Liberal messiah sending his daughters to ritzy private school
posted at 8:32 pm on November 21, 2008 by Allahpundit
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Michelle believes very strongly in the value of public education, mind you. Just not for her kids.
Lelyveld said that while public schools were considered, the Obamas felt that a private school was in the best interest of their children. The two girls currently attend the private University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, where Michelle Obama is on the board.
Michelle Obama went to public schools on Chicago’s South Side, and undestands the importance of strong public schools, Lelyveld said, and the administration plans to work hard on that issue…
The quality of the school and its extra security make Sidwell Friends a good choice, said Letitia Baldrige, who was Jackie Kennedy’s social secretary and chief of staff during the Kennedy administration. Caroline Kennedy attended first grade in a makeshift third-floor classroom inside the White House.
I’d say something snarky but I’ve been informed by my betters that it’s wrong to criticize The One for hypocrisy on this point because, and I quote, “none of us knows what it’s like to be a president of the United States of America or a president-elect.” There’s video at the link; do bear it in mind the next time you get the urge to object to anything he says or does.
Chelsea Clinton went to this same school, incidentally, which is perfectly in keeping with the blueprint Obama’s followed thus far. Here’s an actual e-card I sent to our favorite liberal a few days ago. Share it with a Democrat you love.
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Same school as Chelsea CLINTON…the more things CHANGE the more they stay the same.
Does the messiah have a shrine to Clinton or what?
HornetSting on November 21, 2008 at 8:34 PM
They should’ve sent them to Obama Elementary.
Tzetzes on November 21, 2008 at 8:36 PM
She was a Hillary supporter though…
ninjapirate on November 21, 2008 at 8:36 PM
So they’ll take teachers’ union money, but not trust their kids to the teachers. Shocking.
SouthernGent on November 21, 2008 at 8:38 PM
Chelsea (and her dad) were also students at my college (the oldest college in the English-speaking world, I might add…).
Tzetzes on November 21, 2008 at 8:39 PM
So….taxpayer’s money (Obama’s salary) can go to send his kid to a fancy private school, but not to send some poor kid growing up in the Chicago Projects to a private school?
Nice.
29Victor on November 21, 2008 at 8:39 PM
Also …
Consider this… When Komrade Ayers implements mandatory CampObama for Kids, I beleive that kids going to private schools would be exempt if the schools don’t take public funds.
So, while your kid gets whisked off to live for three months with gang bangers from another city, the sweet obamakids find themselves exempt. One law for me, another for thee.
bullseye on November 21, 2008 at 8:39 PM
It is Good for Thee, but not for Me
Red State State of Mind on November 21, 2008 at 8:41 PM
It really is kind of silly the way these politicians have two standards.
Politicians should be required to send their kids into the military and public school system.
However they should receive battle pay for entering the school system.
mylegsareswollen on November 21, 2008 at 8:41 PM
And it doesn’t even bother the teachers unions. This guy waks of f**king water I’m tellin’ ya.
Tim Zank on November 21, 2008 at 8:43 PM
aw, C’mon 29V; next you’ll be spouting some crazy ideas about parents having vouchers so they could choose a school for their kids just like the Obamas did.
Red State State of Mind on November 21, 2008 at 8:43 PM
For security reasons, Obama would have to be insane to send his daughters to a public school. So I don’t think he’s being hypocritical in this case. But he and Michelle are certainly hypocritical for not sending them to public school in the past, and Michelle doubly so for serving on the board of a private school.
Kenrod on November 21, 2008 at 8:43 PM
Democrats above all should have to eat their own dog food.
ddrintn on November 21, 2008 at 8:44 PM
The post is good, but I can’t get past the e-card. What is that guy?
He looks like a buccaneer with a stove top. Or an Irish logger who is really energized about his 2nd A rights.
Spirit of 1776 on November 21, 2008 at 8:45 PM
Red State State of Mind on November 21, 2008 at 8:43 PM
Consider it spouted.
29Victor on November 21, 2008 at 8:45 PM
Ha! You know, last year between proper postgraduate programs, I took some correspondence courses in pedagogy from the University of Texas, an utter waste of time in a disgraceful program. What stupid people we have teaching in (and running) our schools! (This was a course on teaching writing, yet the teachers and teacher-trainers had some of the worst writing you can imagine.)
