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Jokes fly between Obama, celebrities at Kennedy Center Honors [View all]
http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/08/politics/obama-colbert-kennedy-center-jokes/video at link
Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama took an evening away from politicking Sunday to honor top artists -- and crack some jokes.
Obama received the five Kennedy Center honorees at the White House before the annual gala that honored this year Tom Hanks, Sting, Al Green, Lily Tomlin and ballerina Patricia McBride.
Sting got a presidential mention not just for his chart-topping music career, but also for his stage name.
"Now, not everybody can pull off a name like Sting, but this guy can. His wife, Trudie, calls him Sting. Apparently his kids call him Sting," Obama said to laughs at the White House reception. "'POTUS' is a pretty good nickname -- but let's face it, it's not as cool as Sting. I kind of wish I was called Sting."
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