Hey Obama, Where's the Text? (Reporters Query Obama Tonight in Chicago)

ABC News ^ | 9:35 p.m. EDT Friday, August 22, 2008 | Sunlen Miller

[kristinn]

SNIP

Sen. Barack Obama enjoyed dinner with the family including his wife, Michelle, and two daughters.

"Where's the text?" reporters shouted while holding out cell phones to get the presumptive Democratic nominee's attention as he walked into Roy's in downtown Chicago.

At first, Obama, D-Ill., acknowledge the press but after some louder shouts, he relented and looked over with a laugh. As he left, the intrepid band of reporters following Obama's every move tried again.

"How's Obama-Biden sound?" reporters yelled. "See ya guys!" Obama replied.

The candidate has since returned to the Park Hyatt hotel in Chicago where aides advise he will burn the midnight oil,

SNIP

[Scarchin]

And of course you know you’re killing me with this secret! ;0

[PJ-Comix]

I only wish you could know what I know and you would burst out laughing. Good news is that you will probably know soon IF Obama picks Biden as Veep choice.

[Eroteme]

Oh, I would never rule her out. I will be shocked if there’s no coup attempt.

[Larry381]

Good to see B.O. has yanked the gracious and perpetually pissed-off Michelle from her hide-out

[Republican Extremist]

That’s probably the first time since 9 months before Chelsea.

[kristinn]

Jake Tapper at ABC News reports:

U.S. Secret Service on Way to Biden's House.

The United States Secret Service has dispatched a protective detail to assume the immediate protection of Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., a source tells ABC News, indicating in all likelihood that Biden has been officially notified that Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, has selected him to be his running mate.

Sources also tell ABC News that two others said to be finalists for the position of Obama's running mate -- Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., and Virginia Gov Tim Kaine -- have been told they have not been selected to be Obama's running mate.

The New York Times reports Chris Dodd was called to tell him he's out.

[ConservativeMan55]

LOL.

Hey we’re not even sure about Chelsea right.

Bill probably wasn’t the one doing the stiffing haha.

More like Web Hubbell.

[ConservativeMan55]

I’m ruling her out for VP.

As for a coup attempt.. yea it’s possible.

Especially with superdelegates switching back to her and a big roll call vote coming.

And people like Rendell saying he’s going to vote for her.

[ConservativeMan55]

It’s probably something about Biden. :)

[rawhide]

Wouldn't that take the cake, if Hillary were to announce her VP running mate, before the roll call vote next week? Maybe to try to sway the super-delegates to vote for her? I would love it!

[RushingWater]

I think he just wanted to force Drudge to work on Saturday.

[wjcsux]

I know you will keep us informed about DUmmie and KOmmie activity. (Top ten in the DUFU ping list).

[katykelly]

What if it’s not Biden? Will you still tell us?

[rawcatslyentist]

Just Set It and Forget It!!!!

Yet another repeat in the long and tiresome Uhhbomber infomercialgasm!

[PJ-Comix]

What if it’s not Biden? Will you still tell us?

No. But it was Biden. Hee! Hee!

[PJ-Comix]

And now that they snapped the trap shut on themselves, they will have committed electoral suicide. All I can say is that Team Obama must have an incredibly lousy vetting team to overlook a certain set of material on Biden to slip past them.

You should find out what I'm talking about in a few days. NewsBusters should break it. If this material can be QUICKLY released, it will overshadow the Democrat convention. One fringe benefit is that the material is also incredibly FUnnie.

[PJ-Comix]

And of course you know you’re killing me with this secret!

And you'll die laughing when you see it. A friend of mine and I saw it years ago and we spent a lot of time on the phone laughing over it.

[PJ-Comix]

The Hillary-not-vetted story was broken by Mike Allen at Politico with the memorable title, Hillary Gets Stiffed.

Bill can plead Not Guilty to that one.

[IncPen]

I’m man enough to admit I was wrong.

It would have been damn fun if it was Hillary, though!

: )

[Scarchin]

C’mon! You can spill it now!