Barack Obama: All the President's Emails
Barack Obama wants heads to roll over Chicago's Olympic bid, discovers Oliver Burkeman
To: David Axelrod <davidaxelrod@barackobama.com> Subject: Re: 2016 — WTF just happened???
I'm furious. You'll be able to tell that when I get back to DC, because of my exceptionally calm demeanor. How the hell did we get suckered into this? Rahm says he told the International Olympic Committee I wanted to go there to "sprinkle a little stardust" on to the proceedings, but by the time this had been through the IOC translation unit they all seemed to think I'd be arriving with envelopes full of money, or drugs, or something. Heads must roll. Can you draw up a list of anyone we'd been meaning to fire? BHO
To: Michelle Obama <firstlady@whitehouse.gov> Subject: Re: Craigslist posting
We're going to have to take down that ad we put up under "temporary/vacation rentals" for 2016. Damn it. Barack
To: Michelle Obama <firstlady@whitehouse.gov> Subject: Fw: Amazon.com: 'Going Rogue' by Sarah Palin is now available for pre-order
Ah! See below. Not quite everything's utterly depressing, then. I can't wait for this. It's almost like she does it as a public service. A great American. xxB
To: Malia Obama <hypoallergenic_puppies_are_cute@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: 2016 — there's still time if I start training right away, right?
Sweetie, your enthusiasm is one of your best qualities. But econometrics just isn't an Olympic sport. And I don't think they're going to make it one in the next seven years, even if I intervene personally. Or especially if I intervene personally. Have you thought about badminton? Or trampolining? xx Dad
To: Robert Gibbs <press.secretary@whitehouse.gov> Subject: Re: Every cloud has a silver lining
You know, the same thought just occurred to me. Seven years of newspaper stories about Chicago failing to get ready in time, greedy stadium developers, incompetent local politicians, insufficient transport, etc etc, all of which I'd have been personally identified with . . . Suddenly I'm not feeling so grim. AF1 lands in a couple of hours. Beer? Barack
I'm furious. You'll be able to tell that when I get back to DC, because of my exceptionally calm demeanor. How the hell did we get suckered into this? Rahm says he told the International Olympic Committee I wanted to go there to "sprinkle a little stardust" on to the proceedings, but by the time this had been through the IOC translation unit they all seemed to think I'd be arriving with envelopes full of money, or drugs, or something. Heads must roll. Can you draw up a list of anyone we'd been meaning to fire? BHO
To: Michelle Obama <firstlady@whitehouse.gov> Subject: Re: Craigslist posting
We're going to have to take down that ad we put up under "temporary/vacation rentals" for 2016. Damn it. Barack
To: Michelle Obama <firstlady@whitehouse.gov> Subject: Fw: Amazon.com: 'Going Rogue' by Sarah Palin is now available for pre-order
Ah! See below. Not quite everything's utterly depressing, then. I can't wait for this. It's almost like she does it as a public service. A great American. xxB
To: Malia Obama <hypoallergenic_puppies_are_cute@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: 2016 — there's still time if I start training right away, right?
Sweetie, your enthusiasm is one of your best qualities. But econometrics just isn't an Olympic sport. And I don't think they're going to make it one in the next seven years, even if I intervene personally. Or especially if I intervene personally. Have you thought about badminton? Or trampolining? xx Dad
To: Robert Gibbs <press.secretary@whitehouse.gov> Subject: Re: Every cloud has a silver lining
You know, the same thought just occurred to me. Seven years of newspaper stories about Chicago failing to get ready in time, greedy stadium developers, incompetent local politicians, insufficient transport, etc etc, all of which I'd have been personally identified with . . . Suddenly I'm not feeling so grim. AF1 lands in a couple of hours. Beer? Barack
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