From the Desk of Barack Obama

[Thorvald of Lym]

From http://www.miamiherald.com/

The texter in chief
By Matt Bai

Is a president with a BlackBerry on his belt really just like the rest of us? From the leaked e-mails of Barack Obama:

7:58 a.m.
To: Michelle Obama
From: BHO
In line at Starbucks. Oh wait, they're waving me to the front. Nice. More later.

9:02 a.m.
To: Rahm Emanuel
From: BHO
This meeting will not end. Seriously, look at Boehner. Why so tan? He's from Ohio. What gives?

9:41 a.m.
To: Hillary Clinton
From: BHO
I'm sprawled out on the Oval Office rug, just luxuriating. Thought u'd like to know. LOL.

10:33 a.m.
To: George W. Bush
From: BHO
U were right about the nuke codes gag. Joint Chiefs have zero sense of humor. Your move in online Scrabble, BTW.

12:14 p.m.
To: Michelle Obama
From: BHO
Stuck on Beltway. Oh wait, they're closing it 4 us. Nice. More later.

12:24 p.m.
To: Rick Wagoner
From: BHO
Loving this Caddy limo. But FYI, have u noticed the massive blind spot? Could lose a school bus in there. Never happens in a Honda.

12:57 p.m.
To: Sasha and Malia
From: BHO
I love u both, but for the last time, there ARE no ghosts in the White House. And just BTW, Jimmy Carter is still very much alive.

1:18 p.m.
To: Michelle Obama
From: BHO
In security line at Andrews. Guy with a huge head is getting the full cavity treatment. OMG, it's Larry Summers.

4:41 p.m.
To: Oprah Winfrey
From: BHO
Yes, White House chef can handle, tho not sure how acai fries will taste.

4:59 p.m.
To: Friends of Howard Dean
From: BHO
PLS remove me from this list. I've hit unsubscribe like 80 times.

5:59 p.m.
To: Rahm Emanuel
From: BHO
Dude, who's our Labor sec again? She's here, and I cannot for the life of me remember her name.

9:28 p.m.
To: Robert Gates
From: BHO
Watching 24, and it has just gotten so lame. Where'd the FBI get all those toys? U and I both know they couldn't track a nursing home patient to the bathroom.

10:13 p.m.
To: George W. Bush
From: BHO
FYI, ''talkation'' is not a word. I challenged.

11:24 p.m.
To: Michelle Obama
From: BHO
U coming to bed soon? Old School is on HBO again. Will Farrell's about to jog naked.

3:01 a.m.
To: Hillary Clinton
From: BHO
Enuf with the 3 a.m. phone call. It's getting old.


Matt Bai writes on politics for The New York Times Magazine.
©2009 The Los Angeles Times

 

[Godwynn]

9:02 a.m.
To: Rahm Emanuel
From: BHO
This meeting will not end. Seriously, look at Boehner. Why so tan? He's from Ohio. What gives?

I shot water out of my nose.

 

[Yoda Power]

The last one with Hillary is pretty good too.

 

[Eukaryote]

I hope this is true cause damn this is funny, and it would be nice to know that the president txts random junk like the rest of us.

 

[Firestorm94]

 

[carmen510]

'Friends of Howard Dean'.

 

[Mirc]

I hope this is true cause damn this is funny, and it would be nice to know that the president txts random junk like the rest of us.

If you were sarcastic -> got me there.

 

[Miles Teg]

The 'nuke codes" one is hilarious, as are both texts to Hillary Clinton. First one is a little more subtle, the second is pure gag.

Nice to see I'm not the only one to wonder where Boehner gets his tan, or why I have trouble remembering Hilda Solis's name despite writing a half a page article on her.

 

[kingworldss]

 

[Sharwood]

Awesome. Though if this is how 'regular people' are supposed to text, I'm damn glad I'm not one.