Posted on 03/20/2012 5:12:53 PM PDT by 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.
(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...
Are the 25+ SS guys okay?
Will the vacation be cut short?
“I wouldn’t ever allow my 13 year old daughter to go on ANY spring break period.”
Yes, guess the criticism got to the WH media, so they’re now calling it a “school trip”.
Wonder what the purpose was and how the destination was chosen. Think we’ll hear that?
Why would a parent send there child to a country that you had declared dangerous
Travel Warning
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Bureau of Consular Affairs
Print Email Mexico
February 08, 2012
The Department of State has issued this Travel Warning to inform U.S. citizens about the security situation in Mexico. General information on the overall security situation is provided immediately below. For information on security conditions in specific regions of Mexico, which can vary, travelers should reference the state-by-state assessments further below.
This Travel Warning supersedes the Travel Warning for Mexico dated April 22, 2011 to consolidate and update information about the security situation and to advise the public of additional restrictions on the travel of U.S. government (USG) personnel.
Good Point! No LEFT Overs!
Another watch what I do not what i say moment.
While America watches TV
And the media sleeps.
Maybe she’ll be on dancing with the star next.
I heard the president sings. Saw it live on my TV;)
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.
The world has gone insane...remember when everyone flushed all unused drugs down the toilet?
We are now seeing the results.
Didn't your school organize spring break trips?
ML/NJ
And they provided each student with a handle of Vodka.
why is wookie spawn exempt?
We never had spring break when I was a kid. It was spud harvest vacation in the fall. And then the Mexicans came to town.
Now they have spring break.
Today the story refers to her being on a SCHOOL TRIP.
It is called Manners.
or Class
or maybe even Being above that sort of thing.
Did you hear Limbaugh’s apology to the Ms Fluke? He apologized for acting like them.
More koo koo kookiness from Coast to Coast
I was uninjured once and had to spend a couple days in the hospital.
Heck, my parents wouldn’t allow me to go on any spring vacation when I was in college! They were no dummies.
Perhaps the earthquake is God’s way of keeping the White House (and the Mod Squad?) from nuking the story?
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