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Obama speaks with world leader on phone while holding baseball bat

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1 day ago
Obama speaks with world leader on phone while holding baseball bat
Posted by
CNN White House Producer Lesa Jansen

(CNN) - It's still a mystery why President Barack Obama was holding a baseball bat during his telephone conversation with Turkey's prime minister earlier this week. An official White House photo shows the president with the bat in one hand and a phone in the other.

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney was asked about the photo on Tuesday and promised get some answers but so far nothing.







The photo is getting quite a bit of attention in overseas publications wondering about "hidden messages" or the "symbolic meaning" of the president holding the baseball bat.

The White House released a short readout of Monday's call, which focused on Turkey's neighbor Syria, saying the "two leaders shared their growing concerns about the Syrian regime’s ruthless attacks against its own people, most recently in Aleppo."

Tensions between Turkey and Syria have escalated after the Syrians downed a Turkish plane earlier this summer.




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Obama ,yes Erdoğan may be your puppet, but not Turkey .sorry but if you really want to fight against Asad, please dont wait untill the elections are held and start it..........
 
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I'm gonna say really good photoshop.
 
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Because Obama's a badass who's gonna beat you with a bat, that's why he's holding it!!
 
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What "hidden messages" Was it a video call? Could they see that Obama was holding a bat? I'm not really sure what the point of this story is.
 
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1 day ago
Obama speaks with world leader on phone while holding baseball bat
Posted by
CNN White House Producer Lesa Jansen

(CNN) - It's still a mystery why President Barack Obama was holding a baseball bat during his telephone conversation with Turkey's prime minister earlier this week. An official White House photo shows the president with the bat in one hand and a phone in the other.

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney was asked about the photo on Tuesday and promised get some answers but so far nothing.







The photo is getting quite a bit of attention in overseas publications wondering about "hidden messages" or the "symbolic meaning" of the president holding the baseball bat.

The White House released a short readout of Monday's call, which focused on Turkey's neighbor Syria, saying the "two leaders shared their growing concerns about the Syrian regime’s ruthless attacks against its own people, most recently in Aleppo."

Tensions between Turkey and Syria have escalated after the Syrians downed a Turkish plane earlier this summer.




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Obama ,yes Erdoğan may be your puppet, but not Turkey .sorry but if you really want to fight against Asad, please dont wait untill the elections are held and start it..........

If this story is legit, the eventual answer is likely to be interesting.

Nothing happens by accident. The photo is fairly clearly posed. And when it was taken/published there had to be relative certainty it would generate a response.

Too funny.....
 
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He's contemplating building his Field of Dreams of My Father.
 
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1 day ago
Obama speaks with world leader on phone while holding baseball bat
Posted by
CNN White House Producer Lesa Jansen

(CNN) - It's still a mystery why President Barack Obama was holding a baseball bat during his telephone conversation with Turkey's prime minister earlier this week. An official White House photo shows the president with the bat in one hand and a phone in the other.

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney was asked about the photo on Tuesday and promised get some answers but so far nothing.







The photo is getting quite a bit of attention in overseas publications wondering about "hidden messages" or the "symbolic meaning" of the president holding the baseball bat.

The White House released a short readout of Monday's call, which focused on Turkey's neighbor Syria, saying the "two leaders shared their growing concerns about the Syrian regime’s ruthless attacks against its own people, most recently in Aleppo."

Tensions between Turkey and Syria have escalated after the Syrians downed a Turkish plane earlier this summer.




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Obama ,yes Erdoğan may be your puppet, but not Turkey .sorry but if you really want to fight against Asad, please dont wait untill the elections are held and start it..........


Rumor has it that there was similar photo taken as a practical joke during the the Clinton administration. Monica was standing there with a big smile holding on to Bill's "bat". (Bill was ginnin' too) But at the last minute they decided it may be a little controversial to publish so it got nixed.

Will try to find the link....
 
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What "hidden messages" Was it a video call? Could they see that Obama was holding a bat? I'm not really sure what the point of this story is.

this photo may not be real ,but some people want to insult turkey...thats all...
 
