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Michelle Obama Weighs in On BO

trix — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:02:00 GMT

Bo Obama has been in the White House for a week and the verdict is in.

Michelle Obama says the dog is "Crazy."

She said that "Bo" loves to bark and play and also likes to chew on people's feet. She did say, she is spending lots of time walking and training Bo.

I bet the girls just love him, I wonder whose bed he sleeps on or if he's relegated to a dog house.

Adorable Obama Family Pictures

trix — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:03:00 GMT

So I was going to do the whole, do you know who my parents are, thing with this picture, but I think it's sort of obvious.

Malia looks exactly the same and happens to look just like her mom.

Here are a couple more pictures, just for fun...

They are too cute.

Is Miley Cyrus Too Good For The Obamas?

trix — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:30:00 GMT

Okay, so it's really hard for the Obama girls to head out to the movies like every other little girl out there so they asked Miley Cyrus if she be willing to send them a copy of the movie for a White House Screening.

Guess what the brat with a sense of entitlement said, she said NO!

Miley said, "They want me to send them a copy, so we will - but, like everyone else, they have to wait 'til April 10th. Even the President."

Wow! I guess she won't ever be invited to the White House, poor girl, she really thinks something of herself doesn't she?

Barack Obama Opens Up About Sasha's Health Scare

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Michelle Obama Wants To Be A Role Model

trix — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:32:00 GMT

So, I think we've all done the Michelle Obama isn't pregnant thing to death.

What we haven't discussed though, is her dedication to her workout regimen. Not only is she determined to be in the best shape of her life, she wants her daughters to, " See a mother who takes care of herself, even if that means I have to get up at 4:30 so I can do a workout."

She also described Barack's excitement at Sasha's interest in basketball, "Barack's losing his mind, I was like, 'Settle down - don't act too excited, or she will not want to do it.'"

That's awesome, my husband and I try to take a little time each day to stop and play and do something physical with our boys for the same reason.

Barack Obama to Pen Book for the Kids

Barack Obama Opens Up About Sasha's Health Scare

trix — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:32:00 GMT

Last week Barack Obama told all of the internet how much he loves nurses. He went on to explain why he loves them during Thursday's Internet town-hall meeting.

He went on to explain that, “When Sasha, our little precious pea, was just three months old, she was hospitalized with life-threatening meningitis. The doctors did a terrific job, but frankly, it was the nurses that were there with us when she had to get a spinal tap and all sorts of things that were just bringing me to tears. And we’ve got a problem in this country, which is we have a shortage of nurses.”

”I’m biased toward nurses. “I just like nurses.”

It's such a scary situation when your child is in the hospital. You have no control and all you want to do is take their place.

I didn't know that Sasha was sick when she was little, maybe the Obamas do know what it's like to be the rest of us.

Michelle Obama Towers Over Other Women

trix — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 17:03:00 GMT

Two famous moms got together to laugh it up while is Washington D.C. while promoting and celebrating Women's History Month.

Michelle Obama and Sheryl Crow were photographed together, both all decked out in black.

How tiny is Sheryl Crow, that she can wear heels and still be shorter than Michelle Obama, who happens to be wearing flats? She's at least 4 inches shorter with heels and I can't quite tell how tall her shoes are, but it definitely has a sizable heel.

There's nothing like being the tall one of the bunch, I'm tall and have never felt delicate, I'm sure Michelle Obama has the same feelings at times.

Sasha and Malia are going to be really tall, good thing their mom is tall. She will be able to help them not feel as awkward as they might, growing up.

Barack and Michelle Obama are Still Parents First

trix — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:32:00 GMT

How long did your parent teacher conference last this year, 5 to 10 minutes? Was your child's teacher awed by your presence?

No, mine either.

I'm guessing this wasn't the case for Sasha Obama's parent teacher conference. President and Michelle Obama were at the school for about an hour and I'm sure Sasha was thankful the press wasn't allowed inside.

