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July 02, 2008 1:57 PM

ABC News' Sunlen Miller Reports: Senator Obama received critical press yesterday for refusing to give a boy a fist bump while touring the Eastside Community Ministry in Ohio.

According to Tuesday's press pool report, Obama denied the boy, saying, "If I start that..." before trailing off and turning away. The interpretation from various news outlets insinuated that Obama was shying away from a greeting that was labeled a "terrorist fist jab" last month after Michelle Obama bumped fists with her husband on stage in St Paul.

Well, it turns out the fist bump refusal was much ado about nothing, and much to do about a child hoping for an indelible Obama marking on his hand.

Click HERE to watch the video.

Here is the actual exchange based on a review of ABC's video:

Child: Can you sign my hand?

Obama: If I start that...plus Mom might not be happy when she comes home. She'll be like, 'what is the dirt on your hand?'...see ya.

Child: Can you sign it in pen so it will come off?

The child rose his hand in a fist to get Obama's attention as he asked for a signature – perhaps prompting the fist bump portrayal.

Obama instead signed the autographs for the children in crayon on drawings they were working on during class.

July 2, 2008 in Kucinich, Dennis | Permalink | User Comments (165)

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Asston you are the reining champion for empty head confederation.

Congrats.

Posted by: Omentum | Jul 2, 2008 2:48:21 PM


Obama is a bambooziler and his followers are bamboozlees.

Posted by: Aston | Jul 2, 2008 2:48:35 PM

Asston you are the reigning champion for the empty head confederation.

Congrats.

Not country for old men.

Posted by: Omentum | Jul 2, 2008 2:48:47 PM

This is a 10 on the who cares list.

Posted by: J | Jul 2, 2008 2:49:24 PM

Aston,
Why don't you grow up?? We are here to talk politics...if you want to act like a baby, go back to grade school where you belong. Omentum has a right to his beliefs and you have no reason to diss somebody because of yours. Thanks for listening!

Posted by: BO | Jul 2, 2008 2:54:05 PM

asston,
first, learn how to spell. second, put on some pants. third, move out of your parents' basement.

Posted by: archibaldbarisol | Jul 2, 2008 2:59:02 PM

Obama -- best friend of illegal immigrants.

Posted by: Aston | Jul 2, 2008 3:02:32 PM

I feel the love on this blog.

Posted by: J | Jul 2, 2008 3:02:40 PM

What a great suggestion to have McCain's mental health examination publicized. I would suggest democratic psychologists examin him one more time. hahaaa that would be very funny.

Posted by: Kack | Jul 2, 2008 3:02:52 PM

Just so you all know, Obama has had to move to the 'center' for the general election...it is what normally happens when it changes from the primary to the general election...his voters know this and understand he will move more to the 'right' for now. After he is elected then we will see him move back a little to the 'left' again. He is not that far to the left...that is just what the republicans want us to think. I think it is a smart move by him.

Posted by: BO | Jul 2, 2008 3:03:15 PM

pooor asston
he is such a sorry asston
and such a wierd asston
not to mention a stupid asston

Posted by: Omentum | Jul 2, 2008 3:03:43 PM

These are John McCain's own words spoken on msnbc.com:

“I didn’t really love America until I was deprived of her company.”

See the video for yourself at:

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/06/22/mccains-unpatriotic-words-caught-on-tape/

Now, we see that Michelle Obama is just as patriotic as John McCain. Anyone who denies this after seeing it with their own eyes is denying reality.

Posted by: caliguy55 | Jul 2, 2008 3:07:53 PM

We need a unified democratic ticket. Let's put the dream team together. Obama/Clinton would make a good team.

Dwain

Posted by: Dwain | Jul 2, 2008 3:08:46 PM

caliguy55

You probably won't get a respons about that.

Hannity hasn't programmed his minions to respond to that one.

Posted by: Omentum | Jul 2, 2008 3:11:26 PM

Caliguy55, I rest my case!! That is SO TRUE! Everybody tries to attack Obama's patriotism. At least the repubs do because they are SO SCARED that he is going to BLOW THEM AWAY in the election... the only way they can fight back is to smear him...

Posted by: BO | Jul 2, 2008 3:13:08 PM

All of you idiots talking about the 'sweetheart mortgage deal' story from the WaPo... it has been roundly rejected as basically whatever the opposite of news is.

Yes, he got .3% less than the AVERAGE rate at the time. So do the rest of us with good credit or income. There was absolutely no evidence of any 'special deal'.

Posted by: Franklin | Jul 2, 2008 3:14:57 PM

LOL. This is like the time that the attack machines tried to claim that "Clinton's former pastor" had been arrested for child abuse, when it turned out to be the former pastor of Clinton, New York.

Of course knowing the truth won't stop anyone from spreading these lies. It sure hasn't stopped any of the others.

Posted by: jock59801 | Jul 2, 2008 3:16:48 PM

On a side note gas is down 18 cents per gallon in my Los Angeles neighborhood over the past 10 days!!!

Keep demand down America.

Posted by: Last Call | Jul 2, 2008 3:20:39 PM

BO

Face it -- Obama is not patriotic. He a panderer. Big difference. He's a black liberation extremist. With all the attributes that go with it.

(And, I'm not a republican, thank you)

Posted by: Aston | Jul 2, 2008 3:20:50 PM

Asston is an a{{. One sentence statements full of hatred and slander. Is that how you get through life, Asston? By being hateful to others and slandering their good character?? What you say and do speak much louder about yourself than of those you attack. Guess your mommy and daddy never taught you!

Posted by: NinaK | Jul 2, 2008 3:21:36 PM

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