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Mar

Chat On

By Chipsticks 79 Comments

Categories: All Videos

Because, you know, we can never see it enough.

Mar

Why “Between Two Ferns” Is No Laughing Matter

By Liberal Librarian 134 Comments

Categories: Articles
Tags: Barack Obama, Between two ferns, media

Cross-posted at The People’s View

As Spandan so ably pointed out in his piece, the Beltway media is apoplectic that President Barack Obama dared to be interviewed by a greasy, fat, long-haired comedian in an effort to promote the Affordable Care Act. This Tweet fairly summarizes majority opinion in the White House press room:

Wait. Is this real? http://t.co/dwOj38cjoP
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Jesse Walker (@notjessewalker) March 12, 2025

I’m sure Maureen Dowd will have a piece up this weekend on how Obama disparages the dignity of the office of President by engaging with a low-brow actor from the “Hangover” series. Jay Carney was bombarded by questions on the day the interview hit the Internet, with reporters Very Concerned ™ that President Obama debased himself by not conducting an interview with one of the main network anchors, which should be the appropriate route for any President who wishes to speak with the public.

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Mar

The President and First Lady’s Day

By Chipsticks 58 Comments

Categories: All Photos, All Videos and Michelle Obama

President Obama with Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk during a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office. The leaders discussed the crisis in Ukraine and Crimea, in the aftermath of the removal of former PM Viktor Yanukovych from power and Russia’s move into Crimea.

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Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Kermit the Frog, and First Lady Michelle Obama, speak to children of military families in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex before a screening of Disney’s “Muppets Most Wanted” movie as part of the Joining Forces initiative

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President Obama joins women members of Congress at the White House in a meeting to discuss the administration’s economic agenda and minimum wage efforts