# I just got a belly-laugh from the news **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 6, 2008, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-belly-laugh-from-the-news/475974 "2008-12-06T07:33:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rich\_Mann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ce73a5/32.png) [@Rich\_Mann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rich_Mann)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2008, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-belly-laugh-from-the-news/475974/1 "2008-12-06T07:33:41Z")
On the local TV news a (female) newscaster was giving us the latest on the scandalous photo of Obama’s speechwriter groping a life-sized cutout of Hillary. According to the newscaster, “A transition official said the aide has ‘ **reached out** to Senator Clinton’ to offer an apology”. Isn’t that what got him in trouble in the first place? ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2008, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-belly-laugh-from-the-news/475974/2 "2008-12-06T11:30:27Z")
yep, it is. must be a slow news day. i can’t believe it made the news over other items of importance. some of those cardboard cutouts have had much worse happen. i’m sure sen. clinton didn’t even care. , ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2008, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-belly-laugh-from-the-news/475974/3 "2008-12-06T22:54:47Z")
Imagine the outrage if a Republican campaign worker had done that.