Obama Paints Walls At Teen Homeless Shelter

(CBS)
"The upstairs temporary shelter is in need of a renovation," Presidential Inauguration Committee Communications Director Josh Earnest said in a statement. "Currently, it has the feel of an orphanage or hospital. The goal is to transform it into a space that encourages positive attitudes, social activity and awareness by installing curtains, energy-efficient light fixtures and desk assembly, and painting walls and lockers."

(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Mr. Obama said during his service that "everybody's going to have to pitch in" during the economic crisis, as the Associated Press reports, adding that there can't be "idle hands" at a time like this.
Though the event inevitably had the feel of a photo-op, Mr. Obama tried to get some real work done. At one point, after painting a wall with a roller, Mr. Obama said, "I think I've got this wall covered."
UPDATE: The AP reports that Michelle Obama, her daughters, and Jill Biden helped assemble care packages for U.S. troops as part of today's day of service. They did the work at RFK Stadium in Washington.
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The swift boaters are paying you well, aren''t they!!!
As for his presidential campaign (600 millions), he raised that himself, (check it out). The last I heard he was paying for his inauguration ceremony from his campaign funds,
"He swears to clean up Washington DC, but he failed to first clean up his homestate Illinois,"
He was never in charge of his state, (Blago was)...
"And his favorite slogan is "Yes, we CAN", yet he himself CANNOT quit smoking at all !!!"
I can''t fault him for that, I didn''t quit til the day I died, It turns out, GOD wasn''t ready for me yet and I was revived. (I quit smoking that same day) Now with those answers, please show me what Obama lied about??????????
Posted by andie52 at 07:46 PM : Jan 19, 2009
He can sell that sweat stained shirt for thousands on Ebay
That''''s right. Neither one''''s gonna do squat for America.
Posted by b4ucmyI
No, only bush didn''t do squat for America!! In one day Obama''s managed to show more compassion and leadership than monkeyboy did in 8 years!
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Posted by Mihann at 07:34 PM : Jan 19, 2009
It was a photo op and meant to be symbolic.
Bush did EXACTLY the same thing, but he painted for 2 second, then went to a 15 course meal and talked about waterboarding the homeless before jailing them........
Posted by raflin0010 at 06:23 PM : Jan 19, 2009
That''s right. Neither one''s gonna do squat for America.
Posted by peace4321
You are truly ''clueless''.
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