Obama kids call Washington kids a bunch of pansies

[TheCount]

Obama gives chilly reception to canceled school


By BEN FELLER, Associated Press Writer Ben Feller, Associated Press Writer Wed Jan 28, 11:31 am ET

WASHINGTON – You call this bad weather? President Barack Obama, steeled by many snowy Chicago winters, expressed disbelief Wednesday when his daughters woke up to find that their classes had been canceled for the day.

Schools in Washington and the surrounding suburbs either opened late or scrapped all their classes because of icy conditions.

"Can I make a comment that is unrelated to the economy very quickly?" the new president told reporters at a gathering with business leaders. "And it has to do with Washington. My children's school was canceled today. Because of, what? Some ice?"

The president said he wasn't the only one who was incredulous.
"As my children pointed out, in Chicago, school is never canceled," Obama said to laughter. "In fact, my 7-year-old pointed out that you'd go outside for recess. You wouldn't even stay indoors. So, I don't know. We're going to have to try to apply some flinty Chicago toughness."

Asked if he meant the people of the national's capital are wimps, Obama said: "I'm saying, when it comes to the weather, folks in Washington don't seem to be able to handle things."

Obama's daughters attend the private Sidwell Friends School.
Malia, 10, is a fifth-grader at the middle school campus in the District of Columbia, while younger sister Sasha is in second grade at the elementary school in Bethesda, Md., just outside Washington.

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I just find it funny cause I remember growing up in Austin, any little bit of ice got everything shut down but in New York, I can count the number of snow days I had in high school and college on one hand.

[JBond]

I wonder why the Obama family does not take advantage of our wonderful government mandated education system? It's good enough for my children but not his?

[DFWJC]

Yeah, it is funny. It's all in the perspective...and also the snow and ice preparation budgets of each city. I've mainly lived in Texas, North Carolina, and Ohio. In Ohio, they had the salt, sand, and snow plows out all night when the weather got bad---which seemed like every week in the winter. In NC and Texas, not so much so.

[Cajuncowboy]

WOW! A second thing I agree with Obama on.

Well folks, it was nice knowing ya'll.

The end of the World is at hand.

[WoodysGirl]

I wonder why the Obama family does not take advantage of our wonderful government mandated education system? It's good enough for my children but not his?I think if one can afford private school and they would like that for their children, I don't have a problem with it. Obviously for security reasons, the Obama children have to go to a private school.

As for the weather, I agree with him. My little sister is in high school and she gets up everyday and goes to school even in below zero temperatures. She just layers up and go.

Houston will shut down the city for almost anything. Granted, I like staying at home, but it's ridiculous how often they'll shut down due to weather concerns.

[BrAinPaiNt]

Yeah, it is funny. It's all in the perspective...and also the snow and ice preparation budgets of each city. I've mainly lived in Texas, North Carolina, and Ohio. In Ohio, they had the salt, sand, and snow plows out all night when the weather got bad---which seemed like every week in the winter. In NC and Texas, not so much so.

I have not been able to go to work this week due to the snow/ice on my road. Course having a crappy old camaro is not exactly conducive to traveling in this type of weather but it is all I have right now.

However I remember in high school we would go to school all the time unless there was a really bad winter storm, meanwhile the county across the river from us, that you could see from town...would have school called off if just a little bit of snow flew. Funny who that stuff worked. As a Kid I wanted to live in that county in Ohio just to get a few extra days off.

[Doomsday101]

Those kids are wimps I remember walking to school in 12 feet of snow, up hill both ways here in Houston, Texas. :laugh2:

[BrAinPaiNt]

Those kids are wimps I remember walking to school in 12 feet of snow, up hill both ways here in Houston, Texas. :laugh2:

Did you fight off a grizzly bear with a loose leaf notebook too Mr Cosby. :laugh2:

[Kangaroo]

Yeah, it is funny. It's all in the perspective...and also the snow and ice preparation budgets of each city. I've mainly lived in Texas, North Carolina, and Ohio. In Ohio, they had the salt, sand, and snow plows out all night when the weather got bad---which seemed like every week in the winter. In NC and Texas, not so much so.

In Texas 99% of the time it is a waste of Tax Payers money snow plows would rot in Texas and typically when we shut schools down it is not snow but ice and sleet which means a snow plow is still useless

They use sand but basically most people do not know how to drive in the snow either

So it would be wasted Tax Dollars in anything besides parts of the Pan Handle in Texas

[vta]

It is pretty funny; this place is a ghost town today. I came from 70 miles away and the people who live 20 minutes away haven't shown up.

