Top 5 quotes of the day: President Obama turns 50

#5 “It is true that I turn 50 tomorrow. That means that by the time I wake up I will have an e-mail from AARP asking me to ‘call President Obama and tell him to protect Medicare.” – President Barack Obama

#4 “Every day, I see Barack make choices he knows will affect every American family . . that’s no small task for anyone – and more proof that he’s earning every last one of those gray hairs.” – First Lady Michelle Obama

#3 “When the President again and again talks about how, I mean, I went through and looked since 2009 how many times he has said, ‘Jobs priority number one,’ ‘The sustained focus of this administration,’ ‘The relentless focus of this administration,’ ‘We’re pivoting to jobs.’ Nobody believes it any more.” – Ariana Huffington

#2 “I have to tell you, the magic is gone. After the Bush tax cuts, after he rolled over on that and a number of other things. And this latest one — I mean, he has no credibility with me.” – Liberal comedian Bill Maher on President Obama

#1 “When I said ‘change we can believe in’ I didn’t say ‘change we can believe in tomorrow.’ Not change we can believe in next week. We knew this was going to take time because we’ve got this big, messy, tough democracy.” -President Barack Obama

Bonus: “Obama Turns 50 Despite Republican Opposition” – Onion headline (satire)

 

 

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