Barack Obama Does Not Give Birthday Presents To Children

telegraph.co.uk ^ | July 25, 2008 | Alex Spillius

[Free ThinkerNY]

In a magazine interview Obama and his wife Michelle revealed that one of their steadfast house rules is not giving Christmas or birthday presents to Malia, 10, and Sasha, seven.

The couple explained that they spend "hundreds" on birthday slumber parties and want to "teach some limits". Santa Claus is still permitted to deliver seasonal gifts however.

The girls are also given an allowance of just $1 (50p) a week for performing household chores, according to People magazine. Those chores include making their own bed, setting and clearing the dinner table and putting themselves to bed by 8.30pm.

On the campaign trail, Mr Obama has often spoken of the need for Americans to be "better parents" who aren't afraid to "turn off the TV".

He has also exhorted black males to be more responsible fathers.

Though he has been away "98 per cent of the time", Mr Obama told People that before the campaign he did "the house and car repairs, the grocery shopping" and "sometimes the laundry".

[Rome2000]

[rabidralph]

LOL! That looks like a cross between Pres. Bush and BO.

[bluegirl]

It sounds like the girls get very expensive parties for their birthdays, rather than gifts. And "Santa" gives presents at Christmas, rather than Mom and Dad. Since he spends "hundreds" on the parties, it doesn't sound like a frugal policy to me.

[missnry]

Do any Muslims celebrate Christmas?

Seems to me that every year we saw Yasser Arafat in Bethlehem "celebrating" Christmas...

[Fido969]

No, but he is happy to dig into YOUR pockets for year-round Christmas Presents for the welfare crowd.

[pcottraux]

Is he a Jehovah’s Witness or something?

[Rome2000]

IF HIS KIDS ASK FOR MORE THAN A DOLLAR THE MUSLIM KNOWS WHAT TO DO WITH THEM.

[Notasoccermom]

"hundreds on birthday pajama parties"

http://www.coolest-kid-birthday-parties.com/birthday-traditions.html

In many African cultures, the day a child is born is not observed as a special day. Instead, when African children reach a certain age, they are initiated into the community ...this is when they learn the laws, beliefs, customs, songs and dances of their tribes... celebrated for groups of children instead of individual children.

[Kitten1]

Picking up behind yourself and helping around the house (without compensation) was expected of anyone living under our roof. It’s called being a part of a family. I can’t picture my parents giving 7 kids money for making our beds. Old school parenting rules!

Ahh Messiah, exactly what is a Seasonal Santa???!!

[Notasoccermom]

http://www.ummah.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-34721.html

[Rome2000]

In a magazine interview Obama and his wife Michelle revealed that one of their steadfast house rules is not giving Christmas or birthday presents.

Considering that they are muzzies, this is hardly a surprise.

[ZX12R]

Obama Christmas greeting:

Best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress, non-addictive, gender neutral, winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most joyous traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, but with respect for the religious persuasion of others who choose to practice their own religion as well as those who choose not to practice religion at all. Plus, a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling, and uncomplicated recognition of the generally accepted calendar year, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of the other cultures whose contributions have helped make our society great, without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, national origin, disability, political affiliation or sexual orientation.

[mylife]

LoL!

[maine-iac7]

A bit odd I think.

Jehovah Witnesses' don't give birthday and Christmas gifts either...

I think we can rule out them being JW's.

Does anyone know what the practice of birthday/Christmas gifts is with Mooseslimes?

They also don't have a dog - not everyone does - especially mooseslimes that detest dogs as unclean, something not even to be touched.

I'd love to see someone, instead of holding up a baby to be touched by the anointed one - a puppy.

[mylife]

I was just out cutting the grass, its 97 out there and I was seating my arse off.

Some black guy comes riding up on a bicycle and wants to know if I have some change so he can buy potato chips.
He doesn’t ask if I have some work he can do. he just wants to interrupt my work to ask for a hand out.

I told him “Obama has some change”

Perhaps I mislead the lazy sap. ;)

[mylife]

seating =sweating

[Bluebird Singing]

The couple explained that they spend “hundreds” on birthday slumber parties and want to “teach some limits”.

Yeah - that’s so much better than the “thousands” most Americans spend on birthday slumber parties. I don’t think their kids are going to get the message.

[darkangel82]

I put myself to bed starting at 8 or 9 but that’s not the point. Obama is just another hypocrite, as is his entire party.

[TornadoAlley3]

he did the car repairs?

[Paleo Conservative]

Why would a Muslim give Chrismas gifts?