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Sarah Palin Oprah Interview Video 11-16-09

Shallow Nation — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:23:03 +0000

Here is the full Sarah Palin Oprah interview video of her Nov. 16, 2009 appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show in support of Going Rogue: An American Life, the former Alaska Governor and 2008 Republican Vice Presidential candidate’s new book, published by HarperCollins, with a first-edition printing of 1.5 million copies.

In the extensive interview, taped at Oprah’s Chicago studio before an audience, Palin, with her daughters Piper and Willow in tow, spoke on a variety of topics from the 2008 Presidential campaign to the pregnancy of her teenage daughter Bristol.

She spoke about the riffs between herself and the John McCain presidential campaign which she said began when the story broke about the pregnancy of Bristol, her teenage daughter by her then-boyfriend Levi Johnston. She said the McCain campaign drafted a press release of which she disagreed. She said: “I thought we had a chance to make a statement about teen pregnancy, so I wrote a new draft.” However the campaign went on to release the original statement. Reflecting upon the incident, she said: “That was really the first taste for me of what I was allowed to say.”

As for the controversy over the wardrobe which was paid for by the campaign, she said, the clothing was chosen for her. “I don’t even like to shop…never thinking it would be a big controversy.”

She also discussed the interview with CBS news anchor Katie Couric in general and in particular the incident in which Couric asked her what newspapers she read and she declined to name any. She said of the question, “I was already so annoyed” and that she was thinking, “Are you kidding me? It was like asking “do you read?” She also talked about the context of the question which occurred when she saw Katie Couric backstage after a rally. She said on the program that her reaction upon seeing here was “There’s the perky one again, with the microphone.”

She was also outspoken about the Levi Johnson, father of her grandchild, saying of his Playgirl spread, “I call it porn” and “it’s a bit heartbreaking.”

When Oprah asked if she is running for President in 2012 she said, “It’s not on my radar screen right now as I am dealing with so many issues that are important.”

When asked if she is getting her own talk show, she said, “Oprah, you are the queen of talk shows.” She went on to note that in the 1990s she watched the show as a stay at home mom and said, “You provide a lot of inspiration.”

The video is below. Check back for transcript.

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Michelle Obama Sesame Street Video 11-10-09

Shallow Nation — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:48:17 +0000

Here is the First Lady Michelle Obama Sesame Street video of her appearance on the show on Nov. 10, 2009 in commemoration of the PBS series’ 40th anniversary.

She appears in a segment with Elmo, Big Bird and a few children and demonstrates how to plant vegetable garden seeds.

The iconic children’s television show was first broadcast on Nov. 10, 1969 and has had enduring popularity. The appearance of the First Lady on the show is just one of numerous guest appearances over the years by public figures and celebrities. Here is a roundup of video of some previous celebrity appearances: Sesame Street: Michelle Obama celebrates show’s anniversary Here is a compilation of some of the early years of the show: Sesame Street Turns 40 (video collection).

The video is below.

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Michelle Obama on Jay Leno Video 10-23-09

Shallow Nation — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:55:27 +0000

Here is the First Lady Michelle Obama Jay Leno video of her appearance on the show on Oct. 23, 2009 answering the Ten at Ten via satellite.

Questions ranged from the President’s most annoying habit, to which she initially joked, “We don’t have enough time,” to what is on her iPod to which she said: “I’ve got Sting, I’ve got Stevie Wonder, my favorite. I’ve got some Sara Bareilles, I’ve got, ooh, some Robin Thicke, some Mary J. Blige. I got it all. Some Herbie Hancock. I love my iPod!”

source: Video: Michelle Obama Answers Jay Leno’s Ten at Ten

The video is below.

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Obama Family Portrait Photo by Annie Leibovitz (Official)

Shallow Nation — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:39:10 +0000

Here is the official Obama family portrait photo by Annie Leibovitz. It was taken on Sept. 1, 2009 at the Green Room in the White House in Washington, DC, featuring the President, First Lady Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia.

As Vanity Fair notes, the legendary photographer first began photographing the President and his family in 2004 when he was running for the Senate. She first photographed the family at the campaign headquarters in Chicago, with a caption, “Is this the face of a future president?”

More on the story along with additional pictures: Annie Leibovitz’s Portraits of President Obama and His Family ViaThe Swamp

A video interview with the famed photographer is below.

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Lady GaGa HRC National Dinner 10-10-09 Video, Photos Imagine Live Performance

Shallow Nation — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:16:46 +0000

Here are the Lady GaGa HRC National Dinner video and photos; she performed Imagine, the John Lennon classic at the Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009 Human Rights Campaign 13th Annual National Dinner, in Washington, DC, with some altered lyrics for the occasion. President Barack Obama who spoke at the dinner famously quipped, “It’s privilege to be here tonight to open for Lady Gaga. … I’ve made it.”

