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Former aide: Obama played cards during bin Laden raid
Daily Caller ^ | August 14, 2013 | Jamie Weinstein

Posted on 08/15/2013 1:59:10 AM PDT by grundle

Despite the picture the White House released showing President Obama intently watching the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, his former “body man” says the president spent most of the raid playing a card game.

“Most people were like down in the Situation Room and [the president] was like, ‘I’m not going to be down there, I can’t watch this entire thing.’ So he, myself, Pete Souza, the White House photographer, Marvin [Nicholson], we must have played 15 games of spades,” former Obama aide Reggie Love said at an event in Los Angeles sponsored by The Artists & Athletes Alliance in July.

Love, who played college basketball and football at Duke University, left the White House in 2011 to attend business school.

After the May 1, 2011 raid that killed Osama bin Laden, the White House released a photo of the president looking serious in the Situation Room surrounded by his national security team as the raid was ongoing.

No photo has yet been released of President Obama playing cards during the raid.

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To: Conspiracy Guy
" we must have played 15 games of spades,” said Reggie Love.

August 15, 2013

ALSO BENGHAZI PROBABLY TOO 2:06 pm August 14, 2013 Reggie Love Spills The Beans: Obama Played ‘Spades’ While Singlehandedly Not-Murdering Osama Bin Laden

21 posted on 08/15/2013 6:54:39 AM PDT by KeyLargo
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To: NautiNurse

Strip go fish.


22 posted on 08/15/2013 10:29:34 AM PDT by Conspiracy Guy (To stay calm during these tumultuous times, I take Damitol. Ask your Doctor if it's right for you.)
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To: grundle

CNN is showing Reggie’s interview. They even said he’s been Obama’s constant companion since he was elected. Does CNN have a “satire” segment?


23 posted on 08/15/2013 10:44:29 AM PDT by VerySadAmerican (When you vote for evil because you can't see evil, you ARE evil.)
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To: wayoverontheright

Nope. You missed one, and it’s the one I would bet on. The operation probably took a fair amount of time, and Zero doesn’t have the attention span to watch for that long. That’s why he said, “I can’t watch this entire thing.” That was not a reference to the content but to the duration.

An adult would not have considered it a long time for something so important, but Zero is not an adult. He has the maturity of a ten year old.


24 posted on 08/15/2013 7:32:53 PM PDT by Steve0113 (I miss having a president who loves this country.)
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They even said he’s been Obama’s constant companion since he was elected.

I wonder how many rules the Secret Service has had to abandon to accomodate Zero's predilections. He seems to have a lot of habits that other presidents weren't allowed to have for security reasons.

25 posted on 08/15/2013 7:42:29 PM PDT by Steve0113 (I miss having a president who loves this country.)
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