The Obamas' Date Night in the Big Apple

The Obamas' Date Night in the Big Apple
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President Barack Obama fulfills an important campaign promise -- not to the public -- but to his wife, Michelle.

 

The first couple departed Washington D.C. on Saturday for Manhattan, where they enjoyed a romantic dinner at a Greenwich Village restaurant before taking in a Broadway show.

"I am taking my wife to New York City because I promised her during the campaign that I would take her to a Broadway show after it was all finished," the president said in a statement to the Associated Press. The First Lady was dressed in an elegant black sleeveless dress, while the president opted for a dark suit and white shirt.

The two headed to New York's Belasco Theatre on West 44th Street, where they attended the Tony-nominated Joe Turner's Come and Gone, a play about black America in the early 1900s. Right after the show, the first couple returned home to Washington.

Published 5/31/09 by the Insider

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  • What a couple of losers.....obama should be a shamed of himself. Their are millions of Americans out of work and losing their homes.....Should I say more. That 100k could of gone to these families. Oh thats riight the obamas are more important, than...
    mrjohnston 6/2/09 Reply
  • OMG they are allowed to go on a date plus they have their own money.They had a life before the White House. All you haters need to loosen up. You're probably a bunch of Sean Hannity's !!!!!
    Anonymous 6/2/09 Reply
  • Just how much does their "Date Night" cost the American public and the Africa continent.
    Anonymous 6/1/09 Reply
  • Good for them! They deserve a date night like any other married couple! How many other former presidents took their wives out for the night and no one ever questioned that!!! Hope they had a great night..
    Anonymous 6/1/09 Reply
  • Good for them! They deserve a date night like any other married couple! How may other former presidents took their wives out for the night and no one ever questioned that!!! Hope they had a great night..
    Anonymous 6/1/09 Reply
    • definitely good for them just becoz they have some great responsibility on their shoulders it does not mean they have to stop living their own lives. hope they have more of those dates without being ever criticised
      KudzanaiS 6/2/09
  • Yes I do wonder how much their little perks cost the American People?? With the economy in the mud they should be paying for their own transportation places that is not for business. And paying for things like "the tribute to Stevie Wonder" come on...
    Anonymous 6/1/09 Reply
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  • Just how much does their "Date Night" cost the American public?
    Anonymous 6/1/09 Reply
  • They look so tired or really miserable. Probably just tired!
    Anonymous 5/31/09 Reply
  • Keep your promises Mr.President
    SeReNaDe 5/31/09 Reply
  • Cool:)
    NeverLetGo 5/31/09 Reply
  • Jeeeeezzzzz!!!! They look so exhausted. Get some sleep guys!!
    argo123 5/31/09 Reply