White House staffers make five-year-olds cry - Truckers' Trucking Forum

Mooney · **^ Top** #1 05.22.2009

No, that is not an exaggeration.

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Thursday was supposed to be the highlight of the year for more than 100 kindergarteners from Stafford County, Va. They got up early and took a chartered bus to the White House for a school field trip. But when they arrived, all the 5-year-olds got was a lesson in disappointment.
The buses from Conway Elementary arrived at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue a little later than planned, and they were locked out.
"We were going to the White House, but we couldn’t get in so I felt sad," 5-year-old Cameron Stine said.
Parents say they were just 10 minutes late for their scheduled tour. School officials say White House staff said they needed to get ready for the president's luncheon with the Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers, so they couldn't come in.
"I was angry cause they were disappointed," parent and chaperone Paty Stine said.
A lot of preparing had gone into the trip. Conway Elementary teachers had been planning the trip for months, each child paid $20 for a seat on the chartered bus, and names were submitted to the White House for clearance.
Parents say they tried to make it on time, but their chartered buses hit heavy traffic that slowed them down substantially. They thought they were supposed to show up by 10:15, but they say they arrived at 10:25 instead, and couldn’t get in.
"The person who headed this White House trip up came out and said, 'I’m sorry, the White House tour's off.' There were a lot of crying kids," parent Barbara Stine said.
The White House tells a slightly different story. A spokesperson said the group was actually supposed to be there at 9:30, but they held the gates for the group until 10:30, 15 minutes longer than they told the group, but when they still hadn't arrived, they had to draw the line.
Paty Stine said the White House staff should have made an exception. She feels the kindergarteners were snubbed for the Steelers.
"Here we have President Obama and his administration saying, 'Here we are for the common, middle class people,' and here he is not letting 150 5- and 6-year-olds into the White House because he’s throwing a lunch for a bunch of grown millionaires," Stine said.
Thursday night the White House released this statement: "The President and First Lady are dedicated to opening the doors of the White House to the public, and it is unfortunate to see young people miss a tour. The visitor’s office is already working to reschedule the group."
Parents say it's probably too late. The school year ends in a few weeks and they doubt the tour can be made up in that time.

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ConservativeDemocrat · **^ Top** #2 05.22.2009

Time is money. be on time or expect things to change....Awesome lesson to learn at a young age. besides the president is too busy with 2 wars and a depression to have to worry about 5 yr olds. Look what happened to America when Bush entertained young kids.

Mooney · **^ Top** #3 05.22.2009

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Originally Posted by ConservativeDemocrat

Time is money. be on time or expect things to change....Awesome lesson to learn at a young age. besides the president is too busy with 2 wars and a depression to have to worry about 5 yr olds. Look what happened to America when Bush entertained young kids.

But he's not too busy to meet with a football team?

Kinda shoots your hypothesis in the foot.

Ken · **^ Top** #4 05.22.2009

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Originally Posted by ConservativeDemocrat

Time is money. be on time or expect things to change....Awesome lesson to learn at a young age. besides the president is too busy with 2 wars and a depression to have to worry about 5 yr olds. Look what happened to America when Bush entertained young kids.

I agree with the highlighted statement.. The rest, not so much..

madbunny · **^ Top** #5 05.22.2009

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Originally Posted by ConservativeDemocrat

Time is money. be on time or expect things to change....Awesome lesson to learn at a young age. besides the president is too busy with 2 wars and a depression to have to worry about 5 yr olds. Look what happened to America when Bush entertained young kids.

Time is money.....strange he had time for some football players who are millionaires....oh wait duh.....it's the money that's talking.

That's right middle class kids have no money.....

Ya know I'm more inclined to believe the parents and the kids than the whitehouse staff.

ConservativeDemocrat · **^ Top** #6 05.22.2009

Most 5 yr olds wouldn't have much money..their parents would.

Of course you will believe anyone that slanders your own President.

A presidents time is pretty much booked weeks or even months in advance, little time for adjustments.

Mooney · **^ Top** #7 05.22.2009

Had it been George Bush, those kids would have met the President.

And the Steelers.

ConservativeDemocrat · **^ Top** #8 05.22.2009

Unless he was in Crawford..yet again...perhaps if he had stayed more busy things might have been better for us all.

Drachen · **^ Top** #9 05.22.2009

And perhaps if Obama had stayed in Kenya where his grandmother says he was born we'd be better off now and those kids would have gotten to meet the President and the Steelers.

Texas-Nana · **^ Top** #10 05.22.2009

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Originally Posted by Drachen

And perhaps if Obama had stayed in Kenya where his grandmother says he was born we'd be better off now and those kids would have gotten to meet the President and the Steelers.

Shoot and score!

The fact is: it was a heartless thing to do to those kids, and anyone with half a brain would have known it would bite Mr. Obama in the hiney.

As for the continued remarks about Mr. Bush's activities at the time terrorists flew planes into the towers........well maybe the next group of terrorists will let their good buddy Barry Obama know they're coming and he can run right over to meet them.

Hey CD how's that proof or link coming on your claim that the youngest Palin child isn't Ms Palin's but actually her daughter's? Or maybe the proof that Laura Bush "killed in anger" like you claimed? You got any yet?

I didn't think so.

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