Obama Talks Mother-in-Law, BlackBerry and Jessica Simpson
Matt Lauer scored an exclusive interview with President Obama yesterday, before the Super Bowl. Barack said he loves working in a "home office" and that he sees his family now more than he has in the two years he was on the campaign trail. He jokingly said he loves having his mother-in-law live with him because she takes his side when Michelle comes down on him. He didn't bring his super-secret new BlackBerry to the interview, which disappointed Matt, but he did say it's like Inspector Gadget, with lots of thrilling features. But hardly anyone has his email address -- even Oprah didn't get it. At the end of the clip, at the 10:45 mark Matt shows him the cover of US Weekly and he's sort of forced to notice the Jessica Simpson weight controversy, which seemed to surprise him, noting "it appears she's having some kind of weight battle" after reading the headline. Take a look:
