https://freerepublic.com/tag/obamafathersday/ en-us Fri, 17 Jun 2016 18:46:16 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3441263/posts Thousands of Americans had long planned trips to Yosemite National Park for Father’s Day weekend — but the White House is encouraging them to arrive before 8 a.m. to avoid conflicting with President Barack Obama’s weekend visit to the park. The First Family is scheduled to visit Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico and Yosemite on a lightning tour through the West. According to the Fresno Bee, Obama will be the first sitting president to visit Yosemite since John F. Kennedy in 1962. breitbart https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3441263/posts#comment Fri, 17 Jun 2016 18:46:16 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3032279/posts Wishing Americans a happy Father’s Day, the White House tweeted a picture of President Obama and one of his daughters playing with toy water pistols. The Tweet comes at a time when several schools around the country—fearful that such toys make kids more prone to violent behavior—have launched trade-in programs that encourage children to exchange their harmless toy guns for chances to win prizes, like books and bicycles. One such trade-in took place last weekend at Strobridge Elementary in California. Principal Chris Hill, who organized the event, explained that toy guns desensitize kids toward gun violence. Daily Caller https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3032279/posts#comment Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:01:44 GMT