The Obamas Go on a Date, So Republicans Go Nuts (Naturally)

Barack and Michelle Obama went to Manhattan last night to see a Broadway play.

The Obamas plan to attend the 8 p.m. performance of “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone,” a critically acclaimed production that has been nominated for six Tony Awards, including best revival of a play.

Set in a Pittsburgh boarding house in 1911, “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone” centers on a group of African-Americans searching for their place in the world and coming to grips with the legacy of slavery.

They traveled there in a 12-passenger Air Force Gulfstream V (C-37A). Here's the Republican response: