On Friday’s CBS "Early Show," co-host Maggie Rodriguez highlighted Barack Obama’s "fist bump" with his wife Michelle during his victory speech on Tuesday night: "A simple fist bump between Barack Obama and his wife Michelle the night that he secured the Democratic nomination is generating a lot of buzz." [audio available here]
Correspondent Priya David then reported: "It was a historic night for Barack and Michelle Obama, there was the hug, the kiss, and then this. You can call it a 'fist bump,' a 'fist pound,' a 'knuckle buckle,' a 'dep'..." However, David also acknowledged: "...but whichever phrase you use, some are using it to call Obama out" and quoted one woman who though it was Obama: "Trying to be a little too cool."
Then David moved on: "Others say it's a symbol of love." She quoted CBS political analyst Jeff Greenfield, among others, who said: "To me it was a kind of little light moment, maybe a moment of kind of intimacy. It certainly didn't reach the level of Al and Tipper Gore's record breaking kiss at the 2000 convention. And it is what it is. And you know, Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, said sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. And sometimes a fist bump is just a fist bump." David then added: "It's not the first time Obama bumped with the younger generation. While bowling in Pennsylvania, this is how he congratulated an 8-year-old boy."
David again got reaction from Greenfield, who explained that only someone "young" like Obama could pull off such a gesture: "What it tells me is that these are relatively young people for politics. It's not something that Bob Dole would have done with Liddy Dole in 96'. It's not something Bill and Hillary Clinton do. They -- they're from a different time."
Greenfield also showed how pleased he was with the Obama bump on Wednesday’s show.
Here is the full transcript of the segment:
7:19AM TEASER:
HARRY SMITH: And when we come back, the story of this -- this gesture right here. Stay tuned.
[Video: Barack & Michelle Obama fist bump]
7:23AM SEGMENT:
MAGGIE RODRIGUEZ: Alright everybody, give me a little pound pound. A simple fist bump between Barack Obama and his wife Michelle the night that he secured the Democratic nomination is generating a lot of buzz. CBS News correspondent Priya David has the story.
PRIYA DAVID: It was a historic night for Barack and Michelle Obama, there was the hug, the kiss, and then this. You can call it a 'fist bump,' a 'fist pound,' a 'knuckle buckle,' a 'dep,' but whichever phrase you use, some are using it to call Obama out.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: Looks really weird to have like a presidential like -- and she's like so stylish.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN B: Trying to be a little too cool.
DAVID: Others say it's a symbol of love.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: I think that shows that, you know, they really are one team.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN B: Whatever they choose to do, that's up to them.
JEFF GREENFIELD: To me it was a kind of little light moment, maybe a moment of kind of intimacy. It certainly didn't reach the level of Al and Tipper Gore's record breaking kiss at the 2000 convention. And it is what it is. And you know, Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, said sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. And sometimes a fist bump is just a fist bump.
DAVID: It's not the first time Obama bumped with the younger generation. While bowling in Pennsylvania, this is how he congratulated an 8-year-old boy.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: Yo, Steve, fist bump is out, man.
DAVID: Commercials are cashing in on the cool factor of 'the bump.' And sports figures have used it for ages. But Obama showed you don't have to be an athlete to pull it off.
JODI R.R. SMITH: The handshake is going to be much more formal, much more business appropriate where as the fist bump is something that you use with somebody you already know and clearly already like.
DAVID: And like all politicians, every move of their life is analyzed.
GREENFIELD: What it tells me is that these are relatively young people for politics. It's not something that Bob Dole would have done with Liddy Dole in 96'. It's not something Bill and Hillary Clinton do. They -- they're from a different time.
DAVID: The Obamas have five months ahead until election day, in what's sure to be a bumpy road to the White House. And that bump is certainly giving a whole new meaning to the term political punch. One of the things we found people love most about the fist bump is since you're not actually shaking anyone's hand, it's much more sanitary.
RODRIGUEZ: There is that.
DAVID: Maggie, there you have it.
[Rodriguez and David fist bump]
RODRIGUEZ: Nice job.
DAVID: Thanks.
—Kyle Drennen is a news analyst at the Media Research Center.
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Oh, for crying out
June 6, 2008 - 12:40 ET by motherbeltOh, for crying out loud.
They are the ones who are generating the buzz over it!!!
But Obama showed you don't have to be an athlete to pull it off.
And his wife showed that she doesn't have a clue about it. She did a cross between a fist bump and a "thumbs up."
And ohmigod...are we going to be subjected to these "Obasms" on a regular basis from now until November?
Spare us.
Please.
"Oh, for crying out loud."
