Kennedy excused by President Obama

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I'm sure this little girl from Green Bay, Wisconsin, will never forget this day. Her father, John Corpus, was chosen to ask a question of President Obama at his healthcare town hall in Green Bay yesterday. During some light banter, the President offered to write a note for his daughter, Kennedy, to excuse her absense from the last day of school so that she could go with him to the town hall meeting. At which point, the President actually wrote the following note:

"To Kennedy's teacher," read the note, written in black ink over the president's distinctive signature. "Please excuse Kennedy's absence.... she's with me."

This guy has a habit of making it really easy to like him. Thanks for the warm fuzzy, Mr. President!


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[Romulox]

1. Kennedy is an awful name for a little girl.

That is all.

[FLAprogressive]

2. Most of the "newer" names these days are awful

Everything ends with "-ayleigh" or "-den".

[Taverner]

3. Although I don't have a problem with the new names, I chuckle because they all sound like pornstars

[mitchum]

20. Pornstars or English sheepdogs

[Ocracoker16]

4. Not as bad as Palin's names for her kids

[Vidar]

7. Bristol, Meijer & Squibb.

[tridim]

5. So true.

I think there are 3 Aiden's living within 100 feet of my condo.

In about 35 years most male politicians will be named Aiden.

[FLAprogressive]

13. I feel bad for people with those names. They're just shitty names.

[tridim]

17. Honestly I don't mind the name..

But it's becoming a problem these days. All of the Aidens are going to start ignoring their name soon, I bet they get sick of it when they start going to school.

Teacher: "Aiden!"
Half of the class in unison: "What?"

[moc]

15. "Aiden" is a made up name. "Aidan" is not a new name.

It's been a name in Ireland for many centuries. "Aidan" is the English spelling of the Irish "Aohdan" (I think; don't have my Irish dictionary handy), which was an Irish saint. It's been bastardized by Americans. Frankly, it pisses me off. My son's name is Aidan, but I picked it (a long time ago) because it's a traditional Irish name.

[Subdivisions]

6. I have a family member whose children are named

Jayden and Rayden. Sadly, I attended Rayden's, 18 months old, funeral a couple of months ago. He died from SIDS.

[FLAprogressive]

14. I am sorry for your loss. :(

[Subdivisions]

19. Thanks. I noticed a mistake in my post...

The baby was 8 months, not 18. It was a very sad situation. In fact, the parents have separated. They're playing the blame game. My heart goes out to them.

[Sebass1271]

9. President O, must have been happy hearing this name

he has been supported by the Kennedy's all along!!

[Sebass1271]

8. I kind of like Kennedy for a girl. It's unique...

[KatyMan]

10. Used to be the name

of an MTV dj. Well, I guess it's still her name, and for all I know she could still be on MTV.

[Zomby Woof]

11. Hopefully, she won't turn out like this Kennedy

Does anyone else remember this right-wing idiot from back in the 90's?

[Bucky]

12. How do you left align images like that? (sorry about the off topic thing--Obama's awesome)

[orleans]

16. i think kennedy is a cute name for a girl--and this story is wonderful! n/t

[woodsprite]

18. My son heard that this morning and has decided he would like to

write the President a letter. He's just going into 4th grade and we're doing everything we can to encourage him to write over the summer. He actually would like to ask for a playdate with Sasha and Malia, but I told him that I would help him write something more appropriate. He's right between them in age.

I got the idea of writing to public figures when I was reading Biden's book and realized my son and VP Biden share a common friend. He was originally saying he couldn't write him because he didn't know what to write. I told him that he and the VP have the same friend, so he's decided to write.