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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 11:06 AM Apr 2018

West Winging It: An Un-presidential Memoir

Last edited Wed Apr 11, 2018, 11:43 AM - Edit history (1)

Pat Cunnane, a White House aide under President Obama, is writing a book,
“West Winging It: An Un-presidential Memoir”.

This long newspaper article tells us some of the shocking revelations:

He liked to play golf.

He got mad the time someone said Michelle had a fat butt.

On long flights aboard Air Force One, he’d unbutton the top couple buttons on his shirt.

When relaxing in his free time, he liked to wear sweatpants and sandals with white socks.

There were no shortage of high profile guests at the White House (such as Pope Francis).

He occasionally walked to local coffee shops, etc, to take a break from the Oval Office routine.





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West Winging It: An Un-presidential Memoir (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Apr 2018 OP
Well Thank God We Got Rid Of That Slacker Me. Apr 2018 #1
Lol! calimary Apr 2018 #18
The scandals! Cha Apr 2018 #30
Well Thanks For Nothing Cha Me. Apr 2018 #33
The photog caught him Cha Apr 2018 #36
And Trump told us when running for President ... left-of-center2012 Apr 2018 #2
Btw - I heard theres a new meaning for MAGA. calimary Apr 2018 #19
There's also this one! Heartstrings Apr 2018 #25
SUPERB!!! Passed that one around already! calimary Apr 2018 #27
Ahh.. I like that one, too. nm Cha Apr 2018 #31
Sorry, white socks & sandals is an impeachable offense. TheSmarterDog Apr 2018 #3
Yep Glamrock Apr 2018 #4
Ditto JustAnotherGen Apr 2018 #5
OMG, that image is stomach churning...n/t monmouth4 Apr 2018 #8
especially when you add that on top of NewJeffCT Apr 2018 #9
It's Hawaii style in the winter time.. Cha Apr 2018 #32
Because it just gets *so* cold in Hawaii, I'm sure. TheSmarterDog Apr 2018 #34
I'm so sure it does.. we've ahd the coldest Cha Apr 2018 #37
Hah Me. Apr 2018 #35
You can take the man out of Hawaii Cha Apr 2018 #38
Sigh Me. Apr 2018 #39
I FOUND THAT SNIPPET UTTERLY EGREGIOUS Skittles Apr 2018 #40
ZOMG!!!! Proud Liberal Dem Apr 2018 #6
"sandals with white socks" Jokerman Apr 2018 #7
The SandalGate Scandal Achilleaze Apr 2018 #14
Reading through the article, the book doesn't sound unflattering at all n/t Blaukraut Apr 2018 #10
I know, I really enjoyed reading it....... a kennedy Apr 2018 #11
Pretty sure the OP was being sarcastic blogslut Apr 2018 #12
Oooooops...... a kennedy Apr 2018 #13
Heh, true. Blaukraut Apr 2018 #15
What a CLOSE call! BobTheSubgenius Apr 2018 #16
I never once heard it called "Hollywood East" knightmaar Apr 2018 #17
Don't forget the tan suit scandal! sandensea Apr 2018 #20
And he once forgot to salute a soldier! Proud Liberal Dem Apr 2018 #21
To think his predecessor always 'honored' the troops. sandensea Apr 2018 #22
I'm reading Thomas Ricks' "Fiasco" about the Iraq War Proud Liberal Dem Apr 2018 #23
Obama probably forgot to ridicule POWs by not saying he liked those who were not captured. keithbvadu2 Apr 2018 #24
This May Be One Source Of Comrade Trump's Putin Obsession Me. Apr 2018 #26
"Putin never said anything like that to Comrade Putin" left-of-center2012 Apr 2018 #28
I Do Me. Apr 2018 #29

Me.

(35,454 posts)
33. Well Thanks For Nothing Cha
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 06:07 PM
Apr 2018

Breaking my little heart like that...

BTW...Did you notice how far off the ground he is, a metaphor for being above it all.

Cha

(297,240 posts)
36. The photog caught him
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 07:38 PM
Apr 2018

mid-air!

Sorry, it's just nice to be reminded that we did have that reality once upon a time.

Me

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
2. And Trump told us when running for President ...
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 11:15 AM
Apr 2018

Trump would be too busy "making America great again" to play golf.

calimary

(81,267 posts)
19. Btw - I heard theres a new meaning for MAGA.
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 12:55 PM
Apr 2018

MAGA now stands for “My Attorney Got Arrested”! Heard that one at an Indivisible meeting yesterday. Happily passing it on!



calimary

(81,267 posts)
27. SUPERB!!! Passed that one around already!
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 03:09 PM
Apr 2018

I’ll bet there’ll be a bunch of delicious ones before this is over!

Cha

(297,240 posts)
37. I'm so sure it does.. we've ahd the coldest
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 07:42 PM
Apr 2018

winter and spring.. it's still going on- that I've ever experienced.. and RAIN! Brrr lol

Cha

(297,240 posts)
38. You can take the man out of Hawaii
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 07:49 PM
Apr 2018

but you cannot take Hawaii out of the man.



That guy on our left..

Mahalo, Me

sandensea

(21,635 posts)
22. To think his predecessor always 'honored' the troops.
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 01:07 PM
Apr 2018

By sending them to die so his friends and family could become multi-billionaires.



"Sometimes I feel this bad about what we did." "That much, huh?"

Proud Liberal Dem

(24,412 posts)
23. I'm reading Thomas Ricks' "Fiasco" about the Iraq War
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 01:32 PM
Apr 2018

and getting worked up about Buscho all over again.

keithbvadu2

(36,806 posts)
24. Obama probably forgot to ridicule POWs by not saying he liked those who were not captured.
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 01:33 PM
Apr 2018

Obama probably forgot to ridicule POWs by not saying he liked those who were not captured.

Sarcasm thingie goes here.

Me.

(35,454 posts)
26. This May Be One Source Of Comrade Trump's Putin Obsession
Wed Apr 11, 2018, 02:29 PM
Apr 2018

It's tied to his PBO obsession and most likely deep down, mountainous envy.

"After the G20 international economic summit in 2013 in St. Petersburg where global leaders debated what to do in the wake of a chemical attack in Syria and came to no agreement, President Putin told Obama, 'You've got some big b*lls'

Putin never said anything like that to Comrade Putin, in fact, I bet they view him as a pushover.

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