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Comedy gold: Thinking it’s a prank, GOP rep hangs up on Obama — twice
hotair.com - 12/4/2008
Comedy gold: Thinking it’s a prank, GOP rep hangs up on Obama — twice
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Then Rahm called her. [...] Read the rest »
althouse.blogspot.com - 12/4/2008
Hip to prank calls, Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen hangs up on Barack Obama twice.
— althouse.blogspot.com — Good for her! You can't just call people and say you're Barack Obama, even if you're Barack... Obama. It was only a few weeks ago that everyone was laughing at Sarah Palin for talking to a Nicholas Sarkozy impersonator -- and here 's that Slate ... (more) Hip to prank calls, Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen ...

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Weekly Standard Blog — Jeb! to the Senate? GM wants an $18 billion bailout; Republican senator Bob Bennett says the bailout probably won't happen. Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen hangs up on Barack Obama (and Rahm Emanuel). D.C. bars will stay open until 5 a.m. during Inauguration week. Chicago will only plow snow off side streets during "weekday union business hours" to save money this winter. ...

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