That was, of course, the right decision. Sasha is probably a great student, but no one wants the whole world to know their kid's business in school.

Kudos to the President for attending the conference as well because, he could have just said, you go Michelle, tell Sasha I love her.

Sunday Cute Shot - Swinging With the First Family

Getting to Know Michelle Obama

trix — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:31:00 GMT

So we've all seen the list of the 50 things we didn't know about Barack and now here is a list of 50 things that we didn't know about Michelle Obama.

1. Her nickname is "Miche" (pronounced "Meesh").

2. Her husband calls her "My Rock".

3. Her father worked the swing shift in the boiler room at Chicago's water purification plant.

4. She grew up with her older brother, Craig, and parents in a one-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment. She shared the living room with her brother, which was separated by a room divider.

5. She and her brother both skipped a year at school - second grade.

6. As a girl, she loved her "Easy-Bake Oven", a toy cooker.

7. Michelle was student council treasurer in high school.

8. Growing up, she practised playing the piano so much that she had to be told to stop.

9. Although a great athlete, she shied away from competitive sports because, her big brother says, "she hated losing".

10. Her father died of complications from multiple sclerosis when she was in her 20s.

11. Michelle attended only public schools while growing up in Chicago.

12. She was assigned Barack's mentor when he came to her Chicago firm for a summer job.

13. Her first impression of Barack wasn't great; after seeing a photo of him in the law firm directory she decided he had a big nose.

14. She declined Barack's first invitations to go out on a date, saying it would be inappropriate.

15. Her father and brother had always said you could tell a lot about someone's character on the court, so before agreeing to date Barack, she asked her brother to take him on on the basketball court.

16. Her university dissertation was entitled, "Princeton-Educated Blacks and the Black Community."

17. Barack proposed at a Chicago restaurant and the ring arrived on a tray with the dessert.

18. Their first dance at their wedding was to "Unforgettable" by Nat King Cole.

19. Santita Jackson, Jesse Jackson's daughter and Michelle's high school classmate, sang at the wedding.

20. She works out "like a gladiator," according to friends.

21. She hates tights - too "painful."

22. At the Democratic National Convention in 2004, moments before her husband went on stage to give his speech, she said: "Just don't screw it up, buddy!"

23. She watches reruns of The Dick Van Dyke Show.

24. For breakfast she likes fruit, eggs and bacon.

25. When she got to Princeton she said the tutors weren't teaching French correctly.

26. She refused to accompany her husband for walks in the cold Chicago winters.

27. She is the former associate dean at the University of Chicago.

28. On their first date Barack took her to see Do The Right Thing, a Spike Lee movie set in Harlem.

29. Her brother, Craig Robinson, is the basketball coach at Oregon State University.

30. At Princeton, Michelle majored in sociology. She got her law degree from Harvard.

31. She worked for Chicago's Mayor Daley in the city's office of planning and development.

32. She uses a webcam to stay in touch with Barack while separated.

33. She cooks shrimp linguini - her husband's fabvourite meal.

34. Michelle wrote her own stump speech during the campaign and delivered it without notes.

35. Michelle made Barack promise to quit smoking if he stood for president.

36. She plans not to have any more children.

37. She graduated from high school second in her year.

38. She cut back from her six-figure salary with the University of Chicago hospital system to help her husband with his campaign.

39. Michelle makes Barack do the dishes.

40. As vice president of community and external affairs at the University of Chicago Medical Centre, Michelle supervised a five hundred per cent increase of volunteerism in the hospital.

41. She was on the board of six major organisations, including the prestigious Chicago Council on Global Affairs, the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools and Tree House Foods; and Vice President, Community and External Affairs at the University of Chicago Hospitals.

42. She routinely drew audiences of 1,000-plus supporters, even when she was campaigning on her own, on the trail

43. Her inauguration dress was designed by Cuban-American designer, Isabel Toledo. Her green gloves were J Crew and her shoes by Jimmy Choo.

44. After her husband's election to the US Senate, Michelle decided to stay in Chicago with their daughters instead of relocating to Washington, DC.

