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Obama speaks with world leader on phone while holding baseball bat – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs
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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..........
View attachment 67131946
Obama speaks with world leader on phone while holding baseball bat – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs
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..........
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.
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:
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.
View attachment 67131946
Obama speaks with world leader on phone while holding baseball bat – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs
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.....
I just lost 3 minutes of my life.
View attachment 67131946
Obama speaks with world leader on phone while holding baseball bat – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs
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..........
I just lost 3 minutes of my life.
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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