If President Obama thought he heard a squeak of dissent as he announced tough new banking regulations he may have been right. But it was a small rodent rather than a Wall Street fat cat who nearly upstaged the Commander-in-Chief as he spoke in the Rose Garden yesterday. The creature no one is quite sure whether it was a rat or mouse, or possibly a vole broke for cover from a set of bushes to Mr Obamas right, passed directly in front of the presidential podium, and then disappeared into another set of bushes on his left. Last week, as camera crews set up for Mr Obamas statement on the Gulf oil spill, whats believed to have been the same rodent made another dash across the famous garden. The critter would do well to avoid a secound encounter with the President. In June of last year Mr Obama displayed what were widely described as ninja skills when he swatted a fly that interrupted an interview he was doing with CNBC. It is not clear whether the President, who claims to look only to the future, saw the animal, but if he did he showed no reaction.
The President meets with bipartisan House and Senate leaders to talk about solutions to the major issues facing the country, including creating new jobs and controlling the deficit. February 9, 2010.
White House Press Briefings are conducted most weekdays from the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in the West Wing. (public domain) … gibbs press briefing white house barack obama president … whitehouse … Mr. Gibbs: One quick announcement before we get going. Tomorrow the President and the First Lady will travel to Wilmington, Delaware, to attend the funeral of Jean Biden. We’ll have details on press access for tomorrow’s travel a little bit later in the day, but I just wanted to …
White House Press Briefings are conducted most weekdays from the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in the West Wing. (public domain) … gibbs press briefing white house barack obama president
White House Press Briefings are conducted most weekdays from the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in the West Wing. (public domain) … gibbs press briefing white house barack obama president
