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President Obama Can Carry A Tune, Sings Al Green Song At Fundraiser

President Barack Obama can really bust out a tune! Who knew? The POTUS was attending and speaking at a fundraiser last night at the Apollo Theater in NYC last night. The fact that the legendary Rev. Al Green was at the same event seemed to put Obama in quite a jovial mood. After referencing the soul singer in his speech, the president ended up actually singing two lines from Green’s classic Let’s Stay Together, to the delight of the crowd. He has some serious pipes for a politician!

You can watch him in action right at the nine second mark in the video above. Right after the roars of approval died down, Obama joked, “Those guys didn’t think I would do it. I told you I was gonna do it.” He was talking about his team backstage. He also added, “Don’t worry Rev, I cannot sing like you, but I just wanted to show my appreciation.” And he’s modest too, guys.

Matt Damon Puts President Obama On Blast For Lack Of “Balls”

It’s only a matter of time before Matt Damon gets into politics, isn’t it? Just give him a few more years to get rid of that baby face and he’s going to go all Alec Baldwin on us, minus that unsettling airplane incident. In the meantime, Damon has been sharpening his claws on President Obama‘s pant leg. Metaphorically-speaking. “I’ve talked to a lot of people who worked for Obama at the grassroots level. One of them said to me, ‘Never again. I will never be fooled again by a politician,’” Damon gripes in a new interview for Elle Magazine. “You know, a one-term president with some balls who actually got stuff done would have been, in the long run of the country, much better.” Whoa, Matt! Them’s genital-related fighting words!

Apparently not a fan of the Commander-in-Chief, Damon made similarly critical remarks last March while at a junket for The Adjustment Bureau, saying of Obama, “I think he’s rolled over to Wall Street completely. The economy has huge problems. We still have all these banks that are too big to fail.” Don’t worry, Matt. Soon enough the country will be able to benefit from all the political knowledge you gained from starring in We Bought a Zoo. Soon enough.

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Lady Gaga Meeting With Obama To Discuss Anti-Bullying Law

The devastating suicide of a boy in upstate New York has prompted Lady Gaga to meet with President Obama for a discussion on anti-bullying legislation. 14-year-old Jamey Rodemeyer, a high school student from Buffalo, took his life on Sunday after being tormented by classmates for his homosexuality. The tragedy has the singer up in arms, calling on support from her fans and the president for young people in Jamey’s situation. “Bullying must become be illegal. It is a hate crime,” she tweeted yesterday. “I am meeting with our President. I will not stop fighting. This must end. Our generation has the power to end it. Trend it #MakeALawForJamey.”

Though no stranger to gay rights, this case has special significance to Mother Monster. Several months back, Jamey posted his own “It Gets Better” support video on Youtube, in which he cited Lady Gaga as a role model and pillar of strength. “She lets me know that I was born this way,” he said at the clip’s conclusion. “Just love yourself and you’re set. And I promise you, it’ll get better.” But the bullying didn’t cease for Jamey. “No one in my school cares about preventing suicide,” Jamey posted to his Tumblr just a few weeks before his death. “I always say how bullied I am, but no one listens. … What do I have to do so people will listen to me?”

The unbelievably tragic tale has Gaga, and millions of others, furious and heartbroken. “The past days I’ve spent reflecting, crying, and yelling,” she wrote. “I have so much anger. It is hard to feel love when cruelty takes someones life.” She hopes that the creation of a law making bullying a hate crime will save others from the agonizing abuse Jamey suffered. No official date for the presidential meeting has been set as of yet, but we’ll let you know as soon as we hear.

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Eva Longoria Takes Over Capitol Hill

Eva Longoria decided to have some fun on Cinco de Mayo even though she was in Washington D.C for business. Eva was meeting with President Barack Obama to discuss the National Museum of the American Latino, a project which will, if agreed upon, will cost $600 million and will be on National Mall as part of the Smithsonian Institution. The actress looked lovely in a gray dress and matching peep-toe stilettos, in which she proceeded to pretend that she was holding up the cupola of the United States Capitol building! Way to work it, Eva! Enjoy her fun photographs in the gallery below.

