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yesthattom ([personal profile] yesthattom) wrote2009-01-28 02:57 pm

Obama doesn't fear snow

Obama gives chilly reception to canceled school

"Can I make a comment that is unrelated to the economy very quickly?" the new president told reporters at a gathering with business leaders. "And it has to do with Washington. My children's school was canceled today. Because of, what? Some ice?"

The president said he wasn't the only one who was incredulous.

"As my children pointed out, in Chicago, school is never canceled," Obama said to laughter. "In fact, my 7-year-old pointed out that you'd go outside for recess. You wouldn't even stay indoors. So, I don't know. We're going to have to try to apply some flinty Chicago toughness."

Asked if he meant the people of the national's capital are wimps, Obama said: "I'm saying, when it comes to the weather, folks in Washington don't seem to be able to handle things."

[identity profile] tgeller.livejournal.com 2009-01-28 08:51 pm (UTC)(link)
I agree with [livejournal.com profile] cantkeepsilent that this is disappointing. (Well, it's not important enough to be disappointed by, really... but I don't agree with him, anyway.)

Let me tell you and Mr. Obama something. I grew up in New York, where there was snow on the ground maybe 60-90 days out of the year. Everybody there had snow tires and had LOTS of experience driving in snow. Then I moved to Cincinnati, where there's snow on the ground maybe 30 days a year. Nobody owned snow tires, and there were lots of accidents.

So sure, school got canceled in Cincinnati for dustings that wouldn't have fazed New Yorkers... but for a good reason. Same thing here.