The President is getting somewhat chewed on in the media today for attending a performance with Michelle last night at The Kennedy Center, as part of their tradition of Friday Date Night. The AP news wire set the tone for all traditional media reports: While senators worked into the night on an economic stimulus plan, President Barack Obama could sit back and relax....Cat's away, Senate decides to pay: None of the 319 news stories currently on the internets about the Obama Friday Date Night fails to mention the Senate working for hours, while the Obamas were watching the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater whirl the boards. Subtle criticism, yet still fairly obvious.
Obama Friday Date Nights usually include dinner out on the town, but the media navel gazing for last night failed to mention whether the Obamas dined at any of The Kennedy Center restaurants, like the Roof Terrace Restaurant & Bar, or the KC Cafe, so we're assuming not. Today, they're off to Camp David in Maryland. Yes, they have chefs with them. Nope, no public policy statements regarding what food they'll be eating on the sleep-over.... First daughters Malia and Sasha also attended the performance; usually they're left at home on Date Night, to coo-coo-ca-choo with Mrs. Robinson, who is their grandma/Michelle's mother.
Other publicly recorded Obama Date Nights, which included restaurants: The first post-election date, in Chicago at Spiaggia on November 8, and the one the week before The Inauguration, on January 14, at DC's Equinox.
*Visit Spiagia's website here for your own Obama Friday Date Night foodie sleuthing; Equinox is here.
*Pic of the President and First Lady in the President's Box at Kennedy Center is from AP.
