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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIn the wake of the scandals, ongoing scandals about the Palin kids,
let's have a big round of applause and lots of Ks and Rs for the Obama kids.
Love those girls. Love those girls.
I'm proud of them.
Can I K&R my own post?
SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)And succeeded. I did not know you could do that -- K&R your own post.
roguevalley
(40,656 posts)to them and I get the idea they are deep water. Utterly proper and elegant in public but fun and funny in private.
wendylaroux
(2,925 posts)S. Palin could have used parenting tips from PBO and Michelle.
JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)Mendocino
(7,504 posts)they looked and acted like Stepford Sons.
JI7
(89,262 posts)Mendocino
(7,504 posts)Sociopaths whose weapon of choice is a pen.
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)was a Romulan with his ears bobbed. But then I remembered Romulans have a strong sense of honor.
JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)as the Palin family, how would the GOP treat the situation?
Imagine a scenario wherein Michelle Obama were elected President because Barack Obama could not hold a real job.
Imagine a scenario wherein the Obama daughters became pregnant while unmarried.
Imagine the Obama family having drunken gatherings at the White House.
Imagine if Barack Obama were meeting with black separatists and talking about secession.
What would the GOP politicians and pundits say about dysfunctional black families and unfit parents?
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)What if the Obama girls acted like the Bush twins? I think part of the Right's frustration with the Obama administration is the lack of personal dramas in the family, and they're reduced to clutching at straws trying to drum up a controversy to keep their base revved up and angry.
I predict that by 2022, there will be misty nostalgia on the Right for the Obama family, the same way they try to appropriate the legacy of Kennedy and King to bolster their demented policies.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)Ilsa
(61,697 posts)They reflect lots of excellent parenting and a tiny bit of luck.
jwirr
(39,215 posts)Obama family has shown us what a family in the WH should act like. Caring, respectable, etc. We may not all agree on the policies but we can certainly agree on the beauty of this family.
JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)hifiguy
(33,688 posts)Intelligence, social poise, and class do count. And there the Obamas cannot be beat. They are a terrific family.
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)Kick and rec. Who wouldn't want to have two wonderful young women like that as their daughters?
SoapBox
(18,791 posts)Really a great family.
Palin family...ugh.
And remember the Bush twins when they were underage and repeatedly getting away from security...another ugh.