November 07, 2008
Categories: Barack Obama
Obama apologizes to Nancy Reagan for ‘careless’ joke
President-elect Barack Obama called Nancy Reagan this afternoon to apologize for a joke about her having heald “séances” in the White House, an Obama aide said.
“President-elect Barack Obama called Nancy Reagan today to apologize for the careless and off handed remark he made during today’s press conference,” said transition spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter. “The President-elect expressed his admiration and affection for Mrs. Reagan that so many Americans share and they had a warm conversation.”
Obama was asked at his press conference today if he’d spoken to all the Presidents.
“I have spoken to all of them who are living,” he responded. “I didn’t want to get into a Nancy Reagan thing about doing any séances.”
He was apparently confusing stories about Reagan’s consulting with an astrologer with those about other First Ladies — from Mary Todd Lincoln to Hillary Clinton — who tried to make contact with other figures from the past.
Yeah that’s what I thought.
Oh wait! Hillary also held seances?
I know MTL did at the Whitehouse, but did Hillary?
He made a mistake when he said “who are living” and realized it as soon as he said it. He then tried to make a joke instead of admitting he screwed up. His first “press conference” and, without a teleprompter and David Axlerod’s and Bill Ayres’ hand up his butt, he said something stupid.
I will give him credit for fast thinking except he had the wrong first lady.