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Title: THIS Is The New Tone?
Post by: TheSarge on November 07, 2008, 04:02:10 PM
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 the most recently deceased.
"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.

He was responding to a question, from the Chicago Sun-Times' Lynn Sweet, about whether he'd spoken to all of the "living" former presidents.

He was apparently referring to the reports in the 1980s that Nancy Reagan consulted an astrologer while in the White House. Mary Todd Lincoln, however, reportedly held actual séances.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1108/Obama_has_spoken_only_to_living_presidents.html
 
:bird: And the horse you rode in on!




Who Got To Ask Questions At The Obama Presser?
In order:

Nedra Pickler (AP), Lee Cowan (NBC), Jake Tapper (ABC), Chip Reid (CBS), Karen Bohan (Reuters), John McCormick (Chicago Tribune), Lynn Sweet (Chicago Sun-Times), Candy Crowley (CNN), Jeff Zeleny (New York Times).

Which network didn't get a question? Fox News.

http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/television/who_got_to_ask_questions_at_the_obama_presser_100032.asp


Title: Re: THIS Is The New Tone?
Post by: miskie on November 07, 2008, 04:05:44 PM
Awesome. May all those 'cowboy mentality' and "arrogance" insults all of you libtards flung at Bush come back to bite you in the ass.

I can think of no President ever that has ever made such an inappropriate comment - and at his first presser no less!
Title: Re: THIS Is The New Tone?
Post by: jendf on November 07, 2008, 05:16:03 PM
Pull up a stool and grab a pint. We're all going to be alcoholics by 2012.
Title: Re: THIS Is The New Tone?
Post by: Willow on November 07, 2008, 05:55:48 PM
Take a good long look at the podium folks  Who the hell ever had a sign that said "Office of President-Elect"???   :rotf: :rotf: :rotf:
Title: Re: THIS Is The New Tone?
Post by: Chris on November 07, 2008, 06:17:23 PM
Who Got To Ask Questions At The Obama Presser?
In order:

Nedra Pickler (AP), Lee Cowan (NBC), Jake Tapper (ABC), Chip Reid (CBS), Karen Bohan (Reuters), John McCormick (Chicago Tribune), Lynn Sweet (Chicago Sun-Times), Candy Crowley (CNN), Jeff Zeleny (New York Times).

Which network didn't get a question? Fox News.

http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/television/who_got_to_ask_questions_at_the_obama_presser_100032.asp

Makes this retarded-assed headline from the Politico even funnier:

Obama press corps likely more diverse (http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1108/15366.html)
Title: Re: THIS Is The New Tone?
Post by: Jim on November 07, 2008, 06:48:09 PM
you only get one chance to make a first impression.

barry's  ?

juvenile
narcissistic
WAY over his head and knowing it

the real leaders in the world are going to play this ninny like a fiddle.

Title: Re: THIS Is The New Tone?
Post by: TheSarge on November 07, 2008, 06:50:24 PM
you only get one chance to make a first impression.

barry's  ?

juvenile
narcissistic
WAY over his head and knowing it

the real leaders in the world are going to play this ninny like a fiddle.



Why do you think they are all happy he got elected?  It's been 9 years since they've had a U.S. President they could dupe.
Title: Re: THIS Is The New Tone?
Post by: Jim on November 07, 2008, 07:05:27 PM
Why do you think they are all happy he got elected?  It's been 9 years since they've had a U.S. President they could dupe.



no shit.  but Clinton was not THIS stupid.  have to go back to Carter for these depths and even HE was not this stupid.  the White House is no place to play the affirmative action game.
Title: Re: THIS Is The New Tone?
Post by: Miss Mia on November 07, 2008, 07:06:24 PM
Quote
Obama Apologizes for ‘Seances’ Remark (http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/07/about-those-seances/)

Updated | 7:20 p.m. President-elect Barack Obama Obama called Mrs. Reagan tonight, reports our colleague Jeff Zeleny, who passed along this statement from the transition team:

“President-elect Barack Obama called Nancy Reagan today to apologize for the careless and off-handed remark he made during today’s press conference. The President-elect expressed his admiration and affection for Mrs. Reagan that so many Americans share and they had a warm conversation,” said Stephanie Cutter, transition team spokeswoman.

One of the odder moments in President-elect Obama’s first news conference on Friday came when he was asked whether he had spoken to any “living ex-presidents” to prepare himself for the job.

“In terms of speaking to former presidents, I’ve spoken to all of them that are living,’’ Mr. Obama said, before zeroing in on that fact that he had been asked whether he had spoken to living people. “Obviously, President Clinton — I didn’t want to get into a Nancy Reagan thing about, you know, doing any séances.’’

Mrs. Reagan was famous for consulting an astrologer, Joan Quigley, while in the White House. Ms. Quigley declined comment on the president-elect’s remarks, said her sister, Ruth, who added, “My sister is not a medium; she’s an astrologer.’’

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Title: Re: THIS Is The New Tone?
Post by: TheSarge on November 07, 2008, 07:08:27 PM
Too late for The Rookie to apologize.  The Genie is out of the bottle.

He's signaled wayyyyyyyyyyyy to early his true intentions and feelings about America and the 56 million who did NOT vote for him.
Title: Re: THIS Is The New Tone?
Post by: Jim on November 07, 2008, 07:09:14 PM

blah


no do overs in your job Bar

try telling people that Vlad Putin wears braziers in jest and see how hard the SS has to work to keep your ass alive.

what a pathetic boob
Title: Re: THIS Is The New Tone?
Post by: miskie on November 07, 2008, 07:10:32 PM
Too late for The Rookie to apologize.  The Genie is out of the bottle.

He's signaled wayyyyyyyyyyyy to early his true intentions and feelings about America and the 56 million who did NOT vote for him.

The next four years are going to suck - except for the comedy gold The One will bring us
Title: Re: THIS Is The New Tone?
Post by: Woody on November 08, 2008, 12:32:58 AM

try telling people that Vlad Putin wears braziers in jest and see how hard the SS has to work to keep your ass alive.


Did you really mean braziers?

(http://homepage.eircom.net/~ybc/Brazier1-max.jpg)

Or brassieres?

(http://www.hbiz.com.sg/html/eProduct/Images/%7B38B9FC6A-F608-4318-9135-0D5F15A29210%7D_UltraMyPostureBrassiere.jpg)

 :p
Title: Re: THIS Is The New Tone?
Post by: NHSparky on November 08, 2008, 11:58:59 AM
Pull up a stool and grab a pint. We're all going to be alcoholics by 2012.

Actually, I'll make everyone on here a deal.  Everytime Obama or one of his cabinet refers to a problem as something left over from the Bush administration, take a drink.  I guarantee we'll sober up sometime in 2013.
Title: Re: THIS Is The New Tone?
Post by: AllosaursRus on November 08, 2008, 12:31:27 PM
Pull up a stool and grab a pint. We're all going to be alcoholics by 2012.

Too late! I've already beat y'all to it in the primaries!