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

Nick Cannon & Mariah Carey Are Having Twins!

Nick Cannon finally confirmed that his wife Mariah Carey got two blessings on the way!

Nick announced on his radio show Thursday that his wife is expecting twins. Nick says, "I didn't even tell my wife I was gonna do this. I'm probably gonna get yelled at for not getting permission...We are having twins!"

Nick revealed that due to excitement Mariah shared the big news to President Barack Obama and wife Michelle during the White House Christmas special.

Very memorable moment!


[Photo courtesy by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images]

Barack Obama's stand-up comedy speech - White House Correspondents Dinner 2010 (video)

President Barack Obama gave a hilarious stand-up comedy speech during the 2010 White House Correspondents dinner held at Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington DC on Saturday, May 1.

Obama's funny speech includes the the famous Joe Biden F-bomb, a slight jabbed to Jay Leno (ratings, time slot bump), Jonas Brothers and many more...

Watch the video clip below...

Christmas at the White House: An Oprah Primetime Special on Dec. 13

Oprah Winfrey will join President Barack Obama and the first family in an ABC holiday special entitled "Christmas at the White House: An Oprah Primetime Special".

Aside from the interviews with the Obamas, it will also include a tour of the White House and their preparation for the holiday season.

The special marks the first interview between Oprah and Obama since the former Chicago senator took office.

Christmas at the White House: An Oprah Primetime Special will air on Dec. 13.

Obama: latest official Family Portait

The White House just released the official First Family portrait which include President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and their First Daughters 8 year-old Sasha and 11 year-old Malia. Absent in this new portrait is their latest addition to their family, Portuguese Waterdog "Bo Obama".

The photo was taken by famed celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz.

President Obama defend himself from enemy flying invader

It seems that North Korea has released one of their weapon in the recent Obama interview. Checkout how President Obama defend himself from enemy invader.

Obama is still a hit, scored ratings for CBS' "60 Minutes"

Barack and Michelle Obama mania is still not yet over. The Barackomania registered the highest overnight ratings for CBS' "60 Minutes". An estimated of 24.5 million people watched Steve Kroft interview with President-elect Barack Obama.

Jamie Foxx : "huge responsibility to make sure we do the right thing"

Jamie Foxx feels that Obama’s victory creates and becomes a “responsibility” in all African-Americans.

In his interview via Access Hollywood, he said, “I don’t know how people felt but I know how I felt, as far as being an African-American male,” Foxx added. “I speak now to every African-American male that I see. Now we have a responsibility, a huge responsibility to make sure we do the right thing now and to cut out all the madness and silliness. Now we don’t have an excuse.” and added "We can’t say it’s the man’s fault when you are the man.”

Will.i.am - “It’s A New Day.”

Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas unveiled the official music video for Barack Obama's victory on the Presidential election entitled “It’s A New Day.”

Oprah Winfrey on Obama win: "It feels like hope won"

Oprah Winfrey shows tears of happiness when Barack Obama was declared the winner on this election against the veteran John McCain.

She said, "It feels like hope won. It feels like it's not just victory for Barack Obama. It feels like America did the right thing.

"It feels like there's a shift in consciousness. It feels like something really big and bold has happened here, like nothing ever in our lifetimes did we expect this to happen.

"It feels like anything is now possible."

Barack Obama "Change has come to America"

The first African-American president of the United States Barack Obama gave his victory speech at a rally in Grant Park in Chicago. He thanked the crowd by saying "the victory truly belonged to the people".

This is a turning point to rebuilt the country as Obama explained to the public.

The newly-elect President will carry the burdens of a bad economy by the Bush Administrations. Barack's victory will transcend all types of racial lines and this will be a spark of a new beginning.

Many are hoping that he can deliver all the change that he promises.


If the above video doesn't work, below is another video.

Obama's Complete Speech:

Hello, Chicago.

If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.

It's the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen, by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different, that their voices could be that difference.

It's the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled. Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been just a collection of individuals or a collection of red states and blue states.

We are, and always will be, the United States of America.

It's the answer that led those who've been told for so long by so many to be cynical and fearful and doubtful about what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day.

It's been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this date in this election at this defining moment change has come to America.

A little bit earlier this evening, I received an extraordinarily gracious call from Sen. McCain.

Sen. McCain fought long and hard in this campaign. And he's fought even longer and harder for the country that he loves. He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine. We are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader.

I congratulate him; I congratulate Gov. Palin for all that they've achieved. And I look forward to working with them to renew this nation's promise in the months ahead.

I want to thank my partner in this journey, a man who campaigned from his heart, and spoke for the men and women he grew up with on the streets of Scranton and rode with on the train home to Delaware, the vice president-elect of the United States, Joe Biden.

