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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] tcb.livejournal.com 2009-01-28 09:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Wow. Just wow. I was pretty incredulous when I lived in DC and they'd cancel schools for an inch of snow. Here in Boston, they don't cancel unless there's going to be a foot.

I love my President more and more.