There was story telling, live music, face painting, yoga and games for the kids at the 136th White House Easter Egg Roll on the packed South Lawn this sunny Monday morning. 30,000 guests! So what’s the problem? There was also a theme that will likely upset conservatives, who feel very put upon when Michelle Obama points out that some food is healthier than others. The theme? “Hop into Healthy, Swing into Shape.”
Yup. There were healthy things at the Easter Egg Roll.
Watch part of the wild things fun here:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv-Ux1OeAco#t=12336
The President had the tough jobs of introducing the Easter bunny and his very popular wife, First Lady Michelle Obama. The President wished everyone a Happy Easter, and said, “This is the biggest event that we have at the White House all year long and it is our most fun event, because we have a chance to see families from all across the country coming through here. My main and only job, other than officiating over the roll at some point, is to introduce, alongside the Easter Bunny, the person who makes this all possible — we love her dearly — my wife, the First Lady, Michelle Obama.”
The crowd went wild for FLOTUS.
The First Lady thanked her husband “honey” – aka, leader of the free world. Saying the Easter Egg Roll was blessed, she said, “(I)t’s going to be a great day… We’ve got the Egg Roll. We’ve got some storytelling. We’ve got entertainment. We’ve got wonderful athletes and performers like Cam and so many others. We’ve got obstacle courses and yoga and face painting and egg hunts.”
Michelle Obama continued:
And we’re just thrilled that this theme is focusing on one issue that is near and dear to my heart, and it’s making sure that our young people are active and healthy. So while you’re here, parents, look around. You’re going to learn how to make healthy snacks that the kids will actually eat. I’m going to be over there on the chef’s stage doing some demonstrations.
And I want to make sure that kids know that healthy eating and being active can be fun, because what today is about is having a whole lot of fun. And I hope you all do that, because we want our kids to be the healthiest and the strongest they can be, so they can do well in school and live up to all of their God-given potential. Isn’t that right, parents? That’s what we want for you all.
Oh, God. The conservative meltdowns are coming. “God-given” and “blessed” healthy food Easter Egg Roll?!? The Obamas are fundamentally changing America, y’all!
The end is near for conservatives, for whom freedom often seems to indicate the ability to be misinformed. Being informed of things that might help their kids be healthier causes a knee jerk hostility reaction. Example? Michelle Obama was stressing moderation in eating, so she actually said, “The problem is when things get out of balance, when dessert is practically a food group.”
And Sarah Palin heard that no one should have dessert anymore. DER. So she petulantly said on her reality TV show, “Where are the s’mores ingredients? This is in honor of Michelle Obama, who said the other day we should not have dessert.”
That is nothing like what Michelle Obama actually said. This pretty much sums up the modern day conservative movement’s perpetual resentment over things that never happened. Hence, the healthy Easter Egg Roll conspiracies coming your way.
It’s hard to see what the President did that will offend the perpetually resentful-and-outraged Republican punditry, as he cheered the kids at the basketball court until they begged him to shoot. He didn’t make it until the third try — perhaps proof that he’s “got a manhood problem” regarding the Middle East, but wait, he got Osama…
Shhh, Easter Bunny, shhh; Republicans can only deal with their fictional version of President Obama – you know, the one who lost 2008 and 2012 because no one likes him or his ideas.
At the story time station, the kids screamed over Bo and Sunny. According to the pool report, the President said Where the Wild Things Are was one of his favorite books as a child, and he read it to his daughters.
Ah, so there it is. READING was also included in the Obamas’ Easter Egg Roll, and I think y’all know how conservatives feel about that. Totally indoctrinating our kids with books and learning and other wildly liberal things. God help us all if there were “facts” at the roll.
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