You could tell it wasn't made by Boeing: it was delivered on time and it actually
worked.

What a goober.

Someone's been watching too many Royal Canadian Air Farce shows.

If it was a Republican, they would have told the kid to have a moment of prayer first. Then defunded the school for wasting time on science.

DjangoStonereaver: You could tell it wasn't made by Boeing: it was delivered on time and it actually
worked.

That should have been the tagline. +1

JerseyTim: [i.huffpost.com image 470x543]
What a goober.

I think he looks goofy. But that is okay. He is entitled to have some fun. Hell, if I was him, everytime I fired that thing, I'd say something like "Right in the kisser, eh Putin?" Or "This is how SEAL team 6 took out OBL!" "Pew! Pew! Pew!"

Oh to be president - I could muck around doing that kinda stuff all day. Liked the fact the kid new how far it would go at 30PSI to the foot.

So where's the derp squad telling us how the president is wasting his time with this and not creating jobs.

BOOM headshot?

8'th grader enters White House, discharges weapon mere feet from President Obama.

My favourite line: "secret service is not happy about this"

Junk food in the White House? Michelle's going to be pissed. Shoulda used a brussel sprout.

It would have been awesome if he'd lined up Army men on the floor (each with a tiny turban) and started firing at them. Better than rubber bands like we had to use in my day.

ManateeGag: So where's the derp squad telling us how the president is wasting his time with this and not creating jobs.

Nah, that's too obvious. Far better would be something that begins by applauding the president for spending time with students and encouraging science, but then explaining that while you can certainly understand the president wanting a moment of levity, you're a little concerned about the obvious disregard for safety demonstrated by this clip. You'd wonder aloud about the actual force created by an object propelled out of a cannon at 30 psi, and comment on the fact that clearly the president was concerned enough that he instructed bystanders to move aside. But then you'd point out that there were still other science displays clearly positioned in the cannon's fire line, and you'd wonder why the president didn't ask his aides to move aside those, which undoubtedly reflect hours upon hours of work by other students who chose not to not create a makeshift weapon and bring it into the White House. You might wonder at this point, in fact, whether this child violated any rules by actually bringing what is -- by any definition -- a cannon into the White House and whether the president might have breached some protocol or policy by enabling and celebrating it.

It's about the message being sent, you'd continue. You'd be worried about what it says to American youth when the object singled out by the president is a weapon of the makeshift sort that a terrorist might assemble. You'd wonder whether this would give terrorists an idea, in fact -- could they plant an trained youth into a school who could sneak a weapon like this into the White House under the guise of innocent science and then turn it on the president? And then you might wonder what President Obama disregarding all of these concerns might say about the man's decision-making itself. Is he the sort of person who simply jumps into what seems like a "fun" or "cool" decision without properly weighing the consequences? What *if* somebody had been hurt, after all? Are we witnessing, here, the basic process that went into his decision to violate Pakistan's sovereignty and murder Osama bin Laden? This is a man who's never served in the military, after all. Is he making grave decisions like this just because he wants to look cool?

You wouldn't be saying any of these are facts, of course. You'd just be asking questions. You'd just be concerned. You liked the video, after all. It was a fun moment, it was cool. But you're worried about the deeper implications. It's not partisan, of course, you'd be asking these questions if any president did this. That's what citizens do.

This is my favorite Obama President moment.

In 10 years that kid will be on the Discovery Channel chunkin punkins.

Pocket Ninja: ManateeGag: So where's the derp squad telling us how the president is wasting his time with this and not creating jobs.

Nah, that's too obvious. Far better would be something that begins by applauding the president for spending time with students and encouraging science, but then explaining that while you can certainly understand the president wanting a moment of levity, you're a little concerned about the obvious disregard for safety demonstrated by this clip. You'd wonder aloud about the actual force created by an object propelled out of a cannon at 30 psi, and comment on the fact that clearly the president was concerned enough that he instructed bystanders to move aside. But then you'd point out that there were still other science displays clearly positioned in the cannon's fire line, and you'd wonder why the president didn't ask his aides to move aside those, which undoubtedly reflect hours upon hours of work by other students who chose not to not create a makeshift weapon and bring it into the White House. You might wonder at this point, in fact, whether this child violated any rules by actually bringing what is -- by any definition -- a cannon into the White House and whether the president might have breached some protocol or policy by enabling and celebrating it.

It's about the message being sent, you'd continue. You'd be worried about what it says to American youth when the object singled out by the president is a weapon of the makeshift sort that a terrorist might assemble. You'd wonder whether this would give terrorists an idea, in fact -- could they plant an trained youth into a school who could sneak a weapon like this into the White House under the guise of innocent science and then turn it on the president? And then you might wonder what President Obama disregarding all of these concerns might say about the man's decision-making itself. Is he the sort of person who simply jumps into what seems like a "fun" or "cool" decision without properly weighing ...

I can always count on you.

Done in one.
/thread.

Generation_D: If it was a Republican, they would have told the kid to have a moment of prayer first. Then defunded the school for wasting time on science.

If God wanted that marshmallow on the other side of the room, he would have miracled its ass over there.

Pocket Ninja: You really should go into professional campaign consulting. Doesn't matter for whom or which party. You can clearly rise the challenge regardless, as demonstrated here again and again.

You could be Frank Luntz, but with a sense of humor.

that thing must be really useful for hot chocolate.

OnlyM3: Dupe

I see the fark-mins are really gearing up for the election.

Go look for liberal monsters under your bed. For crying out loud, dupes are so freaking frequent here. Only the paranoid would see ill intent.

big pig peaches: I've seen posts on Fark about kids sequences genomes, curing diseases and all kinds of amazing accomplishments, and this is what gets an audience with the president?

It makes for a better photo op.