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100% class President Obama and Family
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First family visits D.C. shelter, highlights homeless veterans plight
President Obama, joined by his wife and daughters, served Thanksgiving dinner in a D.C. shelter Wednesday to highlight the administration's efforts to end homelessness among U.S veterans.
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The Obamas, along with some friends, served dinner as part of the shelter's "Feast with Friends" event. Each member of the family had assigned duties: The president served turkey and ladled gravy; Michelle Obama distributed vegetables; Malia doled out mashed potatoes; Sasha gave out stuffing and cranberry sauce and Marian Robinson dished out macaroni and cheese.
"We appreciate you, the president said, asking another, How you been?"
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Homelessness among American veterans declined 36 percent between 2010 and January 2015, according to White House officials, with unsheltered homelessness among veterans decreasing by 50 percent during that same period.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/11/25/first-family-visits-d-c-shelter-highlights-homeless-veterans-plight/?tid=article_nextstory
merrily
(45,251 posts)What has always bothered me is what homeless people have to go through, just to wash up in the morning, to take a shower or do their laundry. It's one thing to say we're not going to build shelters and housing.* It's quite another to say we are not even going to provide a way for them to take a shower or brush their teeth. What kind of alleged humans are we?
*We have known for years that providing basic housing would cost society less per year than a homeless person costs society per year. We would rather spend the extra money on homelessness than be kind and spend less.
Botany
(70,581 posts).... homeless vets?
madokie
(51,076 posts)he talks the walk.
I simply love this man for who he is, for what he's doing and putting up with the 'CONs bullshit and keeping his cool as well as he has.
Our first family is Awesome and it will be the measure of all future first families
Botany
(70,581 posts)President Obama and his family really walk the walk.
dembotoz
(16,832 posts)Baitball Blogger
(46,757 posts)Live and Learn
(12,769 posts)jalan48
(13,883 posts)whereisjustice
(2,941 posts)for some free food and a photo op.
Hiraeth
(4,805 posts)something is in my eye
Duval
(4,280 posts)Thank you for the post, Botany.
classof56
(5,376 posts)What a blessing they are to our nation. How glad I am I've lived to see this. How much I'm going to miss them!
Best wishes to all.