I spent thirteen years as a ward of American public schools. Reforming them is not an option, only withdrawing from them. I really can’t blame the Obamas for sending their girls to a private school and I have vowed to do anything I need to do, in order to send my own children to one. (What I can blame the Obamas for though is their talking out of either side of their mouths.)
Tzetzes on November 21, 2008 at 8:46 PM
Well, woopty-doo. Are you just as braindead as they are?
HornetSting on November 21, 2008 at 8:46 PM
As opposed to all of those inner-city parents who send their kids to schools with metal detectors at every entrance?
29Victor on November 21, 2008 at 8:49 PM
Is anyone really surprised?
JetBoy on November 21, 2008 at 8:49 PM
I did not know this about Caroline Kennedy. I am glad that the Obama children are going to a private school. I never thought that Carter should have sent Amy to public school in Washington.
SC.Charlie on November 21, 2008 at 8:49 PM
Yeah, yeah, I get it, but it’s a total non-issue. No President’s kid here forward is going to go to D.C. public schools. Even if they (D.C. Schools) didn’t suck the big egg, security is a whole lot safer at the private schools, and what it takes to protect those kids is absolutely worth it. Amy Carter, I believe was the last prez kid that went to public school. The Bush daughers were entering college as dad was enteringing the White House. Do you really, really think the Bushes would have sent the twins to public schools? Not.
Non, non issue, move on please and quit being snarky.
Fight on the issues, and there’s plenty of fodder there.
Chewy the Lab on November 21, 2008 at 8:50 PM
Well, it does look hypocritical. But since this school has a record of meeting the security needs of a former President’s child, I guess I can understand why they chose it.
This has been an issue for every president with school aged kids. Carter sent Amy to public school, but he was just a git, trying to promote himself and Rosalyn as common people. U.S. Presidents aren’t common and don’t always have the freedom to make the personal choices we might make.
Dee2008 on November 21, 2008 at 8:50 PM
Not really.
SC.Charlie on November 21, 2008 at 8:51 PM
I don’t believe O is qualified to be POTUS but he’s not an imbecile either…his duaghter would be kidnapped or beaten up or somethig jut as bad if they attended a DC public school…
CCRWM on November 21, 2008 at 8:51 PM
Kristen Powers?
Tacitus_SGL on November 21, 2008 at 8:51 PM
The Bush daughers were entering college as dad was enteringing the White House. Do you really, really think the Bushes would have sent the twins to public schools? Not.
Non, non issue, move on please and quit being snarky.
Fight on the issues, and there’s plenty of fodder there.
Chewy the Lab on November 21, 2008 at 8:50 PM
ddrintn on November 21, 2008 at 8:51 PM
I’ve got no problem with the Obamas sending their kids to a private school. They can afford it… as for the President’s salary being taxpayer money, as soon as he cashes the check, it’s his money, and he can do whatever he wants with it (within the law).
It would be nice if he wasn’t opposed to extending that choice to more of his soon-to-be neighbors in D.C., though.
malclave on November 21, 2008 at 8:52 PM
Upon which KP responded “GWB is bad. Obama is good. Hillary is good. Two goods make one supergood. This is good for our country. You lost.”
KP on topic “Obama sending his kids to the same private school as the Clintons did doesn’t make him a hypocrite”.
Schadenfreude on November 21, 2008 at 8:52 PM
Frankly, I’d of been upset had he sent them to public schools.
simpledespot on November 21, 2008 at 8:52 PM
That’s not very nice.
Besides, we had some other people too (such as the poet Shelley, C.S. Lewis, Stephen Hawking, Aubrey de Sélincourt, Andrew Motion and a bunch of other poets English and Irish, two British Prime Ministers and one Australian, V.S. Naipaul and, of course, the great Wm. Jones).
Tzetzes on November 21, 2008 at 8:54 PM
Oh, I get it. So “common” poor folk have more “freedom” than Obama. The poor guy. I feel so sorry for him that he doesn’t have the option of sending his kid to a failing D.C. public school.
You’re right. Being stuck in a cycle of poverty and government dependency is a much more freeing experience than being President of the United States.
Thanks. You put it all in perspective.
29Victor on November 21, 2008 at 8:54 PM
I’m over my shock of the other day and know better than to hate or to lump a whole group together in a negative way for the actions of a few depraved individuals…
CCRWM on November 21, 2008 at 8:54 PM
Let Michelle homeschool them. She has lots of time on her hands, we’re told she’s brilliant, and so on.
ddrintn on November 21, 2008 at 8:55 PM
No. Tzetzes is one of the smartest people in this blog’s commenter pool. Just because Al Gore and Jimmy Carter received the Nobel prizes, doesn’t mean that all recipients are equal morons.
