Obamas step out on first "date" since moving into White House

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May 3, 2009, 4:14 GMT

Washington - US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle went to a posh restaurant Saturday night in what was described as their first date since moving into the White House on January 20. They spent nearly two hours at Citronelle, a French restaurant in the fashionable Georgetown neighbourhood run by celebrity chef Michel Richard. Dinner and wine at Citronelle, normally booked weeks in advance, can easily run 200 dollars per person for such mirthful dishes as escargot ravioli or pearl pasta, dyed with squid ink to look like caviar. Patrons can watch the chef and his staff create inside a glassed-in kitchen. Men are required to wear a jacket at the restaurant, and Obama was seen in a dark suit, without a tie. His wife, wearing a white blouse with the sleeves pushed up, sported high heels and carried a blue clutch purse, with her hair pulled back into a ponytail. The presidential motorcade for the trip of about 15 blocks from the White House to the restaurant became the centre of attention on M Street, Georgetown's major artery and a bustling Saturday night hot spot for dining and night life. A large crowd, estimated by White House pool reporters in the hundreds, was kept at bay by hurriedly strung, yellow police tape. One activist of unknown persuasion arrived with a megaphone but went ignored by the crowd, which engaged in apparently apolitical gawking. The Obamas reportedly stayed for dessert, and they drew cheers from the crowd outside the restaurant on climbing back into the waiting motorcade. After returning to the White House, the couple held hands for a stoll on the South Lawn of the White House. They were home in time for the president, an avid basketball fan, to watch his home-town Chicago Bulls lose in the deciding seventh game of an NBA playoff series to the Boston Celtics.

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aMay 3rd, 2009 - 15:10:49

Barack Obama as next President of The United States of America

The die is cast and for reasons that only a privileged few know, you Sir, will be the next President of the United States of America. Your next 4 years will be a turning point in US history and planet earth. CHANGE, your advisors and high stake investors offer the nation will undoubtedly be the same rhetoric and empty promises that make up a political campaign, that campaigns for appointment for any public office in America.

The White House will be the Black House to some, the Aryan Brothers of America will not be so happy, but yet will blame you and your staff if you fail, which will reinforce their belief that the Aryan Nation is the true leader for America. The religious zealots will be busy bees making nests to survive the onslaught of lies, corruption and deceit. Business enterprises and other competing nations will capitalize off of your inexperience in the art of corruption and murder. The organized crime organizations from different nations including our own will benefit from the lack of control over national crime.

Military governments including our own will test your tolerance to pain and deception and trick you into needless and profitable domestic and international conflict. You will no doubt attempt to colorize your staff to soften the race conflict once in office.

As President you will be President. Nations will respect you only for your title of office. Americans will soon see after your appointment as President that your intentions were manipulated by those that make the rules. You will fill the spot in history as planned, and nothing more.

You will never while in office be able to pull the troops from conflict in any land we are engaged in. As a matter of fact we as a nation will be engaged in a new conflict of war, which will galvanize Americans to seek a different form of government and a different and honest Congress.

You will attempt to shore up Americas problems with false promise and lies, because you cannot directly affect the CHANGE you promised.

Your frustration will be your downfall while in office, and your co-dependence on those that you trust will also add to your demise.

Our Armed Forces in rank will respect you as good soldiers they are, but those under them will not, and for good reasons, that only a good soldier knows.

America will not be America until its government respects the People, and tells the truth. America is a Republic, not a Democracy or Fascist Government or is it?

Until you can walk thru the streets and neighborhoods of America unaided by Secret Service or any other law enforcement agency you will not be respected by the many, only by the fearful and selfish few. Americans can protect their leaders if they are honest and respectful of the people they were elected to serve. Our Government has forsaken us for many hundreds of years, and now we will wait until your 4 years are finished for us to come to fruition.

CHANGE FOR AMERICA FOR AMERICANS!
The American Republic
A Sovereign Republic

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Jesus .H. ChristMay 3rd, 2009 - 22:35:00

What an arsehole.

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TruebritMay 4th, 2009 - 14:07:09

Well said. A more incisive comment in three words than the arsehole manages with his far too oft reposted umpteen hundred.

Is this article 'News' anyway? Would it not have been more suited to the 'People' page, with its endless tat about which celeb has just bought another third-world baby or has been shopping for a pair of shoes; attracting reasoned, erudite opinions like 'OHMYGODHESSOOOOCOOL' from people called Dolly-Anna.

And whilst I'm enjoying a good rant, why in H*ll was the Hatton / Pacquiao fight report posted there instead of on the 'Sport' page. I had a f*ck of a job locating it. Wake up, Editor. BOXING IS A SPORT, NOT A SOAP!!!

And, why was the article about the possible discovery of Cleopatra(VII, Thea Neotera, Philadelphus, Philopator)'s tomb at Taposiris Magna put in 'Royal Watch' along with crap about Prince Harry getting p*ss*d again or the Queen eating a boiled egg, or Gods know what. It's Archaeology, and if they find remains, Palaeoanthropology, and should have been placed on the 'Science' page and as a 'News feature.'

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Date nite????May 5th, 2009 - 05:20:07

Where they go?!?

To monkey jungle????

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@Date Night???May 5th, 2009 - 14:11:34

A place that would not allow a jerk like you!

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TO: Oooo just shuttttt uppppMay 5th, 2009 - 18:51:55

Oooo just shuttttt upppp, you racist pig.

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I guessMay 6th, 2009 - 05:08:01

Oooo just shuttttt upppp had his post removed. In now resides in the dumpster, beside his brain.