Barack and Michelle Obama were interviewed by Barbara Walters yesterday. Partial video here.
According to Politico, the important portion of the Interview involved discussion of the dog the Obamas will get for the family:
Barbara Walters interviewed the Obamas, due to air tonight, and of
course the topics of doggies came up. She, along with millions of
Americans, actually sent Michelle Obama a picture of her beloved
Havanese dog, Cha Cha Cha. (We're not kidding.)
Here's the back and forth between Obama and Bawbwa:
Obama: "Cha Cha?"
Bawbwa: "It's short for Cha Cha Cha."
O: "What is a Havanese?"
B: "It's like a little terrier and they're non-allergenic and they're the sweetest dogs.."
O: [Face suddenly changes.] "It's like a little yappy dog?"
Michelle: "Don't criticize."
O: "It, like, sits in your lap and things?"
M: "It's a cute dog."
O: "It sounds kinda like a girly dog."
M: "We're girls. We have a houseful of girls."
O [with hand gestures]: "We're going to have a big rambunctious dog, of some sort."
....
O: "We're getting more advice about this [what kind of dog to get] than my economic policies. No doubt about it."
Thank god. No yappy little dogs in this White House!