Obama Gives Akaka A ‘Shout-Out’

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A nice little gem from DC808:

Communications Director Jesse Broder Van Dyke sent us this little item Wednesday (Dec. 5) about his boss:

At the closing session of the 2012 Tribal Nations Conference today, President Barack Obama gave a “shout-out” to U.S. Senator Daniel Akaka who was attending the conference as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. 

“I want to give a special shout-out to Senator Danny Akaka, who has been such a tireless advocate for Native Americans throughout his career,” President Obama said to applause.  “You know that Danny is going to be retiring this year, and he’s such a great friend.  And as a Hawaiian boy, I’ve got to give him a little special props. (Laughter.)”

—Chad Blair

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