| The Obamas honor International Women's Day, and tell a few jokes President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama helped celebrate International Women's Day today decorative fruitswith some one-liners reminiscent of the old vaudeville routines of George and Gracie Allen生活, or perhaps of Sonny and Cher Bono. "So, I get so speak first while he stands and watches -- I love this!" Mrs. Obama said of her husband, to the chuckles of the mostly female audience in the East Room at the White House. "Look at me adoringly!," she told the president. To which he responded: "I can do that ..." To which she said: "... with sincerity!" Later, Mrs. Obama, crackeddecorative fruits, "it is my pleasure to introduce one of the few men in the room." In his formal remarks, President Obama said the history of women in the United States, like the history of the country itself, has had peaks and valleys, but the line has always had "an upward curve." He cited the contributions of American women throughout the centuries, from former first lady Abigail Adams to Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to -- yes -- Secretary of State and former primary opponent Hillary Rodham Clinton生活. The program decorative fruitsalso featured actress Kerry Washington, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Afghan singer Mozdah Jamalzadah, and singer Katharine McPhee. |
