Tuesday, September 22, 2009 |
On Monday, President Barack Obama sat down with David Letterman on the Late Show to discuss topics including race, the economy and, of course, health care reform.
When asked whether the reaction to his health care plan is driven by racism, the President replied, “First of all, I think it’s important to realize that I was actually black before the election.”
President Obama said he expects unemployment will be a “big problem” for at least another year, but he said the economy will rebound even stronger.
This was the President’s sixth appearance on Letterman’s show, but the first time for a sitting president.
Thursday, September 17, 2009 |
President Barack Obama speaks at the White House to promote Chicago’s bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics with First Lady Michelle Obama on Wednesday. Other attendees include Olympic athlete Jackie Joyner Kersee and the world’s fastest amputee, April Holmes, who joined them as they watched a judo demonstration and then jokingly fenced.
President Obama announced last week he would not be able to travel to Denmark to help his hometown host the Olympics. But he said he’d send the first lady instead. She and Valerie Jarrett, one of the President’s senior advisors and close friend of the first lady, will meet with the International Olympic Committee next month.
Check out the fun photos of the event below.
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Monday, September 14, 2009 |
ABC News reporter Terry Moran caused quite a commotion tonight on Twitter after writing the following:
“Pres. Obama just called Kanye West a “jackass” for his outburst at VMAs when Taylor Swift won. Now THAT’S presidential.” (AUDIO NOW AVAILABLE)
Although Moran quickly removed the tweet, he has over a million followers, and it quickly bounced around Twitter through various users and can still be found here.
An ABC spokesperson explained to Politico what happened:
In the process of reporting on remarks by President Obama that were made during a CNBC interview, ABC News employees prematurely tweeted a portion of those remarks that turned out to be from an off-the-record portion of the interview. This was done before our editorial process had been completed. That was wrong. We apologize to the White House and CNBC and are taking steps to ensure that it will not happen again.
The White House has not commented on the incident, but I’m sure we’ll hear more in the coming days.
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Thursday, September 10, 2009 |
President Barack Obama urged Congress to enact sweeping health care legislation on Wednesday night, declaring:
“the time for bickering is over. The time for games has passed. Now is the season for action. Now is when we must bring the best ideas of both parties together, and show the American people that we can still do what we were sent here to do. Now is the time to deliver on health care.”
During his speech, Republicans laughed when the President acknowledged that significant details still need to be worked out. Not to mention, House Minority Whip Eric Cantor was seen text messaging. In addition, South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson yelled, “You lie!” (he later issued an apology) when the President said legislation would not include insurance coverage for illegal immigrants. The President paused briefly following the outburst, while First Lady Michelle Obama shook her head from the visitor’s gallery.
Check out more photos and video of the speech below.
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President Obama arriving
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First Lady Michelle Obama
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South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson Yells "You Lie!"
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Monday, August 31, 2009 |
President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia return to the White House on Sunday after a week-long vacation at Martha’s Vineyard.
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Thursday, August 27, 2009 |
President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and their daughters Malia and Sasha disembark from the Air Foce One at the Cape Cod Coast Guard Air Station on Martha’s Vineyard earlier this week.
The First family are on a week-long vacation on the exclusive island of Martha’s Vineyard and were also pictured on Wednesday afternoon enjoying some lunch at a local eatery.
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Monday, July 20, 2009 |
President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and First Daughters Sasha and Malia arrive at the White House on Sunday after spending the weekend at Camp David.
The President has a full week ahead of him as he pushes his plan for health care reform. In his weekly address, President Obama stressed the urgency of Congress to act on the issue. Check out more pics of the First Family below.
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