Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Obama Snubs Mrs. Reagan

From Caitlin Millat at NBC:
Nancy Reagan told Vanity Fair that Obama missed an opportunity when she wasn't invited to a March ceremony where Obama said he'd allow comprehensive stem-cell research -- but that the commander in chief later apologized for the oversight. “I would have gone, and you know I don’t like to travel,” said Reagan, 87, a well-known stem-cell advocate. “Politically it would have been a good thing for him to do." "Oh, well, nobody’s perfect," she said. It isn't the first time Obama's insulted the former first lady -- he cracked a joke in November 2008 about Reagan's reported consultations with astrologers during her time in the White House. "I didn't want to get into a Nancy Reagan thing about, you know, doing any séances," Obama joked on November 7 at a press conference. Obama later apologized for his "careless and off-handed remark."
Even at her advanced age, Nancy Reagan remains a formidable presence. Nancy knows. And Nancy remembers. And Nancy enjoys the affection and admiration of the American people.
But none of that seems to matter very much to Dear Leader.

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