Jul 9, 2008 8:15 am US/Pacific
Obama: My Daughters Won't Be Interviewed Again
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Sen. Barack Obama., D-Ill., carries his 7-year-old daughter, Sasha, after giving a speech about fatherhood at Apostolic Church of God on June 15, 2008, in Chicago. (File)
David Banks
Don't expect to see more of Barack Obama's young daughters on television any time soon.
The Democratic presidential candidate and his wife, Michelle, allowed the cable show "Access Hollywood" to interview their daughters, Malia and Sasha, as Malia celebrated her 10th birthday. The four-part interview began airing Tuesday.
On Wednesday, Obama said he had second thoughts after seeing how much attention the interview had received. The Obamas had been keeping Malia and 7-year-old Sasha out of the media spotlight.
"We had a unique situation in Montana, it was Malia's birthday and all of us got caught up in the festivities and so they had a chance to be their adorable selves on TV." he told "The Early Show" on CBS. "I think generally we've been very protective of them and in retrospect if you had asked me I think we probably wouldn't have done it then and we probably wouldn't do it again."
In the "Access Hollywood" interview, Malia said she sometimes finds her father embarrassing, such as when he shook a friend's hand instead of waving to her or saying hi. Asked what makes their parents angry, Sasha said whining and Malia cited arguing with each other.
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