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General Dempsey: Okay,
ladies and gentlemen, how
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are you this afternoon?
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Please hold
your applause for the Muppets.
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No, not really.
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Hold your applause for the
First Lady,
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who I will introduce here
in a moment.
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I'm really excited to be
here with my wife, Deanie,
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who is sitting over here.
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And we want you to know
how much we love the
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children of our men
and women
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who serve in uniform.
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You guys are terrific.
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And really, we couldn't do
what we do without you.
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So it's really a great
honor
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for me to be here today.
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And I know what you really
want to do is see this
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movie, but I do want to
see if you're awake and
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ready and alert to
watch the movie.
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So I have three questions
I want to ask you, and I
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-- if you know the
answer, just yell it out.
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So the first one is: Why
are teddy bears never hungry?
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Participant: Because
they're always stuffed.
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General Dempsey: Because
they're always stuffed.
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You're right.
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(laughter)
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What do you call a pig
that knows karate?
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Audience: Pork chop.
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(laughter)
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General Dempsey:
Pork chop.
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You guys are all over it.
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You're ready
for the movie.
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And, finally, what is a
frog's favorite kind of music?
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Participant: Hip hop.
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(laughter)
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General Dempsey:
Hip hop, you got it.
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(laughter)
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Give yourselves
a round of applause.
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(applause)
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Well, I know this movie is
going to be funnier than
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the Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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And so what I want to do
now is introduce someone
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very special to us as a
military family, someone
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who has spent her time in
office with her husband
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making sure that we
can take care of you.
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And with that -- hi,
Bonnie -- with that as all
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the introduction she
really needs, it's my
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great honor to introduce
the First Lady of the
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United States,
Michelle Obama.
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The First Lady: Well,
hello, everyone.
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How are you guys doing?
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Audience: Good!
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The First Lady: Welcome
to the White House.
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Isn't this cool?
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General Dempsey, those
were some pretty good jokes.
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General Dempsey: Not bad.
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The First Lady: Not bad.
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What did you guys think of
the jokes -- pretty funny?
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(applause)
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Yes.
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Well, we're not going to
talk long because we know
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why we're really here, but
I just wanted to take
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a moment to make sure you
understand why we're doing
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this, why it was so
important
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for us to make it possible for
you guys to see this movie here.
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Do you know why?
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Because we are incredibly
proud of you,
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first of all.
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I know we have military
moms and dads.
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We have some Gold
Star families.
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But most importantly, we
have our military kids.
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And I get to travel all
around the country
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and I meet a lot of kids.
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And let me tell you, I
am most impressed
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by our military kids, because I
know you guys have
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a lot on your plates.
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When your parents are
deployed, you have to be
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big boys and girls.
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You have to get
your homework done.
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You have to stay
out of trouble.
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You have to help out with
your brothers
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and sisters, right?
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You have to behave.
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You have to be
strong and brave.
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And the thing I'm always
impressed is that you do
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all this and you do it in
a way that makes us proud.
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Do you know that, that
we are so proud of you?
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You guys are heroes.
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Do you know that?
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I want you to know that.
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That's why you're at the
White House, because you
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are our special
guests and our heroes.
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So we thought you should
be some of the first kids
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in the entire country that
sees one of the best,
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coolest movies
on the planet.
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(applause)
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Yes, yes.
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But guess what?
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Also, I've got another
little surprise.
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Because you were so cool,
and we wanted you to see
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the "Muppets Most Wanted,"
we thought that it would
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be fun to invite an extra
special guest with us.
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And I would like to take
a moment to introduce our
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extra special -- it's
Kermit the Frog, everyone.
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(applause)
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Kermit The Frog:
Oh, thank you.
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Nice to meet you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you, ma'am.
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Good to see you again.
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The First Lady: Oh, it's
wonderful to see -- oh,
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thank you, Kermit.
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Thank you so much.
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Kermit The
Frog: Thank you.
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That's what they
do in Europe.
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The First Lady:
Yes, very fancy.
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It's great to
have you here.
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Kermit The Frog: Well,
it's wonderful to be here.
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I did get to take pictures
with everybody earlier,
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but it took me a while
to get through security.
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And I still don't
understand how a frog with
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no clothes could set off
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a metal detector, but -- (laughter).
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General Dempsey: You ought
to see -- try to get
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through with this on.
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The First Lady: Yes.
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(laughter)
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Kermit The Frog:
I can imagine.
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I can imagine.
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That must be tough.
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The First Lady: Well, we
are just happy
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to have you here, and we're
so delighted.
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Kermit The Frog: Yes.
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Well, I am thrilled
to be here.
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And, by the way, I'm just
wondering, do you mind --
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we sort of know
each other.
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Could I call you Michelle?
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The First Lady:
Oh, please do.
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Please do.
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Kermit The Frog: Yes, it's
mostly because
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I have to call Miss Piggy
Her Highness.
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(laughter)
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You guys will
know what I mean when you
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see the movie.
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But I just want to say
a couple of things.
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It's true that I'm here
today because
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of all you kids.
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I always say it's not easy
being green, and that
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sometimes it's not easy
for you guys -- for your
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moms and dads who wear a
green uniform or a blue
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one or a white one.
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But you guys have to be
just as tough
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as them, you know?
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We understand
what that means.
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And kids like you are
moving from town to town
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every couple of years
sometimes, and you might
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have to keep
making new friends.
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But I know you wish your
mom and dad could be
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around more than they are.
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But because of all of you
and your -- because of
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that you're all strong and
brave and very grown up.
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And that's very cool.
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And I wish I had been that
cool when I was a tadpole.
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(laughter)
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The First Lady: Well,
Kermit, I think you're
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very cool and I think
you're very smart too.
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Kermit The Frog: Well,
thank you, thank you.
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And I think you are very nice,
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much nicer than Miss Piggy.
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(laughter)
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The First Lady: Oh, well,
that's kind of a low bar.
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(laughter)
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Kermit The Frog:
You're right.
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You're right.
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She doesn't raise
it very high.
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General Dempsey: Well, I
would like to take this
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opportunity to make a
special presentation
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to Kermit, because of what
Kermit
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has done for all of you.
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I'd like to give Kermit,
as the senior Muppet,
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a coin from the senior
military officer.
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Kermit The Frog:
Oh, my goodness.
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The First Lady: Oh, wow.
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General Dempsey: So,
Kermit, on behalf of the
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Armed Forces, and
especially on behalf
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of this group of great
soldier, sailor, airman,
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Marine spouses and
children,
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I'd like to give you this coin.
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Kermit The Frog: Yes, sir.
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Oh, my goodness.
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That is wonderful.
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Thank you.
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(applause)
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I feel so
honored and I can't wait
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to show this to the gang.
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The First Lady: Well, that
is a very big privilege --
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Kermit The Frog:
It sure is.
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The First Lady: --
for a very big frog.
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Kermit The Frog: For
a very small frog.
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(laughter)
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The First Lady: Well, I
think you're pretty big.
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But this is a good time.
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Don't you think it's time
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for us to get the movie started?
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It's ready.
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Kermit The Frog:
Yes, yes, yes.
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(applause)
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And thanks
again to all of you
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military families for
everything that you do.
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You are all amazing.
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So here goes, if I may.
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The First Lady: Please.
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Kermit The Frog: I may
not be a Marine,
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but I am marine life.
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(laughter)
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I salute you.
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(applause)
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The First Lady: Oh,
thanks, Kermit.
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Kermit The Frog:
See you later.
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The First Lady: And
thank you, everyone.
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Enjoy the show.
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We are so proud of you and
we are blessed to have you
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on our team.
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You guys have fun.
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Bye-bye.
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Kermit The Frog: Bye-bye.
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Enjoy the movie.
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(applause)