Did you know Ahmed Mohamed is being invited to the White House? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-you-know-ahmed-mohamed-is-being-invited-to-the-white-house <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-60267"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fdid-you-know-ahmed-mohamed-is-being-invited-to-the-white-house%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Did+you+know+Ahmed+Mohamed+is+being+invited+to+the+White+House%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fdid-you-know-ahmed-mohamed-is-being-invited-to-the-white-house&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0ADid you know Ahmed Mohamed is being invited to the White House?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-you-know-ahmed-mohamed-is-being-invited-to-the-white-house" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="53a1932aef7fd758d02ab17e0c73cb3f" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/060/267/for_gallery_v2/944d55ee.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/060/267/large_v3/944d55ee.jpg" alt="944d55ee" /></a></div></div>Our President and industry leaders such as Mark Zuckerberg are inviting the young man who was arrested for bringing a homemade clock to school to visit the White House for Astronomy night, October 19th and Facebook HQ. They and others are celebrating his accomplishments in science and that we should be creating environments where creativity in the area is encouraged not shunned. This young man has gone from obscurity to celebrity in the span of a few days because of the initial overreaction of a teacher, school officials, and police. That said remember they erred on the side of safety for all at the school. What could have been a negative impact on his life has turned into a positive one and we should all be thankful that every once in a while a positive story is told.<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/17/us/texas-student-is-under-police-investigation-for-building-a-clock.html?_r=0">http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/17/us/texas-student-is-under-police-investigation-for-building-a-clock.html?_r=0</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/022/245/qrc/nytlogo152x23.gif?1443054785"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/17/us/texas-student-is-under-police-investigation-for-building-a-clock.html?_r=0">Log In - The New York Times</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description"> To save articles or get newsletters, alerts or recommendations – all free.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> Thu, 17 Sep 2015 00:37:10 -0400 Did you know Ahmed Mohamed is being invited to the White House? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-you-know-ahmed-mohamed-is-being-invited-to-the-white-house <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-60267"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fdid-you-know-ahmed-mohamed-is-being-invited-to-the-white-house%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Did+you+know+Ahmed+Mohamed+is+being+invited+to+the+White+House%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fdid-you-know-ahmed-mohamed-is-being-invited-to-the-white-house&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0ADid you know Ahmed Mohamed is being invited to the White House?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-you-know-ahmed-mohamed-is-being-invited-to-the-white-house" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="869d1c6f92fbea82585bc18389ec5117" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/060/267/for_gallery_v2/944d55ee.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/060/267/large_v3/944d55ee.jpg" alt="944d55ee" /></a></div></div>Our President and industry leaders such as Mark Zuckerberg are inviting the young man who was arrested for bringing a homemade clock to school to visit the White House for Astronomy night, October 19th and Facebook HQ. They and others are celebrating his accomplishments in science and that we should be creating environments where creativity in the area is encouraged not shunned. This young man has gone from obscurity to celebrity in the span of a few days because of the initial overreaction of a teacher, school officials, and police. That said remember they erred on the side of safety for all at the school. What could have been a negative impact on his life has turned into a positive one and we should all be thankful that every once in a while a positive story is told.<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/17/us/texas-student-is-under-police-investigation-for-building-a-clock.html?_r=0">http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/17/us/texas-student-is-under-police-investigation-for-building-a-clock.html?_r=0</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/022/245/qrc/nytlogo152x23.gif?1443054785"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/17/us/texas-student-is-under-police-investigation-for-building-a-clock.html?_r=0">Log In - The New York Times</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description"> To save articles or get newsletters, alerts or recommendations – all free.