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Media Overhype: Obama Swats and Kills Fly During CNBC Interview
President Obama swatted and killed a fly during an interview with CNBC correspondent John Harwood on Tuesday and quickly became an internet sensation because of his skillful hand-eye coordination and quick reflexes.
The media jumped all over Obama’s fly smackdown and compared him to Karate Kid’s Mr. Miyagi and even called him “Lord of the Flies.”
PETA however, was not a fan of Obama’s smackdown and according to TMZ they had this to say about the President, “He isn’t the Buddha, he’s a human being and human beings have a long way to go before they think before they act.”
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Michelle Obama’s First Blindie Style Don’t: The Rainbow Brite Frilly Skirt in London
Wearing a skirt that resembles something little Sasha could’ve made in her arts and crafts class, Michelle Obama sabotaged her fashion resume with a Rainbow Brite/Wedding cake skirt on a trip to Westminster Abbey.
The First Lady, who is on summer vacation in the UK with daughters Sasha and Malia, “brightened up London’s grey skies,” according to The Sun, with her yellow and lavender layered cardigan and crazy skirt, which The Times says, “As a stack, they look like one of those modern, fancy wedding cakes that brides’ co-ordinate with their flowers.”
Also, what’s going on with her hair? She’s looking a little coneheadish. Obviously, you can all see that Blindie is not happy with this style mishap!
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An American Family in Paris: The Obamas Become Parisian Tourists
The Obamas may be American royalty, but they’re spending their time as Parisian tourists this week.
Wrapping up his six-day trip abroad to the Middle East, Germany and the beaches of Normandy, the President joined First Lady Michelle and Malia and Sasha at the U.S. ambassador’s residence in Paris, where they’re staying.
The First Family’s tour of Paris began early Saturday evening at the Notre Dame cathedral, while on Sunday (which was Sasha’s 8th birthday) they took in the city’s best view atop the Pompidou Center.
“I would love nothing more than to have a leisurely week in Paris, stroll down the Seine, take my wife out to a nice meal, have a picnic in Luxembourg Gardens,” he said after taking his wife to dinner near the Eiffel Tower. “Those days are over, for the moment.”
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The Obamas’ New York Date Night: Dinner And A Broadway Show
President Barack Obama made good on a campaign promise to wife Michelle and treated her to dinner and a Broadway show in New York City on Saturday.
The first couple arrived in Manhattan on a Marine One helicopter after flying into JFK airport aboard a Gulfstream 500 jet. They dined at the Greenwich Villge restaurant Blue Hill and took in the revival of August Wilson’s “Joe Turner’s Come Home” at the Belasco Theatre in midtown. Crowds lined the streets, cheering and waving, as the presidential motorcade made its way through the streets.
Always one to find fault with the Obama administration, the Republic National Committee crticized the President for jetting to New York for what they deemed as “a night on the town” during a recession and as General Motors prepares to file for bankruptcy -the fourth largest in U.S. history.
The Obamas paid for dinner and theatre tickets themselves while taxpayers will foot the bill for the plane ride, estimated by The New York Post at $24,000 per aircraft (3 were required for the trip), and for police security.
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Color on the Cover: The ‘Latina Justice’ Sonia Sotomayor on Time Magazine
President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor makes her cover girl debut on the June 8th issue of Time magazine, which proclaims the Bronx-bred Puerto Rican the “Latina Justice.”
Like himself, Obama chose a justice with an extraordinary journey, one from Puerto Rico to the Bronx to the Ivy Leagues of Princeton then Yale Law.
“I strive never to forget the real world consequences of my decisions on individuals, business and government,” Sotomayor said in her press conference earlier this week.
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Obama Nominates Hispanic Judge Sotomayor To U.S. Supreme Court
President Barack Obama nominated liberal appeals court judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, to fill the seat of retiring Justice David Souter.
Sotomayer, 54, is the daughter of Puerto Rican immigrants and was raised in New York City’s public housing projects. She is most famous for her decision in the 1995 trial that barred Major League Baseball owners from using replaacement players and ending a strike. Her selection to the court would be the first Hispanic justice and the third female.
Obama praised Sotomayor calling her an “inspiring” woman said she has “lived out the American dream,” in reference to her humble beginnings.
“I strive never to forget the real world consequences of my decisions on individuals, business and government,” Sotomayor said in the press conference.
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Color on the Cover: First Lady Michelle Obama Covers TIME
Michelle Obama has landed another cover: TIME Magazine.
The issue, which tries to define the “Meaning of Michelle,” features a striking photograph of the First Lady’s face. While we hated how uncomfortable she looked on the cover of Vogue in March, we’re really wondering how much airbrushing this photograph’s been under?
“I’m pretty much who I’ve been for a long time. So that … I just think that people have the opportunity to see all of who Michelle Obama is over a longer period of time,” she says. “And hopefully they like what they see. And I think they actually … to the extent that they saw all of me … liked what they saw then.”
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