Paul McCartney To Receive Kennedy Center Honor From President Obama

President Barack Obama seems to have caught Beatlemania and he just won't hide his love away. In December, the President will present the 33rd Annual Kennedy Center Honor to Sir Paul McCartney, in recognition of his impact on American culture over the course of his career.

The ceremony - which was hosted by Walter Cronkite for years, and then by Caroline Kennedy - takes place at the Kennedy Center Opera House in Washington D.C.

Nme.com reports that McCartney has said, "President Kennedy was such an icon for us in the '60s and his presidency was so inspiring for so many people that it is a great pleasure for this kid from Liverpool to receive this honor."

It appears that it'll also be a great pleasure for President Obama to present it to to him - this past summer, McCartney treated Obama to a special performance at the White House, after the President awarded him the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

Thanks for the report to Spinner.com.

Comments

[Offworld92]

Well it's nice to see what's at the top of Obama's to do list.

Maybe when he's done jacking around with celebrities and awards he may remember that he's supposed to be running a country.

Doubt it though.

[burndttoast]

Offworld92 wrote:

Well it's nice to see what's at the top of Obama's to do list.

Maybe when he's done jacking around with celebrities and awards he may remember that he's supposed to be running a country.

Doubt it though.

Oh piss off. Give the guy a break. It's not easy trying to fix this shit hole that he inherited.

[bmxsulli]

burndttoast wrote:
Oh piss off. Give the guy a break. It's not easy trying to fix this shit hole that he inherited.

exactly what i was thinking.

[hassler]

i wonder if Sir Paul will regale us with any more lame-ass "jokes"...

[Slayton101]

Offworld92 wrote:

Well it's nice to see what's at the top of Obama's to do list.

Maybe when he's done jacking around with celebrities and awards he may remember that he's supposed to be running a country.

Doubt it though.

So the president should work 24/7 to fix something that doesn't just get fixed with a snap of the fingers. I'm happy that the president took his time to do this. It shows character, not lack of responsibility.

TLR I hope you stub your toe on the way out.

[Wakisazhi]

burndttoast wrote:

Offworld92 wrote:

Well it's nice to see what's at the top of Obama's to do list.

Maybe when he's done jacking around with celebrities and awards he may remember that he's supposed to be running a country.

Doubt it though.Oh piss off. Give the guy a break. It's not easy trying to fix this shit hole that he inherited.

But its not going to fix itself now is it? The fact remains he's hardly doing much besides digging us more into debt.

[Lead Zeppelin]

But its not going to fix itself now is it? The fact remains he's hardly doing much besides digging us more into debt.

Agreed, he has nothing to help our country so far.

[ItsJesse]

Ha. Haha. This is the LAST site in the world where I would wanna hear people talk about politics. Its all 14 year olds who just wanna play metallica, one article about Obama and suddenly we're all politicians? I thought this was about how McCartney impacted culture in positive ways.