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rocktivity

(44,576 posts) Sun Feb 21, 2016, 10:21 PM Feb 2016

Obama breaks constitutent's heart

TheRoot.com:

The Facebook page (of) Caprina D. Harris shows a video of her...patiently explain(ing) to her (granddaughter)... that a president can only serve two terms...

&quot H)er birthday is also on AUGUST 4!!!! My poor baby!!!"

The president...responded by posting a message in the comments section:

“Caprina, tell her to dry her tears, because I'm not going anywhere. Once I leave the White House, I'll still be a citizen just like her. And when she grows up, she can get involved right alongside me. In the meantime, I'll keep an eye out for her letter, and we'll always get to celebrate our birthdays together!”

Reminds me of when I had to stop my niece from trying to plant jelly beans.

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Obama breaks constitutent's heart (Original Post) rocktivity Feb 2016 OP

thanks Obama!!!! spanone Feb 2016 #1

How adorable, from both of them! babylonsister Feb 2016 #2

Amazing! brer cat Feb 2016 #3

I feel the same way sweetie Matariki Feb 2016 #4

And now for something completely opposite rocktivity Feb 2016 #5

i feel the same way JI7 Feb 2016 #6

Same alcibiades_mystery Feb 2016 #7

Yup, I agree tavernier Feb 2016 #8

Of course my first question is... why did you stop your niece from planting jellybeans? underahedgerow Feb 2016 #9

Ideas cannot subsist on greatness alone rocktivity Feb 2016 #12

Morning kick n/t rocktivity Feb 2016 #10

Poor baby! I feel the same way . . . fleur-de-lisa Feb 2016 #11

he's been President her entire life...... IcyPeas Feb 2016 #13

spanone

(135,844 posts)

1. thanks Obama!!!!

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Sun Feb 21, 2016, 10:34 PM

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babylonsister

(171,070 posts)

2. How adorable, from both of them!

Reply to rocktivity (Original post)

Sun Feb 21, 2016, 10:41 PM

Feb 2016

What a guy, and he's President!

brer cat

(24,576 posts)

3. Amazing!

Reply to babylonsister (Reply #2)

Sun Feb 21, 2016, 10:51 PM

Feb 2016

He's never too busy to take time for the little ones. A heart of gold he has.

Matariki

(18,775 posts)

4. I feel the same way sweetie

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Sun Feb 21, 2016, 11:13 PM

Feb 2016

rocktivity

(44,576 posts)

5. And now for something completely opposite

Reply to rocktivity (Original post)

Mon Feb 22, 2016, 01:03 AM

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In more ways than one.

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JI7

(89,252 posts)

6. i feel the same way

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Mon Feb 22, 2016, 01:14 AM

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alcibiades_mystery

(36,437 posts)

7. Same

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Mon Feb 22, 2016, 01:17 AM

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tavernier

(12,392 posts)

8. Yup, I agree

Reply to rocktivity (Original post)

Mon Feb 22, 2016, 01:20 AM

Feb 2016

except that I'm a little sixty nine year old white girl who is crying because I'll never again see a president as smart and articulate and heartfelt as our current president.

And if it was possible, I would vote for him again, despite the fact that DU has lately been overrun by republican trolls.

underahedgerow

(1,232 posts)

9. Of course my first question is... why did you stop your niece from planting jellybeans?

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Mon Feb 22, 2016, 01:49 AM

Feb 2016

I think that's a GREAT idea!

rocktivity

(44,576 posts)

12. Ideas cannot subsist on greatness alone

Reply to underahedgerow (Reply #9)

Mon Feb 22, 2016, 03:53 PM

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Of course jelly bean trees are a great idea -- that's why I thought of it when I was my niece's age, and that's why I was able to tell her that it wouldn't work.

Sure, I could have let her find that out for herself, but she was old enough to start learning how to value wisdom. Smart people know how to learn from the mistakes they make; wise people know how to learn from the mistakes that EVERYONE makes.

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rocktivity

(44,576 posts)

10. Morning kick n/t

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Mon Feb 22, 2016, 09:52 AM

Feb 2016

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fleur-de-lisa

(14,627 posts)

11. Poor baby! I feel the same way . . .

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Mon Feb 22, 2016, 09:57 AM

Feb 2016

Imagine this child's heartbreak when she learns we are to have a President Combover if we can't nominate Bernie. I don't think Hillary can win the GE.

IcyPeas

(21,889 posts)

13. he's been President her entire life......

Reply to rocktivity (Original post)

Mon Feb 22, 2016, 04:49 PM

Feb 2016

this is so cute and it means President Obama has already made a mark on this little girls life. How many of us even knew who the president was when we were her age?

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