June 6, 2008 - 12:59 ET by ForeverOnTheRight"Oh, for crying out loud." Is exactly what I thought. It's like the awe struck parents when their first child takes a few steps for the first time. Much ado about "the first time". I bet it would go unnoticed if McCain and his wife did something similar.
It's All About Spin
June 6, 2008 - 13:10 ET by Gothampc"I bet it would go unnoticed if McCain and his wife did something similar."
No, the MSM would spin it negatively. "Is that old man trying to make fun of urban youth who are jobless and without healthcare and air conditioning?"
No no no Had
June 6, 2008 - 13:11 ET by red_dragon311No no no
Had McCain done it, he would be ridiculed as "trying to be hip" and "trying to get the younger voters"
A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.
-Gerald Ford
Johnny Mc & Cindi
June 6, 2008 - 13:14 ET by okiehawk44The McCains will do something to celebrate his nomination -- they will go to their local restaurant's "early bird special."
I'm an old Republican from Florida -- I KNOW!
Stalling
June 6, 2008 - 13:20 ET by KC MulvilleLet's see. Is there anything else the media can talk about before they mention anything about Obama's actual policies?
No. To discuss Obama's actual policies, the media would be required to understand them. It would also require Obama to have policies that can be analyzed, rather than vague emotional promises that please the Democrat crowds he's been speaking to so far.
My thoughts exactly mother
June 6, 2008 - 21:01 ET by DEVILDOCMOMalong with "where do these people come from" and a few others. As you well know, we will be stuck with these "obasms" on a regular basis...it will be left to see how far they will go to canonize him.
The Obamanation could take a ....
June 6, 2008 - 13:17 ET by Guy Arthur ThomasThe Obamanation could take a DUMP and the "oM" (old Media, the lower case indicating their present demise) would call it precious. These poor liberal saps are so desperate for validation. But the "oM" is to the point that their once veiled bias has been abandoned and their gushing infatuation embraced without shame.
Next Please! If you claim to be a conservative, please don't disgrace yourself and conservatism by thinking and arguing like a liberal.
Are they kidding? This is
June 6, 2008 - 13:28 ET by 10thAmendmentAre they kidding? This is what the legacy media sees as news? Buzz? I deal with the general public every day and not one real live person has said a word about this.
Every day the MSM loses more audience. <S> Huh, I wonder why. </S>
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Knuckle Bumps?
June 6, 2008 - 13:55 ET by coffee260This is also a black power gesture. No?
They are...
June 6, 2008 - 13:56 ET by coffee260They are the ones they been waiting for.
What a lot of nonsense...
June 6, 2008 - 14:17 ET by PrairieSkyThe gesture between Obama and his wife is being picked apart for "hidden meanings", and it's all so silly! This 'fist bump' is just a show of encouragement between a husband and wife, as if to say "go get 'em!" or "good luck!" Many couples have something similar that they do between each other as a show of encouragement. That's how I interpreted it, and I'm sure many others saw it the same way.
"...peace is the highest aspiration of the American people. We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it, we will never surrender for it, now or ever." President Ronald Reagan, January 20, 1981
Such weighty matters! The
June 6, 2008 - 14:18 ET by mattmSuch weighty matters! The MSM is operating at a Jr. High mentality.....
Um, ahh, I, um, I'm sorry I said that; it isn't fair to the Jr. High schoolers out there...
"A bumpy road the the White House?...
June 6, 2008 - 14:24 ET by SickofLibs...not if you morons keep strewing rose petals in his path.
"You don't have to be an athlete to pull it off"? Wait a minute, Obama was just named one of the 25 Fittest Guys In America by Men's Fitness.
Watching the clip, The Angry One initiated the big bump...she's so cute and cool!
I'm waiting with bated breath for the story on how He wipes his ass. You know, from the front or back, left or right, 2 or 3 fingers.
Aye, but ye forget the
June 7, 2008 - 05:23 ET by Pete WilsonAye, but ye forget the important issue there: how many sheets?
This is without a doubt one
June 6, 2008 - 14:28 ET by RickTaLifeThis is without a doubt one of the saddest moments in journalism history. Even Fox News has it up on their website....very dissapointing. Perfect example of old-white-and-guilty-liberal media trying to show how cool and appreciative of 'black culture' they can be. Next thing you know, Chris Mathews and Olberman will be sagging their pants.
Peace 8-)
Yes, talk about pathetic.
June 6, 2008 - 14:50 ET by motherbeltYes, talk about pathetic. One website claimed that Obama "Teaches the country a new handshake." What???? Did they just invent this, this week? Wow!
Oh, they are just so young, and so cool!!
What's next, the Homie Handshake?
