Sure, it may not have been as memorable as Marilyn Monroe's serenade to John F. Kennedy in 1962, but Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson still helped President Barack Obama celebrate the big 5-0 in style Wednesday night at a star-studded party in Chicago.
With all of Neil Patrick Harris' experience hosting awards shows, the actor certainly seems capable of an improvised joke. But while meeting Barack Obama, Harris choked and made a remark that wasn't well-received by the president, he said on 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.'
Harris said he got rattled when it came time to meet the Commander-in-Chief. "You turn around a curtain and there's the f
German political magazine Cicero wanted to interview high-profile politicians but didn't know how to get their attention. So its staff came up with a truly unique promotional idea.
The magazine commissioned an artist to carve busts of world leaders like Barack Obama and Nicolas Sarkozy into the lead of Cicero-branded pencils. The one-of-a-kind sculptures were then specially boxed and delivered to
It isn't one of the seven dirty words George Carlin famously listed as being taboo for television. Still, it's not a good idea to use the invective on-air, particularly if you're speaking about the President of the United States.
Time Magazine editor-at-large and MSNBC contributor Mark Halperin learned his lesson today, when he declared during one of his regular appearances on 'Morning Joe' that
Barack Obama must be gunning for the grammar school vote with all the kids he's been charming lately. After calming a crying infant earlier this week, the official White House YouTube channel shows him visiting with lots of other young constituents, teaching us some valuable lessons in how to win over these future voters:
First he found Bin Laden and now he's quieting the cries of our nation's babies. In an official White House video that's circulating today, Barack and Michelle Obama are greeting a crowd of visitors when the first lady picks up a fan's baby. The infant is wailing, but when she's handed over to the president, her cries instantly stop. Watch the clip below: