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[The Coach]

 



Obama Takes Swipe at Nancy Reagan

Friday, November 7, 2008 3:49 PM

By: Phil Brennan and Kenneth D. Williams  Article Font Size   
 



President-elect Barack Obama asked Americans at his first news conference to end partisan bickering and "politics," but he used his forum to take a swipe at former First Lady Nancy Reagan.

The not-so-kind comment was made after Obama was asked how he was preparing for the job of president.

"Have you spoken to any living ex-presidents," one reporter asked. "I was wondering what books you might be reading, everyone wants to know what kind of dog are you going to buy for your girls, and have you decided on a private or public school for your daughters?”

Obama responded: “Hey, I didn’t want to get into a Nancy Reagan thing about doing any séances . . . "

The remark garnered a laugh from the press, though the statement was not true.

In fact, it was First Lady Hillary Clinton who admitted to having at least one séance in the White House residence in which she and a small circle of friends summoned the spirit of Eleanor Roosevelt.

Nancy Reagan had consulted an astrologer during her White House years. Mrs. Reagan said she did so after her husband was shot almost fatally in 1981. She said she feared for his life and thought the astrological information might help protect him.

Mrs. Reagan has not responded to Obama's swipe. The former first lady was hospitalized last month after sustaining a fractured pelvis.

Late Friday, news reports indicated that Obama had called Mrs. Reagan to apologize for his remarks about her.






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[drkaje]

Does it still hurt, Coach?

[Hugo Chavez]

Obama apologizes to Nancy Reagan for seance remark
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081108/ap_on_el_pr/obama_seances

[The Coach]

Obama apologizes to Nancy Reagan for seance remark
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081108/ap_on_el_pr/obama_seances

Shouldn't have said it in the first place. Harvard doesn't = commonsense

[Purge_WTF]

Shouldn't have said it in the first place. Harvard doesn't = commonsense

  Apparently a steady diet of Oxycontin doesn't either.

[Hedgehog]

Harvard doesn't = commonsense

Explain to me what you think is wrong with what is considered the highest ranked learning institution in the world, Harvard?

[Hugo Chavez]

Shouldn't have said it in the first place. Harvard doesn't = commonsense

I agree but at least he appologized. 

Yale = Psychotards.

[Straw Man]

Obama Takes Swipe at Nancy Reagan


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lol - I watched the press conference today and I was wondering how long it would take for Republicans to feign insult over that reference to Nancy Reagan

[Hedgehog]

I agree but at least he appologized. 

Yale = Psychotards.

Nice to see you and Coach join forces, fighting the 'elitism'.
It's scary to see such blatant display of antiintellectualism.
Good reminder that it can be found in both the left and right camp I guess .

[Hedgehog]

lol - I watched the press conference today and I was wondering how long it would take for Republicans to feign insult over that reference to Nancy Reagan

What surprises me is that a claimed Christian like Coach doesn't praise Obama for positioning himself away from Nancy and her false idolatry. 

[Dan-O]

Nice to see you and Coach join forces, fighting the 'elitism'.
It's scary to see such blatant display of antiintellectualism.
Good reminder that it can be found in both the left and right camp I guess .

Wisdom is the practical, prudent application of one's learning--is it "blatant anti-intellectualism' to point out that an education at an elite school does not necessarily imbue one with boundless, unbridled wisdom?

All an education guarantees is that when you get your degree you'll know stuff.  What you do (or don't do) with that learning is up to you.  And just knowing stuff doesn't necessarily count for shit.

[Hugo Chavez]

Nice to see you and Coach join forces, fighting the 'elitism'.
It's scary to see such blatant display of antiintellectualism.
Good reminder that it can be found in both the left and right camp I guess .

I don't have a problem with institutions like Harvard.  I made my comment because it seems like everytime I wiki for a bio of some public figure I find dangerous or just psycho, Yale pops up. Yale has popped up so many times I've started to really wonder WTF is up with that place.

