Shameful: Obama stops in tracks to answer question from press ... about the Packers

Lori Ziganto | 4:04 PM on September 25, 2012

Just when you thought President Obama couldn’t get any worse, he outdoes himself. First, he took to Twitter to weigh in personally, and ego stroke, on the NFL refs fiasco. Priorities! Next, he stopped in his tracks to actually answer a question from the press … when someone yelled out “Packers.” See, that is important.

Huffington Post’s Jennifer Bendery gave the scoop on Twitter.

Obama actually stopped walking into the WH and came back to press after question shouted about NFL mess. "Terrible," he said.

— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) September 25, 2012

So basically, next time you want the president to stop what he's doing and talk to you, just shout "Packers!"

— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) September 25, 2012

I shouted "Annandale Atoms!" Got nada. MT @igorbobic: If I was WH reporter I'd yell random football team name at Obama at every rope line.

— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) September 25, 2012

SQUIRREL!

He didn’t just stop; he answered. In a self-stroking way, natch.

Obama to pool re Packers: ""Terrible. I've been saying for months, we've gotta get our refs back." #vandeheipander

— Mark Halperin (@MarkHalperin) September 25, 2012

https://twitter.com/rorycooper/status/250682817363734528

Terrible! This is terrible enough to warrant a response from President Obama. Everything else like, say, the murder of an ambassador? Just a bump in the road. Not important enough for the press or President Obama to bother with. But, NFL? Swoon!

Twitter users are rightfully disgusted.

It's leadership…RT @rorycooper: President Obama just took one question from the WH Press Corps…about the NFL.

— JamesKirkLives (@JamesKirkLives) September 25, 2012

Wow… How presidential! RT @rorycooper: President Obama just took one question from the WH Press Corps…about the NFL.

— Lilia (@LiliaEP) September 25, 2012