45. Her great-great-grandfather, Jim Robinson, was a slave in South Carolina before the Civil War.

46. Hillary Clinton, Laura Bush, and Michelle Obama are the only First Ladies to receive master's degrees.

47. Less than 24 hours after the inaugural balls, replicas of Mrs Obama's dress were being drawn up – they will be available for sale within weeks, ranging in price from $99 to $400.

48. At 5 ft 11ins, she is tied with Eleanor Roosevelt for tallest First Lady.

49. Her secret service codename is "Renaissance".

50. She has committed each episode of The Brady Bunch to memory.

Will any of those help her in her time as First Lady? I don't know about that, but I do know that some of those things will help her as a mom and a wife.

Look Who Gets to Keep His Blackberry

trix — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 14:32:00 GMT

President Obama has won a major battle already and it has only been 4 days. He fought for it and now he gets to keep his Blackberry. Yay! for him.

Barack Obama admitted in the past that he is addicted to his Blackberry and wasn't sure what he was going to do if he became president and had to give it up. Now he doesn't have to.

He will be allowed to use his Blackberry to keep in touch with personal friends, senior staff and will be able to receive emails.

It's funny that the most powerful man in the world can't have a phone, it's like he gets all his information second hand. I wonder if he ever has to carry a wallet or man bag to hold all his stuff.

Ah, who am I kidding, he has people for that.

White House Spokesman, Robert Gibbs, said the president will limit its use, and security has been enhanced to ensure that Obama can communicate in a way that's protected. Only a small number of senior staff members and personal friends would be given his e-mail address.

Previous presidents chose not to use e-mail because it can be subpoenaed by Congress and courts and may be subject to public records laws. And Gibbs said the presumption from the White House counsel's office is that Obama's e-mails will be subject to the Presidential Records Act, which requires the National Archives to preserve presidential records.

Obama Girls Welcomed to the White House

trix — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:22:00 GMT

Sasha and Malia Obama were welcomed to the White House in style.

While their mom and dad spent the night going to ball after ball the staff at the White House welcomed the girls with open arms.

The staff staged movie screenings and a scavenger hunt to acquaint the girls and their friends with the history of the White House.

I'm so jealous, that would be so much fun.

The girls were also surprised when at the end of their hunt they opened the door to the Jonas brothers. They got to hang out with the brothers and chat for a while.

That sounds a lot more fun than inaugural ball after inaugural ball doesn't it?

Memory Lane: A Peek Inside Obama's Photo Album

Barack Obama and His First Five Minutes as President

trix — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 23:04:00 GMT

Today was the day that Barack Obama was inaugurated as the 44th President of the Untied States. His family was up on the stage by his side, where they have been during his entire bid for the presidency.

Today was the culmination of that dream and he didn't forget who supported him the whole time.

This is how he spent his first few minutes after being sworn in; sweet embraces, kisses, and high fives. He showed the country that his family still comes first, his job as the president doesn't overshadow his role as husband and father. This to me means, he is going to think about how the changes or policies he makes will affect his wife and children.

That's never a bad thing.

Michelle Obama Was Resplendent in Gold

Ann Coulter or Michelle Obama- Who is Your Role Model?

Obama's Open Letter To Daughters Malia & Sasha

Photos: Obama's Memorial To His Grandmother

Memory Lane: A Peek Inside Obama's Photo Album

Michelle Obama- Remembers Her Roots

trix — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:32:00 GMT

Michelle Obama practices what she preaches. She has access to designers that we have never heard of for herself and her daughters, yet she still chooses to use the designers she has used in the past. Michelle showed great restraint in choosing her and the girls outfits.

Malia and Sasha both wore J.Crew and let me tell you, the J. Crew company was thrilled to be chosen.

Michelle told Jay Leno that she likes J. Crew and likes to shop in their store online.

At least we know she's loyal and not easily swayed by here status or celebrity.

