Balta1701 Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Now this is truly the change we need. A reporter who is a lifelong White Sox fan received an apology from President-elect Obama Tuesday after being put in the Cubs section during Monday's press conference. The Obama camp divided the media into Cubs and White Sox sections for Monday's press conference. Although the team assignments were apparently arbitrary, McClatchy Newspapers' Steve Thomma was miffed enough about being placed with the Cubs that he wrote a comically-scathing pool report (scroll down to read). On Tuesday, Obama apologized for the slight (exchange begins at 3:30): Video at link. Welcome to the future. Soon...we'll know which reporters to expel from the press pool by which side they gravitate towards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 I can't put into words how awesome that is. Obama is going to have to REALLY suck as a President for me to dislike him, with all of this White Sox goodwill he's building up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokona Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 I wonder which team Fox News was on..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted November 27, 2008 Author Share Posted November 27, 2008 QUOTE (Nokona @ Nov 26, 2008 -> 05:39 PM) I wonder which team Fox News was on..... AA Tennessee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 I love that he's a Sox fan, but f*** if that wasn't a waste of time splitting reporters up to their fanhood. Spend those hours doing something important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 (edited) QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Dec 1, 2008 -> 09:48 AM) I love that he's a Sox fan, but f*** if that wasn't a waste of time splitting reporters up to their fanhood. Spend those hours doing something important. I couldn't imagine it took more than 2 minutes of time to set it up. Edited December 1, 2008 by BigSqwert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Dec 1, 2008 -> 09:48 AM) I love that he's a Sox fan, but f*** if that wasn't a waste of time splitting reporters up to their fanhood. Spend those hours doing something important. Actually, that's not what he did. The press are split up in any case, he just chose to call one group Cubs, and one group Sox. They didn't ask anyone who they were a fan of, they just assigned them, as they normally would do. The areas were just named differently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 I have no problem with Obama dividing up the room into Cubs and Sox. It's all in good fun. But are we so damn politically correct and worried about peoples feelings that we HAVE to apologize because a reporter was "miffed" that he DARED be put in the "other" area? Come on. Seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted December 2, 2008 Author Share Posted December 2, 2008 QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Dec 1, 2008 -> 05:00 PM) I have no problem with Obama dividing up the room into Cubs and Sox. It's all in good fun. But are we so damn politically correct and worried about peoples feelings that we HAVE to apologize because a reporter was "miffed" that he DARED be put in the "other" area? Come on. Seriously. Dude, I'd have been furious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 I would have slapped him and taken the repercussions from the secret service. A duel would then be had. I would lose, but still live. The White Sox will then win the world series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostfan Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 1, 2008 -> 08:11 PM) Dude, I'd have been furious. As would I. All summer my manager kept making comments to the effect of "your cubbies" because he knows I'm from Chicago. I had to correct him repeatedly and let him know I was from south of Roosevelt. And that I also know baseball. Oh, and that I'm heterosexual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Dec 1, 2008 -> 07:00 PM) I have no problem with Obama dividing up the room into Cubs and Sox. It's all in good fun. But are we so damn politically correct and worried about peoples feelings that we HAVE to apologize because a reporter was "miffed" that he DARED be put in the "other" area? Come on. Seriously. I agree that the world is far too politically correct, but to put a Sox fan on the Cubs side is only one or two steps below being sacrilege. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rangercal Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 This is just the tip of the iceberg cub fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Dec 1, 2008 -> 07:00 PM) I have no problem with Obama dividing up the room into Cubs and Sox. It's all in good fun. But are we so damn politically correct and worried about peoples feelings that we HAVE to apologize because a reporter was "miffed" that he DARED be put in the "other" area? Come on. Seriously. Communist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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