Obama's First Press Conference Goes To The Dogs
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With the country swimming in an economic crisis and California disappointing everyone with its blatant discrimination, the question on everyone's mind at President-elect Obama's first press conference was what kind of dog the First Family would adopt.
Keeping true to his endearing promise to daughters Malia and Sasha to get them a puppy if elected, the Prez-elect said "We have two criteria that have to be reconciled" - the first is that Malia is allergic to dogs and the second is that Obama wants to rescue a dog from the shelter.
So while the family needs a hypoallergenic dog, the only kind of dog available at a shelter might be "a mutt…like me."
The statement revealed Barack's more human side, and as the United States of America is a "melting pot" of different races and different cultures, we're all sort of mutts!
Poodles are generally considered more hypoallergenic, although everyone's allergies are unique, and Malia will probably have to see how she reacts to individual dogs. Additionally, there are many breed-specific shelters to rescue from.
There! Problem solved!
i have a bichon poodle and my sister is also allergic to dogs. they worked out fine
SO it's cool for Baracky to refer to himself as a dog but not palin? HAhaha, male and female double standards make me happy. GO SPOT GO!!!
obama should go have a play date with Barney.
They should rescue a maltese, they are the best dogs I have ever had!
The United States is at the threshold of the biggest financial crises since 1929, and all these damn media outlets only care about what fucking pet dog the president-elect will pick?
why the hell do we care? yeah, exactly. with everything going on in the country, we are talking about damn dogs.
That was the "official" conference was it?
and why do canadians give a shit? cammyp?
mccain should be our reason.
barack being our president is just plain scary.
I hope his dog bites him and he gets rabies.
Random people were interviewed on the news as to what type of dog they should get; almost everyone said pit bull.
California disappointing everyone…FALSE
As for the dog they should get, go with a poker playing dog statue. No allergy concerns and completely housebroken.
Otherwise I completely agree with slooshy.
so nice of them to get the dog from a shelter. i love obama!! i wonder what breed theyll end up getting?
You don't reckon your country "going to the dogs" doesn't effect my country?
Love the guy, but this first interview was a stinker - too self-conscious and a few cringe-worthy gaffes. Relax, Barack, you've won already!
Re: slooshy –
Don't be an idiot. He can't do anything about the current situation of this country for months. If he used this press conference to announce official business, just as many people would have thought THAT was stupid. Also, he was answering questions posed to him. You act as though he created a press conference just to talk about picking out a dog.
The man has campaigned for a year. Maybe he enjoyed talking about something besides foreign policy and the economy for 15 minutes.
Re: karaissocool – hahahaaaaaa
No, what it is, is that he is, now that he is president, is going to aknowledge his white side. He was raised in the white culture, not the black, but he sure used his blackness to become president. I guess now it is ok to come out with it. HE truely does not know what it is to be black, because he was not raised that way. But make no mistake this is a WHITE man with dark skin. I am ashamed of this man. Someone is going to get FUCKED bad. You cannot play both sides and come out clean.
uh- i- uh- we- uh- are–uh–going-uh-to-uh-get-uh-a-uh-dog-uh– make a decision already. just once. cant have both sides during your presidency. He will go designer like his wife. Doubt they will shop at J Crew too often. Bet they are glad she got the dig into Palin. let the bullying of the little guy and dog start. I have a Vizsla, Wheaton, and Fox wire terrier. Two of the three are kick ass.
nice, i'm glad this is his first order of business. please.
I love how everyone keeps going ON and ON and ON and ON about how the next Prez is a black man. Man? Yes. Black? Partially… His mom is white! He could just as easily play to the white half of him, except he's visibly black.
Hey Perez, just remember, black people voted for proposition 8.
Aww, that's cute…you really think people are that ignorant that they don't already understand that Barack wouldn't form a press conference to just talk about his new dog? Aww, that's really sweet. I was merely forming a quirky observation.
Re: *flowerpower* –
The mere fact that you say something like "He can't play both sides" is disgusting. There are no sides. There is only America.
yeah..this first press conference was awful…the questions about the dog..oh my..here we go!
