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themoderatevoice.com - 11/8/2008
Get A Life
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During his press conference today, President Elect Barack Obama made a joke about only talking to living Presidents that mentioned Nancy Reagan, who talked to astrologers. You can watch it here. Today, those who are not hardcore partisans looking to leap at any opportunity to express outrage ...
politico.com - 11/8/2008
Obama apologizes to Nancy Reagan for 'careless' joke
— politico.com — President-elect Barack Obama called Nancy Reagan this afternoon to apologize for a joke about her having heald... "séances" in the White House, an Obama aide said. “President-elect Barack Obama called Nancy Reagan today to ... (more) Obama apologizes to Nancy Reagan for 'careless' joke

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powerlineblog.com - 11/10/2008
The Importance of Being Careful
— powerlineblog.com — The only news Barack Obama made in his first post-election press conference was when, in a classless... moment, he falsely ridiculed Nancy Reagan for holding "seances" in the White House. He was then compelled to call her to apologize for what he termed ... (more) The Importance of Being Careful

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Memo to Whining Infants on the Right: GROW UP
Comments from Left Field — ... Or, as Joe Gandelman put it, Get A Life. He took the words right out of my mouth: ...

Obama’s Disastrous Gaffe-Laden Press Conference
Jon Swift — ... in the days after the election, immediately pounced on Obama’s ill-chosen remarks, which threaten to derail his presidency before it even begins. ...

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