** Heads Up: FLOTUS and Bo Discuss "Take your Child to Work Day" Live! **

[Clio the Leo]

.... sorry, has already started .... and technically, Bo is just barking...

http://www.whitehouse.gov/live/first-lady-michelle-obama-speaks-take-your-child-work-day-event

she's doing a Q & A with the little people

[Clio the Leo]

1. one little kid asked what they were doing for "oooth day" ...

... (I ADORE little kids' lisps) "earth day" .... turns out Sasha has brought some energy efficient bulbs they will be installing.

[Clio the Leo]

2. and another child scores some brownie points by asking,

"what are the major causes of childhood obessity?"

Needless to say she likes this question.

FLOTUS: "you have to eat your vegetables!"

Bo: "BARK!"

[Kdillard]

4. lol. How cute. I love the way the Obamas are with kids.

[rocktivity]

17. Just how old was the child who asked this question?

I mean, would a CHILD use the word "obesity"?

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rocktivity

[Clio the Leo]

18. They're all about 10....

... and another child asked, "how is the fight against obesity going?"

I'd imagine they all had a little class on the importance of diet and exercise before they came. ;)

When Babs Bush came to my high school, we got a little seminar about the importance of reading so we'd be sure to ask relevant questions. .... And when Václav Havel came, we had a little class about the Velvet Revolution.

[Jennicut]

11. My 5 year old told me to turn off the lights when I am not using them. She was adamant about it.

She is very into Earth Day.

[Clio the Leo]

13. I took a vow to use only ONE square of paper towels...

... instead of my normal three when drying my hands at work. lol ... we were going through them too fast and running out. My boss suggested I use the hand dryer and i said, "NO! I'm a libearl, not a hippie!"

[Cha]

20. That is so cool! I like how..

at least, the station NBC is reminding everyone about Earth Day.

[Clio the Leo]

3. Michelle tells Bo to "sit" he sits, gets one treat...

.... but finds just one to be not sufficient.

Bo's too rowdy, Michelle decides he's being too disruptive and does an impromptu rope line walk about with the kids .... Bo is WAY more popular than Barack Obama could ever hope to be and would beat his master in a LANDSLIDE if the election were held now .... and 10 year olds were allowed to vote.

MAN am I glad to be home for this breaking news!!! lol

[Clio the Leo]

6. Bo the Portugese Water dog did not know how to swim on his own..

... had to be trained. (By Michael Phelps I'm assuming lol)

[Clio the Leo]

7. ... says Bo is very special because he was a gift from a dear friend...

... awww

(with Bo's cousin)

[Clio the Leo]

5. After encouraging us to eat well, Michelle says one of their fav. foods to prepare from the garden..

.... is rhubarb PIE!!!

OH THE HYPOCRISY!!!! :)

[Kdillard]

8. Thanks for the play by play .

[Clio the Leo]

10. lol, glad someone is enjoying it .... it's a bit fluffy....

... not exactly a in-depth discussion of derivatives.

[Clio the Leo]

9. FLOTUS tries to recover from the pie gaffe by saying her favorite snack food is...

... is powerbars ... and juice.

OH WHATEVER! :)

[Moosepoop]

25. RHUBARB pie???

That's always been my favorite! The Obamas have good taste in everything -- even in pies! :9

[Clio the Leo]

12. Fav room in the White House is the Blue Room...

... MINE TOO!!!

Says it's a cozy room with a nice view.

[Clio the Leo]

14. Talks about how she and the President dont ALWAYS want to act like responsible adults ...

... but do it because it's the RIGHT thing to do.

Now THAT is change you can believe in!

[Clio the Leo]

15. Says her favorite music is Usher, Beyonce and Sting...

.... they all laugh at Sting because they dont know what that might be.

[Clio the Leo]

16. encouraging everyone to watch this later....

... when it's available on Youtube. I'm switching over to the VP on the View ... but this Q&A with the kids is adorable. (and informative)

[Cha]

21. I'll look for it and I thank you, too..for

the play by play.

[Clio the Leo]

19. lol and on a related note, at Speaker Pelosi's Q&A a kid asks....

Toughest q I ever heard at Pelosi take kids to work presser: Why is the Anacostia River still dirty & why didn't you clean it up?

http://twitter.com/Todd_Zwillich/status/12643414695

:rofl:

[elleng]

23. WORKING ON IT!

Less dirty than it was before!

(Kind of like the Chesapeake Bay, where the crabs have returned.)

[Cha]

24. KIds are more knowledgable about

things like that at a younger age..good. This is the Information age as well as the informative Administration.

[elleng]

22. Nice