Strength, dignity, laughter - three special qualities, earthed in her Christian faith.
In the midst of this comedy recession where we have witnessed a severe contraction in our GDL -- gross domestic laughter -- there is one potential goldmine that could use a bit more exploration.
"I give you my full support, " says Estrada, "not because you are appointing me acting president, " - laughter - but because we are very proud of you for winning the award for the country.
When Sonny Rollins was growing up, he and his friends would sneak into jazz clubs by drawing mustaches on themselves -- (laughter) -- with an eyebrow pencil -- (laughter) -- to try to look older.
No, I -- (laughter) -- yes, I know -- (laughter) -- no, look, I think what -- look, I think what happened, and one of the things that I think will go through this bipartisan jobs process is state and local aid, right?
Now, I want to say that should not scare anybody from -- and judging from some of the criticisms that I've read, it has not -- (laughter) -- and those aren't your e-mails, Wendell, those are -- (laughter) -- those are others.
So if you agree with me, then I need all of you -- I see a lot of cell phones here and a lot of -- (laughter) -- all kinds of stuff -- (laughter) -- I want you to send a message to Congress.
Now, his shirts aren't as flashy as they used to be -- I noticed you're buttoned up all the way to the top there. (Laughter.) Neil can still -- (laughter) -- (inaudible) -- (laughter) -- Neil can still put a generation of fans in their seats.
So if we're serious about reforming the health care system, we've got to be thinking, even if I've got health insurance -- and by the way I've got really good health insurance -- (laughter) -- I've got a doctor who follows me around everywhere -- (laughter) -- I've got to spend some time thinking about the people who don't have health insurance.
WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Addresses Business and Tourism Leaders
If you're a senator, you can work until, you know -- (laughter) -- but if you're doing real work -- (laughter and applause) -- now that's -- except for Claire.
Believe it or not, when Barack and I first started out, building our lives together -- so in love -- (laughter) -- still are -- (laughter and applause) -- our combined student loan debt was actually higher than our mortgage.
Welcome back to gridlock. (Laughter.) The supper committee -- (laughter) -- the super committee -- (laughter.) The super committee is expected and poised to announce failure today.
And the other thing is people know who you are everywhere -- obviously. (Laughter.) So you have to -- you always have to like shave and comb your hair and -- (laughter) -- you can't just roll out of bed and be out there. (Laughter.) So that kind of stuff can be a little tough.
WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Unveils his Budget to Win the Future
People -- a lot of folks, they just missed that part. (Laughter.) They were like, hope, change -- (laughter) -- and they thought, nice swearing-in, you got Bruce Springsteen singing. (Laughter.) Everybody is feeling good.
Tax cuts to lose an extra few pounds -- (laughter) -- tax cuts to improve your love life. (Laughter.) Whatever the issue -- tax cuts.
And then there is the woman who once advised me at the law firm in Chicago where we met. (Laughter.) Once -- (laughter) -- she gave me very good advice.
It is his birthday, so we speak in terms of decades. (Laughter.) It was actually -- (laughter) -- actually yesterday was his birthday.
And let me, yes, just say to all the Bears fans, Bulls fans, White Sox fans, and Cubs fans -- (laughter)-- I want to see all of you sometime soon, as well.
Before he was a three-time Grammy winner, Keb Mo was simply Kevin Moore. (Laughter.) Keb Mo was just little Kevin -- (laughter) -- the kid down the block in South Central L.A. Little Kevin.
Now, I heard that there was a state dinner going on here -- and usually I get invited to the state dinners. (Laughter.) So this time I just had to crash -- (laughter) -- I had to crash the party because I did not want to miss out on all the fun.
WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Speaks at the 2012 Kids�� State Dinner
And at the post-game press conferences, he dressed well enough to land himself in GQ magazine. (Laughter.) Show them your kicks here, Dwayne. (Laughter.) If any of you can pull this off -- (laughter) -- other than Dwayne Wade, let me know.
WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Welcomes the 2012 NBA Champion Miami Heat
And I will not embarrass myself by trying to explain what his answer was -- (laughter) -- and most of you probably know how it works anyway. (Laughter.) The point is, an investment in education paid off in a big way -- for Nabil, for Intel, for the millions of workers and consumers who benefited from that discovery.
There's a lot of bugs on the windshield. (Laughter.) Sometimes you've got to -- (laughter) -- so you got to get those wipers going pretty hard sometimes.
Now, that may not sound too sexy until -- (laughter) -- energy-efficient buildings. (Laughter.) But listen, our homes and our businesses consume 40 percent of the energy we use.
You guys look gorgeous today, and handsome -- (laughter) -- and very clean. (Laughter.) And we're going to try to change that, because we're going to have sugar and glue and stuff like that.
WHITEHOUSE: First Lady Previews the 2012 White House Holiday Decorations | The White House
Mike, you look better now. (Laughter.) You looked broke down last year -- (laughter) -- but still hit seven three-pointers in the final game.
WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Welcomes the 2012 NBA Champion Miami Heat
And I notice there's kind of like a water slide in there -- I wanted to try it out, but -- (laughter) -- Secret Service said no. (Laughter.) They would not let me do it.
When you think back to what happened in 2008, back then we won Colorado by about 215, 000 votes. (Applause.) Now, that might sound like a lot, and we appreciated it -- (laughter) -- we will appreciate it again. (Laughter and applause.) But when you break that number down across precincts, that's just 73 votes per precinct.
Please have a seat. (Applause.) I'm sorry I'm a little late. (Laughter.) I had this thing I had to do. (Laughter.) But I understand that people have been drinking and -- (laughter) -- and eating the big shrimp around here.
WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Presents Medals in Arts and Humanities
Tax cuts to help you lose a few pounds -- (laughter) -- tax cuts to improve your love life. (Laughter.) Whatever is wrong with you, they think tax cuts, especially for folks at the top, will cure all ills.
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