WATCH the press conference. It was mostly about the state of the economy. As of today 1.2 million people have lost their jobs this year. He talked about his transition and what an enormous task he will be facing.
HE ONLY ADDRESSED THE DOG SUBJECT AFTER A REPORTER ASKED HIM! He has also said it would not happen until after his first 100 days in office.!!!!
Why don't people do their research instead of making dumb comments?
This is so not newsworthy. Yes, he won. But, let's focus on what our current President, Congress, Senate, etc. are going to do about current problems. We can talk about the dog when they get it in OK Weekly…. k?
A black one of course.
I think it's sooo sweet… And he's keeping his promise…..
Notice Fox didn't get a question in! And his comment about Nancy Reagan, who is in a frail state, was APPALLING!!! It was also disrespectful to Ronald Reagan and the fucking MSM just laughed. ASSHATS!
Re: VEGASStef –
Don't try to argue with the retards that come to a gossip site to complain about politics. LOL. If they even bothered (or cared) they would have gone to an actual news site and found that this was the way it was actually reported:
"Barack Obama pledged Friday to "confront this economic crisis head on" as soon as he is sworn in as the country's 44th president.
But the president-elect also warned of a tough road ahead during his first press conference since Election Day, held in Chicago just minutes after meeting with a team of top economic advisers. "
But thats ok, come to celebrity gossip sites to complain about politcs slooshy.
lmao
These comments are in reference to the subject of him addressing the dog question…no one here is denying that. Also it's more just funny. God lighten up. Barack so far so good. Also nobody is putting him down, if anything it's just a put down on the retarded reported who ask a very harmless, cute question…fuckin hell…get the joke…man.
I could not watch all the CRAP on tv the last few days. supposedly, the new messiah is leading the country to CHANGE, lead us poor ignorant people to the promised land of lower taxes, better health care, bring our troops home and redistribute the wealth. So, instead of listening to his brillant plans, the news had what? what kind of dog they would get, with the dog whisperer jumping in, taking about how every woman, and maybe perez, is going to look to michelle for fashion sense, how his 2 daughters are going to be up routed and now have to go through that terrible reajustment of living in the white house, how some idiots are now naming their children barack, obama, obama barack, hussien barack, etc. Tomorrow, Larry King is going to bring out a sample of Obama's shit to examine his diet and how is his whole family going to adjust to having full time chefs cooking for them.
i voted for Obama.but im tired of his ass.and i think its not that big deal a black president elected in America.We already have black popular artists,athletes,musicians.Will Smith,Oprah,Tiger Woods,Denzel Washington,Michael Jordan,Condoleeza,Colin Powell….why such a big deal?
they should look into getting a chinese crested dog.
Re: matty is never first – OMG! I had to change the channel after about the 2,000th time he said, "Uh, Ah, Uh!" I hope he doesn't do many press conferences!
Re: justtfax – L fucking O L
He had a press conference to discuss what type of dog he wanted to get? Seriously? Talk about unecessary.
It's so nice to see the Presidential Family get a rescue dog, rather than some pricey "accessory" one. celebrities should learn from that.
Notice Fox didn't get a question in! And his comment about Nancy Reagan, who is in a frail state, was APPALLING!!! It was also disrespectful to Ronald Reagan and the fucking MSM just laughed.
Re: Julianne – Y'all gotta live with it. You voted for him. I'm waiting for when they come out with bumper stickers and t-shirts that say, "Don't blame me, I voted for McCain!"
get a golden retriever from a family run breeding operation!! they are the best family dogssss! i love my golden:)
Re: devil_dawg_wife – Dont make fun of the smartest man on the planet. I will support the guy cause I want America to succeed and to continue to be the place- where people will risk their lives to live. I sue oour allies are a little nervous. Mocking nancy reagan was not very cool. Way to unite the nation.
