President Obama to give free admission to National Parks for all fourth graders and their families

[babylonsister]

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/02/19/1365514/-President-Obama-to-give-free-admission-to-National-Parks-for-all-fourth-graders-and-their-families?detail=facebook

President Obama to give free admission to National Parks for all fourth graders and their families

by Jen Hayden

Glacier National Park


This is awesome!

President Obama will announce Thursday that the National Park Service will give all fourth graders and their families free admission to national parks and other federal lands for a full year.

The Every Kid in a Park initiative is part of an effort to get schoolchildren outdoors and more active. It will start in the school year that begins next fall, which coincides with the 100th anniversary of the National Parks Service in 2016.

Family admission to national parks usually costs $80 for an annual pass, but fourth graders and their families will be able to get a free pass that will give them admission to national parks, forests, wildlife refuges, and other federal public lands and waters, according to a White House official who spoke on condition of anonymity to allow the president to make the announcement.

[pinto]

1. Great idea. Kudos.

[itsrobert]

2. dont like this

Doesnt seem fair to people who dont have 4th graders.

[tazkcmo]

3. Wanna buy one?

I know a guy...

[tazkcmo]

17. Never mind

It was half an eighth grader. I'll keep an eye out.

[Glassunion]

18. Yet another example of people abusing affirmative action.

[bigwillq]

4. Cool!

[freshwest]

5. Love it! Show the children why a healthy environment is so essential.

[progressoid]

6. So, if I have a 5th grader or a 3rd grader, I gotta pay?

For the record, my kids are grown. Just trying to see how this is a fair thing.

[glasshouses]

8. NO SOUP FOR YOU!

[JaneyVee]

23. You had to pay anyway before this.

Nothings changed.

[itsrobert]

24. Well, I guess it's paid for by others like you paying higher entrance fees

No such thing as a free lunch. Someone has to pay for this. And the parks will be more crowded than ever.

[alcibiades_mystery]

7. Haha! My daughter starts fourth grade in September!!!

Score!

[SheilaT]

9. Nice idea, although I agree that it seems

quite unfair to those who don't currently have a fourth grader. And what proof will be required?

I spent the big bucks (ten of them) a few years ago for my Golden Age Passport. Once you turn 62 you're eligible, and it lasts forever. Unless you lose it, then you'll have to buy another one.

And at many of the parks family members get in free along with the senior.

[freshwest]

10. VIDEO: President Obama Designates Three New National Monuments

The White House - Feb 19, 2015

At Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy in Chicago, the President speaks at the designation of three new National Monuments, February 19, 2015.

The announcement in the OP is in this video with the creation of the three new monuments.

He also makes the point these lands are not just for the rich. Which is what the move to privatize the parks really is about giving them their own fiefdoms.

And he brings up the labor history, the right to organize with unions and racial discrimination!

Very well played. Thanks, Obama!

[Fred Sanders]

20. Must see video. Thanks. Obama is reaching new heights of magnificent.

The calm and optimism of Obama, how it must drive the gloom and doom long faces wild with madness...who does not see the contrast?

Comment on YouTube link


"What I love about this president is that there is nothing he has done that won't hold up to scrutiny. He is above board in everything he dose. It is about time we have a president who we can trust implicitly. God-Bless you Mr. President! "

You are the also the most HONEST President ever, the ugly liars can not fathom honesty most of all.

"I learned about love and loyalty and friendship here..."

By keep these special places in trust, places of incomparable beauty, to keep for future generations as we did. These places teach us about ourselves. We must protect this magnificent inheritance for our future. I have protected more public lands than any President before me."

"All kids should be witness to this God given grandeur.....put down the Smartphones for a minute - breath in the air, come see the bounty given to all of us."

Can you imagine any of the Republicans even approach that simple level of heartfelt speech, at least that without exploding in hypocrisy?

Folks are listening, not through the corrupt MSM, but through sources like this video.

Obama Unfiltered, Obama Unchained from the machinations of the filtered messages of the enslaved to personalities and mullah media.
..........

We can trust Obama, implicitly.....Obama is winning the trust folks have rightly taken back from the corporate media.

[brer cat]

11. I think it's a great idea!

Our children need to spend more time in the great outdoors, and this is an incentive for their families.

[jtuck004]

13. Congress already has enough perks. n/t

[AllyCat]

32. Hah!

[AlbertCat]

14. Great idea!

But home schooled.... how do you know they're in the 4th grade? No home schoolers!

[sheshe2]

15. That's so cool.

[madokie]

16. Yes this is awesome

but then again not much this man does that isn't Awesome.

[Fred Sanders]

19. Obama loves America. He loves the Earth where America is, more. The cons who love nothing but their own

reflections are naturally outraged. Silly folks.

[kpete]

21. AWESOME

!!!!!

[calimary]

22. I agree!!! And for all those who wanna quibble about the 4th grader prejudice here, I'd say the same

thing I'd say to people who denounce the ACA because it's not perfect enough.

Forcryingoutloud - IT'S A START!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Thor_MN]

25. Brazen Obamapasses trying to curry favor with fourth graders...

[Roland99]

26. Sweet...our son will be in Fourth Grade next school year!

[RufusTFirefly]

27. Love this!

I'm not a fourth grader, and I don't mind.



A trip to a National Park could change the lives of some of these children. For many it will be an experience they'll never forget. We need to stop spending money on bombing countries to smithereens and devote more to improving the quality of life for all Americans, such as providing free access to parks and museums.

[Hekate]

28. That is marvellous. I really love it.

[Cha]

29. The cost of the free passes for fourth graders will come out of a $20 million National Park Service

budget for youth engagement programs. With the help of the National Parks Foundation, the Park Service will also provide grants for free transportation for schools that need it, and educational materials for teachers."

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2015/02/19/obama-free-national-park-admission/23640451/

Haven't found yet why it's only 4th graders?

Mahalo babylonsistah~

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

30. Herr Obama indoctrinating his Obama youth into his nature cult!!!! n/m

[AllyCat]

31. Darn that Obama!

Can we go this summer or do we have to wait for 2016?

[Kaleva]

33. An effort to motivate Southern Repubs to go back to school to complete the 4th grade.