Obama brings the heat ....... calls in Elmo.

[Clio the Leo]

Obama administration flu preparedness efforts got a boost Tuesday from a partnership with Elmo and the Sesame Workshop, the Department of Health and Human Services announced in a press release. The legendary puppet and children's show are working with HHS and the Departments of Homeland Security and Education to promote www.flu.gov in public service announcements.
HHS Secretary Sebelius said in a statement: "We are thrilled to partner with Elmo, Gordon, and Sesame Workshop again to emphasize the steps kids and their parents can take to stay happy and healthy this school year...Younger children and their parents are some of the people most at risk from the new H1N1 flu virus and with schools starting back up again and the weather starting to get colder, we need to do everything we can to get these important messages about how to prevent the spread of the flu out there."

http://www.politico.com/politico44/wbarchive/whiteboard09012009.html

Of course Elmo was an early supporter of the Obamas .... friendship goes all the way back to the early spring.



Is it just me, or does that tomato look scared to you? ..... well, who can blame it I guess.

[Captain Hilts]

1. Wow. They're covered up Michelle's law degree almost completely. nt

[dionysus]

2. huh?

[Captain Hilts]

7. She's really been side-lined. nt

[Clio the Leo]

9. lol, would you rather she be speaking before a House committee on health care?

U.S. first lady Michelle Obama shares a moment with Vincent Keane, President and CEO of Unity Health Care, during her visit to Unity Health Care's Upper Cardozo Center in Washington June 29, 2009. At the facility Obama announced the U.S. Government's support for the renovation and modernization of the health center, funded through the American Recovery and Re-investment Act.



US First Lady Michelle Obama meets with nurses during a visit to the Sisters of Mercy St. Dmitry Nursing College in Moscow on July 7, 2009.


US first lady Michelle Obama (L) visits an earthquake affected area in L'Aquila, in central Italy, during the Group of Eight (G8) summit, on July 9, 2009. Wives of the heads of state of governments participating in this year's G8 summit visited the ruins of the capital of Abruzzo region ravaged by the April 6 earthquake which was responsible for 299 deaths.


U.S. first lady Michelle Obama speaks during the annual National Design Awards in the East Room of the White House in Washington July 24, 2009


First lady Michelle Obama cuts the ribbon to open the Caroline Family Practice in Bowling Green, Va. , Monday, July 27, 2009. The new community health center was made possible through a $1.3 million award of Recovery Act funds.


First Lady Michelle Obama speaks in front of the US Navy Hospital ship Comfort at the Norfolk Naval Station in Norfolk, Va. , Friday, July 31, 2009. Mrs Obama was in town to address the sailors returning from the USS Eisenhower and USS Comfort battle group.

And that was JUST July...

Now she DID take off August so she could spend time with these folks....

U.S. President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and their two children Malia and Sasha, visit the Old Faithful Geyser in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, August 15, 2009.

.... we should all be so side-lined. ;)

[DevonRex]

13. Excellent reply. Michelle does a lot of great work. nt

[Captain Hilts]

14. I'd like her to have a bigger profile. nt

[robo50]

15. That woman is just TOO MUCH of an Activist!! She's

supposed to be serving tea and cookies instead of representing what is the BEST of our country all over the nation and the world!!


:sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm:


Seriously, I love her as much as I do her husband, maybe more.

Great collection of pictures.

[Cha]

17. First Lady Michelle is a Renaissance Woman..

One of my favorite things she's started is the White House Organic garden.

[Jennicut]

3. Elmo's just okay. I prefer Cookie Monster.

[Demoiselle]

5. Unfortunately, Cookie Monster has an eating disorder. (He's my favorite, too.) nt

[Clio the Leo]

10. Oscar has always had my heart.....

... but I think he's a Republican.

[Cha]

16. Cookie Monster is after my own

heart~

[SemiCharmedQuark]

4. These are such cute videos, I don't want to ruin the thread with snark.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

6. Seriously, I just watched these videos and they are super cute.

They tell kids to wash their hands and sneeze into their elbows.

[Jennicut]

8. My daughters still like to watch Elmo's World at 4 and 5

My older daughter got over her fear of the doctor by watching Elmo go to the doctor. :)

[Clio the Leo]

11. Yes! Everyone remember to do the vampire sneeze and cough!!! NT

[goclark]

12. Whenever I see Michelle Obama doing her work

I get happy -- whoever is responsible for selecting the projects gets an A in my book.

She brings a 21st Century magic to each important issue.

She supports her husband's issues in a magical way -- what a staff she must have -- I would love to work with them.