Posted on 11/09/2008 9:17:49 AM PST by kristinn
Veteran reporter and talk radio host Andrea Shea King reported this weekend at her blog, The Radio Patriot that a close friend of the Reagan family has contradicted the claim by the Obama administration-in-waiting that President-elect Obama had a "warm conversation" with former First Lady Nancy Reagan when he called her to apologize for insulting her at a press conference Friday afternoon.
Responding to a question by Lynn Sweet of the Chicago Sun-Times about whether he had consulted with "any living ex-presidents", Obama replied:
"In terms of speaking to former presidents, I've spoken to all of them that are living. Obviously, President Clinton — I didn't want to get into a Nancy Reagan thing about, you know, doing any seances.
"I have reread some of Lincoln's writings, who's always an extraordinary inspiration.
"And, by the way, President Carter, President Bush, Sr., as well as the current president have all been very gracious and offered to provide any help that they can in this transition process."
Obama spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter issued a statement several hours after the press conference about Obama's call to Mrs. Reagan:
"President-elect Barack Obama called Nancy Reagan today to apologize for the careless and off-handed remark he made during today’s press conference. The president-elect expressed his admiration and affection for Mrs. Reagan that so many Americans share and they had a warm conversation."
Yesterday, a Reagan insider gave a differing account of the phone call:
"Nancy is at home, comfortable, giving her pelvic bone a chance to heal from what was in fact a minor break. I know that he called Nancy to apologize and she was not warm to him."
The Reagan insider also expressed their own opinion on Obama's remarks:
"I was not thrilled by President-Elect Obama's gaffe in his press conference when he said that he had consulted all the living presidents but couldn't talk to Ronald Reagan because he wasn't going to do a Nancy Reagan thing and have a seance. His wide grin after saying that, like "Am I clever, or what?" was, in my opinion, a very poor example of what he'll be like when he is on his own, without a script and a teleprompter, speaking with the tough leaders of Russia, Iran and North Korea."
King said in her report the Reagan insider wishes to remain anonymous.
Obama's remark was not only insulting, it was factually inaccurate, as ABC News' Jake Tapper reported Friday:
Incidentally, Nancy Reagan never held a séance at the White House, though she was reported to have consulted with an astrologer when planning her husband's schedules. It was Mary Todd Lincoln who regularly held séances.
When she was first lady, Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., worked with spiritual adviser Jean Houston to access an "Eleanor Roosevelt-like consciousness" from within her own psyche. Clinton wrote in a column that Roosevelt "usually responds by telling me to buck up, or at least to grow skin as thick as a rhinoceros."
Based in central Florida, Andrea Shea King hosts a talk show on BlogTalk Radio weeknights at 9 Eastern. She previously hosted shows at WDBO-AM, WMMB-AM, and WMEL-AM, was an anchor and reporter at at WESH-TV and a columnist for Florida Today newspaper.
This thread/account is about a REFUTATION of that “warm” conversation of apology.
My guess is Granny told him she was voting for McCain.
LOL
'ZACKLEY!
I don’t think it was Michael that endorsed Obama- I think it was Ron or Ronnie whatever they call him.
Where is the AUDIO of the QUESTION??
Prosecute the sorry bastard.
Jake Tapper is a STAND-UP guy!! He’s the ONLY one to have pointed out the FACT that nancy NEVER did SEANCES. Watch out Jake.
What an ass.
Someone here suggested that maybe that's part of why he's angry, he came out black instead of white. I bet that's crossed BO's mind a time or two.
Michael Reagan??? or do you mean the little ballet dancer son, Ron Reagan endorsed Obama?
No sign anywhere that he's been slipping off to Hawaii this week, so I'd say the answer is no.
Incredible, just a few days after his grandmother's death and he's cracking jokes about seances with the dead, ridiculing 85 year old widow Nancy Reagan, etc. The death of his grandmother obviously didn't arouse any sense of respect for the aged, the recently deceased, or people in mourning.
People do grieve in very different ways but I have to wonder whether Obama ever cared at all for his dead white granny. Everything points to him being the kind of narcissistic egomaniac who thinks everyone else is simply there for his benefit and convenience.
That’s the first thing I thought of too, when I saw the article.
If you think The One is a narcissistic egomaniac now, wait until he actually goes from being President Elect to President! He doesn’t have the power yet.
“without a script and a teleprompter”
ain’t that the truth...
It is simple my fellow FReepers. What has been elected is basically a street wise, ghetto thug punk. Nothing more, nothing less. The White House is basically going to be turned into the south side of Chicago. I imagine that punk gangsters will be welcomed on Friday night's for drive by shoot practice at Republican law makers homes.
” . . . to grow skin as thick as a rhinoceros.”
That aparently worked for Hillery.
I could use some guidance on the proper way to address zero’s wife - is it First Ho or First *itch? I’m not sure and I would hate to get it wrong when I really need to get it right.
If Nancy told Barack “go to hell” would that count as “a warm conversation”?
It wasn't Michael. It was non-Reagan (not a Jr).
Michael Reagan, adopted, is more like Ronaldus Magnus than is the son of his loins, non Reagan (not a Jr.)
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