Posted on 09/30/2009 3:11:57 PM PDT by smoothsailing
In her speech in Copenhagen today, First Lady Michelle Obama said her trip to Denmark, along with the travel of her "dear friend" and "chit-chat buddy" Oprah Winfrey, as well as tomorrow's visit by President Obama, is a "sacrifice" on behalf of the children of Chicago and the United States. "As much of a sacrifice as people say this is for me or Oprah or the president to come for these few days," the first lady told a crowd of people involved in the Chicago project, "so many of you in this room have been working for years to bring this bid home."
"As first lady, as many of you know, I’ve made it a priority to bridge the gap between the White House and communities across D.C. and across the country," Mrs. Obama continued. "I’ve spent much of my first nine months trying to open the doors to the White House to kids who might not otherwise see themselves having access to these institutions, because that’s where I came from – communities like that where kids never dreamed that they could set foot in the White House, let alone live there&hellipAnd Barack and I made a point of doing the same thing when we lived in Chicago – making the concerns of kids in all sorts of communities our own."
Mrs. Obama said bringing the Olympics to Chicago is especially important right now because "athletics is becoming more of a fleeting opportunity." "Funds dry up so it becomes harder for kids to engage in sports, to learn how to swim, to even ride a bike," she said. In addition, with childhood obesity on the rise, "it is so important for us to raise up the platform of fitness and competition and fair play," the first lady said.
Finally, having the Olympics in Chicago would be important to "let people know that we understand that sports saves lives, that it makes dreams come true, that it creates visions in kids’ heads to make them think they can be the next David Robinson, the next Barack Obama, the next Nadia Comaneci, the next Oprah Winfrey," Mrs. Obama said.
BTTT
Costing the American Tax payer 1 million and she is sacrificing?
True. She should stay there. Her husband should join her.
But, that $100 lb wagu beef doesn't chew itself on Weds nights.
Lookit what she did "sacrifice", a meal most Americans will NEVER be able to afford.
I think I'll have tea with my cake, while they get their haircuts!
Exactly! The illegal Chicago gun ban is being heard by the SCOTUS.
The bottom line is if someone wants to harm someone else, nearly anything that has mass can be used to do that.
Just look at Ted Kennedy.
They are now writing Michelle’s laments down. Taken together they will be called Psalm 151.
And the money kept rolling in from every side
Eva’s pretty hands reached out and they reached wide
Now you may feel it should have been a voluntary cause
But that’s not the point my friends
When the money keeps rolling in, you don’t ask how
Think of all the people guaranteed a good time now
Eva’s called the hungry to her, open up the doors
Never been a fund like the Foundation Eva Peron
[Chorus:]
Rollin’ rollin’ rollin’, rollin’ rollin’ rollin’
Rollin’ rollin’ rollin’, rollin’ rollin’ rollin’
Rollin’ rollin’ rollin’, rollin’ rollin’ rollin’
Rollin’ rollin’ rollin’, rollin’ rollin’ rollin’
Rollin’ on in, rollin’ on in
Rollin’ on in, rollin’ on in
On in
Would you like to try a college education?
Own your landlord’s house, take the family on vacation?
Eva and her blessed fund can make your dreams come true
Here’s all you have to do my friends
Write your name and your dream on a card or a pad or a ticket
Throw it high in the air and should our lady pick it
She will change your way of life for a week or even two
Name me anyone who cares as much as Eva Peron
[chorus]
Rollin’ on out, rollin’ on out
Rollin’ on out, rollin’ on out
On out
And the money kept rolling out in all directions
To the poor, to the weak, to the destitute of all complexions
Now cynics claim a little of the cash has gone astray
But that’s not the point my friends
When the money keeps rolling out you don’t keep books
You can tell you’ve done well by the happy grateful looks
Accountants only slow things down, figures get in the way
Never been a lady loved as much as Eva Peron
[chorus]
Rollin’ on out, rollin’ on out
Rollin’ on out, rollin’ on out
On out
Eva!!!
When the money keeps rolling out you don’t keep books
You can tell you’ve done well by the happy grateful looks
Accountants only slow things down, figures get in the way
Never been a lady loved as much as Eva Peron
[chorus]
Rollin’ on out, rollin’ on out
Rollin’ on out, rollin’ on out
Rollin’ on out, rollin’ on out
On out
~~”And the money kept rolling in” from Evita the Musical
sw
Oh well yes I can totally see how traveling by private jet to Europe is such a “sacrifice”! *sarcasm*
Thanks and my apologies for so awful a comment.. sniffle..
Really, some would suspect that a Leader would use it as cover to go to Afghanistan, but he ain’t going anywhere near there... and He believes that being THE MESSIAH and The GRAND MULLAH, it is too demeaning to go to such a provincial and dangerous place.Bside, the B-Ball Courts there are up to his required standards..:-(
Mrs. Obama should talk to our soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq about sacrifice before she shoots her mouth off!!!
Can you imaging if our given 2nd Amendment rights were bestowed on us as quickly as gay “marriage”, handouts to illegals and selling/rigging US Senate appointments were handled?
Michelle put a sock in it. Do you have any idea how stupid you sound.
LOL! No problem. (And I hope you’re right about him not going to Kabul.)
BARF-O-RAMA ping!
Hmmmm Hmmmm Hmmmm Michelle INSANE Obama Hmmmm Hmmmm Hmmmm
I still think it was Oprah in the plane that buzzed NY.
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