April 25th, 2012
06:03 PM ET
Obama wasn't worried about hitting Al Green high notesWhile the rest of us would only attempt to sing Al Green's "Let's Stay Together" in the comfort of our own showers, it seems President Barack Obama didn't think twice about taking his vocals on the road. The POTUS has told Rolling Stone that when the thought struck to sing a bit of Green's tune at a January campaign appearance in Harlem, New York, he knew he could do it. As he tells the magazine, that stop was his fifth of the day, and by the time they arrived at the Apollo Theater, it was around 10:30 at night. Obama had been hoping to hear some Al Green at the time, but he missed out on the show. "So I was frustrated by that," the president went on. And seeing that he had been "yakking for several hours on all kinds of policy stuff, I just kind of broke into a rendition of 'Let's Stay Together.'" The crew running the soundboard that night liked what they heard, and encouraged Obama to do it on stage. The president took to the idea, although senior adviser Valerie Jarrett was opposed. Press secretary Jay Carney, whom Obama described as being just as fatigued as he was, gave the go-ahead, and that's how we wound up with the viral video we have today. And it doesn't sound like the president had any nerves before he braved his a cappella rendition. "I can sing," he told Rolling Stone. "I wasn't worried about being able to hit those high notes." |
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politics is a game of ping-pong the Illuminati play with our lives. nothing important changes, they just make it seem that way so we won't look behind the curtain and find the wizard.
@katahdin- you are 100% correct. I've never understood why anyone in the middle or poorer class would ever vote republican. Their policies only benefit the rich. They don't give a crap about the rest of us.
The economy is growing, unemployment is down, taxes are the lowest they've been since the 50s, Bin Laden is fish food, the Iraq war is over, and we're respected in the world again.
It's a mystery why some people want to exchange that for Richie Rich and his policies for the rich. Businessmen make terrible presidents. George Bush was a president.
Lol! Bin Laden is fish food, love it!!!
Doesnt matter dem or repub, they dont work for me, never will, watch a video called zeitgiest, very enlightening,
Our current sittuation is not obamas fault, but hes not my pick, just honestly scared of the republican tac, now they want to let corporations who sent our jobs out of u.s., without putting tariffs on, with the promise of taxing their profits, now they want to let them go untaxed? excuse me but i thought we were broke and relied on taxes for revenue, to run the government, guess where they will wind up getting it, by cutting services to those who pay their salary, great isnt it, where is the sustainability in that, and say social security is insustainable, B.S. , easy to pass laws that dont effect you, they need skin in the game too.
Yes it is all the republican's fault.
My you are a clueless dope aren't you?
Wow!! All the cynicysm over an article about the president singing Al Green. I thought it was in the Entertainment section of CNN not the politics section. Just goes to show people expected magic to happen when Obama took office, after 8yrs of huge deficits that didn't have to be bcuz Clinton left the White House with a balanced budget & 3Trillion surplus of money that got sucked into finding weapons of MD that were never found. But not one of you are upset about that. WOW!
Not just obama, all politicians are the same, have we had a savior yet? they all promise, yet no Moses. Ourpolitical system needs an enuema(?). public schools,sorry, but thats just it, you need not be educated or intelligent, just informed, we are truly fuked, thats a given, i dont want republicans in charge, ive worked since 16, and wuold appreciate a social security check, as i certainly have paid my share
jealous losers
OBAMA/BIDEN/FIRST LADY MICHELLE 2012 !!!!
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I'm not really thrilled with romney, but I would rather have an experienced business man than a socialist community organizer in the white house right now.
I am not a Republican nor am I a Democrat. I am sick of ALL the people in DC who lie and cheat to keep their cushy jobs and perks while us regular people pay the price. in his own words obama said if unemployment is over 8% at election time, he doesn't deserve a 2nd term. time's up.
since obama took office:
1) unemployment is up
2) economic growth is down
3) defecit quadrupled
4) taxes are increasing
Attention all you obama haters, you havent seen nothing yet.obama rocks.
Great Obama can rock all he wants soon as he Loses his day job In November!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hav ehim sing
Great Obama can rock all he wants soon as he Loses his day job In November!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Have him sing HAPPY DAYS AREW HERE AGAIN as he exits the White House in January too.........
the prez can hit those high notes cuz jesse jackson snipped him like he promised.
You are just jealous that the Pres has a pretty good voice. Did you enjoy Mitt's rendition of America the Beautiful? His voice is as good as his policies. He's a pretty good flip flopper, though.
squeeling I I I isn't excatly a Kodac momment you'd thing he actually finished a line
squeeling I I I isn't excatly a Kodac momment you'd thing he actually finished a line of of the song
An AL Green he is NOT!
it just shows he will do ANYTHING to get our attention off the economy, the defecit and the unemployment rate. Chicago politics as usual.
Republican talking points as usual.
if it's not about the economy, the growing defecit, and unemployment, what is it about? The fact that he promised transparency, then fails to be transparent and up front about things, or the fact that he picked tax cheats and Chicago crooks to staff his cabinet? Any logical thinking person can see this is the worst president in history. He has soiled the office of president and is not worry of a second term.
I'm just waiting for someone to explain how this event signals the beginning of death camps, mind control, and the deliberate subversion of our national economy.