“Very dangerous,” the President said, responding to a health-policy question from a nurse in the audience. “The doctors did a terrific job, but frankly it was the nurses that were there with us when she had to get a spinal tap, and all sorts of things that were just bringing me to tears.”

Because of this experience, and now that Sasha is much better he will always have a soft spot for nurses in his heart.

“I’m biased toward nurses,” he said. “I just like nurses.”

I love how there are a couple shots of him and Michelle standing head to head… so intimate and so sweet. Don’t we all wish we had a man like that? Oh yes!

My favourite photo is of him in the elevator. It was at 2 a.m. after he attended 10 balls in Washington for his inaugural… he must have been dead tired!

I am so proud to say that I can now tell my future children that they can do anything they put their minds to and know inside that what I am telling them is true.

Congratulations to Americans worldwide! You deserve this fresh start.

Obama’s family issued this statement:

“She was the cornerstone of our family, and a woman of extraordinary accomplishment, strength, and humility. She was the person who encouraged and allowed us to take chances. She was proud of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and left this world with the knowledge that her impact on all of us was meaningful and enduring. Our debt to her is beyond measure.”

This happens just one day before the election comes to an end.

In court records unsealed Monday, federal agents said they disrupted plans to rob a gun store and target a predominantly African-American high school in a murder spree that was to begin in Tennessee. Agents said the skinheads did not identify the school by name.

Jim Cavanaugh, special agent in charge of ATF’s Nashville field office, said the two men planned to shoot 88 black people and decapitate another 14. The numbers 88 and 14 are symbolic in the white supremacist community.

The men also sought to go on a national killing spree, with Obama as its final target, Cavanaugh told The Associated Press.

“They said that would be their last, final act _ that they would attempt to kill Sen. Obama,” Cavanaugh said. “They didn’t believe they would be able to do it, but that they would get killed trying.”

An Obama spokeswoman traveling with the senator in Pennsylvania had no immediate comment.

HORRIBLE! This is unacceptable in today’s world. What are you accomplishing by killing another race? Nothing!

I heard from one of Sarah’s aides this morning that at the obligatory SNL after party, a slightly affected Seth Meyers blurted out something to the effect of “…yeah, but just wait til you see what we have cooked up for Obama’s appearance right before the election.” You may remember that Obama “canceled” his appearance on the show on opening night because of Hurricane Ike. But sources now say that it could have been a ploy cooked up by Lorne Michaels and David Axelrod to save Obama for the November 1st show… right before the election.

If you are American, don’t forget to vote Nov. 4th.

Obama writes a letter to the readers of VIBE:

“We are at a defining moment in our history. I am running for president to take this country in a new direction. But I can’t do it alone. I need you,” the letter reads. “Whether it’s the first time, or the first time in a long time, I need you to register and vote on November 4.”