Barack Obama: President Obama showed little patience for a protester who interrupted him at a White House Pride Month reception on Wednesday, immediately waving a finger and scolding, “Nonononononononono, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.” “Listen, you’re in my house,” said the president to cheers and applause. “You’re not gonna get a good response from interrupting me like this.” “Shame on you,” Obama added before having the heckler removed by White House personnel. Michelle Obama: This is really what the White House is all about. It’s the “People’s House.” whitehouse.gov: The White House is known as “The People’s House”… whitehouse.gov: President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama are committed to opening the doors of the White House and […]

Last night at the Democratic convention, Michelle Obama defined “the very best of the American spirit” as “teachers in a near-bankrupt school district who vowed to keep teaching without pay.” Work without pay: it’s certainly American. Update (12 pm) This, of course, is not the first time an Obama has praised working for free. Remember Georgia Works?