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    Malia Obama becomes a teenager on Fourth of July

    By DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press | AP – Mon, Jul 4, 2011

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A teenager now lives at the White House.

    Malia Obama, the eldest of President Barack Obama's two daughters, turned 13 on the Fourth of July.

    As usual, she was sharing her parents with hundreds of others on her special day.

    Obama and first lady Michelle Obama invited hundreds of troops and their families from across the country to attend a special barbecue and USO concert on the South Lawn. There they will have one of the best views of the annual fireworks show on the National Mall.

    Malia's birthday has been a source of angst for the president, whose recent public comments on that milestone have ranged from fear of what lies ahead to acceptance that daddy's little girl is, well, growing up.

    Obama recently told a television interviewer that Malia and her sister Sasha, 10, are kind, respectful, responsible and well-behaved.

    "I could not ask for better kids," he said. "I'm not anticipating complete mayhem for the next four, five years. But I understand teenage-hood is complicated."

    Still, Obama has sounded anxious about watching his girls grow into young adults.

    At a re-election campaign fundraiser in New York City last month featuring "Sister Act" star Whoopi Goldberg, Obama joked that the 1992 movie helped him figure out where to send his daughters. In the flick, Goldberg plays a Reno, Nev., lounge singer who is hidden in a convent and disguised as a nun under the witness protection program after seeing a murder.

    "They're getting a little too old and too cute," Obama said of Malia and Sasha.

    A few weeks earlier after he toured a Chrysler plant in Ohio and watched as workers put the finishing touches on a Wrangler, Obama opined that the off-road vehicle symbolizes "freedom, adventure, hitting the open road, never looking back — which is why Malia and Sasha will never buy one. Until maybe they're 35. I don't want any adventure for them."

    But Obama, who is approaching a milestone birthday of his own — he turns 50 on Aug. 4 — also has seemed accepting of the inevitable. At a news conference last Wednesday at the White House, the president twice said Malia was 13.

    That was five days before her actual birthday.

    ___

    Darlene Superville can be reached at http://www.twitter.com/dsupervilleap

     

    1,461 comments

    • Yahoo user
      Yahoo user  •  10 mths ago
      I may be the opposition but I will say that Obama's two daughters appear to be nice, well-adjusted kids. I hope she has a terrific birthday. As any woman will testify to, we could hardly wait until we reach our teen years.
      • Appreciative
        Appreciative 10 mths ago
        I'm not "the opposition" but I really appreciate your good manners. So many people on both sides think anyone who doesn't agree with them is fair game for all kinds of nastiness. You seem like a lovely lady; happy Independence Day!
      • Big Kahuna
        Big Kahuna 10 mths ago
        WOW, someone who can disagree without being disagreeable! It's called CIVILITY people. Thank you.
      • NYbagle
        NYbagle 10 mths ago
        Wonderful comment..you have restored my faith in humanity..Happy 4th to all and I totally agree. Happy Birthday Malia!!!! ;-)
    • texascracker
      texascracker  •  10 mths ago
      who the hell cares? gas 3.50 gallon, REAL UNEMPLOYMENT 15-16%, FOREIGN POLICY IS A SHAMBLES, THE MIDDLE EAST IS ON FIRE AND JUGEARS AND HIS FAMILY ARE TAKUING VACATIONS, AND DOING BDASYS.
      • killer
        killer 10 mths ago
        Why the he ll do did you read it then?
      • sickofmorons
        sickofmorons 10 mths ago
        Obviously more focus should be given to education so people like you can learn to spell, too.
      • LockNLoad
        LockNLoad 10 mths ago
        Is the ME really on fire? Or is that just an over-dramatization to get attention....
    • miata
      miata  •  10 mths ago
      Who the F... cares?
      • Cassandra
        Cassandra 10 mths ago
        if you don't care don't respond!!!! it's not that hard!
      • A Yahoo! User 10 mths ago
        Good question. Who cares? What is it with giving a hoot about the President´s kids? My son would be nine years old, if he we had been able to afford proper medical care.
    • frankk
      frankk  •  10 mths ago
      Have fun on our dime, kid.
      • Tipaklo
        Tipaklo 10 mths ago
        Amen to that....
      • pizzoff
        pizzoff 10 mths ago
        Tie that jumper down, it's going to cost us a lot if money if you wreck it kid...
    • fast eddie
      fast eddie  •  10 mths ago
      Happy birthday fresh young teenager. Boy, this takes me back to when my kids were younger. Oh, and don't worry about the racists spitting poison Suzanne...they obviously never reveled in their children's happiness and success...and some are probably child abusers and pediophiles.
      • marymhm
        marymhm 10 mths ago
        @Fast Eddie, your probably right on both accounts. That type never wants anyone to call it what it is - racist. They then play their card of "playing the racist card" to intimidate others into not calling calling it what it is. It works on too many people.
      • marymhm
        marymhm 10 mths ago
        @Fast Eddie, your probably right on both accounts. That type never wants anyone to call it what it is - racist. They then play their card of "playing the racist card" to intimidate others into not calling calling it what it is. It works on too many people.
      • marymhm
        marymhm 10 mths ago
        Happy Birthday 13-Year-Old First Daughter. Malia, I hope you have a great day.
    • Schmebe
      Schmebe  •  10 mths ago
      Just think. She will be 18 when dad leaves the White House.
    • CanadianPatriot
      CanadianPatriot  •  10 mths ago
      Happy 4th of July America!

