Halloween At The White House, Obama Style (Photos)

It’s not every year that you get to trick or treat at the White House, but this year the President and First Lady handed out goodies to about 2,000 ghouls and goblins from nearby Maryland and Virginia. Michelle Obama even dressed up as some kind of cheetah/leopard cat woman. Continue reading »

The Obama Girls DID Get Their Flu Shots

Calm down all you haters. The Obamas did indeed get flu shots and Malia and Sasha both got the N1H1 vaccines. That puts to rest the crazy arguments saying that Obama wouldn’t risk his girls health by having them get the flu shot that he has publicly told everyone to get. Continue reading »

The White House Releases New Obama Family Portrait

The new White House portrait of the first family has been released. The Obama’s were captured by famed photographer Annie Leibovitz. That’s a pretty good gig for the lenswoman who is way way in debt. Leibovitz snapped the casual and cute shot on September 1st in the Green Room at the White House. Check out the photograph of Barack, Michelle, Sasha and Malia here.

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President Obama on Letterman: I Was Black Before The Election (VIDEO)

President Barack Obama appeared on David Letterman last night and talked about everything from his family to health care reform. And Obama showed off his keen sense of humor and comic timing, as seen in this clip when Dave asked him about Jimmy Carter’s theory that the recent vitriol and hatred directed towards him in many town hall meetings and debates is fueled by racism. “It’s important to realize that I was actually black before the election,” Obama deadpanned, drawing a huge laugh from the crowd and leaving Dave in hysterics. See the video after the jump.

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President Obama’s Speech - What It’s About

Tomorrow morning President Obama is going to address the schoolchildren of America (no, it isn’t mandatory) with a speech about the importance of education.

Mr. Obama will discuss his own childhood experiences:

I know that for many of you, today is the first day of school. And for those of you in kindergarten, or starting middle or high school, it’s your first day in a new school, so it’s understandable if you’re a little nervous. I imagine there are some seniors out there who are feeling pretty good right now, with just one more year to go. And no matter what grade you’re in, some of you are probably wishing it were still summer, and you could’ve stayed in bed just a little longer this morning. Continue reading »