Leaving Chicago For DC is Bittersweet For Obama

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High Life

1/5/09, 09:29:am

1 up



Re is excited to see GAMBIT in May. FINALLY!

1/5/09, 09:33:am

Bossip don’t hate. Downtown DC is nice.



Howareyerrdoin?

1/5/09, 09:36:am

@ Re

Yes, Downtown DC buildings are nice, but the bums and hoodlums on 7th street??? Come on now.



Re is excited to see GAMBIT in May. FINALLY!

1/5/09, 09:41:am

@Howareyerrdoin?

Lol, you sure are right…7th st sure is awful…

But I think for the most part, Downtown area is alright…every major cities have their ups and downs. Even Southeast has really nice locations.



OverTheTop

1/5/09, 09:43:am

DC stand up!!!



Howareyerrdoin?

1/5/09, 09:44:am

@ Re

Hell yeah…SE is the ***** these days. Right by National’s stadium. Actually, DC as a whole is pretty much on the up and up with the quiet gentrification that’s going on. That’s why the suburbs (where I dwell) are now getting to be pretty bad. They robbed a bank in broad daylight the other day…SMH and thinking about moving into the city. At least the bums are just scary and won’t rob you.



Jason

1/5/09, 09:45:am

cute kids. they momma mitchelle is fuggly



BOSSIP_LEE_THE_*****_NINJA ( I promised my Master that I would be First One Day Heeeyaah *****)

1/5/09, 09:51:am

TOP EIGHT!!!



BOSSIP_LEE_THE_*****_NINJA ( I promised my Master that I would be First One Day Heeeyaah *****)

1/5/09, 09:53:am

TOP EIGHT!!! SUCKKAA



Hannibal

1/5/09, 09:56:am

BOOOOOOOOOOOO



Re is excited to see GAMBIT in May. FINALLY!

1/5/09, 09:56:am

@Howareyerrdoin?

LOL @ scary harmless bums! That is SO true. I work at Walter Reed…which is in the heart of crackhead land…it’s sad and strange all at the same time. And that’s just the BEGINNING of DC.



Re is excited to see GAMBIT in May. FINALLY!

1/5/09, 09:58:am

@Howareyerrdoin

Oh yes, and I’m glad to see them making great strides to improving the district. But hopefully they won’t be neglectful to the areas that REALLY need the work done. It’s becoming costly to move to DC anyway, if you don’t live there already



cmoore

1/5/09, 10:02:am

hahahah i work at Walter Reed also and if you take 16th street to the end towards downtown, you will end up right in front of the white house and i you look too your left there are numerous homeless people hanging around…..



Sydney

1/5/09, 10:07:am

Actually, downtown D.C. has come up quite a bit in the past several years, and there are many more yuppies, pricey condos, elegant restaurants, etc. than you would have found in the past. .



Sam

1/5/09, 10:10:am

where the alter keeper? BAWAHAHAHAHA



Sydney

1/5/09, 10:10:am

Hi, Re, yes, gentrification has certainly had its drawbacks in D.C., as with other large cities. A number of people can no longer afford to live in the District.

On a totally unrelated note, there’s a new video circulating of a young brother who was shot to death by BART officers in the Bay area. A young woman caught the shooting on video, and it’s very disturbing:

Here’s the link to the video: www(dot)ktvu(dot)com/video/18406962/index(dot)html

(01-04) 19:38 PST Oakland — BART’s police chief asked for patience from the public on Sunday after video footage surfaced showing one of his officers fatally shooting an unarmed man who was on the ground on a station platform on New Year’s Day, and after an attorney for the dead man’s family said he planned to sue the transit agency for $25 million.

Chief Gary Gee said he, too, had seen video images of the shooting of Oscar Grant, a 22-year-old supermarket worker from Hayward. But Gee said he found the footage to be inconclusive, and he said his investigators still needed to interview a key witness – the officer himself.



