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.

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[bluestatelib]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UA3m-g_SBY4

Barack Obama makes a statement on the Bristol Palin Pregnancy situation on September 1:

"I have said before and I will repeat again, I think people's families are off limits. People's children are especially off limits. This shouldn't be part of our politics. It has no relevance to Gov. Palin's performance as a governor or her potential performance as a vice president. So I would strongly urge people to back off these kinds of stories."

Lies, Dam.ned Lies, and Republicans!!!

[bluestatelib]

Oops. My apologies for the misplaced post :-(

[KLordsha]

Breaking news from Fox. Obama is looking to socialize attendance notes. Also from John Boehner....the president is taking a vacation to write notes while the economy is suffering. More to come...stay tuned...

[wanttruth]

So cool!!! Go President Obama!!!

[jimmy19]

He Rocks! Best Pres ever!

[keepemhonest]

President Obama makes me smile ... Ah ... finally we once again have a man in the white house that can make people smile, feel good and feel safe.

[allincompassing]

I watched it live, and had to call my wife when it happened. This one moment was vindication for every nasty Hannity, O'Reilly/Limbaugh utterance I had to put up with today. Every one of us should be leaving the house with a smile on our face tomorrow, knowing that we did this! We campaigned and voted for this wonderful human being.

As for Kennedy, your college education has just been paid. The story you will tell, not only your children, but anyone you encounter for the rest of your life, has just been personally enriched by your good fortune.

The true Audacity of Hope. Fullfilled!

[keepemhonest]

Great post!

[factotem]

I'm busting Obama's chops on other fronts, but this is adorable. A great moment.

[classicalgeek]

With all the weight of running the country on his shoulders, our President remembers what it's like to be a fourth-grader, and the parent of a fourth-grader, and the teacher of a fourth-grader. I cried when I read this.

[jonez]

The Republicans can't stand the fact that he's cool, charming, intelligent, gracious, and a wonderful speaker.

[BritishAmerican]

and he's black

[Smurfaveli]

with a Muslim middle name....

[Girl28]

That was so nice of him! I love my president. And while it may sound crazy I just have this feeling that he and Michelle love all of us too! They're my friends in my head.

[blued]

This wasn't the first time he wrote an excuse note for students.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcLKowZCRPk

[ywcachieve]

WOW.........That little girl came cherish that note forever, and show her grandchildren.

[dspencer3491]

These little things shows he actually cares about the people. That woman won't ever forget this...

[The Albany Kid]

Why couldn't her parents have named her "Habeus"?

[FrReader]

I haven't laughed this hard in a long time... thank you! haha

[The Albany Kid]

You're welcome. :-)

[CynAnne]

I agree with my fellow HuffPos here - and it's yet another reason why I'm SO proud and pleased that President Barack Obama is our POTUS..! =) ...

[Spunkstar]

Class, civility, grace, beauty, intelligence, compassion, and there's a lot more to be revealed. I get giddy watching events unfold.