May 19, 2013

Obamas 2012 Tax Return Shows Drop in Income

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*Is the President and First Lady‘s money getting’ funny? Are they coming up short? Well, put it this way. According to their income 2012 tax return, the Obama family’s 2012 income was slightly lower than in 2011. Here are the numbers, as released by the White House: The President and First Lady earned $608,611 last [...]




Jokey Joke: Jay Leno Spoofs Obama’s Inaugural First Dance of 2013 (Video)

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*Jay Leno and the rest of the night time talk show hosts don’t ever get tired of joking the presidents and/or candidates. So, you know, they had a blast with President Obama’s inauguration. Jay Leno comes out on top though with his take on what went on during the inauguration. He talks about Hillary showing [...]




The Obamas Discuss Daughters Getting Married

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*President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama recently appeared in their first joint interview since being elected into the White House once again last month and held little back when talking about keeping their love alive and raising their daughters, says the Christian Post. In the “Nightline” interview that aired the day after Christmas, interviewer Barbara Walters questioned the [...]




Michelle Obama Rocks the Presidential Debate with Something Old

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*Yeah the presidential debates are very important for the future of America, but let’s talk about that dress first lady Michelle Obama was wearing this past Monday night at the 3rd and final presidential debate. Just think, another four years of a fashion forward first lady (not making any predictions, just sayin’). So she dawned [...]




Obama Responds to Akin: ‘Rape is Rape’ (Video)

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*(Via The Hill) – President Obama on Monday called Rep. Todd Akin’s remarks about rape “offensive” and sought to tie the Republican Senate candidate to the GOP presidential ticket. “Rape is rape,” Obama said at a White House press briefing. He called Akin’s comments “way out there.” Defining rape, he said, “doesn’t make sense to [...]




Obama Hater – A Puerto Rican Politico – Under Fire for Racial Tweet

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*(Via Washington Post) – An adviser to Puerto Rico’s most powerful female lawmaker faced calls to resign on Wednesday after she sent a tweet to President Barack Obama urging him to buy the first lady a double-banana sundae and take her to Kenya. Heidi Wys sent the tweet last week shortly after Obama tweeted that [...]




Could the Obamas’ Hair Actually Impact the Election?

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*Can something as silly as hair impact a voter’s decision at the poll. As crazy as it sounds, a Loop 21 writer believes the Obama’s could be facing some hairy bias come November. Apparently I struck a nerve last week when I dared to mention that the physical appearance of a candidate does impact whom [...]




Michelle and Barack Wish Everyone Happy Holidays (and so do We!)

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*Before they left for their holiday vacation in Hawaii, President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama offered special greetings to all us and especially to the brave men and women of the armed forces and their families who support them. With that in mind, we’re going the take the first family’s cue and wish all [...]




9/11 Ceremony (Watch): The Obamas Lay Wreath at Flight 93 Memorial

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*(Via Yahoo News) – President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, placed a wreath at the Flight 93 National Memorial on Sunday, arriving at the site to pay respects to the 40 passengers and crew who died a decade ago Sunday. The president and first lady visited the Wall of Names. Each of the [...]




Obama’s Facebook (Townhall) Campaign Trail

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*President Barack Obama is really on the campaign trail early and is out there doing his Facebook thing. He plans to launch another town hall meeting on April 20 from Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif. and speak on the nation’s economy and budget. The president will answer FB generated questions via Livestream for anyone [...]




New Jersey Gov. Christie Feeling First Lady’s Health Efforts

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*First Lady Michelle Obama has stood in the face of criticism from those who say her national campaign against childhood obesity is a scam. Most of the remarks and outrage come from the conservative side, but one Republican governor is saying she’s doing a bang up job. New Jersey’s governor, Chris Christie, has struggled with [...]




Will the President Find a Church Home?

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*Since President Obama’s arrival in town two years ago, many local religious leaders have wondered when, or if, the country’s first African American first family might choose a new church home. On Sunday, as the Obamas worshiped at the storied Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church a few blocks from the White House, a not-so-subtle appeal [...]




J-Hud, Legend, Seal To Perform At White House

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*In honor of Black History Month, the next “In Performance at the White House” special will celebrate the music that inspired the struggle for American civil rights during the 1950s and 60s. President and Mrs. Obama will host “A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement,” a concert to be held in the White [...]




Obamas Watch ‘Avatar’ on New Year’s Eve: First family gets theater all to themselves for James Cameron’s latest.

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*President Barack Obama took his wife and kids to see “Avatar” Thursday morning at a movie theater near their rented vacation home in Hawaii. According to the Associated Press, the screening room was cleared out for just the first family, who left their compound before noon. In director James Cameron’s sci-fi epic, a paraplegic ex-marine [...]