Most Americans spend their Fourth of July enjoying time with their friends and family and hopefully taking some time to reflect on the founding principles of our country and the sacrifices men and women have made to fight for them.
Joan Rivers’ stock in trade is shock. Her latest shock tactics, though, may have crossed a line created when Barack Obama took the oath of office in 2009. This week Rivers called President Obama “gay” and dubbed First Lady Michelle
Monday at the White House while hosting a reception to observe LGBT Pride Month, President Barack Obama call his White House Pastry Chef Bill Yosses “the crust master” because the president said, “I don’t know what he does—whether he puts
President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama taped a video greeting to help director Spike Lee honor the 25th anniversary of his racially charged drama Do the Right Thing’s release, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The director’s subsequent role in
The New York Post brings us a touching passage from Ed Klein’s new book, “Blood Feud,” in which Bill Clinton plans his death to provide maximum political benefit for Hillary: “I’m worried how my health will affect your campaign,” he
WASHINGTON, June 24 (UPI) — Christina Hendricks would like to see the end of “Mad Men-era” policies in the workplace. The 39-year-old actress gave brief remarks on workplace equality Monday at the White House Summit on Working Families. President Obama
The newfound zest for rectifying “income inequality” by the left wing of the Democratic Party has the party’s old standard-bearers running scared. It turns out that the vast majority of Democratic Party head honchos are enormously wealthy, live lives of
Monday at the White House Working Family Summit, ABC’s Robin Roberts asked a question about the prospect of a female president to first lady Michelle Obama. She said she would like to see that “as soon as possible” and that
On Wednesday, First Lady Michelle Obama repeated what her husband has said many times – amnesty legislation is his top legislative priority. “Today, here in Washington, folks are still debating whether or not to fix our immigration system, even though just
In an interview with MSN, Michelle Obama shared some thoughts on school nutrition standards related to the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, as well as the decision-making of parents. She declared, “Before coming to the White House, I struggled,
Jumping on the bandwagon Hillary Clinton revved up with her comment saying she and her husband were broke when they left the White House, Barack Obama said Tuesday that his wife is “kind of a bad example” for the need
Wednesday in the rotunda of the National Archives, first lady Michelle Obama turned a swearing-in ceremony for 50 new American citizens waving U.S. flags into political speech on immigration reform. President Barack Obama immigration policy has come under fire recently
First Lady Michelle Obama reminded attendees of a naturalization ceremony Wednesday that the Founding Fathers weren’t born in America. The ceremony for 50 new U.S. citizens was held at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. Obama pointed out that the
Tuesday while President Barack Obama was answering questions at TechShop Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, he used first lady Michelle Obama as an example of the importance of equal pay for families. The president explained he wants Michelle to get fairly paid
President Obama delivered the commencement speech at UC Irvine on Saturday afternoon, telling graduates they “have a right to be optimistic” and urging them to get involved in the fight against climate change. According to NBC Los Angeles, the President
First Lady Michelle Obama said, “The first time I read ‘Phenomenal Woman,’ I was struck by the way she celebrated black women’s beauty like no one had ever dared to before. Her words were clever and sassy, they were powerful and
Tongues are wagging in Chicago that First Lady Michelle Obama is warming up for a run for the U.S. Senate in 2016 when Republican Senator Mark Kirk is up for re-election. Breitbart reported on May 25 that Michelle Obama was
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will pay his first visit as president to Indian Country when he travels to a Native American reservation in North Dakota next week. In an opinion piece published Thursday by an online tribal newspaper,
At a fundraiser on Monday, First Lady Michelle Obama pushed back against Republicans who are challenging the national mandates for school lunches. Michelle Obama reminded donors that Republicans in Congress were dedicated to obstructing not only her husband’s political ambitions
First Lady Michelle Obama gushed over House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi at a recent DCCC fundraiser in Boston, Massachusetts, calling her “fabulous,” “tireless,” “amazing,” “fearless,” and “deeply passionate.” Michelle Obama added that she and her husband were “in awe” every
WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama’s fashionable clothing has become something of a given in her five-plus years as first lady. Yet her wardrobe still is the subject of endless public fascination and one long-simmering question: Who pays for those incredible
On Thursday, Michelle Obama declared that Republicans were playing politics with children’s health by seeking to cut funding for her failed school lunch initiative, which has cost taxpayers billions of dollars without making kids healthier. But the First Lady is
Thursday, the White House released the latest in it’s “Let’s Move” series of you tube videos featuring athletes and celebrities promoting first lady Michelle Obama’s healthy food initiative. In this episode, Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman parodied his 2014 NFC
On Laura Ingraham’s radio show on Thursday, Duke University Public Policy Professor and reparations advocate Dr. William “Sandy” Darity explained his proposal for reparations, one which that would make first lady Michelle Obama eligible, as well as Oprah Winfrey and
While the Seattle Seahawks joined President Obama at the White House, First Lady Michelle Obama teamed up with the outspoken cornerback Richard Sherman for a video to promote her “Let’s Move” campaign. In the video, Sherman is shown preparing a
The First Lady’s plan to rejuvenate school lunches hasn’t been going very well, so naturally the solution is a column suggesting Republicans are child-hating extremists for wanting to fix it. In Tomasky’s columns (there really is only one, a Platonic
CNN’s Carol Costello, America’s worst morning anchor since Soledad O’Brien disappeared into the money-hole of Al Jazeera America, is at it again. After telling her viewers last week that Climate Change is real because it’s in the Bible (no, really),
On Tuesday, first lady Michelle Obama attacked House Republicans for a bill aimed at loosening mandates in the 2010 Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act. The bill would let schools waive the mandates if they have a net loss on school
In response to First Lady Launching Full Scale Campaign To Combat School Lunch Program Critics: Mrs Obama denounces moves in Congress to roll back school nutrition standards. “This is unacceptable,” she says at nutrition event. — Mark Knoller (@markknoller) May
First Lady Michelle Obama sent a strong message to Republicans in Congress who want to allow local school districts to opt out of the federal regulations on school lunches. “This is unacceptable,” she said during a roundtable discussion of the
First Lady Michelle Obama is moving to quell the revolt against the school meal nutrition standards that she helped set in place. House Republicans are supporting a measure that would allow some school districts to opt out of the standards–if
White House officials are warning that First Lady Michelle Obama is launching into a new “sustained level” of political engagement this year, signaling a shift from her less public profile during the beginning of her husband’s first term in the
The Expendables, those aging but still deadly warriors at the heart of that he-man franchise, get things done with brawn and bullets. The franchise’s cast gathered on a Cannes red carpet over the weekend armed with signs, not AK-47s. Yes,
A new report out of the west coast says that Oregon State University is about to name former University of Montana Grizzlies coach Wayne Tinkle as its new basketball coach in a bid to remake the team into a top
On Friday, First Lady Michelle Obama used the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Brown vs. Board of Education ruling to lecture graduating high school seniors in Topeka, Kansas, that America is still a racist country. Despite the fact that
Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy (D-WFP) appears to be unwilling to sign a bill that would ban chocolate milk in the state’s public schools. Earlier in the week, the state’s General Assembly unanimously approved a bill that was initially purported to
In Topeka Kansas Friday night, the first lady Michelle Obama spoke to graduating high school seniors on the eve of the 60th anniversary of the Brown v Board of Education Supreme Court decision. Obama argued that segregation is alive and
A Nigerian military source looking at the forces arrayed to find the girls abducted by Boko Haram says the hastag effort being run by Michelle Obama “doesn’t fit with the reality of the situation.” Michelle Obama and Angelina Jolie are
Financial disclosure forms released on Thursday reveal that President Barack Obama lists assets worth between $1.95 million and $7.15 million. Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama reported $503,183 in income. Obama receives a presidential salary of $400,000. Obama also reported
On Wednesday’s “Hannity,” Ann Coulter, author of “Never Trust a Liberal Over 3-Especially a Republican,” elaborated on the motivation one her of tweets from earlier in week, which was a jab at Michelle Obama’s “#BringBackOurGirls” tweet, which was a reaction