Re: mollymouse – its kinda gay for obama to be telling the press he will be getting a mut…cause the mut is symbolic of him…cant you just let the girls pick a damn dog and not make it a ohh he is so nice thing…syrupy fake sweet! girls get a golden retriever! lol! i would put my foot down if i was his daughter and say its my choice! all this talk about cheap clothes michelle wearing jcrew..which by the way sucks!! and adopting dogs…so fake! let the girls pick what they want. if he wanted to adopt a shelter dog good for him but he didn't need to put it out there for extra ohhhhs and ahhhs what a nice guy! please! so fake!
this is totally and completely obnoxious you stupid, gay, FUCK!
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if mccain had just won the presidency three days ago and was talking about what kind of dog to get…. YOU KNOW you would be GOING off on "how can he be cocnerned with a dog at a time like this????… during this economic crisis?? people are losing their jobs and BLAH BLAH BLAH" UGH, i can hear it now.
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it's a FACT, you would.
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you disgust me!
he just can't stop the politicalese…….i'd love to do the right thing and rescue a dog…….alas, for medical reasons we will be forced to get a designer dog
Why is this news
Man I tell you!
Re: devil_dawg_wife – the uhs and ums were b/c he's so used to looking across the room for the teleprompter…..he's going to have to practice looking down at the podium for his script
LISTEN YOU FUCKING RETARDS…SOME LADY ASKED HIM THE QUESTION IN THE CONFERENCE SO HE ANSWERED IT AND ANSWERED IT WELL. i LOVE OBAMA AND I TRUST HIM WITH THIS SHIITTTY ASS COUNTRY MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE. ESPECIALLY MCSAME, WHO BY THE WAY LOOKS TENDER AND SWEET THE DAY HE LOST.. OH SHIIIT!! GO OBAMA AND I HOPE HE FLIES TO COLOMBIA AND GETS A T-CUP MINIATURE PODDLE…I'M ALLERGIC TO DOGS AND THATS BEEN MY #1 DOG.
YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA for OBAMA for getting a rescue dog !! Hey MR President, check and see if the breed you want has a rescue society and get one from them. I am on my 3rd Newfoundland from Newfie rescue !!
OBAMA BETTER HAVE TO PAY A PET DEPOSIT BEFORE MOVING INTO THE WHITEHOUSE….ITS ONLY FAIR TO THE REST OF US COMMON FOLK,MOST OF US HAD TO PAY PET DEPOSITS, BESIDES..MY TAX DOLLARS PROLLY PAY FOR SHIT IN THE WHITEHOUSE……AND I DONT WANT THE CARPETS AND TILE FLOORS ALL STANKY FROM DOG SHIT/PISS…..CAN ANY OF YOU PICTURE MRS. OBAMA GETTING SOME TOILET PAPER AND CLEANING UP DOGGY DIAHRREAH???
I really hope someone steps in and tells Obama (and every other moron out there, it seems) that the only hypoallergenic dog is the dog with no skin. Dander is the allergen, not hair, and dander is shed skin cells. No dog or cat is hypoallergenic. Some types of hair trap less dander in the follicles and so people may have less allergy symptoms, but the allergen is definetely still present. The best thing to do is have the dog groomed on a regular basis, and to keep your home clean. Use a damp dustrag on all surfaces, use a wet mop or vacuum on the floor, put comforters, pillows, etc. in the dryer once a week to kill mites, etc.
MOMMIE DEAREST, that is quite possibly THE most ridiculous post I have ever read. Obama should pay a pet deposit because "most of 'us' " have to pay a pet deposit? Are fucking kidding me?!
For anyone that is concerned that Obama's biggest news right now is what kind of dog he will get his family….may I remind you that he is NOT the president and won't be for over two months? Some of you people are truly dense…
Wow, Perez. Are those your words, or did you crib them from some other website?
Perez… You know that if Mccain did this you would be furious! This is ridiculous!
