Rare flash of anger from Obama on Halloween

It wasn’t quite a Halloween nightmare on Obama street, but journalists on Friday drew a rare flash of anger from the normally unflappable Democratic presidential nominee.
Barack Obama had taken a break from the campaign trail for a few hours of Halloween fun at home with his family four days before the election, but ended up visibly annoyed when news crews dogged their footsteps in their Chicago neighborhood.
“That’s enough. You’ve got a shot. Leave us alone,” Obama told reporters as he walked down the block with his 7-year-old daughter Sasha in her costume on the way to a party at a neighbor’s home.
Obama, usually cool in public during a campaign that has turned him into the frontrunner for the White House, did not disguise his irritation when his surprise walk caused news photographers and camera crews to scramble for position on the sidewalk.
He grew especially testy when a Polish television cameraman tried to approach them.
“Come on guys, get back on the bus,” he pleaded with journalists, many of whom had accompanied him from the airport to Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood.
Obama, wearing sunglasses but no costume, and his daughter, dressed up as what campaign aides said was a “corpse’s bride,” then broke into a sprint, leaving the journalists behind.
Secret Service agents and vans followed closely behind, and stunned trick-or-treaters broke into shouts of “Obama, Obama” as he rushed past.
Wow he must think he’s so far ahead and he can afford to yell at his supporters.
UPDATE: Reader did not get the joke. Will spell it out: Reporters are his supporters. :drum roll:
In keeping with the Halloween theme…
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HDA said:
Oct 31, 08 at 9:29 pmFirst off, according to the quote you used, he was yelling at reporters, not necessarily supporters. Secondly, where do you get off saying that Obama can’t at least REQUEST to be left alone to enjoy an evening with his daughter. Also, there was one line of original content here. You do absolutely nothing here, do you? It’s embarrassing to your profession.