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Obama Uses Press Conf To Mock 87-Yr. Old Widow
NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

Posted on 11/07/2008 2:59:51 PM PST by governsleastgovernsbest

Say what you will about President George W. Bush, but I don't recall him ever mocking an elderly widow in his pronouncements. But Barack Obama couldn't get through his first press conference as president-elect without doing just that.

Answering a question from Lynn Sweet of the Chicago Sun-Times as to the presidents he has consulted during the transition, Obama took a gratuitous jab at Nancy Reagan.

BARACK OBAMA: In terms of speaking to former presidents, I've spoken to all of them that are living, obviously President Clinton--I didn't want to get into a Nancy Reagan thing about, you know, doing any séances.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: barackobama; bho2008; hillaryclinton; kook; lynnsweet; nancyreagan
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To: shadeaud
Since he wants to learn from former presidents perhaps Obama could follow the William Henry Harrison example at his inauguration.

Just some light hearted humor. < /s>

61 posted on 11/07/2008 3:57:06 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (Faith Manages)
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To: xc1427

LOL!! He sounds like a high school jock that thinks he’s cool. We laugh but it’s not really funny. He hasn’t the maturity to govern. When an enemy gets tough, he’ll wet himself.


62 posted on 11/07/2008 3:57:27 PM PST by DJ MacWoW (Make yourselves sheep and the wolves will eat you. Ben Franklin)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Guess the O’s grandmother didn’t teach him much in the way of manners.

Kalee’s Grandmother always said, “Breeding will out.”


63 posted on 11/07/2008 4:01:06 PM PST by kalee
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To: mel

I loved those too. I also loved watching Bones. And Mike Holmes. That guy is a wonder on Holmes on Homes. But I read and FReep and talk to the family a lot.


64 posted on 11/07/2008 4:01:15 PM PST by DJ MacWoW (Make yourselves sheep and the wolves will eat you. Ben Franklin)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Just heard Krauthammer’s take on the comment. He says how smart 0bama is.
0bama body snatched another commentator :(


65 posted on 11/07/2008 4:02:15 PM PST by 668 - Neighbor of the Beast (Close the colleges and don't feed the public schools.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

classless pr*k, hope he never makes it to get sworn in.


66 posted on 11/07/2008 4:03:51 PM PST by bfree (SS)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

I heard the whole press conference, if one can call it that. When asked about consulting with former presidents, the boy-king got a little confused with the living and the dead, and so brought up Nancy, as a sophomoric lefty is wont. That was the only place his neurons could take him.

The Press Corps is now facing a president-elect even more stupid than them. Delicious irony.


67 posted on 11/07/2008 4:06:42 PM PST by Bars4Bill
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
It was Hillary that was channeling Eleanore Roosevelt. Nancy did have contact with a Psychic. But it wasn't a seance. Not like Channeling someone.
68 posted on 11/07/2008 4:07:24 PM PST by cruise_missile (''Edward - Jones:High commissions for lousy investment advice! Making cents out of $.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

This piece of shit makes Clinton and Carter look good! At least they made an effort to hide their racism and stupidity.

I see the “n” word making a come back.


69 posted on 11/07/2008 4:14:59 PM PST by Eaker (Dutch expression "You can give a monkey a gold ring, but it stays an ugly thing." - EscapedDutch)
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To: PLMerite
Don’t they cut something off in Islam for doing stuff like that?

ROFLMAO

70 posted on 11/07/2008 4:36:56 PM PST by Misschuck
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
watch this teacher bully a little girl whose father is in the militaray:

http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2008/11/todays-video-te.html

these people are tyrants

71 posted on 11/07/2008 4:43:31 PM PST by EverOnward
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I thought that somehow, after the battles I fought from here at FR against Clinton for 8 years... And then against the traitors who worked against the US from within since 9-11...

That I was done.

Well I’ll tell you something, you little cellophane-suited amateur.

You ain’t seen nothing.


72 posted on 11/07/2008 4:46:55 PM PST by IncPen (Pitchforks and torches.)
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To: 668 - Neighbor of the Beast

Charles has proved he has lost his intellect.

When uh, uhms, and duhs, impress a man, you know he has lost brain cells.

Barry was a joke today. The only time he made any sense was talking about dogs or school.


73 posted on 11/07/2008 4:48:28 PM PST by dforest (Is there any good idea out there that Obama doesn't lay claim to anymore?)
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To: queenkathy

I had not thought of that, qk! I can just see “Ronnie” in his chambray shirt, jeans and cowboy hat opening a can of whoop ass on old osama’s butt!!!!!!!!!!


74 posted on 11/07/2008 4:48:40 PM PST by LakeLady (I am a Female Alpha Dog Activist!! I hunt & tree demonRATS! THEN I bite!)
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To: DJ MacWoW

He’ll need to depend on Depends!!! Depend on Depends...should be the new Democrats’ mantra.


75 posted on 11/07/2008 4:49:29 PM PST by xc1427 (It's better to die on your feet than to live on your knees...Midnight Oil (Power and the Passion))
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To: xc1427

Junior will need a lot of them. He should buy stock. Other nations know he’s weak. They’ll push him just to see if he really uses Depends. ;-)


76 posted on 11/07/2008 5:05:55 PM PST by DJ MacWoW (Make yourselves sheep and the wolves will eat you. Ben Franklin)
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To: anniegetyourgun

This is really sad.


77 posted on 11/07/2008 5:54:08 PM PST by Evil Slayer (Sarah Palin reminds me of the story about David and Goliath)
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To: linn37
...and the press just laughs along as he makes a gaffe about the wrong first lady.

The press is part of the government now...

78 posted on 11/07/2008 6:11:42 PM PST by an amused spectator (I am Joe, too - I'm talkin' to you, VBM: The Volkischer Beobachter Media)
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To: DJ MacWoW
Finally unplugged TV last winter.

Ain't it great?

79 posted on 11/07/2008 6:13:05 PM PST by an amused spectator (I am Joe, too - I'm talkin' to you, VBM: The Volkischer Beobachter Media)
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To: an amused spectator

Yes it is. My time is mine and I’m not stewing because I’m missing my program. It wasn’t important to begin with. But you don’t know that until you pull the plug. Has that been your experience too?


80 posted on 11/07/2008 7:00:20 PM PST by DJ MacWoW (Make yourselves sheep and the wolves will eat you. Ben Franklin)
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