[Yeagermeister]

Memphis got maybe an inch of snow and ice and they closed the schools.

They need to go to Giessen, Germany if you want to see what real snow looks like. :laugh2:

[DFWJC]

I have not been able to go to work this week due to the snow/ice on my road. Course having a crappy old camaro is not exactly conducive to traveling in this type of weather but it is all I have right now.

However I remember in high school we would go to school all the time unless there was a really bad winter storm, meanwhile the county across the river from us, that you could see from town...would have school called off if just a little bit of snow flew. Funny who that stuff worked. As a Kid I wanted to live in that county in Ohio just to get a few extra days off.

Hell, those folks from WV would drive to work (and maybe to all 8 of their high school years) by way of a frozen creek if it would get them there.:eek:

[DFWJC]

In Texas 99% of the time it is a waste of Tax Payers money snow plows would rot in Texas and typically when we shut schools down it is not snow but ice and sleet which means a snow plow is still useless

They use sand but basically most people do not know how to drive in the snow either

So it would be wasted Tax Dollars in anything besides parts of the Pan Handle in Texas

That was mostly my point, so agreed.

[Doomsday101]

Did you fight off a grizzly bear with a loose leaf notebook too Mr Cosby. :laugh2:

You betcha, the grizzly problem in Houston is bad. Where is Sarah Palin when I need her. :laugh2:

[BrAinPaiNt]

Hell, those folks from WV would drive to work (and maybe to all 8 of their high school years) by way of a frozen creek if it would get them there.:eek:

At the time I was in HS, and this was years ago, the rumor went that the would take a school bus with chains down a back road and if it made it...we had school. Now of course that was probably just a rumor but if it were true it would not have shocked me.

Now however they are not that hard concerning the weather and they get all of these goofy staff meeting days off and stuff at least once a month and we never had that stuff.

Darn youngins :laugh2:

[BrAinPaiNt]

You betcha, the grizzly problem in Houston is bad. Where is Sarah Palin when I need her. :laugh2:

You could always tape record her talking and that might work in your area to scare off the bears.:laugh2:

[Doomsday101]

You could always tape record her talking and that might work in your area to scare off the bears.:laugh2:

You better watch it she can tag and bag you like a moose on the frozen tundra and then field strip you before the night is over

[Yeagermeister]

You betcha, the grizzly problem in Houston is bad. Where is Sarah Palin when I need her. :laugh2:

Houston does have Grizzly and Tiger problems but neither has anything to do with the weather. :D

[Doomsday101]

Houston does have Grizzly and Tiger problems but neither has anything to do with the weather. :D

Lions, tigers and bears? Oh my. :laugh2:

[Hostile]

We got icy roads in Tucson one time about 5 years ago. You should have seen these crazy desert dwellers trying to drive on that stuff. I never laughed so hard in my life as I sat in my heated office and watched them try to drive.

Bunch of fools.

[BrAinPaiNt]

You better watch it she can tag and bag you like a moose on the frozen tundra and then field strip you before the night is over

I'm feeling frisky now.

[BrAinPaiNt]

We got icy roads in Tucson one time about 5 years ago. You should have seen these crazy desert dwellers trying to drive on that stuff. I never laughed so hard in my life as I sat in my heated office and watched them try to drive.

Bunch of fools.

I saw that one time when I was at Ft Polk...people were all over the place.

Or people I knew that lived in the city all their lives and had never driven in mud and so on.

[Yeagermeister]

We got icy roads in Tucson one time about 5 years ago. You should have seen these crazy desert dwellers trying to drive on that stuff. I never laughed so hard in my life as I sat in my heated office and watched them try to drive.

Bunch of fools.

That's just begging for a Tuscan raider falling on the ice photoshop. :laugh1:

[Doomsday101]

I'm feeling frisky now.

We will see when your head is mounted over her fire place. :laugh2:

[BrAinPaiNt]

We will see when your head is mounted over her fire place. :laugh2:

Is this a metaphor for other body parts because right now you are spitting words better than viagra.:laugh2:

[Danny White]

This is nothing new... the entire DC area completely freaks out when the weather gets the slightest bit nasty.

They are completely and consistently incapable of dealing with snowy or icy weather.

One of the reasons, I think, is that there are a lot of "transplants" here -- people who didn't grow up in the area. And I get the hunch that a lot of them are from areas (and countries) where they didn't grow up used to bad weather at all. And they just frankly don't know how to drive in the snow (for that matter, those around here don't seem to know how to drive in the rain).

