Beat 360° 8/11/09
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White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel reads 'Duck for President,' by Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin, to students from Raymond and C.W. Harris Elementary schools during a Reading to the Top event with Education Secretary Arne Duncan and White House Domestic Policy Council Melody Barnes at the Department of Education.
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Hmm, I wonder if I can claim any of these kids as depends ? Wait I forgot, I don't pay my taxes!
see kids if a duck can become president u can to
You want me to tell you the story about the President who had to Duck to avoid being hit with a shoe !
Yes Children the last President did have to Duck to avoid the shoe being thrown but thats a different story !
". . . . . the money vanished, pink slips were handed out and the little duck schools became over crowded but somehow they lived happily ever after !"
Raises hand and states, "Mr. Chief of Staff, sir, what you're reading isn't really an allegory."
"Nap for President?" No, I'm quite sure we'd never see that! But go ahead - take one!
White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel tells kids
And this duck is sick if you want him to be better tell your parents to stop yelling at the townhall
...my advice to the President this morning was have your ducks in one line....
yes they promise and promise to get the job,and then it all becomes FOWL.
"and then duck mailed a dead fish to his opponent"
And then Hilary said ‘I don’t need to ask my husband about his opinion.’.
And you see, the government healthcare plan is only one of the options.
Wait, you want to know how my wife would read this? My wife isn't the White House chief of staff, I am!
And then Hilary said 'I don't need to ask my husband about his opinion.'.
"and then the shark eats nemo and spits him into tiny little bits"
Afterwards, Rahm Emanual read the book's sequel titled " Everybody Duck!" in which the vice president duck accidently shoots his friend while hunting near Camp David.
"Okay kids, speak up now if you know how we can create more jobs."
Listen to me kids, this is the same reaction I get from the President.
Rahm Emanuel addresses the White House press corp.
"And this right here, is a copy of the bill your generation is going to have to pay."
Story time for the Obama administration staffers.
"Please, kids, turn off your I Pods and cell phones"
During a dramatic reading of "Duck for President" by Chief of Staff Rahm Emanual, several of the elementary school students begin to realize that life often imitates art. 🙁
Holy MACKEREL, these kids will believe anything! I sure wish the Senate was this easy to control.
"Of course a duck can be President - there are already a lot of quacks in the White House!"
Yes, an extended nap time is a part of the health care reform plan
Maybe your mother shouts at town hall meetings, but here we raise our hands to ask questions.
"and now.. the fun quiz: who want's to stand up and spell 'allegory' backwards?"
see kids if a duck can become president you can too
Once upon a time, in a land not so far away, Americans believed that as long as people were employed, they would have health insurance.
White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel does his best Dick Cheney impersonation, scaring a group of preschoolers, to the delight of Education Secretary Arne Duncan. "Um, Rahm, that's 'Duck' For President."
Once upon a time, in a land not so far away, we believed that as long as people were employed, they would have health insurance.
After losing the crowds attention, Rahm skillfully turns 5 pages at once.
Rahm Emanuel teaches kids about health care by reading them a story about quacks.
Arne Duncan (thinking): Shut up already, Rahm. Most of these kids never heard of Brown v.. Board of Education. And, for crying out loud, what does "Duck for President" have to do with Plessy v. Ferguson?
Mr. Emmanuel subversively suggests to a group of elementary school children that a duck will be elected as President of the United States before a woman.
Don't be afraid- Rahm's face is always like that.
There's nothing to look at, children. It's just Senator Alan Specter conducting a townhall meeting back there.
Pssst. Hey kids... Don't tell anyone, but Laura Bush read this same book at the '07 Easter egg roll and completely screwed up the ending... Running a country IS fun, "they" just didn't do it right.
No, the duck is NOT lame, he hasn't even served one term yet!
...see guys....and the President made a big sign saying "NO QUACK QUACK IN THE OVAL OFFICE" and taped it right here for the duck to see: that's how the "DUCK TAPE" came around!!!
Reading to children is a lot more fun than reading to members of Congress, because the children pay attention and understand!
Rahm shows the kids on the new bombs that the president is planning on dropping, including the H-bomb, and the F-bomb.
Must... not ... swear... oh crap, this is tough...
Before reading commences, Rahm clearly explains that HE is Chief of Staff and there will be NO questions taken from any students today!
Yes, you can run for president when you grow up – just make sure your folks have a copy of your birth certificate in a safe place.
Student: Miss Barnes, why are you turning away from Mr. Emanuel in that way? Did he forget to use deodorant?
Brangelina drop their kids off at Rahm's house for the day so they can spend some quality time together.
W/H Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel realizes it's not a good idea to hold the Reading to the Top event so close to Senator Alan Spector's townhall meeting.