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Why Are the Obama Kids Banned From Facebook?
- Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:20pm by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama says her daughters aren’t on Facebook, and that’s the way she likes it.
The first lady says her girls, Sasha, 9, and Malia, 12, have certain restrictions that other children don’t have because of Secret Service security issues. But she also said during an interview on NBC’s “Today Show” on Wednesday that she’s “not a big fan of young kids having Facebook.”
Even if the girls weren’t living in the White House, Mrs. Obama says Facebook is “not something they need.” Maybe when they get older, she added.
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Comments (147)
Zcat
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:49pmneverending
My fingers ar practically refusing to type this but I agree with her wholeheartedly. Wow – I am amazed that there actually exists some common sense in biggie michie.
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LMAO…I know the feeling! But, i agree with Michelle as well!
Report Post »ares338
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:48pmGet this straight! I never agree with anything she says. That being said, I don’t care for facebook and the only reason I have a page is to keep up with my grand daughter. Some people seem to think you want to hear every minute detail of what they are doing on an hourly basis. Example: going to the store now, going to eat now, blah..blah…
Report Post »mill
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 3:02pmagreed.
..the internet in > general < is the best and worst thing to happen to the world
i don't mind agreeing with michelle..i have a fever, new rx…delusional…bye
Report Post »jacobstroubles
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 3:50pmEverybody needs to delete their facebook account..!
Report Post »They are using data mining technology about each and every person… yupper!
neverending
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:46pmMy fingers ar practically refusing to type this but I agree with her wholeheartedly. Wow – I am amazed that there actually exists some common sense in biggie michie.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:59pmYou should wash your hands after typing that!
Report Post »roxee
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:45pmThe kids know where daddy O was born.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:41pmOh wow, that makes you mother of the year!
Report Post »blanco
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:56pmHaha!!!
Report Post »blanco
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:40pmKeep the children in the dark….shhhhhh!!!!
Report Post »smithclar3nc3
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:40pmBecause Michelle Obama is a control freak
Report Post »blanco
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:52pmNow THAT I believe could be the real reason!
Report Post »dirtypolitics
Posted on February 12, 2011 at 9:45amThey mind find out what kind of President they have and might start a revolution just like in Egypt?
Report Post »dirtypolitics
Posted on February 12, 2011 at 9:53amI mean might…..
Report Post »RobR
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:39pmTruth be told, Michelle & Barack just don’t want their children knowing the real feelings of the American people towards the two of them.
Report Post »Non-sequitur
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 2:12pmTo be quite honest, I wouldn’t want them to hear everything said about them if I were in the situation. Remember when Rush Limbaugh called Clinton’s daughter a “dog”? I mean, come on. Don’t like the dude, fine. That’s politics. But insult his children? That’s going clearly into “total lack of class” territory.
Report Post »xm-1774u
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 8:41pmhi five
Report Post »Brooke Lorren
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 8:59pmThat’s probably true, but I have to agree with her about not letting her kids on Facebook. My kids use several different web sites that they can play games on, and I even have an account for my daughter to create t-shirts on if she wants to earn some extra money, but they have to wait for Facebook.
Do I think that Facebook is bad? No. As a writer, I share my articles with people through Facebook. I talk to people that I haven’t seen in person for years. My daughter can‘t go on Facebook because I don’t think that she’s old enough to know what information she can share and what she should leave private.
Report Post »powhatan
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:39pmI agree with Michele here…Sounds like a good mom…
Report Post »SHASTADIANE1
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:38pmI agree with her. However, her kids are actually not old enough to be on Facebook unless they lie about their age, they can’t sign up for an account. I think the age is over 13?? In order to sign up kids younger, you have to give a phoney birthdate.
Report Post »Beck-n-ing The Blaze
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:59pmExactly – Facebook policy is you have to be 13 or older to sign up. Of course, it seems to be common (and stupid) practice for kids under 13 to lie about their date of birth when signing up, leaving them stuck with the wrong age forever on FB since FB doesn’t allow you to change that part of your profile. So, in this probably very rare instance, I agree with Mrs. Obama. I’ve already had the conversation more than once with my 12-year-old who justified lying about her age because “her cousin did it” (with the parents’ consent even – UGH!).
