Pres. Obama Praises "Scandal" at Shonda Rhimes, Kerry Washington Fundraiser

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President Obama Praises "Scandal" at Shonda Rhimes, Kerry Washington Fundraiser; Producer Says POTUS “Doing His Job Like A Boss”
by DOMINIC PATTEN
July 23, 2014


President Obama addressed a crowd of about 450 supporters tonight during a fundraiser hosted by Shonda Rhimes and her "Scandal" star Kerry Washington.

According to White House pool reports, the president gave his traditional fundraising remarks but couldn’t resist citing the ABC drama about a D.C. fixer and her capital intrigue.

“No offense — Scandal is a great show,” Obama said, “but it’s not something that we necessarily want to be living out day in, day out.”





Earlier, Washington introduced Rhimes as “my boss,” then the prolific producer said of the president, “He’s been doing his job like a boss.”

Obama later complimented Washington, saying “there were few people who worked harder” on his campaign than she did. Rhimes also was a big supporter of both of his presidential bids as a donor and a volunteer – even pitching in at a campaign phone bank.





Singer Janelle Monae also was there, and the president joked about her having a video of him trying to keep up with Usher on the dance floor.

“Now, this is top secret,” he said of the video. “She has promised that this will never be released. But she can blackmail me at any time.”

He joked later, “I did not drop in splits, but I did bust a move.”

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