Landmark Rat Scurries Across Stage As Obama Discusses Small Financial Reform Bill 11.47K Adrian Chen 05/20/10 09:07PM Filed to: Rodents Rodents Barack Obama Financial reform Books A rat ran across the stage as Obama spoke about the financial reform bill that was just passed by congress. The rat has signed a two-book, five-figure deal with Farrar, Straus and Giroux to write about its time with Obama.