caption President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump are greeted by President Barack Obama and his wife first lady Michelle Obama, upon arriving at the White House on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. source Getty Images/Mark Wilson The former first lady, Michelle Obama, used a parenting analogy to describe the differences between President Barack Obama and President Donald Trump. She likened Obama to the “good parent,” who encourages healthy behavior, and Trump as “the other parent,” who takes a lax approach to the things he’s in charge of. This is what happens “when we take things for granted,” she said. The former first lady, Michelle Obama, used a parenting analogy to describe the differences between President Barack Obama and President Donald Trump during a panel discussion at the annual Simmons Leadership Conference in Boston on Thursday, People … [Read more...] about Michelle Obama uses a good parent-bad parent metaphor to compare Barack Obama to Trump
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Barack Obama released his March Madness brackets and Final Four picks
Obama’s Final Four consists of Virginia, Villanova, North Carolina, and Michigan State. He has Michigan State winning it all. March Madness is back, and Barack Obama, arguably the country’s most famous college basketball fan, is clearly excited, as he has released his bracket for this year’s men’s and women’s tournaments. “Just because I have more time to watch games doesn’t mean my picks will be better, but here are my brackets this year,” the 44th President joked on Twitter. The former leader of the free world was for the most part feeling chalky this year, as he picked two 1-seeds – Virginia and Villanova – plus North Carolina, a 2-seed, to make the Final Four. For his national title choice, Obama picked Tom Izzo and his Michigan State Spartans, a 3-seed, to cut down the nets this April. On the women’s side, Obama has Connecticut winning it all. Just because I have more … [Read more...] about Barack Obama released his March Madness brackets and Final Four picks
Barack Obama is in talks with Netflix to produce shows highlighting inspirational stories
By MICHAEL D. SHEAR The New York Times KATIE BENNER JOHN KOBLIN Fri., March 9, 2018 WASHINGTON — Former U.S. President Barack Obama is in advanced negotiations with Netflix to produce a series of high-profile shows that will provide him a global platform after his departure from the White House, according to people familiar with the discussions. Under terms of a proposed deal, which is not yet final, Netflix would pay Obama and his wife, Michelle, for exclusive content that would be available only on the streaming service, which has nearly 118 million subscribers around the world. The number of episodes and the formats for the shows have not been decided. Obama does not intend to use his Netflix shows to directly respond to President Donald Trump or conservative critics, according to people familiar with discussions about the programming. They said the Obamas had talked about producing shows that highlight inspirational stories. But the Netflix … [Read more...] about Barack Obama is in talks with Netflix to produce shows highlighting inspirational stories
Presenting no evidence, Donald Trump again calls for federal investigation into Barack Obama
By The Associated Press Wed., Feb. 21, 2018 WASHINGTON—U.S. President Donald Trump is again attacking his predecessor, suggesting he should have done more to prevent Russian election meddling. Trump said on Twitter Wednesday: “Question: If all of the Russian meddling took place during the Obama Administration, right up to January 20th, why aren’t they the subject of the investigation? Why didn’t Obama do something about the meddling?” The president also took a swipe at his attorney general, misspelling his name. He said: “Why aren’t Dem crimes under investigation? Ask Jeff Session!” The president regularly uses Twitter to question why the Justice Department is not investigating his political opponents. Trump has previously criticized Obama for not doing more to prevent meddling. Article Continued Below During the 2016 campaign, President Barack Obama called out Russia for political interference when much less was … [Read more...] about Presenting no evidence, Donald Trump again calls for federal investigation into Barack Obama
Even with Barack Obama as a first guest, David Letterman is getting lukewarm reviews for his ‘halfhearted’ new Netflix talk show
Critics are lukewarm on the first episode of David Letterman’s new Netflix talk show, which features Barack Obama. The show currently sits at an early rating of 60% on Rotten Tomatoes. Critics are responding to the premiere episode of David Letterman’s new monthly Netflix talk show with generally lukewarm reviews. “My Next Guest With Needs No Introduction with David Letterman” currently sits at an early rating of 60% on the reviews aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, after its debut, Barack Obama-featuring episode premiered Friday on the streaming service. Around 40 minutes of the 56-minute-long episode are dedicated to an intimate and meandering conversation with the former president in a stripped-down, studio audience setting. The Boston Globe’s Matthew Gilbert described Letterman’s talk with Obama as “a frustrating exercise in talking a lot but, ultimately, saying very little.” Other critics … [Read more...] about Even with Barack Obama as a first guest, David Letterman is getting lukewarm reviews for his ‘halfhearted’ new Netflix talk show