Obama Was Hanging Out In My Neighborhood!
Posted on June 27, 2008 by andrew
I was originally just going to share this feed, but then I realized that doing so might imply endorsement of DCist’s position.
The Hill has the idiot local news scoop of the day with this gem from the Columbia Heights location of the Washington Sports Club. Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama stopped by earlier on Friday to check out the new facility (he usually goes to the one in Gallery Place), and the woman who works behind the counter didn’t recognize him and made him show her his ID. Now, the tone of the article suggests the embarrassing part of the story is that no one at the gym recognized Obama, one of the most recognizable faces in the country. But we’ll submit that it’s somewhat rather more embarrassing that Obama felt he didn’t need to swipe his membership card at the front desk. We all have to face the shame and doubt that comes along with wondering whether the front desk person can tell how long it’s been since we’ve been to the gym, senator. Next time, swipe that card.
No. No, no, no.
a) It’s fucking awesome that Barack Obama knows the city well enough to go check out a new branch of his gym in Columbia Heights.
b) The gym employees should be mildly embarrassed (and appear to be, judging by the original Hill article; DCist fails to note that they almost immediately caught their own mistake and responded with appropriate self-deprecating humor).
c) There’s nothing remotely embarrassing about being six months away from being sworn in as President of the United States, going to a different part of the city with a necessary massive security entourage, and accidentally forgetting a gym ID card.
d) Barack Obama was hanging out in my neighborhood! How much cooler could he be? The FISA sell-out is totally forgiven.
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