Obama's Private Talk With Tory Leader David Cameron Caught On Mic: "You Should Be On The Beach....

huffingtonpost.com     Jul 26, 2008            

LONDON — Barack Obama endorses making time for thinking in the White House. As the Democratic candidate for president chatted with Tory Leader David Cameron at the Houses of Parliament on Saturday, a boom microphone used by reporters caught their discussion. It was unclear whether Obama and Cameron knew how much of their conversation others could hear. Obama and Cameron talked casually about the demands of high office, according to a transcript provided to reporters. CAMERON: You should be on the beach. You need a break. Well, you need to be able to keep your head together. OBAMA: You've got to refresh yourself. CAMERON: Do you have a break at all? OBAMA: I have not. I am going to take a week in August. But I agree with you that somebody, somebody who had worked in the White House who _ not Clinton himself, but somebody who... [read full story]                    

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