As soon as I got the mic, I retaliated by explaining to bemused foreign reporters that Campbell had been using lurid language during the briefing because it "obviously reminds him of the last time he made things up in Nice many years ago".
Our public officials obviously need reminding that they belong in front of the camera, not behind it.
"Obviously, we are reminded today of the brutal tactics that extremists like the Taliban wish to employ," said Robert Gibbs, the White House spokesman.
As the #FreeBates campaign gathers momentum on Twitter (some people have a lot of time on their hands – unlike the readers of this blog, obviously), we were reminded that we do not actually, factually know that Bates is innocent.
They were frightening, obviously, because they reminded us that, given the realities of modern technology and its dissemination of information, we can never hope to be entirely safe against the threat of terrorism.
As we walk through this library, obviously we're reminded of the incredible strength and resolve that came through that bullhorn as he stood amid the rubble and the ruins of Ground Zero, promising to deliver justice to those who had sought to destroy our way of life.
But there's something about Ecclestone's thoughtful praise of Hitler – "what someone could do if they had the power" – mixed with his deep historical awareness of what Hitler was really like – ok to 1938 but "after that the guy was obviously a lunatic" – which reminded me of the British tendency to treat Nazism as a bit of German eccentricity.
Palin obviously needs to be reminded that in the last election, voters overwhelmingly rejected her brand of "history" and vision for the future.
Though I didn't continue to date Robles (and disagree with her, obviously), talking with her reminded me of the importance of not assuming, and also reassured me that it is possible to have a tolerant conversation with someone with opposing views.
