Ready Set Roll
March 1st, 2012
11:52 AM ET

Ready Set Roll

The White House Easter Egg Roll is just around the corner. It is scheduled for April 9th and 35,000 people are expected to attend.

Today the White House announced the theme “Let’s Go, Let’s Play, Let’s Move”. The games and activities are geared to promote the idea of living an active healthy life.

Bo is featured this year on one of the souvenir eggs and The White House has dressed him up in a video promoting the event. (link to video)

A lottery for tickets to the Egg Roll will be open today and close on Monday March 5th at 10am. (link to site)


soundoff (26 Responses)
  1. Howard

    All of these staged events paint a human face on Obama, while he continues to pick our pockets, and revoke our freedoms.

    March 1, 2012 at 12:38 pm |
    • Steveo

      Come on, man! Even GOP presidents held the same event for kids!

      March 1, 2012 at 12:45 pm |
      • jean2009

        Oh.....is that the most halfhearted forceful calling out you can do?

        March 2, 2012 at 3:09 pm |
      • Steveo

        No Jean it is not! I'm saving that one for you and Trace!

        March 2, 2012 at 3:11 pm |
      • Steveo

        @Jean2009 But thanks for noticing the call -out! This places me one up on you. You have not yet called out ANYONE on the left yet for ANYTHING! You had a good chance a couple of days ago when BLKman in America give his "pink people" rant. You tappped danced around that issue harder than Sammy Davis Jr!

        March 2, 2012 at 3:19 pm |
      • jean2009

        @ Steveo and you had your chance to call out Rush.

        March 3, 2012 at 6:51 pm |
    • Steveo

      @Jean2009

      Yes I did have an opportunity to call out Rush! Just because I didn't should not be taken as agreement with him! Problem is Jean, although I called out Howard, that was not good enough for you! I say nothing and that is not good enough for you! See what i'm saying?

      March 3, 2012 at 7:16 pm |
  2. OBAMA2012

    Howard....poor you, boo hoo hoo. Everything this president does makes you right wings nuts lose your minds. I guess next your going to say he is trying to take your house, car and let's not forget your gun. your a loser and need to admit that all the presidents have some type of gathering for Easter. hypocrit!!

    March 1, 2012 at 1:22 pm |
    • Howard

      You're such a fool. Obama is using stooges like you, and you're too stupid to even know it. As soon as he no longer needs obedient pawns, like you, you'll be thrown under the bus, just like all the rest of the blind loyal idiots, who follow this corrupt, self-serving, false messiah, in lock step. When that day comes, although it will be poetic justice to see you fools get your comeuppance, unfortunately, you clueless jerks will take down the entire country with you !!!

      March 1, 2012 at 3:33 pm |
      • jean2009

        Obama-Biden 2012-2016!

        March 2, 2012 at 3:10 pm |
    • JS

      Hey Obama 2012 – It appears Howard kicked your butt. Is that why you are crying?

      March 1, 2012 at 4:31 pm |
    • JS

      Actually, check the gun laws in Ill. (where BO was involved in creating laws). He already took their guns... But, don't hurt yourself bending over backwards for BO.

      March 1, 2012 at 4:34 pm |
      • jean2009

        http://www.gunlawguide.com/Illinois.htm
        Check again!
        http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Are_handguns_legal_to_own_in_Massachusetts
        There are very strict laws in Massachusetts
        Pennsylvania currently has the strictest gun laws
        http://www.csmonitor.com/CSM-Photo-Galleries/Lists/States-with-the-strictest-gun-laws
        Makes sense that states with the highest populations will have stricter gun laws.

        Although Massachusetts, Washington D.C. and New York state are considered to have the strictest gun laws.

        My feeling is.... if hunting a game animal with the weapon is illegal it should be illegal to own.

        March 2, 2012 at 3:27 pm |
      • Steveo

        Jean2009, I am going to borrow leftist language for my response! First you have everyright to your feelings, but currently, the 2nd amendment says other wise! Her ewe go:

        "If you don't want to have (gun) don't get one"! You guys normally insert abortion where I placed "gun". BTW wasn't the DC gun control law overturned? My point is the criminal element will NEVER suffer under gun control, the honest gun owners (those who actually take the time to legally purchase and register their guns) will.

        March 2, 2012 at 3:41 pm |
  3. jean2009

    Starting before 1870 the Easter egg hunts were on the Capitol grounds. In 1876 Congress passed a law stating the that Capitol grounds could not be used as a playground. The event was moved to the White House grounds in 1878.

    History of the White House Easter Egg Roll
    http://clinton2.nara.gov/WH/glimpse/Easter/

    March 1, 2012 at 1:41 pm |
    • jerry

      blah blah blah...anyone for some mz obama food?

      March 1, 2012 at 3:15 pm |
    • Howard

      If Obama were not corrupt, it wouldn't matter if he staged P.R. events, like other Presidents have. But, in his case, it's sickening, because he's a hypocrite, who pushes a fake image of being nice, while at the same time he's robbing Americans blind, and destroying our rights and freedoms. Unfortunately, Obama stooges, like you, support, and excuse him for every corrupt and stupid act he commits, which results in his getting away with it, and his getting worse by the day.

      March 1, 2012 at 3:37 pm |
      • jean2009

        Off your meds?

        March 2, 2012 at 3:06 pm |
  4. george of the jungle.

    can we expect anything less from our repo friends than to take a hundred and some tradition and turn it into a chance to base the president.??? Just listened to the speach the president and vp just gave at the dinner honoring men and woman in military. Was really nice. First time a president has had our vets to a dinner at the white house ever. So lets hear you nut jobs conplain about that.Obama 2012

    March 1, 2012 at 2:55 pm |
  5. jerry

    blah blah blah...perhaps mz obummer will shove some of that low calorie food down the kids throats...

    March 1, 2012 at 3:15 pm |
    • jean2009

      Good for her lard bottom.

      March 2, 2012 at 3:05 pm |
    • jean2009

      What is it with you and healthy food do you need to go on a diet?

      March 2, 2012 at 3:28 pm |
  6. Jason Glynn

    relax next we'll have President Romney at the white house and Obama will be gone

    March 2, 2012 at 2:54 am |
  7. John

    I am not against this right now, but I would like to know what the overall expense is. These types of things should remain in place, but a move should be made to fund them privately. I feel the same way about other fundraisers, team visits, parties, entertainment events and most dinner events heald by sitting politicians.

    March 2, 2012 at 7:12 am |
  8. jean2009

    A 133 year tradition that has survived harder times than these and all I see is a bunch of idiot whiners that obviously don't have the guts for hard times. The National Parks System is in charge of the Monday Easter Egg Roll.

    John did you question the cost when George W. Bush was spending us into oblivion with his two unfunded wars?

    March 2, 2012 at 3:04 pm |
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