Sunday, June 7, 2009
Friday, April 24, 2009
and MSNBC
excerpted from MSNBC's blog:
Pelosi was asked 12 other questions from the kids -- she took only eight from the adults afterward -- before handing out chocolates and coins with the image of the Capitol on them.
“Why do you have chocolate and flags?” asked a sandy-haired, blue-eyed boy, who couldn’t have been more than 3 before bashfully sitting back down.
Acknowledging the flags behind her and chocolates in front of her, Pelosi saw through the boy’s question.
She took it as a hint to stop with the questions already and hand out those chocolates.
FOX News: The Speaker's Lobby blog
DC Charlie in the news again!
excerpted from Fox News Speaker's Lobby blog, April 24, 2009:
The “advanced interrogation methods” continued for 20 minutes. But a moment that tested the limits of the “Cute-o-meter” came when three-year-old Charlie Wooters (son to Pelosi aide Stacy Kerr) offered this non-sequitur.
“Why do you have chocolate, because you have flags?” Charlie asked of Madam Speaker.
Certainly Charlie’s interrogatory ranks up there with some of the great metaphysical questions of our time. Kind of like Pink Floyd’s “How can you have any pudding if you don’t eat your meat?” on Another Brick in the Wall.
Like an observant reporter, Charlie was merely noting the phalanx of American flags situated behind the Speaker and a tray of chocolate “coins” resting near her feet. Gold tinfoil encased the chocolates, each embossed with Speaker’s seal on the side.
Still, Pelosi fielded Charlie’s inquiry in stride.
“Chocolate and flags, what could be more natural?” said the Speaker.
But Pelosi’s been around kids for more than 40 years. She knew this was code for something else.
“I think Charlie is hinting that it is time to give out the candy,” she added.
In this case, no “advanced interrogation method” was necessary. Charlie simply used a direct and time-honored ploy to coax a mother and a grandmother to hand out the goodies to the children she adores.
Read the full post here: http://congress.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/04/24/advanced-interrogation-methods/
excerpted from Fox News Speaker's Lobby blog, April 24, 2009:
The “advanced interrogation methods” continued for 20 minutes. But a moment that tested the limits of the “Cute-o-meter” came when three-year-old Charlie Wooters (son to Pelosi aide Stacy Kerr) offered this non-sequitur.
“Why do you have chocolate, because you have flags?” Charlie asked of Madam Speaker.
Certainly Charlie’s interrogatory ranks up there with some of the great metaphysical questions of our time. Kind of like Pink Floyd’s “How can you have any pudding if you don’t eat your meat?” on Another Brick in the Wall.
Like an observant reporter, Charlie was merely noting the phalanx of American flags situated behind the Speaker and a tray of chocolate “coins” resting near her feet. Gold tinfoil encased the chocolates, each embossed with Speaker’s seal on the side.
Still, Pelosi fielded Charlie’s inquiry in stride.
“Chocolate and flags, what could be more natural?” said the Speaker.
But Pelosi’s been around kids for more than 40 years. She knew this was code for something else.
“I think Charlie is hinting that it is time to give out the candy,” she added.
In this case, no “advanced interrogation method” was necessary. Charlie simply used a direct and time-honored ploy to coax a mother and a grandmother to hand out the goodies to the children she adores.
Read the full post here: http://congress.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/04/24/advanced-interrogation-methods/
Thursday, April 23, 2009
DC Charlie...asking the tough questions
DC Charlie comes to work at the Capitol...
Charlie questioning Speaker Pelosi at her "Take Your Kids to Work" press conference
"My name is charlie...
"why do you love chocolate? and flags?"
very proud of himself!
Photo credit: Thanks to our pal, Mike Manatos, for the photos. And to Sienna M. for paving the way for Charlie to ask a question!
DC Charlie in the news
http://www.politico.com/blogs/anneschroeder/0409/Speaker_Pelosis_kid_presser_today_nothing_but_flags_and_chocolate.html
POLITICO: Speaker Pelosi's kid presser today, nothing but flags and chocolate
During Speaker Pelosi’s kids press conference today – where anything can happen – one adorable guy raised his hand to ask a question. Now, as Pelosi followers know, there is always Ghirardelli chocolate around the Speaker, as not only does Pelosi love her chocolate, but Ghirardelli is in her district, and today’s conference was no different with a huge basket of chocolate in front of her.
And so, little 3-year-old Charlie Wooters continued on with his question – surely his parents’ hearts were racing at that point - and he stood up and said, “Why do you have all that chocolate and flags?" to the delight of the crowd, and his parents, who had no idea what he was going to ask.
His mother, Stacy Kerr, is Speaker Pelosi’s right hand gal while his father, CR Wooters, works for Rep. Chris Van Hollen’s leadership office, also a close Pelosi’er, so the chances of asking “Why are mommy and daddy always working” were high.
Transcript to follow...
POLITICO: Speaker Pelosi's kid presser today, nothing but flags and chocolate
During Speaker Pelosi’s kids press conference today – where anything can happen – one adorable guy raised his hand to ask a question. Now, as Pelosi followers know, there is always Ghirardelli chocolate around the Speaker, as not only does Pelosi love her chocolate, but Ghirardelli is in her district, and today’s conference was no different with a huge basket of chocolate in front of her.
And so, little 3-year-old Charlie Wooters continued on with his question – surely his parents’ hearts were racing at that point - and he stood up and said, “Why do you have all that chocolate and flags?" to the delight of the crowd, and his parents, who had no idea what he was going to ask.
His mother, Stacy Kerr, is Speaker Pelosi’s right hand gal while his father, CR Wooters, works for Rep. Chris Van Hollen’s leadership office, also a close Pelosi’er, so the chances of asking “Why are mommy and daddy always working” were high.
Transcript to follow...
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
gymnastics
me on the trampoline. keeping my body very straaaaiiigghtt.
we have to streeeeetch at the beginning of our class
handstand!
balance beamps - some of these photos are a little fuzzy. that is because my mom had to take them from behind the glass window. she tried to come in to take a quick pic, but i reminded her "NO PARENTS ALLOWED IN THE ROOM, MOM!"
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