In Beaver, Pennsylvania, President Obama’s bus tour stopped off at Kretchmar’s Bakery, which is “a three-generation establishment on the community’s main drag,” according to the press pool report.
While in the bakery, President Obama offered the press cookies. From the pool report:
“We’re close to the Fourth of July, don’t you think apple pie is appropriate,” POTUS asked Kretchmar. “I really do. Let me get a classic apple pie.”
“Maybe I’ll get some cookies,” POTUS added. “Press, do you want some cookies?”
There was no response from the press.
“Will you consider this a bribe once again?” he queried. “Why don’t we get a dozen chocolate chip cookies and send them on the press bus, and I won’t know if you guys ate them, all right? I know the photographers will eat them. Those guys have no shame. You know that’s right.”
“Maybe I’ll get some cookies,” POTUS added. “Press, do you want some cookies?”
There was no response from the press.
“Will you consider this a bribe once again?” he queried. “Why don’t we get a dozen chocolate chip cookies and send them on the press bus, and I won’t know if you guys ate them, all right? I know the photographers will eat them. Those guys have no shame. You know that’s right.”
Obama exited with his goods and left behind a nice tip:
At 12:56 p.m. the pool was ushered back out to the street. At 1:03 p.m. POTUS emerged carrying a yellow plastic bag which, cashier Dee Meers later told your pooler, contained the aforementioned apple pie and cookies.
POTUS paid$13.20, using a $20 bill and telling Meers to keep the change as a tip, she said.
POTUS paid$13.20, using a $20 bill and telling Meers to keep the change as a tip, she said.
