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Politics on HuffingtonPost.com: Obama Talks Football, Troop Withdrawal, Malia And Sasha's School, And Jessica Simpson
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Political Punch: President Obama Sits for Pre-Game Interview
Obama Talks Football, Troop Withdrawal, Malia And Sasha's School, And Jessica Simpson
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In a wide-ranging interview with NBC's Matt Lauer, President Obama said that a substantial number of the 140,000 U.S. troops in Iraq would be home within a year, saying Iraqis were now ready to take more responsibility for their own security.
Asked whether a substantial number of troops would be home in time for next year's Super Bowl, Obama replied: "Yes. We are going to roll out in a very formal fashion what our intentions are in Iraq as well as Afghanistan."
Obama also seemed to indicate that he intends to be proactive at engaging terrorist groups and insurgents in Iraq and ...
Obama Talks Football, Troop Withdrawal, Malia And Sasha's School, And Jessica Simpson
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In a wide-ranging interview with NBC's Matt Lauer, President Obama said that a substantial number of the 140,000 U.S. troops in Iraq would be home within a year, saying Iraqis were now ready to take more responsibility for their own security.
Asked whether a substantial number of troops would be home in time for next year's Super Bowl, Obama replied: "Yes. We are going to roll out in a very formal fashion what our intentions are in Iraq as well as Afghanistan."
Obama also seemed to indicate that he intends to be proactive at engaging terrorist groups and insurgents in Iraq and ...
President Obama Sits for Pre-Game Interview
Political Punch —
Previous | Main President Obama Sits for Pre-Game Interview February 01, 2009 8:25 PM During NBC's Super Bowl pre-game show, a very casually dressed President Obama sat for a 12-minute interview from the Map Room of the White House with the "Today Show's" Matt Lauer . The full transcript can be read here . Here are some excerpts: Iraq: Asked if a substantial number of troops in Iraq will be home in time for next Super Bowl Sunday, the president said his administration would "roll out in a — in a very formal fashion what our intentions are in Iraq as well as in Afghanistan. But in conversations that I’ve had with the Joint ...
Classy President Obama Jokes About Jessica Simpson's Weight
Gateway Pundit —
Classy... Barack Obama jokes about Jessica Simpson's weight. During his pre-Super Bowl interview with Matt Lauer Barack Obama joked about Jessica Simpson's weight. MSNBC reported: LAUER: And here’s a great picture — OBAMA: Oh, it’s beautiful. LAUER: — of — of you and — and Michelle and — and your daughters. Now, the — the reason I bring this up I think is funny. It’s a great picture. OBAMA: Yeah. LAUER: But I wanna show you the cover. Look what they did. They — they took you off the cover. OBAMA: Yeah. LAUER: They took you out of ...
You stay classy, Mr. President
Sister Toldjah —
Newsbusters’ Warner Todd Huston has a partial transcript and video of President Obama being interviewed by NBC’s Matt Lauer prior to yesterday’s Super Bowl, in which President Obama proceeded to make fun of singer Jessica Simpson’s weight battle (via Memeo):
Lauer: Yeah, well — let — let me show you. This is the — the current issue of — of Us Weekly.
Obama: Right.
Lauer: And here’s a great picture
Obama: Oh, it’s beautiful.
Lauer: — of — of you and — and Michelle and ...
President Obama Calls Jessica Simpson Fat On National TV
Pirate's Cove —
As Sister Toldjah writes, you stay classy, Mr. President
Lauer: Yeah, well — let — let me show you. This is the — the current issue of — of Us Weekly.
Obama: Right.
Lauer: And here’s a great picture
Obama: Oh, it’s beautiful.
Lauer: — of — of you and — and Michelle and — and your daughters. Now, the — the reason I bring this up I think is funny. It’s a great picture.
Obama: Yeah.
Lauer: But I wanna show you the cover. Look what they did. They — they took you off the cover.
Obama: Yeah.
Lauer: They took you out of it.
Obama: It — it’s — it’s a little hurtful. ...
President Sn-Obama: "People Think I'm Cool" (Video)
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"People think I'm cool." President Barack Obama MSNBC White House Interview February 1, 2009 MSNBC posted the flash video here. Barack Obama tells Matt Lauer at a White House interview that aired before the Super Bowl, "People think I'm cool." Transcript is here: LAUER: I was driving over here, Mr. President. I was thinking about this enormous transition that you’ve been through — OBAMA: Right. LAUER: — taking on the reins as ...
