Comments on: Obama Kids To Attend Private D.C. School

Obamas Choose Sidwell Friends For Sasha And Malia; Same School That Joe Biden's Grandkids Attend

[clovisbuford]

Obamas take on fixing schools will not work... throwing money to welfare recipients doesnt help many of them... it makes them dependent on it...
Posted by armyvet35 at 07:39 PM : Nov 21, 2008 and school vouchers cures that how? , not to ignore your whole rant , but yanno Mccain voted against a gi bill with expanded education benefits for our vets , now thats true support .. and welfare benefits as opposed to school vouchers isnt that an apples and oranges deal ? if you want to talk welfare lets talk corporate welfare . whens the last time that single mom down your block got 700 billion no strings attached?

[clovisbuford]

by the way down stream Jim public education was supported by Thomas jefferson that great "liberal" and actually started here in 1643 in the Massachusetss bay colony a hundred years befor e we were a country ... can it do with some revamping ..yeah ,,but public education has been a hall mark of our republic , not just liberals .

[miriambk]

Just curious, are Joe Biden''s grandchildren also now under the protection of the Secret Service? I know some type of security is provided, but I''m not sure to what extent. Thanks!

[armyvet35]

us just want tostop the bleeding from the last 8 yrs and votign for more of the Mcsame was not going to do that . you are looking at the biggest financial crisis since the great depresssion and you wanted 4 more yrs of the same , joe six pack didnt agree , and it was evident at the polls . end of story Posted by clovisbuford

Vote for change? what change? Soldiers will still be in wars, people will not have the healthcare, and the school systems will not get fixed no matter how much money you throw at them... and to be honest... I highly doubt a soldier in the military makes more money unless you are working in fast food. Regardless of the matter, schools not spending money where it needs to go is their doing, not the people that supply the money. Prime case and point... Hawaii''s Board of Educations trip to disneyworld to the tune of 1.7 million dollars vs my child not having a textbook for her Algebra II class...Obamas take on fixing schools will not work... throwing money to welfare recipients doesnt help many of them... it makes them dependent on it...

[downsteamjim]

DJ-IL: I didn''t do anything to make Obama look bad. He did it all by himself. By the way, would you send your children to the D.C. public schools?

[clovisbuford]

DJ_IL: I believe that Palin would support attempts for poor black students to escape these pitiful products of liberal thought [aka DC schools]. I am sure you would join Obama in opposing any such actions.
Posted by downsteamjim at 07:32 PM : Nov 21, 2008 wow you are unrelenting on that black athing .. you doint think obama should make decisions based on what he thinks is best policy , but it should be based on m"poor black students " .. errr there are a lot of pols who dont agree with school vouchers and those that do , but seldom does either side make their case on racial make up .. keep beating that drum down stream jim .. i am sure its a winner , its obvious people wont vote for a candidate based on race ,even if they agree with him or her on the issues . can ya feel the eye rollage here?

[downsteamjim]

clovisbuford: Apparently the school you attended did not have spelling or grammar as a required subject.

[clovisbuford]

I will enjoy this next 4 years as my hubby and I scrimp to make sure our kids get the education they need while people waiting for their free healthcare, free college money, and Obama to save the world...get a huge disappointment....
Posted by armyvet35 at 07:25 PM : Nov 21, 2008 you should enjoy it you choose it .My folks sent me to a parochial school and d my 3 siblings on a lot less than yoiu mkae I wager , Isent my son to private schools as well for a time . we all still choose to support the public schoool process in this country as the most viable to educate the vast amjority of Americans , I went to public jr high , public high school. your attacks on a parent who has the financial where withal to send their children to private school in whatm is clearly a sub standard district is silly . What aabout the people who cant afford private school? they have a vested interest in changing the cultiure of the district they attend . they have a vested interstas voters in seeing public education is supported , whatever your views on it .as for Obama saving the world ,? most of us just want tostop the bleeding from the last 8 yrs and votign for more of the Mcsame was not going to do that . you are looking at the biggest financial crisis since the great depresssion and you wanted 4 more yrs of the same , joe six pack didnt agree , and it was evident at the polls . end of story

[downsteamjim]

DJ_IL: I believe that Palin would support attempts for poor black students to escape these pitiful products of liberal thought [aka DC schools]. I am sure you would join Obama in opposing any such actions.

[miriambk]

If we all know who these little girls are, you can be *** sure that ever sicko, pervert, terrorist and radical knows then VERY well (gulp). I don''t think choosing S-F was a political move, I really don''t. As parents they had to make a choice on the best and safest place for their girls. And I have no doubt, they took the advice of the Secret Service on what the most secure location would be.

[armyvet35]

Have any of you considered this to be the issue?
One term president in the making as promises dont become reality

Posted by armyvet35

Your desperation is highly entertaining.

