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CatWoman
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Thu Mar-19-09 02:54 PM Original message |
Michelle Obama Dispatches Stars to D.C. Schools |
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AngryAmish
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Thu Mar-19-09 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
1. Now I'm sure the public schools will surely improve |
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smalll
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Thu Mar-19-09 03:06 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Of course. Nothing will motivate the kids in the D.C. schools to focus on academics more... |
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cherokeeprogressive
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Thu Mar-19-09 03:10 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. I wonder how many of those rich and famous people have children in public schools. |
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CatWoman
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Thu Mar-19-09 03:15 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. I think both of you are out of line with your snippy sarcasm |
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DevonRex
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Thu Mar-19-09 03:18 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. They'd piss and moan about anything Michelle did, so don't waste your time. |
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roguevalley
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Thu Mar-19-09 03:27 PM Response to Reply #7 |
23. agreed, catwoman. at the heart of every successful person is |
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EFerrari
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Thu Mar-19-09 03:30 PM Response to Reply #7 |
27. I wish I were twenty years younger so I could go score a job working for Michelle. |
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cherokeeprogressive
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Thu Mar-19-09 03:39 PM Response to Reply #7 |
35. Possibly out of line. Conceded. But the First Lady met with only 13 students at |
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otohara
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Thu Mar-19-09 04:56 PM Response to Reply #35 |
42. Work Hard |
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Hansel
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Thu Mar-19-09 07:23 PM Response to Reply #42 |
47. Yes. Work hard. Good answer. n/t |
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genna
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Fri Mar-20-09 09:01 PM Response to Reply #35 |
52. It is 13 more students than heard pip from any previous administrations |
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proud2BlibKansan
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Fri Mar-20-09 09:57 PM Response to Reply #35 |
54. The alternative is no visits at all |
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proud2BlibKansan
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Fri Mar-20-09 09:50 PM Response to Reply #7 |
53. Thank you |
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Rosa Luxemburg
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Fri Mar-20-09 10:00 PM Response to Reply #7 |
55. you are right Catwoman |
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Number23
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Fri Mar-20-09 10:35 PM Response to Reply #7 |
57. I agree. And I LOVE what Michelle's trying to do |
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EFerrari
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Thu Mar-19-09 03:25 PM Response to Reply #3 |
20. Right. Because kids don't respond to creative, successful people. |
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DevonRex
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Thu Mar-19-09 03:32 PM Response to Reply #20 |
29. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Who is going to grab ANY kid's attention? |
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EFerrari
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Thu Mar-19-09 03:33 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Teaching kids to dream makes successful kids faster than anything else. |
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Hell Hath No Fury
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Thu Mar-19-09 03:34 PM Response to Reply #3 |
33. What part of this didn't you get? |
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stillcool
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Thu Mar-19-09 07:29 PM Response to Reply #3 |
48. yeah really..send in the astronauts... |
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LanternWaste
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Fri Mar-20-09 12:26 PM Response to Reply #1 |
51. Sounds to me like the message is simply, "we care..." |
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Cha
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Thu Mar-19-09 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
2. Rec'd~ I love that the Obamas |
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PBS Poll-435
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Thu Mar-19-09 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
4. I am so happy that Dominique Dawes was invited to this event! |
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DevonRex
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Thu Mar-19-09 03:13 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Excellent! These are women that the kids will recognize and get excited about. |
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empyreanisles
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Thu Mar-19-09 03:17 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Dominique has really filled out -- DAYUM!!! :) (n/t) |
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CatWoman
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Thu Mar-19-09 03:19 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. Awesome Dawesome |
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roguevalley
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Thu Mar-19-09 03:28 PM Response to Reply #4 |
24. I love Lisa Leslie's dress. I love tall women who stand up straight. |
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ieoeja
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Thu Mar-19-09 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
8. Hate to dis the lady, but this is horribly stupid. |
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DevonRex
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Thu Mar-19-09 03:20 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. So tell them not to try to be an actress because they're more likely to be prostitutes????? |