Schadenfreude on November 21, 2008 at 8:55 PM
I’m shocked! They sent their girls (Do the Obama girls have a nickname? The Little Ones maybe?) to private school in Chicago too didn’t they? I’m sure that the Secret Service had some say though.
What I’m really curious about is when they’re going to pull Beau Biden out of Iraq (and yes I know he’s not actually there yet, but he’s left the US and will be there before Jan. 20). I think they’ll have a tough time justifying letting him stay even though he has a relatively “safe” job as a lawyer. I would already be planning to quietly transfer him to Germany to finish his tour if I was at the Pentagon just to save the headaches.
meltenn on November 21, 2008 at 8:55 PM
I wouldn’t wish the DC public schools on anyone’s kids.
alflauren on November 21, 2008 at 8:55 PM
Shouldn’t that be “doubleplusgood”?
malclave on November 21, 2008 at 8:55 PM
Oh, that is JUST special. Do I really care? Not really. I was making a point of Chelsea and the Obama brats.
I could give a fig…..
HornetSting on November 21, 2008 at 8:56 PM
She’s not qualified. She’s their parent. Ask the NEA.
29Victor on November 21, 2008 at 8:56 PM
Tomorrow is the 45th anniversary of Kennedy’s assassination. There were two attempts on the life of Gerald Ford in a span of one week. And, without the miracles of modern medicine Reagan would have died when he was shot in 1981. I don’t want any American President or member of there family harmed, period.
SC.Charlie on November 21, 2008 at 8:57 PM
Well, let me bow down and….Do I really care? NO. I don’t care where Tzetzes went to college. I DON’T CARE!
HornetSting on November 21, 2008 at 8:58 PM
Ask Ms Behar too….
CCRWM on November 21, 2008 at 8:58 PM
If I’m not mistaken, Sarah Palin’s kids go to public schools.
ddrintn on November 21, 2008 at 8:59 PM
Change, hope & jumpin jacks!
christene on November 21, 2008 at 8:59 PM
Sorry, should have had a link with my last post.
Here it is. The NEA, perpetrator of the greatest failure and crime against our kids, has the nerve to list the many reasons that parents aren’t qualified to teach their own children AKA “Well-Meaning Amateurs”.
29Victor on November 21, 2008 at 9:00 PM
TRUSSSST me, I am no fan of the Obamas, but be fair here. I truly don’t see any conflict in Michelle fighting for enhancing public education and advocating for the NEA (which is a totally corrupt union IMO), and saying my kids are the daughters of the President of the United States, and they are going to a good, private school where they will be protected. No way in HELL if I were in her position would my kids be enrolled in public schools to make a point. And, by the way, both of my kids went to public school, but we have an awesome school system where I live.
Chewy the Lab on November 21, 2008 at 9:00 PM
SC.Charlie on November 21, 2008 at 8:57 PM
But the poor kids who have to worry about someone bringing a gun or a knife to school every day, them you aren’t so concerned about?
29Victor on November 21, 2008 at 9:01 PM
I`m sure some poor single mother feels sending her child to another school outside the public system would be in her best interest.
School vouchers anyone?……….Obama, how about that voucher thingy? Run it by your bosses at the teachers union. They`ll LOVE IT!
ThePrez on November 21, 2008 at 9:01 PM
I believe the District spends about $ 14 K per year per student. It’s a shame, because with proper management, I’d think there is plenty of $ to make DC Public Schools a shining example for the whole country.
Red State State of Mind on November 21, 2008 at 9:01 PM
I don’t buy the security bullsh$t issue either. The secret service is very very good at protecting their client while staying somewhat out of the way. If Ol’ Ears truly wanted to be an agent for “change” he could send his girls to the DC public schools instead of the same old same old double standard.
Added bonus, the violence and crap in that public school would probably drop to 0% with the secret service hanging around too.
Tim Zank on November 21, 2008 at 9:01 PM
Yes, but they’ve been trained on how to shoot back :)
29Victor on November 21, 2008 at 9:02 PM
I understand this.
