Barack Obama: I Scoop Bo's Poop

ARLINGTON, Va. — He may be leader of the free world, but when he takes his dog for a walk, President Barack Obama says he bends down to do the nasty work of cleaning up like anyone else.

Answering questions Friday from youngsters at an elementary school, Obama described going for nighttime walks with first dog Bo on the White House South Lawn. He says that's fun. But, Obama says, "Sometimes I have to scoop up his poop, because I don't want to just leave it in the lawn!"

The response from the kids: "Eeew!"

Obama admonished them: "If you guys have a dog, you've got to walk your dog, too – and clean up after him."

Comments

[nokaoi]

05:44 PM on 01/15/2011

i love obama. like wanda sykes once said , i expect to drive by the white house and see him mowing the lawn.

[jacobnyc]

05:18 PM on 12/19/2010

I wonder if Bo is a Republican?

[noob1]

10:06 AM on 12/19/2010

Bo, "That's right dude."

[nbb]

08:34 AM on 12/19/2010

TMI, HP. Of course, he does. Mr. Obama lacks the delusions of grandiosity that characterize some of our more recent GOP presidents. Why does this warrant coverage?

[mollymac]

01:05 AM on 12/19/2010

Good for our president. It's great advice that he's giving to the kids. If you're gonna have them take care of them!

[Siebenstein]

10:30 PM on 12/18/2010

OMG, this is soooo interesting, isn't it ?

[WarriorLemming]

05:21 AM on 12/19/2010

Hey, if you say so.....

of course, you might have issues that need addressing, of ya know what I mean. ;)

[Siebenstein]

03:14 PM on 12/19/2010

Blinded by the light ?

[Tulka2]

08:55 PM on 12/18/2010

This is so GREAT!   I love that O said that.  Right on.  It's simple animal husbandry.  If you can't pick up after a dog, if you can't take care of all a dog's needs, don't get a dog!

[Moxo]

07:45 PM on 12/18/2010

Does Odubya know how much the elephant 'drops'?

[WarriorLemming]

05:24 AM on 12/19/2010

Is that a hat you're wearing or have you been standing at the working end of an elephant?

[Moxo]

07:43 PM on 12/18/2010

The BOP?

[Rick Goodner]

07:32 PM on 12/18/2010

He may as well he has been scooping for the GOP for two years.

[drshirl]

05:56 PM on 12/18/2010

His this man for real?

[Tulka2]

08:56 PM on 12/18/2010

So real he makes your ears bleed.   A lot of Americans will just never be this grown-up.

[edrice222]

05:03 PM on 12/18/2010

He's shoveling a lot more than just Bo's....

[skybar]

04:31 PM on 12/18/2010

File this under, "I didn't need to know that."

[Siebenstein]

03:16 PM on 12/19/2010

Don't tell 'WarriorLemming', she will be offended.

[Rubyfoo]

04:30 PM on 12/18/2010

I assume Bo is short for Boehner.

[WarriorLemming]

05:24 AM on 12/19/2010

lmao! omg, that was good! f&f ;D

[jessivehadit]

02:38 PM on 12/18/2010

He also picks up the Repub's poop.