THANKS AND HAVE FUN
RUNNING THE COUNTRY:
KIDS' LETTERS TO PRESIDENT OBAMA.
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On January 20, McSweeney's and 826 National will release Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country, a collection of letters from students to President Obama—questions, requests, and advice. Today, we present a sampling of these letters.
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Dear President Obama,
I know you want to save the earth, but people don't want to
clean. My life is to clean up all the world and help you to
clean. I always dream of cleaning the world with you. I'll do
anything for you because you are the president in this world.
Stephanie Gonzalez, age 7
Los Angeles
Dear Obama family,
When you move into the White House, turn on the heater so
it won't be cold. You could also take hot baths in your new
antique bathtubs. Or you could make hot tea and coffee.
When I moved to a new house, I helped my dad. He took
apart a chair and I carried pieces of it. If I were your helper
when you move in, I could move everything!
Have a nice day being the first family.
Nazrawit Dessie, age 7
Seattle
Dear President Obama,
If I want anybody to be president, it's me. I would clean the
streets and give myself more money. I would also give
everybody a piece of a Reese's candy. Every homeless guy or
girl would get $50 for help and a place to sleep for the
winter. My family and other families would get free gas for our
cars; single people with no kids would have to pay.
The money would come from copying other bills. The $1, $2,
$5, $10, $20, $50, and $100 bills would be copied one
thousand times.
The paper would not come from trees but from hardened glue.
The way to make it is by mixing water and glue together so
that it looks like paper. You then put it in a fire, then let it
cool in the freezer.
Weslie Jackson, age 12
Chicago
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Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country: Kids' Letters to President Obama
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New Year's Resolutions By Teddy Wayne and Greg Wayne
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