A collection of 66 portraits of military veterans painted by the former commander-in-chief will be on display at the Reach this fall from October 7 to November 15.
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama escorted former President George Bush and Laura Bush to a Marine Corps helicopter after the swearing in ceremony. The Bushes turned and waved back, and the Obamas, along with Vice President Joseph Biden and Jill Biden, waved to the departing helicopter. The Bushes were flown to Andrews Air Force base and then boarded a plane to Dallas….
Shepard Fairey, Obama “HOPE” Portrait, courtesy of Irvine Contemporary. The National Portrait Gallery announced Wednesday that it has acquired Shephard Fairey’s ubiquitous Obama portrait, which we saw reproduced throughout the city and at Irvine Contemporary this fall. The 60 x 44 inch mixed media piece was donated to the museum by local collectors Heather and Tony Podesta, and will be on display in the New Arrivals exhibit near the 8th and G Street NW…
Everyone’s freaking out about this video of Sarah Palin being interviewed in front of a live turkey slaughter immediately after pardoning a turkey for Thanksgiving. Should her aides have moved her away from the killing machine before she started talking to reporters? Of course. Has Palin just further confirmed that she’s a ridiculous person? Uh huh. Does it make the fact that “pardoning” a turkey for Thanksgiving is a meaningless, treacly tradition meant to…
Via the Post, the Secret Service arrested a Baltimore man this morning after he scaled the fence at the White House just as President Bush was returning from a visit to GOP headquarters to rally the troops for McCain. Kevin Peterson, 23, managed to climb the fence on the south side of the White House around 11:30 a.m. He was unarmed, and was arrested almost immediately….
The Associated Press (via WaPo) caught new Washington Redskins coach Jim Zorn going for a bike ride with President Bush on Sunday. Both men are enthusiastic mountain bikers, and Bush apparently invited Zorn to join him out on a tough trail this weekend. What do you suppose they talked about? After coming up with a bad, cutesy nickname for him (Zorny? Zornzy?), perhaps the president taunted the coach about his team’s ugly performance against the…
White House photo by Paul Morse The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Northeast Washington was full of big name mourners this morning for the funeral of former White House Press Secretary and conservative commentator Tony Snow, who died from colon cancer last weekend at the age of 53. The Politico’s Mike Allen was there, and described the ceremony as “a tearful, somber, sobering day.” The Associated Press quotes President…
Just in case you missed yesterday’s best bit of video on the internet, check out President Bush offering his assessment of Pope Benedict XVI’s speech outside the White House (via the Hill’s Blog Briefing Room)….
Pope Benedict XVI took to his popemobile after meeting with President Bush at the White House this morning. The pontiff, who is celebrating his 81st birthday today, rode west beginning around noon on Pennsylvania Ave. through Washington Circle before heading north on Rock Creek Parkway before exiting at Massachusetts Ave. to arrive at the Vatican embassy. A large, enthusiastic crowd of about 10,000 gathered to cheer on the Pope as he rode by, rather swiftly…
President Bush and first lady Laura Bush greet Pope Benedict XVI as he arrives at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Pope Benedict XVI arrived at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland at about 4:11 p.m. for his first papal visit to the United States. President Bush greeted the pontiff on a red carpet on the tarmac in front of thousands of people who gathered to catch a glimpse of the Catholic…