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> CPT Private RallyPoint Member Thu, 17 Sep 2015 00:37:10 -0400 2015-09-17T00:37:10-04:00 Response by SN Greg Wright made Sep 17 at 2015 12:44 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-you-know-ahmed-mohamed-is-being-invited-to-the-white-house?n=971401&urlhash=971401 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="658680" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/658680-31a-military-police">CPT Private RallyPoint Member</a> Captain, I'm a person that errs on the side of 'if they MIGHT be radical, they should be considered so'.<br /><br />In this case, I'd be entirely wrong. This young man was wronged by his teachers, by his administrators, by his government. My sentiment is so strong that, viewing a live interview, I disliked his mother because of her hijab. THIS IS MY PROBLEM. Not hers. Not his. This kid was villified for no reason. I am glad that industry giants extended invitations to him. I dislike that the president did so because that disingenuous fuck did it for political reasons...but still. The KID deserved it.<br /><br />Bottom line? I don't have a problem with how this is going for him. So far. SN Greg Wright Thu, 17 Sep 2015 00:44:11 -0400 2015-09-17T00:44:11-04:00 Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 17 at 2015 12:52 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-you-know-ahmed-mohamed-is-being-invited-to-the-white-house?n=971405&urlhash=971405 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I just saw this on the news. I was quite surprised that his situation warranted a trip to the white house. Things that make you go Hmm! 1SG Private RallyPoint Member Thu, 17 Sep 2015 00:52:58 -0400 2015-09-17T00:52:58-04:00 Response by SPC George Rudenko made Sep 17 at 2015 12:53 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-you-know-ahmed-mohamed-is-being-invited-to-the-white-house?n=971407&urlhash=971407 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Without reading the police report, I found this case an exercise in stupidity. I&#39;m a cop, and I think those cops were idiots, along with the school and the mayor. SPC George Rudenko Thu, 17 Sep 2015 00:53:38 -0400 2015-09-17T00:53:38-04:00 Response by LCDR Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 17 at 2015 1:15 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-you-know-ahmed-mohamed-is-being-invited-to-the-white-house?n=971433&urlhash=971433 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>This is just stupid. LCDR Private RallyPoint Member Thu, 17 Sep 2015 01:15:55 -0400 2015-09-17T01:15:55-04:00 Response by Sgt Kelli Mays made Sep 17 at 2015 1:17 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-you-know-ahmed-mohamed-is-being-invited-to-the-white-house?n=971435&urlhash=971435 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>well he's brought that lady who bathed herself in ??? whatever it was...and he brought in the person who taught him how to do selfies and he's brought OMGOD Al Sharpton like a gazillion times...and the parents of the traitor...so why not a no body kid who made the media...for reasons no good and bring him to the white house too.<br />But he doesn't bring people like Kate Steinle's parents or go to the funeral of cops gunned down or many other things he should have done....so, yeah...what else is new? Sgt Kelli Mays Thu, 17 Sep 2015 01:17:21 -0400 2015-09-17T01:17:21-04:00 Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 17 at 2015 8:22 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-you-know-ahmed-mohamed-is-being-invited-to-the-white-house?n=971779&urlhash=971779 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>//That said remember they erred on the side of safety for all at the school.//<br />Bull. If they thought for one moment that they actually had an actual bomb or bomb component, the school would have been evacuated immediately. If they thought for one moment that he actually intended a bomb hoax, he would have been carted off in handcuffs immediately rather than far later and would have been in jail rather than immediately returned to parents. Their own reaction shows how paper-thin that excuse is... MAJ Private RallyPoint Member Thu, 17 Sep 2015 08:22:59 -0400 2015-09-17T08:22:59-04:00 Response by SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. made Sep 17 at 2015 9:22 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-you-know-ahmed-mohamed-is-being-invited-to-the-white-house?n=971894&urlhash=971894 <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-60297"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fdid-you-know-ahmed-mohamed-is-being-invited-to-the-white-house%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Did+you+know+Ahmed+Mohamed+is+being+invited+to+the+White+House%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fdid-you-know-ahmed-mohamed-is-being-invited-to-the-white-house&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0ADid you know Ahmed Mohamed is being invited to the White House?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-you-know-ahmed-mohamed-is-being-invited-to-the-white-house" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="bdf4ceda5dbc0f6b1b0fad084b2bb37b" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/060/297/for_gallery_v2/eb16c0bc.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/060/297/large_v3/eb16c0bc.jpg" alt="Eb16c0bc" /></a></div></div>What do the following kids have in common?<br /><br />Peter Mathis of Wilmington, North Carolina<br />Haley Zinke and Tasha Williams of Turtle Lake, North Dakota<br />Logan Weimer of Holland, Ohio<br />Indy Brumbraugh and Cesar Limas of Dade City, Florida<br />Tori Clark of Ellis, Kansas<br />Ahmed Mohamed, Irving, Texas<br /><br />They all brought home made clocks to school!