Obama Stuns Media at Press Conference by Announcing Plans to Publish Romance Novel
"Now let me be clear: this novel will include a man, a woman, and possibly a dragon."
By Chris Todd
WASHINGTON—President Obama held his first press conference in three months this morning, inviting many of the hardest hitters in the news media. Most analysts speculated that the event would center on important issues such as the conflict in Syria and unemployment. However, the President used this opportunity to take questions on his new romance novel.
“I came into the press conference with a lot of questions about foreign policy,” stated a reporter for The Washington Fancy. “I left with a lot of questions about character development and wondering if Richard would ever find out Melinda was still alive so he could finally apologize to her.”
At the beginning of his press conference, Obama’s press secretary made it clear that he would only be accepting questions related to his novel, which is still in progress. Questions ranged from simple plot questions to complex questions about whether or not Obama’s feelings on New York’s passing of its gay marriage bill were in the novel. It was not.
Obama went into great detail about his novel when asked what it was about. There did not appear to be a set structure yet but the president did promise that it will include a love story, heartache, and probably a dragon or two.
“The novel is about a man who falls in love with a woman,” said President Obama. “They go through some hard times. I’m not sure what hard times specifically; maybe it has to do with the dragon, maybe not. But the woman, Melinda, will definitely die at some point and then come back to life. Oh, sorry – spoiler alert.”
The media, which was primed to ask the president difficult questions based on the times we live in, diverted their focus easily to Obama’s novel. The president’s advisors encouraged him to take just a few questions about the book, believing the press would turn on him for talking about something so frivolous. That theory turned out to be the farthest thing from the truth.
Steve Blarney of The Chicago Flag, a Fancy affiliate, noted, “The only thing that could have made this press conference better would have been if Obama came out on stage with a skateboarding dog who could post to Twitter.”
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Posted by Chris Todd
on Oct 22 2012. Filed under Administration.
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