Sam

1/5/09, 10:12:am

where is marquis? BAWAHAHAHA



Sam

1/5/09, 10:15:am

I THOUGHT YALL WERE THE SAME. HE KEEPING THAT ***** AT THE ALTER



Sam

1/5/09, 10:16:am

answer my question you stupid *****



Sam

1/5/09, 10:29:am

thats what i thought. dumb ***** cant answer me. I been blaming you as marquis all this time. he been hittin that ***** the hole time.



Nina

1/5/09, 10:31:am

LOL I’m so silly. I was sitting up here thinking they were gonna be staying in a double-queen bed Motel 6 room. I never think about those 6-star suites, which are bigger than my apartment. It’d be like home to me! Better than home!!!



BE

1/5/09, 10:44:am

Nothing against Chicago but it is cold as ***** there in the winter! DC winters will be nicer. Hell the white house is like living in another country it don’t matter who lives around the corner or down the street – their world won’t be affected.

It is also good for the girls to see proverty and be reminded that the world has all different types. I heard on the news that the school they are going to attend does alot of hands on giving back to the community.



NOELLE

1/5/09, 10:55:am

Aww I almost leaked a tear drop on the keyboard



Yeah...That's Right....

1/5/09, 10:57:am

That’s funny that Bossip should clown downtown DC because a comedian I recently watched said that the view of the White House was great but that the rest of the city was a dump…personally, I’ve never been so I don’t know from experience.



Its O.K.

1/5/09, 11:04:am

After describing what it meant to look back at the kids’ lives as they grew up and standing in an empty house, I could see how it could be a little sad…life as they knew it is over – now, its a new beginning….change, though often times is good for us, is not always an easy transition…
Barack, you have been destined for greatness and I know you and your family will maintain the love and unity wherever you are.



Mizzle

1/5/09, 11:06:am

Why does Obama’s daughter always wave her hand like that? She look re-tar-ded



T-Bird

1/5/09, 11:19:am

@ Re is excited to see GAMBIT in May. FINALLY!
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I may be moving there in 2 wks for a job…I am waiting it out to see if something better comes along…I have dreading this move to Alexandria/DC…It has never been a place I want to work…but considering job eliminations at my former place of employment…i kept it on the back burner. I have family there and actually one of them works at walter reed. I am dreading the cost of living and the commute. Is there anything there to make me see this in a better light?



hell no

1/5/09, 11:27:am

Barack we will miss you in Chicago, i know you will miss your hometown and we will miss you tto!



SoChi

1/5/09, 11:30:am

I can totally relate to this OBAMA! I left my home chicago for d.c. to go to school… and now that I’m back after 4 years.. I have got to say there is NO PLACE LIKE THE CHI… but D.C. was great too.. it is def. a liveable city with great night life. I did work in southeast for two years.. i enjoied that experience as well. but def no place like southeast Chicago.. southside EASTSIDE all day



Moreaces

1/5/09, 11:38:am

There are soooo many homeless folks in the park arcross from the white house its sad



Moreaces

1/5/09, 11:43:am

Yeah…That’s Right….

That’s funny that Bossip should clown downtown DC because a comedian I recently watched said that the view of the White House was great but that the rest of the city was a dump…personally, I’ve never been so I don’t know from experience
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DC is actually one of the cleanest cities you will ever see, and has some really great buildings and sites to see.. it is not at all a dirty city



Chelly

1/5/09, 13:01:pm

Welcome 2 DC!! I love the Obama’s and am glad to have them in the DMV!!



***** Said

1/5/09, 13:04:pm

@ Jason: I’m glad someone else said that about Michelle. Sure, she carries herself well, dresses nice and seems like a strong black woman, but the face aint that cute.



Man, I just don't care

1/5/09, 13:05:pm

@SYDNEY

whose in ur gravie?

I wonder how many black kids go to that school.



Re is excited to see GAMBIT in May. FINALLY!