Michelle Obama Was Resplendent in Gold

Ann Coulter or Michelle Obama- Who is Your Role Model?

Obama's Open Letter To Daughters Malia & Sasha

Photos: Obama's Memorial To His Grandmother

Memory Lane: A Peek Inside Obama's Photo Album

Michelle Obama Was Resplendent in Gold

trix — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:31:00 GMT

After two months of speculation we finally saw what Michelle Obama chose to wear to the inauguration.

While her husband Barack was sworn in as the new president, she shimmered in her dress of gold by designer Isabel Toledo.

It's nice to see she isn't driven by the fashion choices of others and follows her own path. This quality is something that she will pass on to her daughters.

Obama Girls Watch Their Dad Become The Next President Of The United States

Obama's Inauguration Speech and Oath - Text and Video

Ann Coulter or Michelle Obama- Who is Your Role Model?

Obama's Open Letter To Daughters Malia & Sasha

Photos: Obama's Memorial To His Grandmother

Ann Coulter or Michelle Obama- Who is Your Role Model?

Ann Coulter Hates Single Moms & Compares Celeb Adoptions To Celeb Sex Tapes

Sassy Smith — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:10:00 GMT

Ann Coulter's new book Guilty and what she's written in it, is causing quite a stir, particularly among single mothers, and also single moms who choose to adopt children (particularly from other countries), including celebrities. She writes of the famous adopting children in foreign countries, "Apparently, busting up tribal wars to adopt foreign babies has become the latest form of Hollywood autoeroticism."

Video after the jump!

Coulter says that celebrities often adopt children for selfish reasons, such as using their new baby to promote their career - refers to celebrity adoptions as a "trend," and compares celebrity adoptions to celebrity sex tapes. She's certainly not making any friends is she?

After her recent "heated" appearance on The View, Coulter sits down with Showbiz Tonight host A.J. Hammer and discusses said appearance and her opinions on celebrities using their babies to promote themselves. I find it really hard to like this woman or to even try to dig through some of the crap she spews to see if any of what she says has any merit.

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Obamas Make Their Marriage Work

trix — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:05:00 GMT

President-elect Obama and his wife have a genuine give-and-take marriage. They have differing opinions on a multitude of subjects which end up as conflict.

Wow, it sounds as if the new president and his wife are going to bring a real marriage to the White House.

I don't think that there has been a real marriage in the White House in a while.

Barack and Michelle didn't fall in love when they first met. They became friends first and then slowly fell in love.

We may hear about the first couple fighting in the White House, but it will just be them working out what is best for their girls.

It does sound like a real marriage, doesn't it?

An insider claims that, "Michelle worries that with Barack as President, Malia and Sasha will be thrust into the public spotlight. He, meanwhile, is concerned that Michelle spends too much dolling the girls up in fancy dresses. He doesn't want them looking like little princesses."

Barack also thought, "Public school would be a far better way to go, but Michelle is the boss. She put her foot down, and now the girls are at the private Sidwell Friends School."

Maybe she'll be a real "First Mom" and fight for our kids too.

Barack Obama Picks a Dog!

trix — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:31:00 GMT

While almost everyone else is talking about what Barack Obama is going to do about the economy, we here at Famecrawler are wondering if the new First dog is going to be a Labradoodle or a Portuguese Water Hound.

Both dogs are "medium-sized dog(s), and so, we’re now going to start looking at shelters to see when one of those dogs might come up.”

I am so glad that they are going to adopt a dog from a shelter. That action sets a great example for his daughters and the rest of the country. Hopefully more people will head out to their local Petsmart or shelter and adopt a pet.

Video: Ann Coulter Makes Elisabeth Hasselbeck Seem Sane

Sassy Smith — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:01:00 GMT

Ann Coulter appeared with the women of The View on Monday and let's just say things got heated, quickly. And I have to give Elisabeth Hasselbeck props for asking a great question - In Coulter's newly released book Guilty, she discusses single motherhood,blaming single moms for a variety of criminal activities that include rape and murder, and Elisabeth asked why she doesn't come down as hard on the fathers who abandon the children? Watch the carnage:

Video after the jump!

