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Topic: Barack Obama’s former
personal aide reveals
how he won
over the president |
Barack Obama’s former
personal aide reveals
how he won
over the president
National Post ( Ontario, CAN), by Kathryn Blaze Carlson
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Original Article
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Posted By:Scottyboy, 9/30/2012 11:46:37 AM
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| When Reggie Love was asked to swap his job in then-senator Barack Obama’s Chicago mailroom for a gig on the candidate’s presidential campaign five years ago, there was no contract or job description — not even a loosely defined one. “Take care of stuff,” Mr. Obama’s chief of staff put it to him at the time. Pete Rouse, who is today a counselor to the president, had been impressed by Mr. Love’s gumption in devising a way to open and respond to constituents’ mail using digital technology.
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Comments:
DOWN-LOW (sexual slang)
Down-low is an African American slang term[1] that refers to a subculture of men who usually identify as heterosexual, but who have sex with men; some avoid sharing this information even if they have female sexual partner(s).[2][3][4][5] The term is also used to refer to a related sexual identity.[5][6]
OriginsThe term originated in the African American community, and was originally used to describe "any kind of slick, secretive behavior, including infidelity in heterosexual relationships."[2]
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
Italiano, 9/30/2012 12:01:54 PM (No. 8900228)
This is going to be one helluva thread. Take cover....
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
georgia peach, 9/30/2012 12:40:34 PM (No. 8900296)
#1,that is hilarious..thanks for the laugh..
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Beca, 9/30/2012 12:53:28 PM (No. 8900309)
Wow Reggie. You're quite a guy. Won over. Please. Tell that to moochie. And duck
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
BigGeorgeTX, 9/30/2012 12:54:08 PM (No. 8900312)
He left the door open while showering?
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Robinsolana, 9/30/2012 1:07:35 PM (No. 8900332)
Code words and dog whistles.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
SoCalGal, 9/30/2012 1:08:31 PM (No. 8900334)
Tell us about what you learned in college, Reggie. Think "Lipton". Those pesky photos are still out there, and Rouse was the guy who showed you to the White House door.
This article is pure rubbish. Propaganda.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
earlybird, 9/30/2012 1:09:51 PM (No. 8900337)
Ha! Obit didn't give a rat's patootie how Reggie the Lover opened mail.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
earlybird, 9/30/2012 1:13:39 PM (No. 8900341)
Think this writer knows?
was an unlikely candidate for a role sometimes likened to that of a butler or, even more incongruously in his case, of a lady-in-waiting to the Queen.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Emerson, 9/30/2012 1:17:33 PM (No. 8900346)
The writer seems to get in a number of interesting images and double entendres.
This piece may be too cute on purpose.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
nerdowell, 9/30/2012 1:38:20 PM (No. 8900362)
Note about Pete Rouse, from Wiki:
"Rouse was born and raised in Connecticut.[19] Rouse is a lifelong bachelor who has an obsession with raising Maine Coon cats.[20]"
Just say'n.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
pickle1, 9/30/2012 2:07:40 PM (No. 8900395)
Oh please. This is a love match.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
Kurto, 9/30/2012 3:04:11 PM (No. 8900470)
Much more believable than the story moochie tells about how SHE fell in love with 0.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
Emerson, 9/30/2012 3:05:47 PM (No. 8900472)
Re #10, saying maybe Rouse used his power as temporary chief of staff (after Daley left) to oust his rival for The Once's affection? A triangle?
And they were saying it was because the X-rated college frat house pics of Reggie, still on the internet, were bad for The Once's campaign image.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
enemyofthestate, 9/30/2012 4:19:03 PM (No. 8900616)
"Take care of stuff"? Let's talk about the meaning of "stuff," given this context.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
god of irony, 9/30/2012 4:50:13 PM (No. 8900657)
Dominate Muslim men often have a subordinate gay lover.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
Smaj, 9/30/2012 5:48:20 PM (No. 8900750)
I'm sure Mr. Love had a set of, um, oral skills that appealed to Mr. Obama.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
Rubinski, 10/1/2012 12:35:14 AM (No. 8901258)
Lots of interesting information on the net if you google Barack obama gay. I didn't know that kai penn was gay, but evidently something may have been going on there as well.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
readaholic, 10/1/2012 12:41:16 AM (No. 8901265)
Check out Hillbuzz.org if you want the lowdown on O's gayness.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
Twiggy, 10/1/2012 1:44:57 AM (No. 8901309)
http://www.teaparty.org/article.php?id=4425
This from my private stock of Obama e-mails and info!!! Interesting stuff.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
TruthandJustice, 10/1/2012 11:28:06 AM (No. 8902055)
In the air "love"... Should have a pornography warning...
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