Obama Shuns the Fist-Bump

Takes a pass on gesture in Zanesville. | By Jonathan Weisman Zanesville, Ohio -- He just keeps moving to the center. As Barack Obama toured the Eastside Community Ministry here, the children in for tutoring ooed and ahhed, asking for the usual autographs and posing for the cameras. But as Obama left, a boy tried to give him a fist bump. "If I start that ...'' his voice trailed off, and he turned away. Last month, as he claimed the delegates needed to claim the Democratic nomination in St. Paul, Obama bumped fists with his wife, Michelle. Most commentators were appreciative of the hip couple. But one anchor on Fox labeled it a "terrorist... [read full story]                    

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