Obama and corpse queen in dustup with Polish TV
Obama goes out with his daughter trick or treating and a bus full of supposed adults (aka, the press) goes bananas. The full pool report, which, intentionally or not, is a parody of the genre of authoratative, Joe Friday pool reports:
"Chicago pool report
"Barack Obama became annoyed Friday afternoon when journalists got too close while Obama was out walking to a Halloween party with daughter Sasha. 'All right guys. That's enough. You've got a shot. Leave us alone. Come on guys. Get back on the bus,' Obama said, looking very annoyed.
With that, Obama, holding Sasha's hand, broke into a run, heading east on 50th, turning north on Woodlawn, still in a trot. He was en route to a Halloween party at the home of Marty Nesbitt, his close friend who is the treasurer of the Obama presidential campaign.
Here's the chronology of the small dustup:
The pool arrived at the corner of 50th and Greenwood at 4:11 p.m. Chicago time from Midway Airport. This holding spot was at the north end of the leafy Obama block, where the trees are just starting to turn colors.
Streams of costumed trick-or-treaters were about; those who ventured were allowed past the barricade on the Obama corner but did not get past the second barricade closer to the house.
There was a bit of a commotion surrounding the surprise walk. At 5:13 p.m. the pool reboarded the bus, told that he was heading to the barber. A few moments after the pool bus started west on 50th, Katie Lillie got word from the agent on board that Obama was taking a walk. With that surprise, the bus quickly drove around the block in order for the pool to catch up with Obama.
Back at 50th and Greenwood, the pool dashed off the bus to see Obama heading south on the east side of Greenwood, strolling hand-in-hand with Sasha. Obama was wearing sunglasses, dark slacks, a dark jacket partly unzipped to show a white shirt, no tie. Sasha was wearing a white cape and what appeared to be a black leotard. This costume had been described previously as a “corpse queen.”
The dustup occurred on 50th, when journalists got too close. A member of a Polish TV crew......
......did not seem to understand English, and it was at that point that Obama removed his sunglasses to make himself clear. The pool retreated a few paces, as did the Polish crew. A few moments later, Obama broke into a run with Sasha at his side. He bounded east on 50th, turning north on Woodlawn, still in a trot.
Update:
Obama made his comments to the Obama press pool caught on a boom
microphone as he was walking with his daughter on Greenwood and not to the Polish
crew.
"All right guys. That's enough. You've got a shot. Leave us alone. Come
on guys. Get back on the bus," Obama said
A few moments later, on 50th St., the Polish crew got too close and that's when Obama stopped, looked very annoyed and the Obama pool retreated as he broke into a run. The Polish crew was not part of the Obama press crew.
Update:
Obama boarded a bus en route from his home to Indiana at 7:27 pm.
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Comments (5)
It seems Big Brother Obama has a temper and can get upsaet, so he is not Mr. Cool.
VJ Machiavelli
http://www.vjmachiavelli.blogspot.com
do you think John Riley's going to add the link about Obama's aunt being in this country illegally? Trick or treat by the AP, putting the story up late Friday night.
It's nice to see a parent protect their kids and not use them as props like Palin uses her little baby. He stands up to protect his kids. Kids are off limits right???? Maybe Bristol Palin should be followed.
if Obama didn't want to use his kid as a prop he should have gotten a ride to the party. Did you see the police in the background. they stopped traffic for his stroll. talk about an ego. This walk wasn't about quality time with his daughter. He used the press, and now that he is the likely winner, will distance himself from them. This was the first step.
The police were there because he has a security detail in his neighborhood now. The article stated that there were two barricades one on the street and one closer to the Obama house. Considering the threats that he has received throughout his campaign, it would be insane NOT to have a security detail in his neighborhood and especially on Halloween.