The devil made me do it
June 6, 2008 - 15:45 ET by BurgherI wanna see one of those Flip Wilson hand slap, elbow touch, shoulder knock, Hip bumps
That would be cool
have you got a link to
June 6, 2008 - 15:43 ET by red_dragon311have you got a link to the web site motherbelt?
A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.
-Gerald Ford
The bump
June 6, 2008 - 15:55 ET by merlin61The MSM has gone completely bonkers. Who
cares if they "bumped" Is this the most
important thing of our Presidential race? I'm
sorry, but this is completely stupid blathering
by the MSM. Get a life.
White Guilt Trip to the White House?
June 6, 2008 - 14:37 ET by ChasvsRead this half-wit's book and see how he's learned to ride White guilt to anywhere he wants to go!
This is as bad as the terrorists who know white "amerika" Liberals can't even call them evil and will look to blame ourselves for their terrist actions!
If the Press thinks they were abscent from critical analysis of the Iraq War, What the are they going to call this???
Stop the insanity!
A fist bump? What ever
June 6, 2008 - 14:40 ET by bassndudeA fist bump? What ever happned to the good ole booty bump?
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
useless
June 6, 2008 - 15:45 ET by goldboughThis fits bump story is so useless. It has no bearing on anything at all. Maybe the reason they're analyzing it so much is because there were no words he said worthy of being analyzed!
Soo cool
June 6, 2008 - 16:03 ET by NorthCoasterThey're sooo coool and youthful and .......like Jack and Jackie....It'll be like another Camelot............ OOOOHhhhh.
Give me a break!
Were there posts deleted
June 6, 2008 - 16:03 ET by balboaWere there posts deleted from this story? I could have sworn I commented on here...
Dude, You gotta lay off
June 6, 2008 - 16:10 ET by hydrodynDMDude,
You gotta lay off the pipe.
No, really! Mr. Kafir said
June 6, 2008 - 18:01 ET by balboaNo, really! Mr. Kafir said something about the fist bump, and I replied. I swear it was on this thread.
That was in your parallel
June 6, 2008 - 19:14 ET by Chris NormanThat was in your parallel universe, remember?
Well, it was either deleted
June 6, 2008 - 19:17 ET by balboaWell, it was either deleted or I've lost track of it.
Was it obscenity laden? :)
June 6, 2008 - 19:20 ET by Chris NormanWas it obscenity laden? :)
Now that you mention it, I
June 6, 2008 - 21:47 ET by balboaNow that you mention it, I think there were quite a few "fiddlesticks" and "dagnabbit" references. Mystery solved. :-)
Balboa...yep, I swear I mentioned Lower Abdominal Tubes
June 6, 2008 - 21:55 ET by JayTeeand Obama and Hillary in the Same Post...I just thought it was my "X" rated post that got zapped.....
Right? Or are you just
June 6, 2008 - 22:00 ET by balboaRight? Or are you just humoring me.
:-)
High five!------Puddy from
June 6, 2008 - 16:17 ET by the strugglerHigh five!------Puddy from Seinfeld
All your Fist Bumps are
June 6, 2008 - 16:19 ET by the strugglerAll your Fist Bumps are belong to us!
You are on the way to
June 6, 2008 - 16:23 ET by hydrodynDMYou are on the way to destruction.
I consider this a real show
June 6, 2008 - 17:01 ET by bigtimerI consider this a real show of the maturity for a Presidential candidate as I did when another candidate answered a question about boxers or briefs...
Ohhh, but the msm goes insanely nuts over this all...
Pathetic.
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Wilson
Exactly, BT!
June 6, 2008 - 21:24 ET by Cape ConservativeInstead of getting all hot and bothered about their 'plane ride to nowhere' while the big story was in DC, we get to hear about a fist bump!
I guess what amazes me most is the fact that the msm really thinks they are offering what people want to hear/read! They DON'T HAVE A CLUE!!!!!
Pepe Le Pew
June 6, 2008 - 17:04 ET by badger.MSM kissing all over Obama's behind, like ze greatest louvre, stinky Pepe LePew. This silly stuff is definitely not new school, this is old school cool. Nothing new under the sun here.
These people are living on planet Pluto. Obama's do the silly hand gestures, and now it's the greatest thing since peanut butter. We're going to to get a cool hip couple in the white house. (can't wait)
This stuff goes waaaaaaaay back. I'm talking back back back. 1930's back. 'The East Side Kids," aka Dead End Kids/ Bowery Boys. Leo Gorcey/Huntz Hall, the stylish sun glasses, and the faddish hair cuts/do's, and the cool rap sounding like names. How about the faddish baseball hats cocked to the side, like that of Gomer Pyle. Barney Fife and the secret FBI hand shake, (early 1960's) Three Stooges hand gestures/shakes, Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Abbott & Costello, I could go on all day. Here is another good one off the top of my head, the true story/movie with Marlon Brando/Lee Marvin and the biker gang "The Wild One." Give me some elbows/skin/thumb, biker gang rapping to the bewildered bartender, with their fast rapping 3 Stooges style double talk, bee bop, dee bop, hip hop, ree bop, tee top, wee hop.
