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The White House Is Now on Tumblr Because of Course It Is

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 02 May 2013 19:41:24 +0000

The Official White House Tumblr sounds like a parody website that would be full of political snark and GIFs. But it's not a parody. The recently launched page is actually the official Tumblr for the White House. Like, for real.

But that doesn't mean there isn't snark

The Funniest Moments From the 2013 White House Correspondents' Dinner

Emerald Catron — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:55:11 +0000

The annual White House Correspondents' dinner took place this past weekend, and it was a delight. We honestly think it was probably the best performance at one of these dinners since Stephen Colbert roasted George W. Bush right in front of him (this makes us cringe a little bit less though). Only we aren't talking about Conan O'Brien -- we're talking about President Obama, who really hammed it up this year.

See 'Kid President' Meet the Real Commander-in-Chief

Kyle Dowling — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 19:11:24 +0000

So apparently when YouTube star Kid President isn't busy giving us pep talks or taking over the White House he's busy doing one of the coolest things imaginable...meeting actual president Barack Obama.

Watch 'Kid President' Take Over the White House for April Fool's Day

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:57:14 +0000

Even the White House managed to get into the spirit of things on this April Fool’s Day. In honor of the holiday, the White House released a video of the “Kid President,” featuring a pint-sized tot at the podium. You might recognize nine-year-old Robby Novak from his hit Web series ‘Kid President‘ where he’s, well, [...]

Did The History Channel Make The Devil Look Like Obama?

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:42:01 +0000

The History Channel’s representation of The Devil is causing controversy. Many viewers of ‘The Bible’ have taken to social networks to point out similarities between the 10-part miniseries’ Prince of Darkness and Pres. Obama. Conservative commentator Glenn Beck was (naturally) among the first to comment on the resemblance. Anyone else think the Devil in #TheBible [...]

The Best GIFs From Obama's 2013 Inauguration

Emerald Catron — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:01:25 +0000

For such a solemn event, yesterday's presidential inauguration sure did span a lot of cute GIFs. It helps that the Obama family has two young daughters to keep things entertaining. They laugh. They yawn. They ruin pictures. They're just like us! Here are a few of our favorite moments from yesterday's ceremony.

Barack Obama 'Deal With It' Wins Best Gif of the Year – TheFW Awards 2012

Emerald Catron — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:22:35 +0000

When we first saw this GIF, we basically kept it open and running all day. So it comes as no surprise that Barack Obama ‘Deal With It, which takes a photo of Pres. Obama offering a cocky smile and adds animated sunglasses from the classic ‘Deal With It‘ meme, has won the prestigious (in our [...]

Photo of Obama Playing With Tiny Spider-Man Charms the Web

Emerald Catron — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:34:05 +0000

Fine. Time magazine was right – Barack Obama is the Person of the Year. We can’t argue with this photo, which was taken back in October. The kid dressed up as Spider-Man is one of President Obama’s staffer’s kids. So no real threat was posed, which we guess explains why the Secret Service isn’t taking him down. [...]

First Dog Bo Obama Makes a Great Christmas Tree Inspector

Emerald Catron — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:19:50 +0000

You can love the president or hate him, but you’ve got to admit this is one cute First Dog. Here’s Bo Obama being a very good dog and not knocking over any of the one zillion Christmas trees in the White House as he “inspects” the decorations before it opens to the public and 90,000 [...]

Facebook Helps President Obama Pardon Two Turkeys

Emerald Catron — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 21:01:33 +0000

After a neck and neck online competition, President Obama today granted pardon to two turkeys, Cobbler and Gobbler. Cobbler, who likes eating cranberries and listening to Carly Simon, narrowly beat out Gobbler, the corn-eating turkey who loves bluegrass. (The voting took place via Facebook poll.) President Obama named Gobbler as Cobbler’s “alternate.” The pair will [...]

