WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama was called for balking this weekend at a White House pick up baseball game. Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geithner was, "utterly confused", as he was on first base planning to steal second given catcher Joe Biden's notoriously weak throw-down abilities.
Political columnist Robert Worth of the New York Times called this a "balk" as he was the elected umpire of the game. He was conveniently spying in the bushes and they needed someone who was "unbiased". Members of the cabinet thought the balking call was a bit much given the casual nature of the game.
The hesitation caused a ripple of whispers all the way to outfielders Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama. When asked to comment, the first lady shook her head in disbelief and said, "He needs to stop being afraid of his fastball." The slip-up gave Geithner free access to second base, which put him in scoring position with power hitter Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta up to bat.
"At that point I was sure he was just going to intentionally walk Panetta," confessed Biden, game name "Vice Biddy". But when Vice Biddy put his glove out wide, the former Chicago senator shook his head with confidence. He then walked over to the iMove playing on the lawn and changed the song to "Wild Thing" by The Troggs as an ode to the famous Major League character Rick Vaughn. Teammates and opponents alike described the moment as, "Pretty cool".
Vice Biddy then put down his index finger, and with a Charlie Sheen winning nod the incumbent prepared to enact the Green Stinky Cheese Bill of 2012. With Panetta licking his chops at the thought of being fed one of Obama's meatballs, the game took on a new level of intensity. Obama's delivery went wildly left and broke one of the White House windows. After a brief period of sincere laughter and jocularity, forgotten emotions by all, the group decided to switch to whiffle ball.
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