Posted on 05/22/2009 8:59:44 AM PDT by mojito
Thursday was supposed to be the highlight of the year for more than 100 kindergarteners from Stafford County, Va. They got up early and took a chartered bus to the White House for a school field trip. But when they arrived, all the 5-year-olds got was a lesson in disappointment.
The buses from Conway Elementary arrived at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue a little later than planned, and they were locked out.
"We were going to the White House, but we couldn’t get in so I felt sad," 5-year-old Cameron Stine said.
Parents say they were just 10 minutes late for their scheduled tour. School officials say White House staff said they needed to get ready for the president's event with the Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers, so they couldn't come in.
"I was angry cause they were disappointed," parent and chaperone Paty Stine said....
A lot of preparing had gone into the trip. Conway Elementary teachers had been planning the trip for months, each child paid $20 for a seat on the chartered bus, and names were submitted to the White House for clearance.
Parents say they tried to make it on time, but their chartered buses hit heavy traffic that slowed them down substantially. They thought they were supposed to show up by 10:15, but they say they arrived at 10:25 instead, and couldn’t get in.
"The person who headed this White House trip up came out and said, 'I’m sorry, the White House tour's off.' There were a lot of crying kids," parent Barbara Stine said.
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Boy, we’ve come along way from “Do not suffer the little children...”
Obamanation in microcosm.
I hope every adult on that trip voted for that loser. I also hope that every teacher in that school continues praising Dear Leader, hanging photos of that ugly grinning mug everywhere and making children memorize everything positive about him.
The Zero’s late for every single appearance he makes, but couldn’t let the kiddies in? What a jackass.
It’s for the children ping
It’s perfectly okay for bambi to show up late for his events, tho.
And HOW many times has our Dear Leader has been late for briefings or news conferences?
Back of the bus for you. (Ain't no more room under it!)
Children, you have just learned Zero’s mantra which is “Do as I say, not as I do”. Obama is almost alway’s late.
Obama is a walking middle finger. When will Liberals learn?
I wouldn’t doubt it.
The line is “Suffer the little children”, meaning allow the little children.
LOL. That's good. Our fearless leader has a gift for great expectations and massive disappointments.
An so inept. Why couldn't the kids be shown in to meet the Pres. AND the Pittsburgh Steelers? What would have been the harm in that?
And they couldn't take the time to plan to be a half-hour early?
DON’T BLAME JAMES HARRISON! (He didn’t go....)
The kids would have been enrapt with the Steelers and given the messiah short shrift. Some things simply cannot be tolerated.
Ah, thank you. I remembered it your way, but it didn’t sound right and, well, I blew it.
No problem.
We got the picture!
If I’m not screwing up, I must not be speaking.
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