President Barack Obama and Jimmy Fallon laugh while being briefed on the “Slow Jam the News” segment backstage before taping “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” at the University of North Carolina Memorial Hall in Chapel Hill, N.C., April 24, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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You know, Malia and Sasha, they have friends whose parents are same-sex couples. There have been times where Michelle and I have been sitting around the dinner table and we’re talking about their friends and their parents and Malia and Sasha, it wouldn’t dawn on them that somehow their friends’ parents would be treated differently. It doesn’t make sense to them and frankly, that’s the kind of thing that prompts a change in perspective.
Source: The Wall Street Journal
“Same-sex couples should be able to get married.” — President Obama
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Bo Obama, the Portuguese Water Dog who currently resides at the White House, will celebrate his third anniversary as a member of the Obama family on Saturday. To mark the date, the Obama campaign has rolled out an ad encouraging people to “throw a bone to Bo.”
More: Bo Obama Gets His Own Campaign Ad In Anticipation Of Third Anniversary At White House
Source: The Huffington Post
In case you didn’t know: The President is a HUGE nerd.
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“First Dog” Bo Obama wore bunny ears and appeared to lay an egg in a video released by the White House on Wednesday about the upcoming White House Easter egg roll.
(HuffPo)
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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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President Obama’s Christmas present to America: New air quality standards that sharply reduce the emissions of mercury and other airborne toxins from power plants. Also: this photo.
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