Malia tells her father she will do her reports in the Lincoln Bedroom

[davidpdx]

because she hopes it will inspire her.

A cute story Obama told about his daughter to Barbara Walters:

http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=3906861&cl=10846644&ch=4226716&src=news

[Phx_Dem]

1. That's pretty deep for an 11 year old.

Is she her father's daughter or what? "I'm going to sit at that desk because I'm thinking that will inspire some big thoughts."

:hug:

[AtomicKitten]

2. It is going to be great to have little kids in the WH again.

[suston96]

3. Lincoln bedroom? I hope she doesn't Google "Lincoln bedroom".........nt

[southernyankeebelle]

4. GREAT

I BET THE SOUTHERN REPUBLICANS ARE SHITTING IN THE PANTS TO HEAR THAT. HAAAAAA

[GreenInNC]

16. Why the Southern Republicans?

[RFKHumphreyObama]

5. She might get some homework advice from Mr Lincoln himself

His ghost is supposed to haunt that area

[AnnieBW]

6. Stop bouncing on the Lincoln Bed, Sasha!

About how long do you think it will take the girls to bounce on the Lincoln bed? :D

[janx]

7. Freeper reaction:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2139085/posts

:rofl:

[Jennicut]

8. At least one person there had the decency to demand people not talk negatively about Malia

she is just 11 years old after all. The rest made me sick..."that brat"...if anything the Bush girls were brats. Malia and Sasha seem so mature and well behaved and they are just kids.

[Whisp]

low lifes pick on kids.

and there's been some of that here too about republican kids, and it's just as vile and repugnant.

[TahitiNut]

10. There only seems to be one functioning brain cell between them. The big question seems to be ...

... is anyone using it? :silly:

[Ilsa]

13. They "suffered" under Clinton? Did the idiots

short the market during booming economic times?

It's amazing to see how they complain about the new First Family. They are so jealous.

[alsame]

14. Wow. They are convinced that the girls will "run around wild". Have

they ever seen how well behaved Malia and Sasha actually are?

I think it's wonderful that Malia has a sense of the great historic importance of her new home. And she can use any desk she wants.

[Lilyeye]

19. Then one idiot says the place will look like a section 8 wreck once the Obama's are out

fucking assholes.

[Zomby Woof]

9. Some pics

Before the construction of the West Wing in 1902, this room was used as either an office or a meeting room for the president's Cabinet. When the president's staff was moved to the new West Wing, this room became a bedroom suite called the "Blue Bedroom." When the White House was gutted and rebuilt during the Truman administration, this room was rebuilt and dedicated to Abraham Lincoln.

The room has been redecorated several times in the past half century, most notably by Jackie Kennedy, but always including furnishings from the Victorian period.

When Abraham Lincoln was president, it was used as his personal office and Cabinet room (it was used in this manner by all presidents between 1830 and 1902). During the Lincoln presidency, the walls were covered with Civil War maps. It had dark green wallpaper, and the carpeting was also dark green. Newspapers were stacked on the desk and tables along with large amounts of mail and requests from office seekers. Two large wicker wastebaskets were filled with debris.

President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in this room on January 1, 1863.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Room

[jesus_of_suburbia]

12. It's too fancy for my taste, but I LOVE the coffee table.

Of course even if I could afford a table that looked like that, it would stick out like a sore thumb with the rest of my furniture.

[jesus_of_suburbia]

11. Very cute story! And it will make that desk all the more historic.

It will be very good to have children back in the White House.

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

15. Malia is a very smart young lady

and she will be both brainy as hell and drop dead gorgeous by the time her father finishes his two terms.

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

17. The shade of Lincoln will be an unfair advantage for Malia

when he helps her with her history homework. I think Abe will be more than pleased to provide the assistance.

[mkultra]

18. Malie is awsome in the same way Hillary is

GOD WE LOVE YOU HILLARY!!!

[bklyncowgirl]

20. I'm sure Abe would not be offended at all--he had kids himself.

Tad Lincoln was supposed to have been quite the little scamp.

I read a nice story about Lincoln recently. There was a fire in the White House stable that flared up too fast to save the horses. President Lincoln had to be physically restrained by his body guards to stop him from rushing in to the burning building to rescue his son Tad's pony.

Imagine that, a president who loves kids and animals.

[Madam Mossfern]

21. Did they change it?

I didn't see anything like that in the link. Just Barbara Walters being interviewed and Barack and Michelle. they referred to the kids, but the kids were not in it.

[struggle4progress]

22. Keep your Dad in line, Malia! Somebody's got to do it!