Obama Apologizes to Nancy Reagan
November 8th, 2008
During a Chicago news conference Friday, President-elect Barack Obama said he had spoken with allthe living presidents since his election last Tuesday. Then he added a joke about former First Lady Nancy Reagan that fell flat. “I didn’t want to get into a Nancy Reagan thing about doing any seances” he said. Shortly after, Obama called the 87-year-old Mrs. Reagan, who is ill, to apologize for his statement. According to Obama spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter, the President-elect “expressed his admiration and affection for Mrs. Reagan that so many Americans share, and they had a warm conversation.” According former White House Chief of Staff Donald T. Regan, Mrs. Reagan did consult an astrologer to help set her husband’s schedule.
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I agree with P.J. I don’t see anything wrong with knowing your history. P.J. was just sharing the knowledge that he/she knows with the rest of us.
I AM SO SICK AND TIRED OF PEOPLE TAKING EVERYTHING THAT THIS MAN SAYS AND TURNING IT INTO A BIG ISSUE!!!!! BARACK OBAMA IS THE PRESIDENT ELECT AND THAT’S THAT…..PEOPLE NEED TO GET OVER THAT FACT!!! THE MEDIA IS GOING TO TRY TO GET VERY NASTY AND FIND ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING TO WRITE ABOUT BARACK THAT CAN BE LOOKED @ AS A NEGATIVE BECAUSE HE IS THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN PRESIDENT…BUT AS MUCH AS THEY WILL TRY HE WILL NOT FAIL!!!!!!!!!! SO BRUSH THE HATERS OFF BARACK AND GETTING READY TO GET SWORN IN ON JAN. 20TH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IS TRUE THE MEDIA WILL TRY ANY CHIET TO SAY ABOUT THE PRESIDENT ELECTED .THOSE SKINHEAD AND THEY NAZYCH, BECAUSE THEY GET THE POWER SO LONG AND NOW THEY SEE .
GOD RAISE AGAIN. BECAUSE NO ONE CAN DEFEAT GOD GOD IS GOD.SODOM AND GOMORRHE GOD JUST DESTROY THEM BECAUSE THEY REFUSE TO CHANGE ,SOMEONE PEOPLE WILL NEVER CHANGE13V13 AND 19 V 24 TO 25 AND MT 10V 15 THAT MEAN SOME PEOPLE WILL NEVER CHANGE UNT IL GOD WILL DESTROY THEM.
GOD BLESS THE PRESIDENT ELECTED BARACK OBAMA .AND HIS FAMILY, GOD BLESS JOE-BIDEN .AND HIS FAMILY .GOD BLESS ALL THOSE HE SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT OF USA. AND GOD BLESS UNITED- STATES OF AMERICA.
GENESIS 13 V 13 AND 19 V 24 TO 25 AND MAT 10 V 15. THOSE CHANGE YOUR ATTITUDE OR GET OVER IT. GOD IS GOD. BLESS THE NEW PRESIDENT IN USA.
i am so happy obama did appologized cause i myself had always respected president reagan and his wife mrs reagan.i wish she gets well soon.i am a ronnie fan
I think that “Mutt” remark was more about Obama easing the tension about race than about insulting bi-racial people. He’s trying to get people to lighten up about this race mess. But I guess if some of yall didn’t have race to gripe about yall would have noting at all to discuss. WAKE UP PEOPLE…WE ARE ALL MUTTS!!!
seschris:
SEE, IT CAME FROM THE HONORABLE PREZ ELECT’S MOUTH: ‘MUTT LIKE ME.’ He’s subconsciously saying that he is biracial…that’s what he is. Obviously, it was just a joke, and a funny one at that. Not everyone is a ‘mutt’ seschris. When you see the mistakes on your stances, you always brush it off. You NEVER concede on counter opinions. I guess some ‘Blacks’ are mutts, but when they have 50% of their genetics White, that’s more extreme. That’s Biracial.
I love brother Barack Obama, but my only criticism of him is that he referred to his self as a “mutt”. I find that offensive to our community. He needs to stay on message as a dignified Ambassador. I’m sure no one would appreciate it if we referred to Frederick Douglass as a “mutt”. Barack did appoligize to Nancy Reagan when he mispoke, though I don’t expect an apology about the offhanded “mutt” joke. I just hope that some how he gets the message from many of the public that the “mutt” comment is unexceptable and not funny. Just this week I had to defend my five year old grandson (in kindergarden), because the teacher poked fun of his being slightly over weight. Let’s continue to build self esteem, so that starting from the young on through to the Golden Years we can all feel proud.
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Why should he have to apologize for making fun of himself? It seems like some people are so sensitive when it comes to race that they can’t take it when people poke fun of themselves. And rahbuba , a teacher making fun of a five year old’s weight isn’t the same thing at all. If the teacher would had poked fun of his (or her ) own weight, then it would be more relavant.
So many of you people posting here are very pathetic. Some of you should edit your comments before you hit submit.
NOW, Barack has apologized. What more do you want? People grow up!
Obama represents pure class! Now people will come to know REAL black people aren’t all street!
Obama has respect for his elders, an apology was appropriate. I respect Nancy Reagan because she was a loyal friend to John McCains FIRST wife, and shunned him after he left her.
Everything Obama says will be scrutinize so he needs to be very careful as to what he says in particular to anything that can be misconstrued. I am not saying that he is going to be a perfect President; but don’t make inappropriate lame jokes. Barack has been campaigning for two years and every time he said something off the wall it was made a big deal. He is now our President; and I hold him to the highest position in the land and I expect more from him. President Obama need to eliminate the jokes from his speeches.
I agree with Vane. When we say we can be whatever we want, that’s true. But not just because we’re Black and white people owe us, but because with work and a change of attitude, we can overcome the obstacles. Look at all the leaders in our history and in our community. Yet we still dwell on negativity and bitterness and usually find fault in them instead of learning from them. We quickly find fault in the same people who help to change the attitude toward our culture, who show us a path of success that is proven. I don’t understand that. We now have one of us as the President of the United States…. and there are still people on this forum that still don’t get it. These are the same people holding us back who confuse “sell-out” with “personal and cultural growth”.
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