Wouldn't you love to know what Obama's typing?
Is a president with a BlackBerry on his belt really just like the rest of us? From the leaked e-mails of Barack Obama:
7:58 a.m.
To: Michelle Obama
From: BHO
In line at Starbucks. Oh wait, they're waving me to the front. Nice. More later.
9:02 a.m.
To: Rahm Emanuel
From: BHO
This meeting will not end. Seriously, look at Boehner. Why so tan? He's from Ohio. What gives?
9:41 a.m.
To: Hillary Clinton
From: BHO
I'm sprawled out on the Oval Office rug, just luxuriating. Thought u'd like to know. LOL.
10:33 a.m.
To: George W. Bush
From: BHO
U were right about the nuke codes gag. Joint Chiefs have zero sense of humor. Your move in online Scrabble, BTW.
12:14 p.m.
To: Michelle Obama
From: BHO
Stuck on Beltway. Oh wait, they're closing it 4 us. Nice. More later.
12:24 p.m.
To: Rick Wagoner
From: BHO
Loving this Caddy limo. But FYI, have u noticed the massive blind spot? Could lose a school bus in there. Never happens in a Honda.
12:57 p.m.
To: Sasha and Malia
From: BHO
I love u both, but for the last time, there ARE no ghosts in the White House. And just BTW, Jimmy Carter is still very much alive.
1:18 p.m.
To: Michelle Obama
From: BHO
In security line at Andrews. Guy with a huge head is getting the full cavity treatment. OMG, it's Larry Summers.
4:41 p.m.
To: Oprah Winfrey
From: BHO
Yes, White House chef can handle, tho not sure how acai fries will taste.
4:59 p.m.
To: Friends of Howard Dean
From: BHO
PLS remove me from this list. I've hit unsubscribe like 80 times.
5:59 p.m.
To: Rahm Emanuel
From: BHO
Dude, who's our Labor sec again? She's here and I cannot for the life of me remember her name.
9:28 p.m.
To: Robert Gates
From: BHO
Watching “24" and it has just gotten so lame. Where'd the FBI get all those toys? U and I both know they couldn't track a nursing home patient to the bathroom.
10:13 p.m.
To: George W. Bush
From: BHO
FYI, “talkation" is not a word. I challenged.
11:24 p.m.
To: Michelle Obama
From: BHO
U coming to bed soon? “Old School" is on HBO again. Will Farrell's about to jog naked.
3:01 a.m.
To: Hillary Clinton
From: BHO
Enuf with the 3 a.m. phone call. It's getting old.
Matt Bai writes on politics for the New York Times Magazine and is the author of “The Argument: Inside the Battle to Remake Democratic Politics."
