Barack Obama’s daughter uninjured in Mexico earthquake

boston globe ^ | 3/20/2012 | Callum Borchers

[tobyhill]

The White House said Tuesday afternoon that President Obama’s older daughter Malia was unharmed by a 7.4-magnitude earthquake that shook Mexico, where she was traveling on a school trip.

“In light of today’s earthquake, we can confirm that Malia Obama is safe and was never in danger,” said Kristina Schake, communications director for First Lady Michelle Obama.

The quake struck the Oaxaca region of Mexico at 12:02 local time, according to the US Geological Service, and spread over roughly 10 miles.

[tobyhill]

No personal attacks on the children.

[Sacajaweau]

Mahlia + 20 other young girls...and 25 secret service men....plus escorts....plus....

I assume the other folks were also in no danger.

[the invisib1e hand]

as were millions of Mexican residents.

feed the poor child to the media.

[cubreporter]

I wouldn’t ever allow my 13 year old daughter to go on ANY spring break period. So how does one allow their daughter that young to go on a spring break to MEXICO of all places? Spring breaks are for college students... not 13 year olds.

[tobyhill]

It's funny how the article never mentions that it's the Obama administration that issued the travel advisory that they just ignored themselves.

[Pan_Yans Wife]

First the press reported she was in Mexico.

Then news accounts that she was in Mexico were scrubbed from the internet.

Now that there has been an earthquake, the WH announces that she is safe.

Who is in charge of the message at the WH? Morons!

[napscoordinator]

Glad she and others are safe.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

Coast To Coast is reporting that Aum Shinrikyo was behind the disasters in Japan a year ago. They supposedly released something like Stuxnet onto the internet to infect the nuclear power plant management software and disable it. Then they used some stuff they learned from Tesla to generate a massive earthquake to generate the tsunami.

Maybe they heard about the O's daughter's trip to Acupulco?

[skeeter]

Its not 'spring break'. Its a 'school trip'.

Doncha know.

[Cyber Liberty]

Story scrubbed from Globe in 5...4...3

[CodeToad]

I was unharmed, too. That’s every bit as much news as this article is.

[anathemized]

Yesterday’s spring break is now a school trip?

[SERKIT]

The story of the kid's trip on our dime was a negative - the human interest story of the President's child being safe is a positive. So WHO is using the kids inappropriately? I'd say the White Crib, not the eeeevil news organizations who had their stories scrubbed.....

We're all Chumbalones now!

[The Sons of Liberty]

Hussein is planning on using his spawn as part of his campaign to become permanent dictator - when he starts, they’re fair game!

[Sacajaweau]

Let's guess that we paid for this trip and it's ridiculous....They're 13 & 14....and MEXICO SUCKS!!

Wonder if the kids noticed the open sewers and policia with machine guns running around.

I'd never go back to the hell hole.

[lonestar]

You don't understand the difference between "Spring break" and "school trip?"

Eight graders at our local Junior Hi go to D.C. on a school trip during Spring break every year.

[elkfersupper]

Now, wait a minute.

The State Dept. has been telling all of us NOT to go to Mexico, yet the POTUS' teenage daughter goes?

Sumpin' just ain't quite right about that.

[LetMarch]

I try to not eat any chicken left legs or left wings!

But watch them, they will try to sneak the lefts in!

[AmericanInTokyo]

Poor judgement on the part of “The President”. Actions speak louder than words. Allowing a prominent person like that to go to a war zone country, is nothing short of INSANE. That guy has some loose marbles.

[N. Theknow]

I try to not eat any chicken left legs or left wings!

But watch them, they will try to sneak the lefts in!

And eat everything. OR You will have LEFT-overs!