Video: First Lady Goes to Fort Bragg Reads “Cat in the Hat”- WhiteHouse.gov Completely Ignores
First Lady Obama traveled to Ft. Bragg in North Carolina as part of her outreach to military families. You will be able to see a sit-down interview with Robin Roberts of ABC News tomorrow morning on Good Morning America. I’d post pictures here, but our image hosting is acting possessed at this particular moment in time.
If you would like to watch additional video of First Lady Obama’s visit to Ft. Bragg today, you can watch video from News 14 in North Carolina. It includes reactions from soldiers and their families and the First Lady reading Cat in the Hat. At the end of her visit with the toddlers, there was an adorable round of hugs.There is some more video from WRAL. Photos over at Yahoo News.
I’d embed some video from WhiteHOuse.gov, except I can’t find a single snippet about this visit on that site. Yes, I resume my whining about WhiteHouse.gov. For comparison’s sake, Laura Bush had her own page at White House.gov. Not just the bio page they are running for First Lady Obama, but a full fledged page, with her daily schedule. photos, I don’t remember video, but they probably had that too.
I know some of you don’t like to be reminded of the previous administration, but they did provide us with some great timely photos of First Lady Obama’s first visits to the White House. We (that would be I) assumed that the East Wing presence on White House.gov would be enhanced under the new administration. Instead, the East Wing has been eviscerated completely from WhiteHouse.gov. They used to provide a steady diet of official statements from First Lady Obama, now they are even slacking on that end.
Now back to the Ft Bragg visit. According to the Department of Defense (as opposed to Whitehouse.gov ???):
FORT BRAGG, N.C., March 12, 2009 – First lady Michelle Obama will meet today with military families and several organizations that support them during her first visit here as first lady.
“Mrs. Obama’s visit is important to our Fort Bragg families, because we will hear firsthand from the first lady of the United States about her support and concern as it relates to the impact of repeated deployments on our families and children over the past eight years,” said Charlene Austin, wife of Army Lt. Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, commander of Multinational Corps Iraq and 18th Airborne Corps.
Austin said she expects that the post will make a favorable impression on the first lady as well.
“I have no doubt that Mrs. Obama will leave as impressed and excited as I have been about the events, activities and initiatives I have seen demonstrated by our volunteers, civilian work force and community partners in support of military families,” Austin said.
Members of the community here said they look forward to welcoming the first lady and realize the importance of her visit. “It demonstrates the emphasis and concern that this current administration has about the well-being and lifestyle of our soldiers and their families,” Barbara Trower-Simpkins, director of the Fort Bragg Army Community Service, said.
During her visit here, the first lady will have the opportunity to see some of Fort Bragg’s newest facilities, several of which have opened their doors within the past year.American Forces Press Service
According to CBS News:
The visit marked Obama’s first non-personal trip outside Washington since she became first lady.
“It was a very meaningful visit for me,” the first lady said in remarks this afternoon in nearby Fayetteville.
Obama told the audience that when you meet a soldier, you can’t help but notice “the pride that they have for the work that they do.” She added that military families need more help from the rest of the country.
“Military families bear a very heavy burden, and again they do it without complaint, but as a nation we need to find a way to lighten their load,” she said.
The first lady shared hugs with soldiers and posed for photos at Fort Bragg, according to a pool report. She also read Dr. Seuss’ “The Cat in the Hat” to a dozen three- through five-year-old children of servicemen.
Obama, who has said she will advocate for military families, also held closed door meetings with families today. CBS
First Lady Obama traveled to Ft. Bragg in North Carolina as part of her outreach to military families. You will be able to see a sit-down interview with Robin Roberts of ABC News tomorrow morning on Good Morning America. I’d post pictures here, but our image hosting is acting possessed at this particular moment in time.
If you would like to watch additional video of First Lady Obama’s visit to Ft. Bragg today, you can watch video from News 14 in North Carolina. It includes reactions from soldiers and their families and the First Lady reading Cat in the Hat. At the end of her visit with the toddlers, there was an adorable round of hugs.There is some more video from WRAL. Photos over at Yahoo News.
I’d embed some video from WhiteHOuse.gov, except I can’t find a single snippet about this visit on that site. Yes, I resume my whining about WhiteHouse.gov. For comparison’s sake, Laura Bush had her own page at White House.gov. Not just the bio page they are running for First Lady Obama, but a full fledged page, with her daily schedule. photos, I don’t remember video, but they probably had that too.
I know some of you don’t like to be reminded of the previous administration, but they did provide us with some great timely photos of First Lady Obama’s first visits to the White House. We (that would be I) assumed that the East Wing presence on White House.gov would be enhanced under the new administration. Instead, the East Wing has been eviscerated completely from WhiteHouse.gov. They used to provide a steady diet of official statements from First Lady Obama, now they are even slacking on that end.
Now back to the Ft Bragg visit. According to the Department of Defense (as opposed to Whitehouse.gov ???):
FORT BRAGG, N.C., March 12, 2009 – First lady Michelle Obama will meet today with military families and several organizations that support them during her first visit here as first lady.
“Mrs. Obama’s visit is important to our Fort Bragg families, because we will hear firsthand from the first lady of the United States about her support and concern as it relates to the impact of repeated deployments on our families and children over the past eight years,” said Charlene Austin, wife of Army Lt. Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, commander of Multinational Corps Iraq and 18th Airborne Corps.
Austin said she expects that the post will make a favorable impression on the first lady as well.
“I have no doubt that Mrs. Obama will leave as impressed and excited as I have been about the events, activities and initiatives I have seen demonstrated by our volunteers, civilian work force and community partners in support of military families,” Austin said.
Members of the community here said they look forward to welcoming the first lady and realize the importance of her visit. “It demonstrates the emphasis and concern that this current administration has about the well-being and lifestyle of our soldiers and their families,” Barbara Trower-Simpkins, director of the Fort Bragg Army Community Service, said.
During her visit here, the first lady will have the opportunity to see some of Fort Bragg’s newest facilities, several of which have opened their doors within the past year.American Forces Press Service
According to CBS News:
The visit marked Obama’s first non-personal trip outside Washington since she became first lady.
“It was a very meaningful visit for me,” the first lady said in remarks this afternoon in nearby Fayetteville.
Obama told the audience that when you meet a soldier, you can’t help but notice “the pride that they have for the work that they do.” She added that military families need more help from the rest of the country.
“Military families bear a very heavy burden, and again they do it without complaint, but as a nation we need to find a way to lighten their load,” she said.
The first lady shared hugs with soldiers and posed for photos at Fort Bragg, according to a pool report. She also read Dr. Seuss’ “The Cat in the Hat” to a dozen three- through five-year-old children of servicemen.
Obama, who has said she will advocate for military families, also held closed door meetings with families today. CBS