This country doesn't need another too cool for school, Billy slick willy fool for POTUS. We need a serious president that has a clue about the serious problems this nation currently faces. Any decent good paying job means having the right experience and qualifications. Not so, it seems, when running for POTUS.
Beyond ridiculous!
badger,
June 6, 2008 - 17:34 ET by Indiana JoeYou've hit the proverbial nail. This gesture is as old as the hills. I also liked how you compared the old comedians with the "rap" movement. The parallel never struck me, but you're right on the money. What's next, "23-skidoo?" LOL
They're stoked over this? Hell, I see it at the bowling alley all the time. These newsies need to get out more. Nothing even worth commenting on in that gesture.
Don't these drooling toadies realize how foolish they look, making such a "buzz" over this non-event? I guess since he hasn't given them any talking points yet, they're as in the dark about Obama's "change" as the rest of us. Yet they must say something, anything, and it must be laudatory. Talk about "in the tank!"
I'm almost embarrassed for them, for they're clearly beyond feeling embarrassed themselves. No shame at their obvious pandering at all.
The media is treating this
June 6, 2008 - 17:35 ET by Roger the ShrubberThe media is treating this like Obama is a freakshow....
"Oooooh look! The Magic Negro is fist-bumping his wife! How quaint! He is soooo adorable!"
If there is an Obamarama Inaguration (God forbid)...
June 6, 2008 - 18:00 ET by CTWait till America gets a load of the latest Hip-Hop break dance butt jiggle.
Hi, Indiana Joe
June 6, 2008 - 19:58 ET by badger.I find this bizarre love fest with the Obama's quite disgusting. Fist bump is a fine example. This nonsense is all over the place, even NB's has it twice on the same page. I guess I must have missed the boat/bus/plane/train/, whatever. Sorry, I just don't get it. MSM carry on this adoration with the Obama's in front of millions of people, especially in this present day technologies like computers/internet/youtube etc.. Matthews says his stupid stuff and it's out there in cyperspace forever.
Terrorist are getting closer to obtaining an atomic/nuclear bomb, our troops dying in Afghanistan/Iraq, fuel cost rising daily, ect. And the MSM talks about the coolest couple in history, doing the new fist/fist.
Obama couldn't even clean up Chicago, now he's gonna clean up the world. Can't bring the Dems together, can't bring Dems/Reps together. As POTUS, he's going to work towards bringing the planet together. Sure.
Obama could fall flat on his butt, down the flight of stairs on a plane ladder ramp or stage, instead of laughing, they would fawn over the mishap. MSM would say look at those lightning fast reflexes, great recovery, good comeback, what a great landing. Bob Dole/Gerald Ford did it, and they laughed/ridiculed both for some time. Obama's can do no wrong.
and it is how many
June 6, 2008 - 21:31 ET by Cape Conservativedays til election??? 150??? We can count on at least one of these miraculous happenings being reported each and every day until Nov. 4!
Of course, had McCain done
June 6, 2008 - 20:06 ET by Hero SquadOf course, had McCain done this, the media spin would've been, "Republican Presidential candidate John McCain, Republican, (R-AZ) takes a fist to his wife. Republican."
*****
"People only insist that a debate stop when they are afraid of what might be learned if it continues." - George Will
please dont forget to
June 6, 2008 - 20:27 ET by red_dragon311please dont forget to mention that it was a Republican
A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.
-Gerald Ford
Later today, Obama ate with
June 6, 2008 - 20:19 ET by GregELater today, Obama actually ate his meal using a fork.
Truly the Second
June 7, 2008 - 07:09 ET by Roger the ShrubberTruly the Second Coming!
So first people go wild over
June 6, 2008 - 23:42 ET by GameGridSo first people go wild over him blowing his nose and then taking his jacket off and now this? These media types are such zombies that it makes me want to puke. Next the guy will have an upset stomach and the media will spend days trying to figure out what sort of revelation that has in store for us!
Their kidding right???
June 7, 2008 - 08:11 ET by DaieWith everything going on in the US and around the world this is newsworthy?? GMAFB! I have a feeling this is only the beginning for this kind of ignorant reporting.
Fist Bump This Maggie!!
June 7, 2008 - 15:25 ET by oped"But Obama showed you don't have to be an athlete to pull it off."
You MSM reporters are Sooo pathetic but it great to watch...