In a phone call from the U.S. Capitol immediately after the State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama informs John Buchanan that his daughter Jessica was rescued by U.S. Special Operations Forces in Somalia, Jan. 24, 2012. First Lady Michelle Obama stands behind the President. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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If you missed the president’s State of the Union last night, here’s what we’re internally referring to as “the kick-ass section.” Watch the rest of the speech and get an overview of the key points here.
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OUR PRESIDENT
1. Got Osama bin Laden…check
2. Unemployment rate Down to 8.5%…check.
3. 1.6 million jobs created with no GOP help…check
4. 22 months of job and economic growth with no help…check
5. Ended war in Iraq …check
6. DADT repeal…check
7. Not one tax hike in 3 years….check
8. Brought out of racism in the Gop…check
9. Still carry 80% of the black vote…check
10. Same wife for 15 years with no extra marital affairs…check
11. Save auto industry and 1.5 million jobs.. check
12. Assisted in ousting Gaddafi…check
13. Only active President to receive Nobel Peace prize while in office. check
14. Mortgage modification to prevent home owners from losing their home. check
15. STILL fighting for middle class families. check
16. Reformed Affordable healthcare…. check
Despite what the GOP would have you believe the President has been doing these things and more by himself.
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Obama may be the Commander in Chief of the USA, but Bo the First Dog is the Commander in Chief of walks.
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President Barack Obama will be delivering his third State of the Union address this Tuesday evening and, as an attempt to incorporate and further engage the public, he will be answering questions submitted through the White House YouTube.com channel. From today until Saturday, January 28th YOU will have the chance to submit a question and/or vote for your favorite. Then, on Monday, January 30th, President Obama will join in a Google + Hangout, participating in a live discussion.
This is a pretty cool move on President Obama’s part. He has always professed to be on the side of the people… and in one special case… he proved it.
With the help of Kids Wish Network, he honored 12-year-old Ta’Kiyah with her very own wish-come-true! In 2007, after several complaints of headaches, Ta’Kiyah’s doctors discovered a malignant tumor on her brain. She spent over six months in the hospital, where she underwent chemotherapy that made her very ill and caused her to miss most of her school year. President Obama took the time to speak with her and admire the scrapbook she brought him of her photos, special certificates, and report cards. He carefully looked through the whole scrapbook with her asking her what each photo represented.
What a great guy, huh?
- To tune into the State of the Union live visit: YouTube.com/whitehouse or on WhiteHouse.gov/sotu
- To donate to Kids Wish Network and help grant even more wishes to deserving children like Ta’Kiyah visit: http://kidswishnetwork.org/ways-to-help/donate-money/
- Or, to refer a child to our program visit: http://kidswishnetwork.org/wishes/refer-a-child/
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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 16: U.S. President Barack Obama (R) inspects a shelf as he and first lady Michelle Obama (2nd,L) and daughter Malia (C) join volunteers in participating in a service project on the Martin Luther King Jr national holiday at the Browne Education Center January 16, 2012 in Washington, DC. The project was in memory of the legacy of community service, promoted by the late civil rights leader, who was assassinated in 1968. (via Photo from Getty Images)
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ALEXANDRIA, VA - JANUARY 13: (L to R) Jerry Trainor, Jennette McCurdy, Miranda Cosgrove, First Lady Michelle Obama, Nathan Kress and Noah Munck pose for a photo backstage at a special military family screening of Nickelodeon’s iCarly: iMeet The First Lady at Hayfield Secondary School on January 13, 2012 in Alexandria, Virginia.
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Image by Cliff Owen / AP Photos The First Lady appeared at a special screening of her Nickelodeon iCarly episode, “iMeet The First Lady,” where she did a bit of the ‘random dance’ with cast members Miranda Cosgrove and Jennette McCurdy. The event was held at Hayfield Secondary School in Fairfax, Va. (via iMeet The First Lady - Home - Mrs.O - Follow the Fashion and Style of First Lady Michelle Obama)
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From Grace:
Inauguration Day was an incredible celebration for my immediate family—we had all campaigned long and hard in Orlando, Florida, where we were living at the time, despite enormous opposition from friends and coworkers.
The five of us skipped school and work and set up camp in front of our TV. We laughed when Rick Warren said Malia and Sasha! so dramatically during his invocation, we cried when Barack took his oath, and we ate some delicious food (including this Obama ‘08 cake that I made for us). It felt like the start of something new.
Three years later, we are all faithful to our President and believe in him and the good he is doing everyday—and I can’t wait to make another cake for his second Inauguration next year.
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