From an email -
Of course, on that whole "earn the right to live in the house bit"... Hey, he asked us if he could move in, and some of you gave him the keys, eh?
H/t, Robyn via Kevin - that said - anyone got a pic of Mr. Bush doing this - I'll put in there too! Fair but slightly unbalanced, that's us!
Updated: Even though Frank hasn't figured out you can't post pics in the comments, he did point us to a picture of a previous public housing tenant putting his feet on the desk - via the sometimes amusing Wonkette.
Shame on both of you! I hope we took a little something out of his deposit. Yanno, like the Clintons, who's deposit we kept because it paid .0000000000000001% of the cleanup bill. Those wacky kids!
The problem with public housing is that the residents are not the owners.
The people that live in the house did not earn the house, but were loaned the property from the true owners, the taxpayers. Because of this, the residents do not have the "pride of ownership" that comes with the hard work necessary. In fact, the opposite happens and the residents resent their benefactors because the very house is a constant reminder that they themselves did not earn the right to live in the house. They do not appreciate the value of the property and see no need to maintain or respect it in any way.
The result is the same whether you are talking about a studio apartment or a magnificent mansion full of priceless antiques. If the people who live there do not feel they earned the privilege, they will make this known through their actions. The picture below illustrates the point…
The Resolute Desk was built from the timbers of the HMS Resolute and was a gift from Queen Victoria to President Rutherford B. Hayes.
It is considered a national treasure and icon of the presidency.
Mr. Obama, with all due respect, get your @#$% feet off our desk!
Of course, on that whole "earn the right to live in the house bit"... Hey, he asked us if he could move in, and some of you gave him the keys, eh?
H/t, Robyn via Kevin - that said - anyone got a pic of Mr. Bush doing this - I'll put in there too! Fair but slightly unbalanced, that's us!
Updated: Even though Frank hasn't figured out you can't post pics in the comments, he did point us to a picture of a previous public housing tenant putting his feet on the desk - via the sometimes amusing Wonkette.
Shame on both of you! I hope we took a little something out of his deposit. Yanno, like the Clintons, who's deposit we kept because it paid .0000000000000001% of the cleanup bill. Those wacky kids!
Unworthy.
He's just lacking class when it comes to things like this.
He always chuckles.
He has come to detest various temporary occupants of the housing project. However, he says that his favorite so far were Bush 41. George H and Barbara, he reports, were the most down to earth, grateful people he's been honored to serve.
If you look closely, you will see him at work in the attached video, of the following entry: HERE.
<img src="http://img.wonkette.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/bush-feet-desk.jpg" alt="W's feet on desk" title="W's feet on desk."/>
You can't 'lack' something you never had.
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That said, I believe that I can find more egregious examples of the current President's abuse of the Office.
*a big thank you to the armorer for making this low and obnoxious comment possible.
While some of the emailer's idea is true enough, broad brushing us all as disrespectful is wrong. As for maintenance, that is irrelevant in rented housing of any kind because that's the owners responsibility and is not permitted.
When the alternative is the street it isn't too hard to appreciate public housing no matter how many problems it has.
Half the light fixtures don't work, the carpet looks older than I am, and there are holes, marks and unidentifiable stains all over the (maybe?) white walls. Also, cucarachas. But it's *my* crappy little room. :D
Oh, waaaaaah.
Saker, I have *socks* that are older than you are...
Try trimming your toenails instead of filing them into mini-tantos and see how long your peds last...
His toenails? All that embedded aviation grease.
MIL-L-23699 is *not* grease.
Well, they are as long as you aren't in the aircraft or along the line of fall....
We figured it was okay to trust them after we got a message reading "Needs More Oregano"...
No, we sent in oil from my Motor Daddy's multi-lifted mudding truck and they told him that his engine was too small for the load he was putting on it and he should put in a big-block Chevy instead of the "wheezy" Ford product.
Smartass.
That hurt. sniff