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Obama tells daughters he ran for president for them, all children
AFP on Yahoo ^ | 1/15/09 | AFP

Posted on 01/15/2009 12:40:52 PM PST by NormsRevenge

WASHINGTON (AFP) – In an open letter to his young daughters, US president-elect Barack Obama said Thursday that he entered the race for the White House "because of what I want for you and for every child in this nation."

"When I was a young man, I thought life was all about me -- about how I'd make my way in the world, become successful, and get the things I want. But then the two of you came into my world," Obama said in the letter published in Parade magazine, a weekend newspaper color supplement.

"I realized that my own life wouldn't count for much unless I was able to ensure that you had every opportunity for happiness and fulfilment in yours. In the end, girls, that's why I ran for President: because of what I want for you and for every child in this nation," wrote the soon-to-be Dad-in-chief.

Obama's wish-list for children includes challenging and inspirational schools; equal opportunity to go to university, regardless of their family's financial standing; and well-paid jobs with benefits such as health care and a pension plan that will allow them to "retire with dignity."

The 47-year-old father of Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7, said he wants to "push the boundaries" of discovery to encourage the development of new technology and inventions that improve lives and protect the environment.

And he spoke of his vision of a United States that has reached "beyond the divides of race and region, gender and religion that keep us from seeing the best in each other."

He would strive to send young Americans to war "only for a very good reason", trying first to settle differences with other nations peacefully.

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TOPICS: Government; Politics/Elections
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1 posted on 01/15/2009 12:40:53 PM PST by NormsRevenge
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To: NormsRevenge

He did it *sob* for the children. What an American hero.


2 posted on 01/15/2009 12:42:14 PM PST by Troll_House_Cookies (Ironically, Chancellor Obama's first re-education camp will be in Alaska.)
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US president-elect Barack Obama (L) with his daughters Malia(C) and Sasha on vacation in 2008. In an open letter to his young daughters, Obama said Thursday that he entered the race for the White House "because of what I want for you and for every child in this nation. (AFP/File/Tim Sloan)


3 posted on 01/15/2009 12:42:24 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed.)
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To: NormsRevenge

Women,children,minorities hardest hit by obama recession


4 posted on 01/15/2009 12:42:26 PM PST by omega4179 (Bush Abandoned Ramos and Compean)
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Gee, a touching personal note to his little girls..

published in Parade Magazine.


5 posted on 01/15/2009 12:42:35 PM PST by D-fendr (Deus non alligatur sacramentis sed nos alligamur.)
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6 posted on 01/15/2009 12:43:08 PM PST by TSgt (Extreme vitriol and rancorous replies served daily. - Mike W USAF)
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To: D-fendr

Even those aborted ones.


7 posted on 01/15/2009 12:43:20 PM PST by curth ( Sarah Palin - America's First Female President -2012)
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To: NormsRevenge

Kid props. Reminds of the man who will carry his cute infant child around the grocery store just to try and pick up women.


8 posted on 01/15/2009 12:43:27 PM PST by This Just In (Support Christian Homeschoolers)
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To: NormsRevenge
I thought life was all about me

Hasn't changed much, has he? Brings to mind the old adage, "growing old is required, maturing is optional. Caligula is simply older.

9 posted on 01/15/2009 12:43:30 PM PST by Jemian (PAM of JT ~~ If Roe v. Wade would have been 10 years earlier, Nobama would NEVER have been born)
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To: Troll_House_Cookies

Yup, debt as far as the eye can see into the future.

All for the children and theirs to pay for..


10 posted on 01/15/2009 12:44:01 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed.)
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Reminds of the man who will carry his cute infant child around the grocery store just to try and pick up women

I much prefer walking puppies on the beach.

11 posted on 01/15/2009 12:44:37 PM PST by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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To: NormsRevenge

More slobbering sycophants.


12 posted on 01/15/2009 12:44:57 PM PST by Brett66 (Where government advances, and it advances relentlessly , freedom is imperiled -Janice Rogers Brown)
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To: NormsRevenge

...did his brother in the hut get an invite?


13 posted on 01/15/2009 12:45:32 PM PST by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: curth
Even those aborted ones.

In Obamaland, these are referred to as the Non-Children of the Unburdened Ones.

14 posted on 01/15/2009 12:45:51 PM PST by D-fendr (Deus non alligatur sacramentis sed nos alligamur.)
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To: Troll_House_Cookies

Shouldn’t there be a barf alert?


15 posted on 01/15/2009 12:46:41 PM PST by Yogafist
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To: Troll_House_Cookies

I feel so sorry for the little children.


16 posted on 01/15/2009 12:46:47 PM PST by unkus
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To: curth

Even those aborted ones.


My thoughts exactly.


17 posted on 01/15/2009 12:46:59 PM PST by sweetiepiezer (I have a Pal in Sarah)
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To: curth

Remember, children are a punishment:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNzmly28Bmg


18 posted on 01/15/2009 12:47:01 PM PST by Pablo Mac
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To: Puppage

Puppies or kittens always work, but he hasn’t adopted Malia or Sasha’s dog yet, has he?


19 posted on 01/15/2009 12:47:27 PM PST by This Just In (Support Christian Homeschoolers)
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To: NormsRevenge

Well, that explains it, on January 20, children will be running the government.


20 posted on 01/15/2009 12:49:19 PM PST by Navy Patriot (John McCain, the Manchurian Candidate, makes a Marxist President.)
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