PHOTOS Hmm, awkward.

[Jackeens]

President Barack Obama is greeted by New York Gov. David Paterson as he arrives in Albany, N.Y., Monday, Sept. 21,2009, en route to Troy, N.Y., where he will speak about the economy.

[crim son]

1. Yeah. Obama is taller too. :P n/t

[bigwillq]

6. So?

What does that have to do with anything? :shrug:

[Drunken Irishman]

8. It means blind people are short.

Duh!

:eyes:

[crim son]

10. I SWEAR I forgot he was blind.

No wonder my joke wasn't received well. Sorry about that.

[Drunken Irishman]

13. I thought it was funny...

[crim son]

9. A small joke, bigwillq.

Given the tension between them, I was making reference to short man's complex. VERY small joke.

[crim son]

11. See above.

I didn't intend to sound so mean-spirited.

[roguevalley]

14. I believe you. Lots of people don't know the mayor or that he's

blind.

[Divine Discontent]

15. or the governor for that matter....

[no_hypocrisy]

2. I'm not convinced the Obama White House would tell Paterson to drop out.

It just reeks too much of Karl Rove to plant that rumor to divide the Party.

[Clio the Leo]

5. No one is accusing them of doing so......

..... telling him to drop out is not the same as encouraging him NOT to run.

Either way, Gibbs isn't denying it.
http://www.politico.com/politico44/perm/0909/key_gibbs_takeaways_9bb6f74e-cfc2-45aa-b19f-3d4c4d56c3a8.html

Seems like a smart move to me.

[Life Long Dem]

3. No.

The photos suck.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. My dear Jackeens!

Yes, a tad bit awkward!

How do you say hello to someone you just told should not be running for governor?

Move along, people...nothing to see here...

Whew.

Thanks for posting, sweetie!

K&R

:hi:

[Historic NY]

7. a few more

http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/misc?url=/_flash/gallery/gallery.html&Avis=TH&Dato=20090921&Kategori=NEWS&Lopenr=921009995&Ref=PH

[goclark]

12. Thanks ! I didn't know they had met since the incident nt

[undeterred]

16. Paterson's wondering if Obama is really black.

:hide:

[RememberWellstone]

17. "You still here?"

"David...I know you will do the right thing", "Or I will make Rham come here and sing yiddish folk songs!":bounce: