Subject: FW: VP pool report 4
From: "Smith, Douglas A" <[email-masked]>
To: "Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:50:54 +0000

What is it with you guys and pie ☺

From: White House Press Office [mailto:[email-masked]]
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 10:45 AM
To: Smith, Douglas A
Subject: Fw: VP pool report 4

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From: Lesley Clark [mailto:[email-masked]]
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 10:36 AM
To: Allen, Liz
Subject: VP pool report 4

Motorcade rolled from  Costco at 10:12 am, w VP stopping to talk to
reporters after wheeling a cart filled w among other things,
childrens' books, fire logs, a 32 inch Panasonic tv and a big apple
pie to the registers.
He called on congress to extend bush era middle class tax cuts, saying
that "consumer confidence is growing, the last thing we need to do is
dash that."
He said that he'd talked to people around the store a s
that "all the people u meet and see... Folks don't need to see their
taxes go up"
He said "it's important congress acts now, right now."
Unknown if he bought a watch, though he spent considerable time at the
counter looking at them, including a $1,200 one, and put in a call to
his daughter, Ashley, saying he needed to "get some guidance"
Before leaving, he placed a call on Ivey Stewart's phone. Couldn't
hear what he said, but she broke into tears and got a vice
presidential hand on the shoulder and a hug
Biden also availed himself of several Costco food samples, and looked
like he enjoyed them.
The store was clogged w shoppers who whipped out cells and iPhones to
snap the VP
There were lots if Delaware natives in the store who got giant Biden
hugs and handshakes
He did a loop of nearly the entire store, including bakery and frozen foods
But Biden turned down the employees who were trying to lure him to the
tire department.
"Hey man I don't need tires," he said "I don't drive anymore."

Back at WH at 10:30 w/o incident

Per WH official: On background:

The Bidens have been Costco members in the past. The Vice President
and Dr. Biden’s Costco memberships were re-activated yesterday; they
paid the $55 membership re-activation fee to receive their new cards.
The Vice President received his own card which he is carrying today
while shopping at Costco.

Lesley Clark
White House Correspondent
McClatchy Newspapers
[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>
202-383-6054 (o)
202-446-6730 (c)
twitter:@lesleyclark

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