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Old 07-09-09, 12:15 AM   #1
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Mr. Obama is now putting his 11 y.o. daughter into play politically. Ultimateley, I don't think he will like the results. And I have to say, I don't think it appropriate.


Malia Obama, at right foreground with dark glasses and shorts, daughter of President Barack Obama, photographed in downtown Rome, Wednesday, July 8, 2009.

She wore a grey T-shirt to visit the Colosseum in Rome with mother Michelle and sister Sasha, seven, and then appeared to have whipped it off to reveal a mottled white and grey top bearing the CND logo.

The symbol, designed for the CND in 1958, is now widely used as to signify peace and is also an international sign for anti-war protesters.



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Old 07-09-09, 12:54 AM   #2
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Is it he or she as a kid? Let's see what the media make of a peace symbol on the presidential kid. Yeah, I know about the Palin kids and the media, but do you really think this is the same type of show? Or is she just showing her colors? After all, this is not a election campaign now, and you can't dictate to foreign media. What is the photo's origin anyway? Still, I don't see how even the staunchest conservative can make hay out of this and look good. It's a no win either way. Find some dirt like high moral ground and a bastard grandchild and there's substance. Sorry to speak plainly there as you seem to be a Palin supporter and I'm not looking for a fight.

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Old 07-09-09, 01:14 AM   #3
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It is the exploitation of a child, by what even Helen Thomas calls a White House (read Barack Obama), which is over controlling of the press, and is illegal in all 50, not 57 states. This was no accident. It is the political equivilant of Michael Jackson hanging his new born child over the balcony.

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Old 07-09-09, 01:21 AM   #4
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AS I don't see her chanting "peace" at a media conference, I can hardly see it as her making a political comment. She wore it because she wanted to, not because she was making a political statement. If the media was there would anyone really care what an 11 year old was wearing??? Let her be a kid
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AS I don't see her chanting "peace" at a media conference, I can hardly see it as her making a political comment. She wore it because she wanted to, not because she was making a political statement. If the media was there would anyone really care what an 11 year old was wearing??? Let her be a kid
She wore a grey T-shirt to visit the Colosseum in Rome with mother Michelle and sister Sasha, seven, and then appeared to have whipped it off to reveal a mottled white and grey top bearing the CND logo.

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"Let me be as clear as possible," Obama said. "I think people's families are off-limits, and people's children are especially off-limits. This shouldn't be part of our politics.

Until their parent, the President of the United Staes, for heaven sakes, drags them into the fray. Like I said exploitation.
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Well I think you are using a facts to fit the theory here. I see plenty of kids her age over here wearing clothing with that symbol on and I'm willing to bet that most haven't a clue what it signifies. I'm willing to bet Malia doesn't really know and if she does, she doesn't care. To her the t-shirt is just cool.

Seriously the symbol like many others has been hijacked by the fashion industry. I really think saying that Malia is wearing a CND T-shirt at her fathers behest is taking it a bit far.
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Old 07-09-09, 08:08 AM   #7
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Until their parent, the President of the United Staes, for heaven sakes, drags them into the fray. Like I said exploitation.

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