Obama Shops For Books With Daughters Sasha And Malia At Kramerbooks & Afterwords In Washington, DC

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama has pitched in to help small businesses get into the holiday shopping season.

The president took his daughters, Malia and Sasha, along on a shopping run to a bookstore a few blocks from the White House.

He says he made the visit because it's "small business Saturday" and he wanted to support a small business.

The retail industry is encouraging shoppers to patronize mom-and-pop businesses on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. It's a counterpoint to Black Friday and the sales and special deals offered by department stores and other large retailers.

The Obamas walked out with a selection of books including "The Invention of Hugo Cabret," "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever" and "Descent into Chaos: The U.S. and the Disaster in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia."

Comments

[elvirawalker]

02:59 PM on 12/02/2011

Such a beautiful family. The Obamas.

[Jeremy Pike]

07:17 PM on 12/01/2011

Dude, I feel bad for his kids. I enjoy going to places where seventy people won't be lining up to bother my party. Can't a brotha spend some time with his kids?

[NETarrant]

05:06 PM on 12/01/2011

Obama: "Oh look here girls, a copy of my favorite book, The Communist Manifesto."

[HiramWdwsn]

10:57 PM on 12/29/2011

What a tasteless comment. You should be ashamed of yourself. Are you relations with the former Sen. McCarthy?

[helorisc]

04:24 AM on 11/30/2011

this is a good thing to see a father out with his kids buying books a lot of fathers don't get credit

[little wing]

01:01 AM on 11/30/2011

I did the same thing on Small Business Saturday. Way to go Mr. President!

[Cyn de Harven]

08:20 PM on 11/30/2011

Way to go, to you too!

[vant]

06:16 PM on 11/29/2011

Meanwhile, Perry took his kids to a gun store, and Gingrich took his kids to a sex shop, and Bachmann took her kids to look for $2 gas. Romney? He couldn't make up his mind where to go.

[lisaman]

01:39 PM on 11/29/2011

Anyone else notice that Malia is just a little shorter than her dad now? Wow are they gorgeous girls and from what I hear, just as smart!

[Meldy1]

04:04 AM on 11/29/2011

One Gustavo commenting in here filled with hatreds.....I don't know if he has proof to prove his allegations in court about President Obama,if he has I want to see him in court....So much hatreds and despair about himself...

[lisaman]

01:36 PM on 11/29/2011

Because there is NO way in heck they could have ever been....just shopping and spending time together, right? You should really be careful because your dixie is showing and it doesn't look good.

[vant]

06:13 PM on 11/29/2011

Spoken like a man who has never set foot in a bookstore. You know what they are, right?

[Bibliophile1]

02:14 PM on 11/28/2011

Bravo, Mr. President!! What a great idea, considering that not only are small businesses struggling, but bookstores and libraries are facing extinction. Another well made choice by our President. Thank you, sir.

[Meldy1]

05:02 PM on 11/28/2011

You are very welcome...(bibliophile1).

[dianebarentine]

11:15 AM on 11/28/2011

There's no point in replying to Obama-bashers--you won't change their mind. If he cured cancer and discovered a never-ending supply of oil in the U. S., they still wouldn't approve. Let's focus on the point of this story: a parent encouraging his kids to read (as well as showing them that he also reads), and frequenting one of our most valuable resources: a bookstore.

[abliss2379]

01:51 PM on 11/28/2011

Not to mention specifically supporting Small Business Saturday.

[gemini68]

04:32 PM on 11/29/2011

Agreed. Which these very same posters blather on about on all the other threads: "Small businesses! Small businesses!" And then mock the President for supporting- small businesses. Shows what complete and utter hypocrites they are and how nothing this man does will ever please them.

[lisaman]

01:38 PM on 11/29/2011

True, so unbelievably true. Does it make you sad too?

F/F

[manugw]

11:13 AM on 11/28/2011

I thought Obama´s daughters were up to the sign of the times, the e reader.

[Meldy1]

05:05 PM on 11/28/2011

They are not allowed long hours in front of a computer....

[elvirawalker]

03:02 PM on 12/02/2011

Perhaps they do both.

[William Munny]

09:42 AM on 11/28/2011

Kids grow up so fast.

[StacieB]

08:36 AM on 11/28/2011

Great man, great father and leader. Obama 2012.

[piperflyer]

04:02 PM on 11/28/2011

Let me echo that: grate man, grate farther and litre.

[lorenardgerunner]

12:20 PM on 11/30/2011

Great man....great Father, and lleader...

[As American As You Are]

07:20 AM on 11/28/2011

Good choice Mr President and First Daughters! I love this family.

[elvirawalker]

03:03 PM on 12/02/2011

What's so cool about them, is that they are so assessible. Never before, has there been a family in the White House, so willing to mingle with the people. I used to think that the White House was a SECRET, where only the elite had priviledge to.

[As American As You Are]

08:00 AM on 12/03/2011

I agree!