Archive for 'President Barack Obama'
Annie Leibovitz Obama Family Portrait
Posted on 25. Oct, 2009 by CSS.
Celebrity photog Annie Leibovitz has unveiled the official family portrait of President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and their daughters, Sasha and Malia. The First Family were photographed in The Green Room of The White House on Sept. 1. Notably absent from the picture? First Dog Bo Obama.
Annie’s relationship with The Obamas goes back to 2004, when the famous shutterbug snapped then-Senator Obama for the cover of Vanity Fair Magazine.
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President Obama Awarded Nobel Peace Prize 2009
Posted on 09. Oct, 2009 by CSS.
President Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples,” the Norwegian Nobel Committee said, also citing the president’s outreach to the Muslim world and attempts to curb nuclear proliferation.
The committee said it attached particular emphasis on the President’s vision of a world without nuclear weapons.
The stunning choice made Obama only the third sitting U.S. president to win the Nobel Peace Prize, shocking many Nobel watchers- who believed it was too early to award the president. Barack Obama took office only weeks before the committee’s Feb. 1 deadline for nominations. Theodore Roosevelt won the award in 1906 and Woodrow Wilson won in 1919. Former President Jimmy Carter won the award in 2002, while former Vice President Al Gore shared the 2007 prize with the U.N. panel on climate change.
“Only very rarely has a person to the same extent as Obama captured the world’s attention and given its people hope for a better future,” the committee said this morning. “His diplomacy is founded in the concept that those who are to lead the world must do so on the basis of values and attitudes that are shared by the majority of the world’s population.”
“Obama has as president created a new climate in international politics. Multilateral diplomacy has regained a central position, with emphasis on the role that the United Nations and other international institutions can play,” the committee said.
So if nominations had to be in by Feb 1- That means Obama was nominated just 9 days after taking office… Doesn’t that strike anyone as a little odd?
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First Lady, Michelle Obama “Sesame Street” 40th Season Premiere
Posted on 29. Sep, 2009 by CSS.
On Nov. 10, television’s beloved children’s classic Sesame Street will celebrate its 40th birthday with a guest appearance from First Lady Michelle Obama.
Mrs. O is on tap to teach America’s tiniest citizens the importance of eating healthy by planting a garden of tomatoes, cucumbers, and lettuce with longtime Sesame Street residents Big Bird and Elmo.
“All these seeds need to grow are sun, soil and water. If you eat these healthy foods, you’re going to grow up to be big and strong, like me,” she says. “I know you’re going to like these vegetables, because in addition to being healthy, they really taste great!”
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Barack Obama “Late Show With David Letterman” Video
Posted on 22. Sep, 2009 by CSS.
President Barack Obama spoke openly about whether he thinks racism is behind recent political attacks against him on the Late Show with David Letterman Monday night.
Referring to Republican Rep. Joe Wilson’s “You lie!” outburst as Obama addressed health-care reform to the nation two weeks ago, Letterman asked Obama if he believed former President Jimmy Carter’s assertion that the South Carolina congressman is racist.
“Well, first of all, I think it’s important to realize that I was actually black before the election, so…This is true. This is true,” the President laughed. “I actually think that what’s happened is that whenever a president tries to bring about significant changes, particularly during times of economic unease, then there is a certain segment of the population that gets very riled up.”
He continued: “You know, one of the things you sign up for in politics is folks yell at you, but I think that what has been missing from the conversation is that the overwhelming majority of people, Republican or Democrat, I think they just want to see some common sense, they want to see some honesty and integrity in Washington. I think they’re turned off by the shouting and the yelling, and they expect more from their public elected officials.”
Watch the interview in full below:
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President Barack Obama “Late Show With David Letterman” September 21 Guest Appearance
Posted on 16. Sep, 2009 by CSS.
President Barack Obama will visit CBS’ Late Show With David Letterman on Monday, Sept. 21, as part of a media blitz to promote his health care message to Americans.
Obama’s visit will make the first time a sitting president has ever visited the Late Show, CBS said in press release this afternoon. Obama has appeared on the late-night comedy five times in the past, mostly during his presidential campaign in September 2008.
The president will be the only guest on Monday’s Late Show.
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South Carolina Congressman Joe Wilson Screams ‘You Lie’ During President Barack Obama’s Speech
Posted on 10. Sep, 2009 by CSS.
Here is video of South Carolina congressman Joe Wilson screaming ‘You Lie’ at President Barack Obama during his health care address to the nation on 9/9/09.
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Susan Boyle Declined Invite To The White House Correspondents Dinner
Posted on 11. May, 2009 by CSS.
Susan Boyle turned down a chance to meet President Barack Obama.
The Britain’s Got Talent singing sensation was invited to the White House Correspondents’, a star-studded $200-a-ticket black-tie event that supports the needy and helps fund journalism scholarships. Saturday night’s affair at the Washington Hilton welcomed such celebs as Ashton Kutcher, Demi Moore, Stephen Spielberg –but Susan had to say no.
A rep for the reality competition says Susan “was invited by numerous networks… to be a guest at the event,” but that show rules prevented her from attending.
“None of the acts are allowed to go [overseas] for any events until the show is over so we had to decline on her behalf,” the rep said.
The 48-year-old Scottish church volunteer wowed the world with her jaw-dropping performance of the Les Misérables song “I Dreamed a Dream” on the UK talent show last month.
A Susan source tells News of the World: “She was shocked and thrilled by the invite…She knows she would have been incredibly nervous if she’d gone. But her dream is to sing for President Obama one day. She loves him and thinks he is already a terrific president.”
Susan Boyle will appear on The Oprah Winfrey Show today, May 11.
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Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes White House Correspondents Dinner
Posted on 10. May, 2009 by CSS.
Making the trip to the nation’s capitol, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes hit up the White House Correspondents Dinner in Washington DC on Saturday night (May 9).
Joining a star-studded guest list, the “Top Gun” stud and his “Mad Money” wife kindly greeted fans and posed for pictures as they made their way inside the swanky affair.
TomKat joined fellow celebrities including Chace Crawford, Ed Westwick, Alicia Keys, Eva Longoria, Whoopi Goldberg and Sting, among many others turning up at the White House for the night’s festivities.
Last night comedian Wanda Sykes gave an extremely partisan performance at the Dinner, where she roasted just about everyone in Washington-you can see for yourself below:
The part sparking particular scorn would be in the second video when Wanda bashes Rush Limbaugh as an extra terrorist in the 9/11 tragedies.
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Fergie National Anthem White House Easter Egg Roll Video
Posted on 14. Apr, 2009 by CSS.
President Barack Obama and the First Family looked on as Grammy Award-winning recording artist Fergie performed “The Star-Spangled Banner” on the Truman Balcony of The White House–before the start of the 2009 Easter Egg Roll–on Monday, April 13.
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Fergie White House Performance Today
Posted on 13. Apr, 2009 by CSS.
Fergie has just been announced as one of the guest performers at the 2009 White House Easter Egg Roll.
The theme for this year’s event is “Let’s Go Play,” and activities will be focused on teaching children the importance of exercise and exciting ways to stay active.
More than 30,000 guests have been invited to this year’s event which includes music performances, storytelling, and of course the Easter egg roll.
Click here to see the full schedule of Easter Monday events taking place at The White House.
I think it’s interesting that Fergie’s husband Josh Duhamel is also helping out today. He will be part of the Storytime Stage where he will be reading to the children. (By the way The White House spelled his last name incorrect!)
