The President's Interview with...a Seattle Local TV Station?

This was also caught by Only Adult In The Room originally, and it's taken me a while to get to it.  The best part is the opening thirty seconds, where the reporter reveals that she went to High School with Stanley Ann Dunham, and the President's reaction.



Other than that, it's the standard sit down over the Economy, the Debt Ceiling, etc.

The Fireside Chat for June 18th, 2011 (VIDEO)

On Father's Day weekend, President Obama reflects on his experience as a parent and discusses the challenges and necessity of being a good father.

Michelle does Sesame Street's 40th Season Premiere (VIDEO)

The Disadvantages of being the President's Daughter... (VIDEO)

In that, the President will discuss your grades in public:

Bo's Debut

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Bo.

The first dog has arrived.

Coming this March...

All Michelle, All The Time...

Newsweek Magazine is giving Michelle the cover, and a bunch of ink in between.



The first article is: What Michelle Means To Us, as in us Black people.

The new First Lady will have the chance to knock down ugly stereotypes about black women and educate the world about American black culture more generally. But perhaps more important—even apart from what her husband can do—Michelle has the power to change the way African-Americans see ourselves, our lives and our possibilities.

The next is a piece about raising kids in the White House.

The Obamas may enforce a bit of normalcy by making the kids do chores and make their beds—advice that Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis gave to Hillary in 1992. But the Obama family will grapple with issues that former first kids haven't had to face. Chelsea Clinton, the last girl of a similar age in the White House, grew up well before the era of Facebook and cell-phone snapshots. Banning Facebook entirely could risk alienating the Obama girls from their peers, but restrictions will almost certainly be necessary for their own protection. Schools that were once valued for their ability to protect famous kids from prying eyes are now wide open if their students choose to post photos or status updates.

And finally, there's an interview with Michelle.

It's just unknown. And like any new thing, it feels a bit daunting until you have your plan. What I do know is that once the pieces start coming together, I think that's when the excitement can begin. When the girls know what school they're going to be in, they'll have a sense of how that's going to feel, and they'll know what their rooms look like. All my anticipation is really around the girls, making sure that they're OK. Barack and I … it's going to be a hard job. He likes hard jobs [laughs]. We know we have a lot of work to do. That's just a natural part of it. But as soon as I know that the kids are where they need to be, the other stuff is just hard work, which we are used to.

UPDATE: I should have noted, but the Michelle Interview was conducted on the Campaign Trail, so it's not new.

Madelyn Dunham Laid To Rest...

Madelyn Dunham's been laid to rest in Hawaii.  Barack and Maya weren't there.  They're expected to attend a private ceremony together when the President-Elect comes to Hawaii later in the month.

R.I.P., Toot.  We'll take care of him for you.

A Message from Hawaii...

An Email from Maya Soetoro-Ng (aka the President-Elect's Sister) has somehow gotten into the wind, courtesy of the Honolulu Advertiser.

I was kind of mixed on whether to post this or not, but the Email seems to be geared for as many people as possible. I had been wondering how the family had been doing since Toot's death last week. She seems to be doing okay. Reading the Email, the mix of joy and pain she's going through comes right off the page, as you would expect of anyone who has suffered this kind of loss.

UPDATE (11:08am, Pacific): Time Magazine has a piece on the Email, too.