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Monday, February 11, 2013

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Obama goes 'skeet shooting all the time'? Hardly ever, sources say

I like to think he's telling the president a dirty joke by acaben
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News of President Obama's apparently long-secret fondness for skeet shooting came as a surprise to those who say they have witnessed the president's "awkward" attempts at pinging the (clay) pigeons. This has only happened with the president at Camp David, at most, a couple of times, according to a source who says he has been to the retreat on a half-dozen visits with Obama. "The only time he shot skeet was for President's Cup," said the source, referring to a shooting competition tradition involving the presidential Marine guards. "I was there. He stayed for about five minutes, and couldn't leave fast enough." Skeet shooting "is very hard," said the source. "Especially for someone not used to guns... He couldn't have been more uncomfortable." The source said a friend of his recalled Obama skeet shooting one other time at Camp David -- very early on in his first term.

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President Obama

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Relevance: 0.910402

Sentiment	Quote
-0.0697861	"Yes, in fact, up at Camp David, we do skeet shooting all the time," Obama said. ...
0.0125053	"Yes, in fact, up at Camp David, we do skeet shooting all the time," Obama said. "Not the girls, but oftentimes guests of mine go up there. And I have a profound respect for the traditions of hunting that trace back in this country for generations. And I think those who dismiss that out of hand make a big mistake."
Sentiment Stats:	Number of Quotes: 2 Aggregate Sentiment: -0.0572808 Mean: -0.0286404 Standard Deviation: 0

Jay Carney

Overall Sentiment: 0.0222703

Relevance: 0.33695

Sentiment	Quote
0	"I'm not sure how often he's done that," said Carney, ...
0.0802794	"I'm not sure how often he's done that," said Carney, who said no photos of the president skeet shooting had been released "because when he goes to Camp David, he goes to spend time with his family and friends and relax, not to produce photographs."
Sentiment Stats:	Number of Quotes: 2 Aggregate Sentiment: 0.0802794 Mean: 0.0401397 Standard Deviation: 0

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