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First Lady Tracks Down Santa on Christmas Eve

Tweet First lady Michelle Obama helped answer phone calls from children who were tracking Santa Claus around the world. She took calls from Hawaii where the first family spent their Christmas vacation. She tracked Santa’s route through a Google map created by the North American Aerospace Command or NORAD. A small Santa icon showed his current location... 

President Obama Attends Friends Party while on Vacation

Tweet President Barack Obama went to a party at the home of his friend and former teacher, Harvard Law School professor Charles Ogletree, last Saturday. The president is still in his vacation with his family at Martha’s Vineyard. President Obama spent his day isolated at his rented place in Martha’s Vineyard but the president’s motorcade took him... 

President and His First Lady to Visit Shanksville

Tweet President Barack Obama and his wife will travel to the Flight 93 crash site for the first time on the tenth anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks. Vice President Joe Biden is scheduled to go to the Stonycreek Township on September 10 to attend the dedication of the Flight 93 National Memorial. The announcements were made last Tuesday by... 

First Ladies Will Attend Betty Ford’s Funeral

Tweet First lady Michelle Obama will join other former first ladies in honoring Betty Ford at her funeral on Tuesday. She will be with Nancy Reagan, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Rosalynn Carter. Ford was one of the country’s most admired women. Ford died last Friday at the ripe age of 93. The family asked for donations to the causes that were close to... 

First Lady’s Plane Aborts Landing at Andrews AFB

Tweet First Lady Michelle Obama’s plane was forced to make a second attempt for landing on Monday after a first go around had them too close to a military cargo plane that caused it to be unsafe to land the first time around. The plane was carrying the First Lady, vice-president Biden’s wife, Jill Biden and other passengers and eventually laded safely.... 

Sara Palin, Michelle Obama Square-off Concerning Anti-Obesity Issues

Tweet The latest big verbal “fight” this week was a fight over choices. Choices on whether or not parents are doing enough to prevent childhood obesity and whose right it was to let them know the answer to that question. Squaring off on the answer was former GOP vice presidential candidate and Alaskan Gov. Sarah Palin, who has been speaking out against... 

President Obama and the First Lady Michelle Obama Had Short Vacations

Tweet The last time US President Barack Obama was here, he complained that he didn’t get enough time to play Golf (but he did manage to play some, during the funeral of former Polish President. After all, Obama didn’t show up). After a bit of scheduling, President Obama and the first lady Michelle Obama finally made it to the Blue Ridge Mountains for...