President Barack Obama and his First Lady Michelle Obama are currently on an overseas tour in Europe at the moment and today they stopped off for a state visit in the U.K. where they were introduced to Prince William and Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton.
People reports that William and Kate had a quick chat with the Obamas before they were treated to a special lunch that Queen Elizabeth hosted for the visitors in Buckingham Palace.
Apparently during the 15 minute meeting both couples discussed the upcoming tour of the U.S. that William and Kate will be taking in July, they apparently also talked about the recent Royal wedding.
Yesterday the Obamas were in Ireland, where they both had a glass of guinness before Obama gave a speech in Dublin,. Later on today the Royal family will be having a special dinner to celebrate the Obamas visit.
President Barack Obama made a historic appearance on ‘The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,’ and although you may think that Stewart’s politics would make the interview easy — the host was plenty tough on the commander in chief.
When Obama ran for the presidency, his slogan was “YES WE CAN!” Criticizing Obama’s term in office, Stewart offered a replacement slogan: “Yes we can, given certain conditions, blah blah blah … blah blah.”
Jon even attacked Obama’s attempts to reform the national health care system, calling the president’s efforts “timid.”
This led to a stern answer from the Obama: “I have a profound disagreement with you.” Stewart said he hadn’t suggested the reform was “inconsequential.” Obama shot back with a sarcastic response: “The suggestion was that it was ‘timid.’
Watching the president duke it out with a supposed “fake news” host was odd, but Stewart was named “the most influential man of 2010″ in a recent AskMen.com poll, with Obama ranking a full 20 spots lower than ‘The Daily Show’ host. So maybe the president had something to prove.
Obama was proud of his achievements, saying he had brought health care to millions who didn’t have it before. He argued that Jon was impatient — as there were many things that needed to be fixed. The president ended by suggesting another alternate slogan: “‘Yes We Can’ — But It Is Not Gonna Happen Overnight.”
While giving a speech about President Obama‘s Race to the Topeducational stimulus program, New York Governor David Paterson seems to have taken the “stimulus” part too literally.
Politico’s Maggie Haberman posted this video of Governor Paterson’s gaffe during an announcement about New York getting Race to the Top education funds.
Happy Friday the 13th! For this Friday’s best celebrity quotes, we’ve got Mark Wahlberg saying he’ll make a return to rap, but only for Justin Bieber, Snooki calling Obama a liar and Zac Efron being a total douche. Enjoy!
“No, not a chance. Actually, I’ll take that back. If Justin Bieber asked me, I’d do that for my daughter.”
– Mark Wahlberg (formerly known as Marky Mark), on the only way he’d pick up the mic again, to Time magazine
“I just take comfort that if I’m this old, Richard Gere is a whole lot older than me.”
- Julia Roberts, on being 42 compared to her Pretty Woman costar, who’s 60, on Live! With Regis and Kelly
“I know he knows who I am… He has to stop lying.”
– Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, calling out President Barack Obama on his claim that he doesn’t know who the pint-size reality star is, to E!online
“It all worked out for the best since I don’t look good in spandex holding a Ray gun.”
– Expendables star Sylvester Stallone, on his failed audition for Star Wars, to aintitcool.com
“Believe me, I rack my brain thinking, ‘Why am I not out there playing the field?’”
– Zac Efron, on staying in a long-term relationship with High School Musical sweetheart Vanessa Hudgens for four years, to Details magazine
“When we were growing up, our mother taught us never to have your belly button exposed.”
– Fashion designer Mary-Kate Olsen, explaining the foundation of her and sister Ashley’s design sensibility, to Harper’s Bazaar
“He’s a snapper. He just sways back and forth and snaps his finger.”
– Kellie Pickler, on why she and fiancé Kyle Jacobs are skipping the traditional first dance at their wedding, to People Country
“If only she had a bump on her nose.”
– Barbra Streisand, remarking on Jennifer Aniston’s homage to her in a Harper’s Bazaar photo spread, on her Web site
“The other day I realized as long as I’m in this business, I’m going to be hungry.”
- True Blood’sKristin Bauer Van Straten, acknowledging the sacrifices actresses have to make in Hollywood, to Popeater
“I’m not pregnant right now. But that can change tomorrow or the next day or next week. That is out of my hands.”
- Michelle Duggar, who’s open to the prospect of having a 20th child, to People
What was your favorite quote this week? I have to say that Zac Efron really came off as a total douchebucket with that “playing the field” comment. If I were Vanessa Hudgens, I’d tell him to go play the field then…but he’s probably in the closet anyways, so it doesn’t matter. She’s only using him to further her career, so it’s a win-win.
TGIF! As always, we’ve got the best of the best in celebrity quotes this week! We’ve got Kanye West’s caps lock Twitter-fest, Tina Fey’s Brad Pitt crush and Zac Efron’s strip club escapades. Enjoy!
“I’m pretty sure we’re going to meet at some point. I’ve sent him over 100 letters saying that I’m pretty sure we’re going to meet. And 100 chunks of my hair. If that’s not a great gift, then one of us is crazy.”
– Tina Fey, who has yet to meet her Megamind animated film costar Brad Pitt, to People
“Up early in the morning taking meetings in Silicone Valley…Lol I spelled Silicon wrong ( I guess I was still thinking about the other type of silicone ITS A PROCESS!! : )”
– Kanye West, starting his Twitter account on the wrong key
“I’ve heard a lot about these places, mostly from rap music. They’re supposed to be pretty reputable, right? So I envisioned myself on a nice couch in stunna shades with T-Pain and Usher making it rain money. And it just wasn’t like that.”