Report Post »USEH1
Posted on February 10, 2011 at 9:52pmMy thoughts exactly. This isn’t as noble as it seems since both their daughters are too young for FB according to FB guidelines. What will she say in a year or two when all their friends are on FB legitimately?
Report Post »Caunotaucarius
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:35pmFor all their short comings the Obama’s are good parents no kids under at least 16 should be on facebook, there is no need for it. I am increasingly annoyed with having young family members on that site, it restricts my speech when conversing with friends. The real problem here tho is that the Obama’s think that they are all our parents and want to control us all not just their girls.
Report Post »gramma b
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:48pmI wouldn’t go so far as to say they are good parents. We don’t know that. But I think they are right on this one.
Report Post »TheGoverness
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 1:36pmSince one has to “okay” a friend request, one chooses to be restricted by whom one friends. Friending young family members and thus allowing them to view your content is a choice, not a foregone conclusion.
Report Post »IronDioPriest
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:32pmAllah does not approve of facebook.
Report Post »TexasProgressive
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:39pmidiot
Report Post »BuckOfama
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:41pmOmg, I am ROTFLMFAO….
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:53pmNo kidding! They are muslimes….that is the bottome line….how appropriate~~~muslime and bottome ~~~ fits! If this offends you, GOOD! Go home!
Report Post »TexasCommonSense
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:55pmFunny!
Report Post »blanco
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:56pmHilarious, IRONDIOPRIEST!!!! TX progressive—you are an embarrassment to my state!
Report Post »TSUNAMI-22
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:58pm@ TexasProgressive
I find your handle to be an oxymoron.
Report Post »TexasCommonSense
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 1:06pmblanco, I agree. TexasProgressive probably lives in Austin.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 1:21pm@TexasProgressive –
Report Post »Yeah, Texan…how can you be a Progressive and live in the Great State of Texas? Unheard of!
DashRipRock
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 1:58pmNo no no
Texas Progressive
sells car insurance
Report Post »and wear too much make-up
clinicalminded
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:30pmBecause its stupid and is dumbing down our culture by having people be histrionic and me me me me me me. Look….look at me! Here look what I like, look at what I say, look at what I do.
Report Post »Caunotaucarius
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:36pmit only dumbs down our culture because people use it that way. I actually post informitive articles and have political discussions with my friends.
Report Post »MidwestMomof3
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 4:01pmIsn‘t that just what you’re doing here?
Report Post »paulamadden
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:30pmI actually don’t think young kids should be on FB either. Older teens, adults, maybe….kids, no.
Report Post »kentuckypatriot
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:29pmShe’s a mom, trying to keep her kids safe. Her and I finally agree on something.
Report Post »Libertyluvnmomma
Posted on February 10, 2011 at 3:01pmkeeping her kids safe?? As first children, that job is beyond her scope of practice.
Report Post »Sentimental thinking though.
tifosa
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:28pmWise move. More parents could do this….
Report Post »krenshau
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:28pmIt’s fine she wants to raise her kids that way, I just wish she wouldn’t tell other people how to raise their kids.
Report Post »gramma b
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:48pmI don’t think she was doing that. I think she was just responding to a question that was asked.
Report Post »pecosval
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:28pmgood for you, Michelle!!
Report Post »scguitar
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:27pmGreat, just don’t make it federal law that prohibits all young children from going on facebook
Report Post »TSUNAMI-22
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:26pm….because social networking can create loose ends that might lead to personal disaster and other bad things?
….because it might be a tool used by terrorists to compromise Obama’s agenda?
…because the girls might find out what America really thinks of mommy and daddy????
Report Post »alcarfl
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:30pmThat’s a big 10-4
Report Post »Non-sequitur
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:32pmBecause FaceBook is really, REALLY lame.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:35pmBecause the girls might begin to wonder if they have dual citizenship?
Report Post »VerySeniorCitizen
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 7:29pmNo. 1 — Because they are not yet of an age to LEGALLY join facebook.
No. 2.— Because the Secret Service would not allow it for security reasons.
No. 3 — Because there are hundreds of better things that kids can do – like becoming educated!
