Is Ileana Ros-Lehtinen a little paranoid?

Maybe.

On Wednesday, the Republican congresswoman got a call from President-elect Barack Obama, didn't believe it was him, and hung up on him. Twice.

According to Ros-Lehtinen's flack Alex Cruz, the congresswoman received the call on her cell phone from a Chicago-based number and an aide informed her that Obama wanted to speak to her. When Obama introduced himself, Ros-Lehtinen cut him off and said, "I'm sorry but I think this is a joke from one of the South Florida radio stations known for these pranks." Then she hung up.

Moments later, Obama tried again, this time through his soon-to-be chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel.

"Ileana, I cannot believe you hung up on the President-Elect," Emanuel said. And then--yes, you know what's coming--she hung up on Emanuel saying she "didn't believe the call was legitimate."

Such a convenient excuse, will it work with bill collectors?

when she figured out her mistake she must've felt all kinds of sh!t.

well if you don't know a reason for his call, why would you expect it to be him?

sidenote. I'd have done the same thing. even if it was him.

so much for that embassy appointment to jamaica


maybe to georgia now

lmao


no not the state

jjjjeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Probably in this day and time, she had a relatively valid reason to be cautious.

After the whole Sarah Palin radio show fiasco I would have hung up also.

At least he was not the president YET.

You can't blame here. She would have felt the fool if she fell for one of those pranks.