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This Happened: President Obama Sings Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together”

Amelia McDonell-ParryJanuary 20, 2012 //

Putting aside your feelings on his “success” as a President, I think we can all agree that Barack Obama has a pretty mean falsetto. Sing it, sir!

Evening Quickies: The President Demands 90-Year-Old Betty White Produce Her Birth Certificate

Jessica WakemanJanuary 17, 2012 //
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Betty White, Pinup Girl
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  • Ninety years ago today, Betty White came into the world … or did she? In a 90th birthday card, the president demands that Betty produce a long-form copy of her birth certificate. She is pretty vivacious for 90. [NYMag.com]
  • In honor of Betty’s 90th, here’s a collection of her sexiest and funniest quotes! [TresSugar]
  • A Martin Luther King, Jr. Day strip club flyer for an “I Have A Dream Bash” has, predictably, inspired outrage. [Nerve.com]
  • Paula Deen discusses her recent Type 2 diabetes diagnosis on “The Today Show.” [Crushable]
  • How to say “I love you” in 30 different languages. Awwww! [Ecosalon]
  • New couple alert! Tyra Banks has got herself a new boo in Bali, where she vacationed earlier this year after splitting with her longtime boyfriend. No word on who the new guy is, but good luck to TyTy for trying to make it work long distance. Wonder if she’s read Eat, Pray, Love… [People] Keep reading »

Brad Pitt And Angelina Jolie Go To The White House

Rachel KrauseJanuary 13, 2012 //

Yes, Brad and Angelina are Hollywood royalty, but it looks to me like they might just have some political connections as well. The gorgeous couple stopped by the White House this week, while in town for the D.C. fête of Angelina’s new film, In the Land of Blood and Honey. Apparently, Obama extended the invitation in part to discuss Jolie’s commitment to preventing future genocides and fighting back against sexual violence towards women. Angelina’s admirable causes have been bringing such issues to light for more than a decade now, and it’s her philanthropic leanings (and her children) that helped her to overcome her previous battles with substance abuse and other self-destructive behavior. This meeting of the minds was not their first encounter with the president — in 2009, Brad met with Obama to discuss his devotion to rebuilding the Ninth Ward in New Orleans following disastrous Hurricane Katrina. [Associated Press]

The Obamas Put Our Family Portraits To Shame, Again

Jessica WakemanDecember 18, 2011 //
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Stop being so damn cute, Obama family! I can’t tell whose dress I want to fight over more: Michelle‘s or Malia‘s. (Yes, I am envious of a 13-year-old girl’s wardrobe.) [Mrs-O.com]

Barack Obama Calls Michelle “Cute”

Julie GersteinDecember 14, 2011 //
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Today President Barack Obama and FLOTUS Michelle visited with troops in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. After listening to a rousing introduction from the First Lady, President Obama noted that Michelle was both a remarkable first lady and also “cute.” Aw! He then advised the male soldiers that “Gentlemen, that’s your goal, to marry up. Punch above your weight.” [Mediaite]

Hillary Clinton On Getting Along With Barack Obama

Jessica WakemanOctober 27, 2011 //
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“I think I was struck by my early travels, where one of the most common questions I kept being asked, especially in the audience of young people at universities and elsewhere, is: How could you work with President Obama? You ran against him. Because still in democracies, even ones that we think of as fairly mature, that was just a totally bizarre idea that two people who were political foes could ever end up working together. … And my answer always was: Yes, I mean, we ran hard against each other. He tried to beat me, I tried to beat him. But he won, then he asked me to work for him. And I said yes because we both love our country. So I think that that message resonated with a lot of people and, again, I would stress particularly young people.”

— Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on working alongside her former opponent, Barack Obama, in Washington. This quote is just one tidbit of the Q&A — mostly about foreign policy — that Hillary did with TIME‘s editor-in-chief. As I read their conversation, I was blown away by her intelligence and intellect. I highly, highly recommend you read it, too!  [TIME] Keep reading »

Sarah Palin Tries Fried Butter, Disses Barack Obama

Kate Torgovnick/Kate-Book.comAugust 13, 2011 //

“I’m excited to try some of that famous fried butter-on-a-stick, fried cheesecake-on-a-stick, fried Twinkies, etc. I’ll enjoy them in honor of those who’d rather make us just ‘eat our peas.’”

—Sarah Palin writes to her supporters to tell them that she is heading to the Iowa State Fair and plans on chowing down on all sorts of delicious foods that unfortunately give you a heart attack in 20 seconds flat. So who is this pea-pusher she’s referring to?” Why, Barack Obama, of course. While trying to broker the debt limit deal, he said, “I will not sign a 30-day or a 60-day or a 90- day extension. That is just not an acceptable approach. So we might as well do it now; pull off the Band-Aid, eat our peas.” Wow, I love that Palin is running on a pro deep fryer platform. [People]

Related: Food I Need To Try: Fried Kool-Aid Keep reading »

The President Reveals What Malia Obama’s First Car Will Be

Jessica WakemanAugust 6, 2011 //
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“It’s only a matter of time until Malia gets her learner’s permit so I’m hoping to see one of those models that gets a top speed of 15 miles an hour and the ejector seat any time boys are in the car. So, hopefully you guys have some of those in the pipeline.”

—President Obama joked in a speech to the auto industry that 13-year-old Malia Obama will be getting her learner’s permit in a few years, so they’d better get cracking on a daddy-approved vehicle. Hey, lots of parents would like this idea, actually. Hmm, has he stumbled upon a way to save the auto industry? [Essence] Keep reading »

Barack Obama Glad Michelle Still Finds Him Cute At 50

Kate Torgovnick/Kate-Book.comAugust 1, 2011 //

“What I really want right now is to get a debt-ceiling deal for my birthday … I feel real good about 5-0. I’ve got a little greyer since I took this job, but otherwise, I feel pretty good. Michelle still thinks I’m cute. And I guess that’s, that’s all that matters, isn’t?”

—Barack Obama talks to NPR about his 50th birthday, which is coming up on Thursday. We’re with Michelle on this one—we think the grey just makes you look more distinguished, Barack. And we guess it’s up to Congress whether he’ll get the birthday present of his choice. [Telegraph UK] Keep reading »

President Obama Says Legalizing Gay Marriage Is Up To Each State

Jessica WakemanJune 24, 2011 //

Last night President Obama spoke at an LGBT rights fundraiser in New York City, which is noteworthy because the New York state Senate is currently on the precipice of legalizing gay marriage. In his speech, Obama addressed gay and lesbians‘ fight for equal rights and said it is up to each individual state to do the right thing. “New York is doing exactly what democracies are supposed to do: there’s a debate, a deliberation, about what it means to treat people fairly in the eyes of the law,” he said. Keep reading »

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