Re: slooshy –
Look ,Slooshy. We as a nation have endured one of the longest, dirtiest(by some) campaigns in recent history. It is probably good for our collective being to let some of the air out of our balloons, land and just be people on our everyday missions of enjoying life in the most bestest country in the world. There is plenty of time for the realities of the many challenges that lay ahead to be addressed. But these small moments in time mean a great deal to the people who will be governed by this man. Please, don't let this small and human moment for our President Elect be something that would detract from the great achievements to come
Not to be mean or anything, but you kind of added in your own little side note "and California disappointing everyone with its blatant discrimination" when really, in fact everyone is focusing on our new President Elect Barack Obama. Not to say the whole Prop 8 thing isnt important- its just not the big news to everyone right now. Its just big news to you and people who are surrounding you.
We as a Nation, are so SO SO screwed for the next four years! Sorry, but it's True! Today's Press Conference, the Nancy Reagan comment in his first press meeting (completely appalling), the Uh's Ah's Uh's (no teleprompter), and on top of that the Taxes that are coming, and the Civilian National Security Force (brown shirst people), he's lack of Total Experience. We are so screwed, and all that talk from the media today is about a dog????????????
Think about this….. What if a Republican had made the comments Obama has made in the past, treated women the way he did (Hillary), been unable to speak without a teleprompter, and had "press meeting" like today. The Liberal Media would have tried to destroy that person, but Barack gets a pass. I don't get it! But we get to talk about a DOG… Does that make alot of sense to you? Can you not see the hypocrisy?? Come on people, you can't be that STUPID… But about a dog today, makes sense, since we as a country are so screwed wirh Barry Soetoro in office (oh who is he, GOOGLE it)!
Civilian National Security Force (brown shirts people). Sorry
Why is it that the United States, or at least the majority of people on this blog can't come to terms that we have a REAL, down to earth, get SHIT DONE, man about to be in the house? Are your lives seriously THAT miserable that you can't see the light at the end of the dark tunnel???????????????????
Re: Melissa is always right. – Random people were interviewed here as to what kind of bitch Melissa is…..almost EVERYONE said MAYJAAAA…I'm tellin you…it'll be ok
Re: LusciousLiz – REAL????? Please define REAL! What has his Ah.. Uh.. Ah.. experience ever brought? You can't tell me! he has none. he's a horrible candidate, a horrible pick, and a horrible person! But I have no other idea but to support him because he's our president elect! But Barry will eventually destroy this Republic (it's not a democracy, it's a republic (Google is your friend)). Sit back and enjoy the big fuck up the ass on this one people! It's gonna be a horrible ride for the next 4 years! Hope u like a ton of taxes! It's coming!
Oh my gosh, it's super he's adopting a shelter dog.
Re: jace – First of all…relax! MY OPINION is he is a REAL person, a father, a hard worker, a husband. How the HELL can you say he is a "horrible person"?? Frankly, people like you scare the shit out of me. You act as if you not only know this man personally but that he has in some way already fucked you over and that my dear would be my point. How can you judge a man who was elected 3 days ago? You have no choice in the matter of him being out leader so in my eyes, you can either move to another country or accept the fact and have some fucking faith instead of talking about how "horrible" a person he is when that is only your opinion and not a fact!!
You forgot to mention the part where he cracked a joke at nancy reagan. you're a farleft jackass.
HEY…”WHOS A SHEEP”…..IM SERIOUS,HE WANTS TO ACT ALL ”DOWN HOME”..THEN HE NEEDS TO PAY A FRIGGIN PET DEPOSIT..YOU TRY TO RENT A HOUSE OR APARTMENT,FIRST THING YOU SEE IS ”NO PETS” OR ” $100.00 PET DEPOSIT REQUIRED”….LOL.IM SERIOUS,LOL. REALLY HE SHOULD ALSO HAVE TO PAY A SECURITY DEPOSIT AND A CLEANING DEPOSIT ALSO..ASK ANY MINIMUM WAGE EARNER IN THIS COUNTRY WHOS HOMELESS OR LIVING WITH MOM AND DAD WHAT THE HARDEST THING ABOUT FINDING AN APT. OR HOUSE IS AND THEY'LL TELL YOU ”ALL THE MOVE IN COSTS”..IE:PET DEPOSITS,CLEANING DEPOSITS AND SECURITY DEPOSITS..LOL.I NEED A PILL……IM OFF MY ROCKER TONIGHTTTTTTTTTTTTT……………………….(*)(*)
Re: LusciousLiz – Ok, my opinion is based solely on his record and what the man has said! A father, a hard worker, so what! What has that man ever done??? I'm not here to scare you, I'm a black man, a father a hard worker too, but Barry scares the shit out of he, because he has no record to stand on. NONE…. I CAN judge him based upon his PAST and his experiences! YES I can move, because I have the money, and he's gonna tax it, and take it to pay people who don't pay taxes at all! How is that reasonable? It's not!
