Barack to Beyonce: I'm a fan of "Single Ladies"

[Cash_thatswhatiwant]

It’s clear that our President is the new cool, but nothing shows this more than his recent meet-and-greet with various celebs at the Lincoln Memorial following the star-studded “We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration” concert.

Captured on video by singer John Legend, the Obamas walked up to greet Beyonce. Michelle Obama says, “Mr. President, you didn’t tell Beyonce about 'Single Ladies'? Your rendition?"

"I'm not like Justin ” Obama says laughing, referring to Timberlake’s spoof of the video on Saturday Night Live. “I didn't put on the outfit. ... I didn't want my girls thinking that I couldn't, you know...I got a lil something."

He then does the infamous hand flip. See all the meet-and-greet footage below.

source

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8344w_amazing-video-on-stage-of-the-obama_music video (around 6:35)

[flvegan]

1. JUST like that Bill Clinton!

Oh, wait...the SONG "Single Ladies". Sorry, my bad.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

56. lol

[villager]

2. do we only need to start worrying if Beyonce sings "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" to him?

;-0

[ellacott]

10. Nah, JayZ and Michelle won't let it get that far

[olkaz]

13. Ha! If it makes Jay-Z $1.00, he'll push her into it!

Haven't you listened to his albums?

[ellacott]

15. JayZ ain't gonna push Beyonce on the Pres

Even he has more respect for the man than that. I know Michelle how to handle things.

[olkaz]

43. Either you didn't understand my response, or really haven't listened to the albums.

Either way, meh.

[ellacott]

55. So are you saying that he will pimp out his wife

because he rapped about it?

Help me out here.

[Sultana]

16. No but...

Tom Joyner: Beyonce Cried At Inauguration Because She's Married to a "Thug"

“The Tom Joyner Morning Show” have taken aim at Hova over his marriage to Beyonce Knowles. On a recent show, comedian Earthquake seized on the fact that many people are now rethinking the choices they make in life. After catching Beyonce crying on camera at the inauguration, the former BET Comic View standout said the singer was in tears because “she was crying about the fact that she is stuck with a thug.”

The one liner didn’t end there.

“She knows that she doesn’t have someone like Barack and she was……just looking around thinking about the choices that she’s made,” he continued “She should take a cue from and leave the thugs alone. J Lo knew what to do.”

After the collective returned from a brief music break, Joyner chimed in on the discussion, saying “Earthquake had a point and Beyonce was probably crying a bit because it’s no longer ‘in’ to have a thug on your arm.” Joyner continued, adding that “it’s cool to have someone with an education. Degrees are ‘in’ again and Beyonce looked at her mate and started to cry because she knew that she was never going to be Michelle or by like Michelle.”
http://www.bet.com/Music/News/musicnews_beyonceregretsjayz_1.26.09.htm


:rofl:

[Captain Hilts]

3. I really don't give a damn if he's "cool" actually. nt

[Sultana]

4. .

:eyes:

[Runcible Spoon]

5. that song has a really fucking stupid message...

bordering on sexist.

[wndycty]

6. Oy vey. . .do you ever enjoy yourself. . .

:kick:

[Runcible Spoon]

29. Do I know you?

:shrug: So you know something about my moods now? Funny, I didn't think I even posted that much to be noticed. Thanks, I guess.

[Cash_thatswhatiwant]

7. um...how exactly is Single Ladies sexist?

[Sultana]

12. The song is just plain stupid and so is Beyaki

:P

sexist? :shrug:

[Runcible Spoon]

28. yes it implies that women use sex to bait men into marriage

"If you liked it then you shoulda put a ring on it". Not too hard to comprehend.

[Cash_thatswhatiwant]

31. No...it's saying (after breaking up) if he liked her so much and was jealous

of her dancing with another guyhe should have put a ring on it (made it official by marrying her), but he can't do anything because they're not married or engaged...

[Runcible Spoon]

32. Try again.

It's not like Beyonce is deep. :eyes:

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

33. Actually that is the exact song meaning.

I can't believe this song found its way into a debate on a political message board.

[Runcible Spoon]

34. It's very simple.

They broke up because he wouldn't marry her, she is out at the bar with some guy and talking about making her ex jealous by grinding with another guy. The song is problematic because she portrays sex as something men are entitled to by marrying the woman, and even refers to herself as property:

"Pull me into your arms, say I'm the one you own".

The second problem is referring to their relationship/sex as "it". It's offensive to men and women really. Offensive to men because it suggests that men should marry women if they are to expect sex from them, and it's offensive to women because it portrays sex as a means to getting a man to marry her, and she can use her sexual desirability to make her ex jealous.

Stupid crap song, Beyonce is a second rate talent and I wish Obama had better taste since she's just riding his coattails anyway.

[ecstatic]

38. Liked "it"

doesn't necessarily mean sex. One could interpret it that way but I see it as more as slang for the entire experience of being involved with her.

[snooper2]

45. Now that's deep

:rofl:

:rofl:

:rofl:

:rofl:

:rofl:

:rofl:

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

51. I'm as liberal as they come, but even I cringe that the Obama girls

idolize Bouncey. Many of her lyrics (whether she wrote them or not) are sexually suggestive and not empowering to women at all. They are shallow (can you pay my bills?) and trite (baby boy, you are so damn fine).

