Showing posts with label Barack Obama. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Barack Obama. Show all posts

Sunday, August 4, 2013

President Obama Turns 52


Happy Birthday President Obama!

President Obama celebrates his 52nd birthday on Sunday, surrounded by family and friends at Camp David.

It's not a totally relaxing day -- the presidency is receiving updates on reported threats that led the State Department to issue a global travel alert and to close 21 embassies and consulates across the Muslim world.

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Inspiration: 6 years Before He became President, President Obama was Mistaken for a Waiter



President Barack Obama’s remarks regarding the George Zimmerman verdict brought light to the fact that he once dealt with racial discrimination before he was the leader of the Free World. This led to the resurfacing of a piece written by Katie Rosman of the Wall Street Journal in 2008 about an incident in 2003 when Obama was a state senator. Rosman recalls going to an event to celebrate the release of Sidney Blumenthal’s book, The Clinton Wars.

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

PHOTOS: The Obama Girls Summer Vacation, 2013


 Dad and Malia make a breezy Air Force One exit at Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, on July 1.

Amanda Bynes Calls the Obama's 'Ugly'


Has Amanda Bynes reached a new low?

The troubled actress has just tweeted: "Barack Obama and Michelle Obama are ugly!"

The tweet is the latest in a string of tweets devoted to calling people ugly. Celebs she has targeted include Jenny McCarthy, Rihanna, Courtney Love and Jay-Z. In May, she was feuding with model Chrissy Tiegen about being ugly.

Most recently she went from saying Drake is "gorgeous," to yes, "Drake is ugly."

 @AmandaBynes 
Barack Obama and Michelle Obama are ugly!

Monday, July 1, 2013

Little Boy Gives Obama and Cameron a Run for Their Intelligence



A two-year-old toddler in UK has become the youngest ever member of the genius club Mensa, after he scored an incredible 141 on an IQ test.


Adam Kirby scored 141 in the IQ test that reportedly ranked him smarter than US President Barack Obama and British Premier David Cameron.

At the end of the day, the boy is still a child and ought to be let to be that.

Sunday, June 30, 2013

PHOTOS:Obama Tours Robben Island


President Obama toured Robben Island, the jail Nelson Mandela was kept in for 18 years. He said he and his family are ''deeply humbled'' to visit the prison once inhabited by Mandela. He signed the visitors book, spent some time in the cell once inhabited by Mandela and visited the quarry where prisoners were required to labour. Robben Island which was once a prison house were resistance leaders were once kept is now a museum. More pictures after the cut.

Friday, June 28, 2013

Reason Why Obama Won't be Going to Nigeria.




The United States of America on Tuesday gave hints on the reasons why President Barack Obama won’t visit Nigeria during his upcoming three-nation trip to Africa...

According to US officials, the ongoing insecurity appeared to be responsible for the exclusion of Nigeria in Obama’s second visit to the continent. Obama is scheduled to visit Senegal, Tanzania and South Africa.

Obama Speaks on Africa and Gays



US President Barack Obama has once again defended gay rights across the Africa but now citing Nelson Mandela's plight as inspiration.
Obama said he understood that different religions and cultures adhered to different beliefs and traditions, but that the simple principle of equality should be the guide for states and governments. “I want the African people to just hear what I believe,” Obama said.

Monday, June 24, 2013

Both Obama and Bush Head to Africa



President Obama and former president George W. Bush will be in Africa soon. Former president Bush who made the fight against AIDS in Africa a major part of his administration, will soon be heading to Zambia and Tanzania.

In Zambia, Bush and former first lady Laura Bush will help open a clinic to combat cervical cancer. Mrs. Bush will host an African First Ladies Summit in Tanzania on July 2-3, a project of the George W. Bush Institute.

Obama and first lady Michelle Obama leave Wednesday for diplomatic trips to Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania; they are scheduled to return to the White House on July 3.

The two presidents are not scheduled to meet in Tanzania -- but Mrs. Obama is scheduled to join the Bushes at the African First Ladies Summit.