I can't believe this woman. Coulter has enraged single moms all over the country with her remarks and I can understand why.

From examiner.com:

The L.A. Times Blogs posted an open letter from a single mom named Rachel Sarah, who happens to be a popular blogger and takes Coulter to task for her latest comments. 'Dear Ann,' writes Rachel. 'Do you mind if I call you by first name? I wouldn't want to insult you. After all, I'm a single mom and the cause of every societal problem out there today. It's clear that you've studied us for years, with all those surveys you compiled for your recent book, "Guilty: Liberal 'Victims' and Their Assault on America." But I'm not sure how many of us you've spoken to in real life?' Message boards and blogs have become a forum for parents, all types of parents, to sound off about Coulter's incredulous claims.

Watch the video below - and surprisingly, for me, I actually liked Elisabeth during this exchange!

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trix — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:29:00 GMT

As the day approaches for Barack Obama to be sworn in as the President of the United Sates the haters are coming out with their claws ready to strike.

Last week details of Ann Coulter's new book were released and she totally slammed Michelle Obama.

She wrote, "Her obvious imitation of Jackie O's style - the flipped-under hair, the sleeveless A-line dresses, the short strands of fake pearls - would have been laughable if done by anyone other than a media-designated saint."

The Daily News reported that, "Coulter facetiously and snidely refers to Michelle Obama as a "saint" and "Mother Teresa" and suggests that her public service career "advanced in lockstep with the political advancement of her husband."

Oh Ann Coulter, you're just jealous. You have to be nasty, we understand it makes you feel better about yourself. So go ahead, Michelle Obama can handle it.

She is is a strong woman that is a great role model for her daughters. Ann Coulter's nastiness slides off like, "water off a duck's bath."

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Obama's Daughters Start New School Today

trix — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:34:00 GMT

Sasha and Malia Obama start attending their new school today, I wonder if they're nervous.

The secret service is probably just a little it nervous, I think for different reasons.

I'm sure that their mom is going to make every effort to make the transition as smooth as possible for her daughters until they are able to move into their permanent residence in the White House.

The girls got home on Saturday so they could adjust to the time zone and get ready for their big day today. Their daddy will make it home for their big debut.

The parents of the kids that go to school with them will probably make a bigger deal of it than the kids in their classes.

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Barack Obama Saves the Day

trix — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 14:33:00 GMT

Barack Obama is a really nice guy and I have a story to prove it.

In 1988 a woman was trying to get on her flight to Norway but was being charged an extra $103.00 that she didn't have, for an suitcase filled with her prized possessions.

See, she married a man that lived in Norway and was flying to meet him and could only take her most treasured things.

She was crushed. The man behind the counter could care less, big surprise there. The man behind her in line called out, "That's OK, I'll pay for her." That man was Barack Obama. He was 26 or 27 at the time.

What a great example he is for his kids. HIs mom, and grandparents raised him right.

Help Others is the link with the original story. Check it out, it's a nice read.

Barack Obama- A Man Among the People

trix — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:03:00 GMT

Sasha and Malia Obama have the perfect Christmas theme, "What I did over my Christmas Break."

The girls and their daddy, President-elect Barack Obama, hit the local aquatic park to watch the dolphin show.

After the show the hit the shaved ice stand for a treat. The girls had shaved ice and daddy had a tuna melt and then a huge orange and green shaved ice.

The Obama family seems to be enjoying these last days before President-elect Barack Obama takes office.

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Who Is Barack Obama? 50 Things You Didn't Know

trix — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:02:00 GMT

Now that Barack Obama is the President elect we want to know everything we can about him. I found this great list on Huffington Post and had to share.