      From your friends up in Canada!
    • Christian
      Christian  •  10 mths ago
      Dealing with Quadhafi and Chavez will seem like a cakewalk now that he has a teenager in the house. :)
    • A Yahoo! User  •  10 mths ago
      Coming from a long line of military representation in our family, being taught to love our country and our fellow Americans - and respect our leaders, from either party - after reading the hateul comments, I am officially ashamed to be an American. Time to move, but one question - to those that comment who cares? Why did you take the time to read the article then comment on it? What a waste of a life you represent. Shame on all of you, my family went to war to defend you miserable souls? Sad. Really, really sad.
    • Eddie
      Eddie  •  10 mths ago
      Happy 13th birthday, Malia!
    • M Kat
      M Kat  •  10 mths ago
      Happy Birthday, Malia, from this "right-winger". Although there is very little on which I agree with your dad, I still wish you all the very best, both on this birthday and for many, many more to come.
    • hollander
      hollander  •  10 mths ago
      You may not like her dad, but leave the kid alone. As if she had any say so in who her father would be. She is a kid. Not nice to cut on another person's spouse or kids, no
      matter what you think of that person. Cut on him for his actions, or lack thereof, but leave
      her alone., As a politician he signed up for ridicule. She did not.
    • Megan
      Megan  •  10 mths ago
      “We hold these truths to be self evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” ~Thomas Jefferson

      Happy 4th of July!
    • s
      s  •  10 mths ago
      reading these comments, about 50 of them makes me realise why america is so hated around the world.
      americans are the most uncouth, stupid, hateful people.
      these stupid americans deserve the downfall that is headed their way.
      bad genes, bad upbringing, bad education has produced these SOB.
    • Glenn
      Glenn  •  10 mths ago
      I think that it would be better if news about the Presidential Kids would just not be printed. The presidency is a pressure cooker and the kids really should be left out of it. My thoughts concerning the President are one thing, but I would just like to see the kids left alone.
    • David
      David  •  10 mths ago
      Viewing the majority of these comments reminds me of how hateful and miserable some people are. I"m sure that the people who say these racist/hateful remarks have been doing so since the first day Obama ran for president. Be real haters: you were against Obama and his policies the first time you heard about him when he was running for president. It's not his policies and politics you hate, but the color of his skin.
    • yahoo user
      yahoo user  •  10 mths ago
      A very happy birthday to you Malia.
    • Uber Thoughts
      Uber Thoughts  •  10 mths ago
      isn't it ironic how lots of Americans on yahoo gave their good wishes and cheered when Kate and Williams had their wedding some thousands of miles away in the UK yet here in the states right at our backyard a 13 year old child celebrates her birthday and people can only use racist words and insults and "who cares" all over the place out of about 100% of the posts here about 98% are full of vilifying and hateful statements . Its a shame in the UK everyone knew that the royal "lavish "wedding was done on taxpayers money but they all put that aside to be happy on behalf of someone yet in the USA a young girl has a simple 13 year old birthday and people are spewing hatred all over . its a shame .
    • Tex
      Tex  •  10 mths ago
      I cannot even begin to understand how malicious and hateful all of these posts are.
      Regardless of her father for those of you who hate him or his policies.
      She is a CHILD.
      And should be wished a happy birthday.
    • Kay
      Kay  •  10 mths ago
      Malia is a very beautiful girl - the Obamas do a great job keeping their children's lives private, which is as it should be. Happy Birthday, Malia!
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