Shhh!!!! Don't tell the world about his bowling joke.....

Let me be clear about the reason behind this post. I just cannot go to sleep without marking this one down.

1) President Obama made a verbal gaffe on The Tonight Show last night....from the Washington Post:

Then on to Leno, where he said that after practicing in the White House lanes, he recently bowled a 129, saying "it's like -- it was like Special Olympics or something." The crowd laughed.

2) Obama quickly apologized for his statement.

3) He called the head of the Special Olympics and apologized. Great move.

4) He's invited them to come over and have him shoot hoops with some Special Olympics athletes.

Sorry, that's called "create a photo op to make everyone forget the stupid thing you said". You already apologized, it should be over.


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The REAL story. I went to CNN.com multiple times, to MSNBC.com, and to CBSNEWS.com and well, well......it sure was hard to find THAT story.

Thankfully, FoxNews.com didn't make it its headline when I checked (it didn't need to be the top story), but I couldn't help but wonder.....

What if Sarah Palin had said that on Leno? Or President George W. Bush on Leno?

Imagine the outrage. Larry King would have had the head of Special Olympics on his show tonight to discuss how "insensitive" our ( ) is and how we all thought we as a nation had gone "past this".

Keith Olbermann's tanning bed skin would have molted in anger.

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Ho hum, just another day in the media neighborhood.

Rob + Vacation Days = illness!!! Yay!!!

2002---a week's vacation derailed thanks to illness
2003---heavy anxiety attack rules the week off....
2004---3rd degree separate shoulder; 10 weeks in sling, NO vacation
2006---got away with a vacation! :)

2007---so, the throat had been sore several days, just enough to occasionally remind myself it was when I'd swallow sometimes.

Then Monday it gets more noticeable. The ear starts some pain......

Tuesday morning, I wake up to go to Busch Gardens, and that plan is quickly scrapped. By 4pm, I'm at "Doc in a Box" (Patient First). Not strep; probably its cousin or something.

In bed yesterday, did go out this afternoon to the bowling alley to watch the family rock n' roll.

Here's how "bleh" I felt Tuesday. I did NOT log onto my work computer. Didn't even check email!

So, heading to bed now, looking forward to a trip to the movies, another night for Rachel at VBS (which she's really enjoying), maybe some storms (we could use the rain!!), and we're gonna get to Busch Gardens another day soon.

What's the over/under on me completing my medication? If I know what's good for me, the answer will be "ALL OF IT"!! :)