Opinion: Obama holds hostage captain hostage in Oval Office; No one wears ties
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Oh, no, wait. Richard Phillips was the U.S. ship captain held hostage by Somali pirates trying to stimulate their own economy. And Phillips was rescued by Navy Seals. And Obama was happy.
And so today the president had the captain and his wife, Andrea, in for a White House visit before the president and Michelle attended the White House Correspondents Dinner at the Washington Hilton.
Obama’s got a busy week of hosting set up. Monday he’ll welcome the University of North Carolina men’s basketball team to mark the NCAA championship of theirs that Obama accurately predicted.
Tuesday the first couple will host an evening ‘poetry jam’ at home to celebrate the spoken word. Wednesday he goes to Arizona State in Tempe to deliver a commencement address but not get an honorary degree.
Thursday Obama’s got a townhall set for Albuquerque.
And on Friday the president will have the Philadelphia Phillies in despite his allegiance to the White Sox in the real baseball league.
It’ll be a good week for athletic jerseys with #1 and his name on it.
-- Andrew Malcolm
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