Report Post »GeauxAlready
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:25pm.
Report Post »The White House wants to keep the Truth about their Daddy hidden……………..
Showtime
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:34pmThat was my first thought, GauxAlready!
Report Post »Xcori8r
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:49pmYes, goodness knows what we’d find out about their Kenyan heritage and dreams of their grandfather.
Report Post »HillBillySam1
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 1:03pmToo many calories??
Report Post »8jrts
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 1:07pmI thought that as well, and your right….but the kids can’t pick their parents. It could do real damage to them to read what some would write about Daddy and Mommy. For the first and probably the only time it will happen….I agree with Moochelle.
Report Post »knotaclu
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 1:09pmthat certainly had to have something to do with it….
Report Post »@ xcori8: have you read the Dinesh Douza book? Seriously, anyone that really wants to understand where Obama gets his thinking from, this book will tell ya. I just finished it and I went right back to page 1 to read it again….
Libertyluvnmomma
Posted on February 10, 2011 at 2:58pmjust the speeches of Daddy condoning and propagating the murder of babies would destroy their little minds. How much can they hide?
Report Post »GeauxAlready
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:24pm.
Report Post »UGLY comes to mind……………………
tifosa
Posted on February 11, 2011 at 7:50pmSays more about you than it does about her.
Report Post »DisillusionedDaily
Posted on February 11, 2011 at 11:15pmKeep the girls off of facebook and other social interaction web sites so they won’t see how many people think their Dad is a dork!
Report Post »Eaglesnest
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:24pmActually, I agree with her on this one.
Report Post »WHITE LOTUS2x
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:48pmI agree. Facebook can be a bad thing. I deleted mine.
Report Post »kaydeebeau
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 1:58pmFor once I agree with her on this rule…..(I am looking for the little demons skating on the ice cause surely hell must be frozen over)
Report Post »RabiaDiluvio
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 3:30pmI was thinking the same thing. My children are not on Facebook. I am not even on Facebook. I am not someone who feels the need to share buckets of personal information with the entire globe.
Report Post »Libertyluvnmomma
Posted on February 10, 2011 at 2:52pmWhile I‘ll never agree with the Obama’s on anything, I’ll agree with you two. Facebook-very bad. Due to it seeming to be benign.
Report Post »It’s distracting Christians from our objective.
taskmaster78
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:23pmThere’s no surprise!
Report Post »tower7femacamp
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 3:30pmBecause Facebook is for the slaves
Wikipedia’s IAO page says: “the IAO has the stated mission to gather as much information as possible about everyone, in a centralised location, for easy perusal by the United States government, including (though not limited to) internet activity, credit card purchase histories, airline ticket purchases, car rentals, medical records, educational transcripts, driver’s licenses, utility bills, tax returns, and any other available data.”.
Facebook’s first round of venture capital funding ($US500,000) came from former Paypal CEO Peter Thiel. Author of anti-multicultural tome ‘The Diversity Myth’, he is also on the board of radical conservative group VanguardPAC.
The second round of funding into Facebook ($US12.7 million) came from venture capital firm Accel Partners. Its manager James Breyer was formerly chairman of the National Venture Capital Association, and served on the board with Gilman Louie, CEO of In-Q-Tel, a venture capital firm established by the Central Intelligence Agency in 1999. One of the company’s key areas of expertise are in “data mining technologies”.
http://arstechnica.com/old/content/2007/01/8701.ars
Libertyluvnmomma
Posted on February 10, 2011 at 10:45amTower7femacamp- and she clearly know who the slaves are.
Report Post »middleclassprophet
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:23pmKudos, Michelle!
knotaclu
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:30pmtoday, for the 1st time in my adult life, I am proud of Michelle Obama….
Muslim in Chief
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:38pm@MiddleclasslessDouche. You libratrolls love anything the Chosen ones do….don’t you? Even though they are hypocrites at every turn. For an example, Mr’s Obommunist runs around the country, trying to force people to eat carrots, but look at her superbowl menu. Just reading it, would make your arteries harden. Now she says she is not a fan of kids having face book, but then why does she have one? Shouldn’t she set the example for her kids?
