school, and she had a lengthy statement, and passionate statement about the need for affirmative action and how it helped her, but this is one passage from her. today my heart breaks for any young person out there who is wondering what their future holds and what kind of chances will be open to them. while i know the strength and grit that lies inside of the kids who have had to sweat a little bit more to climb the same ladders, i hope and pray that the rest of us are willing to sweat a little, too. so certainly interesting reactions there, but pi am thinking back to a time on the campaign trail in 2007 when then senator obama was asked about affirmative action and if their daughters malia and sasha should benefitt from the programs and at the time, senator obama, the junior senator from illinois who would become president and not clear at this time, he was not sure they should benefit from it, because they had many
families out of the fight. elizabeth lawton, a congressional aid whose facebook post about president obama s daughters malia and sasha sparked a firestorm. back here at home tonight to that firestorm of this image of sasha and malia obama. there was controversy when president clinton ripped people magazine for a cover story on chelsey during the monica lewinsky scandal. but a facebook. there s no question that the media reaction is out of proportion to what this is. when jonathan the gruber wiz caught on video saying the law was deceptively sold to a stupid public, the network newscasts took four to eight days before they reported. senator harry reid s top aid ripped the white house for screwing up the obama white house.
buy a pair of sweaters for his daughters malia and sasha. and a workout jacket for the first lady. i always wonder when he dies these things for his family? do they like them? i ve had experience buying things for the misses, you know, i m batting like 20, you know, out of 200. nothing. they don t keep anything. give me a gift card next time, dad. breaking news overnight. a neighborhood evacuated as a high high-rise goes up in flames. and high-stakes meeting for president obama today. one-on-one with ukraine s prime minister. this as russian forces tighten their grip in crimea overnight. we re live with the latest next. you can separate runway ridiculousness. from fashion that flies off the shelves. and you.rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle. and go. and only national is ranked highest in car rental
purpose, with passion and dedication, let us answer the call of history and carry into an uncertain future that precious light of freedom. thank you. god bless you. and may he forever bless these united states of america. this year inauguration fell on the martin luther king jr. holiday. after being sworn in, president obama paused for a moment of reflection in front of a bust of the civil rights leader at the capitol rotunda. he was joined by the first lady and congressional leaders. but the president wasn t the only one in the spotlight on monday. first daughters malia and sasha obama had quite a few scene-stealing moments of their own. the normally reserved malia let loose a little bit, busting out dance moves for her mom before the swearing-in. and 11-year-old sasha created an instant viral video, yawning during her dad s presidential address right after a line about education policy. the girls also used their phones to take lots of photos of their family during the event. and
mystery remains, who will the first lady be wearing? in 2009, her one shouldered white chiffon ball gown made designer jason wu a household name. when she wore his gown, apparently his company received 4 million website hits. reporter: women s wear daily asked some of the top designers to sketch their vision. calvin klein went for a dark, edgy, tapered look. leila rose scott, a delicate lavender gown and tommy hilfiger turned to the next generation with looks for first daughters malia and sasha. they re becoming more interested in fashion and american designers are keen to dress them. reporter: the first lady has had a few fashion missteps, ruffling feathers when she wore british label alexander mcqueen to a state dinner for the