But still. $28,000 tuition at the lower level. And he wants more of my money. Wants my power bills to skyrocket. Wants us to give up our insurance so we can have “government” insurance.
Wants to distribute my middle class hard-earned income to those with less. Wants to tax our estate so our kids won’t get it. Wants to tax our retirement nest egg more.
Wants to make sure other people’s kids are stuck with public schools. Wants us to bail out his labor union friends. Wants us to “sacrifice” and “work” – for him.
It’s all a big reprise of “let them eat cake.”
I wouldn’t mind his family living so high off the hog if he just weren’t so intent that I give up my money, and my children’s money, to other people (of his choosing). Isn’t losing a chunk of our retirement income, which has already happened, enough for him?
Alana on November 21, 2008 at 9:02 PM
Is Soros paying the tuition?
JammieWearingFool on November 21, 2008 at 9:02 PM
I wouldn’t expect them to send their kids to public school.
The fact that the messiah was elected as president makes Michelle VERY afraid of the public school system.
HornetSting on November 21, 2008 at 9:03 PM
Well, that’s kinder than necessary, but thank you. And I was just mentioning you on another thread! ;)
I can see it’s not even worth it to you to mention.
Tzetzes on November 21, 2008 at 9:05 PM
Not so much!
thomasaur on November 21, 2008 at 9:05 PM
LMAO.
HornetSting on November 21, 2008 at 9:05 PM
I believe you are correct. The AP published an article the weekend after the election that actually named the school Piper attends, and in the same paragraph explained that she no longer has Secret Service protection. I’m sure that information is accessible on the internet, but does the AP have to make it that much easier for nuts to find?
meltenn on November 21, 2008 at 9:06 PM
Very valid observation. In fact, we could probably assure great security throughout the DC School System if we could find enough children or grandchildren from the ruling political class and put at least one of them in each school.
Red State State of Mind on November 21, 2008 at 9:06 PM
Oh, sorry, did I say common “poor” folk? I meant to say common “regular” folk, like us. Regular folk can run down to the 7-Eleven at midnight without notifying the secret service. They can go out without having to dodge reporters and photographers. They can spend an afternoon or evening like this in their pjs reading about politics and commenting on the news of the day. And they can decide to send their kids to public school without worrying that they’ll be kidnapped or worse. So, yeah, I do think we have more freedom.
BTW, overreact much?
Dee2008 on November 21, 2008 at 9:07 PM
According to Derbyshire a week ago, you should add another ten grand to that figure. That’s more than most private schools. Heck, that’s nearly Eton. (But I’m sure there’s no virtue in vouchers!)
Tzetzes on November 21, 2008 at 9:07 PM
Nope…you and I are. Soros paid for the election, we get the tab from here on it.
Tim Zank on November 21, 2008 at 9:08 PM
Ha! Nice.
meltenn on November 21, 2008 at 9:09 PM
Oh for God’s sake, it’s not as if Pipers mom is a democrat or something, leave the AP alone. They’re just doing their job, the public has a right to know!!!!
/sarc
Tim Zank on November 21, 2008 at 9:11 PM
On a serious note, the AP has always been derelict.
On a lighter note, the “nuts” are afraid of Piper, and s/b.
Piper for president.
Schadenfreude on November 21, 2008 at 9:11 PM
Did I actually ASK for you to comment? No. I made a point that, like Obama’s cabinet choices, the choice of Sidwell Friends was the school that the Clinton’s chose for Chelsea. I didn’t ask if you attended the same school as Bill and Chelsea. I’m sure A LOT of students attended that same school throughout the years. I don’t mean to be mean, but what was your point?
HornetSting on November 21, 2008 at 9:11 PM
I think this is a smart choice. As pointed out security is an issue for these girls. Sidwell, its parents and students are more able to adapt to the requirements than a public school. If Obama tried to send his daughters to a public school it would likely be insanely burdensome to the other parents of children in the school.
Seriously I despise Obama his politics and agenda, but I don’t begrudge him making this choice for his daughter’s education. In fact, in theory, I believe strongly that it is the place of parents, not the state, to educate their children. Selecting a private school education is actually more in line than my philosophy than public school. The hypocrisy is ironic, but not a petard I will hoist the man on.
darcee on November 21, 2008 at 9:12 PM
I am continually shocked and appalled. First men want implants for their wives, now a liberal elite practices do as I say not as I do.
rob verdi on November 21, 2008 at 9:13 PM
AllahPundit,thats a nice card,and right to the point,
and that is the theme that need to be hammered over
Liberals heads,especially for ‘those Democrats’that
went for the ‘Change Hype’!!