And I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last 16 years the rock of our family, the love of my life, the nation's next first lady Michelle Obama.

Sasha and Malia I love you both more than you can imagine. And you have earned the new puppy that's coming with us to the new White House.

And while she's no longer with us, I know my grandmother's watching, along with the family that made me who I am. I miss them tonight. I know that my debt to them is beyond measure.

To my sister Maya, my sister Alma, all my other brothers and sisters, thank you so much for all the support that you've given me. I am grateful to them.

And to my campaign manager, David Plouffe, the unsung hero of this campaign, who built the best -- the best political campaign, I think, in the history of the United States of America.

To my chief strategist David Axelrod who's been a partner with me every step of the way.

To the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics you made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what you've sacrificed to get it done.

But above all, I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to. It belongs to you. It belongs to you.

I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didn't start with much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington. It began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston. It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give $5 and $10 and $20 to the cause.

It grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation's apathy who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less sleep.

It drew strength from the not-so-young people who braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock on doors of perfect strangers, and from the millions of Americans who volunteered and organized and proved that more than two centuries later a government of the people, by the people, and for the people has not perished from the Earth.

This is your victory.

And I know you didn't do this just to win an election. And I know you didn't do it for me.

You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime -- two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century.

Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan to risk their lives for us.

There are mothers and fathers who will lie awake after the children fall asleep and wonder how they'll make the mortgage or pay their doctors' bills or save enough for their child's college education.

There's new energy to harness, new jobs to be created, new schools to build, and threats to meet, alliances to repair.

The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even in one term. But, America, I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there.

I promise you, we as a people will get there.

There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who won't agree with every decision or policy I make as president. And we know the government can't solve every problem.

But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree. And, above all, I will ask you to join in the work of remaking this nation, the only way it's been done in America for 221 years -- block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand.

What began 21 months ago in the depths of winter cannot end on this autumn night.

This victory alone is not the change we seek. It is only the chance for us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were.

It can't happen without you, without a new spirit of service, a new spirit of sacrifice.

So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility, where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves but each other.

Let us remember that, if this financial crisis taught us anything, it's that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers.

In this country, we rise or fall as one nation, as one people. Let's resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long.

Let's remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of the Republican Party to the White House, a party founded on the values of self-reliance and individual liberty and national unity.

Those are values that we all share. And while the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress.

As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours, we are not enemies but friends. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection.

And to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn, I may not have won your vote tonight, but I hear your voices. I need your help. And I will be your president, too.

And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces, to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of the world, our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand.

To those -- to those who would tear the world down: We will defeat you. To those who seek peace and security: We support you. And to all those who have wondered if America's beacon still burns as bright: Tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity and unyielding hope.

That's the true genius of America: that America can change. Our union can be perfected. What we've already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow.

This election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for generations. But one that's on my mind tonight's about a woman who cast her ballot in Atlanta. She's a lot like the millions of others who stood in line to make their voice heard in this election except for one thing: Ann Nixon Cooper is 106 years old.

She was born just a generation past slavery; a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky; when someone like her couldn't vote for two reasons -- because she was a woman and because of the color of her skin.

And tonight, I think about all that she's seen throughout her century in America -- the heartache and the hope; the struggle and the progress; the times we were told that we can't, and the people who pressed on with that American creed: Yes we can.

At a time when women's voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the ballot. Yes we can.

When there was despair in the dust bowl and depression across the land, she saw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal, new jobs, a new sense of common purpose. Yes we can.

When the bombs fell on our harbor and tyranny threatened the world, she was there to witness a generation rise to greatness and a democracy was saved. Yes we can.

She was there for the buses in Montgomery, the hoses in Birmingham, a bridge in Selma, and a preacher from Atlanta who told a people that "We Shall Overcome." Yes we can.

A man touched down on the moon, a wall came down in Berlin, a world was connected by our own science and imagination.

And this year, in this election, she touched her finger to a screen, and cast her vote, because after 106 years in America, through the best of times and the darkest of hours, she knows how America can change.

Yes we can.

America, we have come so far. We have seen so much. But there is so much more to do. So tonight, let us ask ourselves -- if our children should live to see the next century; if my daughters should be so lucky to live as long as Ann Nixon Cooper, what change will they see? What progress will we have made?

This is our chance to answer that call. This is our moment.

This is our time, to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the American dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth, that, out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope. And where we are met with cynicism and doubts and those who tell us that we can't, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people: Yes, we can.