<br /><br />Which one ended up in hand-cuffs? SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. Thu, 17 Sep 2015 09:22:51 -0400 2015-09-17T09:22:51-04:00 Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 17 at 2015 9:34 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-you-know-ahmed-mohamed-is-being-invited-to-the-white-house?n=971924&urlhash=971924 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Why didn't he invite Kathryn Steinle to the WH and advocate the removal of sanctuary cities, actually ENFORCING the Laws of the land? SSG Private RallyPoint Member Thu, 17 Sep 2015 09:34:27 -0400 2015-09-17T09:34:27-04:00 Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 17 at 2015 9:56 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-you-know-ahmed-mohamed-is-being-invited-to-the-white-house?n=971973&urlhash=971973 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Having read about this yesterday, it is of my opinion that the entire situation...from him bringing that clock to school......to the reaction of the police...........was an entire poodle screw. MSG Private RallyPoint Member Thu, 17 Sep 2015 09:56:49 -0400 2015-09-17T09:56:49-04:00 Response by COL Jean (John) F. B. made Sep 17 at 2015 9:59 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-you-know-ahmed-mohamed-is-being-invited-to-the-white-house?n=971983&urlhash=971983 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="658680" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/658680-31a-military-police">CPT Private RallyPoint Member</a> - Not at all surprising. Trying to make this a big issue, which it is not. If this had been a Caucasian named John Smith, it would not be on the radar screen. The media and the Resident are trying to make this an issue it is not. Typical for these hate mongers... COL Jean (John) F. B. Thu, 17 Sep 2015 09:59:00 -0400 2015-09-17T09:59:00-04:00 Response by CW4 Guy Butler made Sep 17 at 2015 10:18 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-you-know-ahmed-mohamed-is-being-invited-to-the-white-house?n=972036&urlhash=972036 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>There are others, including MIT and Harvard.<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://m.mic.com/articles/125456/ahmed-mohamed-has-officially-received-invitations-to-mit-and-harvard">http://m.mic.com/articles/125456/ahmed-mohamed-has-officially-received-invitations-to-mit-and-harvard</a> CW4 Guy Butler Thu, 17 Sep 2015 10:18:14 -0400 2015-09-17T10:18:14-04:00 Response by SSG Warren Swan made Sep 17 at 2015 12:28 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-you-know-ahmed-mohamed-is-being-invited-to-the-white-house?n=972478&urlhash=972478 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I'm happy for this kid, as I've said before. But the real lesson to be taken away by him is twofold; 1. Never stop dreaming, you can make your future what you want it to be, and 2. Forgiveness is the hardest thing to do, and something he'll do in his own time. SSG Warren Swan Thu, 17 Sep 2015 12:28:22 -0400 2015-09-17T12:28:22-04:00 Response by SSG Paul Setterholm made Sep 17 at 2015 12:43 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-you-know-ahmed-mohamed-is-being-invited-to-the-white-house?n=972528&urlhash=972528 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>The president also met with the heroes of the train attack. SSG Paul Setterholm Thu, 17 Sep 2015 12:43:44 -0400 2015-09-17T12:43:44-04:00 Response by SSG Paul Setterholm made Sep 17 at 2015 12:49 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-you-know-ahmed-mohamed-is-being-invited-to-the-white-house?n=972551&urlhash=972551 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>If they actually thought he had a bomb, why was the school evacuated and the bomb squad called? SSG Paul Setterholm Thu, 17 Sep 2015 12:49:06 -0400 2015-09-17T12:49:06-04:00 Response by Capt Walter Miller made Sep 17 at 2015 1:07 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-you-know-ahmed-mohamed-is-being-invited-to-the-white-house?n=972624&urlhash=972624 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Good for him. Capt Walter Miller Thu, 17 Sep 2015 13:07:54 -0400 2015-09-17T13:07:54-04:00 Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Sep 17 at 2015 1:37 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-you-know-ahmed-mohamed-is-being-invited-to-the-white-house?n=972726&urlhash=972726 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>By speaking for groups who have perceived wrongs by society, the POTUS legitimizes the groups. MAJ Ken Landgren Thu, 17 Sep 2015 13:37:17 -0400 2015-09-17T13:37:17-04:00 Response by PO1 Glenn Boucher made Sep 17 at 2015 2:27 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-you-know-ahmed-mohamed-is-being-invited-to-the-white-house?n=972939&urlhash=972939 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Its great for this kid and his family, heck an invite to something like this for a kid interested in science and technology? I wish I could go.<br />I know someone will call me a hater but President Obama is only doing this as a childish act of "look how dumb I made you look now".<br />Invite the kid for his obvious raw desire to be a better person not because someone screwed up. PO1 Glenn Boucher Thu, 17 Sep 2015 14:27:03 -0400 2015-09-17T14:27:03-04:00 2015-09-17T00:37:10-04:00