1/5/09, 13:09:pm

@T-Bird

I have no good news for you…the commute it ALWAYS tough during rush hour here…the only thing I’d suggest is to wake up earlier and plan for the worst. The beltway is my favorite mode of travel (especially if you carpool, you can get into the HOV lane), but I think the regular roadways are easier if you plan ahead and hit the roads early. Goodluck with everything! I’m sure a family member or friend can give you the best backroads and direction to get to your location quickly and safer than I can



AKeys Just say No to Gonzo

1/5/09, 13:15:pm

The ***** this man has to deal with!!!! SMH



hi haters

1/5/09, 13:18:pm

MARQUIS AND SYDNEY ARE THE SAME PEOPLE. U NEED TO CONFESS SYDNEY!!!



NYC Gal

1/5/09, 13:21:pm

I hope alot of black men look at President Elect Obama to see the example he has set of the importance of being a father to their kids.



Man, I just don't care

1/5/09, 13:26:pm

@NYC GAL
“I hope alot of black men look at President Elect Obama to see the example he has set of the importance of being a father to their kids.”
_____________________________________________________________

STFU.



S&J

1/5/09, 13:27:pm

I LOVE U MICHELLE!!!



Yvonne

1/5/09, 13:34:pm

@Akeys Just Say No….,

You must have been reading my mind. I have been thinking the same thing.

I pray Presiden-elect Obama gets the strength and guidance he will surely be needing because he has a landfill of crap to deal with and I hope the public will be patient with him….as he said before things will not happen overnight.

It is going to take more than a few years to get all this mess straightend out and it will get worse before it gets better.



TAMEKA NOT USHER WIFE LOL

1/5/09, 13:36:pm

ITS TIME TO MOVE ON NOW THE NEXT STEP IS THE WHITE HOUSE AM SURE THEY CAN VISIT THERE HOME TOWN BUT IT WILL BE HARD ON THEM.THATS A CUITE PIC OF THEM GOING TO SCHOOL ON THERE FRIST DAY. AND OUR PRISIENT WAS TERE TO SAY GOOD BYE BEFORE HE GET TO WORK AM SURE THAT MRS OBAMA WILL BE BUSY WITH WITH THEM WHEN THEY GET OFF FROM SCHOOL IS GREAT TO SEE A FAMILY WHO LOVE THERE CHILDREN VERY MURCH SOME PARTENTS DONT CARE ABOUT THERE CHILDREN JUST DRUGS AND TRY TO MAKE MONEY OFF THE STREETS.



AKeys just say no to Gonzo (Swizzy)

1/5/09, 13:38:pm

@ Yvonne
The media is out for him I know it



hell yeah

1/5/09, 14:01:pm

So chi, i hear you girl Chi-town all the time> WEST SIDE Augusta Blvd Chi-town all the way.



NOELLE

1/5/09, 14:06:pm

THEY ARE SOOOO CUTE



Encyclopedia Brown

1/5/09, 14:38:pm

Good for them. Good for us.



Black.Woman

1/5/09, 14:45:pm

I heard something to the effect that there is another place that President elects are suppose to stay with their family until they move into the White House, but the only reason the Obamas are not going there is because G. W. Bush booked it for a party. Does anyone know anything about this?
If it’s true, Bush is an *****hole. Hates to see someone who REALLY deserves his job succeed as does crab in the barrel ***** *****s…



Black.Woman

1/5/09, 14:52:pm

From Washington Post
Obama Arrives in Style
The family had asked to stay at Blair House, a guesthouse near the White House where the president-elect typically lives just before inauguration. But they were rebuffed by the Bushes, who said the building was already booked “by White House officials, the State Department and its Office of Protocol for various events.”



Black.Woman

1/5/09, 14:53:pm

Bush and his wife are some goddamn haters.



Playlist

1/5/09, 15:08:pm

I love this family.



The Goddess

1/5/09, 15:39:pm

I can understand him being choked up leaving Chicago since that’s basically where things all started for him. I’m definitely looking forward to having him in DC and in the white house.

He and the Obama’s are a great example of SO MANY Things… black love, a strong family unit, and the possibility that you can be ANYTHING you aspire to be.



