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Obama Excludes Private and Catholic School Children From Easter Egg Roll Ticket Giveaway
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| 03/24/2010
| Penny Starr
Posted on 03/24/2010 11:16:58 AM PDT by massmike
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To: metmom
Bump! How about rotten egg toss? [Tempting.]
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posted on
03/25/2010 5:49:26 AM PDT
by
Arthur Wildfire! March
(Weakening McCain strengthens our borders, weakens guest worker aka amnesty)
To: a fool in paradise
contains no wood fibers from endangered forests,Where are endangered forests being cut?
Where I live we cut trees and replant...like corn and tomatoes.
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posted on
03/25/2010 5:50:34 AM PDT
by
lonestar
(Better Obama picks his nose than our pockets!)
To: pogo101
Jim Gaffigan in his stand-up act:
Jim using his anonymous other voices on stage:
‘’Easter, that’s a weird tradition.
Female voice: Easter, the day Jesus rose from the dead. What should we do?
Male voice: How ‘bout eggs?!
Female voice: Well, w-what does that have to do with Jesus?
Male voice: Alright, we’ll hide ‘em.
Female voice: I don’t...I don’t follow your logic.
Male voice: Don’t worry, there’s a bunny.’’
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posted on
03/25/2010 5:51:53 AM PDT
by
DManA
To: longtermmemmory
No HS’er worth their salt...would go.
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posted on
03/25/2010 6:11:05 AM PDT
by
Osage Orange
(A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity. - Sigmund Freud)
To: clintonh8r
I dont see how any Catholic could ever vote for a Democrat.
A lot of Protties vote for dems as well, but having spent many family dinners with Catholic dems, including Nuns and some Priests with politics eventually being discussed, this is their rational:
Dems are "for the poor", welfare, universal health coverage, anti-capital punishment, anti-war, promote the sharing of earthly goods (Augustinian angle in enacting peace), the Party of FDR and Kennedy, dems "fight the good fight", etc... Facts do not matter, its all about perceptions, thanks to the MSN etc...
Repubs are "for the rich", against welfare and helping the poor, pro-capital punishment, pro-buisiness over charity, promote hoarding of earthly goods (Antithesis of Augustinian earthly peace), pro-war, the Party of Nixon (From the Jesuit's POV), just selfish and out for themselves Party, etc...
The abortion angle is most interesting. Yes, the dems promote abortion, but will rationalize, with some help from various Bishop's influences, that unless abortion is not your primary motivation to vote for a candidate, it is permitted to do so. Knowing that their primary reason to vote for a dem is not abortion, their conscious' are "clear". Also, many Catholic dems have pointed out that repubs, (I somewhat agree with this) use abortion to separate themselves in certain areas without the intention to go all in and overturn the legal murders. Some pro-life Repubs will pick at it, but abortion would be played out as a political angle, used to garner votes.
Remember, a lot of Nuns and Priests think the above is all poppycock as well, and do dissect the flawed thinking of the pro-democrat Catholics. I think many more Catholic dems are starting to reevaluate their voting habits as well. Obama, Pelosi, and Reid are a huge liars and that should resonate and tick-off some Catholic dems. In the case of one pro-Obama nun, perception has not intertwined with reality.
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posted on
03/25/2010 6:11:12 AM PDT
by
rollo tomasi
(Working hard to pay for deadbeats and corrupt politicians.)
To: massmike
How is that “redistribution” working for you now, liberals?
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posted on
03/25/2010 6:14:48 AM PDT
by
gathersnomoss
(General George Patton had it right.)
To: rollo tomasi
Thanks for your reply. Paragraph 4 is interesting. I didn’t know that.
Re: Paragraph 3, don’t they realize that Democrats are trying to kill private contributions to charity by manipulating the tax laws, and thereby making charities more dependent upon government? And, more, important...Don’t religious people in general realize that Democrats are openly hostile to religion, Christianity in particular, and especially Catholicism? Seems crazy to me.
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posted on
03/25/2010 6:47:21 AM PDT
by
clintonh8r
(I love my country. I hate...HATE!!...my government.)
To: clintonh8r
"Dont religious people in general realize that Democrats are openly hostile to religion, Christianity in particular, and especially Catholicism?."
No, due to the fact that a lot of the politicians adhere to their same denominations.
????
???
can lead to plenty of confusion.
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posted on
03/25/2010 7:48:30 AM PDT
by
rollo tomasi
(Working hard to pay for deadbeats and corrupt politicians.)
To: DManA
I did love Gaffigan’s two recent albums, yes. He manages to have fun with religious conventions without being disrespectful.
