Woman Flirts With Obama: 'You're A Hottie With A Smokin' Little Body'

The New York Times' Sheryl Stolberg provided one of the better White House pool reports in recent memory Thursday while covering President Obama's jobs-and-the-economy tour of upstate New York. Here's how Stolberg opens the recap of their lunch stop at Duff's Famous Wings in the Buffalo-adjacent town of Cheektowaga:

QUOTE OF THE DAY: "You're a hottie with a smokin' little body."

Yes indeed, some people will say just about anything to get a hug from Barack Obama. Those words were spoken by Luann Haley, 45, to the president, during his unannounced visit to this local landmark. He replied by giving her a big hug. ("He gave me a squeeze,"' she said afterward.) She swooned and he said Michelle would be watching on television. "That's all right,"' Ms. Haley said as the cameras rolled. "Hi Michelle, eat your heart out."

Ironically, given the nature of the tour, Haley was part of a large crowd of Department of Education contractors who work one door down from Duff's as collection agents on defaulted student loans. The collection agents saw Secret Service pull up at the wings joint and decided to take their lunch break, Stolberg reports.

The President ordered wings, declaring to Stolberg, "This is the wing capital." He initially requested medium, she reports, but upon conferring further with some of the other 100 or so patrons and employees asked for half regular, half extra-spicy. In a possible breaking scandal, Stolberg notes that Obama vocally insisted on paying the $10.82, but she did not witness him pay.

Comments

[ywcachieve]

10:55 PM on 05/15/2010

I wonder what Republican paid that woman to say that.

It was totally inappropriate, disrespectful, and unacceptable.

There is no doubt, she was paid by some Republican to walk up to our Commander in Chief, and say that inappropriate disrespectful garbage.

[emma richmond]

06:37 PM on 05/15/2010

Watch out Mr. Presidnet we think it was a Right Wing set up, they will try anything.

[WhatACountry]

05:42 PM on 05/15/2010

She did end up apologizing for the comment.
But he is hot!

[Marrymeplease]

04:58 PM on 05/15/2010

I don't like it. She shouldn't had said that to the President. Showing no respect. And Mr. President next time, say thank you, have a good day, and walk away.

[dawn2dusk]

03:45 PM on 05/15/2010

like telling the pope he's cute

[CaliTLC]

01:55 PM on 05/15/2010

President Obama is awfully EASY on the eyes. That said - her comment was inappropriate.

[sheputstheLinPAIN]

12:59 PM on 05/15/2010

Call me old fashioned, but I think it is extremely inappropriate to address the president like this. I have never heard of someone addressing a president in such a casual, familiar, and sexual manner. Obama took it in stride, but no president should be in such a position. It defiles the office.

[MiraMcB]

04:03 PM on 05/15/2010

Uhuhuh.. yeah. I grinned, but I cringed, too. The Prez is good natured to take it all in good humor and grace, but someone should take that gal aside and s'plain.

[PostModernPatriot]

11:04 AM on 05/15/2010

He's a handsome man, in great physical condition but this comment just icks me out. It's inappropriate and very...um..."idiocratic". No like.

[Thor Larson]

10:06 AM on 05/15/2010

... and that is how he got elected. Let's see if the Americans can be fooled again next time.

[sheputstheLinPAIN]

12:49 PM on 05/15/2010

Keep lying to yourself.

[CaliTLC]

01:54 PM on 05/15/2010

You WISH 52% of voting Americans voted for superficial reasons. NOT.

[kcflood]

10:00 AM on 05/15/2010

This woman is just saying what 80% of Americans are thinking. Ow ow! It's nice to have a President with looks and brains!

[CaliTLC]

01:56 PM on 05/15/2010

'Tis.

[Black Guy at Cornell]

09:52 AM on 05/15/2010

We all know what's going to happen next. C Street will so some "research", and we'll find out that this sweet lady had a friend that worked for ACORN, which by GOP logic means that she is a prostitute by association, and we all know that prostitutes have loose morals, and that only atheists and communists and terrorists have loose morals. Barack Obama hugged this woman, and therefore he "pals around" with atheist communist terrorists.

Coming up next, breaking news from Glen Beck: "Why did the president order half-mild and half extra-spicy after consulting with the patrons? Is he trying to force this idea of peaceful and delicious coexistence on our children with his progressive wing preferences? I bet those wings were packaged in a factory that employs union workers. Hmm..."union" and "workers"...Soviet Union, anyone? *begins to sob* I just don't want to see America careening down this path of destruction..."

[texasrodeoqueen]

09:59 AM on 05/15/2010

lol Black! I luv ya

[WhatACountry]

05:45 PM on 05/15/2010

BRILLIANT!!!
fanned and faved

[ProudMilVet]

04:12 AM on 05/15/2010

the Repubs are going to make complete Fools of themselves trying to make this into a Scandal ! He accepted Free Wings ! ! Ha ! Ha ! WingGate !

[WhatACountry]

05:47 PM on 05/15/2010

Yes, let's compare the President buying lunch to C Street, sex scandals, bondage clubs, spendy frenzy, rentboy, and on and on....

[amber15]

03:02 AM on 05/15/2010

well, intelligence does make him a 'hottie' and his smile isn't too bad either............

[texasrodeoqueen]

10:00 AM on 05/15/2010

He is a hottie, isn't he? Intelligence is a huge turn on for us.
That's one reason Bush was so repulsive.

[ForeverHopeful]

10:50 AM on 05/15/2010

Especially with that snarky smirk he usually had on his dishonest face.

[latia65]

01:24 AM on 05/15/2010

...and you're a not ti

STAND DOWN!

[PostModernPatriot]

11:02 AM on 05/15/2010

lol mean but funny

[cbat]

12:18 AM on 05/15/2010

Yeah, he is pretty cute.