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Obama Blissfully Unaware of Jessica Simpson's Baby

But he does know all about Kim Kardashian's marriage

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted May 15, 2012 9:44 AM CDT

(Newser) – If you feel like you can’t leave your house without hearing about Jessica Simpson’s new baby, perhaps you just need to run for president of the United States. President Obama, appearing on The View today, was given a pop quiz on pop culture—and he revealed that he had no idea Simpson had recently given birth. He did, however, answer correctly when asked which Kardashian was married for just 72 days.

“Kim,” he said, according to USA Today. He explained that he knew because Kim’s former husband Kris Humphries “was a ball player. That's how I know, from watching basketball." The other question he couldn’t answer: “What's the controversial sex book that's on millions of women's bedside tables?” "I'll ask Michelle when I get home," Obama said on 50 Shades of Grey. (Click to see how the View appearance contributes to Obama being our "first woman president.")

President Barack Obama talks with Joy Behar as he appears on the ABC's television show The View in New York, Monday, May 14, 2012.
President Barack Obama talks with Joy Behar as he appears on the ABC's television show "The View" in New York, Monday, May 14, 2012.   (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
President Barack Obama appears on the television show 'The View' with hosts Barbara Walters (L), Joy Behar (2nd R), and Sherri Shepherd  May 14, 2012 at ABC Studios in New York City.
President Barack Obama appears on the television show 'The View' with hosts Barbara Walters (L), Joy Behar (2nd R), and Sherri Shepherd May 14, 2012 at ABC Studios in New York City.   (Getty Images)
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COMMENTS
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user99
May 15, 2012 1:37 PM CDT
Who's Jessica Simpson?
trailmix
May 15, 2012 1:08 PM CDT
Damn this is fucking important.
billyrob
May 15, 2012 12:59 PM CDT
If the President ever reads "Fifty Shades of Grey" he should then read “Fifty Shades of Grey:” The Passages So Dirty They Had To Edit Them Out  http://wp.me/p1VsTV-1VA 
 

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