Michelle Obama Receives Heartbreaking Plea From Child Whose Dad Is Unemployed

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/24/michelle-obama-unemployed_n_5206802.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000013

AP  | by  NANCY BENAC
Posted: 04/24/2014 1:29 pm EDT Updated: 04/24/2014 2:00 pm EDT



WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama's annual question-and-answer session with the children of Executive Office employees took a serious turn Thursday when a 10-year-old girl in the front row told the first lady that her dad had been out of work for three years. Then the girl popped up to hand the first lady his resume.

The first lady seemed a little taken aback but then explained to the other children, who might not have heard the girl's comment, that the matter was "a little private, but she's doing something for her dad." Mrs. Obama promised to deal with the matter later.

When the event ended, Mrs. Obama gave the girl, Charlotte Bell, a hug and then reached back to grab the resume off a table as she left the East Room. The first lady played host to the children at the White House on Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day.

Charlotte's family had joked over the weekend about making a job pitch to the first lady, but her parents didn't know she would give it a try, according to her mother, an executive branch employee who did not want to be identified.

Charlotte's father, Ben Bell, has been looking for a policy job for more than two years and recently has been trying to get a job with the Obama administration. He worked on the Obama campaign in 2012.

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THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.

Michelle Obama's annual question-and-answer session with the children of Executive Office employees has taken a somber turn.

A young girl in the front row at Thursday's event told the first lady that her dad had been out of work for three years. Then the girl popped up to hand Mrs. Obama her dad's resume.

The first lady seemed taken aback. Then Mrs. Obama explained to the other children, who might not have heard the girl's comment, that it was a private matter but the girl was "doing something for her dad." Mrs. Obama promised to deal with the matter later.

When the event ended, Mrs. Obama gave the girl a hug and then reached back to grab the resume off a table as she left the East Room.

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children of Executive Office employees

So this child does have a parent already suckling at the White House teat, am I correct? But Ben thinks Obammy needs yet another policy advisor, eh? Maybe Ben should have taken advantage of all those job training programs and gone to community college to learn an actual skill. You know, like HVAC or computer repair.