No, this is not The Onion.  This is real:

 

I like it when he says that it's not going to be "his point of view", but the moon's.

By the way, can you imagine the outcry from the conservative wingnuts if Obama had uttered the words "we would like to change the 4th of July celebration"…..??

[Aside: sorry for the light blogging; busy with work, trips, etc.]