{"id":29540,"date":"2016-11-01T12:17:42","date_gmt":"2016-11-01T12:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/?p=29540"},"modified":"2016-11-01T12:17:42","modified_gmt":"2016-11-01T12:17:42","slug":"obama-dances-to-michael-jacksons-thriller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/obama-dances-to-michael-jacksons-thriller\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama dances to Michael Jacksons Thriller"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Barack Obama performed the role of dad-in-chief on Monday night as the US president broke out into some awkward dance moves to Michael Jackson&#8217;s &#8220;Thriller&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Around 5,000 people visited the White House for the final Halloweencelebration of Mr Obama&#8217;s presidency.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Obamas welcomed scores of superheroes and princesses, a Prince, and another youngster who dressed up as the president himself, gray hair and all. One youngster even dressed up as a &#8220;lame duck&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"President Obama and the First Lady Welcome Children to Trick or Treat\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ym3PlRCyvPU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We\u2019ve been working on a little dance. We don\u2019t know how it\u2019s going to go, but we think we should all just try it anyway,&#8221; Mr Obama said before dancing to Thriller along with students dressed as zombies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For nearly an hour, the president also handed out White House-labelled Hershey Kisses and first lady Michelle Obama handed out cookies on the South Drive.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Students from local schools and children from military families sported a wide range of costumes for the occasion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The president jokingly told some of the youngsters earlier in the East Room that on Halloween, at least, he hoped they didn&#8217;t have to pay attention to the first lady about healthy eating.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Candy for everybody,&#8221; said the first lady, who has been campaigning against childhood obesity during her time in the White House. The snack list, however, did also include some healthy fruit bars.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barack Obama performed the role of dad-in-chief on Monday night as the US president broke out into some awkward dance moves to Michael Jackson&#8217;s &#8220;Thriller&#8221;. Around 5,000 people visited the White House for the final Halloweencelebration of Mr Obama&#8217;s presidency. 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