Posts with tag "barack obama"

President Barack Obama to Appear on 'Mythbusters'

Posted Oct 18th 2010 at 02:42 PM by Zach Dionne

Did you wake up from a dead sleep at 3AM this morning, unsure why? That was the sound of Deadline Hollywood publishing a tale straight from the Can't Make This Stuff Up Department -- President Barack Obama will appear on Discovery Channel's 'Mythbusters' on Dec. 8. "In the episode, 'Archimedes Solar Ray,' Obama challenges hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman to prove the ancient Greek myth that ...

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President Obama's Latest Music Fix: Nas and Lil Wayne

Posted Sep 28th 2010 at 07:00 PM by PopEater Staff

No matter how you feel about President Barack Obama, it's still surprising to learn the leader of the free world listens to Nas and Lil Wayne. President Obama is updating his iPod playlist these days and getting a little more gangster with his music, he admitted in an interview with Rolling Stone. "Thanks to Reggie [Love, the president's personal aide], my rap palate has greatly improved," ...

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Obama on 'The View': 'I Don't Know Who Snooki Is'

Posted Jul 29th 2010 at 02:43 PM by PopEater Staff

President Barack Obama has no advice for the scandal-addled Mel Gibson and admits to knowing about Lindsay Lohan's jail sentence. (Though he's not sure WHY he knows that.) And thanks to the ladies of 'The View' and their hard hittin' questions, we now know Obama is unaware who Snooki is. Barbara Walters, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck and the rest of the 'View' crew welcomed Obama for what was ...

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Barack Obama Is Returning to 'The View'

Posted Jul 26th 2010 at 08:50 AM by PopEater / Wire Services

ABC's 'The View' has welcomed many notable guests, but none more prominent than President Barack Obama, who is scheduled to visit for Thursday's edition. In making the announcement on Monday, executive producers Barbara Walters and Bill Geddie said this marks the first time a sitting U.S. president has visited a daytime talk show. ...

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Casting the Kitty Kelley 'Oprah' Tell-All Movie

Posted Jul 13th 2010 at 02:40 PM by Denise Warner

Kitty Kelley's controversial (and unauthorized) biography on Oprah Winfrey, called 'Oprah,' will be made into a TV movie, EOnline.com reports. According to E!, Kelley made a deal with producer Larry Thompson, who wants to get the project on air around the time that Ms. Winfrey signs off from her daytime talk show. We here at PopEater hoped to help them out in the casting department. Here are ...

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Barack Obama Was Maybe in a Rap Video, But Then He Wasn't

Posted Jun 10th 2010 at 05:45 PM by PopEater Staff

Buzz started building this week that President Barack Obama had maybe possibly perhaps taken some time out of his busy schedule in 1993 to appear in Tag Team's video for hip-hop jam 'Whoomp! (There It Is).' It was a fun couple days of wondering. But it just ain't true. "It is not him," White House spokeswoman Kate Bedingfield told the relentless fact checkers PolitiFact. Whoomp, there it isn't. ...

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Stars Come Out For White House Tribute Concert For Paul McCartney

Posted Jun 3rd 2010 at 05:38 PM by Steven Avalos

The White House has seen it's fair share of important people over the years, but last night was definitely a decidedly star-studded event in honor of Paul McCartney. The former Beatle shared the stage with Stevie Wonder, Faith Hill, Corrine Bailey Rae and even the Jonas Brothers, all who paid tribute through covers of his classic and extensive catalog of music, and even got a light roasting by ...

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Obama's Routine Got a Lift From 'Daily Show' Jokers

Posted May 3rd 2010 at 02:45 PM by PopEater Staff

For those wondering how President Barack Obama was able to nail so many solid jokes at Saturday's White House Correspondents' Dinner, we now have the answer: His speechwriters had some help from Jon Stewart's crew. ...

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'SNL' 'Presidential Reunion' Aims for Funny But Fails

Posted Mar 5th 2010 at 11:00 AM by Sam Brand

'Presidential Reunion' is the hottest viral video of the moment -- and the most star-studded thing this side of the 'We Are the World' remake -- but does the Funny or Die exclusive get its point across? Is it even funny? While we're not sure it's anything more than a mangled A-list mishap, it's become must-see Internet TV. But we'll let you decide for yourself. ...

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Mel Gibson Takes on Obama in a War of the Words

Posted Jan 29th 2010 at 05:10 PM by PopEater Staff

Whether it's throwing game at his arresting officer or speaking out publicly against feminism, Mel Gibson is not a man to mince words. This time, the actor is voicing his opinion on President Barack Obama, saying that the politician is not capable of providing America the type of assistance the country needs. At the premiere of his latest film, 'Edge of Darkness' on Tuesday, the actor gave his ...