Friday, January 16, 2009

Did Obama skip Bush's speech?


As his predecessor, President Bush, said his final goodbyes to America on national television, President-elect Barack Obama and his wife Michelle dined at the DC restaurant, Equinox Thursday night.

CBS News' Maria Gavrilovic, who waited outside the restaurant, reports that there is no indication whether or not Mr. Obama was watching President Bush's farewell remarks.

The President-elect departed the Blair house, located right across the street from the White House podium from which the president spoke, minutes before President Bush commenced. A host at the restaurant tells CBS News' that the President-elect stopped by the only television in the high end establishment, a small screen at the bar, and watched for "a minute or two."

The source said he did not notice what Mr. Obama was watching but that "no" it was not for an extended period of time. No one from Obama's transition team has responded to CBS News' inquiries as to whether he was watching the address.

CBS News

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1 comment:

airJackie said...

It is hard to listen to a lunatic for to long. Remember Obama was at dinner and didn't want to up set his meal with looking at an idiot show his comdey show.