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obama hires actor from "house"
Published Apr. 7, 2009Views: 284
House' actor Kal Penn joins White House team
WASHINGTON – The White House has hired actor Kal Penn as a liaison between President Barack Obama's administration and Asian constituents. White House spokesman Shin Inouye said Tuesday that the actor who had a recurring role on Fox's TV show "House" and has starred in several movies would join the staff as an associate director in the Office of Public Liaison.
His role will be to connect Obama with the Asian-American and Pacific Islander communities, as well as arts groups.
Penn starred as Kumar in the movie, "Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay." His "House" character committed suicide in Monday's episode.
Penn backed Obama during the campaign. The White House says a start date for Penn hasn't been set.
The White House did not reveal what Penn would be paid. Aides with similar titles earned between $41,000 and $91,000 last year.
The hire was first reported by Entertainment Weekly
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Interesting choice. I wonder if Kal Penn has paid his taxes in full? If so, he's doing better than several other nominees. :-)
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April 7, 2009 7:20 p.m.
DRB, exactly what continent do most Hindu's live on, because I was under the impression it is Asia.
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April 7, 2009 7:20 p.m.
Asian is a pretty broad term. Pretty much covers people from Turkey to Japan and Eastern Russia to Indonesia.
India does have a billion people so maybe Obama was considering that?
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April 7, 2009 7:21 p.m.
I guess that's correct, but it still seems odd. Asian, to me, seems to imply Oriental, like Korea, Vietnam, Japan, etc. It's not what comes to mind when you think about "India". The two cultures don't seem to me anyway like they'd have much of anything in common, which is why he seemed like an odd choice.
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