The Obamas just bought their rental home in Washington for $8.1 million https://t.co/CMww6FfEdo
— Eric Lipton (@EricLiptonNYT) May 31, 2017
Count on a Grey Lady employee to step in it right up…
I get the practical concerns. But Barack Obama buying schmancy DC house in nabe thick w lobbyists just feels weird https://t.co/xAODd9LQrA
— jodikantor (@jodikantor) May 31, 2017
Don’t worry, fellow white lady, I’m sure you can find an ‘economically anxious’ surrogate to scrawl racial obscenities on their walls!
LeBron James responds to the vandalism incident at his home pic.twitter.com/goMoicIIit
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) May 31, 2017
Hasty visit from the Phrasing Fairy:
I think he'd agree that DC sucks, but their kids go to school there, have friends, etc…Mundane, practical stuff.
— Tommy Vietor (@TVietor08) May 31, 2017
To clarify, I meant Obama disliked DC (& its lobbyist $ culture) for so long. No other implication intended, apologies if it read otherwise.
— jodikantor (@jodikantor) June 1, 2017
It’s not like professional reporters should’ve figured out by now that Twitter is *not* a medium that rewards the careless comment…
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