Obama Writes Note For Fourth Grader Playing Hooky To Attend Town Hall

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Ten-year-old Kennedy Corpus has a rock-solid excuse for missing the last day of school: a personal note to her teacher from President Barack Obama.

Her father, John Corpus of Green Bay, stood to ask Obama about health care during the president's town hall-style meeting at Southwest High School on Thursday. He told Obama that his daughter was missing school to attend the event and that he hoped she didn't get in trouble.

"Do you need me to write a note?" Obama asked. The crowd laughed, but the president was serious.

On a piece of paper, he wrote: "To Kennedy's teacher: Please excuse Kennedy's absence. She's with me. Barack Obama." He stepped off the stage to hand-deliver the note _ to Kennedy's surprise.

"I thought he was joking until he started walking down," Kennedy said after the event, showing off the note in front of a bank of television cameras. "It was like the best thing ever."

The fourth-grader at Aldo Leopold elementary in Green Bay already knew what she was going to do with the note: frame it along with her ticket to the event. She said she'd make a copy for her teacher.

Kennedy said she had never seen Obama before. "He's really nice," she said.

Comments

[tailgateshirts]

awesome

[KillBillV2]

Lucky Gal!

[impik]

You should all watch the video. It's too funny and sweet.

[DavidWL]

Yet another reason why this man is Teh Awesome™

[lordjin]

Damn, he makes it hard to stay angry at him.

[Altruth]

We have the GREATEST President ever! Sytle and Grace, I just love the man!

[PresidentRobertBooth]

Obama had to WRITE a note

Good thing Bush isn't still president.


It would have read:

"Dear Teachers

Pleases excuse dis kid. Fool me once....erm....shame....and stuff

Sinseelee

George W Bush"

[reno1190]

YOU ARE RIGHT ON POINT

[jiml1956]

Sorry, but this is just too cool. Just watched the video. Of course, some are criticizing him for this. Some people just don't know how to pick their battles.

[impik]

Some people criticize him for breathing.

The vid is the coolest thing. It was just a sweet moment.

[madatnewsmedia]

impik, you are so right! He gets criticized for just being!!!!

[Aubreyautumn]

Best thing I've read all day. That made me smile.

[PlayTOE]

Obama the Dad shows through.
... what a nice thing to do ...

[MizK]

Spot on....what a wonderful gesture!

[chedar]

LOL

[mad1nola]

Today Kennedy is the luckiest kid! Thanks, Mr. President for making a kid's day!

[gcallaghan]

This day will be one of the most memorable in her lifetime.

[tisfilm]

Well Well Well. He cares everyone!
That's cool presidents ever!

[allier10]

love this d00d.

[ExFatoFides]

I love the Dood to, it's like so you brought up your daughter, don't forget about her and move on to your oh so pressing question. And I love how he wrote the note and listened to the question and then got her the note and then answered the question. Could he in the next few months sign a test band treaty with Russia, while focused on the deliberations in the Israeli Palestinian conflict, answer Kim Jong Il's bluff, while passing the Health Care reform he was talking about today in the Townhall. That's what I elected him for, and you know what, I think he''s up to it. He's on cool dood!

[vote-obama]

mr president you are one cool customer