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But Politico reporter Jonathan Martin wasn’t there to chat. Martin pressed Obama about the president’s decision to nominate William J. Lynn III, a former defense lobbyist, to deputy defense secretary and about Obama’s pledge to curtail the influence of lobbyists. The exchange turned tense.

“See, this is what happens. I can’t end up visiting with you guys and shaking hands if I’m going to get grilled every time I come down here,” a visibly exasperated Obama said. Martin wouldn’t relent. “I just wanted to say hello and introduce myself to you guys–that’s all I was trying to do,”

the president added. Within an hour, Martin and Politico writer Carrie Budoff Brown reported the exchange on Politico’s website: “OBAMA FLASHES IRRITATION IN PRESS ROOM,” the headline read.

Biden today says he that while he never feels his stutter coming back, “I have never forgotten what it was like and how tough it is for anyone who’s had to face it. Overcoming my stuttering taught me one of the most important lessons in my life—that if you put your mind to something, there’s nothing you can’t do.”

Biden today says he that while he never feels his stutter coming back, “I have never forgotten what it was like and how tough it is for anyone who’s had to face it. Overcoming my stuttering taught me one of the most important lessons in my life—that if you put your mind to something, there’s nothing you can’t do.”

A week later, when one of Costas’s producers asked if I’d be interested in appearing on Costas NOW, the HBO program, to talk about sports media with Bob and other panelists, I agreed. I had a book to sell, HBO often has smart people on, and Costas

and I, you know, we’re bros now — fist pound, yo. When the hardcover version of God Save the Fan came out, I’d gone on a monthlong media tour, so I had my talking points nailed, stuffed, and mounted. Then Costas called, saying that he’d met everyone who would be on the panel, other than me, so formal introductions were probably in order.