Comments on: Obama family to move to DC this weekend, say aides

By: Amber

Amber — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:03:23 +0000

To dmjakers:
Excellent points my friend!
I think these first four years will definitely put more salt in his hair.
I'm reminded of the Shel Silverstein cartoon of a man standing in front of an enormous steering wheel attached to the world when I think about the challenges this President must face.

Good luck, my friend, Mr. President.

By: Ajaye

Ajaye — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 05:25:16 +0000

There are still quite a few Obama haters out there. You all might as well stop your whining and complaining. This man has been elected as our next President and there is absolutely nothing you can do about it. Your voting against him, didn't stop him and neither will your gripes and complaints.

We are very fortunate that this time around, we have someone with a "brain that actually functions". He has picked an outstanding staff and cabinet officials. He and Vice-President Elect Biden have offered this country something we have not had for a very long time and that is "real hope".

My suggestion to all you haters is that you go and have a colon cleansing, because you are full of Toxins!!!

By: G in BR

G in BR — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 05:17:14 +0000

To TCM:

How many people do you know that ran for president with "actual" presidential experience? You make sense only to yourselves and probably your kool-aid drinking family. You are truly a clown. Why not spend some time getting an education instead of letting the world view your wealth of ignorance!!!!

By: Mike O'Brien

Mike O'Brien — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 05:08:42 +0000

Move.., the sooner the better.. Actually.., would you help President George W. Bush move back to Texas.., the sooner the better. Do you have a 'shoe' to throw ? Mike in Montana

By: MD

MD — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 05:08:06 +0000

God's speed. They can't get there soon enough for me.

By: Last Honest man

Last Honest man — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 05:07:00 +0000

I despise Democrats. I especially despise the simple minded, mean spirited people who responded to this post. I wish you all a non prosperous New Year. You have elected the right guy to make my wish come true.

By: Wondering Minstral

Wondering Minstral — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 05:00:32 +0000

Who cares where the Obama family stays until they move into the White House? As long as the Bush family moves out, I couldn't really care less...

By: clifford

clifford — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:53:38 +0000

OK. Republican brothers and sisters our time has arrived!! Keep hammering away at Barack Obama! Make sure he gets blamed for everything from the economy to the busitis in your aunt Gretchens left shoulder just like they blamed President Bush and the Republican's for everything! Fight for our core values and fight for OUR country!! Don't give in and don't give up!! FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! Let these air headed Liberal's know the truth!! Make those mid term 2010 elections a landslide that they won't forget!!

By: clifford

clifford — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:52:07 +0000

By: taxpayer

taxpayer — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:50:40 +0000

LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE HOW OBAMA HANDLES THE CURRENT CRISIS IN ISRAEL, REMEMBER HE IS A MUSLUM

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:49:27 +0000

how come Obama was the ONLY african american in the senate, but african americans make up 15% of the us population?

By: Gerda Edwards

Gerda Edwards — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:48:35 +0000

"The officials also note that the President-elect will be in Washington to “continue work on an economic recovery plan.”"

!!!!!!!!!

What?!!? I thought there was only one President??? How can he work and this, and even talk about it, but be completely silent about the events in Gaza????

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:45:13 +0000

Best wishes to the family as they go forward, and I agree with proud american...move the bushes out and let the Obamas move in, he has a lot to clean up and he certainly should not be having to move 3 times in three weeks in the midst of everything else that he has to do. I am so proud of the time that I spent on the phones and walking through town handing out fliers–it did and WILL make a difference to our future.

By: clifford

clifford — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:43:08 +0000

elvera: Isn't the hate that you speak of the same hate that you spewed at President Bush??

By: gp

gp — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:41:43 +0000

I don't know about you other Obama supporters, but do you get the sense the Republicans are running on empty. I mean, for one, they pop on to every blog to make stupid comments about Obama, even when it involves his children.

So far, every comment that they have made on every blog makes no sense or they use terms that were used 40 years ago. Welfare check, entitlement, blah, blah. You are running on empty Repubs and your thoughts are comments are USELESS. Get over it, it is a new day and it is time for fresh intelligent thinkers to run this country. YOU LOST and if you keep it up YOU WILL LOOSE AGAIN IN 2012.

By: clifford

clifford — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:40:13 +0000

Obama's for throwing more money at education, does anyone know why he isn't sending his kids to a public school then?

By: clifford

clifford — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:37:52 +0000

Proud American: On the "serious side"?? So,you don't really believe Obama is the messiah??

By: Gebeaux

Gebeaux — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:33:36 +0000

I am a huge fan and excited, but this is not a big deal. This was actually in the media on Dec 12. This is an old story. Tradition has the President Elect moving in to the Blair House on January 15 and that is when it will happen. Plans are already in place for other events. jan 20 will be here soon!

By: Proud American

Proud American — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:32:22 +0000

Speechwriter what are you a Idiot?

By: Proud American

Proud American — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:30:36 +0000

Please be nice to Danny, he can't help it. The poor guy is retarded.

