Comments on: Obama at Ben’s: The Video http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2009/01/12/obama-at-bens-the-video/ D.C. News, Politics, Media, Arts, and More Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:04:08 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Fenty I Know What You Didn't Do Last Summer http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2009/01/12/obama-at-bens-the-video/comment-page-1/#comment-434060 Fenty I Know What You Didn't Do Last Summer Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:04:24 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/?p=13341#comment-434060 On Sunday's Meet the Press, Fenty said he and Obama discussed affordable housing and the school system while at Ben's Chilli Bowl. Sooooooo...exactly how did this conversation go? Fenty: "I have hired a chancellor who has never managed a major school system and is more addicted to media attention than I am that really has done much of nothing to improve our schools other than fire a bunch of staff and killed morale throughout the DCPS system. By the way, did you hear that I'm gonna be on Meet the Press tomorrow!!!" or "Ha, affordable housing, me and OPEFM just denied bids to groups looking to make vacant school buildings into affordable housing and/or charter schools...instead we gave the bids to retail and condo developers. Who do you think is paying for this half-smoke? By the way, did you hear that I'm gonna be on Meet the Press tomorrow!!!" On Sunday's Meet the Press, Fenty said he and Obama discussed affordable housing and the school system while at Ben's Chilli Bowl.

Sooooooo...exactly how did this conversation go?

Fenty: "I have hired a chancellor who has never managed a major school system and is more addicted to media attention than I am that really has done much of nothing to improve our schools other than fire a bunch of staff and killed morale throughout the DCPS system. By the way, did you hear that I'm gonna be on Meet the Press tomorrow!!!"

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"Ha, affordable housing, me and OPEFM just denied bids to groups looking to make vacant school buildings into affordable housing and/or charter schools...instead we gave the bids to retail and condo developers. Who do you think is paying for this half-smoke? By the way, did you hear that I'm gonna be on Meet the Press tomorrow!!!"

]]> By: Jule Banville http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2009/01/12/obama-at-bens-the-video/comment-page-1/#comment-433962 Jule Banville Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:20:51 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/?p=13341#comment-433962 Presidents: They're just like us. Presidents: They're just like us.

]]> By: Caro http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2009/01/12/obama-at-bens-the-video/comment-page-1/#comment-433960 Caro Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:11:53 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/?p=13341#comment-433960 Barack & Adrian's buddy-buddy farewell at the end was my favorite part. Even though I know it's not true, I like to imagine that Fenty just called the President-Elect up and was like "Hey man, you hungry? Let's go get some chili dogs." Barack & Adrian's buddy-buddy farewell at the end was my favorite part. Even though I know it's not true, I like to imagine that Fenty just called the President-Elect up and was like "Hey man, you hungry? Let's go get some chili dogs."

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