I hate this:
... It's long-standing tradition that just before the chief executive enters a room for a speech, he is announced: "Ladies and Gentlemen – the President of the United States," is the standard introduction spoken by a staff member of the White House Communications Agency.But this morning when Mr. Obama entered the East Room to address an audience about the economy, there was no announcement. He just walked right in – announcing his own presence with a hearty "Hello, everybody – good to see ya."On Day One of his presidency, everywhere Mr. Obama went they played "Hail to the Chief" for him – but not since. In fact the U.S. Marine Band's duties at the White House over the last 10 days appear to have been dramatically downsized. Instead of the usual contingent of trumpets, tubas and drums, a single piano player now provides musical interludes before and after the president's appearance.And the tunes have little connection to the military marching music of John Phillips Souza that is the usual accompaniment to presidential appearances. These days the pianist's repertoire includes Cole Porter's "Night and Day" and Sting’s "Desert Rose.""He's not a 'Pomp and Circumstance' kind of guy," says press secretary Robert Gibbs of the new president.(AOL/CBS News via Atlas)
Oh, and never mind that his brother George was arrested in Kenya on Saturday on a drug charge, and his illegal alien aunt - ordered to leave the U.S. in 2003 and again in 2004 - just got a stay of deportation (she attended the inauguration with her immigration lawyer).
I didn't think any presidential family could be more embarassing than Carter's. Perhaps you're not old enough to remember brother Billy Carter.
.... In September 1978 Billy made a highly publicized trip to Libya with a group of Georgia legislators and businessmen eager to make deals. Several months later, he hosted a delegation of Libyans in Atlanta, as they looked for a place to locate a permanent trade mission.When asked why he was involved, Billy said, "The only thing I can say is there is a hell of a lot more Arabians than there is Jews."He also argued that the "Jewish media [tore] up the Arab countries full-time," and defended Libya against charges of state-sponsored terrorism by saying that a "heap of governments support terrorists and [Libya] at least admitted it."
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