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Celebrities Have A Blast While Donald Trump Gets Roasted At White House Correspondent’s Dinner

There’s a reason why Donald Trump looks so glum in this picture, while John Legend and girlfriend Chrissy Teigen look like they’re having a ball. Celebrities flocked to Washington D.C on Saturday for the White House Correspondent’s Association dinner and as usual the glam factor was pretty high. But the best part of the evening was that Trump was trumped by President Barack Obama and later, by Seth Meyers, who made some pointed jokes at The Donald’s expense in response to the “birther” debate.

Obama cracked some big ones like, “I know he’s taken some flack lately, but no one is prouder to put this birth certificate issue to rest than Donald, and that’s because he can get back to the issues that matter, like, did we fake the moon landing? What really happened in Roswell? And where are Biggie and Tupac?” Meyers rubbed it in even further with jibes like, “Donald Trump often appears on Fox, which is ironic, because a fox often appears on Donald Trump’s head.” Ouch. Donald’s massive ego must’ve taken an even more massive beating!

Now you see why Trump looks dyspeptic, right? But even he can’t deny that the dinner was an amazing success. The ladies looked gorgeous in full-length gowns (except Michelle Trachtenberg who needs to take it easy on the goth lipstick). Mila Kunis, Anna Paquin, America Ferrera, Rosario Dawson and a very pregnant Alyssa Milano hit it out of the ball park. Paula Abdul looked pretty fantastic too—surprise surprise. The men repp’d it with the likes of Ian Somerhalder, Chris Colfer and Chace Crawford looking sharp in their suits. This also happens to be the night Scarlett Johansson and Sean Penn made their hand-holding public. Page Six reports that Scarlett and Sean were all over each other at dinner with a source revealing, “She plopped down in his lap, and they were kissing.” We may not have pictures of their make-out sesh, but we do have plenty of the rest of the stars in all their finery. Check them out in our gallery below.

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Tracy Morgan Wants To Climb Michelle Obama Like “A Tall Mountain”

Tracy Morgan might be looking for a new country to call home if he’s not careful. While appearing on Lopez Tonight Monday evening, Morgan opened up about meeting our commander-in-chief at the White House Correspondent’s Dinner last summer. However, it seems like the 30 Rock star was far more impressed with meeting the President’s wife. Yes, Tracy Morgan has thing for First Lady Michelle Obama. And that’s putting it mildly.

“I looked at Michelle and she said, ‘Hi Tracy!’ and I just got hard!” Morgan over-shared. “Michelle looked like a tall mountain, and I’m gonna climb it just ’cause it’s there. Kilimanjaro!” We wonder if this is what the founding father’s had in mind when they outlined Freedom of Speech. Let’s hope the Prez isn’t the jealous type, or else Gitmo might have a new inmate.

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J. Lo And Marc Anthony Are Going To The White House Superbowl Party

Jennifer Lopez has been growing on us lately now that we see her (glowing, flawless) face on our TV while we watch American Idol this season. We have genuinely come to like her as a judge and somewhat regret our previous posts about how she is anything but Jenny From The Block. But let’s face it, as much as she claims she’s still keeping it real or whatever, the woman is going to President Obama’s White House Superbowl party this Sunday, something that the rest of us don’t have the privilege of doing.

Among the 100 or so invited guests who plan to eat The Presidential Sliders and 1600 Layer Dip (Get it? Because of the address? Anyone?) are J. Lo and Marc Anthony, as well as members of Obama’s staff like Attorney General Eric Holder and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. Sounds like an eclectic bunch, but we’re pretty sure that by the end of the night there will be one thing they can all agree on: Go Daddy commercials are still mind-bogglingly bad, no matter what political party or sports team you’re loyal to.

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Paul Rudd Starts An Epic Bromance…With President Obama?

