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November 07, 2008
What A Classy, Inspirational Orator
In his first press conference as President-Elect
Obama says in his first post-election press conference that he's spoken to all the former presidents — Carter, Bush, Clinton, as well as the current Bush — and, looser than he's been in months, dares a joke at the expense of the widow of a deceased one."I have spoken to all of them who are living," he says. "I didn’t want to get into a Nancy Reagan thing about doing any séances," he says.
Nice reaching across the aisle kind of talk.
Hey, I've got some lines for your next presser, you know, just to relax the mood a bit!
"When I see the budget projections I know how Jackie Kennedy's dry cleaner must have felt in Dallas"
or
"The Detroit Automakers' stock has gone down faster than Monica Lewinsky"
always helps to get your point across in that smooth Cicero-like style of yours.
Posted by Mr. Bingley at November 7, 2008 07:04 PM
Comments
Does this count as a "gaffe", or is it just spiritual in nature?
Posted by: The_Real_JeffS at November 7, 2008 07:29 PM
Hey, he threw his Grandmother under the bus, so why not the widow of the most popular President of the last 40 years?
Posted by: Mr. Bingley at November 7, 2008 07:44 PM
Now, now, the man called and apologized.
Posted by: tree hugging sister at November 7, 2008 10:18 PM
Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the show?
Posted by: Dave J at November 7, 2008 10:32 PM
Cripes, this moron doesn't even know that Mary Todd Lincoln was the one who conducted seances, not Nancy Reagan (who consulted astrologers).
Not even President yet and Sultan Obama is screwing up big time.
Posted by: Gunslinger at November 8, 2008 01:36 PM
OT: but I haven't seen anything about Obama's grandmother's funeral. Odd, huh?
Posted by: Retread at November 10, 2008 07:41 AM
Maybe he was afraid that Grandma would show up instead and complain about the view from under the bus.
Posted by: nightfly at November 10, 2008 11:53 AM