The Best of 'The Prez Is Not Impressed' Tumblr

Emerald Catron — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:25:57 +0000

Pres. Barack Obama can't just pose with McKayla Maroney, make a silly face, and expect it NOT to turn into a Tumblr. Or, he can, but that would be foolish. The President Is Not Impressed is pretty much just like the McKayla Maroney Is Not Impressed from this summer, only it's the president instead. What sort of things and people is the president disappointed in? Let's find out!

Obama and Mckayla Maroney Are Very Disappointed In… Something

Dan Seitz — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 17:00:45 +0000

President Obama met with the 2012 United States Olympic Gymnastics Team and… well… you can see what happened for yourself. Maroney was, of course, first captured making the infamous face while observing someone else taking the gold medal in the vault. Maroney has nothing to be embarrassed about: She got a silver medal with a [...]

Obama Celebrates Re-Election With 'Pajama Dance'

Emerald Catron — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 22:05:07 +0000

We don't know what we'd do if we won a presidential reelection campaign. First would probably be to wonder how we even got elected the first time. THEN we would probably do something very much like this pajama dance, as depicted in this video from Ibish Comedy.

Funniest Memes of the Week – Hipster Barista, Depressed Cat, and More

Hannah Gutenplan — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 14:48:00 +0000

The funniest memes of the week are back, and boy do we have some of the funniest memes that ever meme’d for you. Between ‘Intellectual Baby’ and a late Halloween meme, this week is bound to get you laughing. Not only did America re-elect Obama as President this past Tuesday, but multiple states passed important legislation. [...]

Your Week in Awesome Gifs – Election Reaction Edition

Hannah Gutenplan — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 18:17:46 +0000

You know how we love our reaction GIFs -- those tiny moving pictures that always seem to best capture how we feel. Here, we have a special lineup of reaction GIFs for the election. No matter if you're an Obama supporter, a fan of Obama, or the rest of the world, we have a reaction GIF here just for you.

Watch President Obama's Emotional Moment While Thanking His Staff

Emerald Catron — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 15:42:51 +0000

Even if you weren’t hoping for Obama to win reelection this week, you have to admit that he seems very grateful he did. We can tell because he started crying in front of a bunch of people. While thanking his campaign staff and telling them how wonderful they are, a lonely teardrop began its course [...]

The Best Election Day Reaction Memes

Emerald Catron — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 19:45:05 +0000

Hey, did you hear there was an election yesterday? It was kind of a big deal, you know, presidents and what not. With Obama being reelected, people were pretty quick to start poking fun of the losers, as well as the ultra-conservatives who said they'd be moving abroad. Oh, and gay marriage and the legalization of marijuana passed in several states. Of course, memes are a great way to do this. Here are our favorites.

Celebrate Obama's Win With the Best GIF Ever

TheFW Staff — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 15:45:29 +0000

As you've no doubt heard, Barack Obama was elected to a second presidential term last night. We have a feeling he's feeling like this right now:

The Best 'Obama Calling' GIFs and Memes

Emerald Catron — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 19:14:19 +0000

Somebody decided to post this picture of the president on Reddit, titling it 'My new favorite picture of President Obama.' People went crazy over it pretty much immediately, because Obama's exhausted attempt at smiling is pretty goofy looking. So many great memes came out of this it was hard to pick our favorites, but we tried our best. And the GIFs. Good grief, the GIFs.

Watch Lena Dunham's First Time' Endorsement for Pres. Obama

Kyle Dowling — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 16:31:02 +0000

Lena Dunham, the star and creator of HBO’s ‘Girls,’ has decided to share the details of a very private moment in her life, with a funny (and timely) twist. College is a place where the masses enter as immature, feeble-minded children, hoping to exit four years later as still-immature, somewhat less feeble-minded adults. And undoubtedly, [...]

