"For the first eight years of our marriage, [Michelle and I] were paying more in student loans than what we were paying for our mortgage. So we know what this is about.

And we were lucky to land good jobs with a steady income. But we only finished paying off our student loans—check this out, all right, I’m the President of the United States—we only finished paying off our student loans about eight years ago."

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—President Obama in North Carolina today on why Congress has to act to prevent interest rates on student loans from doubling (via barackobama)

When Obama was nominated, he got a lot of criticism for not having military experience. I think it’s more pertinent that he had the experience of not growing up wealthy and privileged in America. How can someone who’s never had to worry about money or loans create a fair policy about them? -Jess

(via stfuconservatives)

(via sweetladygenevieve)

(Source: tomaxgeorge)

apsies:

President Barack Obama acts out a parts from ‘Where The Wild Things Are’ with First Lady Michelle Obama and their daughter Sasha during the White House Easter Egg Roll, April 9, 2012. #/#

 #Sasha’s ‘ok Dad’ face is killing me. #She’s becoming ‘too cool!’ SHE’S GROWING UP SO FAST!

(via inmymimeseye)

(Source: suddenlysencha, via ianishollywood)

inothernews:

THIS IS HOW YOU PEER PRESSURE THE PRESIDENT INTO SINGING A SONG.

(PBS via AP / The Huffington Post)

Only when this video ended did I realize I was pulling my own hair and making a legitimate Beatlemania face.

(Source: aint-no-acid-in-this-house, via thnafu)

thedailywhat:

Photo of the Day: President Obama looks on in amazement as 14-year-old Joey Hudy demonstrates his Extreme Marshmallow Cannon at today’s White House Science Fair.

[think-progress.]

(Source: vanityfair, via relatedworlds)

sesca:

think-progress:

A MAJOR WIN for women’s health!

WOAH, DAMN!

Opponents of contraception had lobbied hard for a broad exemption that would have allowed any religiously-affiliated employer to opt out of providing such coverage. Fortunately, the Obama administration rejected that push and decided to maintain the narrow religious exemption that it initially proposed. Only houses of worship and other religious nonprofits that primarily employ and serve people of the same faith will be exempt.

The kind of thing I voted for when I voted for Obama.

(via thnafu)

thedailywhat:

Amateur Night of the Day: President Obama sings the sultry opening line from Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together” during a campaign event tonight at the Apollo Theatre. 

Green, who was in attendance at the historic event (the first visit to the legendary Harlem landmark by a sitting president), has yet to share his thoughts on Obama’s loving homage.

[@alex_ogle.]