Tony Hawk rides his skateboard through White House

All food except for state dinners is under the presidents wallet. So this actualy did come from Obama's pocket not the public expense. The food was distributed to underpriviledged D.C. youth who were there for discussions on fatherhood in a city where many fathers are absent from childrens lives. Obama grew up without the bennefit of a father in his life, its an understandable topic of focus for him.

Each of the celebrities are high profile fathers there were also fifty undersung fathers there with thier children each left the White House for service projects in D.C. designed to have fathers working with thier sons and keeping active in thier sons lives as well as improving the D.C. community.

As far as I'm concerned this is leading by example and using the power of celebrity for the common good. Michelle Obama was also at a service project in San Fransico with California's first lady, Maria Schriver.

It seems that way for majority of the media. Looks like there isn't anything else to report on but how "cool" Obama is and how celebrities love him so much. After all, isn't that what's really important when you are President of the United States? What'd be "cool" if I could read some real news instead of these stories that feel like propaganda.

Its just american kitch. We did it for Kennedy, both Roosevelts, Ike, and even Truman in the last century. Heck I had a bubba t as a kid with some kind of funny saying. People all over the world have embraced Obama's image, it happens some times. While I do think its somewhat tasteless and crass comercialism, American democracy is also a myth making machine. Some times elections define eras and in America that may mean an era for the world.

Obama didn't start those wars. North Korea is continuing to be belligerent, pirates are on the high seas, Iran is in the throws of a proto revolution, and nuclear armed Pakistan is in the midst of serious armed conflict while tensions with its Indian neighbor have never been higher.

Give the man a break between those inherited issues as commander and chief and the collective global economic woes he's got a lot on his plate.

Let him be Dad in cheif as well if it gives him comfort and sets a good example for other fathers or would be fathers. After all he experienced the pain that comes from the lack of a father in the family, and wrote a book on the subject, Dreams From my Father, long before entering the political realm.

The nation can get a little bit of relief to see popular cultural figures doing some good and taking responsibility for once, rather than simply being vapid automotans. Tony Hawk does community service and outreach to young fathers in Washington D.C. and gets to skate in the White House, its a pretty cool message, its news worthy.