President Obama: "Half of my letters call me an idiot" [View All]

. . . funny. I like his self-effacing side




Agence France-Presse
Thursday, March 11th, 2010

WASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Barack Obama joked on Wednesday that half of the 40,000 letters that pour into the White House each day brand him an "idiot."

Tongue-in-cheek, the president remarked that his staff did not spare him the wrath of his correspondents -- selecting a representative portion of 10 letters for him to read when he returns to the White House residence at night.

"I will tell you, that my staff is very even-handed, because about half of these letters call me an idiot!" Obama said, chuckling at his own joke during a rally in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Obama frequently mentions the flood of letters that make it to the White House every day, and has said those selected for him to read help him to puncture the presidential "bubble" and connect with regular Americans.

read: http://rawstory.com/2010/03/obama-letters-brand-idiot/