—————————————
So,Barack’s daughters are getting special treatment
so to speak,and all along,according to Hopey,America
is in a depression,and yet Changey seems to be flush
with American tax payers cash!
This seems to be a theme with Obama,like getting a
mortgage for his house at a lower rate than average
joe America,again Hopey says one thing,and lives another!
Hopey/Changey was elected on the belief that he was different,”A New Style of Politician”,helping the middle
class and screwing “The Dirty Rotten Filthy Rich”,and yet
at every turn,Obama shows his electorate,that voted and is
supported him,that he is 180% of what Obama stands for,and
is living the life of a ‘Rich Elite’!!
This is typical standard operating procedure for Liberals,
demonize the Republican Party through an election,and lie
to the American voters to get elected,and then do what the
h#ll they please,
TYPICAL!!!!!!!!!
canopfor on November 21, 2008 at 9:15 PM
INC on November 21, 2008 at 9:16 PM
The tragedy is that the D.C. School District does have a school voucher program. It was first instituted as part of No Child Left Behind and then was expanded by Congress with the DC SCHOOL CHOICE INCENTIVE ACT OF 2003.
The NEA hates it, as they hate any school voucher program, and they have gotten Obama to flip-flop on his prior support for the program. See also: here.
So…poor kids who have been able to attend private school for the past 5+years (at 1/2 the cost to the taxpayers) will now be thrown back into D.C.s failed and unsafe school system.
But Obama’s kids will be okay. So… whew!
29Victor on November 21, 2008 at 9:16 PM
Baron Münchhausen, Pinocchio and Machiavelli are indignant.
Entelechy on November 21, 2008 at 9:17 PM
You’ve got to be flippin’ kidding here. DECIDE to send their kids to public school? How about a great many have very little choice but to send their kids to public school since they are forced to pay taxes to support those public school and don’t have the resources to [really] choose a private school.
AZfederalist on November 21, 2008 at 9:17 PM
Oh please, please, please tell me you just forgot to include the sarc post! Jeez Louise, I am an ardent fan of home schooling, but I got my fill when my kid was laid up for three months and couldn’t attend classes (a senior in high school with attitude +)I think he learned more in that time than he would have in class, but I nearly slit my wrists!
I think the fact that the Obamas are sending their girls to private D.C. schools, RATHER than hiring private tutors for them is a laudable thing. They are trying to give them a pseudo normal life…life of presidential children is never normal.
As much as I disagree…(adamently!!!!!) with Obama’s policies, his kiddos are precious, and they will be our nation’s darlings for not only his presidency, but beyond. They may very well be un-willing embassadors, but I think their fresh little faces may go a long way toward healing the world. (Yup, I AM about to throw up myself. Sorry. But those kids are too, too cute.) You might be suprised.
Chewy the Lab on November 21, 2008 at 9:17 PM
Vouchers. Competition. Vouchers. Competition. Vouchers. Competition. Vouchers. Competition. Vouchers. Competition. Vouchers. Competition…
whitetop on November 21, 2008 at 9:17 PM
I forgot the link to the quote in my comment at 9:16 PM.
It was from CNS News.
I included that quote because security means a private school for a president’s children, but malclave was right to point out the real problem.
INC on November 21, 2008 at 9:19 PM
I was sharing something nice and then you… stung me.
I was saying “oh hey, you know what…?” I could’ve added that, as a kid in Arlington, I took violin lessons with Amy Carter. Doesn’t mean I’m a fan of either of their fathers, but an interesting by-the-way (or so I thought). That’s all.
Tzetzes on November 21, 2008 at 9:19 PM
Aside from DC, how do states decide if they will have Voucher programs? Is it on a state by state basis, or does each school district have that choice? My guess, is that it is by state; does anyone know?
Red State State of Mind on November 21, 2008 at 9:20 PM
Thank you for spelling his title with a lower case “m”
ToddonCapeCod on November 21, 2008 at 9:20 PM
American Power tracked-back with, “Moving on Up! Obama Girls to Attend Elite Private D.C. School”:
http://americanpowerblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/moving-on-up-obama-girls-to-attend.html
Donald Douglas on November 21, 2008 at 9:20 PM
The thing is that in the White House Michelle will have chefs, housekeeping staff, laundry service, etc., etc.
