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Thu Apr 24, 2014, 03:00 PM Apr 2014

First Lady Gets Resume From Girl With Jobless Dad

Last edited Thu Apr 24, 2014, 10:17 PM - Edit history (1)



WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama's annual question-and-answer session with the children of Executive Office employees took a serious turn Thursday when a 10-year-old girl in the front row told the first lady that her dad had been out of work for three years. Then the girl popped up to hand the first lady his resume.

The first lady seemed a little taken aback but then explained to the other children, who might not have heard the girl's comment, that the matter was "a little private, but she's doing something for her dad." Mrs. Obama promised to deal with the matter later.

When the event ended, Mrs. Obama gave the girl, Charlotte Bell, a hug and then reached back to grab the resume off a table as she left the East Room. The first lady played host to the children at the White House on Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day.

Charlotte's family had joked over the weekend about making a job pitch to the first lady, but her parents didn't know she would give it a try, according to her mother, an executive branch employee who did not want to be identified.

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/first-lady-gets-resume-girl-jobless-dad



First Lady Michelle Obama meets with children of Executive Office employees at the White House's annual Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day and takes questions from the audience. April 24, 2014.


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First Lady Gets Resume From Girl With Jobless Dad (Original Post) bigtree Apr 2014 OP
Wow, what a great kid. n/t Jefferson23 Apr 2014 #1
yes what a wonderful daughter to have nt steve2470 Apr 2014 #6
Absolutely...a dear one. n/t Jefferson23 Apr 2014 #7
Can you imagine what this family would like to do if they had a sizeable majority in Congress? Tarheel_Dem Apr 2014 #2
Our Hugger-In-Chief. I love her. lamp_shade Apr 2014 #3
They need to passing them out at the other end of Constitution Ave. politicaljunkie41910 Apr 2014 #4
I know, right? bigtree Apr 2014 #5
Damned allergies LittleBlue Apr 2014 #8
"When the event ended, Mrs. Obama gave the girl, Charlotte Bell, a hug and then reached back to grab Cha Apr 2014 #9
update: vid bigtree Apr 2014 #10

Tarheel_Dem

(31,211 posts)
2. Can you imagine what this family would like to do if they had a sizeable majority in Congress?
Thu Apr 24, 2014, 03:06 PM
Apr 2014

The fact that we fight amongst ourselves over Libertarian bullshit, instead of the stuff that actually effects our daily lives & pocketbooks is just insanity.

politicaljunkie41910

(3,335 posts)
4. They need to passing them out at the other end of Constitution Ave.
Thu Apr 24, 2014, 03:11 PM
Apr 2014

Down where the RW Congressmen and Women work. They have done nothing since this President has been in office to help working people and the unemployed. Why RW'ers would send these people back to Washington in November is beyond me.

Cha

(295,929 posts)
9. "When the event ended, Mrs. Obama gave the girl, Charlotte Bell, a hug and then reached back to grab
Thu Apr 24, 2014, 08:09 PM
Apr 2014
the resume off a table as she left the East Room."

Good Luck to Charlotte Bell's father and all those who need JOBS!

Mahalo bigtree~
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