Speakeasy forum: Our president is abusing his power again

I knew you'd find a way, LOL

by Josh K - 6/5/12 3:53 AM

In Reply to: Nothing new by TONI H

Let's see, which would be cooler for a kid -- governor of New Jersey, or PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. Hmmmmm.......

Was this reply helpful? (0) (0)

Staff pick

BO is wayyy cooler...just ask his media

by TONI H - 6/5/12 5:47 AM

In Reply to: I knew you'd find a way, LOL by Josh K

The point being....the kid at Christie's town hall was there specifically to ask him a question because he is interested in politics and community and when he got his answer, the kid then asked for an excuse to get back into school. The kids at BO's function was brought by his parent because the PARENT thought it would be cool to bring the kid and the kid specifically had no purpose for being there other than so the parent could look cool to the kid.

Was this reply helpful? (0) (0)

Staff pick

So what if the kid wasn't there to ask a question?

by Josh K - 6/5/12 7:47 AM

In Reply to: BO is wayyy cooler...just ask his media by TONI H

And how do you know the parent only did it "to look cool to the kid?"

If I had a chance to meet the president and could bring my daughter, of course I'd do it. Not to "look cool" to her, but because it would be the chance of a lifetime for her.

Really, Toni. Just admit it was a neat story. You can do it!

Was this reply helpful? (0) (0)

Staff pick

A 'neat' story?

by TONI H - 6/5/12 9:56 AM

In Reply to: So what if the kid wasn't there to ask a question? by Josh K

Admit that it was also 'neat' that Christie did it, and I'll give you a pass. BO is one president I wouldn't take time away from my garden to see, to be honest, but there's no telling what some will do to get out of work or school, I guess. Come on, Josh...you can do it....say a Republican did something 'cool'.

Was this reply helpful? (0) (0)

Staff pick

Sure, it was neat that Christie did it too

by Josh K - 6/5/12 10:00 AM

In Reply to: A 'neat' story? by TONI H

I like the guy even if I don't like everything he does or stands for.

Come on now, I did it. You can too.

Was this reply helpful? (0) (0)

Staff pick

RE: BO is one president I wouldn't take time away

by JP Bill - 6/5/12 11:32 AM

In Reply to: A 'neat' story? by TONI H

BO is one president I wouldn't take time away from my garden to see

You're not in your garden now...You can't see him so you'll stay out of the garden to talk about him?

Was this reply helpful? (0) (0)

Staff pick

The two Presidents I've met were

by Diana - 6/5/12 5:35 PM

In Reply to: A 'neat' story? by TONI H

Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan. I skipped class to see them. It had nothing to do with the party. They were Presidents.

Diana

Was this reply helpful? (0) (0)

Staff pick

I saw Reagan's hand once

by Josh K - 6/6/12 6:35 AM

In Reply to: The two Presidents I've met were by Diana

His motorcade was coming up 6th Avenue in Manhattan and I saw the limo and a hand waving out the partially open window, which I assumed was his. This would have been during his first term.

I also saw Bill Clinton coming out of Blair House, around 1995. He was with a group of people who I can only guess were foreign visitors since that's what Blair House is used for. They crossed the street and entered the White House grounds. Clinton was very tall.

Was this reply helpful? (0) (0)

Staff pick

Going to see the President in person is just a ruse

by Roger NC - 6/9/12 8:50 AM

In Reply to: A 'neat' story? by TONI H

to get out of work or school.

Yeap some will do anything to avoid things they don't want to do.

Was this reply helpful? (0) (0)

Staff pick

I like the reader comment below the article....

by Josh K - 6/4/12 6:45 AM

In Reply to: Our president is abusing his power again by Steven Haninger

.....that says Donald Trump has already declared the note to be fake.

LOL

Was this reply helpful? (0) (0)

Staff pick

I wonder if the teacher will refuse to accept

by Steven Haninger - 6/4/12 8:00 AM

In Reply to: I like the reader comment below the article.... by Josh K

anything but the original.

Was this reply helpful? (0) (0)

Staff pick

(NT) I'd have skipped school to see the President.

by Diana - 6/5/12 6:57 AM

In Reply to: Our president is abusing his power again by Steven Haninger

Was this reply helpful? (0) (0)

Staff pick

I did skip to see a presidential candidate running for

by Steven Haninger - 6/5/12 7:48 AM

In Reply to: (NT) I'd have skipped school to see the President. by Diana

the '68 office. I walked from the university campus to the statehouse. The three running were Nixon, Humphrey and Wallace. The place was crawling with loud youth whom I'll only describe as being attired for the day. The candidate was giving some speech on the steps but between the cheering on one side and booing on the other, I heard not an audibly intelligible sound. That was my first year of voter eligibility and how I was introduced to our electoral process....and it's gone downhill ever since.

Was this reply helpful? (0) (0)

Staff pick

A friend of mine won his state's Science Fair and went to

by Ziks511 - 6/5/12 9:19 AM

In Reply to: I did skip to see a presidential candidate running for by Steven Haninger

Washington, met LBJ, and was struck by how small Bobby Kennedy was, and ended up walking in the Rose Garden alone with Robert Oppenheimer discussing science and which University to go to. Now that's Coooolllll. He went off to CalTech and studied with and went camping with Richard Feynman among others. He started off in Biology, and ended up in Physics.

Rob

Was this reply helpful? (0) (0)

Staff pick

(NT) That is cool.

by Diana - 6/5/12 7:21 PM

In Reply to: A friend of mine won his state's Science Fair and went to by Ziks511

Was this reply helpful? (0) (0)

Staff pick