Turning to personal matters, Lauer asked the president why he has yet to choose a regular church to attend.“We’ve decided for now not to join a single church. The reason is because Michelle and I have realized we are very disruptive to services,” Obama replied. “We occasionally go across the street to St. John’s, which is a church that a lot of presidents traditionally have gone to. We love the chapel up in Camp David. It’s probably our favorite place to worship because it’s just family up at Camp David. There’s a wonderful chaplain up there who does just a great job. So usually when we go to Camp David we go to church on Sundays there.”
“I get a daily devotional on my BlackBerry, which is a wonderful thing,” Obama said.He said he is most happy about how his girls, Malia and Sasha, have settled into life in the White House and have maintained their bearings.
“The happiest thing about the past year and a half has been the girls’ adjustment. They have just been terrific,” he said with parental pride. “They’re doing well in school. They’re not as constrained. They can wander around. Their Secret Service protection is a lot more low-key. And so, they’ve got soccer, they’ve got basketball. They go to sleepovers at their friends’ houses.”
“I get a little worried about them when they’re teenagers, because I think that’s the time when you’re already embarrassed about your parents. And then imagine if your dad’s in the newspaper every day and people are calling him an idiot. So I feel a little worried about that. On the other hand, Malia and Sasha have turned out to be unbelievably well-adjusted kids. The thing that’s most important to me is that they’re so respectful of everybody and haven’t gotten any airs. I attribute that directly to Michelle because she wouldn’t put up with any of that stuff.”
Turning to sports…
Finally, Lauer asked the president about his NCAA Tournament brackets, which he had picked live on ESPN two weeks ago. For a time, Obama’s picks were leading the nation, but since then, every one of his Final Four teams has been knocked out of the competition. Lauer asked who he likes among the survivors — Duke, West Virginia, Michigan State and Butler.
After some more back-and-forth, Obama finally relented.
“I think the winner of West Virginia-Duke will end up winning the championship,” he said.
Sources: MSNBC, Today Show
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