Girl Scouts Sneak Past Secret Service, Camp Out On White House Lawn

</p> <p>Ok, this is just all kinds of cute -- to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the National Parks system and Michelle Obama's "Let's Move!" healthy-stuff initiative, and also because there's just never a bad time to have photos of smiley kids with the POTUS and the FLOTUS, the Obamas <a href="http: //abcnews.go.com/Politics/girl-scouts-camp-white-house-lawn/story?id=32141434">hosted a whole gaggle of Girl Scouts</a> from all over the country for a campout on the south lawn of the White House. It was almost as cute as that time<a href="https://wonkette.substack.com/p/obama-proclaims-self-princess-for-life-of-america" target="_blank"> Obama wore a tiara</a> or the other time he met the little scouts at the <a href="https://wonkette.substack.com/p/girl-scouts-show-obama-science-projects-he-did-not-build" target="_blank">White House science fair.</a> </p><hr/><p>[contextly_sidebar id="cNYGAMJ1MsVuQIgTxBADEX7lkWH1qEeq"] </p><p>There was a rock-climbing wall (no <a href="https://wonkette.substack.com/p/secret-service-even-more-clusterfked-than-we-thought" target="_blank">fence-climbing</a> or <a href="https://wonkette.substack.com/p/rand-paul-has-a-shotgun-for-your-drone-buddy" target="_blank">quadcopter-flying</a> lessons, though), and the kids had a chance to look through a telescope with real live <a href="https://twitter.com/Astro_Cady/status/615961920542277633" target="_blank">NASA astronaut Cady Coleman,</a> who brought along her space station pajamas: </p><p><a href="https://assets.rbl.ms/17679213/origin.jpg"><img id="b2c7d" data-rm-shortcode-id="6ee6fc5bf7c51e24af19481e8be88b6c" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" class="rm-shortcode " loading="lazy" src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xNzY3OTIxMy9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTcxODkyMTM3Nn0.1gH5YEueUJDKngwB8hZnLSbtaB7ECqOiIs0jmFnD5Ek/img.jpg?width=980" /></a> </p><p>President Obama dropped by and <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/07/01/remarks-president-lets-move-camp-out-south-lawn" target="_blank">made some Dad President jokes</a> -- "What are you guys doing in my yard?" -- and sang some campfire songs around a Secret Service- approved "campfire" that was just a pile of LED lanterns, which is probably cheating, but if they won't let Joe Biden drive his Corvette, then they probably won't let even carefully vetted Girl Scouts anywhere near the combination of Fire + President. </p><p><a href="https://assets.rbl.ms/17679212/origin.jpg"><img id="d0800" data-rm-shortcode-id="c469aaf0fd06d1f6b20d7c3f6d6a215f" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" class="rm-shortcode " loading="lazy" src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xNzY3OTIxMi9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTcxNzg1MTU5OX0.EGP8lFgkc-a1ctgysMV5pY68gaGczo_9CPlfYP--wro/img.jpg?width=980" /></a> </p><p>Also, there was silliness: </p><p><a href="https://assets.rbl.ms/17679214/origin.jpg"><img id="0d506" data-rm-shortcode-id="580e2f7b7fc40ab2618b3bb53cd0f776" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" class="rm-shortcode " loading="lazy" src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xNzY3OTIxNC9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTcxNjgyNzQzOX0.686pxJ09ebMtyCQcW_3IO20eU5YiJVzX_vnO1OLvqWs/img.jpg?width=980" /></a> </p><p>The girls bedded down and <a href="https://twitter.com/FLOTUS/status/616072683655163905" target="_blank">Michelle Antoinette</a> probably just went inside and ordered school lunches to include Brussels sprouts in every serving: </p><p><a href="https://assets.rbl.ms/17679215/origin.jpg"><img id="da5a7" data-rm-shortcode-id="52ee43ff8b945e42c4b2c59d3854c01a" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" class="rm-shortcode " loading="lazy" src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xNzY3OTIxNS9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTcyOTcyODgzMn0.Mt77Ynxirt3-p4b3m546kXK5La9HcY_AN2fSc0RplLw/img.jpg?width=980" /></a> </p><p>Oh, but did it stay a "Perfect evening"? It did not! Just like so many broken promises from this White House, the campout was interrupted by thunderstorms and rain, and the girls had to relocate to sleeping on the floor in the Eisenhower Office Building, which is, we'll note, <em>not even in the White House!</em> (Somewhere in the Daily Caller comments, we just know that some witty guy had to have typed "Yeah, she probably promised "If you like your tent you can keep it!") </p><p><a href="https://assets.rbl.ms/17679216/origin.jpg"><img id="5f63a" data-rm-shortcode-id="23e0ae9a986055f0f09e7ccc96ea9098" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" class="rm-shortcode " loading="lazy" src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8xNzY3OTIxNi9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTczMDQ2NjIyNH0.Xwuha642vi6UqvcCKJy6cz1Iw40cn597lnrSI_rMGOM/img.jpg?width=980" /></a> </p><p>At least the astronaut hung around, so that was probably a lot of fun, even with the rain. Also, too, did you know that the White House is itself a National Park? And yet we are not even able to hike in it? Is this democracy? As somebody pointed out on the Chris Hayes program t'other night, it's a good thing the National Parks started a century ago -- today, they'd all be condos already. Happy Fourth of July, and be careful with your LED fireworks, people! </p><p>[<a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/girl-scouts-camp-white-house-lawn/story?id=32141434" target="_blank">ABC News</a> / <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/music/video/2015/jul/01/girl-scout-white-house-michelle-obama-campout-video" target="_blank">The Guardian</a> / <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/07/01/remarks-president-lets-move-camp-out-south-lawn" target="_blank">The White House</a>] </p>