Wednesday, October 27, 2010
President Obama appears on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” tonight. The show taped at the Harman Center for the Arts in Washington DC, earlier today. President Obama stuck to his agenda of touting his administration’ achievements, days before next Tuesday’s mid-term election. USA Today has more on Stewart’s interview with President Obama here. UPDATED: Thursday, October 28, 2010 If you […]
Monday, October 25, 2010
President Barack Obama breezed into Glendale last Friday for an interview with Radio Host, Eddie “Piolin” Sotelo, at the Univision Radio building on North Central Avenue. In this photo, President Obama introduced Cecila Munoz, Assistant to The President for Intergovernmental Affairs, to Piolin. The Spanish-language “Piolin Show” is one of the top rated radio programs in the country. More on the president’s brief visit to […]
Saturday, October 23, 2010
More than 37, 000 gathered in a park at USC to see and hear President Barack Obama’s rousing get out the vote for the mid-term election speech yesterday. Later in the afternoon, much smaller crowds clustered in Glendale on street corners, in restaurant doorways, wherever they thought they might catch a glimpse of the presidential motorcade. Yet, from what I observed, the Glendale crowds […]
Thursday, October 14, 2010
The sluggish economy is still a fright, but thrill seekers are throwing down a lot of bucks at Halloween haunted house attractions this season. Across the country, haunt houses are doing a bang-up business. In Pennsylvania, the haunted house “PennHurst Asylum” reportedly caused a traffic jam when it opened a short while ago. The number of Americans planning a scary visit to […]
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Actor and Filmmaker, George Clooney, met with President Barack Obama at the White House yesterday to discuss the situation in the Sudan. The meeting took place in a tranquil setting outside the Oval Office. Clooney just returned from a trip to Sudan. The actor discussed the upcoming vote for independence in the war-torn country, as well as the fight against genocide in […]
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
An emotional and awe-inspiring ceremony at the White House yesterday. In the Oval Office, President Barack Obama signed legislation granting a collective Congressional Gold Medal to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, for their dedicated service during World War II. Many of those veterans are second generation Japanese Americans. Some of them were confined in internment camps before joining […]
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Lindsay Lohan’s brother speaks out Reports are out that troubled Actress, Lindsay Lohan, has voluntarily entered rehab. This will be the fifth time around for Lohan. Her brother, Michael Lohan Jr., says his sister is “fully committed” to making rehab work this time. Also, he blamed Lohan’s past failures at getting clean on “leeches” in her social circle. More on […]
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Catching up on some of the activities of First Lady and Health Advocate, Michelle Obama. Mrs-O, a website dedicated to the first lady’s fashion, style, and special interests, is a faithful follower of almost everything Michelle. Also there’s a ton of comments, from some of the thousands of Michelle fans, on the two-year-old site. I’m a Michelle follower and an occasional visitor […]
Friday, August 27, 2010
Catching up on a photo of interest. The South Lawn of the White House was the scene of a “Let’s Move” tennis clinic on August 3, 2010. President Barack Obama delivered some encouraging words to some possible tennis stars of tomorrow. Developing a good backhand swing is a bonus — getting kids to exercise and eat healthy are the main goals of First Lady Michelle Obama’s […]