OBAMA HIRES ACTOR KAL PENN TO SERVE IN OFFICE OF PUBLIC LIASON

President Barack Obama continued to show that he is determined to go down as America’s first ever “totally cool commander in chief, dude” Tuesday by announcing that he is bringing actor Kal Penn to the White House.

No, it’s not for a visit or to shoot a movie. Penn has been hired to serve as the associate director in the White House Office of Public Liaison.

The Indian-American film star will be an emissary to the Asian-American and Pacific Islander communities, along with arts and entertainment groups.

Penn campaigned extensively throughout the country for President Obama last year and was a hit on college campuses. [NY Daily News]

I think this is a great hire by Obama. Penn has extensive experience as a doctor, a terrorist, a stoner, and a sexually-challenged college student.

Granted, all of those things were in movies and on television, but I think that’s more than enough qualification to be serve as an aide to the President of the United States. Hey, this the Obama Administration, baby… anything goes.

In fact, I’m kind of surprised Obama didn’t pick Penn to be the surgeon general.