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Ben Smith's Blog —
A Republican aide points out that when President Obama talked about working "closely" with congressional leaders of both parties, he basically demonstrated the opposite, botching the name of the ranking Republican on the House Financial Services Committee.
"We’ve worked closely with leaders in the Senate and the House, including not only Barney [Frank], but also Senators Chris Dodd and Richard Shelby and Barney is already working with his counterpart, Sheldon Bachus," Obama said.
The name is Spencer.
Bachus's was the only name that wasn't mentioned in Obama's ...
President Obama is 'Working Closely' with 'Sheldon' Bachus
The New Editor —
Apparently, President Obama is working so 'closely' with Republicans he forgets their names.
Mr. President, it's Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-AL), not Sheldon. (via Politico's Ben Smith)
Say My Name, Say My Name...
Weekly Standard Blog —
A GOP aide emails:
During his remarks this afternoon, President Obama seeking to stress bipartisanship, noted that his Administration was working “closely” with leaders in the House and Senate. Apparently not closely enough, since the President went off script and referred to Congressman Spencer Bachus – the Ranking Republican on the House Financial Services Committee – as “Sheldon.”
Indeed, as Obama said today: “We’ve worked closely with leaders in the Senate and the House, including not only Barney [Frank], but also Senators Chris Dodd and Richard Shelby and Barney is already working with his counterpart, ...
Obamateurism of the Day
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Obamateurism of the Day posted at 8:05 am on September 17, 2009 by Ed Morrissey Share on Facebook | printer-friendly How do you build a little bipartisan cred when you’re a President that has a radical agenda, and people have begun noticing it? The first option is to get on TV and start talking about all of the many people in the other party with whom you’re working, to impress the media and the voters with your commitment to reaching across the aisle. But there is a catch — you have to actually know their names : We’ve worked closely with leaders in the Senate and the House, including not only Barney [Frank], but also Senators Chris Dodd ...
