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White House Defends King Quote on Oval Office Rug
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (Sept. 7) -- No need for a rewrite - or a reweave - of the new rug in the Oval Office. President Barack Obama's spokesman said Tuesday the White House was correct to attribute a famous quotation in the rug's pattern to Martin Luther King Jr., even though the civil rights leader acknowledged being inspired by a 19th-century abolitionist, Thomas Parker. "It was not us that thought he said it, it was many people that believed - rightly so - that he said it," press secretary Robert Gibbs said. The wheat, cream and blue rug, which debuted in the Oval Office last week, features the ...
New Oval Office Rug Gets Quote Wrong
By Lauren Frayer - AOL News(Sept. 5) – When President Barack Obama ponders big policy decisions, he might find inspiration from some of his favorite quotations inscribed on a new rug in the Oval Office. The rug's perimeter is lined with sayings from Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy and Teddy Roosevelt. It also has a quote that Obama has described as his favorite from Martin Luther King, Jr. Only it turns out – after the rug has already be sewn and laid down – that it's been incorrectly attributed to King. AP A saying on a new rug in the Oval Office is attributed to Martin Luther King Jr., but the ...
Obama's Oval Office Makeover Feels Like 'Den'; No Taxpayer Money Was Spent
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyIt is arguably the world's most famous office, but it's doubtful many viewers of President Obama's address to the nation Tuesday night noticed the makeover the West Wing room got while the president was on vacation. The Oval Office has been redecorated. It's still round. But in some ways, it looks more like a well-appointed den than a formal place where some of the most powerful people in the world meet. The New York Times put it this way: "The look is angular and modern -- it evokes the feel of a den -- and tends toward natural hues of brown and taupe, than the gold and yellow tones favored ...
Fact Check: Is Iraq Combat Really Over for US?
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (Aug. 31) -- Despite President Barack Obama's declaration Tuesday of an end to the combat mission in Iraq, combat almost certainly lies ahead. And in asserting the U.S. has met its responsibilities in Iraq, the president opened the door wide to a debate about the meaning of success in the muddle that most - but not all - American troops are leaving behind. A look at some of the statements Obama made in his Oval Office speech and how they compare with the facts: OBAMA: "Tonight, I am announcing that the American combat mission in Iraq has ended." THE FACTS: Peril remains for the ...
Esteemed Makeover: Oval Office Edition
By Deborah Hastings - AOL News(Aug. 31) -- Television viewers will see a newly redecorated Oval Office tonight when President Barack Obama addresses the nation to announce the end of U.S. combat units in Iraq. While Obama vacationed with his family in Martha's Vineyard, the president's office got new wallpaper, a new rug, reupholstered arm chairs and two new couches. White House photographers and camera crews were shown Obama's new digs today, hours before tonight's speech. Gone is the sunburst rug designed by then-first lady Laura Bush. In its place is a beige floor covering -- oval-shaped, of course -- made from 25 ...
Live Video: President Obama's Oval Office Address
By not in system - AOL News(Aug. 31) -- President Barack Obama will address the nation from the Oval Office at 8 p.m. ET on the end of combat operations in Iraq. JOIN THE LIVE CHATVISIT WHITEHOUSE.GOV ...
Opinion: Obama as Crisis Communicator in Chief
By Bob Maistros - AOL News(June 16) -- There he was, addressing America for the first time from the Oval Office: President Barack Obama, trying desperately to convince a nation disgusted by his government's ineffective response to the Deepwater Horizon spill that he has the right stuff to manage the levers of power as commander in chief. But whether or not he succeeded in that quest, the president was certainly also working overtime pushing all the buttons as crisis communicator in chief. Button No. 1: Adjust expectations. "Dudes, I got a lot on my plate. A recession. A war. And not just any oil spill, but the ...
Obama Gets Mixed Reviews on His Oval Office Address
By John Merline - AOL News(June 16) -- AOL News solicited reactions to President Obama's Oval Office address on the Gulf oil spill from commentators with a variety of different political viewpoints, and the reaction to the speech was decidedly mixed. (Click on the headlines to read the op-eds.) Obama Shows He's in Charge -- Alan Colmes, host of the "Alan Colmes Show." Yes We Can, Maybe, If We Pray Hard Enough -- Rachel Sklar, editor-at-large at Mediaite.com. Obama's Vision Deficit on Display -- Nick Gillespie, editor of Reason.com. Not the Obama We Needed -- Philip Bump, columnist for Mediaite.com. Obama ...
Obama's Oval Office Speech on Oil Spill: Defends Response, Calls for Energy Reform
By Alex Wagner - Politics DailyIn the first Oval Office address of his presidency, Barack Obama discussed what the federal government has done to clean up the BP oil spill and stop the leak, measures to assist hard-hit Gulf Coast residents and local economies, and steps to try to ensure a catastrophe of this magnitude doesn't happen again. The president also called for comprehensive energy reform, saying the country must end its dependence on fossil fuels and foreign oil to create a clean energy future, but offered few specifics. He vowed that BP will pay for the damage. And in closing, he called on Americans to rally ...
Obama's First Oval Office Speech Will Pressure BP on Escrow Account
By David Sessions - Politics DailyPresident Obama, speaking to the nation from the Oval Office for the first time on Tuesday night, will pressure BP to create an escrow account to compensate businesses and workers impacted by the oil spill, the New York Times reports. BP is discussing the creation of the account, as well as a brewing controversy over dividends it planned to pay shareholders this summer, at an emergency meeting this morning. It will not announce any decisions until after BP leaders meet with Obama mid-week. The speech is part of a week of activities planned for the president to demonstrate leadership on the ...
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