Obama Bumps Head Boarding Marine One

By: Brian Montopoli
Topics: White House

(AP)

It's not the most pressing news of the day, but we thought you'd like to know: The president hit his head this morning.

Mr. Obama was boarding the presidential helicopter, Marine One, when he "misjudged the doorway and banged his head on the low doorway," as the Associated Press reports. The photographic evidence is above.

The incident occurred when Mr. Obama was getting aboard the helicopter for a trip to Maryland's Andrews Air Force Base, where he boarded Air Force One en route to a town hall meeting in Indiana.

As the AP notes, this morning's trip was the president's fifth on Marine One. One imagines that next time he gets aboard he'll remember to duck.

Brian Montopoli
Brian Montopoli is the senior political reporter at CBSNews.com.
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by bella_92 February 12, 2009 2:56 PM EST: HA...no one will ever make fun of president bush again for tryin to walk in the wrong door. thats funny; Reply to this comment


by assets2ashes February 10, 2009 6:30 PM EST: erasmus606 at 02:54 AM : Feb 10, 2009 said:

"I''''m surprise they aren''''t reporting everytime he has to pee!"

The Anointed Messiah has to pee like everyone else? Isn''t that below his pay grade?

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by wvu74621 February 10, 2009 11:21 AM EST: We are paying a tremendous price for living in America. You don''''t realize it now but if we don''''t change that WAH your referring to will be real for most of you goofballs. But that''''s too deep for you to understand.

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Posted by wheear at 06:15 AM : Feb 10, 2009
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You have''nt earned the priviledge to tell me the price of living in America dimwit, unless you have actually gone to war and actually fought and lost friends in combat then you are sorely mistaken in trying to inform me of the price of being an American.; Reply to this comment


by wheear February 10, 2009 9:15 AM EST: Are you really serious. Do some research. Plenty of other countries diss thier leaders. The price you pay for living in America. WAAAAAHHHHH.
Posted by wvu74621

We are paying a tremendous price for living in America. You don''t realize it now but if we don''t change that WAH your referring to will be real for most of you goofballs. But that''s too deep for you to understand.; Reply to this comment


by wvu74621 February 10, 2009 7:46 AM EST: With all of my disregard for Bush, I would never have wanted to see him mocked and ridiculed before the world. Our freedom of speech is freedom of disrepect. That''''''''s why other nations don''''''''t respect us. Look how we treat our own leaders.

Posted by wheear

Are you really serious. Do some research. Plenty of other countries diss thier leaders. The price you pay for living in America. WAAAAAHHHHH.; Reply to this comment


by wvu74621 February 10, 2009 7:43 AM EST: Que the Circus music!; Reply to this comment


by wvu74621 February 10, 2009 7:35 AM EST: So thats why his speech in Elkhart made no sense whatsoever. "MY WHITEHOUSE" he said. When he said it the first thing that I thought was that bump on the head is more serious than everyone thought. But then I realized that it was Barack Obama. Could have been the fourty oz.; Reply to this comment


by erasmus606 February 10, 2009 5:54 AM EST: The fact that the media had to report him bumping his head is PATHETIC. I could see if he had to have stitches or had a concussion, but this is absolutely ridiculous!

I''m surprise they aren''t reporting everytime he has to pee!; Reply to this comment


by corkscr3w February 10, 2009 3:54 AM EST: "Joe, remind me to put new helicopters somewhere in that stimulus package..."; Reply to this comment


by vitterdidder February 10, 2009 2:16 AM EST: If Obama is too dumb to even board a helicopter how is he supposed to run the country? Lord help us.; Reply to this comment