He made a good point during the press conference, he is not the president yet. This press conference was just a statement of his intentions and how he would deal with the financial crisis, his cabinet choices etc. The question about the dog was the ONLY question of that nature. Perez needs to highlight what was said and stop choosing the irrelevant pieces.
Re: devil_dawg_wife – Oh, and they will….have you seen the "O" sticker? You know the sticker "W" for president?? There's one now it says "O" and then in small letters below it (just like the W one) it says shit. I thought it was funny anyways….
it is laughable to me that all of you sheep who followed the fucking idiot celebrities to the polls and voted Obama into office. the man who will squash the american dream with high taxes and place even more undeserving people on welfare to live off the backs of the people who worked hard to make over 250,000 dollars a year.
driving through the streets of south dallas all i see are a bunch of worthless motherfuckers doing absolutely nothing but living off the government and drinking 40s all day while my husband goes to work at 5am as a firefighter. my husband works his ass off to watch all these stupid, lazy, wastes of space litter the streets with their violence and ignorance. but i guess a little more money to provide them with a few more 40s a month is what they deserve right?
GO OBAMA!
Re: Sassy Girl – HEHE! That's funny. I'll have to look for those.
Re: end of the world – Not me. My hubby's a Marine so I sure as hell didn't vote for the candidate who was going to cut funding for the troops! Let's see how many more casualties we have in Iraq when funding is cut and they have less armored vehicles for our troops.
Re: end of the world – By the way, props to your husband. My dad was a Houston fireman, almost 40 years in. It makes me sad sometimes, they got their whole 30 minutes of appreciation after 9/11, then, like many others they are forgotten again. So tell him I said thanks for risking his life for the benefit of others. Some of us will ALWAYS remember what they do. Sorry, goofy I know, but I was raised by one and had to throw that out there!!
If you go to cafepress, they have all kinds of stickers, t-shirts, etc. Some are pretty freaking funny, too.
Re: devil_dawg_wife – Oh lord, much appreciation to your hubby too! Good lord, it's thank the husbands night around here for me I guess! These are the heroes of this country, and it does ill me how quickly folks forget……but I don't!!!!
And I still say……NOBAMA
I work for the Humane Society at a shelter, so if they do decide to give a forever-home to a shelter dog, I will be very pleased! I currently have 2 dogs that came from our shelter, and they're the best dogs EVER.
Re: devil_dawg_wife – holy crap, you aren't kidding…..I think I know where I'll be Christmas shopping this year!! hehe!
Re: slooshy – EXACTLY! if the repbulicans did this we'd get accused of dodging the question of democrats can do whatever they want..stick to the real issues people!
WOW I can't believe this country is called the "united states of America" there is nothing united about this country, in some ways I wish McLame would have won so all you country bumkins could shut your fucking pieholes. If that old bag(who voted 90% of the time with bush) and his morally corrupt sidekick had won the whole country would have looked like the aftermath of Katrina…people breaking into stores trying to find food to eat…)Y'all are fucking losers the man isn't even the president yet, if your bitter you should take it up with bush the fucking loser you elected twice and stop riding Obama's dick…)And get off the race card cause 61% of the people who voted for Obama were WHITE
Re: HappySunshine – Ironically, obama's win has divided this country more than ever. I had an african american woman call me a motherfucker last night when I laughed at a statement a guy made about buying a lotto ticket so that he could afford to pay his taxes for the next four. She called me (and the guy) motherfuckers. "Who'd YOU vote for, white bitch. Motherfuckers, stupid motherfuckers". It was fantastic, really. I didn't say a damn thing to her. So, to disagree with Obama's ideas doesn't divide a country. But african americans thinking they own this place now due to his win, and treating white people like shit, that'll divide us for sure.
