In the midst of the first Barack Obama press conference after the election, Obama managed to roll out a goofy sign for a governmental office that does not exist and to insult former First Lady Nancy Reagan.
When asked if he has spoken to former Presidents, Obama stated that he had spoken to all of those who were living. After a pause, he said he made that distinction because he didn’t want to get into any Nancy Reagan seance situations (updated with video at end of post).
Because it’s a riot to mock elderly widows while standing behind a sign that looks like it was printed at the Kinkos on Hubris Avenue.
Updated to also reflect that Nancy Reagan was reported to have had an astrologer come to the White House, never to have had seances. Mary Todd Lincoln was the one reported to have had seances. So Obama’s crack was not only ignorant in tone but also ignorant of fact.
Maybe he was thinking of Hillary Clinton’s two-way conversations with Eleanor Roosevelt.
Unbelievable softball questions.
Stock market tanked by 100 points while he was speaking.
On the Hope / Change / New Tone in Washington front, guess what news organization didn’t get a question at the event. Here are the questioners 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).
Hey, youth vote. Like most of the decisions made by the young that are not quite thought-out, your decision to vote for Dear Leader Barack Obama comes with unintended consequences. The first consequence of this bad decision: 50 hours a year if you’re in middle or high school and 100 hours a year if you’re in college.
