We just boarded our flight for Egypt. I ran in to Lloyd Grove who is covering the Presidential speech for Daily Beast (see blog roll.) Lloyd used to write for the Washington Post and thus I have known him for years. I will blog when we land ...long flight... ... read more
I forgot a USB cord...I wanted to replace my dead battery in my laptop (used on plane) with an extra battery but could not get the dead one out of my laptop...so (of course) used a knife and a spoon in my hotel room. Of course I did get the battery out but now my computer insides are dented up pretty badly from my aggressive work with the knife and spoon. Now we are headed off to see all of Egypt ... read more
One unusual thing is that when we arrived our flight was met by the health department all wearing masks. The entire flight was escorted to stand in front of some special device and screened. I have no idea what we were screened for - maybe swine flu? The device was pointed at our faces - camera line - and projected a multi color picture on a computer screen. Anyone know what this is? Post if you ... read more
The traffic in Cairo is a billion times worse than the traffic even in LA. You would think the pure hell of driving with a foot on the brake (coasting is not even possible) would deter people. I am told that the traffic will be even more nightmarish tomorrow when President Obama arrives since much of Cairo will be shut down for security reasons. ... read more
Yes, Debi is our Make Up Artist -- but the truth is that she does so much more on our trips than make up. She plays a giant part in making sure the trip goes well -- she even chased down a USB cord tonight for me so that I could post pictures. She is constantly working on transportation, food, faxes, research, etc. ...but from time to time we have a few hours off and we also enjoy teasing ... read more
Under the headline "never dull," as we entered the security check point here at the University where President Obama will speak, we ran into a woman from Code Pink with a microphone. You would recognize her --- she has been on TV for protesting hearings on Capitol Hill and has appeared on Fox News Channel. Of course, lucky me!!! She yelled out my name on the megaphone...but she also did the same ... read more
Traveling with the President is quite a huge enterprise. In each location a media filing center is created so that both print and tv journalists can file reports. Check out the pictures from Cairo.... ... read more
Carrying your gear like this could cause a headache - big time!! Imagine if we did in our occupation! Here are some more pictures from Egypt.... I like to take you with us when ON THE RECORD at 10pm 'hits the road!" ... read more
June 2, 2009 06:02 PM EDT
en route to Egypt
We just boarded our flight for Egypt. I ran in to Lloyd Grove who is covering the Presidential speech for Daily Beast (see blog roll.) Lloyd used to write for the Washington Post and thus I have known him for years. I will blog when we land ...long flight... ... read more
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