Posted on 04/22/2015 11:25:04 AM PDT by drewh
His name is Peter. He’s a “concerned 8-year-old citizen.” And when it comes to expressing his concerns about the direction America is headed, he sugarcoats nothing.
Peter’s shoot-from-the-hip sentiments were on full display in a blistering handwritten letter he penned to first lady Michelle Obama, which appeared in the Weekly Standard.
So why wasn’t the letter addressed to the president? Apparently Peter initially got miffed over the first lady’s much-maligned school lunch calorie cutback — even though he attends a private school — and simply added other issues to the letter: “He said something about wanting to ‘give a voice to the voiceless,’” his father said.
Sidetracked by anger over the issues, Peter’s dad said it took his son about six months to complete the missive.
After ridiculing Michelle Obama’s efforts to curtail ketchup packs — which is “taking away” from patriotism — young Peter offered other tips: “I also think you should stop doing nothing and go send some troops to the Middle East,” he wrote, adding that the president “disipionted millons [sic] of Americans by not bombing Syria.”
Prefacing a sentence with “If you do not know,” Peter instructed the first lady that the Islamic State is destroying thousands of homes in the Middle East.
“I also think your husband needs to work on his speeches.” Share: If that wasn’t enough, he also noted the commander in chief’s communication skills need some polishing: “I also think your husband needs to work on his speeches.”
Peter ended his critique with what appeared to be a friendly question: “Is the White House comfortable?”
Good for you!
Oh dear..I hope he doesn't live in Wisconsin...
Prefacing a sentence with “If you do not know,” Peter instructed the first lady that the Islamic State is destroying thousands of homes in the Middle East.
“Dear eight year old busybody:
“Tell your old man he’s audited. He’ll explain it to you.”
“Sincerely, Michelle”
Well here is its' answer..
"Because it can sometimes be a little confining, living in the White House is sometimes like living in a “really nice prison,” First Lady Michelle Obama said Tuesday,"
Never happen!
Oh Petey, do you know what a drone strike is?
With all due respect for the youngster, sending troops to Syria means we replace bad guys with worse guys.
Note first the child is upset with one of Michelle Obama's lunches. The fact that it has only one Ketchup packet. Michelle Obama's school lunches, flatly suck. Typically just a piece of fruit and little else, most students are hungry an hour after eating one. Students hate them and many teachers are concerned. So the child has every right to question the school lunches.
The student is concerned with the situation in Syria with ISIS. The situation there and in Iraq with ISIS is growing exponentially and the student astutely wonders why more is not being done.
Rather than addressing the child's concerns, the group attacks the child and his parents.
How in the world did we get to the place where children are being attacked for their questions?
We've all been wondering that. Does the President have access to any intel other than ABC/CNN/MSNBC/CBS?
I heard of it on Glenn Beck. Nice letter. Pete has more sense than the Democrats.
I know of a kindergarten class where the children are so hungry that they tear their chicken nuggets into pieces because then they’ll have “more.”
No, I am not kidding.
Is Peter white? If so his family is screwed.
Pete asks better questions than the White House press corp!
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