By: a little off the Blair house subject...

a little off the Blair house subject... — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:26:58 +0000

Jail Bush, Cheney, Rove, Rumsfeld, Gonzalos, Powell, Rice, Ashcroft and the rest of his cabinet... Blago as well, he is equally as trustworthy

By: Proud American

Proud American — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:20:57 +0000

Has anyone thought about moving the Bush's to Blair house and the Obama's into the White House now. Let's face it, Bush has nothing to offer and is just wasting precious time. Move Now

By: Why Not

Why Not — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:18:26 +0000

To No Hillary = No Obama: Get Over It Already.
No Obama = No Hillary – or haven't you read the news lately?

Hillary is there to do the job of Sec. of State – the President Elect already looks like the work horse and he isn't even in office yet. It's time to come on board with the Democrat who won the nomination and the election. It's a sorry state of affairs if you think Barack Obama is not educated – please explain how you came to that conclusion.

By: roger in ga

roger in ga — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:08:30 +0000

GOD speed to you Mr President Elect and to your family too. I am saddened that President went on vacation in September and let your plate pile high with problems. Take your time and do the best you can. I know the task before you are not easy so i will give you the time you need to resolve them. Let me know if you will need another 4 years and we will arrange that for you.

By: jack

jack — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:07:35 +0000

He's the president elect. He has a secret service retinue that checks out ever location he goes to, and does the same for every member of his family. He can't book a room in a hotel like everyone else.

Get real. This was beyond petty.

By: KofTX

KofTX — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:07:28 +0000

All the best President-Elect Obama!

By: Denise

Denise — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:06:44 +0000

Those girls are darling. I hope their adjustment goes well

By: dmjakers

dmjakers — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:05:19 +0000

OBAMA did say that a President must be able to do more than one thing at a time (remember back when McCain tried to back out of the debate?).
But this is ridiculous! He's running the transition, hiring a cabinet, White House staffers and an entire government, MOVING, and all this while on vacation!
For most mere mortals, moving would be more than enough to totally stress someone out, but Superman is planning to move THREE times in THREE weeks. To DC, then to Blair House, then to the White House.
Throw in Blagojevich, Cuba, Putin-Medvedev, Bin Laden, Iran, Gaza-Israel, and a power failure in Hawaii, and I have to wonder how he keeps his hair from falling out.

By: crazy

crazy — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:01:52 +0000

Hey Danny, shut up you looser. You are stupid if you wanted Mccain and dummy Palin.

By: Linda

Linda — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:58:55 +0000

The Obama's should get Blair House when all President elects gets it.-and I understand that will be the 15th of January. I wonder what all of you "worshipers" of Obama are going to say when he can't "part the waters" that you seem to think that he can. He CANNOT be all things, to everyone, even though that is what he promised during his campaign.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:48:22 +0000

And hopefully now his little girls will be allowed to go to school and live their lives in privacy. Mr. Obama and his wife may be public figures, but their children should be off-limits and should be allowed to have a childhood.

By: From the decider to messiah. Oh what a feeling when you're dancing on the ceiling

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:45:31 +0000

Welcome Mr. President.

By: Just a few...

Just a few... — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:45:17 +0000

more days before Mr Obama and his administration begin the real work. They have already been working hard, which is amazing to me ~ never saw such a thing from our leaders. I pray for the Obama family (lot of wacky, angry people out there) and the new administration, as well as all leaders (yes, even Republicans) of our country. I hope that ALL of them will find a way to lead this country out of the current "messes" we are in and do it with trust and good will. Okay, so I can hope...it is a new year...I am ready to start over and give everyone a fresh start, even the Obama haters who hang out on the "Ticker."

THANK YOU Mr Obama for taking on these huge challenges.

I wish the Obama Family and everyone else a wonderful and prosperous New Year.

By: mama

mama — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:45:16 +0000

Bradley Jenkins, is that your way of telling us that you're moving to DC..?

By: mike

mike — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:41:43 +0000

This is a little absurd honestly. The location the Obamas were asking to stay in is inside the secret service envelope in the district which makes it among the very few places they really can stay.

Certainly the Bush Administration can afford to host its last few parties somewhere that is mildly less convenient

By: elvera

elvera — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:40:55 +0000

To all of you who continue to spew hate and lies against our President-elect Barack Obama, shut up and sit quietly in your caves, jail cells, mental institutions, etc. You belong to the McCain/Palin gang, stay there and do not crawl out! You must not participate in any intelligent discussions because you have no brains, decency or any common sense.

By: Christian

Christian — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:37:44 +0000

The Obama sheep sound like Jonestown members. You have no clue if hes good for this country or not. I dont either. He hasnt done anything and you people worship him like he was Jim Jones.

By: Proud American

Proud American — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:35:02 +0000

On the serious side, It's my hope and prayer that all Americans regardless of party have a safe and Happy New Year. I hope we can come together as a country and unite as one. We have alot to look forward to in the coming year.

By: Texas Trail Kitty

Texas Trail Kitty — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:33:07 +0000

God speed to the Obama family. We're glad to have you. And to all of you who aren't so happy about it, GET OVER IT. He is the next President of this great country. If this bothers you, get the heck out and go live in some other country, okay? We don't need you.

