Somebody Forgot the Phone Books
December 1, 2008 – 11:46 am by kimschI noticed that several people on President Elect Obama’s National Security Team are not as tall as he is. The lectern, the OPE* seal, and the microphones are set just fine for a taller person, but putting a shorter person at the same lectern…
Geraghty noticed this too. I have the screencaps.
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- Barack Obama
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- Hillary Clinton
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- Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense
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- Eric Holder
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- Janet Napolitano (Gov. AZ)
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- Janet Napolitano
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- Susan Rice
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- Susan Rice
Poor Susan Rice, she can barely see over the microphones.
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I’d noticed it, too, but didn’t give it much thought. Like Rice, I’m so short that I can barely see over the podium, too.
Watching a replay later, I noticed that Hillary reached up and moved the microphones down a bit. But they were still too tall for Susan Rice.
I know women are often shorter than men; interesting that in the screenshots, only the women have microphones blocking their faces…
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