My cousin's colleague's brother's parole officer has a daughter who is interning at the White House. She overheard the following exchange during the Obamas' breakfast this morning.
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The First Lady: (solicitiously) "Good morning Dear!
The President: (stares sullenly down at his bowl of Cap'n Crunch as he shovels the stuff into his mouth)
The First Lady: (sharply) "I said 'Good Morning Dear!"
The President: (nods almost imperceptibly to the Secret Service man in the corner)
The Secret Service: (dressed in a black suit, dark sun-glasses, wearing an ear piece) "Ma'am! The President is not talking to you today. He is sulking because his wife is in league with the arch-enemy of his beloved Spin-Offs - Team Hodge-Podge!"
The President: (suddenly looking up from his Cap'n Crunch) "George! I am NOT sulking!"
The Secret Service: (coming to ram-rod stiff attention and vigorously saluting) "No SIR! Of course you're not SIR! Begging The President's Pardon SIR!"
The First Lady: (choosing to ignore the preceding comments) "Barack, I hear that in the Spin-Offs last game against Team Hodge Podge, you lent your catcher to them - and then she caught the final out in a crucial inning!"(laughing)
The President: (turning red) "Oh? Well right before that happened she caught a nearly impossible fly ball that was hit deep into right field by the X.O. of your team!
The First Lady: (smirking) "I thought you weren't talking to me?"
The President: (abruptly standing up and nearly toppling his chair - all while turning an even darker shade of red) "GEORGE!! Call for the helicopter - immediately!! I'm going to Camp David! I should be able to eat my Captain Crunch in peace, without being baited by a lousy Hodge-Podger!
The Secret Service: (has remained at ram-rod stiff attention and now vigorously salutes again) "SIR! Yes SIR!"
The First Lady: (in a soothing tone, but with glee in her eyes) "Now Dear - be reasonable. You shouldn't be so upset just because Yvette Jardine has turned out to be such an amazing player..."
The President: (storms out of the room with his box of Cap'n Crunch under his arm)
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(Yvette - Kudos on your new found athletic prowess! But do you know any good marriage counselors? ;) - Francis
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By Francis A. Alston
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"Francis A. Alston is a renowned sports-writer based in the Washington DC area. When it was recently disclosed to the press that President Barack Obama is a huge fan of one of the FAA's unoffical softball teams, The Spin-Offs, Alston was curious to learn more about the team that could garner such (previously unheard of) attention and support from The White House. This curiosity ultimately led Alston to join The President and the myriad of other Washingtonians who have discovered the joys of following the exploits of The Spin-Offs!"
- THE SPORTING TIMES OF DC (8/21/09)
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