A new tone in Washington?

I may not think highly of the man, but I really thought he would be showing a little more class than this! :doh0715:

Obama apologizes to Nancy Reagan for 'careless' joke (http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1108/Obama_apologizes_to_Nancy_Reagan.html)

President-elect Barack Obama called Nancy Reagan this afternoon to apologize for a joke about her having held "séances" in the White House, an Obama aide said.

“President-elect Barack Obama called Nancy Reagan today to apologize for the careless and off handed remark he made during today’s press conference," said transition spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter. "The President-elect expressed his admiration and affection for Mrs. Reagan that so many Americans share and they had a warm conversation."

Obama was asked at his press conference today if he'd spoken to all the "living" presidents.

"I have spoken to all of them who are living," he responded. "I didn’t want to get into a Nancy Reagan thing about doing any séances."

He was apparently confusing stories about Reagan's consulting with an astrologer with those about other First Ladies -- from Mary Todd Lincoln to Hillary Clinton -- who tried to make contact with figures from the past.

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wow not your style, you usually make us read so much but this time you had a video....cool

he doesnt seem like much of a president, but he might shock us yet, bush has made quite a mess for him to clean up and i hope obama dont come out to be another bush

What a great guy! Insulting an 87 year old woman by accusing her of something she never did (but Hillary Clinton did). I'm sorry, I know we are supposed to "give him a chance" and all, but seriously, what a douchebag thing to do.

He was trying to be funny, without his teleprompter.

Obama doesn't have enough experience to be the funny leader of the free world :toothless

He was trying to be funny, without his teleprompter.

Obama doesn't have enough experience even to be the leader of a walmart cashier shift :toothless

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It (further) proves two things:

1. Bush beats the hell out of Obama in the impromptu jokes department
2. Obama's jokes aren't even that funny

Give him a break, John Kerry probably gave him the joke.

What a great guy! Insulting an 87 year old woman by accusing her of something she never did (but Hillary Clinton did). I'm sorry, I know we are supposed to "give him a chance" and all, but seriously, what a douchebag thing to do.

Yeah, it was Hillary who had the seances. Nancy just consulted an astrologer.

Obama without a teleprompter is a bad thing. How many times did I hear (uh). Don't they teach you in speach class to not say it 150 times during a 5 minute speech.

I agree, the joke was classless.

Obama without a teleprompter is a bad thing. How many times did I hear (uh). Don't they teach you in speach class to not say it 150 times during a 5 minute speech.

I don't understand why I keep hearing about what a great orator he is and how he gives such great speeches. Every time I see him he seems to be struggling to find the words to get his point across.:shrug

I don't understand why I keep hearing about what a great orator he is and how he gives such great speeches. Every time I see him he seems to be struggling to find the words to get his point across.:shrug

Ditto. Whenever it isn't scrolling up on a plate of glass in front of him all you get is, "Uh.. uhh...uhh...uhh I uhh.... uhhh... I am uhh... I am Obama uhhh..."

I'm not berating the guy for that reason, but for the love of God if he sucks at speaking without a prepared script then don't claim the guy is a fantastic orator.

Class coming out the ass.

Ditto. Whenever it isn't scrolling up on a plate of glass in front of him all you get is, "Uh.. uhh...uhh...uhh I uhh.... uhhh... I am uhh... I am Obama uhhh..."

I'm not berating the guy for that reason, but for the love of God if he sucks at speaking without a prepared script then don't claim the guy is a fantastic orator.

Yep, I was at a party up at Rutgers a few weeks back, and all of my buddies from high school that have since been turned into blind liberal douches all kept telling me "he'll make a great president because he's such a great communicator" and "he can talk to people". :wacko

I was like... "you guys watch youtube much? there's about a thousand videos of him looking like a freshmen in a public speaking class". "Uh, uh uh um yeah, uh um uh well, uh, uh um."

They all just told me that I'm stupid and I don't know what I'm talking about. :histerica

Of course, it takes a special bunch of people (wacko liberals) to start a conversation like that at a party when I was in the middle of grinding on some chick. Kids were the ultimate cock blocks. :banghead