Posted on 03/20/2009 11:40:43 AM PDT by Dr. Scarpetta
It's not exactly a revolutionary act but President Barack Obama has certainly put a few noses out of joint by deciding to shun - gasp - the Gridiron Club at this year's annual dinner.
For those not in the know, the white tie Gridiron dinner the most exclusive ticket in town as Washington's elite journalists gather to entertain, schmooze and gently rib their sources.
At first it was intimated that he was going to be in Chicago for spring break with his wife and daughters, but then it emerged he would be at Camp David. That's the presidential retreat in Maryland. A 20-minute helicopter ride away.
So what to make of this? Not much, possibly. On one level, it indicates where Obama's priorities lie. These are very serious times and the idea of dressing up in tails and listening to reporters' skits probably didn't really appeal.
But I wonder if this will be something that will return to haunt him? Already, such establishment mainstays as Howard Fineman and Robert Samuelson have been expressing a hitherto absent level of scepticism about "the One".
Far be from me to suggest that Washington journalists might be petty and vindictive but perhaps there might eventually be some payback for Obama's turning down the Gridiron invitation and sending Vice President Joe Biden instead.
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Can you imagine the headlines if Pres. Bush had blown off the Gridiron dinner...
Obama won’t hang out in with a bunch of journalists!
He is very guarded and cannot take the chance that one of them will realize the emperor has no clothes!
Class and honor...
I spoke to a woman tonight who thinks he's just fine. Reminded me of the mainstream media...
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