Obama Jokes if Congress Doesn’t Pass Healthcare Bill ‘I’ll Whup ‘Em’

From CNN:

An elderly African-American man presented [Barack] Obama, the first African-American to secure the nomination of a major party, with a gift. Charles Edwards, who told Obama he was 95 years old, gave Obama a long maple walking stick.

“It’s beautiful,” Obama told Edwards. “And, if members of Congress don’t pass my health care bill, I’m ready,” Obama said wielding the stick as supporters laughed and cheered.

“I’ll whup ’em,” he joked. “They better not mess with me. I’ll have that stick.”