Obama Downplays Scarlett Johansson Emails

Scarlett Johansson, a big supporter of Barack Obama, recently gushed that she frequently trades emails with the presidential candidate. Obama, however, is downplaying the notion that he walks in such lofty circles:

As he headed to a Hollywood fundraiser, Sen. Barack Obama downplayed the idea that he hobnobs with actress Scarlett Johansson...

...speaking to reporters aboard his campaign plane, Obama said the actress doesn't have his personal email address. "She sent one email to Reggie, who forwarded it to me," Obama said, referring to his 26-year-old personal assistant, Reggie Love. "I write saying, 'thank you Scarlett for doing what you do,' and suddenly we have this email relationship"

Comments

[peterdangit]

If you're using the "throw under the bus" analogy you need to try it out yourself before talking...

[whsmith]

the "under the bus" analogy has become the most cliched, lazy and irritating phrase to come out of this election year

[ddog323]

amen

[Tages72]

Sounds harmless enough for now, but those pics of Scarlett's chest aren't doing Obama any favors. Remember how the GOP went after Harold Ford with that "dumb blonde" ad?

Obama is a whole different matter, plus his campaign staff watches out for stuff like this. Besides, isn't Scarlett already married or getting hitched? It should be a non-issue come election time.

[pupbayer]

When this first surfaced, I thought it odd he didn't have anything better to do than email her now I wonder that he doesn't have anything better to do than address this nonsense. I hadn't heard anything about this for several weeks and all of a sudden there it is again. Oh, well, it's not like we have real problems in this country or anything.

[nowRnever]

When was she "on the bus" except in the media's mind? I'll become concerned when Barack divorces Michelle to marry Miss Rich, Blonde-hair, Blue-eyes.

[Superbus]

Look sports fans; it's obvious that Barack has much better taste in women than Bubba ever diid.

[voting4BO]

This article is stupid. how is he throwing her under the bus???? Just giving the basis of their emails to make it clear that there's nothing more to it than an email. I'm quite sure she isn't the first celeb that has emailed him and I'm quite sure he has responded to others. I agree, this article is a waste of internet space!!!!

[Bulbul]

Michelle need not worry, she has more class and intellegence than any Hollywood airheads.

[Mdazes]

This was just another story blown up by the news media. It was reported in a way that would have a man answering to his wife "Explain Please"

[NotMcCain]

Which reminds me....why is the MSM giving Cindy and John McCain's ADULTERY a free pass?

And where the heck is Vicki Iseman?

If the MSM wants sex and titillation, they should look to the hypocrites who keep moralizing about "family values".

[uheardme]

Yeah...I'm sure if they scan the wires, they can come up with some republicon hooker scandal, republicon kiddie-porn or republicon men's room scandal or something.

[dadw5boys]

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[tdbach]

Um...who WOULDN'T respond to an email from Ms. Johansson?

[theone718]

Article is TOTALLY WRONG. She asked him a bout the DEBATE and he said the DEBATE was silly.

[hypnus]

Just as long as he doesn't jump into bed with oil companies and other big multinationals, he can email who ever he wants.

[livesimply]

Let's see, Obama "threw" his grandmother "under the bus" because he said she admitted she crossed the street when she saw black men (lots of us did that because we were taught it was a way to be safer) and now he's throwing someone else "under the bus" because he said she didn't have his email address? What is this inaccurate reference to buses about? Sounds a little like "back of the bus" to me. How many other politicians do you know who are referred to as throwing someone under the bus?

[4wehttam]

Yeah, the media loves to use that phrase (thrown under the bus), because it's makes the situation more interesting and raises more controversy.

Did they ever say Hillary threw anyone under the bus, like Ferraro for example? NOPE.

[THISTLE]

Then this bimbo can be his "Marilyn Monroe," - then he will really be like JFK.

[shades3]

Oh for God's sake!!!

[MaybeMilo]

Bimbo? You're an idiot - Oh, sorry - I don't know you well enough to make that statement.

[Furby]

True, but it might be a safe assumption, since you know Thistle about as well as Thistle knows either Scarlet or Marilyn and she doesn't seem to have any reservation about slandering them.

[sirclown]

Can we all please take the expression "throw ____ under the bus" and throw it under the bus? If I hear it one more f'ing time, about anyone or anything, i may have to do it to myself.

[motu]

I 2nd that !!!!!!!!!

[4wehttam]

Me Three!!!!!

[zippywpinhead]

along with the phrase 'drinks the kool aid'...

[CindyM2008]

AMEN!!!!!

[dct1999]

And can we also throw "playing the race card" under that same speeding bus?

[uheardme]

i second that emotion