And for the people making fun of him with the way he was talking in the press conference, sarah palin couldn't even form a fucking sentence cause half the time she couldn't even understand the question and for the few times she did understand the question she couldn't answer it if she didn't have the answer written down for her
Re: Sassy Girl – I didn't get to finish my reply…while you were laughing it up with loser buying the lotto ticket did you ever think ok maybe this lady is freaking out because she is tired of all the comments…I don't think african americans think they run the country because 1 black lady said something to you? what about all the white people that have been saying things to black people forever? what are they supposed to just take it?, he's not even full black, he's half white, I personally don't even consider him black, I consider him mixed race…he was raised by a white woman hello!
chihuahua's dogs are good for allergies
Omg get a poodle!!! I have a Beagle and a Poodle. Taylor (my Poodle) and Duchess Marie (my Beagle) Are night and day….I just keep thinking about Lady Bird…Anyway…..We should get a wager started..I bet the Obamas get a poodle. They don't shed…..But then there's the Jack R's and then the halfers…i do love Malteses but what would Lincoln think with hair on his bed??? Whatever.. I want my President to get a Poodle, GD it. My Baby needs a claim to fame!!
uh—-yeah!!! And he ain't even the real President yet! WOOF! WOOF!!
Hey, I didn't vote for him …… corruption, stay tuned….. he owes everyone including the Teamsters in Illinois for votes!
She could take an allergy pill or get a shot so any dog would be a good choice.
Re: Genesis – Amen to that!
We have a cute Bichon Frise, they are perfect dogs for those with allergies (their coat is WOOL)
They should get a chinese crested at crestedrescue.net
oh and thanks for the spam perez..way to make some cash.
OBAMA was funny as hell today! MuT! WOW! I Like a man with a sense of humor! He's So Sexy BitcheZZ!LOL! OBAMA 08!
Re: shooie – no kidding…..how about going to the shelter w/ benadryl in hand….find a pooch and see if she reacts…..try another
Re: LusciousLiz – Yeah BITCH, that is the whole point. This is Perez Hilton, not Mr. Rogers Neighborhood. Suck a fucking big black dick while you're at it.
How about if shes allergic to dogs JUST GET A KITTEN.. Morons…
I want Obama to be my dog… bend me over a desk and tear that ass up doggy style, he is sooooooooooooooo hot! he coulda did so much better that that skinny ass bitch wife of his, she looks like a prude, he probably does" get sexed right
Well….thank God he addressed the dog crisis. I can certainly sleep better at night now. Maybe that's why he has set up a non-profit corporation for "transition funds"…..
He's the most down to earth president I've ever seen. And please get your facts straight - he talked about the dog in two or three sentences after a reporter ASKED HIM ABOUT IT. All in all, it was a great press conference, he explained everything well and also cracked a few jokes. I love Obama!!
hahahaha! So funny how bitter all the republicans are! hahaha! get over it!!! we have a black president… it would probably be in your best interest to get behind him. he's not going anywhere for a good solid 8 years
More and more Americans are losing their jobs everyday, the war in Traq is still going on, and we're talking about puppies?! Is this what America has come to? It makes me sick. Let's get back to the issues, who cares what damn dog he gets.
OMG, if this isn't proof positive to show you all what we're in for… worried about what kind of dog will be in the White House, he's got Michelle, isn't that enough? You people (Perez, Oprah, Madonna, etc.) that believe he is the Messiah, wait… It's coming and I WILL say I told you so, if I live through it! Fools.