'We were just tired of being in the White House'

[bigtree]

Feb 4, 2009



Obama escapes for a while

WASHINGTON - On the rockiest day of his young administration, President Barack Obama did what surely made him happy for a while.

He left.

With little notice, the president and First Lady Michelle Obama bolted the gated White House compound in their tank of a limousine on Tuesday. They ended up at a Washington public school, greeted by children who could not care less about the collapse of a Cabinet secretary nomination.

'We were just tired of being in the White House,' the president candidly told the gleeful second-graders at Capital City Public Charter School. 'We got out! They let us out!' Mrs Obama said as the kids and their teachers laughed.

http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/World/Story/STIStory_334089.html

[Richardo]

1. ..

:loveya:

[underseasurveyor]

2. AAWWWW

They're an amazing pair the Obamas

[Merlot]

3. So cool that they go to see kids to relax and recharge

You can tell how engaged both the Obamas are by kids.

Nice people!

[EmeraldCityGrl]

4. I can just hear them whispering in the back of the limo

"Let's get the hell out of here and go somewhere to remind us why we came in the first place."

Or something to that effect. :toast:

[Missy Vixen]

11. Okay, I have to know

Did they try to go to the drive-through on the way home?

Imagine taking that limo out for ice cream, huh? :woohoo:

[EmeraldCityGrl]

14. You just know they will. n/t

[EmeraldCityGrl]

15. She's his anchor.

[Pirate Smile]

5. My favorite pic from the trip:

[lostnfound]

8. She sure is a beautiful first lady. And I sure feel grateful as hell.

They could be having comfortable lives making a bunch of money at some corporate law firm.
I am grateful for their eloquence, their brains, their courage, their groundedness.

[Bake]

29. Wow, is Barack already getting some gray hair from the job???

I know the Presidency ages a person, but already? Or was it there before, and I missed it?

Bake

[Pirate Smile]

30. He went much greyer during the two years of the campaign. He will be a snow top by the end of his

two terms probably. :)

[Motown_Johnny]

6. MSNBC showed the clip, it was great. Michelle waving her arms and cheering was fantastic

[Gman]

7. They obviously have a need to stay grounded

which is probably the best quality I now know about them.

[gratuitous]

9. Wait, where's the security detail?

You wouldn't catch Commander Bunnypants facing a hostile audience without fully-armed SS men, G men, and B girls.

[stillcool]

10. This is too cute...

Another student asked what it was like to live in the White House. Mrs Obama took charge on this one, delighting the kids with all the perks of life in America's most famous house: a florist, a bowling alley, a movie theater, even a special place where people make chocolate and candy. 'You should come visit,' she said.

[bdamomma]

27. Our first lady is so cordial.

[Hippo_Tron]

12. Notice Michelle chose to read them a book that explains astronomy

Quite a stark contrast to "My Pet Goat".

[DCKit]

13. As the flat earther's heads explode....

And could you imagine if they started throwing WH lunches/educational tours for school kids? The FReepers would go bonkers over their disrespectin' the "offis of teh preznit".

Bwahahahahahahahaha!!!!

[badgerpup]

16. What is so cool to me...

They so obviously LIKE each other. :pals:

Yes, of course they love each other...but they LIKE each other too...
and it comes across so easily, unforced and naturally...
none of the 'big plastic smiles standing beside each other but sans genuine interaction' that we've seen in a few other administrations.

This makes me happy. :bounce:

[bigtree]

17. kick

:kick:

[underpants]

18. Drudge --On a tough day, Obamas escape for a while...

:eyes:

http://www.drudgereport.com/

[bigtree]

21. there's no purpose at all

. . . for me to go there.

Drudge . . . he's a comedian, isn't he?

[Liberal In Texas]

23. If I want crackpot, I'll go to Alex Jones' site. n/t

[lunatica]

19. Being around kids who know nothing about kissing ass is a good

way to get grounded in real life. And a good way to get away from the White House bubble and the nattering politicians.

I'm sure it was a relief for them.

[BirminghamExaminer]

25. well said

[ThomWV]

20. A powerful message about the potential for success was sent to those kids

This is your President, this is your First Lady. These good people could be your parents, these good people people could be you some day. Powerful message to a young and eager mind.

[Serial Mom]

22. Remind anybody of combo of movie DAVE and AMERICAN PRESIDENT?

Those movies came out before the chaos dubya left us in, but said a lot towards being a human being while in office!

[ProfessorPlum]

24. Yes. If they stop for a pastrami sandwich, a bouquet of flowers,

or start singing "Tomorrow", we'll know for sure.

Or if Obama starts pulling change from some kid's ears. :)

[bdamomma]

26. everyone needs a break sometimes, I wouldn't put up with the

crap with the republicans either.

[Lorien]

28. Two weeks in and they're already tired of it?

Hoo boy. I hope that was an attempt at comedy.