The President’s Day

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama arrive at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors reception in the East Room of the White House

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Actress and Broadway star Cicely Tyson, conductor Seiji Ozawa, actress and singer Rita Moreno, filmmaker George Lucas, singer-songwriter Carole King

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama receive a standing ovation at the Kennedy Center Honors

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President Barack Obama addresses the country from the Oval Office. He spoke on the terrorism threat to the United States and the recent attack in San Bernardino, California

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Obama just spoke with the voice of reason. Imagine that.

— Stephen King (@StephenKing) December 7, 2015

https://twitter.com/owillis/status/673676366383030272

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Fabulous response from Ian. For context, click and view the embedded tweet

https://twitter.com/imillhiser/status/673673750865420288

So much of Obama's presidency has been about him repeatedly explaining shit to folks. Not much new was said tonight. But he had to say it.

— Jamil Smith جميل كريم (@JamilSmith) December 7, 2015

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https://twitter.com/imillhiser/status/673673041277267968

https://twitter.com/imillhiser/status/673671994257367040

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https://twitter.com/imillhiser/status/673672309807448064

This obsession with whether Obama does or does not describe something as terrorism is by far the stupidest debate in modern US politics

— Michael A. Cohen (NOT TRUMP’S FORMER FIXER) (@speechboy71) December 7, 2015

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No matter the post-speech coverage of this speech, there is no better alternative anti-ISIS strategy than what US is currently doing

— Michael A. Cohen (NOT TRUMP’S FORMER FIXER) (@speechboy71) December 7, 2015

I love it when a politician treats me as an intelligent adult and not a bigoted moron. #ObamaSpeech

— Harold Itzkowitz (@HaroldItz) December 7, 2015

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okay, now i’m starved….

WH: President Obama was wrapping up an interview with Mario Andres Moreno for Univision Miami’s Channel 23 at the White House in May when the conversation turned to the Eastern Conference Finals. The Bulls were one game away from facing the Miami Heat and a friendly wager was struck … if the Bulls won, Moreno would send the President some Cuban Fritas and if the Heat won, the President would send Moreno some fully loaded Chicago Dogs.

As fate would have it, the Bulls lost to the Heat and Moreno won the bet.

Last week, as promised, a large package of hot dogs with all the fixins arrived at Channel 23’s offices in Miami with everything needed to bring the Chicago Dog experience to the Sunshine State. Inside the insulated box were packages of all beef hot dogs, poppy seed buns, yellow mustard, bright green relish, onions, tomato wedges, pickle spears, sport peppers and celery salt – as well as a note from President Obama himself…

During the evening news broadcast, Mario Andres Moreno sat in his anchor’s chair with his Chicago Dog waiting in front of him as he recounted the story with his co-anchors.  A screen shot behind them featured a picture of the President, a hot dog, and the tag, “Palabra Cumplida”- “Kept His Word.”

ice cold water please!

See from 12.20 in the video

President Barack Obama presents the 2009 National Medal of Arts to actress Rita Moreno in the East Room of the White House in Washington, February 25, 2010.