I have noticed this as of late, First the Christmas tree thing, and this:
President Obama and his daughters went shopping at an independent bookstore in Arlington on “Small Business Saturday,” the annual marketing event for promoting mom-and-pop shops across the country.
According to press reports, the president picked up 15 children’s books in about 20 minutes – he reportedly had his shopping list on a Blackberry – at One More Page Books, owned by Eileen McGervey.
The president later tweeted the following: “My family & I started our holiday shopping at a local bookstore on #SmallBizSat. I hope you’ll join & shop small this holiday season. -bo.”
The president signs his Twitter messages “-bo.”
via President, daughters note ‘Small Business Saturday’ – Washington Times.
A little piece of advice for President Obama: You say that your wife and children are off-limits? Well, here is some advice for you Mr. President; keep them in the White House where they really belong. You do not want your kids being offered up for scorn, you believe they are off-limits? Then keep them out of the public eye, otherwise they are fair game to we bloggers, who disagree with you and your polices.
I mean, there is a ton that I could say about them, especially the older one. However, because I, like you, believe that children of political persons are off-limits and because of that, I have not written anything critical about your children. You did this very well during your first term; you kept them out of the public spotlight as much as possible, and because of that, your daughters have been so far spared.
I will admit, that some of the writers and bloggers on the right, have not been so kind to you sir and your wife and children. I cannot control what they do. However, I find your children being paraded around like this to be highly offensive. Let your kids be kids, and do not overuse them for political or White House events, please? I mean, Bush did that, Clinton did that, Carter did that and it was sick and disgusting.
Mr President, you sir are the President of the United States of America; Malia and Sasha are not — neither is Michelle — use them in public events very sparingly. When the girls are much older, they will thank you for sparing them the humiliation that comes with being shoved into the spotlight as kids later on.
Please note this, Mr President: I wrote this not as a mean old Republican, which I am not or as a mean old grassroots Conservative, which I happen to be. But rather as a proud American, who feels about you being President; as the late great John Wayne said, “I didn’t vote for him, but he’s my President and I hope he does a good job.” What I am trying to say, Mr. President, is that I actually care. I do not agree one percent with everything that you have done and continue to do — but I still respect the office of the President of the United States and because of that, I wrote this blog entry to you.
I am sending a link to this blog entry to the White House via the official website. I will let everyone know, if I get a reply back.