Most homeschool moms do all that stuff on their own and teach.
INC on November 21, 2008 at 9:22 PM
I specifically quoted “common” from you and added “poor” on my own, because it is the “poor” folk who are suffering, who send their kids to the same unsafe public schools that failed them, who can’t afford to send their kids to a private school like our dear president-to-be.
Good education is the best route out of poverty and there are places in our country where a decent education has been denied families for generations.
And, no, I don’t think it’s overreacting to respond this way to someone who thinks that those not in power are “common.” I don’t think it’s overreacting to get upset about the condition of (especially inner-city) government schools in our country an the effect that has on so many of our fellow citizens.
29Victor on November 21, 2008 at 9:22 PM
Jenna Bush is a teacher in the DC public school system, and she has Secret Service protection.
She teaches at a charter school that does a good job with it’s underpriveleged kids.
Jenna Bush believes in the DC public school system enough to work in it. Also, Jenna and Barbara attended public high school, and a public elementary school, as well as a couple of private schools.
To be fair, I really don’t blame a president for sending his kids to Sidwell. It makes perfect sense in their situation. However, Obama has been involved for years in trying to improve schools in Chicago, and failed so badly that no Chicago public school was good enough for his daughters.
juliesa on November 21, 2008 at 9:23 PM
I live in a small town in New Mexico that has ONE high school, not much choice there.
Like many schools, there is a problem with drugs, gangs, teen pregnancy (if you don’t have at least 2 kids by age 19, you are an anomoly here).
The school has been taken over by the state due to low scores on standardized tests. So, there is obviously a problem there.
There is NO choice for parents here. You either home school or chance sending your kids into a war zone.
It feels so special that the Obama brats have more choice in the matter.
BTW, Bloated Bill Richardson, the head idiot of this fine state, is going to be commerce secretary. If he handles his post as well as he handled New Mexico, we are in for the suck.
HornetSting on November 21, 2008 at 9:24 PM
I’m sorry, but this is a petard upon which he deserves to be hoisted. He made a big deal during the election about being *for* the middle class. Yet he opposes policies that would provide middle class families the same benefits as his family enjoys. He has deplored school vouchers that would allow families to use the education taxes they pay to choose the schools their children will attend yet advocates raising taxes that will make it harder for those families to pay both education taxes for schools they will not use and still pay for private school.
He absolutely deserves to be excoriated for this elitist and majesterial attitude.
Private school for me but not for thee.
AZfederalist on November 21, 2008 at 9:24 PM
From the link in the original article:
This is sort of like NOW’s attitude toward Bill’s getting nookie from interns. A personal decision, not for us to condemn. There goes a little more credibility, what little there is.
ddrintn on November 21, 2008 at 9:25 PM
If you want to find the worst drop out rates,violence,and incompetent teachers,look no further than any democratically run city like NY,DC,Detroit,LA,.
Of course they aren’t going to send their kids to the sh!t hole schools that there bogus union corruption and liberal
“kids run the classroom”mentality.
Obama’s kids were in private schools before he became President so enough with the “security” issue.It is plain and simple elitism.
What do you expect from liberals.
These are the same people who live in huge mansions,fly in private jets,carted around in limos,and take huge sums of money from one of the worst polluters in our nation(hollywood) and then tell us they are going to bankrupt our energy providers and put “green” taxes on us to
protect the environment from a made up crises called “global warming”.
These are the same people who tell us what kind of car to drive and that “global warming” is the most serious threat to mankind.
Until you want to build a wind farm that I can see from my
cape cod house,that’s going to far.
The same people who say taking out a genocidal terrorist dictator like Saddam that killed hundreds of thousands of his own people through torture,rape,and WMD’s,started two wars and was a huge sponsor of terrorism,was the worst foreign policy decision in modern times because he posed no threat to America and had not attacked us.
But going to war in Bosnia and sending troops into Darfur
was/is “the smart and righteous thing to do”.
These are the same people who have spent the last eight years calling
President Bush a liar,war,criminal,terrorist,idiot,chimp,and Hitler.Held art shows,made shirts,signs,bumper stickers lusting for his assassination.Talk shows,news anchors,and celebrities lying,spinning,and blaming everything that goes wrong in the world on him all of a sudden call for bi-partisanship and call anyone who dares say Obama’s middle
name “Hussein” a bigot.These same people are now telling anyone who disagrees with their messiah to quit spreading hate.
