From yesterday's post-guv meeting pool report:
Asked about future cabinet selections he pantomimed a zipped lip.
As Emanuel came back, introducing himself as "Rahm," Obama laughed.
"My minder here is getting nervous," he said, snacking on a handful of nuts.
As Emanuel came back, introducing himself as "Rahm," Obama laughed.
"My minder here is getting nervous," he said, snacking on a handful of nuts.
Weirdly, "snacking on nuts" -- say, reporters' -- is exactly what Rahm does in this situation.
From:
Christina Bellantoni
To: Ben Finkenbinder
Sent: Tue Dec 02 12:22:11 2008
Subject: Pool report 4 - leaving Philly
Christina Bellantoni
White House correspondent
The Washington Times
To: Ben Finkenbinder
Sent: Tue Dec 02 12:22:11 2008
Subject: Pool report 4 - leaving Philly
News: POTUS-elect came back for about 3 minutes to say hi to press and meet new travelers.
Also, Chief of Staff-elect Rahm Emanuel will be giving a readout of the rest of the meeting on
Pool left NGA meeting around 10:45 or 11 am.
At 11:58 am motorcade departed for the airport, passing dozens of people gathered on the streets to cheer.
Obama boarded plane at 12:11 pm.
At 12:15 he came back, saying hello to the regular press he knew and meeting people on his plane for the first time.
He got some congratulations and then said the following.
"Kind of like old times but not really," he said. "It doesn't have that breathless pace ... just one city a day!"
Asked about future cabinet selections he pantomimed a zipped lip.
As Emanuel came back, introducing himself as "Rahm," Obama laughed.
"My minder here is getting nervous," he said, snacking on a handful of nuts.
Also, Chief of Staff-elect Rahm Emanuel will be giving a readout of the rest of the meeting on
Pool left NGA meeting around 10:45 or 11 am.
At 11:58 am motorcade departed for the airport, passing dozens of people gathered on the streets to cheer.
Obama boarded plane at 12:11 pm.
At 12:15 he came back, saying hello to the regular press he knew and meeting people on his plane for the first time.
He got some congratulations and then said the following.
"Kind of like old times but not really," he said. "It doesn't have that breathless pace ... just one city a day!"
Asked about future cabinet selections he pantomimed a zipped lip.
As Emanuel came back, introducing himself as "Rahm," Obama laughed.
"My minder here is getting nervous," he said, snacking on a handful of nuts.
Christina Bellantoni
White House correspondent
The Washington Times
