My heart goes out to the Obama daughters. It's one thing when your dad references you in a speech. However, if my dad outed my grades to the National Press Corps, I'd throw a "hissy" fit. To have my dad tell everyone that I got a 75 on a math test that wasn't for public consumption.
Maybe Malia had a bad day; maybe she didn't study. I don't know, but there are some things that shouldn't be shared. That's one of them. How would President
Obama feel if the world knew he wet the bed until age 14? Or that as a teen, he failed Home Economics. That's his business. Why do I need to know this? Will it save a job? Or put money in my pocket?
I understand the media interest in the first daughters. I understand that President Obama wants his girls to grow up minus public scrutiny. I have to tell you though telling the whole free world that your daughter Malia got a "C" on a test...a "C" isn't scholarly. It suggests something else. The problem here is if your dad is President of the United States, you are expected to be smarter.
What the President seems to forget is that he has a teenager. A teen-aged daughter at that. They are moody and abnormal. And they challenge you at every juncture. My teen always expresses her angst. The President needs to put his hormonal daughter's reaction in check. Those girls set a good example for other black girls.
Posted By: Marsha Jones
Friday, October 8th 2010 at 11:31PM
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