To say that liberals are the most full of sh!t hypocrites
to walk the earth is to make by far the biggest understatement of our generation.
Baxter Greene on November 21, 2008 at 9:27 PM
Once again, 29V, you hit the nail on the head. A good education (public or private) allows you to pull yourself out of poverty and gives you tremendous opportunities in life. We could greatly lessen many of our nation’s problems if we were able to give everyone a solid education in a safe environment.
Red State State of Mind on November 21, 2008 at 9:28 PM
Well then, I am sorry. Been a little stinger since the election.
And I apologize to your buddy, Schadenfreude.
I read your further statements and realized you were not being a clinton brownnose, just smart.
I took violin lessons too, btw. My mom’s idea of punishment, so I thought at the time……:)
HornetSting on November 21, 2008 at 9:28 PM
Oh, that is just fresh. Maybe Rev. Wright can home school them in the whitehouse so they can grow up to be just like their momma and daddy. What a friggin’ hypocrite, not even in yet and I am already sick of this a$$hat. Lord help us because he sure won’t. Hope and change is beginning to feel alot like a bowel movement.
GlocknRoll on November 21, 2008 at 9:28 PM
The left loved to repeat their idiotic mantra of ’send the Bush twins to Iraq,’(something Bush was responsible for) so it’s quite appropriate to return the favor and give the same sh*t back to them with the same obnoxious ranting about forcing the Obama kids go to a crappy public school. Something that the Obama’s are so much in favor of.
wise_man on November 21, 2008 at 9:30 PM
I think it’s Janet Reno.
RightOFLeft on November 21, 2008 at 9:31 PM
Yeah, I was being sarcastic. I agree, though, and I’m not being sarcastic in saying that Obama’s daughters are adorable and should be off limits.
ddrintn on November 21, 2008 at 9:33 PM
Did anyone seriously think that they would attend public school in D.C.? Even Obama isn’t that stupid. Anyone would do the same if they were in his position. As much as I enjoy slamming Obama, this is a non-issue.
ConservativePenguin on November 21, 2008 at 9:34 PM
No worries. I think we often get a bit excited here. Best wishes to you in New Mexico from (an exiled Portlander in) Ohio. I’ve never been to your state, but I have a good friend from there and it seems like quite an interesting place. (Sorry you went blue in the election; we did here too.)
Tzetzes on November 21, 2008 at 9:34 PM
Darcee….
Tim Zank on November 21, 2008 at 9:35 PM
If Obama sent his kids to a public school the teachers wouldn’t respect him. I hear and read stories all the time about public school teachers who would never send their own kids to a public school.
snaggletoothie on November 21, 2008 at 9:35 PM
HornetSting on November 21, 2008 at 9:28 PM
No worries. I knew you’d come around, knowing how tough you fight, and how savvy you are. We’re with you, Tzetzes, self, and so many others. These are treacherous times. We know whom you were “stinging” ahead of the election. Sting on. Lots of plankton in the other bank. It dilutes our children, and as such our country.
p.s. if you play the violin, I admire you. I had no opportunity to play any instruments, but regret it.
Schadenfreude on November 21, 2008 at 9:36 PM
Trust me. Don’t bother with NM. You remember those moon landscapes they kept showing when the lander uh, landed?
I thought CNN was taking film from my backyard.
HornetSting on November 21, 2008 at 9:37 PM
give me a flippin break! You’re grasping at straws. If we are going to have a chance, we have to be rational. I am a lifetime conservative woman, and your comments offend me. How dare you, how dare you insinuate that Michelle is less than a doting mother because she doesn’t home school her children.
Listen to you and SLAP,SLAP SLAP. Guess what, those girls (God help them with the attention they are going to get)are going to pretty much be the face of American youth. I pray for them, because we haven’t had presidential little ones in the limelight since John-john and Caroline. I think this is going to be different (OMG, I pray they have convinced those girls not to have myspace accounts!!!), and I think good means positive. But oh, boy do I pitty those little girls and how they are going to be living in glass bubbles for the next X amount of years.
But bottom line…LAY OFF THE LITTLE GIRLS
AND THE PRIVATE SCHOOL THING. You’re a hypocrite if you don’t think you’d do the same.
Chewy the Lab on November 21, 2008 at 9:38 PM
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