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How Trump turned a White House Easter Egg Roll devotee into a political activist
The Washington Post ^ | April 10, 2017 | Petula Dvorak

Posted on 04/11/2017 4:50:43 AM PDT by Trump20162020

He has not only inspired folks to open their wallets, he has also helped raise a small army of newbie activists. Folks like English teacher Natalie Rebetsky, who never thought of herself as a political person or partisan activist. Until now.

Before Trump, Rebetsky was known as the colorful chair of the English department at Linganore High School in Frederick, Md., whose only involvement with the White House was a mild obsession with the annual White House Easter Egg Roll — the largest annual public event at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., with 35,000 people attending last year.

When her kids were little, she’d wake them up before dawn, get them in their Easter best and drive them to the White House.

There, they’d wait hours to get through the gates to the South Lawn for the Easter Egg Roll. That’s how it was done back then, before tickets were handed out through a lottery system.

Year after year they did it, and each year she loved adding whatever colorful wooden egg the White House designed to commemorate the event. Pastels, primary colors. Elaborate, minimalist. Republican, Democrat, didn’t matter.

“I didn’t care who was president when I went on the White House lawn. You just always knew the person in the White House is looking out for us and our children,” she said.

Until now.

“I just don’t feel that with this administration,” she said. “Donald Trump has broken that trust with families and children.”

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: donaldtrump; easter; easteregg; eastereggs; natalierebetsky; trump; whitehouse
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Your morning dose of B.S.
1 posted on 04/11/2017 4:50:43 AM PDT by Trump20162020
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To: Trump20162020

Oh good grief! Grow up! Great job of teaching children about different ideas. And I guarantee you she was not happy with Bush ether.


2 posted on 04/11/2017 4:54:37 AM PDT by arkfreepdom
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To: Trump20162020

Washington Post?


3 posted on 04/11/2017 4:56:17 AM PDT by Bogie
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To: Trump20162020

Truly a ridiculous reason to write a story.

If this nincompoop doesn’t like it, STAY HOME!

Nobody will miss her and life goes on.

We live in a very dangerous world and this is the the stupid pap the WAPO wastes space on?


4 posted on 04/11/2017 4:56:40 AM PDT by dforest
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To: Trump20162020

Why is there no “PROJECTILE BARF ALERT!” attached to the title?


5 posted on 04/11/2017 5:00:27 AM PDT by vladimir998 (Apparently I'm still living in your head rent free. At least now it isn't empty.)
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To: Trump20162020

I don’t believe she not an activist before Trump. But notice. She’ll raise money for PBS as she should. Taxpayers should not pay for her viewing enjoyment.


6 posted on 04/11/2017 5:02:15 AM PDT by SaraJohnson
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To: Trump20162020
“I just don’t feel that with this administration,” she said.

No wonder, she probably subscribes to the NY Times and the Washington Post, and watches CNN for her news. Those are her sensory organs for what to "feel" about this administration. And the call to political activism? Same source.

Fuel for the coming fire...

7 posted on 04/11/2017 5:02:32 AM PDT by Religion and Politics (It's Morning in America)
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To: Trump20162020

Yep. Another crazy liberal.

8 posted on 04/11/2017 5:05:39 AM PDT by simpson96
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To: Religion and Politics

Frederick is a bedroom community for DC elites. I am absolutely certain the first PT Easter Egg Roll will have an astoundingly beautiful commemorative egg. I know this how? You may ask.
I know this because I have a feeling deep in my heart that this president embodies the most magnificent spirit of true Americanism of any president since George Washington.
The lady is filled with bad sentiment.


9 posted on 04/11/2017 5:08:39 AM PDT by Louis Foxwell (The Left has the temperament of a squealing pig.)
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When did high schools begin to have a “chair” of English? ( Just wondering)
10 posted on 04/11/2017 5:15:32 AM PDT by wintertime (Stop treating government teachers like they are reincarnated Mother Teresas!)
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To: simpson96

She looks very tolerant. Not.


11 posted on 04/11/2017 5:17:04 AM PDT by pinkandgreenmom
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To: Louis Foxwell

The egg photo has already been released


12 posted on 04/11/2017 5:18:36 AM PDT by RummyChick (can we switch Don,Jr for Prince Kush and his flak jacket. From Yacht Party to Warzone ready to wear.)
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Another Reason to Homeschool.

This woman is completely unhinged and she isn't likely to get her emotional, spiritual, or political scales balanced just because she sits down in her “chair” of English.Pity her high school captives....( Oops! “students”).

13 posted on 04/11/2017 5:20:08 AM PDT by wintertime (Stop treating government teachers like they are reincarnated Mother Teresas!)
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To: Louis Foxwell
The lady is filled with bad sentiment.

Eloquently stated.

Of course a crass guy like me might just say she's got sh!t for brains.

:)

14 posted on 04/11/2017 5:22:35 AM PDT by 2111USMC (Aim Small Miss Small)
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To: Trump20162020

I thought the egg hunt was for the kids?


15 posted on 04/11/2017 5:24:05 AM PDT by Rebelbase (Deportation mayhem is just birthing pains for a new America.)
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To: RummyChick

link to image, please?


16 posted on 04/11/2017 5:27:07 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (Catastrophic, Anthropogenic Climate Alterations: The acronym explains the science.)
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To: Trump20162020

WaPo cancelled it’s Peeps diorama contest this year. Lack of interest. You’d think that would be telling the WaPo something...


17 posted on 04/11/2017 5:30:10 AM PDT by mewzilla (Was Obama surveilling John Roberts? Might explain a lot.)
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To: Trump20162020

Some people rise against tyranny and some to defend our liberties. It takes a real epiphany of courage to rise up against the Easter Bunny with orange hair.


18 posted on 04/11/2017 5:30:38 AM PDT by blackdog
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To: Trump20162020

Blond.


19 posted on 04/11/2017 5:32:57 AM PDT by x1stcav (Leftism is like rust: It corrodes 24 hours a day until eradicated.)
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To: Trump20162020
which say “Protect Our Children’s Future 2017,” with a cute sketch of dancing Easter bunnies.

Sigh.

Sometimes I really hate the brain deadness of my sex.

20 posted on 04/11/2017 5:33:17 AM PDT by beaversmom
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