Thank you. God bless you. And may God bless the United States of America.
[transcript speech via CNN]

John McCain to Barack Obama: "I pledge to him tonight to do all in my power to help him"

Showing that he is a true statesman, Senator John McCain concedes and congratulates Barack Obama for winning the battle for the US Presidency. He accepts that his journey has come to an end. McCain said, "failure is mine, not yours."

He also ask his supporters to unite and put aside their differences in the nation's interest. He want the American people bridge their differences and restore prosperity.

"I had the honor of calling Sen. Barack Obama to congratulate him. To congratulate him on being elected the next president of the country that we both love"

"This is an historic election, and I recognize the special significance it has for African-Americans and for the special pride that must be theirs tonight."

"Sen. Obama has achieved a great thing for himself and for his country. I applaud him for it, and offer him my sincere sympathy that his beloved grandmother did not live to see this day. Though our faith assures us she is at rest in the presence of her creator and so very proud of the good man she helped raise."


Barack Obama wins the Presidential election

As the votes are filing up and different media entity has projected Senator Barack Obama is the next 44th President of United States of America.

Obama won the important key state in this election like Pennsylvania, Ohio, Florida and Virginia. Obama is also projected to win California, Washington, Oregon and Hawaii.

Congratulations to the new President!!!! The People has spoken... We Want CHANGE!!!

Barack Obama's grandmother Madelyn Dunham died at the age of 86

Senator Barack Obama's grandmother Madelyn Dunham has loss her fight with the Big C (cancer) and passed away in Hawaii, she was 86.

Her grandmother is the one who guide and raised Barack and she is also the one responsible for shaping Barack's values.
"She was the cornerstone of our family, and a woman of extraordinary accomplishment, strength and humility," Obama and his sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng, said in a statement. "She was the person who encouraged and allowed us to take chances."

Dunham helped raise Obama from the age of 10 while his mother was working in Indonesia, and Obama took an emotional 22-hour trip to visit her on October 23 and 24.


Ryan Phillippe "Obama 008"

Almost nearing the end game. Once more, Ryan Phillippe show his support to the next President of America.

The "Chaos" star is picking up his son Deacon from his karate class in Los Angeles and he was sportin' a Obama 008 t-shirt.

Previously he was seen wearing Obama for progress shirt.




[via Fadedyouthblog.com]

Obama send his condolences to Jennifer Hudson

The brutal slaying of a family members like what happened to Jennifer Hudson's mother and brother is very tragic and their still suffering with the disappearance of Jennifer's nephew 7-year-old Julian King.

Senator Barack Obama has send his condolences to Jennifer Hudson.

"Michelle and I were absolutely heartbroken to learn about this unimaginable tragedy, and we want Jennifer and to know that she is in our thoughts and prayers during this very difficult time. We also pray for the swift and safe return of her young nephew."

Daniel Craig: : “Obama would be the better Bond"

In the latest issue of Parade Magazine which features Quantum of Solace star Daniel Craig, he was asked who would be the better James Bond : Barack Obama or John McCain?

Without hesitation the 007 answered, “Obama would be the better Bond because—if he’s true to his word—he’d be willing to quite literally look the enemy in the eye and go toe-to-toe with them. McCain, because of his long service and experience, would probably be a better M,” he adds, mentioning Bond’s boss, played by Dame Judi Dench. “There is, come to think of it, a kind of Judi Dench quality to McCain.”

When asked would be the better Bond girl—Michelle Obama or Cindy McCain? He answered, “Oh, now you’ve crossed the line. That’s much too dangerous a question.

For the full article visit, Parade.

Blake Lively and Penn Badgley : Vote for Barack Obama.

Check out Gossip Girl stars Blake Lively and Penn Badgley urging young teens to talk and convince your parents to vote for Barack Obama and warning them about John McCain.

P.Diddy is scared even more on John McCain

After hiding in a bed sheet because of Republican VP nominee Sarah Palin, the rap mogul P.Diddy is once again is scared and he created another video blog as a response on the second Presidential Debate.

Diddy is NOT HAPPY with the way John McCain referred to Obama as "that one".

Check his video below:


Brad Pitt's bicycle ride with Barack Obama

It seems the most influential celebrity couple is eying Barack Obama as the next President of USA.

Brad Pitt
was seen strolling around the streets on his bicycle in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is seen carrying a notebook with a Barak Obama sticker on the cover.

Actually the couple are still quiet to whom they will give their support but with this development it seems the path way is towards Barack Obama.

Barack Obama dress in Paris Fahion Week

It seems Barack Obama is true inspiration to many people. Jean-Charles De Castelbajac was inspired to include the Barack in Spring ready-to-wear 2009 collection in Paris Fashion Week.

It was presented in a sparkling canary yellow dress, complete with "Yes" and "No" glove in her hands.