President-elect Obama is two months away from inauguration. It''''s a little early to talk about him reneging on campaign promises and being a one term president. Posted by cdfoxtrot5 at 07:17 PM : Nov 21, 2008

Desperation? Not at all. I didnt buy one thing he was selling. Nor did I vote based on someone being "the first" silly!

I take the Job of being the Commander In Chief a bit more serious than promises of free money from the government.

What I posted was a direct quote from him stating he does not think it is right for taxpayers to pay for poor kids to attend private schools with vouchers, which is a direct contridiction to his entire platform :)

I will enjoy this next 4 years as my hubby and I scrimp to make sure our kids get the education they need while people waiting for their free healthcare, free college money, and Obama to save the world...get a huge disappointment....

[clovisbuford]

His stance during his campaign clearly indicates that he will not allow Americans the same choice of where they send their children.
Posted by CBSisPravda at 07:13 PM : Nov 21, 2008 you have the same choice now oh FoxNewsIsJoeMccarthy, just its rather unaffordable to you , you are suggesting Obama help bankrupt the public schools sytem through a system of vouchers .There is not any definitive proof that oworks , the failure pof chater schools alone in texas has been huge . cough up the bucks there big boy , you are a free enterprise typoe of person , step up to the plate if you want your kids to go to private school you are of the type taht says health care is not a right . but you want private school to be .. a little dichotomy there , like schizophrenia in fact .

[cdfoxtrot5]

Have any of you considered this to be the issue?
One term president in the making as promises dont become reality

Posted by armyvet35

Your desperation is highly entertaining.

President-elect Obama is two months away from inauguration. It''s a little early to talk about him reneging on campaign promises and being a one term president.

[downsteamjim]

DJ_IL: Nice spin. It is a shame that Obama opposes this for poor blacks.

[armyvet35]

In February, Obama seemed open to the idea of private-school vouchers. In an editorial board meeting with the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, he was asked about his opposition to Wisconsin''s voucher program. If he saw more proof that vouchers are successful, Obama said, he would "not allow my predispositions to stand in the way of making sure that our kids can learn.... You do what works for the kids."

But at the American Federation of Teachers convention this year, Obama repeated his attack against spending government money to help low-income students attend private schools. He criticized John McCain''s school-choice reform as "using public money for private-school vouchers," and he called instead for overhauling public schools.

Have any of you considered this to be the issue?
One term president in the making as promises dont become reality

[cdfoxtrot5]

The Obama kids didn''t run for office and have nothing to prove. They are private citizens and have a right to go to private schools if their parents choose and can afford it. Bush went to private schools. Was that a problem for any of you whiners??

[miriambk]

I don''t think the other children in the school were the issue; these two girls have had their names and faces splashed across newspapers, tv shows and internet sites all over the world. Unfortunately, this makes them huge targets for all sorts of sickos. They need to be in a school where their security is sound and where the secret-service can do their jobs effectively with minimal distractions. Also, Sidwell-Friends has the experience in dealing with the child of the POTUS. Having been down this road, they are the most experienced people to handle having these high-profile children.

[clovisbuford]

"During the campaign, Mr. Obama praised D.C. Schools Superintendent Michelle Rhee for her commendable attempts to improve the Washington public school system, but the schools still have a long way to go and continue to underperform the rest of the country. Surely the Obamas care more about their daughters than the teachers unions and will place them in private schools. " from cal thomas who is somewhere to the right of atilla the hun . He actually suggested we nuke affghanistan after 9/11 ,turn it to glass i believe he said . ...right up your allley downstream jim .. a writer who is on an intellectual par with you .

[clovisbuford]

azure11: So black students present a threat to Obama while rich mostly white students do not. Sounds close to racism.
Posted by downsteamjim at 06:53 PM : Nov 21, 2008 now see downstraeam jim you have to m ake it an issue of race. thats not only ignorant but in this case a red herring , have you seen any of the reports on the DC schools? Iwouldnt if Iwas worried about my childs security going to school in *** kitchen , or bostoins south side , or a myriad of school districts across this country that are in trouble no matter what their racial make up . but you go there , youare good at it. I myself would think if Iwas making the argument would talk about it as liberal elitissm . , rather thatn a race issue but you know whatever floats your boat . When Ms obama was asked waht her priorities were as first lady , she said her children , yet you are not inclined to take her at her word .. pretty interesting .

[clovisbuford]

"Is there anyone on this planet that is surprised?
Posted by downsteamjim at 06:40 PM : Nov 21, 2008" I am certainly not obama and his wife have made it clear they are going to do whatever they think is in the best intersts of their children as parents . The public schools in DC are a mess. I don''t thingk the Obama''s feel the need to sacrifice their kids best interest on some kind of "political correctness" test imposed by mostly conservatives. I totally support public education ,but i paid for my son to go to private school when he struggled in public school , the private schoold didnt work either , but the deal is as a parent , no matter what your job title you have an obligation to look out for the interst of yoru child . Its not hypocrisy to say "public schools need and should be improved to provide a good eductaion" and send your child to private school if that is their best option.