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Jason Segel is going to be man-sobbing his eye-bros out with jealousy when he gets wind of Paul Rudd and President Obama’s new friendship. Rudd’s How Do You Know co-star Reese Witherspoon described his visit to the White House, and the magic moment that occured between POTUS and Paul. “We went to the Oval Office, and there was Hillary Clinton having a meeting with Joe Biden. It was insane. Then Obama came out and he turned to Paul and said, ‘I loved you in I Love You, Man.’ I grabbed Paul and I was like, ‘Are you freaking out right now?’ He’s like, ‘I’m freaking out!’” We cannot decide who should be freaking out more in this situation: the President of the United States or the President of our hearts (Which one is which? Even we don’t know).

Unfortunately, Witherspoon did not get to share in the brotherly love, as her proximity to Barack made her brain power down. When Obama asked what they were working on, Reese stuttered “We’re doing a movie and…uh, I’m playing a character, who, uh…I’m working with Owen, uh…Owen…’ I could not remember Owen’s last name. And Paul goes, ‘Wilson!’ Like it was a party game.” You know, if we ever got invited to the White House, we’d remember all of the Wilson brothers names. That’s all we’re saying. We also play a mean game of pick-up, Barry! [Photo: WENN]

Sarah Palin Criticizes Obama For Appearing On The View

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Whichever intern was hired to manage Sarah Palin’s Twitter account has been working overtime this week, logging the former governor’s responses to President Obama’s appearance on The View. Palin tweeted, “President with no time to visit porous US/Mexican border to offer help to those risking life to secure us, but lotso’ time to chat on The View?” Yes, Sarah, the last time we read the job description for P.O.T.U.S., we DEFINITELY remember the bulletpoint about having to personally stand guard in Arizona with a butterfly net trying to snag undocumented immigrants as they sprint in plain sight over the border.

Continued Palin, “I’m headed to border in near future… let’s see how quickly his travel schedule will allow that border visit after all.” Well, thank god! Hopefully any Mexican people trying to sneak illegally into the U.S. will see Sarah Palin standing triumphantly in the middle of the desert and be like, “O right, that fruit cake. Never mind; we’ll see ourselves out.” Let’s hope that Palin is able to squeeze in a visit soon, since her busy schedule is currently packed with the most American activity of all: going camping with Kate Gosselin for a reality show!

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Ten Things President Obama Would Rather Do Than Go On The View

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We know how you feel, Mr. President.

Barack Obama will be a guest on The View this Wednesday and in doing so, he’ll be the first sitting President to appear on a daytime talk show. The show is doing a series called “Red, White & View” where prominent U.S. politicians visit the ladies to discuss, you know, issues. The women of The View have diverse opinions and have had no trouble making things uncomfortable for everyone involved even when there are no guests on the show, so it’s brave of the President to walk straight into this den of crazy, shrill lions. It should make for interesting television for sure. (We wonder if Elisabeth Hasselbeck will actually ask him tough questions, or if she considers that unpatriotic.) Having to sit and fake your way through an “intelligent” conversation with Elisabeth, Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Barbara Walters and Sherri Shepherd doesn’t appeal to us and we think maybe Obama might be cringing about it too, so here’s a list of things we think Obama would rather be doing besides sitting in The Hot Seat:

10. Trading pickup lines with Mel Gibson.

9. Letting Betty Draper from Mad Men babysit Sasha and Malia.

8. Pardoning LiLo from her jail sentence.

7. Collecting a jar full of Glenn Beck‘s tears.

6. Having a no-talking contest with Joe Biden.

5. Watching every episode of Sherri on Lifetime.

4. Picking up Bo Obama‘s poop from the White House lawn.

3. Officiating at Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston‘s wedding.

2. Trying to create a miniature version of Aretha Franklin‘s inauguration hat out of modeling clay and Bedazzler beads.

1. Having a karaoke party with Rush Limbaugh, Bill O’Reilly, Joe the Plumber and Ann Coulter, where the only song you’re allowed to sing is Ke$ha‘s “Blah Blah Blah.”

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