Pop star Shakira visits the White House, offers private ‘hello’ to Obama
EmailABC News’ Jonathan Blakely and Sunlen Miller report:
The audacity of hips.
World famous Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, known for her multi-genre influenced music and belly dancing, met with President Obama today, a White House official confirmed.
Shakira was at the White House today to meet with members of the National Security Council and the Domestic Policy Council to discuss U.S. policy toward children as well as early childhood development. According to the White House official, Shakira met with the President privately to say hello after the meetings had concluded.
In addition to being a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, Shakira is also an advocate for children living in poverty. In a speech she delivered last December at Oxford University, Shakira expressed her hope that children of future generations would regard 2010 as the year that “world education became more important than world domination.”
The Associated Press was first to report the meeting.
-Jonathan Blakely and Sunlen Miller
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Posted by: Charles | February 22, 2010, 4:37 pm 4:37 pm
Shakira? Really? Maybe the republicans should wear tight, leather mini-skirts and do some booty shaking at the meeting Thursday if they want to be taken seriously by this president.
Posted by: jennifert7 | February 22, 2010, 4:47 pm 4:47 pm
I miss the era of Presidential competence.
Posted by: Mark Osborne | February 22, 2010, 4:54 pm 4:54 pm
“Shakira met with the President privately to say hello after the meetings had concluded.”
Posted by: jennifert7 | February 22, 2010, 4:58 pm 4:58 pm
For the nimrods out there who can’t tell the difference between Shakira the artist and somone who is using her celebrity for a good cause. Your just plain ignorant. That is the mindset of the nutwings out here. Anything that is Obama is bad.
Posted by: bob samms | February 22, 2010, 5:10 pm 5:10 pm
????? – Who’s Shakira – ?????
Maybe she’s applying for an internship?
Shakira expressed her hope that children of future generations would regard 2010 as the year that “world education became more important than world domination.”
Nah, she must be a Miss USA contestant.
Posted by: Noz | February 22, 2010, 5:35 pm 5:35 pm
I miss the era when americans were regarded as progressive, educated and open minded.
Posted by: Martha Boyles | February 22, 2010, 6:50 pm 6:50 pm
wish I was the pres
Posted by: dude | February 22, 2010, 7:16 pm 7:16 pm
“Maybe the republicans should wear tight, leather mini-skirts and do some booty shaking at the meeting Thursday if they want to be taken seriously by this president.”
Considering how non serious they have shown themselves when it comes to getting the business of the people done, that would not be a bad idea.
Posted by: Ryan C | February 22, 2010, 7:17 pm 7:17 pm
you know, I’ve read a couple of Shakira interviews and my impression is that she’s pretty smart. I think, that she has more interests and concerns than her next hair and makeup appointment. She has a far more substantial intellect, than one would expect from a beautiful pop star.
Posted by: klm | February 22, 2010, 7:40 pm 7:40 pm
I am a 66 year old woman, and I say to You Miss Shakira…..YOU GO GIRL WITH ALL YOUR HEART…..WE NEED MORE OF YOU …THANK YOU
Posted by: Della M. Picconi | February 22, 2010, 7:49 pm 7:49 pm
I think you are trying to insinuate something here. Many stars have been at the white house but did not get such attention from you.
Posted by: cheguevera | February 22, 2010, 7:59 pm 7:59 pm
It’s the first time i hear of her,but it’s hightly obvious that she is a good-heart girl,who had great attribution in improving the life of children in poverty,and she set a sample to all of us
Posted by: Woosun | February 22, 2010, 8:23 pm 8:23 pm
does anyone else see this president as “using” the white house as his personal means to meeting famous people?
I for one am insulted, I cannot be the oonly one who see’s this.
Posted by: tax payer | February 22, 2010, 10:18 pm 10:18 pm
Oh brother………………shouldn’t Obama be trying to figure out how to be a president instead of playing celebrity.
Posted by: horseforfeathers | February 22, 2010, 11:34 pm 11:34 pm
does anyone else see this president as “using” the white house as his personal means to meeting famous people?
I for one am insulted, I cannot be the oonly one who see’s this.
Posted by: tax payer | Feb 22, 2010 10:18:13 PM
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You obviously have not paid any attention to Presidents in office and the role they play.