That said, this is the first snow we've had all winter, and people always tend to freak out more when it's the first snow of the year. Also, a lot of school districts build in snow days and it's kind of a use them or lose them sort of proposition, so they may be anxious to use a few before winter is over.

But yes, I have no doubt that DC is much worse at handling snowy weather than Illinois is. I'm kinda surprised Obama is just figuring this out since he has been in DC for a few years now.

[bbgun]

Obama gives chilly reception to canceled school


By BEN FELLER, Associated Press Writer Ben Feller, Associated Press Writer Wed Jan 28, 11:31 am ET

WASHINGTON – You call this bad weather? President Barack Obama, steeled by many snowy Chicago winters, expressed disbelief Wednesday when his daughters woke up to find that their classes had been canceled for the day.

Schools in Washington and the surrounding suburbs either opened late or scrapped all their classes because of icy conditions.

"Can I make a comment that is unrelated to the economy very quickly?" the new president told reporters at a gathering with business leaders. "And it has to do with Washington. My children's school was canceled today. Because of, what? Some ice?"

The president said he wasn't the only one who was incredulous.
"As my children pointed out, in Chicago, school is never canceled," Obama said to laughter. "In fact, my 7-year-old pointed out that you'd go outside for recess. You wouldn't even stay indoors. So, I don't know. We're going to have to try to apply some flinty Chicago toughness."

LOL. Spoken like a true Hawaiian. Well, I've been out there today and I can assure you that it's pretty nasty--and not just for the skittish DC region, either. Obama's kids will never have any trouble getting to school (rain or shine) because they have the best vehicles and best drivers at their disposal. Regular folks/parents don't have that luxury. An unplowed inch or two of snow on the ground means a lot of accidents in areas unused to this kind of weather, and an ice storm would close schools not just here but in Chicago as well. Yes, there's a lot of weather wimps in the DC area, but today's not the day to slam them.

[Phrozen Phil]

In my part of the world, the lake freezes up in late November and dosn't completely come ice-free until May. We've had stints of quite cold weather for a while now (-35) and we have snow on the roads on a weekly basis. There are still people here who are struggling to drive in slippery conditions. Some folks never learn.

[Doomsday101]

Is this a metaphor for other body parts because right now you are spitting words better than viagra.:laugh2:

Man you got a dirty mind but don't feel bad, I was thinking the same thing after I posted it. :lmao2:

[Doomsday101]

In my part of the world, the lake freezes up in late November and dosn't completely come ice-free until May. We've had stints of quite cold weather for a while now (-35) and we have snow on the roads on a weekly basis. There are still people here who are struggling to drive in slippery conditions. Some folks never learn.

Don't worry Global Warming is on it's way. :lmao2:

[Rowdy]

I'm feeling frisky now.

That's because you keep thinking about that polar bear outfit.

[BrAinPaiNt]

Man you got a dirty mind but don't feel bad, I was thinking the same thing after I posted it. :lmao2:

I have been trapped in my house for three days...getting cabin fever and the wife looks like she just got done with a rodeo tour. :laugh2:

[avaj]

Those kids are wimps I remember walking to school in 12 feet of snow, up hill both ways here in Houston, Texas. :laugh2:

When was there 12 feet of snow in Houston??

[Rowdy]

I have been trapped in my house for three days...getting cabin fever and the wife looks like she just got done with a rodeo tour. :laugh2:

I have cabin fever too. I can't believe I just found out an hour ago that schools are closed for yet another day which makes three.

[Doomsday101]

When was there 12 feet of snow in Houston??

Back when I was going to school walking up hill both ways in it. :laugh2: (It is a joke)

[Doomsday101]

I have been trapped in my house for three days...getting cabin fever and the wife looks like she just got done with a rodeo tour. :laugh2:

I have been playing golf all winter long when I get the chance. Man I love Houston. :laugh2:

[Phrozen Phil]

I have been playing golf all winter long when I get the chance. Man I love Houston. :laugh2:

Go ahead. Rub it in. (Shakes his snow covered mitt and attempts (unsuccesfully) to give the finger. ( It froze off).....

[Doomsday101]

Go ahead. Rub it in. (Shakes his snow covered mitt and attempts (unsuccesfully) to give the finger. ( It froze off).....

OK my pleasure, it has been chilly in the mid 30's today but clear as a bell and if I was not at work I would be on the golf course right now. :laugh2:

[Rowdy]

Back when I was going to school walking up hill both ways in it. :laugh2: (It is a joke)

Hey, I found your school!