By: Illinois teacher

Illinois teacher — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:31:44 +0000

Actually, it was ungracious of the Obama's to expect to move into Blair House early, no matter what the reason. The date has always been the 15th. Some of you think Obama and his family are so special that everyone else should just accommodate THEM.

The Bush's have shown incredible hospitality during the transition.
One last thing: what will you Obamabots do when he is criticized and mocked for decisions like YOU trashed Bush? Turn around is fair play...or is it?

By: Obama 2012

Obama 2012 — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:31:42 +0000

To "Bradley Jenkins" I wonder what neigborhood you are infesting!!!

By: Brady

Brady — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:30:07 +0000

To "Independent Female Voter": Obama haters with negative and vengeful comments? I see a lot more negative and vengeful comments towards our current President. Frankly, I don't care what any of you think of George W. Bush. Most people don't like him. But he is the President of the United States of America. I repeat, he is the President of the United States of America. That title deserves and commands respect. Now, I did not vote for Barack Obama, but I will respect him as the President of the United States. I'd just like to see a little reciprocation.

By: Cam, Atlanta

Cam, Atlanta — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:27:00 +0000

TO A WOMAN IN CALIFORNIA;

You have to either be bald or have stick-straight hair.

For the curious on Black hair or hair of Bi-racial people: It can range from the very dry, course kinky, to wavy and oily, straight oily or straight dry.

In the summer or warmer climates, their particular course hair frizzes, ok? They are toooo young for chemical relaxers. Their mom does not have to go around frying their hair with hot combs and flat irons to make them more integrated into what society thinks is beautiful.

Let the girls play in the sun, water and if their hair frizzes or naps up, so be it. ITS CALLED VACATION until their dad becomes busy with his other children the Dems and Repubs.

By: M. Ann D.

M. Ann D. — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:15:45 +0000

President elect Obama I pray for you, First Lady to be Michelle, I pray for you, and Obama kids , I pray for you also. About the house, I think we should move Bush out of the White House now, he is just a lame duck president. And the Obama Family ought to be moving in the White House now. But I guess we have to wait our turn, DOG GONE!!

By: William A. Schaedler from St. Louis

William A. Schaedler from St. Louis — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:12:30 +0000

Proud American has trouble distinguishing between y-o-u-r and y-o-u-'-r-e. He obviously has failed to learn the difference between words that sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings. He needs to work on this oversight.

By: TCM

TCM — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:11:51 +0000

Proud American, you idiot, if you want that clown to start 3 weeks early, you pay him. Of course, you'll be busy working to cover all his entitlement programs, unless you're one of those "Proud Americans," slurping up the freebies! You continually call conservatives idiots on your posts...yet, you're the one who supports the most inexperienced, most radical, incompetent numbskull to enter politics....would you allow a mechanic with no experience to work on your car? A surgeon with no experience to cut you? So, who's the real idiot here? McCAin wasn't a shining star, but there's no room for OJT on this job....what a clown.

By: CharleneW

CharleneW — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:11:19 +0000

My heart smiles when I look at this picture and the knowledge that this fine man is going to be leading our country.

I hear some sour grapes about Hillary. If Hillary is so great, how was President elect Obama able to out maneuver her and run a near perfect campaign? And he did this without all the IOU's and big money that Hillary & Bill had to call on. President elect does not need Hillary - in fact, it is the one appointment so far that I do have concerns about, but I trust it was a very considered and calculated move – the kind of move he exemplified in his campaign.

Blair house is small stuff for small minds. I can understand why George would feel uncomfortable having Obama next door during the close out of George's administration, though it would have been extremely gracious of him to extend the courtesy. Obama won't dwell on it – not his nature. So we shouldn't either.

Blessings to the Obamas and to the US. Hoping for much brighter days ahead.

By: Godluvr

Godluvr — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:11:08 +0000

President Obama, I know tha you and yours will have a successful move. With God's protection given to you in Ps. 91, your family and administration will be fine. We will continue to pray.
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To: Bradley Jenkins & Jon

You, like Rev. Wright, have not grown with society. Your mindsets are stuck in the past. It is now the 21st Century. With the economy the way it is, be happy to be a member of a neighborhood, and not homeless. Recessions tend to dismiss stereotypes. Poverty has no color. Be grateful for what you have.
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Juan Grain – Au Contraire....

Gov. Blago... is the only person under fire in Chicago. The proud residents are doing fine, most are loving the President-Elect and family, and anxiously awaiting Jan. 20, 2009. Happy New Year to all!

By: Russ

Russ — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:11:02 +0000

To President-elect Obama and Family: We wish you the best in your new roles. Our prayers and encouragement are with you daily as you face the many challenges and problems facing our great country. We are thankful for you and the hope you bring a country in turmoil. May God's strength and wisdom be with you each step of the way!

By: Praying for you!

Praying for you! — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:08:45 +0000

I will be praying for President Obama and his wonderful family. I klnow that he loves his family and will only have the best for them. May God bless you and be with you as you lead us in these trying times. Yes we can work together to regain the strength that we had as a nation. I know that you have been chosen for such a time as this. We are standing with you!