Ice bucket challenge obama barack biography
Ice bucket challenge als...
Ice bucket challenge obama barack biography
President Obama Declines Ice Bucket Challenge, But Here's 3 Other Politicians Who Took It
(Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
Despite spending his vacation in the summer heat of Martha's Vineyard, President Obama has declined an offer to partake in the Internet's favorite charitable wet t-shirt contest.
Obama was nominated to take the challenge Sunday by Ethel Kennedy, the widow of former Sen.
Bobby Kennedy. On Facebook, the 86-year-old challenged the president to join her in the #StrikeOutALS challenge by dumping a bucket of ice water on his head.
"Welcome to Cape Cod, President Obama. I nominate you," Kennedy declared on the social media site.
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