No More TV Interviews For Obama's Kids

(CBS/AP)  Don't expect to see more of Barack Obama's young daughters on television any time soon.

The Democratic presidential candidate and his wife, Michelle, allowed the cable show "Access Hollywood" to interview their daughters, Malia and Sasha, as Malia celebrated her 10th birthday. The four-part interview began airing Tuesday.

On Wednesday, Obama said he had second thoughts after seeing how much attention the interview had received. The Obamas had been keeping Malia and 7-year-old Sasha out of the media spotlight.

"We had a unique situation in Montana where it was Malia's birthday, and all of us, I think, got caught up in the festivities, and so they had a chance to be their adorable selves on TV," Obama told Russ Mitchell on "The Early Show". "But generally we've been very protective of them. And you know, in retrospect, I think, you know, if you'd ask me, we probably wouldn't have done it then, and we wouldn't do it again."

In the "Access Hollywood" interview, Malia said she sometimes finds her father embarrassing, such as when he shook a friend's hand instead of waving to her or saying hi. Asked what makes their parents angry, Sasha said whining and Malia cited arguing with each other.

[keithle1]

If Obama gets elected President in Nov, his daughters will be even more in the public eye than they are now. Not much you can do about it. They''ll be going to school in Washington, DC.

If kids are going to learn a foreign language in school, it might as well be Spanish. Not much chance to actually use French or German outside of school.

Re these dating site spammers, I don''t enjoy going out with women who weigh more than I do.

Go Obama.
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[pjones501]

Obama wants every kid to learn to speak Spanish. Does his kids speak Spanish??

[newsjunky5]

"FLIP-FLOP, HIP-HOP even does it to his kids! Only uses one word consistently: CHANGE. Left."

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It''s called adapting to the situation. It''s a good quality in a President. His decision was to allow the interview, then reconsidered after seeing the effects. If his opposition (you) makes a pedantic and rhetorical arguement it is without merit, and he gets my vote.

[zerato-2009]

Reagan
, Clinton and Kennedy all had years of experience in government..Obama has roughly 150 days in the Senate...period.
Posted by horse3farm

That is what was said about those anway. I think you forgot about his service in the illinois legislature. If you don''t think taht is enough may I remind you taht he has more experience than abraham lincoln did.

[hotrod2008-2009]

AP/CBS 7/9/08: OBAMA Don''t expect to see more of Barack Obama''s young daughters on television any time soon. The Democratic presidential candidate and his wife, Michelle, allowed the syndicated program "Access Hollywood" to interview their daughters, Malia and Sasha, as Malia celebrated her 10th birthday. The four-part interview began airing Tuesday. On Wednesday, Obama said he had second thoughts after seeing how much attention the interview had received. The Obamas had been keeping Malia and 7-year-old Sasha out of the media spotlight.

FLIP-FLOP, HIP-HOP even does it to his kids! Only uses one word consistently: CHANGE. Left.


ABC 7/9/08: MCCAIN says, "I certainly do not want to discuss that issue," the presidential candidate said when a reporter asked him about it on his campaign bus, the "Straight Talk Express."

FLOP-FLIP, HOP-HIP, buttoned lip.... %u201CStraight Talk Express%u201D Right.


leftrightleftrightleftrightspinspinspinspin
SPIN til ya cave in...

THIRD-PARTY CANDIDATE, ANYONE?

[thedvirgil]

Obama''''s gonna stop ''''pimpin'''' his daughters for the news cameras? Bravo!


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Posted by TiredoftheBS at 12:19 AM : Jul 10, 2008
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You are a sick and disgusting person to make that kind of statement. You need mental treatment seriously. A person has to wonder what corner of the cesspool did you rise up from. I hope I''m not the only person who hit the "report abuse." At least he''s a parent that teaching his children proper manners and respect. Either your parents failed to do so with you or you are a disgrace to them. Which is it?

[horse3farm]

)Banking on an inexperainced person to LEAD A COUNTRY is VERY DANGEROUS.
Posted by Ariel133

Taht what was said about reagan, clinotn and JFK

Posted by Zerato
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Reagan, Clinton and Kennedy all had years of experience in government..Obama has roughly 150 days in the Senate...period.

[longtree-2009]

Perhaps another example of Mr. Obama''s lack of good judgement. Thinking he has opened his children to close examination by putting them in the political spotlight. If he is elected, the children will never be off limits. Not an Obama or McCain fan; not a Democratic or Republican fan.

[irliberal]

Posted by S_Temper at 02:23 AM

You seem pretty bitter to me.

Perhaps you should clutch your gun and/or crucifix more. I hear that helps.

Good luck!

[kansas1946]

can hardly wait until we have a truely loving couple in the white house again. It has been a long, long time.
The bad news is that now the whole world knows that their 10 year old daughter is more reasonable and articulate than our current President.

Chelsea/Malia 2024


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Posted by truthmatterz at 10:03 PM : Jul 09, 2008

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LOL. Ain''t it the truth.