d think he was on the job over a year.
I don’t think he’s used to this kind of pressure.
As a matter of fact, I would feel more comfortable having the urn containing any of the previously deceased Republican presidents presiding over the direction of our nation, rather than empty suit, poorly-suited Obama.
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From the official site:
"The school is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization "
Geez, why not goto a real public school in DC. Unless there was a favor to be fulfilled?
Charter schools are really private schools underneath it all.