[Cash_thatswhatiwant]

41. you try again

she is not talking about if you liked my sex you should have married, its talking about if you liked our experience you should have put a ring on it. its quite simple.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

50. Not sure she even wrote the song.

[marimour]

21. sexist?

lol ok.

[dem629]

36. Almost everything is "sexist" these days. That word means nothing anymore.

[ecstatic]

37. The message is perfect. If you like it, put a ring on it!

And if you don't and she moves on, it's your fault. LOL

[firedupdem]

40. I like that song...dance to it all the time...my husband loves saying

"I put a ring on it 21 years ago so sit your booty down!"... LOL!

[marimour]

42. aww thats so cute!

[AspenRose]

46. ROFL

:rofl:

[ecstatic]

47. congrats on 21 years!

That's quite an accomplishment these days!

[FrenchieCat]

8. Stars are real people too!

They love them some President Barack Obama....just like most of us do.

I swa Barack doing the "hand". :rofl:

[ecstatic]

39. yeah. It was cute to see Queen Latifah so

nervous about meeting him. :)

[Cha]

57. John Legend..

"This is history" ya'll.

That was fun!

[EraOfResponsibility]

9. Hov...keep your girl in check, please.

[my2sense]

11. I absolutely loved this video.

Everyone was so down to earth - it was like family

[gblady]

22. me. too.......

I love behind the scenes stuff...
very cool!

[ellacott]

14. I liked Justin's spoof

I think it's cute that the President has his own rendition. It's also cool that he's secure enough in himself to tell that story. He knows you can't take yourself too seriously all the time.

[rvablue]

19. I also like the fact that he watches SNL

as they do parodies of him, so it means that he isn't afraid of having a good laugh, even at himself.

I doubt the Shrub ever watched SNL, preferring to stay in his little bubble of self-congratulation.




ed: typo

[FrenchieCat]

23. You mean....."he is NOT afraid of having a good laugh....."

[rvablue]

24. Of course I do .... thanks for the copyediting! n/t

[targetpractice]

17. Hah! I love Joe Biden at 9m 48s...

He freezes and mugs for the camera for a few seconds until John Legend respectfully tells him that it's a video camera not a still camera.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

26. I LOVE JOE BIDEN. PERIOD!!! n/t

[ismnotwasm]

18. It's a dumb song

But it's got a great beat and you can dance to it

I gave Beyounce a fair shot, listened to a couple of albums. Not my thing I guess. I'd rather listen to Donna Summers and I don't like her either

[kingpin8399]

20. LOOOL @ Joe Biden posing for the picture, that had me rolling

[Cash_thatswhatiwant]

25. haha...me too.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

27. He's so funny and down to earth!!

[Cash_thatswhatiwant]

30. he really is! i love how unfiltered he is.

[Number23]

35. Okay, this thread will be bookmarked.

I love John Legend and I love this video. Really captured a moment.

[marshall]

44. Cue Leon Phelps, the "Ladies' Man" from Saturday Night Live's Glory Days

Tim Meadows would make a great Obama on the show, and now they have the first sketch practically written, as long as they have Beyonce as the guest musician or host!

[camera obscura]

48. Does he call his daughter "Sasha Fierce"?

[zulchzulu]

49. It's got a good beat and is easy to dance to...

All the single ladies (7x)

Now put your hands up
Up in the club, we just broke up
I’m doing my own little thing
you Decided to dip but now you wanna trip
Cuz another brother noticed me
I’m up on him, he up on me
dont pay him any attention
cuz i cried my tears, for three good years
Ya can’t be mad at me


Cuz if you liked it then you should have put a ring on it
If you liked it then you shoulda put a ring on it
Don’t be mad once you see that he want it
If you liked it then you shoulda put a ring on it

wo oh ooh oh oh ooh oh oh ooh oh oh oh x2


(Chorus)Cuz if you liked it then you should have put a ring on it
If you liked it then you shoulda put a ring on it
Don’t be mad once you see that he want it
If you liked it then you shoulda put a ring on it


I got gloss on my lips, a man on my hips
hold me tighter than my Dereon jeans
acting up, drink in my cup
I could care less what you think
I need no permission, did I mention
Dont pay him any attention
Cuz you had your turn
But now you gonna learn
What it really feels like to miss me

(Chorus)

Cuz if you liked it then you should have put a ring on it
If you liked it then you shoulda put a ring on it
Don’t be mad once you see that he want it
If you liked it then you shoulda put a ring on it

woo oh ooh oh oh ooh oh oh ooh oh oh ohx2

Don’t treat me to the things of this world
I’m not that kind of girl
Your love is what I prefer, what I deserve
Is a man that makes me, then takes me
And delivers me to destiny, to infinity and beyond
Pull me into your arms
Say I’m the one you own
If you don’t, you’ll be alone
And like a ghost I’ll be gone

All the single ladies (7x)
Now put your hands up

Cuz if you liked it then you should have put a ring on it
If you liked it then you shoulda put a ring on it
Don’t be mad once you see that he want it
If you liked it then you shoulda put a ring on it

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

52. Not that deep at all...

[zulchzulu]

53. wo oh ooh oh oh ooh oh oh ooh oh oh oh n/t

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

54. LOL!!!