May 14, 2012, 9:48 pm – White House Dossier

Obama Schedule || Tuesday, May 15, 2012

May 14, 2012, 9:48 pm 30 Comments

9:30 am || Receives the Presidential Daily Briefing 10:55 am || Delivers remarks at the National Peace Officers Memorial Service; U.S. Capitol 2:15 pm || Welcomes Major League Soccer champions, the LA Galaxy, to the White House; East Room 3:30 pm || Meets with Treasury Secretary Geithner 4:30 pm || Meets with Defense Secretary Panetta 5:30 pm || Meets with the Combatant Commanders 7:00 pm || Hosts

Michelle to Host Soccer Clinic in the State Dining Room

May 14, 2012, 7:17 pm 73 Comments

Michelle Obama is once again opening up an historic White House chamber to a sweaty sports event, hosting a soccer clinic Tuesday in the State Dining Room. The event, which will include youth soccer players from low income and urban areas and the Major League Soccer champion L.A. Galaxy, is designed to promote Michelle’s “Let’s Move” kids health initiative. The clinic was originally scheduled to

Mitt Submits Himself to a Raffle

May 14, 2012, 2:11 pm 37 Comments

Et tu, Mitt? I thought it was pretty degrading that President Obama is in the business of auctioning himself off to donors to raise cash. Which makes it only slightly less degrading that his challenger IS DOING EXACTLY THE SAME THING. The “Grab a Bite with Mitt” contest is the top item on his website and the subject of an email just sent out to

HHS Sends $5.9 Million to Program Run by Obama Buddy

May 14, 2012, 11:42 am 205 Comments

The Department of Health and Human Services last week announced it had awarded a $5.9 million grant to a University of Chicago Medical Center program tied to Michelle Obama and run by Eric Whitaker, one of President Obama’s closest friends. The Urban Health Initiative, which received the award, was originally based on a smaller program launched during the last decade by Michelle Obama, who was