I, for one, do not see any problem what-so-ever about Barack and Michelle Obama being laid back and God forbid *sarcasm blazing*, just like everybody else... pure d regular folks. Seeing this side of the couple lets you know that they are real and genuine, not fake and pretentious. The people of America need to see this in their next candidate. They want to know that they have a real human being who is going through the same motions in their family as we are in ours. What else is another greath characteristic about this couple is that Barack and Michelle aren't afraid to let it all hang out. Barack tells People mag in a recent interview about one of Michelle's secret talents, he says, "She is the best Hula-Hooper I know. Once she gets the rhythm going, she can drop to her knees!" I know that's right. We all know that most black women can hoola-hoop the draws off anybody! Oooook! But hoola-hooping is something we'll never get the chance to see the democratic presidential nominee doing. Damn! LOL!!!
The senator also says that even on the campaign trail, things still remain the same with set routines, i.e., chores, boundaries ($1 allowance!) and playtimes (movie nights!). The Obamas opened up to People about raising their beautiful two daughters, Sasha and Malia, in the public eye.
PEOPLE: Someone told me today that you don't do birthday presents.
Michelle: No, because we spend hundreds of dollars on a birthday party and movie tickets and pizza and popcorn ...
Barack: That sleepover is enough. We want to teach some limits to them. And their friends bring over presents.
Michelle: They get so much stuff that it just becomes numbing. Malia believes there is still a Santa Claus even though she's a little wary because some of her friends are non-believers. But Malia says, "Ma, I know there is a Santa because there's no way you'd buy me all that stuff." [Laughing] So what does a slumber party at the Obama house look like?
Barack: They're pretty noisy.
Michelle: The older they get, they just talk a lot. But they're at the age where they're pretty self-sufficient. [For Malia's birthday] we're going to go swimming, see Wall-E, make pizzas, have sundaes.
Barack: I usually go for the swim but this time I want to go to the movie just because Wall-E has gotten great reviews. I find actually that children's movies are the best movies these days. But I'll probably, after that, peel off until the cake.
Michelle: [Laughs] "Peel off." Obama People Interview
7/23/2008
The Obamas On Raising Their Girls In The Public Eye
I, for one, do not see any problem what-so-ever about Barack and Michelle Obama being laid back and God forbid *sarcasm blazing*, just like everybody else... pure d regular folks. Seeing this side of the couple lets you know that they are real and genuine, not fake and pretentious. The people of America need to see this in their next candidate. They want to know that they have a real human being who is going through the same motions in their family as we are in ours. What else is another greath characteristic about this couple is that Barack and Michelle aren't afraid to let it all hang out. Barack tells People mag in a recent interview about one of Michelle's secret talents, he says, "She is the best Hula-Hooper I know. Once she gets the rhythm going, she can drop to her knees!" I know that's right. We all know that most black women can hoola-hoop the draws off anybody! Oooook! But hoola-hooping is something we'll never get the chance to see the democratic presidential nominee doing. Damn! LOL!!!
The senator also says that even on the campaign trail, things still remain the same with set routines, i.e., chores, boundaries ($1 allowance!) and playtimes (movie nights!). The Obamas opened up to People about raising their beautiful two daughters, Sasha and Malia, in the public eye.
PEOPLE: Someone told me today that you don't do birthday presents.
Michelle: No, because we spend hundreds of dollars on a birthday party and movie tickets and pizza and popcorn ...
Barack: That sleepover is enough. We want to teach some limits to them. And their friends bring over presents.
Michelle: They get so much stuff that it just becomes numbing. Malia believes there is still a Santa Claus even though she's a little wary because some of her friends are non-believers. But Malia says, "Ma, I know there is a Santa because there's no way you'd buy me all that stuff." [Laughing] So what does a slumber party at the Obama house look like?
Barack: They're pretty noisy.
Michelle: The older they get, they just talk a lot. But they're at the age where they're pretty self-sufficient. [For Malia's birthday] we're going to go swimming, see Wall-E, make pizzas, have sundaes.
Barack: I usually go for the swim but this time I want to go to the movie just because Wall-E has gotten great reviews. I find actually that children's movies are the best movies these days. But I'll probably, after that, peel off until the cake.
Michelle: [Laughs] "Peel off." Obama People Interview
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