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Obama talks with Tumblr users

June 10, 2014 Posted by Frank M

Quick recap
President Barack Obama teamed up with social networking site Tumblr to reach out to the indebted youth of America.

Obama is promoting the expansion of a program meant to lower the monthly payments of school tuition loans. A method of achieving this would be to cap repayments to 10% of earned income.

While at the same time, Obama hopes to give a shout out to more comprehensive bill championed by senate democrats.

The President is not shy about appearing on mediums that skew to a younger audience, and just under half of Tumblr users are in the 18-35 demo. To promote the Affordable Health Care Act, Obama went on the internet show “Between Two Ferns,” with Comedian Zack Galifianakis.
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Jeff Winger at The 2014 White House Correspondents’ Dinner

May 4, 2014 Posted by Frank M

Around here we love Community. It’s the best show everyone’s not watching. Use #SaveGreendale and we might retweet you. (Especially this far removed from the airing of the finale.)

So what a treat it was to see Jeff Winger himself, or Joel Mchale to those who don’t live in an Abed-like-fantasy world, headlining the 2014 White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

The WHCD sees the President and the top dogs of the Mainstream Media dress up for a nerd prom. The night is capped by a comedic set from the president and a headlining comic. It’s a moment to celebrate how amazing it is to be able to question the head of the state, and NOT disappear into a Putin-esque leave of absence.

How DO you get HealthCare.GOV out of your carpet?
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