Baby

1/5/09, 16:27:pm

The Obama’s wanted to move in before the 15th, which is when the President Elect’s family traditionally moves to Blair house. It is booked til then with White House guests. Obama will move in on the 15th and stay until innauguration. The Bushes ain’t keeping him out. Obama wanted in early for the start of school and it wasn’t available.



Black.Woman

1/5/09, 17:05:pm

Oh. Then I apologize to the outgoing President…



Slim

1/5/09, 18:02:pm

No, Walter Reed is on Georgia Ave in NW..most of NW is nice, as we all know, but Georgia Ave area is no good- but that doesn’t mean that “the farther into DC you go the worse it is.” And NW is still the nicest section in DC.

And f*ck a comedian who’s never been here saying the rest of the city is a “dump”..DC has its bad places but it’s a beautiful place that is only getting better. Even the bad areas are really not terrible..I spend a lot of time in Trinidad and I’ve come to like it.



Wenzel Dashington

1/5/09, 18:03:pm

Sasha: My Daddy can beat up your Daddy and then get him kicked out of America.



Slim

1/5/09, 18:03:pm

@T-Bird Alexandria is a great place to live if you’re commuting into DC. Take the Metro. Always. Cheapest and easiest way.



Wenzel Dashington

1/5/09, 18:05:pm

BTW- Barark has a big ole smile and Michelle’s hair is looking a little mussed up. He hit it.



Slim

1/5/09, 18:05:pm

And it’s not the homeless you have to worry about in DC. They may not “look nice” to you but they pretty much keep to themselves.

If you’re worried about being robbed/mugged/shot/raped, it’s not the homeless that’ll get you, believe me..



adiamondcenter

1/5/09, 20:41:pm

Obama if you read this I wanna say….Blesses & Congrats and plz at the inauguration keep ya eyes open and be able to duck and roll and have reflexes like Bush and that shoe….Watch out 4 the crazy whiteys….all in all…. I hope all is good…..



Mock Rock Star is taking over

1/5/09, 21:31:pm

Yo did you all hear that Obama has to live in a hotel because the Blake House or some bull***** across the street which is the President guest house is “booked” until the 15th WTF!!! Crackers are just trying to hold on into the last day of this man not being the president



drewzee23

1/5/09, 22:07:pm

@ Slim

And f*ck a comedian who’s never been here saying the rest of the city is a “dump”..DC has its bad places but it’s a beautiful place that is only getting better. Even the bad areas are really not terrible..I spend a lot of time in Trinidad and I’ve come to like it.
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Slim, you’ve got to be *****ting me. Trinidad is like constant Watts Riots. You might be able to fool these other cats, but not a DMV dweller like myself. You mean, Trinidad, where they had to set up police barricades because they were killing so much, people complained, they killed a kid like the next day, Trinidad? Uh uh, Slim. Unless you are a real life Rambo, there is no joy in kickin’ it in Trinidad. And Rambo wouldn’t be on Bossip, he’d be cleaning his cache of guns and making sure the pins in his grenades are angled properly. SMH @ you for that one.



dfiestyone

1/5/09, 22:23:pm

Beautiful family, I love them esp the little girl, Sasha… she’s a cutie!!



PErvster

1/5/09, 23:12:pm

Love the Obamas, but is it just me who sees the “weirdo” in Malia already?? On too many occasions I’ve seen her rockin the whole “Yannick Noah” look. And she’s a soccer player. Now don’t jump all over me..I know they’re all upper crust and *****, so there will be some EC-cen-TRICI-ties, I’m just sayin’…She seems to be kind of a *****ey little chick.



eyecandy

1/6/09, 08:43:am

We rock here in the DMV. and its really not all that bad as big cities go. DC has a flavor all its own with the political ish going on. And not dirty at all. Even the most ghetto-ish areas are clean in comparison to say—NYC. No hate, just observation. Love me some New York!



mango rusher

1/6/09, 19:21:pm

Hello obama ,my name is peter ,am from ghana ,is that your family ,they look great ,how are they doing ,i hope they are fine ?



mango rusher

1/6/09, 19:22:pm

Happy new year