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Actress Betty White is a big fan of President Barack Obama, the AP reports: As she prepares to visit the Smithsonian Institution and National Zoo next week, White told The Associated Press she "very, very much favors" President Barack Obama in the election. The 90-year-old actress said Friday she is very bi-partisan and has stayed away from politics all of her life. She usually never says who she is for or against because she doesn't want to turn off any of her adoring fans. White says in this year's election, she likes what Obama has done and "how he represents...

Betty White says she usually keeps her political views private but in this presidential election strongly favors one candidate. As she prepares to visit the Smithsonian Institution and National Zoo next week, White told The Associated Press she "very, very much favors" President Barack Obama in the election. The 90-year-old actress said Friday she is very bi-partisan and has stayed away from politics all of her life. She usually never says who she is for or against because she doesn't want to turn off any of her adoring fans. Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/05/12/betty-white-reveals-her-presidential-preference/#ixzz1ufu7ohQB

Seems like former "Golden Girls" actress Betty White really does have the Midas touch. White, 89, is both the most popular and most trusted celebrity with Americans and the person most likely to drive up the business of a brand she might choose to endorse, according to a poll released on Wednesday. But the Reuters/Ipsos poll suggested that companies should stay away from Paris Hilton and Charlie Sheen if they want to promote their products. The socialite and reality TV actress, and the fired "Two and A Half Men" star topped the list of the most unpopular and least trusted...

At nearly 90 years old, Betty White has a message for senior citizens: get over it. The Golden Girls star can be seen stressing that age really isn’t a big deal in her promotional videos for AARP. Age shouldn’t be a deciding factor when voting for politicians either, the starlet told Politico in an interview Monday. “I think it’s mental activity and physical health that should have a lot to do with it, not just the number of years,” White said. For White, the age of the politician doesn’t necessarily make them an incapable public servant. “I think someone’s health...

Below are links to her monologue and the skits she was in: http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/betty-white-monologue/1226076/ http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/joyologist-web-exclusive/1226064/ http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/scared-straight/1226061/ http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/census/1226117/ http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/bronx-beat/1226118/ http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/update-sally-omalley-and-dotty-odonaghan/1226059/ http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/the-manuel-ortiz-show/1226077/ http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/lawrence-welk-cold-open/1226116/ http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/npr/1226057/

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After weeks of speculation, octogenarian actress and "Golden Girl" Betty White is taking her motherly brand of humor to sketch comedy show "Saturday Night Live," the show's producers said on Thursday. White, 88, is a six-time winner of the top U.S. television awards, the Emmys, who has been a TV star going back to the 1950s. She has frequented TV game shows such as "Match Game" and "Password," and was a guest star on the popular "Mary Tyler Moore" show in the 1970s playing TV personality Sue Ann Nivens. She increased her popularity portraying the absent-minded...

Madonna’s not the only one with an opinion about Sarah Palin. Or Lindsay Lohan. Or Diddy. Or Courtney Love. Ok, a lot of celebrities have an opinion about her! But Betty White is the latest star to share some choice words about the Vice Presidential candidate. She appeared on Craig Ferguson last night and referred to her as “one crazy bitch.” We love when old people curse! It makes it so much funnier. Check out the clip.