Watch Barack Obama woo Michelle with a love poem: 'I ObamaCare about you'

President Obama send Valentine's message to Michelle.
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Barack and Michelle Obama are celebrating their last Valentine's Day in the White House this weekend, and to mark the occasion, they recited poems to each other on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

In the segment — which was taped Thursday but will air in full on Friday — Michelle Obama sends her husband a classic "roses are red, violets are blue" poem, which DeGeneres prompts Obama to respond to on her show. Surrounded by rose petals, Obama gets creative: "Somebody call the Situation Room because things are about to get hot," he says, adding, "I ObamaCare about you more than you even know!"

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.