No one in the Obama Administration follows their own advice. They call people racists, but then allow the black panther party to intimidate voters. They claim to want a secure border, but allow sanctuary cities, and sue states for enforcing Federal law. So you can bet soon all you Socialist’s are going to try to limit facebook like they are doing in Muslim and Communist……..
Liberalism is a mental disorder
Beckofile
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:43pmI’m not on facebook either! What is the point of publishing so much info about your life?
Report Post »legendarytwo
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:47pmI‘m sure they couldn’t handle the truth they are being shielded from.
Report Post »gramma b
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:47pmActually, I agree with her on this one. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.
Report Post »BuckOfama
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:47pmWhat was wrong with ol purple lips, is ol chartreuse lips better?
Report Post »joxercat
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:52pmI agree! this is the first time I have really agreed with her with the exception of how she was slammed for her xmas tour of the white house. There are too many negative aspects for kids so young on FB. Could you imagine how these girls could be exploited being the daughters of a president. Sasha is definitely too young at 9. I think that Malia will be on in a few years. As long as she is supervised. Great Job Michelle! We can never be to careful with our precious children these days!
Report Post »Ellie
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:53pmLast time I looked at the FaceBook terms of service one has to be at least 14yo to sign up for an account. Did this change or has it just be ignored?
Report Post »DashRipRock
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 12:53pmDoesnt your father have to have a birth certificate
before Facebook will let you join?
Report Post »UlyssesP
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 1:04pmNow if she could only control the rest of us…
Report Post »HillBillySam1
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 1:04pmMIDDLECLASSPROPHET, you give “sycophants” a bad name…..
Report Post »BuckOfama
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 1:07pmThey are worried the kids could become filthy, nasty socialist…..
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 1:16pm@Beckofile
Report Post »It’s the only way I can get a picture of my grandchildren.
brliantedj
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 1:17pmI agree Michelle, that “google” thing would keep anyone away.
Report Post »getalong
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 2:48pmWouldn’t want the little obamanites to give away all the dirty little secrets about what really goes on in OUR White House.
Report Post »walkwithme1966
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 2:53pmI agree with her on this – if my kids were that age, they would not be allowed on Facebook either!
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AzDebi
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 3:28pmQUESTION: Just wondering if Laura Bush was as “disliked” by the Left as Michelle Obama is by the “Right”? For me it was “from the very beginning” when she said that for the first time in her adult life she was proud of her country….That was it…nuff said for me! I KNEW right then what she was all about!
Report Post »jbl8199
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 3:37pmThat’s probably the one and only thing I agree with her on. Facebook sucks because they have no privacy. I don’t know about anyone else, but I don’t want all my personal information all over the internet.
Report Post »ENTITLEMENTSBLOW
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 4:00pm@knotaclu Perfect Statement, Awesome!
Report Post »Grylls81
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 5:07pmMIC one bad meal doesn’t make one fat lol. And please stop including pictures of yourself on your profile.
Report Post »Svt4Him
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 5:48pmNo, this is wrong. She can say she’s not a fan of her kids having facebook, but she has no business talking about my kids in her ‘I don’t think kids (all kids) should have facebook’ speach. Give up a little freedom for a little security, and you deserve neither. She can talk about her kids all the time, but she has no business talking about mine.
Report Post »joe3
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 9:07pmYou gota admit, the Obamas are good parents. Their politics I dont like.
Report Post »underdawg
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 10:08pmBarack and Michelle are their parents, and it’s their right to decide. Now if they’d only respect the rights of other parents.
Report Post »DisillusionedDaily
Posted on February 9, 2011 at 10:09pmWhile I applaud her being a responsible parent I also would caution her not to over protect her girls. They should have a good idea of what the world is really like and how to function in it before they are out there facing it. Keeping them in a cucoon will do more harm than good.
Report Post »Libertyluvnmomma
Posted on February 10, 2011 at 10:43amSince when should we ever believe a word out of Maochelle’s mouth.
Report Post »This is just a “Live by my example” spiel. Except we eat like pigs at the trough and smoke- she said Barack quit smoking. Maybe he should quit smoking Saudi pole and just stick to cigarettes.