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DevonRex
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Thu Mar-19-09 03:21 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. And don't try to be an NBA player because they'll just end up dealing drugs??????? |
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DevonRex
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Thu Mar-19-09 03:22 PM Response to Reply #8 |
16. And don't try to be a singer because they'll just end up failed rap star gansters???? |
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EFerrari
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Thu Mar-19-09 03:23 PM Response to Reply #8 |
17. There is no success without first imagining and then, trying. |
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DevonRex
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Thu Mar-19-09 03:23 PM Response to Reply #8 |
18. BULLSHIT. |
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firedupdem
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Thu Mar-19-09 03:25 PM Response to Reply #8 |
19. What the hell are you talking about? You act as if those kids have |
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DevonRex
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Thu Mar-19-09 03:27 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Well, you know, they're... |
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ieoeja
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Thu Mar-19-09 04:00 PM Response to Reply #22 |
37. It is WHITE people who mostly only hope for some middle class existence. |
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DevonRex
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Thu Mar-19-09 05:51 PM Response to Reply #37 |
44. Look, make your point without all the stereotyping of black kids. Prostitute, drug dealer, |
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ieoeja
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Thu Mar-19-09 04:37 PM Response to Reply #19 |
40. But those aren't the at-risk kids. |
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firedupdem
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Thu Mar-19-09 04:52 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. I was raised in a middle class two parent household on the south |
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empyreanisles
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Thu Mar-19-09 03:26 PM Response to Reply #8 |
21. I don't think it's that bad, but I agree with your post |
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EFerrari
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Thu Mar-19-09 03:28 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. Michelle comes from a middle class family. She knows exactly what she's doing. n/t |
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Hansel
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Thu Mar-19-09 07:29 PM Response to Reply #25 |
49. And Obama was a community organizer in Chicago. |
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firedupdem
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Thu Mar-19-09 03:31 PM Response to Reply #21 |
28. And you think those kids aren't aware of them? Who do you think |
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roguevalley
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Thu Mar-19-09 03:29 PM Response to Reply #8 |
26. and for everyone with a dream, there are thousands who moved on |
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LynneSin
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Thu Mar-19-09 03:37 PM Response to Reply #8 |
34. Hate to dis the poster but you are so terribly wrong |
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Cha
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Thu Mar-19-09 06:25 PM Response to Reply #8 |
45. Your post is incredibly stupid.. |
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proud2BlibKansan
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Fri Mar-20-09 10:02 PM Response to Reply #8 |
56. So it would have been smarter to have prostitutes, drug dealers and gangsters |
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fortyfeetunder
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Fri Mar-20-09 11:38 PM Response to Reply #8 |
59. I beg to differ - the middle class does visit the schools. |
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EFerrari
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Thu Mar-19-09 03:21 PM Response to Original message |
13. Good for her! K&R |
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firedupdem
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Thu Mar-19-09 03:21 PM Response to Original message |
15. Mae Jemison was there as well. Great! n/t |
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Frances
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Thu Mar-19-09 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
30. I taught high school in a DC suburb a long time ago |
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Cash_thatswhatiwant
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Thu Mar-19-09 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
32. Why wasn't this covered on the networks? It seems like a fun even a lot of people |
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woo me with science
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Thu Mar-19-09 05:44 PM Response to Reply #32 |
43. Michelle's discussion with a group of kids at Anacostia High School |
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politicasista
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Thu Mar-19-09 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
36. I like this idea |
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Fleshdancer
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Thu Mar-19-09 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
38. GOOD! |
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Starry Messenger
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Thu Mar-19-09 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
39. Wow. That just brought tears of joy to my eyes. |
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elleng
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Thu Mar-19-09 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
46. High schools |
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PBS Poll-435
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Fri Mar-20-09 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
50. Kick! |
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fortyfeetunder
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Fri Mar-20-09 11:29 PM Response to Original message |
58. I think it was a damned good idea |
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