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And look, he isn't reading a book upside down.
President-Elect Barack Obama takes questions from 3rd graders
Obama takes questions from grade schoolers - White House transition- msnbc.com
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Obama takes questions from grade schoolers
Visits students after announcing education secretary choice Arne DuncanThe Associated Press
updated 12:23 p.m. PT, Tues., Dec. 16, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama, center, flanked by Education Secretary-designate Arne Duncan, right, and Vice President-elect Joe Biden, visit students at the Dodge Renaissance Academy in Chicago on Tuesday
CHICAGO - A dozen grade schoolers got their own chance to quiz President-elect Barack Obama on Tuesday, getting an earful on such issues as longer school days, how it feels to be on television, and even the first puppy's "business."
"How will you feel when you move to the White House?" one child asked.
"I'm going to be excited," Obama said, explaining that he would have a "pretty nice office" in the shape of an oval when he got to Washington.
Obama was joined by Vice President-elect Joe Biden and Arne Duncan, the head of the Chicago school system and Obama's pick for education secretary. The three greeted the youngsters, who ranged from first-graders to fourth-graders, after a news conference at the Dodge Renaissance Academy in Chicago.
Obama met with them in a library at the academy. They sat on the carpet in front of him, each eagerly raising their hands to ask questions and discuss what they were learning in school.
"Decimals," Obama replied to one student. "Wow, Joe doesn't even know his decimals," he joked about Biden.
The president-elect talked about how his daughters, 10-year-old Malia and 7-year-old Sasha, will get a dog when they make the move to the White House next month.
"They've been asking for a dog for years now," he said.
Obama said the girls would need to take care of their pet. And that didn't just mean feeding and walking the dog.
"You know, if they do their business, if they've got some poop — you got to make sure that you're not just leaving it there," Obama said.
The president-elect fielded more questions from the children than he did from the members of the press, who came to the school for a morning news conference where Obama announced Duncan as his education secretary.
Not all the children's questions were lighthearted. One child, who said a cousin was serving in Iraq, asked Obama about the troops overseas.
"One of the things that I promised I would do is to try to bring this war in Iraq to an end," Obama said, adding that he hoped to have them home in about a year and a half.
Another asked Obama what he would do to represent the efforts of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
Obama said not just presidents, but everyone could do their part to honor King's work by treating people with respect and listening.
"Dr. King used to talk about the fact that, you know, no matter what your job is, you want to do your best," Obama said. "And right now your job is to learn, so when you guys are in class you got to make sure you're working as hard as you can."
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Last edited by Moongirl; December 16th, 2008 at 03:28 PM. Reason: add pic
Aw.
And look, he isn't reading a book upside down.
I am from the American CIA and I have a radio in my head. I am going to kill you.
And nobody threw their shoes or crayons at him.
"Decimals," Obama replied to one student. "Wow, Joe doesn't even know his decimals," he joked about Biden
I like that he's taking questions from third graders but not Faux News.
Not much difference, but I bet the third graders asked more intelligent ones.
I am from the American CIA and I have a radio in my head. I am going to kill you.
^The only difference is third graders get punished when they lie.
All of God's children are not beautiful. Most of God's children are, in fact, barely presentable.
awww, I love it when he does stuff like that.
If I can't be a good example, then let me be a horrible warning.
And unlike W, he can actually answer them.
^^ In coherent sentencing.
Wow. To have a president-elect who actually sounds intelligent when he talks is amaaaazing.
This is so heartwarming and hopeful to my icy heart. I just saw that Time named him Person of the Year and deservedly so. I bet GW has stepped in Barney's poop more than once and no one told him.
as privileged as a whore...victims in demand for public show, swept out through the cracks beneath the door, holier than thou, how?
Sorry, but if my child were to see the President-Elect and he talked dog shit, I would be a little upset.
I like that he did this, and that he talked to those kids instead of at them, or over their heads.
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Would not phase me in the least. Besides he said poop, not shit and it's not like my kids never heard 'shit' uttered at home before third grade. IMO it's refreshing to have someone who is normal and talks about normal things - part of good pet management is cleaning up after them and they all crap. Plus I cannot imagine a third grader alive that would not be tickled that the president-to-be said "poop".
as privileged as a whore...victims in demand for public show, swept out through the cracks beneath the door, holier than thou, how?
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