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/8399/bryce09snowymountainsj8.jpg

[BrAinPaiNt]

I have been playing golf all winter long when I get the chance. Man I love Houston. :laugh2:

I tweaked my back some today going to check the mail the darn road was so slick with ice and slush. I hate cold weather.

I swear if I had the money my big arse would be heading to Texas, New Mexico or Texas and in a dry area.:laugh2:

[davidyee]

...school is never cancelled for weather reasons.

Only if the temps go below -22 F the kids don't have to go outside for recess.

School never takes a day off.

[ConcordCowboy]

Asked if he meant the people of the national's capital are wimps, Obama said: "I'm saying, when it comes to the weather, folks in Washington don't seem to be able to handle things."




:laugh2:

He's right.

[Danny White]

LOL. Spoken like a true Hawaiian. Well, I've been out there today and I can assure you that it's pretty nasty--and not just for the skittish DC region, either. Obama's kids will never have any trouble getting to school (rain or shine) because they have the best vehicles and best drivers at their disposal. Regular folks/parents don't have that luxury. An unplowed inch or two of snow on the ground means a lot of accidents in areas unused to this kind of weather, and an ice storm would close schools not just here but in Chicago as well. Yes, there's a lot of weather wimps in the DC area, but today's not the day to slam them.

What area are you in BB?

I'm in Loudoun County and work in Herndon.

[bbgun]

What area are you in BB?

I'm in Loudoun County and work in Herndon.

Takoma Park (aka, Nuclear Free Zone)

[DIAF]

I wonder why the Obama family does not take advantage of our wonderful government mandated education system? It's good enough for my children but not his?

Well, look at it this way. Would you want the daughters of a sitting US President in a public school? They'd have to literally turn that place into a prison. At least a private school is already halfway there.

[silverbear]

I just find it funny cause I remember growing up in Austin, any little bit of ice got everything shut down but in New York, I can count the number of snow days I had in high school and college on one hand.

In El Paso when I was growing up, two inches of snow could completely paralyze the city... back then, they didn't have all weather tires, and of course NOBODY put snow tires on their cars...

And the only reason they had plows was for sandstorms... I kid you not... :D

We lived directly across the street from the elementary school I attended (Terrace Hills Elementary, on Tropicana Avenue), they built it shortly after we moved in... so naturally, I really thought I was getting away with something, not having to go to school when I was literally a 30 second walk from my homeroom...

[silverbear]

I wonder why the Obama family does not take advantage of our wonderful government mandated education system? It's good enough for my children but not his?

Security issues, nothing else... the Obamas go to Sidwell Friends, where Chelsea Clinton went, and IIRC Amy Carter as well...

[silverbear]

You better watch it she can tag and bag you like a moose on the frozen tundra and then field strip you before the night is over

Why am I becoming aroused?? :D

[silverbear]

LOL. Spoken like a true Hawaiian. Well, I've been out there today and I can assure you that it's pretty nasty--.

The main roads were just fine this morning out here in the Shenandoah Valley... I didn't even put my Jeep in 4WD for the trip down I-81... but the back road to my house, that was a bit of an adventure...

And of course, lots of kids in Shenandoah County live on such back roads, so I understand why they called school off (the first time this year), though as things worked out, a 2 hour delay would have worked just fine... it got up to 46 today...

[bbgun]

From the New York Times' puff piece today: “WASHINGTON — The capital flew into a bit of a tizzy when, on his first full day in the White House, President Obama was photographed in the Oval Office without his suit jacket. There was, however, a logical explanation: Mr. Obama, who hates the cold, had cranked up the thermostat.”

Cranked up the thermostat, eh?

Let’s get into the Wayback Machine for June 6, 2008: “We can’t drive our SUVs and, you know, eat as much as we want and keep our homes on, you know, 72 degrees at all times, whether we’re living in the desert or we’re living in the tundra, and then just expect every other country is going to say OK, you know, you guys go ahead keep on using 25 percent of the world’s energy, even though you only account for 3 percent of the population, and we’ll be fine. Don’t worry about us. That’s not leadership.”

Hope. Change. Crank up the thermostat.

[Jarv]

At the time I was in HS, and this was years ago, the rumor went that the would take a school bus with chains down a back road and if it made it...we had school. Now of course that was probably just a rumor but if it were true it would not have shocked me.

Now however they are not that hard concerning the weather and they get all of these goofy staff meeting days off and stuff at least once a month and we never had that stuff.

Darn youngins :laugh2:

I drove a school bus as a part time job in college. Those things with chains on them can go anywhere in the snow. It was a blast !