Malia Obama lays on the pressure: Inaugural address ‘better be good.

[kpete]

Malia Obama lays on the pressure: Inaugural address ‘better be good.’»

obama-lincolnmem2.jpgIn a discussion with the Washington Post about his hopes for revitalizing the District of Columbia, President-elect Obama described his family’s recent “field trip” to the Lincoln Memorial. When they looked at Lincoln’s Second Inaugural, Obama said, 10-year-old Malia upped the pressure on her father:

He said he then walked the girls over to the other side of the Lincoln Memorial, where the 16th president’s celebrated Civil War-era second inaugural address is etched. Obama said his younger daughter, 7-year-old Sasha, asked whether he would be giving a similar speech.

*** “And I said, ‘Well, actually, that’s a short version, but yeah, I will,’ ” Obama recalled. “And then Malia says, ‘First African American president — it better be good.’

“So I just want you to know the pressures I’m under here from my children.”

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/16/malia-pressures-dad/

[rateyes]

1. If there family is anything like mine,

the daughters rule the roost. :evilgrin:

Gotta love those kids. They call it like they see it. More evidence of great parenting.

[Cha]

16. It's like my sister's fam where they

have two girls who are older now but ruled and still do. Seems to work great for them:)

[Lucky 13]

2. I know Sasha's the little cute one, but I have a soft spot for Malia.

Maybe because I was the first born with a little sister who was cute as hell.

She seems like such a sharp kid... and is growing like a weed! She's gonna be as tall as her mom soon!

[DevonRex]

3. When I think of Malia I think elegance. When I think of Sasha I think

mischief.

[AyanEva]

5. Same!

She's so quiet and seems very poised. I love both kids but I'm with you on Malia even though I'm the youngest in my family (although I wasn't all that cute lol)

[Cha]

17. They're both adorable

in their own way.

[skooooo]

4. Do it right, Dad!

:rofl:

[onehandle]

6. Can't Obama's critics give him one day of peace?

This "Malia" person has a bright future at Fox News.


:+

[Marrah_G]

7. hehehehehe

[RichGirl]

8. She must be one of those....

progressive extremists who just pick...pick...pick....

[EffieBlack]

9. And why did she bring race into it? What's with her obsession about him being African-American?

:rofl:

[bigwillq]

10. Malia is so cute!

That is awesome! :bounce:

[Ishoutandscream2]

11. A very smart kid, Malia

She understands the significance of this. This is truly an historic moment for our great republic.

[AtomicKitten]

12. You tell him, Malia!

[BattyDem]

13. LOL!

"It better be good." :rofl:


I love those girls! :loveya:

[FrenchieCat]

14. Barack to Malia.....

"I've got this"!

[hamsterjill]

15. Not star struck

I think it's so neat that these young ladies don't appear to be star struck by the fame of their father. They appear to be very down to earth, normal, ordinary children who are simply proud of their mom and dad.

I always felt the same about Chelsea Clinton. I thought Hillary and Bill did a wonderful job of raising her - despite the pressures of the spotlight.