The President's Humor
…or as Ana Marie Cox calls him, the “Shecky-in-Chief.”
From Friday’s press conference:
Q Hi, Mr. President.
THE PRESIDENT: Fine. How are you doing?
Q I’m well today, thank you. (Laughter.)
THE PRESIDENT: Did you start with, hi, Mr. President?
Q Hello, Mr. President.
THE PRESIDENT: Okay, that’s fine. Either way, that’s always a friendly greeting, thank you.
Q We’re a friendly newspaper.
THE PRESIDENT: Yes. (Laughter.) Let me just say, I’d hate to see unfriendly. (Laughter.)
Q Mr. President —
THE PRESIDENT: Want me to go on to somebody else, and you collect your — (laughter.)
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