Sherri Shepherd: Obama's 'Persuasiveness' Will Capture Bin Laden

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By Justin McCarthy | April 2, 2008 - 16:02 ET

Will Barack Obama’s alleged charisma lead to Osama Bin Laden’s capture? According to "View" co-host Sherri Shepherd it will. Appearing on the April 1 edition of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," Shepherd first fawned over fellow guest David Beckham, then moved on to her infatuation with Barack Obama calling him "sexy" and dreaming of Obama as her prom date.

Shepherd, whom "View" creator Barbara Walters classified as one of the show’s conservatives, then described how Obama can win the War on Terror with his charm.

"But, yeah, I, you know, and the thing about Barack, I love Barack because, even though Hillary, you know, says that she has more experience, I think Barack’s secret weapon is his art of persuasiveness. Because I think Barack, he would find Osama Bin Laden. He wouldn’t go looking for him. He would call up his wife Benita Bin Laden. That’s what Barack would do. I think he would call Benita and he’s so persuasive, he’d go ‘Benita, it’s not about race. And I would never disown you the way I wouldn’t disown my grandmother. Benita, put your hand in your heart and feel the thump, thump of your heart. Benita where is Osama?’ And she’d go ‘he is in the cave! One kilometer down. No war, peace Obama!’ [laughter and applause] I think, Barack, I can sleep on Barack."

The transcript of the relevant exchange is below.

JAY LENO: Now, I’m starting to think you’re a flirt. You come on here and you flirt with him, and then Friday, you got Barack Obama on the show.

SHERRI SHEPHERD: Oh! Barack Obama!

LENO: Look, look, look. You just dumped him like a hot potato.

SHEPHERD: No, I didn’t dump you don’t worry. Oh, you’re married. I gotta- mmmmmm.

LENO: Yeah, Barack Obama is also married.

SHEPHERD: Barack Obama, he’s married too, but, you know, the thing about it was Barack came out, and he was so confident and charismatic. He looked and he acted like the next president. Barbara Walters was the one who said he was sexy. I wanted to talk about world peace, but since Barbara brought it up, he is sexy!

LENO: Now, we got a picture of you. Here’s you and him.

SHEPHERD: The picture, yeah. That’s like my prom picture. I’m telling everybody that Barack [laughter] took me to the prom. And even if they say "well, how come you both have gray hair?" Well, that’s what we looked like at 17. And we broke up and he got with some girl named Michelle. I don’t know what happened with them. But, yeah, I, you know, and the thing about Barack, I love Barack because, even though Hillary, you know, says that she has more experience, I think Barack’s secret weapon is his art of persuasiveness. Because I think Barack, he would find Osama Bin Laden. He wouldn’t go looking for him. He would call up his wife Benita Bin Laden. That’s what Barack would do. I think he would call Benita and he’s so persuasive, he’d go "Benita, it’s not about race. And I would never disown you the way I wouldn’t disown my grandmother. Benita, put your hand in your heart and feel the thump, thump of your heart. Benita where is Osama?" And she’d go "he is in the cave! One kilometer down. No war, peace Obama!" [laughter and applause] I think, Barack, I can sleep on Barack.

—Justin McCarthy is a news analyst at Media Research Center.

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How someone thought this

How someone thought this woman was mature enough to even be ON TV, let alone discuss something of substance is beyond me.

Up is down, and down is up!

Insert unbelievably long, multi-syllable cuss word filled rant, here:_______

One word comes to mind...

Vacuous.

This borders on Porno

These images are not nice, Justin, you're victimizing your readers. 

Since Obama's middle name is Hussein, Osama would just wait and Kill him Last . . I'm not sure if  Shepard would be stoned by Osama's followers, since she seems to have ample padding to repel 10 ft. Poles and any rocks thrown her way.  

Good Stuff

This is just too funny to take serious....  This doesn't warrant a reaction!

 How are they still on TV?

I think she is making fun of

I think she is making fun of Obama and his supporters here.  If all it took was a Dale Carnegie class on making friends and influencing people I think Obama would be caught by now.

I wonder if bin Laden's

I wonder if bin Laden's getting a tingle up his leg?

That's how I used to catch fish

All I needed was to persuade them into the boat.  No actual experience or knowledge of fishing was required. 

When a liberal speaks, the truth is busy elsewhere.

She's a complete idiot...and

She's a complete idiot...and to think, she makes more money than me...Geez!

marpel,

...and to think, she makes more money than me.

LOL-Yeah, life ain't fair, is it?

Theme for Election '08: I want my mommy!

Tribute to Publik Edumacation...

