Obama Professes Love For The South

Barack Obama Robert Gibbs President Barack Obama despite appointing no Southerners to his Cabinet twice today declared “I love the South.”
by MG Washington
Published: Wed, March 11, 2009 - 3:05 pm CST
President Barack Obama, despite appointing no Southerners to his Cabinet, twice today declared, “I love the South.”

The comment came during a roundtable with regional reporters at the White House.

“You guys feeling neglected?” Obama joked with a reporter from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, when asked about the administration’s regional tilt away from the South.

“We thought a lot about finding the very best people for the jobs and haven’t been thinking with great intensity about regionalism,” Obama said. “Except for food, sports teams and weather, we’re one country.”

“I love the South,” he said.

“If you’ve got some great Southerners who want to work for us, let me know, because I love the South.”

Obama cited press secretary Robert Gibbs as an example of Southern representation in the White House. Gibbs is a native of Auburn, Ala., and was graduated from North Carolina State University.
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FastFred
FastFred Says:
Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 2:30 pm

The further he and all the Clinton retreads stay away from the South the better off i will feel.

BamaBob
BamaBob Says:
Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 3:33 pm

He could have gone all day without mentioning Gibbs is from Alabama…  lol

That guy is one huge dunce!

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