Obama picks Shakira for education role

WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama on Wednesday named Colombian pop diva Shakira a member of his advisory commission on Hispanic education, citing her pioneering work to help children in Latin America.

The singer, whose full name is Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, a Grammy award-winning singer, songwriter and producer founded the "Barefoot Foundation" which set up schools and education projects in Colombia, South Africa and Haiti.

Last year, the singer of "Whenever, Wherever" and "Hips Don't Lie" joined the World Bank to set up a program to push education and developmental programs for children in Latin America.

Shakira was among four people named to the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, along with Nancy Navarro, a Maryland politician, Adrian Pedroza, an immigration and education campaigner and educational expert Kent Scribner.

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All of a sudden my pants don't feel comfortable. :)

(I suppose I should have posted this in response to the picture and not the story)

"The Hispanic community, a growing voting demographic which usually leans Democratic, will play a key role in Obama's campaign to win a second term next year, in key swing states including Florida and Colorado."

Hey, Obama, how about appointing actual educators.

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you sound like one of those teapartiers....they also say that everything Obama is doing is only for the purpose of being re-elected. You sound boring, just like they do.

Not just votes.

What, you probably think this should actually be about education, right?

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Just look at the replies upthread.

And I wouldn't want to piss HER off!!

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Bake

PB