{"id":13618,"date":"2008-11-07T19:15:25","date_gmt":"2008-11-08T01:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/proteinwisdom.com\/?p=13618"},"modified":"2008-11-07T19:15:25","modified_gmt":"2008-11-08T01:15:25","slug":"a-good-man-is-hard-to-find-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proteinwisdom.com\/?p=13618","title":{"rendered":"A Good Man is Hard to Find"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the LAT blog<\/a>:<\/p>\n

In a hasty and wise bit of damage control, President-elect Barack Obama quickly telephoned former First Lady Nancy Reagan this afternoon to apologize for “a careless and offhanded remark” he made about her this morning during his first post-election news conference.<\/p>\n

Obama was asked how he was preparing to take over the White House, what books he’s reading, if he’d talked to any ex-presidents. He replied:<\/p>\n

\"In terms of speaking to former presidents, I've spoken to all of them that are living. Obviously, President Clinton -- I didn't want to get into a Nancy Reagan thing about, you know, doing any seances.\"<\/tt><\/p>\n

The passing reference to the former First Lady’s alleged interest in horoscopes struck some observers as a gratuitous slap at an old lady at a time Obama was trying to set a positive, professed bipartisan tone for his transition.<\/p>\n

The Obama press office received numerous inquiries for explanation and reaction. And this afternoon it issued the following statement:<\/p>\n

President-elect Barack Obama called Nancy Reagan today to apologize for the careless and off-handed remark he made during today\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s press conference.<\/p>\n

The President-elect expressed his admiration and affection for Mrs. Reagan that so many Americans share and they had a warm conversation,\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c2\u009d said President-elect Obama Transition Team Spokesperson Stephanie Cutter.<\/tt><\/p>\n

A complete transcript — and full video — of Obama’s first news conference as president-elect is available here.<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And here I thought Obama was part of the hip, new agey scene so many of his supporters have embraced<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Turns out he’s just another bigoted godbotherer who sneers at alternative belief systems. Bill Maher will be terribly disappointed<\/a>, I bet.<\/p>\n

But hey — at least he was cagey enough to realize he’d better hold off on such dismissiveness and metaphysical snobbery (ostensibly directed at a conservative icon, but just as easily directed at Hillary, Shirley MaClaine, and half of the Hollywood divas who make up his creepy virility cult) until after he’s sworn in.<\/p>\n

Plus, it probably doesn’t look good that a man who can’t afford to get his aunt off the dole — or send his impoverished half brother $50 a month (which, let’s face it, would likely make him a king in his village) — should take potshots at a woman and former First Lady who stayed with and cared for a husband who suffered from one of the most horrific diseases imaginable.<\/p>\n

He should save that kind of talk for the salons with Ayers and the gang, where one can puff on forbidden cigarettes and laugh knowingly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From the LAT blog: In a hasty and wise bit of damage control, President-elect Barack Obama quickly telephoned former First Lady Nancy Reagan this afternoon to apologize for “a careless and offhanded remark” he made about her this morning during his first post-election news conference. Obama was asked how he was preparing to take over the White House, what books he’s reading, if he’d talked to any ex-presidents. He replied:<\/p>\n

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