In remarks prefacing her performance, as MTV News reports, the pop star told the audience, noting the National Equality March which would take place the next day on Oct. 11: “You are inspiring a tremendous number of young people, and I know that tomorrow is going to be just as memorable as tonight was. And I promise to continue and to love and be loyal, to stand up for and to continue to challenge the world, for all of you. I’m not going to play one of my songs tonight because tonight is not about me, tonight is about you.”

She went on to alter some of the song’s lyrics to pay tribute to the memory of Matthew Shepard whose 1998 death has helped to galvanize the fight against homophobia, and to address the need for equality for all: “Imagine there’s no heaven/ It’s easy if you try/ No hell below us/ And only Matthew in the sky…People of the nation, are you listening?/ It isn’t equal if it’s sometimes/ I want a real democracy.”

Source: President Obama ‘Opens’ For Lady Gaga At Human Rights Campaign Dinner

Here are several more pictures: Lady Gaga At HRC Dinner (PHOTOS): Barack Obama “Opens” For Lady Gaga At D.C. Banquet

In a recent interview with PopEater she discussed a range of topics, including her meteoric rise to international fame.

“It’s been a life-changing year for me creatively as a musician and a performance artist. I walk away from the Fame Ball humbled by my little monsters-my fans-and proud of the Haus for all its successes amidst the adversity of the industry. We killed it.

The full interview along with photos is here: Lady Gaga Gets Inked (Twice) In Japan

Barack Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize 2009 (Video)

Shallow Nation — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:28:58 +0000

U.S. President Barack Obama is the Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2009. Video of the Oct. 9 announcement, which has come as a surprise, is below. Updated with video and transcript of Obama’s speech in response.

The Nobel Committee, in Oslo, Norway, named him the 108th recipient of the prize for, according to a statement, “for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.”

Additionally, the statement reads: “The vision of a world free from nuclear arms has powerfully stimulated disarmament and arms control negotiations. Thanks to Obama’s initiative, the USA is now playing a more constructive role in meeting the great climactic challenges the world is facing.” [Source: Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize]

As the New York Times notes, the announcement came as a surprise with journalists, inquiring of committee chairman Thorbjorn Jagland, as to why he was named the Nobel Laureate rather than other candidates who include human rights activists in such countries as China and Afghanistan. Noting the Obama administration’s involvement in the war in Afghanistan, he said:

“[It] concerns us all. We do hope an improvement in the international climate could help resolve that.”

Additionally, why so early in his presidency was he the award recipient. To which the chairman responded:

We are not awarding the prize for what may happen in the future but for what he has done in the previous year. We would hope this will enhance what he is trying to do.”

Source: Barack Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize

He is the fourth U.S. president to win the Nobel; previous recipients have been Jimmy Carter in 2002 long after he had left office; Woodrow Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt while they were still in office. [Source: Factbox - U.S. presidents who won Nobel Peace Prize]

Video of the Barack Obama Nobel Peace Prize announcement is below. Additionally see the video of the Obama speech on Oct. 9.

In his speech he said: “Let me be clear, I do not view it as a recognition of my own accomplishments, but rather as an affirmation of American leadership on behalf of aspirations held by people in all nations…”I do not feel that I deserve to be in the company of so many transformative figures that have been honored by this prize.”

Source: Obama Says He’s ‘Surprised and Humbled’ by Nobel Prize

Here is the full transcript of the speech: President Obama’s Nobel Reaction

Both videos are below. Check back for additional updates.

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Ron Clark Academy CNN Video 10-3-09

Shallow Nation — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:01:23 +0000

Here is the Ron Clark Academy CNN video from October 3, 2009. The famed Atlanta school was profiled in a segment by T.J. Holmes, and in a second video, students from the school performed a song about health care reform set to the Miley Cyrus’ hit single Party in the U.S.A.

The school, long known for its educational innovations from its eponymous co-founder, drew national attention when students performed a nonpartisan voting rap song on CNN using the smash hit single Whatever You Like from rapper T.I. The new song takes a similar approach, defining the issues involved through song.

According to the CNN report, Ron Clark co-founded the school in 2007 with Kim Bearden. Approximately 100 students are in attendance, and tuition is around $18,000 a year with half of the students on scholarship.

As seen in the video, this is characteristic of the school’s approach to teaching and it has been successful as standardized tests results show in nearly every subject, with students scoring in the 70, 80 and 90 percentile. The full report is here via the CNN Transcript.

Both videos are below.

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Video Link Ron Clark Academy Health Care Reform song

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