Tag Archives: President Obama
President Obama’s second inauguration speech
Tweet There’s no question that Michelle Obama’s reaction to Speaker Boehner was the highlight of this year’s Inauguration Day. But President Obama also gave a pretty great speech… Here’s the full transcript. What did y’all think? And, most importantly, how can we hold Obama to the strong progressive ideals he articulated so beautifully yesterday? Tweet
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Political fictions
TweetWe are gifted with a President who can write. A kind of chronicle of a president foretold, Obama beat any biographer to the punch in penning his first book, Dreams from My Father, nearly twenty years ago. I remember reading that book review, obliquely, noting in my notebook as a “summer read.” I didn’t get [...]
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Quick Hit: Adorable moments in Presidential history
TweetThe president and first lady are a very likable couple with a number of cute public displays of affection to choose from. But I have now discovered my favorite! In a recent interview with People, Michelle Obama reveals that she and the president have a bedtime ritual. We have a ritual where he tucks me in, because [...]
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Air Force Academy graduates first openly gay cadets
TweetYesterday was an historic day. The President spoke at the commencement ceremony of the Air Force Academy, and nearly eight months after the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” the Academy graduated its first openly gay cadets. The cadets were not identified but school officials confirmed that since repeal of the policy at least four [...]
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Dear President Obama, I voted for you as a citizen, not a daughter, wife, or mother