White House Fly-Killing Station

Note to PETA: Flies spread diseases.  And they’re gross.

June 19, 2009
Categories: Daily Dose Only, white house . Tags: , , , , , , , , . Author: Tommy Christopher . Comments: 6 Comments

Photos and President Obama’s Remarks at Young Men’s Barbecue

I have to get out of here soon, so here are some photos from today’s event, followed by the President’s remarks.  Alex has more, and I’m sure she’ll write in more detail about the event, which featured Chef Bobby Flay sharing his grill with the President, a visit from skateboard-toting mentor Tony Hawk, and the [...]

June 19, 2009
Categories: Daily Dose Only, white house . Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , . Author: Tommy Christopher . Comments: 4 Comments

Took a Test to Become an MC

A few minutes ago, I got to meet an authentic legend.  Darryl McDaniels, 1/3 of rap pioneers Run DMC, was at the White House today for the President’s Father’s Day event, and I caught up to him afterwards, while he was giving another interview, which will air on MSNBC tomorrow night. I spoke with his [...]

June 19, 2009
Categories: Daily Dose Only, white house . Tags: , , , , , , . Author: Tommy Christopher . Comments: 3 Comments

Major Garrett Questions President Obama’s Churchgoing Habits

Major Garrett asked Press Secretary Robert Gibbs about President Obama’s worship habits at today’s White House briefing, with a followup by AURN’s April Ryan: Major Garrett:  The prayer breakfast today reminded me of something the President said during the campaign, that he would hope to or he probably would have a church selected for his [...]

June 19, 2009
Categories: Daily Dose Only, white house . Tags: , , , , , . Author: Tommy Christopher . Comments: 1 Comment

Gibbs: President Obama Opposed to Slavery

At today’s White House Press Briefing, Robert Gibbs was asked, by AURN’s April Ryan, about a bill apologizing for slavery: April Ryan: (T)he Senate has unanimously passed a symbolic resolution apologizing for slavery and racial segregation, and sent the measure to the House. This being the first black President — Bill Clinton did not apologize [...]

June 19, 2009
Categories: Daily Dose Only, white house . Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , . Author: Tommy Christopher . Comments: 1 Comment

Cartoon Major Garrett News – Update: We Have a Timetable

Update: Major says “This weekend…if I can figure it out.” Jun 18, 2009 @ 20:22 If you don’t know what #cartoonmajor means, you might just want to skip this one. Fox News White House correspondent Major Garrett is a recent addition to the Twitter community, having joined a couple of weeks ago.  Almost immediately, folks [...]

June 19, 2009
Categories: Uncategorized . Tags: , , , , , , . Author: Tommy Christopher . Comments: 7 Comments

Before You Even Start With the Fake #Iranianelection Re-Tweets

I wrote a little love letter, yesterday,  to the old media types who are telling Twitter to get off their lawns.  Today, Jake Tapper has a post about a bump in the road for Iranian election tweeters that’s sure to make the dinosaurs shout “A-HA!” ABC’s Chief Foreign Correspondent Jim Sciutto has just left Iran.  [...]

June 19, 2009
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Healthcare Bill Without Public Option is Huge Giveaway to Insurance Companies

The debate over the inclusion of a public option in the healthcare reform bill rages on, and while the White House has, again, reiterated the President’s support for a government-run option, they have not ruled out signing a bill without one.  Former HHS Secretary nominee Tom Daschle also supports a public option, but doesn’t want [...]

June 19, 2009
Categories: Uncategorized . Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . Author: Tommy Christopher . Comments: 9 Comments

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