– Zac Efron, ‘fessing up to his publicized trip to a strip club with HSM costar Corbin Bleu, on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
“I think that Cameron could kick the s— out of me. Personally, she’s extremely fit. She has long legs. She has reach, incredible leg reach. She surfs and has great stamina. So she could whip my ass good, I’ll tell you that.”
– Seth Rogen, singling out his Green Hornet costar Cameron Diaz as the girl who could beat him up, to People
“It’s funny because usually it’s the girl who’s naked. I was like, ‘That’s right, bitch. The tables are turned!’”
– Drew Barrymore, on having boyfriend Justin Long take it all off in their romantic comedy Going the Distance, to Nylon magazine
“I need to get my Brazilian wax before I do it.”
– Enrique Iglesias, on water skiing naked for losing a World Cup bet, to People
“I love my high heels. I’ll kick ass in four inches, pregnant any day of the week.”
– Resident Evil: Afterlife star and mom-to-be Ali Larter, at San Diego Comic-Con
“Justin Bieber is on fire right now! If you see him in any Rolls Royce or Lamborghini’s, it might be mine…but it’s his for the day.”
– Diddy, the latest celeb to come down with “Beiber Fever,” on Lopez Tonight
“My alternate album cover for Teenage Dream… Are you glad I went with the 1st?”
– Katy Perry, showing off fiancé Russell Brand’s proposed album art, on Twitter
“You don’t want two presidents at one wedding! All the secret service, guests going through [metal detectors], all the gifts being torn apart.”
– President Barack Obama, on not being invited to Chelsea Clinton’s wedding, on The View
What was your favorite quote this week? Mine was Russell Brand’s alternative album cover for Katy’s new release. He looks like a complete dork, but he’s comfortable with that.
Jon Voight wrote an open letter to President Barack Obama and he isn’t happy with how he is running the country at all. He writes…
“You will be the first American president that lied to the Jewish people, and the American people as well, when you said that you would defend Israel, the only Democratic state in the Middle East, against all their enemies. You have done just the opposite. You have propagandized Israel, until they look like they are everyone’s enemy — and it has resonated throughout the world. You are putting Israel in harm’s way, and you have promoted anti-Semitism throughout the world.
You have brought this to a people who have given the world the Ten Commandments and most laws we live by today. The Jewish people have given the world our greatest scientists and philosophers, and the cures for many diseases, and now you play a very dangerous game so you can look like a true martyr to what you see and say are the underdogs. But the underdogs you defend are murderers and criminals who want Israel eradicated.
You have brought to Arizona a civil war, once again defending the criminals and illegals, creating a meltdown for good, loyal, law-abiding citizens. Your destruction of this country may never be remedied, and we may never recover. I pray to God you stop, and I hope the people in this great country realize your agenda is not for the betterment of mankind, but for the betterment of your politics.
With heartfelt and deep concern for America and Israel.”
Last year Jon Voight spoke out against Barack Obama and called him a false prophet, I would love for them to sit down together and talk their issues out but it would have to be recorded of course.
source: An open letter to President Obama from Jon Voight [Washington Times]
Happy Friday! For today’s top ten celeb quotes of the week, we’ve got Paula Deen fondling abtastic hottie, The Situation, John McCain’s sympathy for Snooki and “True Blood” newbie Joe Manganiello talking about a sock to cover his junk. Enjoy!
“Who did your hair, Crisco?”
– Paula Deen, during her backstage brush with Jersey Shore’s Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino and his abs!, at the CMT Awards
“How about Diddy dog food: Make your dog yap to a rap.”
– Diddy, joking about his next possible business venture, on Nightline
“I had to represent ‘California Gurls’ by wearing Daisy Dukes and a bikini on top – California girls aren’t just all naked!”
– Katy Perry, on the sparkling ensemble she wore for her MTV Movie Awards performance, to People
“Will you just have my baby, and let’s just get it over?”
- Kid Rock, to Sheryl Crow while hosting the CMT Awards
“If it’s a girl, maybe.”
– Crow, who just adopted a second son
“I would never tax your tanning bed! Pres Obama’s tax/spend policy is quite The Situation. but I do rec wearing sunscreen!”
– Senator John McCain, Tweeting to Jersey Shore’s Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, after the reality star complained about the President’s 10% tanning tax
“I was welcomed into the brotherhood of the sock. When you’re naked on the show, you have to wear a sock, and it’s not on your foot.”
– True Blood newcomer Joe Manganiello, on his nude initiation into the vampire drama, to EW
“I have a major crush on President Obama … I think he is so fine.”
– Glee’s Amber Riley, who met the Commander in Chief during the cast’s trip to the White House, on Lopez Tonight
“Very Sonny and Cher, but Clay and Ruben.”
– Clay Aiken, on his upcoming concert tour with former American Idol castmate Ruben Studdard, on Chelsea Lately
“I will keep doing it until I go to the bathroom and wipe my ears.”
– Joan Rivers, sharing her plan for future plastic surgeries, on The View
“Whoever established the high road and how high it should be should be fired.”
– Sandra Bullock, showing off her humor in her first televised appearance since her marriage scandal, at the MTV Movie Awards
