[Breitbart] Rapper Kendrick Lamar will perform at the White House on the Fourth of July while President Obama aka Barry Soetoro and First Lady Michelle Obama host military heroes and their families, the White House announced Friday.
"Staff and their families from throughout the administration will also attend this event for the fireworks viewing and performance by Janelle Monae and Kendrick Lamar," the press secretary's office said in a statement.
Lamar is one of President Obama's favorite rappers. The president previously named Lamar's song "How Much A Dollar Cost" his favorite song of 2015. I knew you'd want the lyrics: How much a dollar really cost?
The question is detrimental, paralyzin' my thoughts
Parasites in my stomach keep me with a gut feeling, y'all
Gotta see how I’m chillin' once I park this luxury car
Hopping out feeling big as Mutombo
"20 on pump 6" - dirty Marcellus called me Dumbo
20 years ago - can't forget
Now I can lend all my ear or two how to stack these residuals
Tenfold; the liberal concept of what men'll do
"20 on 6" - he didn't hear me
Indigenous African only spoke Zulu
My American tongue was slurry
Walked out the gas station
A homeless man with a semi-tan complexion
Asked me for ten rand, stressin' about dry land
Deep water, powder blue skies that crack open
A piece of crack that he wanted, I knew he was smokin'
He begged and pleaded
Asked me...
In seven months, Barack Obama will leave the White House as president of the United States. He's going to need a job. In an interview with Bloomberg on June 13, he hinted at the possibility of joining entrepreneurs and venture capitalists in Silicon Valley.
Obama said "had I not gone into politics, I'd probably be starting some kind of business," said Obama. "The skill set of starting my presidential campaigns‐and building the kinds of teams that we did and marketing ideas‐I think would be the same kinds of skills that I would enjoy exercising in the private sector. … The conversations I have with Silicon Valley and with venture capital pull together my interests in science and organization in a way I find really satisfying."
No doubt he does.
On hearing the news, Valley investors were quick to save the president a spot on Sand Hill Road.
With Obama as investor-in-chief a possibility, we asked prominent venture capitalists if the president had what it takes to do well in the hyper-competitive venture world. Without exception, every firm said Obama would be a natural fit (several extended job offers and invites to "grab coffee"). A few gave some good-natured pointers on what Obama could to do to up his game before his first day.
Few can motivate and mobilize people better than Obama.
The Republic has rarely seen an orator like Obama.
So true. But I note the distinct lack of adjectives in that sentence.
Obama's first campaign raised an unprecedented coalition that powers the Democratic party to this day.
And his second campaign?
Startups demand those same skills to rally founders and employees. Obama's presidential experience building alliances and inspiring entrepreneurs could be invaluable, says Beebe at Obvious Ventures.
I could also regain the body and energy I had at 25. It isn't likely, but that miracle might yet happen.
"He's kind of perfect for the job," says Ari Bloom, an investor and CEO of the fashion technology firm Avametric. "He's got experience sitting through presentations that require a translator, he meets with people every day that nobody expects him to remember, and he's kissed a lot of crying babies, so he can definitely work well with founders."
That is about the most impressive damning with faint praise I've ever seen.
Pascal Finette at Singularity University also said Obama's decision to finally ditch the Blackberry in favor of a new smartphone was also a sign that he's ready for the Valley.
#1
Faint praise, indeed. To be fair, our soon to be ex-POTUS does have remarkable skill at selling vaporware. Plus a Rolodex of rich and influential contacts.
#13
He'll likely be a glad-handler; a VC version of a booth babe. Show up, shake a few hands, nod a lot during the presentation, then let the adults make the decision.
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His future is not what we see or what he wishes us to see. I firmly believe he will go down the road of addiction and waste away money as any junkie would. Marion Barry all over again. He wants to be up. He wants the feelings and trappings of success. This craving will be overwhelming in my opinion. Media and Democrats will protect and cover thus enabling him and so making his addiction more powerful. In my opinion, he is an addictive personality type.
#22
Sticker shock when he gets the payroll tax bill, property tax bill, corporate excize tax bill, tax on sales, on and on. And late penalties just before hitting the bong again for relief. His Obamacare system rollout crash spoke volumns regarding his deploable conception to market life cycle and performance capabilities.
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This from a man who has never done an honest day's work in his life.
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Unelet, taxes are for little people.
I actually can visualize him joining the entrepreneurs and venture capitalists. Well, not joining as one of them, joining as overseer. After all, they make too many mistakes--businesses go broke all the time. They need someone smarter to guide them, and make sure the appropriate social factors are properly taken into account.
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#25
I suspect some short term success on the lecture circuit; perhaps a year; then his drivel will fail to motivate even those ardent leftists; and he will be Joneses for any sort of gig: look at me, I am still relevant....
#26
That dumbazz Obama couldn't get a job as a mall security officer. Picture him as the Mall Cop not trusted with a weapon driving around on a Segway...
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In seven months, Barack Obama will leave the White House as president of the United States. He's going to need a job. In an interview with Bloomberg on June 13, he hinted at the possibility of joining entrepreneurs and venture capitalists in Silicon Valley.
He's just practicing in his spare time. 
