Barack’s got jokes and tried to get everyone, including Michelle, in on the caroling as the First Family flipped the switch and lit up the National Christmas Tree. Kenneth ‘Babyface’ Edmonds performed as more than 17,000 people came out to watch the 90th annual tree-lighting ceremony. Hit the flip for more from tonight’s celebration…and try not to crack up too much because Barack looks more excited than his own kids! Glad he’s in the Christmas Spirit.
The United States of America turns 236 years old today. That’s quite the milestone. But a couple other big names also celebrate birthdays, and each also represents the greatness of the country in which we all reside. First, there’s Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, a man solely famous for his abdominal muscles, tolerance for alcohol ( rehab stint not withstanding) and unusual vocabulary. He turns 30 today and we’d have to imagine there’s a lot of gym, some tanning and also a bit of laundry in his future. Where else would someone like this become a millionaire? Take that, France! Then there’s Malia Obama, newly 14 and the daughter of the first African-American President in our history. Her father is biracial and was raised in a poor household in Hawaii. Love him or think he’s the second coming of Karl Marx, Barack Obama represents the American dream. So put down that firework, raise your Budweiser and toast the United States, The Situation and Malia today. Here’s to hoping the Mayans were wrong and we’re all around to honor year number 237.
The media's adoration of the first family knows no bounds. Take the Huffington Post for example, which on Monday felt it was newsworthy to inform readers that when the Obamas attended a college basketball game this weekend, they actually wore the same colors as one of the competing teams: read more
Filed under: Barack Obama , Michelle Obama , Politix , TMZ Sports When your father is the Leader of the Free World, there tend to be some pretty cool perks — like when Sasha and Malia Obama went to the Lakers game last night … and picked up an AWESOME Father’s Day gift for their dad. Sources close to the situation… Read more
Glenn Beck later released a statement apologizing: “In discussing how President Obama uses children to shield himself from criticism, I broke my own rule about leaving kids out of political debates. The children of public figures should be left on the sidelines. It was a stupid mistake and I apologize–and as a dad I should have known better.” Glenn Beck is not afraid of giving or receiving criticism, but he#39;s always made very clear that he feels children are not fair game in the political p
Well, should’ve seen this coming: conservative blog Free Republic fired hate speech off at Malia Obama after this photo of her appeared, letting their commenters go to town. But the journalist who reported this as news isn’t innocent, either. Chris Parry of The Vancouver Sun highlighted some of the comments on the mainstream, hard right-wing blog/news aggregator Free Republic.
