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Weaver: Yes You Can Dream the Impossible Dream

by sara star | August 14, 2009 at 05:34 am

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Dream the impossible dream. YES YOU CAN!

Just ask Damon Weaver, from Pahokee, Florida, a young man with a dream to be a journalist. Last year, he conducted an interview with Joe Biden. He also attended Obama's inauguration in January, but was unable to get through security lines for the ceremony. That didn't stop him. Well, this week he finally got his Presidential interview with Barack Obama.

He also snagged a full scholarship to Albany State University in Georgia.

Oh....and did I tell you he was eleven years old.

In the interview, which was filmed at the White House and posted on YouTube.com on Thursday night, the 11-year-old asks Obama about bullying, how parents can improve their children's education, and if the president could make school lunches better.

Weaver told Obama he noticed that he gets "bullied a lot," and asked how the president handled negative comments.

"I think that when you're president, you're responsible for a lot of things," Obama said. "A lot of people are having a tough time and they're hurting out there. And the main thing I just try to do is stay focused on trying to do a good job, and try to be understanding that sometimes people are going to be mad about things."