Tuesday 22 January 2013

"No-One Disputes The Quality Of Our First Lady": Barack Obama Pays Tribute To Wife Michelle


Barack Obama paid tribute to wife Michelle - and then danced the night away at the official inauguration ball.

Just hours after being sworn in for his second term as US president, he told a celeb-packed audience: "Some may dispute the quality of our president, no-one disputes the quality of our First Lady".
The couple then took to the floor for their first dance as Dreamgirls star Jennifer Hudson sang Al Green's 'Let's Stay Together'.
Mr Obama crooned a few bars of the soul classic a year ago at a fundraiser at Harlem's famed Apollo Theatre.
Other stars included Stevie Wonder and Alicia Keys, who changed her hit Girl On Fire to sing "He's the president and he's on fire...Obama's on fire. Obama's on fire."
The crowd joined in with We Are Young by the American band Fun.
Mrs Obama wore a custom-made Jason Wu ruby-coloured dress to the inaugural balls.
Earlier at the inauguration Beyonce had performed the national anthem, while James Taylor sang America The Beautiful and Kelly Clarkson followed with My Country 'Tis Of Thee.
Mr Obama was officially sworn in on Sunday as required by law, but the glitter of Inauguration Day was pushed forward a day as January 20 fell on Sunday this year.
It meant the grand ceremony fell on the birthday of revered civil rights leader Martin Luther King.
The president said every citizen deserved a basic measure of security and dignity, and held up healthcare and social security as that strengthen the country.
Naij

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