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The Day of the Festival of Patrick: From the pool report:
“So an incumbent president facing a tough reelection fight walks into a bar…”
President Obama made a brief St Patrick’s Day pilgrimage to a Washington DC Irish bar, The Dubliner, on Saturday, where he quaffed a pint of Guinness and enjoyed cheers from a rowdy crowd of green-clad partiers, some of whom had staked out their spots as early as 10 am. He was accompanied by Henry Healy, described by a White House staffer as the president’s ancestral cousin from Moneygall, Ireland, as well as Ollie Hayes, the owner of the Publican bar that the president went to in Moneygall.
The president, thwarting any would-be pinchers with a pale moss-green jacket that read “National Parks, America’s Best Idea,” left the White House grounds at 12:46 pm, his motorcade snaking past well-wishers down to the Dubliner and arriving there at 12:59. A great cheer went up from patrons under a tent on the Dubliner’s sidewalk terrace. Another cheer went up from the drinkers one door down at the Irish Times. At both spots, revelers adjusted their green schwag (your pooler was especially fond of the Leprecaun-style hats, though the green wigs and beads were nifty as well, while the shamrock face stickers looked like they would be regretted come Sunday morning) and fumbled with their smart phones to snap a photo. One woman loudly urged the president to “sign my face.” He declined, but spent a few minutes shaking hands outside before walking into the Dubliner, past a sign that read:
“He who drinks and knows his pace is always welcome in this place. But he who drinks more than his share is never welcome anywhere.”
Continue reading the White House press pool report HERE
FOR SPORT: President Obama talks about his ‘Solid Crossover,’ the Chicago Bulls championship chances, and speaks on the rumor that he used his ‘executive power’ to block the Chris Paul trade to the L.A. Lakers on The BS Report with Bill Simmons on ESPN.
Watch more HERE
See the President’s connection to Chicago Bulls personnel HERE
99 Problems and a Tax ain’t one
President Barack Obama seems to have the support of one hip-hop legend when it comes to raising taxes on the rich: Jay-Z.
Shawn Carter — the multiple Grammy Award-winning rapper and producer better known for his stage name — said in an interview Friday that he personally isn’t bothered by the idea of paying more taxes.
“I wouldn’t mind paying more taxes if it went to the things that really mattered. If it went to education, people [in] poverty and if it went to the right things,” Jay-Z, whose net worth has been estimated near a half billion dollars, said on CNN. “It should be clearly defined … where all the money’s being allocated. Because you can understand paying so much for taxes and then things not improving, you’re like, where’s everything going to?”
Continue reading HERE
State Dinner ‘Tightrope’
President Barack Obama & First Lady Michelle Obama’s State Dinner for South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and his wife Kim Yoon-ok was a timely, stylish and classy event. Although there was an initial downpour in the DC area, causing tuxedo hem lines to be soaked, it didn’t rain on the White House’s parade.
The Thursday night dinner came just in time as Congress passed the South Korean Free Trade Agreement (and the Colombia and Panama FTAs as well). President Myung-bak also joined President Obama and spoke with U.S. auto industry employees to assure them that the trade deal would be a net positive for the industry on the jobs front.
The State Dinner had its traditional trappings; a toast from the U.S. President, East Wing photos as celebrities and dignitaries made their entrances, but one difference was the entertainment selection, which was more eclectic than usual.
The Korean-American group Ahn Trio performed as well as Janelle Monae, who after performing “Smile” and “I Want You Back,” was personally requested (by President Obama & Mrs. Obama nonetheless) to sing one of her original tracks from her most recent album ArchAndroid. What song did 44 request?
Monae’s ‘Tightrope.’
Fitting heading into an election year…
“‘I’m the guy that got Mark [Zuckerberg] to wear a jacket and tie,’”
U.S. President Barack Obama
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