This is a great story--a teacher had her class write to various celebrities with the theme being the Flat Stanley children's book (including putting a Flat Stanley in each letter), but she warned the kids not to expect any answers since these were all busy people. Obama was the only one to answer.
Obama's three-page letter to Aron described Flat Stanley's visit with him and his staff in Washington, D.C. It chronicled their busy day together, which included coffee with constituents, a Senate committee meeting and a trip to the gym. It also had historical facts about the U.S. Capitol, details of Obama's job and a confession from Obama.
"Sometimes I get a little nervous before talking in front of a crowd, but Flat Stanley helped me practice the speech," Obama wrote. "He made me recite it in front of him and then even gave me some advice so the speech would go smoothly. Flat Stanley is really a great coach."
More and more reason to vote for the man. Truly a generous heart.
oh that is so awesome. I LOVE Flat Stanley!! and Obama
More and more reason to vote for the man. Truly a generous heart.
Although I doubt he actually wrote the letter, it says something that either 1) he felt it was important to direct his staff to do it, or 2) his staff (on its own) felt it was important. Both of these things are good signs.
Also, that kid is from near where I grew up. It's not often I see a link to
The Hartford Courant.
Although I doubt he actually wrote the letter, it says something that either 1) he felt it was important to direct his staff to do it, or 2) his staff (on its own) felt it was important. Both of these things are good signs.
And props to Obama for hiring a staff that is capable of writing such a great letter.
Ahhh, a puppy classic. One scratches his ear with his hind leg, notices the foot near his mouth, gnaws on the foot and topples over backwards.
Although I doubt he actually wrote the letter, it says something that either 1) he felt it was important to direct his staff to do it, or 2) his staff (on its own) felt it was important. Both of these things are good signs.
This was exactly what I thought. It doesn't take too much effort to put together an interesting letter for a kid to read and share with his classmates, and it just so happens that the teacher found it interesting enough to share with the media, so--double-bonus for Obama's staff!
Puppy pile! While the other two are wrestling in the corner!
