Happy Fathers Day From The White House

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President Barack Obama hosts a Fathers Day Bar-B-Q at the White House.

THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. Everybody have a seat. First of all, let's give thanks that it's not raining, because we thought it might be and we were worried that Bobby would be sending smoke into the White House. But it's a beautiful day.

I want to personally acknowledge once again -- they've already been introduced, but I want to introduce them because some of you young people are sitting with them -- you may not know who you're sitting with -- the extraordinary men who are participating in this event today. First of all, Chief Quartermaster John Lehnen -- thank you so much, John. Some of you may know this guy, Dwayne Wade. I hear he plays basketball pretty good. (Laughter.) Etan Thomas, another ball player; Joseph Jones, the Center for Urban Families; Greg Brown, who is the CEO of Motorola; Antwaan Randle El, outstanding football player; Dr. Steve Rosen, Northwestern Cancer Center; Jorge Ramos, one of the premier journalists in the country; B.D. Wong, outstanding actor; Tony Hawk, who is the best skateboarder in the world; Coach Bill Cowher of the championship Steelers; Darryl "DMC" McDaniels; Mike Laas, who is a small businessman; Senator Evan Bayh, former colleague of ours; Fatherhood Dads, Inc., President David Ladd; the President of Morehouse College, Dr. Robert Franklin; as well as some of the outstanding members of my staff -- Mike Strautmanis, Denis McDonough, Reggie Love. And we also want to thank Bobby Flay, one of the best chefs in the world, for providing us with this unbelievably good-looking grub over here. (Applause.)

I don't want to talk long. I want to come around and say hello to everybody. I just want to thank all of you for participating. For the young people who are here today, I just hope that the message that we're sending out about how important fathers are is something that you will internalize, because all of you are probably going to end up being fathers. And the time is ...

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[skeetv123]

Oh you racist Americans......maybe you should blame that dumb-assed idiot from Texas George Bush who sat in office and didn't do a thing for the past 8 years except push your country into unspeakable debt and also made you look like fools when he babbled sweet nothings on television. But he was a white repulblican, from Texas, and owned a ranch.....the perfect American man to run your country.

You can't see the forest through the trees and you can't smell your own shit on your knees.

[dardaf904]

Go Dads

[Smartassawhip]

In the past four years, Bayh collected more than $1.7 million in pre-tax income when she exercised stock options from two of the corporations. Her actual income from exercising stock options is higher, but the details of one transaction were not publicly reported.

During the same time, her husband, Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., cast more than 3,000 votes, including some on issues of keen interest to the pharmaceutical, broadcast, insurance, food-distribution and finance industries. 202-224-5623

[Smartassawhip]

Since leaving Indiana as a first lady, Susan Bayh has become a professional board member, earning more than $1 million a year in director fees for advice she gives to companies that make pharmaceuticals, operate radio stations, sell health insurance policies, offer online banking and distribute ingredients to fast-food restaurants.

[lastdaysvoice]

Our Pres! enjoying fathers day and the barbie. Good to see.

What ya serving, Dead babies left alone to die if the "abortion proceedure" didn't work the first time. or all that paperwork you signed to make it happen.

Bon appetite..

Hugs and kisses

to your children and your Mrs.

The message your sending out about "how important fathers are" is sure alot more impressive than the message your sending out about how important children are.

[scottscwalker]

tough shit mayhemlee it is his choice tony hawk is a dad not just a skateboarder

[ChildStar07]

i was so glad to see that zo and dwade was there...

[AsthmaticHorn]

ummmm, well Eazy-E, the famous West Coast rapper, was invited to a lunch with George HW Bush.......does that make him the worst president?

[mayhemlee]

what an embarrassment when you have a skateboarder going down the halls of our greatest office in the land......then again we have a community organizer that is unqualified running the White House-----not even a legal citizen of our country which explains his lack of respect for the office..............worst President ever........

[wtmpoppasmurf]

first to coemment = D