So without further ado:

• He collects Spider-Man and Conan the Barbarian comics
• He was known as "O'Bomber" at high school for his skill at basketball
• His name means "one who is blessed" in Swahili
• His favourite meal is wife Michelle's shrimp linguini
• He won a Grammy in 2006 for the audio version of his memoir, Dreams From My Father
• He is left-handed – the sixth post-war president to be left-handed
• He has read every Harry Potter book
• He owns a set of red boxing gloves autographed by Muhammad Ali
• He worked in a Baskin-Robbins ice cream shop as a teenager and now can't stand ice cream
• His favourite snacks are chocolate-peanut protein bars
• He ate dog meat, snake meat, and roasted grasshopper while living in Indonesia
• He can speak Spanish
• While on the campaign trail he refused to watch CNN and had sports channels on instead
• His favourite drink is black forest berry iced tea
• He promised Michelle he would quit smoking before running for president – he didn't
• He kept a pet ape called Tata while in Indonesia
• He can bench press an impressive 200lbs
• He was known as Barry until university when he asked to be addressed by his full name
• His favourite book is Moby-Dick by Herman Melville
• He visited Wokingham, Berks, in 1996 for the stag party of his half-sister's fiancé, but left when a stripper arrived
• His desk in his Senate office once belonged to Robert Kennedy
• He and Michelle made $4.2 million (£2.7 million) last year, with much coming from sales of his books
• His favourite films are Casablanca and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
• He carries a tiny Madonna and child statue and a bracelet belonging to a soldier in Iraq for good luck
• He applied to appear in a black pin-up calendar while at Harvard but was rejected by the all-female committee.
• His favourite music includes Miles Davis, Bob Dylan, Bach and The Fugees
• He took Michelle to see the Spike Lee film Do The Right Thing on their first date
• He enjoys playing Scrabble and poker
• He doesn't drink coffee and rarely drinks alcohol
• He would have liked to have been an architect if he were not a politician
• As a teenager he took drugs including marijuana and cocaine
• His daughters' ambitions are to go to Yale before becoming an actress (Malia, 10) and to sing and dance (Sasha, 7)
• He hates the youth trend for trousers which sag beneath the backside
• He repaid his student loan only four years ago after signing his book deal
• His house in Chicago has four fire places
• Daughter Malia's godmother is Jesse Jackson's daughter Santita
• He says his worst habit is constantly checking his BlackBerry
• He uses an Apple Mac laptop
• He drives a Ford Escape Hybrid, having ditched his gas-guzzling Chrysler 300
• He wears $1,500 (£952) Hart Schaffner Marx suits
• He owns four identical pairs of black size 11 shoes
• He has his hair cut once a week by his Chicago barber, Zariff, who charges $21 (£13)
• His favourite fictional television programmes are Mash and The Wire
• He was given the code name "Renegade" by his Secret Service handlers
• He was nicknamed "Bear" by his late grandmother
• He plans to install a basketball court in the White House grounds
• His favourite artist is Pablo Picasso
• His speciality as a cook is chilli
• He has said many of his friends in Indonesia were "street urchins"
• He keeps on his desk a carving of a wooden hand holding an egg, a Kenyan symbol of the fragility of life
• His late father was a senior economist for the Kenyan government

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Michelle Obama- First Mom

trix — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 18:31:00 GMT

Michelle Obama is the next First Lady, but she wants the nation to know that her first priority will always be her daughters Malia and Sasha.

She is honored to be the First Lady and will, "Work daily on the issues closest to my heart: helping working women and families, particularly military families. but, as my girls reminded me in Denver, even as First Lady, my No1 job is still to be Mom. At seven and 10, our daughters are young. 'My first priority will be to ensure they stay grounded and healthy, with normal childhoods - including homework, chores, dance, and soccer.'

It definitely sounds like she has her priorities in the right order doesn't it. I think it will be fun to watch these girls grow up in the White House.

Joe Biden Is My Homeboy

trix — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:20:00 GMT

Joe Biden talked about his kids, grandkids and the vice-president of the United States in this video done by a fifth grader for his school news. It's really cute and Damon (the reporter) did a great job.

Take a look.