This lady does not even have a comprehensive grasp of the obvious.

It'll work

It will work great. When Obama (Islam) goes to surrender America to his brother Osama (Islam) the CIA can track Obama and capture Osama. I love it when a plan comes togather.

 

 

Old, Retired and glad of it.

What she has I can't even

What she has I can't even find words for it. Borderline weird.

What a nit!

Sherri Shepherd doesn't have enough brains to power a light bulb! Barbara Walters considers this twit a conservative? We (conservatives) don't claim her!! I haven't heard such a load of juvenile blather since I was in high school.

My first thought was

My first thought was WTF!

This is a sterling example of how some people, for what ever reason, just do not understand what is going on. The very idea that you can just talk ones enemies and it will all work out is laughable. I am sure Osama's "wife" would not mind if he was dead but to think she (they?) have any idea where he is like there is a loving relationship among these extremist is sheer ignorance.

No doubt, M. Savage is

No doubt, M. Savage is right. Liberalism is a mental disorder.

The Obama Treatment?

Reminds me of the time that LBJ, believing that Ho Chi Minh was just like a senator who could be cajoled, said that if he could "just sit in a room with Ho, I think we could cut a deal." He was on about having a TVA style project for the Mekong River delta. That didn't work out too well. Now Obama, who is neither as shrewd or persuasive as LBJ, is going to persuade an enemy who is even more murderous than Ho. Gimme a break!

 "Reminds me of the time

 "Reminds me of the time that LBJ, believing that Ho Chi Minh was just like a senator who could be cajoled, said that if he could "just sit in a room with Ho, I think we could cut a deal."

Funny easygoer, it seem's these day's alot of Democrat's believe if they can just sit in a room with a ho they could cut a deal also. The more thing's change, the more they stay the same.

"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "

                   - Ben Kenobi on  Liberals, and the MSM.

                               " The Cake is a lie."   

Blazer...I could see that

Blazer...I could see that one coming a mile away.  But it was still funny.

Jer

 I'm kinda like a pesky

Jer, I'm kinda like a pesky little rodent, that is totally mesmerized and attracted to bright shiny object's and that one was just too bright and shiny for me to resist. : )

 "You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "

                   - Ben Kenobi on  Liberals, and the MSM.

                               " The Cake is a lie."   

If

Oh, If only we who come to Newsbusters for enlightenment were  as wise as you Jer. You have such insight into the conservative psyche. Thank you for reminding us of your superior intellect once again.

What's the problem, cheesegrater?

What's the problem, cheesegrater?  Was that your tricycle I accidentally backed over at the playground. 

Honestly, son, your lame insults and childish sarcasm are nothing but thread clutter.

Run along now.

Jer 

With honest respect

With honest respect cheesegrater, I, for one, wish you would cut Jer a little slack. Although I am seldom in agreement with him, he is civil and thoughtful.

Hos and Dems

Good one, Blazer.

Is this Queen Latifah???

Is this Queen Latifah???

She is Star Jones. Only

She is Star Jones. Only dumber.

 

Geez, Rog.

That's truly scary. :-O

Theme for Election '08: I want my mommy!

"She is Star Jones. Only

"She is Star Jones. Only dumber."

So, instead of a Star, she's more like an Asteroid.. or a Hemorrhoid.

When asked if he went to war with Iraq to derail the impeachment vote: “I don’t think any serious person would believe that any President would do such a thing." - President Clinton (Dec 1998).

Just invite him over for

Just invite him over for tea and crumpets, and then give him a good verbal dressing down. That'll show him we mean buisness.

When asked if he went to war with Iraq to derail the impeachment vote: “I don’t think any serious person would believe that any President would do such a thing." - President Clinton (Dec 1998).

Give him a good verbal

Give him a good verbal dressing down? More likely he'd give him a cabinet postition, lol.

Ha ckc! I knew using

Ha ckc! I knew using verbal and dressing in the same sentence was asking for trouble.

When asked if he went to war with Iraq to derail the impeachment vote: “I don’t think any serious person would believe that any President would do such a thing." - President Clinton (Dec 1998).

Reading the transcript is

Reading the transcript is sounds like she is mocking Barry, but it went over Leno's head.

Vote 4 change. Vote 4 anything. See Jack & Mr Shy's first campaign ad for the ONLY viable 3rd party candidate.

What a moron

at least some of the other idiots he has on spewing stupidity are nice to look at!

Achmed

I doubt Senator Obama could handle a conversation with Achmed the dead terrorist (of Jeff Dunham fame). One "I kill you!" and the good Senator would be looking for his turban.