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Because Obama's a badass who's gonna beat you with a bat, that's why he's holding it!!

maybe , if we dont go into a war with syria :lol:
 
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maybe , if we dont go into a war with syria :lol:

HAHAHA I would love that. That would be an investment opportunity like nothing else in the middle east. Let me supply a little ideology for that too: there is a popular school of thought that "nations" that have no (historic) experience in running countries, shouldn't. And Syria has clearly not run anything when Turkey has a 500 years experience in running the entire Middle East under a united administration. (Actually, this WOULD make financial sense. What do you think?)
 
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What "hidden messages" Was it a video call? Could they see that Obama was holding a bat? I'm not really sure what the point of this story is.

I can answer this. Obama and the president of Turkey were testing a new version of wii, where one guy hits the video ball at one end of the connection and the other guy bits it back.
 
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1 day ago
Obama speaks with world leader on phone while holding baseball bat
Posted by
CNN White House Producer Lesa Jansen

(CNN) - It's still a mystery why President Barack Obama was holding a baseball bat during his telephone conversation with Turkey's prime minister earlier this week. An official White House photo shows the president with the bat in one hand and a phone in the other.

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney was asked about the photo on Tuesday and promised get some answers but so far nothing.







The photo is getting quite a bit of attention in overseas publications wondering about "hidden messages" or the "symbolic meaning" of the president holding the baseball bat.

The White House released a short readout of Monday's call, which focused on Turkey's neighbor Syria, saying the "two leaders shared their growing concerns about the Syrian regime’s ruthless attacks against its own people, most recently in Aleppo."

Tensions between Turkey and Syria have escalated after the Syrians downed a Turkish plane earlier this summer.




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Obama ,yes Erdoğan may be your puppet, but not Turkey .sorry but if you really want to fight against Asad, please dont wait untill the elections are held and start it..........

So, the POTUS is on the phone while holding a baseball bat, and that somehow is newsworthy.

Must have been a slow news day.
 
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If this story is legit, the eventual answer is likely to be interesting.

Nothing happens by accident. The photo is fairly clearly posed. And when it was taken/published there had to be relative certainty it would generate a response.

Too funny.....

I've almost overlooked: doesn't that baseball bat say "White Power" on it? For a small fee, I can sell hints to try to connect to Obama's account at stormfront.com. Any interest?
 
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I often play with things when I am on the phone. Playing with a pen or pencil helps me keep my line of thought.
 
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maybe he's trying to channel Teddy Roosevelt. (sorry, i couldn't resist.)

i doubt that the bat should be taken in any negative context that CNN might be implying; it's almost certainly a coincidence. Turkey is our ally.
 
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I just lost 3 minutes of my life.
 
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1 day ago
Obama speaks with world leader on phone while holding baseball bat
Posted by
CNN White House Producer Lesa Jansen

(CNN) - It's still a mystery why President Barack Obama was holding a baseball bat during his telephone conversation with Turkey's prime minister earlier this week. An official White House photo shows the president with the bat in one hand and a phone in the other.

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney was asked about the photo on Tuesday and promised get some answers but so far nothing.







The photo is getting quite a bit of attention in overseas publications wondering about "hidden messages" or the "symbolic meaning" of the president holding the baseball bat.

The White House released a short readout of Monday's call, which focused on Turkey's neighbor Syria, saying the "two leaders shared their growing concerns about the Syrian regime’s ruthless attacks against its own people, most recently in Aleppo."

Tensions between Turkey and Syria have escalated after the Syrians downed a Turkish plane earlier this summer.




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Obama ,yes Erdoğan may be your puppet, but not Turkey .sorry but if you really want to fight against Asad, please dont wait untill the elections are held and start it..........

Aaron Sorkin was right! [almost]
 
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maybe he's trying to channel Teddy Roosevelt. (sorry, i couldn't resist.)

i doubt that the bat should be taken in any negative context that CNN might be implying; it's almost certainly a coincidence. Turkey is our ally.


helix ,you are very ki,nd and peaceable ,but goverments are not like you :mrgreen:
 
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Well, he clearly hates the Turkish and feels he must combat their culture with a baseball bat.

Wonder if the media is going to chase him all over asking about the baseball bat gaffe?

:lamo
 
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He's walking softly and carrying a big stick.
 
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This is news?

"This just in!! Obama seen holding a key!! Press in a tizzy to determine what it unlocks!"
 
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now the neo nazis can't even see obama holding a baseball bat without some weird sinister paranoid schizo conspiracy..... what's next are the white christian alliances gonna start complaining about his tie?
 
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