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newsbusters.org - 2/2/2009

NBC: Obama Calls Singer Jessica Simpson Fat

— newsbusters.org — **Video Below the Fold** Apparently, President Barack Obama thought that Jessica Simpson's weight was something he needed... to make fun of during his pre-Super Bowl interview with Matt Lauer on NBC Sunday. Seriously. Obama called Jessica Simpson a ... (more) NBC: Obama Calls Singer Jessica Simpson Fat

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politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 2/3/2009

Obama takes a dig at Jessica Simpson?

— politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — Some thought Obama took a dig at Jessica Simpson. (CNN) – Did Barack Obama take a dig... at pop star Jessica Simpson? A transcription error set the Internet abuzz Monday as viewers debated an off-hand presidential comment about the pop star. The ... (more) Obama takes a dig at Jessica Simpson?

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voices.washingtonpost.com - 2/5/2009

POTUS Events

— voices.washingtonpost.com — President Obama starts his day at 8 a.m. at the National Prayer Breakfast, held at the Washington... Hilton. That event is followed by his daily briefing at 9:45 a.m. and his economic briefing at 10:15 a.m. at the White House. The president meets with senior advisers at 10:45 a.m. At 11 a.m., Obama ... (more) POTUS Events

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Kill Me Now.
INSTAPUTZ — Please make it stop: A comment at the end of Matt Lauer’s interview has left people wondering whether Obama called pop singer Jessica Simpson fat[.] It's come to this, has it? People magazine's sloppy seconds is "the future of journalism"?

Did John McCain Throw Meghan Under the Bus?
Weekly Standard Blog — ... It's also odd that nary a liberal in sight (Karen Tumulty of Time, excepted) had a word to say about Obama's unnecessarily holding up Jessica Simpson's weight for ridicule during an interview with Matt Lauer, in which he parroted a rude US Weekly headline, to Lauer's delight. ...