Obama Foodorama: 07/31/2011

Sunday, August 07, 2011

President Obama's 50th Birthday Weekend Ends

Back from Camp David & onto the campaign trail...

President Obama's Statement After Taliban Attack Kills US Forces In Afghanistan

President mourns American heroes; briefed at Camp David...

Fox gets accused of racism for reporting President's milestone celebration as "Hip Hop BBQ"...

President Obama's 50th Birthday Portrait

The White House has released the only official photo of President Obama taken on his 50th birthday on Thursday, August 4th. The image shows the President meeting with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner in the Oval Office, and was Photo of the Day today on the official White House blog.

#9: "Treated himself to piece of First Lady's carob-flavored kelp loaf birthday cake"...#5: "Sent 82nd Airborne on In-n-Out Burger Run"...

Yes, they did the Electric Slide and the Congo: Stevie Wonder, Chris Rock, Jay- Z, Charles Barkley, Tom Hanks, Emmitt Smith, Grant Hill, Whoopi Goldberg, and other celebs dine and dance with the President and First Lady...
To celebrate his milestone 50th birthday on Thursday night, President Obama and a big guest list of close friends and celebrity pals danced barefoot in the East Room, after dining on ribs, steak, and other grilled delights in the Rose Garden. The landmark event was closed to press, but Obama Foodorama was told by guests who attended the "fabulous" but "casual" six-hour party for more than 200 people that the President "let down his hair" and literally danced for hours, finally leaving his own shindig shortly before midnight. Guests started to arrive at the White House before 5:00 PM in the afternoon, and were seen checking in at a gate by the Treasury Department. (Above: A tweet from celebrity guest Chris Rock)

More On President Obama's 50th Birthday Party...

Chicago friends fly in for President's milestone...lawmakers invited, too...

President will celebrate his milestone privately with family and friends...

The photo, above, of President Obama treating his debt-ceiling economic team to lunch on Wednesday at DC burger joint Good Stuff Eatery is today's White House Photo of the Day on the official blog. It was sent to e-mail subscribers to the White House list with the title Burgers With Obama. The photo continues a new tradition of highlighting the President's "just folks" eating excursions outside the White House, as Campaign 2012 builds out.

Cargill Recalls 36 Million Pounds Of Turkey

Class 1 recall...26 states...antibiotic resistant strain of salmonella...

President/Candidate Obama Celebrates 50th Birthday With Fundraisers In Chicago

Concert, teleconference, donors' dinner at Aragon Entertainment Center; video...

Transcript: Remarks By President Obama At 50th Birthday Fundraiser In Chicago

"When I said 'change we can believe in,' I didn’t say 'change we can believe in tomorrow....'"

Obama's 50th B'Day Fundraiser Teleconference

Pool report: President speaks to supporters at Birthday House Parties across US...

"Michelle eats here all the time," President says as he hosts mid-day celebration at popular DC burger joint...

FDA Seeks Public Comment On Proposed Fees For Federal Food Safety Inspections

Agency asks: Should small-scale food producers get fee waivers?

The debt and deficit battle was lo-cal and caffeinated, according to behind-the-scenes White House photos...

Food Stamp Usage At Highest Level Ever

The number of people receiving federal benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program--also known as Food Stamps--hit an all-time high in May, according to the latest figures just released by the US Department of Agriculture. 45,753,078 Americans made use of the benefits; that's about 1 in 7 people, or 21,581,234 households, at a cost of $6,121,616,913.00. May is the latest month for which figures are available.

In January of 2009, when President Obama entered office, 31,983,716 Americans or 14,499,693 households used Food Stamps, at a cost of $3,633,188,682.00, according to USDA.

Today: President Obama Heads To Chicago For 50th Birthday Fundraisers

Campaign support is the birthday gift the President wants most, says OFA's Jeremy Bird...Birthday House Parties scheduled across US...

President Obama Signs Debt-Limit Bill Into Law

"An important first step..."

As the debt "food fight" ends, "His Jello-Ness" is looking less wobbly; gelatin artist Matt Micari has the perfect recipe to calm America after weeks of default hysteria...

White House Senior Policy Advisor for Healthy Food Initiatives Sam Kass gave the keynote address at the 6th Biennial Childhood Obesity Conference held in San Diego, California, in June. The conference is the largest in the nation of its kind, and videos of his remarks have just been posted online, in two sections. Kass spoke about Let's Move!, MyPlate, and the crucial role food companies must play in order for First Lady Obama's campaign to be successful. Kass also noted during the audience Q & A that the White House will not support a ban on soda in the battle to end childhood obesity.