If he was going to make the joke and name names, he should have mentioned Hillary Clinton and Nancy Reagan's seances. The second he made the remark about talking to all former presidents (and before he went on to say, after a pause, "that are living"), my wife started laughing about talking to the dead. So the fact that Obama went on to make the joke doesn't shock me...but he NEVER should have just mentioned Nancy Reagan....either not at all, or throw in some one else accused of it like Hillary. Obviously the best option would have been mentioning neither. Can you imagine him having to call Hillary to apologize after his FIRST presser?