it is your choice. biden with the biker chick, obama gets a bear hug. i feel like i am obligated to say this, anne, the big pizza owner did not throw the president into a deep fryer. are you sure? yes, my sources tell me. jim, you said the secret service got a vibe the hug was okay. the pizza owner did visit the white house in june as part of the charity he runs. so he probably wasn t unknown to them. he was basically saying there was a prior relationship. yes. i believe you were correct. so it was comfortable for everybody. i believe so, yes. it may not have been the first time. i thought it was a fun moment. absolutely. it was a lighthearted romp. that s how you treat the most powerful man on the planet. it is a sign of respect in some cultures. i m sure the russians and the chinese look a lot of our president when he is lifted up