The hubris of knowledge…
Yo, Michelle Obama, The House You Wake Up In Was Rebuilt Under Harry Truman. “Okay, America, it’s time for a history lesson. When the First “Lady,” Michelle Obama, claimed recently that the house she wakes up in every day was “built by slaves” the poor woman didn’t realize just how badly she stepped in the historical quicksand. See, those who are enthusiasts of White House lore (this writer is one such person) know a few things about the Executive Mansion. One of those little tidbits of trivia is that in 1948, after the leg of Margaret Truman’s piano went through the floor, an assessment of the house was made and long story short, the Truman family was more or less evicted to live in the White House Guest House – along with a whole lot of the furniture – the day after the 1948 election. (The West Wing, a Teddy Roosevelt addition, however, was still available for the President’s use.) . . . The White House, as we know the Executive Mansion today, was rebuilt between 1949 and the end of 1951 for a total cost of $5.4 million, over 80 years after slavery was abolished. . . . So, Michelle Obama, was the White House built by slaves? Parts of the original, yes, but you aren’t living in the original. And the sad thing is, millions of us who have never lived in that particular residence know it, and you don’t after almost eight years.”
…or the lack thereof. What, they don’t get Google in the White House. Shouldn’t be hard to fix – they’re meeting with Prez Stompyfoot all the time.
(H/T: Instapundit)