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posted on
03/25/2010 9:27:59 AM PDT
by
pogo101
To: pogo101
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posted on
03/25/2010 10:23:55 AM PDT
by
DManA
To: metmom; Abathar; Abcdefg; Abram; Abundy; akatel; albertp; AlexandriaDuke; Alexander Rubin; ...
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posted on
03/25/2010 10:56:15 AM PDT
by
bamahead
(Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master. -- Sallust)
To: massmike
The congressional republicans should set up an Easter Egg Roll on the mall in front of the Capitol and make a very public invitation to all of those Catholic and Private school kids who were excluded by BO.
FUBO
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posted on
03/25/2010 11:05:47 AM PDT
by
RJS1950
(The democrats are the "enemies foreign and domestic" cited in the federal oath)
To: DManA
Oh, I’ve already seen it, many times. But Gaffigan does have that “share it with all your friends” quality. I’ve linked a lot of people to his online stuff.
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posted on
03/25/2010 11:54:31 AM PDT
by
pogo101
To: Beowulf9
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posted on
03/25/2010 3:23:46 PM PDT
by
ConservativeStLouisGuy
(11th FReeper Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Unnecessarily Excerpt)
To: ConservativeStLouisGuy
Article here....
Obama Excludes Private and Catholic School Children From Easter Egg Roll Ticket Giveaway
The Obama administration announced on Tuesday it has reserved 3,000 free tickets to the annual White House Easter Egg Roll for students in D.C.-area public and charter schools, but not for children who attend private or parochial schools.
Why exclude children in private and parochial schools, asked the father of a parochial school student at Tuesdays press conference where U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan and District of Columbia Mayor Adrian Fenty announced the ticket giveaway.
These tickets are from the White House to public schools, and were appreciative, but there may be other things unrelated to this press conference, Fenty responded. Thats a great question.
The 3,000 reserved tickets will be distributed to students at 11 public schools in D.C. and a few others in Virginia and Maryland. Children at private or parochial schools in the Washington metropolitan area may attend the April 5 event, but only if they are among the people who registered for an online lottery system, by which the remaining free tickets -- an estimated 27,000 -- will be distributed.
That lottery is now closed, however. All entries will have an equal chance of being selected if your application was submitted by Sunday, February 28, the White House Web site says. Lottery results were announced on March 4.
Robert Brannums 17-year-old son Nicholas attends St. Johns College High School, a Catholic school in the District. Brannum told CNSNews.com he believes the 3,000 tickets reserved for public school students should be available to all students.
The White House is a public building, Brannum said. The tickets are essentially being paid for with public dollars. So it should be open to everyone, not just going to select categories of students.
Brannum said he not only supports D.C. public schools, he attended and taught at those schools. But, he added, There are students in the District of Columbia who attend private schools, parochial schools, or even (are) home schooled, and their parents pay taxes and they should be able to participate in some of the benefits of being citizens of the District of Columbia.
Mayor Fenty and D.C. Public School Chancellor Michelle Rhee accepted the 3,000 tickets in an Easter basket from Education Secretary Arne Duncan. Children from the citys J.O. Wilson Elementary School cheered and jumped up and down when they were asked if they wanted to go to the Easter Egg Roll at the White House.
Theres no guarantee that the children at the press conference will get tickets, however. Rhee said it was up to each of the public schools chosen by the Obama administration to decide which students will get the reserved tickets.
The Obama administration has been criticized for failing to support programs to help low-income and minority children attend some of D.C.s top private and parochial schools, including the Sidwell Friends School where the Malia and Sasha Obama attend classes.
Early in his administration, President Barack Obama called for an end to the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program, which since 2004 has provided vouchers for thousands of low-income and minority children to attend private schools. Following widespread protest, Obama said the program would be funded to allow those children already enrolled in the program to graduate from the school of their choice, but that no funding would be provided to bring new children into the program.
On March 16, the Senate voted down a measure that would have reauthorized funding for the program.
The Easter Egg Roll dates back to 1878 when President Rutherford B. Hayes held the event after Congress banned egg rolling on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol building.
The theme of this years event is Ready, Set, Go, and the White House says it will promote health and wellness.
All of the activities will encourage children to lead healthy and active lives and follow the First Ladys Lets Move! initiative, a national campaign to combat childhood obesity, the White House said.
The event will feature live music, sports courts, storytelling, egg rolling and cooking stations.
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posted on
03/25/2010 3:24:19 PM PDT
by
ConservativeStLouisGuy
(11th FReeper Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Unnecessarily Excerpt)
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