1:15 p.m. President Obama is in the building, welcomed with a raucous ovation. The crowed did not extend the same pleasantries to some of the other notable attendees. Obama introduced Gov. Bobby Jindal, who drew scattered boos.
"Don't worry, Bobby, I get that all the time."
He added that Jindal "is working hard for this state."
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin drew a mix of cheers and boos, prompting the president to say, "This is a fiesty crowd."
All Obama had to do was refrain from the "Bobby is working hard for this state" line and his reaction would have been perfectly gracious without also being a stupid conciliatory lie. Sometimes I really question whether or not the President has any clue what he's doing.
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