The Best Meme Reactions to Trump's 'Major Announcement'

Emerald Catron — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:33:21 +0000

Donald Trump's "major announcement" was a major disappointment. Although we can't say we're majorly surprised. He essentially agreed to pay money to charity, but only if Pres. Obama releases his college and passport applications and records. What a delightfully effective way to let everybody know you're awful. Here are the best meme responses that sum up the awfulness of Trump's big announcement.

President Obama Photobombed by Adorable Smooching Kids

Emerald Catron — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 20:22:16 +0000

It takes a lot to upstage the President of the United States in a photograph, but these grade school kids have done it. We're not the only ones who think so. Even the president himself (or at least his Twitter account) labeled this the "picture of the day." We're pretty sure it's not because of the kid who's trying to eat his shirt. Or the way the president isn't looking at the camera either. Can you guess why?

Horses, Bayonets and More of the Best Memes From Last Night's Debate

Emerald Catron — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:28:20 +0000

While it’s no “binders full of women,” Obama got off a pretty good zinger during last night’s presidential debate when he told Romney that in addition to fewer ships, our military also has fewer horses and bayonets. Responses to that one-liner dominate our selection of the best meme and GIF reactions to last night’s debate. [...]

Obama and Romney 'Sing' Katy Perry's 'Hot and Cold'

Emerald Catron — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 18:15:06 +0000

Last night’s presidential debate was a little intense. This video ought to make you feel better. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney coming together to perform Katy Perry’s ‘Hot and Cold.’ Okay, so technically they didn’t *really* do this, but imagine if they had. Oh, it would have made our life! This is defnintely one of [...]

Jimmy Fallon Takes You to 'Mister Romney's Neighborhood'

Emerald Catron — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 15:45:24 +0000

“Money … comes from a magical place called ‘our parents.’” This is one of many lessons “Mitt Romney” teaches in this ‘Mister Rogers’ spoof from Jimmy Fallon. According to Fallon, if Mitt shut down PBS and had his way, children would learn to shame union workers, and how to tie dogs to cars. Barack Obama [...]

The Best Memes, GIFs and Tweets From the Presidential Debate

Emerald Catron — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:15:21 +0000

As soon as we heard that Tumblr was going to be providing coverage of the debate via impromptu GIFs, we knew this election would at least be entertaining. Thanks should go especially to Mitt Romney's comment about Big Bird, which prompted tens of thousands of tweets. Here are the best of the internet reactions to last night's debate.

Floridians Fall For 'Onion' Article About Obama's 19-Year-Old Son

Donald Deane — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 18:01:47 +0000

Most people recognize satire when they see it, but not Floridians. Inboxes and Facebook pages of Florida residents recently received an article by The Onion describing an appearance by President Barack Obama's illegitimate 19-year-old son Luther at the Democratic National Convention. Incredibly, the story sparked a flurry of inquiries as to whether it was real. In case it isn't clear already, no, it's not. Duh. Clearly it's way too hot down there.

R.I.P. LMFAO — Funny Videos to Remember Them By

Emerald Catron — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 21:45:21 +0000

Oh NO! What are we going to do!?! LMFAO has announced that they are going on a "hiatus" (yeah, that's what our parents said too), which means somebody else will have to step up to fill the void left behind at grocery stores that play inappropriately upbeat music. Let us remember these party monsters as they would have wanted -- by watching the comical videos they've inspired.

U Can't Touch This Obama/MC Hammer Mashup

Emerald Catron — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 16:16:06 +0000

Remember the “you didn’t build that” debacle? It turns out if you take enough of President Obama’s words out of context you can make him do a little rap song that sounds remarkably like “U Can’t Touch This” by MC Hammer. Bonus at 2:52 — turns out the president is ticklish.

See the First Family as 'The Incredibles'

Emerald Catron — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 19:25:39 +0000

That’s one way to get kids interested in politics — trick them into thinking they’re going to see a Pixar movie. Deviant art user Nikkolas Smith has done up the first family à la ‘The Incredibles,’ presumably to show his support for Obama in the coming election, or possibly because it would take too long to [...]