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Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media
____ More than a year ago, Nik brought home a book about President Obama from the library at Millennium Elementary School. His grandma took a photo of Nik reading the book and sent it to the president last fall.
A large manila envelope addressed to the Tinley Park boy arrived last week its contents more significant than he realizes now . . . Enclosed in the envelope with the four-sentence letter were an 8-by-10-inch autographed photo of Obama; a picture of the familys Portuguese water dog, Bo, and a diagram of the interior of the White House.
The (President's return) letter was brief but inspiring:
Dear Nikolas:
Communicating with Americas next generation is an important part of my job as President, and I appreciate the opportunity to write to you.
Our countrys continued success will depend on young people like you, and you can play a part in helping America win the future. I encourage you to always dream big, try to improve the lives of others, and aim for excellence in all that you do. By working hard in school and serving your community, you can help build a better tomorrow for our Nation.
Sincerely, Barack Obama
read more: http://t.co/WvKpe8Ugfg
i wonder if anyone else got a similat defaut response letter from the president?
mfcorey1
(11,001 posts)markpkessinger
(8,392 posts). . . after writing a letter to the President. Yes, it's a form letter/standard package, but it's still a nice thing for a kid to receive.
SwissTony
(2,560 posts)You know where the exit is, I trust.
JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)Raine1967
(11,589 posts). . . thanks for the kicks, lostcat.
Aristus
(66,310 posts)Are you from one of those states that refuses to teach, you know, knowledge, in the schools?
MineralMan
(146,284 posts)In_The_Wind
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Raine1967
(11,589 posts)I'm liking seeing him in a sweater -- and I think it is a great story. PLUS HE GOT A PICTURE OF BO!!!
samplegirl
(11,474 posts)about our President!!! He is one awesome guy!
madokie
(51,076 posts)is beyond me.
Best damn President in my 64 damn near 65 years
every time I see a pic of the President I feel grateful he is in charge.
there is no other like him, in the best possible way.
madokie
(51,076 posts)almost to a fault but I won't hold that against him. In my mind he is a wonderful person through and through. Shows everyone who will take the time to see just that in everything he does. Great President is how I'll always see him
brentspeak
(18,290 posts)"...by pressuring Congress to adopt a chained CPI -- and although I am working equally hard at pushing more free trade treaties so that your future employment prospects will likely be limited to stocking made-in-China crap at Wal-Mart or Home Depot -- and although I have already worked hard at making certain that the Big Banks will utterly bully and dominate and rob you once you reach adulthood, both as a customer and as a taxpayer -- I reiterate that I want you to Always Dream Big and to Always Believe in Change."
woo me with science
(32,139 posts)Education: The "Big Enchilada"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002967097
The World Bank as Prime Mover in the Global Privatization of Public Education: Mexico
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022434264
Education professor says Arne's plans not unique to U. S., previously carried out in Chile.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=219x28157
Arne says sequester will force large Title I, Special Ed cuts. Meanwhile billions go to "reformers"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022436415
Obamas Universal Preschool Proposal = Race to the Top for Tots (more education deform)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022378733
The roots of education deform go way back, & current developments follow previously outlined path...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022281934
RAVITCH: Conservative think tank praises Obama for standing up to teachers' unions
http://www.democraticunderground.com/101642419
The goal of education deform: "Public schools" to equal "Welfare schools"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021954716
Plucketeer
(12,882 posts)"Although it looks like we might do away with the penny by the time you're of voting age. I say this 'cause that's the sort of change one can believe in."
I realize I've got 60 years on this kid. I also realize I'm pretty cynical about how "Hope and Change" truly HAS played out. Since this last election (and to a lesser degree in the prior four years) I've sent many postcards to Obama. I'd love to know if any of them have come before his eyeballs. If I did get a written reply to one of them - one where he'd try to justify the burgeoning surveillance growth he's fostering - one where he'd explain why he seems ready to bargain away bits of SS and M&M - one where he'd explain how Newtown was a tragedy, while kids in distant lands are just collateral damage - one where war criminals and bank fraud moguls skate like hockey players while pot smokers are the scourge of our existence - I'd at least know that ONE of my cards didn't go straight to the circular file (in essence, if not in truth).
woo me with science
(32,139 posts)and also a superb indictment of our corporate media, which never demands this sort of accountability from him or any politician.
Cha
(297,123 posts)for the President. Not now Not ever.
treestar
(82,383 posts)So you should be happy, no?
a kennedy
(29,644 posts)Our countrys continued success will depend on young people like you, and you can play a part in helping America win the future. I encourage you to always dream big, try to improve the lives of others, and aim for excellence in all that you do. By working hard in school and serving your community, you can help build a better tomorrow for our Nation.
Sincerely, Barack Obama
I love this, and it doesn't just have to be "young people like you," it can be all of us.