Nor apparently did you pay any attention to a previous poster who said “For the nimrods out there who can’t tell the difference between Shakira the artist and somone who is using her celebrity for a good cause. Your just plain ignorant. That is the mindset of the nutwings out here. Anything that is Obama is bad.”
“Shakira was at the White House today to meet with members of the National Security Council and the Domestic Policy Council to discuss U.S. policy toward children as well as early childhood development.
“In addition to being a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, Shakira is also an advocate for children living in poverty. In a speech she delivered last December at Oxford University, Shakira expressed her hope that children of future generations would regard 2010 as the year that “world education became more important than world domination.”
Posted by: tierra | February 22, 2010, 11:48 pm 11:48 pm
the Republicans had Lee Greenwood, and….
Pat Boone, Anita Bryant and……..
Posted by: XXX | February 23, 2010, 12:23 am 12:23 am
So what if shakira met with the president? she was having a meeting at the white house, why not meet the president? besides she’s doing something that helps make this world a better place. get over yourselves!
Posted by: Binki | February 23, 2010, 2:21 am 2:21 am
Shakira is as beautiful inside as on the outside.
Posted by: tensai13 | February 23, 2010, 2:39 am 2:39 am
Maybe now .. Obama will go along with the Columbian trade deal (just like W asked him to do).
It’s good to be King.
Posted by: DontGet818OnMeNow | February 23, 2010, 6:16 am 6:16 am
Someone said, “Shakira? Really? Maybe the republicans should wear tight, leather mini-skirts and do some booty shaking at the meeting Thursday if they want to be taken seriously by this president.”
Are you kidding? Have you SEEN the Teapublicans? Who on earth wants to see a bunch of old, white guys dressed in leather mini-skirts…….?
Posted by: SearamblerOne | February 23, 2010, 8:45 am 8:45 am
I’m now certain that Obama is more than a little pleased that his Demo_rat predecessor has already redefined “sex,” thereby making it necessary for HIM to do so as well…
I wonder, what mind-boggling solution to world affairs did Shakira lay on the idiot-in-chief… Glad to see he’s got the right focus, and is representing us well.
ROTFLMFAO!!!!
Tick, tock, tick, tock… just 252 more days and this MORON starts wearing a LAME DUCK sign for his LAST 2 years in office!!!
Posted by: Laughing_All_the____Way | February 23, 2010, 6:14 pm 6:14 pm
Meanwhile from the AFP;
ABC News said Tuesday that it plans to substantially cut its staff as part of a “fundamental transformation” of the news division at the Walt Disney-owned US television network.
ABC News president David Westin, in an email to ABC News employees, said all news department staffers would receive buyout offers in the next few days.”
Only is Disneyland can you do this poor a job of content and analysis, be fired at get a bailout at the same time.
Something stinks and it ain’t in Denmark.
Tapper may think this is funny or ABC may think it’s real news.
At this point it does not matter.
Substance is dead is public life and the media. Why not just elect George Steponalloverus as next presidential candidate and get it over with.
Or are we supposed to wait on an Obama fourth or fith term (take your pick which Obama or Clintong for that matter…)?
Wait, mabe we could have a genius from a Bush or Kennedy family to “lead us on”….
Pathetic. Washington and it’s mouthpiece. Fox is chock full of clowns also: O’Really?, Sheppy, Neil “I wouldn’t know a machine gun from a caulking gun, what’s wrong with a weatherization stimulus” Cavuto (who used to be a real reporter), Beck the Rodeo Clown making big bucks and an ass of himself with O’Really on the Road…
Get lost all of you, you are totally out of touch with America and it’s citizens. Bunch of
Posted by: Eh? | February 23, 2010, 8:47 pm 8:47 pm
I love shakira pasion and dedicated work to help unfortunate children around the world.
That a good way to used all those millions she make with her hip shaking.
I just hope more artist were like her and stop spending their money in material things when there are so many childrens in the world that needs help.
She has helped more than 6,000 families displaced by violence and spend more than $42 millions in charities.
Congratulations !
haven’t see an artist that altruistic in a while.
Posted by: ros | March 2, 2010, 2:09 pm 2:09 pm