By GottaLaff
This is my latest little video effort. However, since transparency is the watchword-o'-the-Obama-era, I must confess that it's actually a shameless plug for the launch of a CD by one of my sweetest, most talented alumni. It's her first album and it's excellent.
I chose to underscore the video with "Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honeybunch)", because I'm all a-dither over her recording a song with the Four Tops. Talk about a dream-come-true!
Her powerful, contagiously upbeat vocals coupled with the warmth of the Obama family are about as compatible as you can get, so please enjoy and let us know what you think.
Remember her name: Alex Nester. She will go far. Let's help her attain that goal sooner than later.
Alex's CD is currently available for download here.
Re “Dream dad: one job too many,” Opinion, Jan. 24
Meghan Daum is right about one thing: Watching the Obama girls interact with their father is "somehow exhilarating."
As a clinical psychologist who studies the neurobiology of parent-child interaction, I am keenly aware of the real reason for our national fascination with the president's personal relationships. It's not about his being a reassuringly "involved" black father, it's about his being an exceptional father.
The confidence he has instilled in his young daughters; the calm attention he turns toward them; the ease of affection, touch, intimacy and humor he offers; and the detailed memory he has of the girls' recent statements are testaments to the outstanding emotional health he brings to the job of father (and president). None of this could be orchestrated for public presentation: It is revealed in tell-tale, unconscious behaviors. This is why we are exhilarated: We have not only a good man at the helm, but an exceptional man. Nothing less challenging than parenting could reveal so well the emotional evolution of a person.
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