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Malia and Sasha - Breaking Promises Already

trix — Mon, 04 May 2009 11:33:00 GMT

It's nice to know that Sasha and Malia Obama are just like every other kid out there when it comes to promises they make.

It seems the girls are slacking on their daily doggie duties. Michelle says, "Even though the kids are supposed to do a lot of the work, I'm still up at 5:15 a.m. taking my dog out. So for everyone who has a child asking for a puppy – you have to want the dog."

So the first family is just like mine and yours, with us parents left holding the bag and cleaning up after our kids and their most fervent wishes.

Are the Obamas Cheapskates?

Barack Obama's Favorite Book

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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.

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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.

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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

Morning News: Hormonal Women the Answer to Economic Recovery

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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Dylan and Charlotte: After School is Special

Whit Honea — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:29:00 GMT

Dylan McDermott picked up his daughter Charlotte (3) from preschool while talking on the phone at the same time! Who says dads can't multi-task?

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Ben Affleck is a Good Sport

Whit Honea — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 18:44:00 GMT

Ben Affleck seems pretty grounded. Here is is on the phone, reading the paper and taking a moment to pose with a random passerby. Sure, he doesn't look exactly thrilled, but he's playing along which says a lot about the guy.

It's pretty funny how the paparazzi being there to take this photo is just accepted. It seems like Ben was alone before this guy stopped him for a photo but I'm guessing Affleck doesn't get much alone time on the streets of NYC.

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Kylie Minogue Making a Comeback After Beating Breast Cancer

Karen — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 17:08:00 GMT

The Daily Mail reported falsely that Kylie Minogue had canceled her tour due to her health but nothing could be further from the truth. On her official website, she has issued a statment to the contrary:

"Kylie has not been told by her doctors that touring "could seriously harm her health". She did not give the quotes reported in the Mail today. And touring is something that she is still considering for the future. Her health remains excellent and she is in the middle of promoting her new single and album."

Kylie released a new single "2 Hearts" on her website, as well as a mobile phone social networking site.

Go Kylie!

Paul Potts Won a Baby

Whit Honea — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 21:41:00 GMT

Paul Potts is getting used to this dreams coming true business. First the guy goes from phone salesman to Britain's Got Talent winner. Then he goes on tour and now he's able to use the money he is making to get medical help in the baby-making area. Apparently the couple have been trying for years and wanted to try IVF but couldn't afford it. Now they can.

Funny how a talent show is going to be responsible for brining new life into the world. I bet the Gong Show never did that.

Paul Potts on Britian's Got Talent is in the video below.

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Phone Call for David Beckham's Abs

Whit Honea — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 21:29:00 GMT

What's your ringtone? Me, I use Social Distortion's Ball & Chain for my wife and everyone else gets some Shins.

David has the sound of a jug band. As you know, he plays the washboard (abs). Actually, I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that David Beckham uses the Spice Girls. Either that or James Blunt.

This photo is for an ad that Becks is doing for a phone company. Hey, the kids gotta eat.

That's it. Just figured you might like some skin.

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