[Hugo Chavez]

HA!!!!!!!

See, a list of psychos.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Who_are_some_famous_alumni_of_Yale

[Hedgehog]

All an education guarantees is that when you get your degree you'll know stuff.  What you do (or don't do) with that learning is up to you.  And just knowing stuff doesn't necessarily count for shit.

exactly.
So to somehow discredit Obama for going to Harvard doesn't make sense.

It's a very good education and it's in the USA. I think you should be prove of it, if anything.

[tonymctones]

lol - I watched the press conference today and I was wondering how long it would take for Republicans to feign insult over that reference to Nancy Reagan

LOL dude if mccain or palin had said this 240 and the rest of the lefty drones would have started 5 threads about it today...

[Al Doggity]

Most of the Palin threads were about truly crazy and/or stupid shit she did.      McCain got by pretty unscathed. Comparing the multiple threads started  to focus on Palin's multiple and quite staggering fuck ups to some crocodile tears shed over some rather innocuous bullshit is a false comparison.

[Desolate]

B. Hussein had to make a classless joke because he couldn't even remember who the four living presidents were.

Also, he looks like he's aged about five years in three days.

This is a train wreck in the making.

[240 is Back]

has Bush apologized to the families of the 4200 dead soldiers, who suffered for his war for big business?

[Straw Man]

has Bush apologized to the families of the 4200 dead soldiers, who suffered for his war for big business?

yeah - I'm sure all those familes had a great laugh watching that video of Bush pretending to look for WMD's in the oval office.   

HILARIOUS

[240 is Back]

yeah - I'm sure all those familes had a great laugh watching that video of Bush pretending to look for WMD's in the oval office.  

HILARIOUS

Nancy Reagan wasn't offended.  I believe the joke was based upon statements she made about it, correct?

So if YOU are offended, and his widow wasn't.... that makes ya part of the whiny "I'm offended at everything" Hannity Club.

[Straw Man]

Nancy Reagan wasn't offended.  I believe the joke was based upon statements she made about it, correct?

So if YOU are offended, and his widow wasn't.... that makes ya part of the whiny "I'm offended at everything" Hannity Club.

That is a speciality of the paper tigers on the right.  Supposedly they are the "tough guys" yet also the first to cry like little girl with a skinned knee.   

BTW - I really can't think of anything more offensive than Bush joking around about WMD's and if you look at the video you'll see both Repugs and Dems laughing.  Truly disgusting.   

[The Coach]

LOL...Rob and his CT inventions..LOL!

[Decker]

That is a speciality of the paper tigers on the right.  Supposedly they are the "tough guys" yet also the first to cry like little girl with a skinned knee.   

BTW - I really can't think of anything more offensive than Bush joking around about WMD's and if you look at the video you'll see both Repugs and Dems laughing.  Truly disgusting.   

They are always the victims these rightwingers.  The only things keeping them down are a liberal media, liberal academia, and the toothless yet Machiavellian Democrats.

Oh the victimization of these right wing heroes.  Reality conspires against them.

[Grape Ape]

They are always the victims these rightwingers. 

C'mon, Decker.  Over the years, you know the democrats have played the victim card 100x more than the republicans.  They wrote the book on it.

I expect some of the right wing to be oversensitive for awhile,  but they'll get over it. 

  I don't put too much stock in Obama's joke, one because it wasn't that bad, and, two, because I'm positive this is the just the first of many gaffes this man will make when speaking off the cuff.

[240 is Back]

Over the years, you know the democrats have played the victim card 100x more than the republicans.  They wrote the book on it.

I watch tons of right-ring news, and tons of left wing news.

Right-wing are "oh my god I'm so offended" much more.
Left-wing tends to point out embarassing moments of repubs.

But I listen to hannity and rush most days - and they act like a bunch of offended little bitches.  They do.  Every day.  Hannity is offended the most.  Anything that can be interpreted, he is 'hurt' by it.  Grow a set, sean.