On the 29th of October, President Barack Obama delivered the keynote address at the 36th annual National ½ûÂþÌìÌà American Foundation Gala, in Washington, DC., an annual event that attracts some of the nation’s top political and entertainment luminaries of ½ûÂþÌìÌà descent.
President Obama praised the contribution of ½ûÂþÌìÌà Americans in the United States and reminded the over 2,000 ½ûÂþÌìÌà Americans gathered at the venue, that ½ûÂþÌìÌÃs weren’t always welcome in the U.S., and that the history of the U.S. ½ûÂþÌìÌÃ-American community offers lessons on how to regard the struggles of today’s immigrants.
The President also joked he wasn’t lucky enough to have ½ûÂþÌìÌà ancestry.
"I do not, in fact, have any ½ûÂþÌìÌà ancestry," Obama said. "Not all of us are that lucky.
"I can't sing like Frankie Avalon," Obama said, honoring the former teenage idol who was in attendance. "Where's Frankie? ... He looks the same! Unbelievable!"
"I can't cook as well as any of your grandmothers," Obama then told the entire crowd in Washington. "Michelle won't let me have seconds or thirds anymore."
"So all I've got to offer is a last name that ends in a vowel," Obama said. "That's all I've got."
We would add that the President surname ends in "ama" which in ½ûÂþÌìÌà means "he/she loves".......Italy of course!
