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Thursday, April 30, 2009

Snoutbreak Step Away from the President

Posted by Christopher Frizzelle on Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 1:25 PM

An Energy Department employee who was part of the advance team for President Obama's recent trip to Mexico is suspected of having contracted the swine flu virus and transmitting it to his family in Anne Arundel County, the White House said today.

The man is on the security staff of Energy Secretary Steven Chu, who traveled with Obama to Mexico on April 16. He is believed to have transmitted the highly contagious virus to his wife, son and nephew, press secretary Robert Gibbs said...

The staffer worked a dinner Obama attended in Mexico City, Gibbs said. After the White House learned of his exposure to the virus late last night, Gibbs said, the man "was asked specifically if he ever came within six feet of the president" during the dinner.

"The answer," Gibbs told reporters, "was 'no.' "

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So you're saying Obama got the swine flu from terrorists and we're all going to die?

SEE SOCIALISM NEVER WORKS

Posted by Chris on April 30, 2009 at 1:40 PM

That's funny, I was just thinking what kind of panic it would cause if Obama contracted the swine flu.

Posted by Julie in Eugene on April 30, 2009 at 1:41 PM

That explains all the pork in his latest budget.

Posted by Baconcat on April 30, 2009 at 1:57 PM

I thought we were gonna call it plague al pastor?

Posted by the amazing jim on April 30, 2009 at 2:07 PM

I've heard that eating delicious tomatillo salsa protects you from the flu.

Wait, it doesn't? Oh well, I've still got all this great tomatillo salsa.

Posted by Greg on April 30, 2009 at 3:14 PM

After his press conference, Gibbs was thrown into an incinerator as a precautionary measure.

Posted by Mahtli69 on April 30, 2009 at 3:38 PM

I know, I like the way people are "suspected of contracting", like they've committed some crime or something. People are already calling for the head of that poor little kid in Mexico, good god already. It's a disease, not a moral referendum.

Posted by jk on April 30, 2009 at 6:33 PM