VIDEO-- Obama: Sasha and Malia have to "scoop the poop" + Malia: Lincoln "inspires big thoughts"

By GottaLaff

One thing I've always tried to instill in my own kids is kindness. That's a huge priority of mine, as I've also told my students... over and over and over again. Guess who agrees with me:


Watch "Barack Obama: The Barbara Walters Special," tonight at 10 p.m. ET
The "poop" and Lincoln lines aren't in this video. Drats! But here are some excerpts from tonight's interview that are too precious for words:

Malia Obama, the 10-year-old daughter of President-elect Obama, plans to make herself right at home in the White House and has already called dibs on using Abraham Lincoln's desk for her homework. [...]

She says, 'You know, Daddy, I've got an idea,'" Obama told ABC News' Barbara Walters during an exclusive interview.

"She says, 'Well you know how sometimes I have these, you know, big papers that I have to write? If I've got an important paper, a history paper, I think I'm going to go in that room where Abraham Lincoln, where there's that thing where he signed it?"

"You mean the Gettysburg Address?" Obama asked.

"Yeah. I'm going to sit at that desk because I'm thinking that will inspire big thoughts," she told her father.

"Hey, go ahead kid," Michelle Obama said with a laugh.

Her father said Malia is "quite the historian" and is sure she will be using the desk.[...]

He also wanted to be certain that his daughters are going to be willing to "scoop the poop" on the White House lawn.

That's it. I'm moving in with them. Anyone who wants to share a room with me, drop me a line and I'll let the Obamas know.

Laffy Note: I mistakenly called Malia "Sasha" in the blog post title. I've corrected it.