by John McCormick
WILMINGTON, Del. – As Sen. Barack Obama's hand reached deep into the white plastic garbage bag, there was great anticipation as he pulled out the winning dollar bill among those deposited by members of the media.
An NBC cameraman had arranged the lottery, asking those aboard Obama's campaign plane to each drop a dollar bill into the bag, after writing their seat number on the currency.
Other than the candidate picking the winner, Obama and his campaign had nothing to do with the gambling game played on a flight between St. Louis and here.
But when the very guy who had solicited the wagers ended up winning the bag of money, there were cries of foul throughout the cabin. As the cameraman then walked back to his seat with the bag full of money, the candidate shot a quip down the aisle.
"I'm looking forward to my cut," Obama joked with the cameraman.
Now that's the Chicago way.
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Comments
"As Sen. Barack Obama's hand reached deep into the white plastic garbage bag..."
That pretty much sums up Obama. You could could have stopped right there, Johnny.
Posted by: MJ | February 3, 2008 12:56 PM
And you, MJ it is the white garbage that sums you up,isn'it.
Posted by: franck | February 3, 2008 2:03 PM
Clintonbot MJ - how would you explain Hillary's answer on FoxNews today to the question on Bill's Kazhakstan trip and the 31 million he pocketed? Bush's pimping the Saudis - Clinton's pimping the Kazaks? There's the Change we need, right?
Time is ticking.....Billary won't be there in November. McCain or Obama
Posted by: Karl | February 3, 2008 2:36 PM
If you think that having health insurance through your job means you won't have to pay Hilary's mandatory health insurance premiums - think again! According to a September 18 Associated Press article, Clinton said in an interview with the AP: "... she could envision a day when 'you have to show proof to your employer that you're insured as a part of the job interview -- like when your kid goes to school and has to show proof of vaccination,' but said such details would be worked out through negotiations with Congress."
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/20070918-0856-clinton-apinterview.html
Posted by: J. Taylor | February 3, 2008 3:44 PM