We Meant To Do That: White House Will Keep Olympic Office Open ‘Permanently’

By Mary Katharine Ham

Published October 7, 2009 2:03pm ET

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We Meant To Do That: White House Will Keep Olympic Office Open ‘Permanently’ — Kal Penn, Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement, White House Office of Olympic Sport, and future U.S. bobsled brakeman. This is the bureaucratic equivalent of tripping, catching yourself, and then jogging it out, as if to say, “Yeah, I totally made a conscious decision to make an abrupt and awkward change […]

Kal Penn, Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement, White House Office of Olympic Sport, and future U.S. bobsled brakeman.

This is the bureaucratic equivalent of tripping, catching yourself, and then jogging it out, as if to say, “Yeah, I totally made a conscious decision to make an abrupt and awkward change in tempo during my walk across the office. Don’t mind me.”

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