In Chicago last night for a DNC fundraiser, President Obama told his audience what happened when he went back to his pre-White-House pad:
President Barack Obama had a chance to visit his house in Chicago, Illinois when he was in the city for a some campaign appearances on Monday and he was apparently greeted by a stack of “unpaid bills.”
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“One of the nice things about being home is actually that it’s a little bit like a time capsule. Because Michelle and I and the kids, we left so quickly that there’s still junk on my desk, including some unpaid bills,” Obama said. “I think eventually they got paid — but they’re sort of stacked up. And messages, newspapers and all kinds of stuff.”
Obama’s comment about the “unpaid bills” was subsequently edited out of a copy of the speech distributed by the White House. However, the full quote was preserved by press pool reporters who covered the event. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider on Tuesday asking about the discrepancy.
Well, eventually the White House did respond to the inquiries — with this:
.@PressSec says there was a problem with audio recording of last night's DNC fundraiser
— Josh Lederman (@JoshNBCNews) October 21, 2014
Is that so?
WH: stenographer's tape recorder problem to blame for omission of Pres Obama's remarks about his "unpaid bills" from WH transcript.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) October 21, 2014
Oh, fer the love of …
https://twitter.com/JSJ35/status/524613504704471040
YUP! SURE! @markknoller always someone else's fault – like that little kid in kindergarten always a victim #OBAMA
— Kassandra_Moreland (@kassandra_m) October 21, 2014
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@markknoller Ummm. I think I'm calling BS on this one. As he Church Lady would say, "That's conveeeenient".
— Wes Beal (@txcat85) October 21, 2014
@markknoller How suspiciously fortuitous
— (((Donna Diorio))) ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@DonnaDiorio) October 21, 2014
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https://twitter.com/JammieWF/status/524615080940277760
@markknoller Of course it is.
— Sugarcane (@5ugarcane) October 21, 2014
There’s only one way the White House’s explanation can possibly be true:
@markknoller Lois Lerner is the new WH Stenographer?
— Jim (@Ifitsthisname) October 21, 2014
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Update:
It gets even better:
Chutzpah: WH spox says press only knows about edited official transcripts bc of the WH commitment to transparency. http://t.co/NuwYal07wv
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) October 21, 2014
Good. Lord.
Ridic RT @gabrielmalor: I mean, COME ON. https://t.co/FA5ZzlIBjX
— Kemberlee Kaye (@KemberleeKaye) October 21, 2014
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