Obama's Press Conference was fine, except for a couple of things. When he was asked which of the former Presidents he had consulted with, he answered, "All of them." Then he clarified:
"I have spoken to all of them who are living. I didn’t want to get into a Nancy Reagan thing about doing any séances."
That is going to be seen as a cheap shot. (I'm having a hard time figuring out how it was not.) What was the point of insulting Nancy Reagan? That's sure not a way of getting the Republicans to want to get along with him.
Also, I understood the intended humor of his calling himself a mutt, but that also made me uncomfortable. It was appropriate for the question, but not for the setting.
Oh, well.
Update:
WASHINGTON — President-elect Obama called Nancy Reagan on Friday to apologize for joking that she held seances in the White House.
At a news conference in Chicago, Obama said he had spoken with all the living presidents as he prepares to take office in January. Then he smiled and said, "I didn't want to get into a Nancy Reagan thing about doing any seances."
The 87-year-old former first lady had consulted with astrologers during her husband's presidency. But she did not hold conversations with the dead.
Obama spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter said the president-elect later called Mrs. Reagan "to apologize for the careless and offhanded remark." She said Obama "expressed his admiration and affection for Mrs. Reagan that so many Americans share, and they had a warm conversation."
I feel better, now.
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