The Obama audacity watch continued Saturday morning as the junior senator from Illinois Freudian-slipped in front of a crowd in Terre Haute, Indiana, telling them he's already president:
“People ask me, they say what are your impressions of America. What have you learned since being President? Er, since being a candidate for President?”
I'm sure the media will be all over this one.
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Isnt he special.
September 6, 2008 - 13:44 ET by well99Well despite Obama thinking he is elected already I still going to vote against him.
we own the place
September 6, 2008 - 16:41 ET by tejanodiabloMcCain/Palin '08 .... Palin/Jindal '16 .... Jindal/? '24
never look a gift skunk in the tail ..
Great series. Love it.
September 6, 2008 - 17:09 ET by BelnumCreeGreat series. Love it.
Bwwwhahahahahaha!
September 6, 2008 - 13:46 ET by AgentAmericanAfter fuming at Bill Maher's juvinile tripe, I got a huge laugh out that one! One flub after another. I can't WAIT for the debates!
Drill ANWAR
What...is he sending......
September 6, 2008 - 13:46 ET by BEGRUNTsubliminal messages now.........or another "delicious" foot in the mouth? And the "Titanic" continues to sink.
"If a man does his best, what else is there"?
General George S. Patton Jr.
Actually, he's just been
September 6, 2008 - 14:39 ET by motherbeltActually, he's just been doing a Walter Mitty thing where he imagines he is President and people are questioning him about what it's like.
Cart, get behind that horse!!
Vanity of vanities.....
Just a slipup
September 6, 2008 - 13:53 ET by Adam_MEIt's amusing, but I don't think it's anything more than a goof on his part. I'm frankly amazed this doesn't happen all the time with the number of speeches and campaign stops these guys(and one lady) make.
He has been running for President so long though that it's often easy to forget there's one currently in the White House. It's a dangerous precedent that's being set with these campaigns starting so early. In the future, a President entering his or her 2nd term could now be considered a lame duck after a month.
I've watched this clip
September 6, 2008 - 14:02 ET by Prez RudyI've watched this clip several times, and as amuzing to me as it is, I can't help think that this was not a slip up at all. BO's ego is so big now, I believe he just wanted to hear himself say it. Or for a moment, he actually thought he was President. That's pretty frightening to me.
"...white folk's greed runs a world in need." Barack Obama
Should be a BIG disclaimer
September 6, 2008 - 15:22 ET by celatorShould be a BIG disclaimer sign behind Obama at each rally:
"I'm not really the President. I just play one in the campaign."
The major media report only half the news. Why are they surprised they have only half the potential audience?
I agree, it's WAY too
September 6, 2008 - 14:07 ET by GregEI agree, it's WAY too much. We're in perpetual campaigning and as such, keeping voters will be (and is) more important than America itself.
Think about it, remember the start ot 2006 it was all about the 2006 Congressional elections. Then it happened, in November. By February/March 2007, the presidential candidates began to announce and that crapfest began. Here we are 2 months from that election, over 18 months from when all the noise started 24/7. We'll elect a president, 2009 will be quiet of elections, then February/March 2010 the Congressional election crapfest will begin yet again. Those will happen in November 2010, and by March 2011, it's time again for another set of presidential candidates to announce for 2012, and the cycle continues.
It's getting stupid. The Left whines about a military industrial complex. The political electionary industrial complex is probably larger than many actual product/service producing industries.
Adam
September 6, 2008 - 14:10 ET by MrShyI totally agree. It's great grist to have, month after month, but it's really perverted (to use that idiot Jacob's favorite word) how it's a never-ending, seamless cycle of campaigning in our system.
They HAVE to enact some new law that only allows politicians to, say, begin their primaries on the year of the general election and not the previous one, like 2007 in this one. Also, throw out the nonsense of these primaries stretching over months, from state to state. It's absurd.
There's always gay lounges and private "parties" you could do.. Stop the videos.. ask your boyfriends for a "reach around"! -- Roger "all class" the Shrubber, YouTube :p
Shy, some of these guys
September 6, 2008 - 14:41 ET by motherbeltShy, some of these guys actually started planning as soon as the 2006 race was done! You can bet Obama was one...at least "unofficially."
Awww, but, come on, then
September 6, 2008 - 16:08 ET by MrSnugglesAwww, but, come on, then obama would not have the "executive experience" that he has touted. You see, how else can one become qualified to be president if they can't spend 2 years running for president?
2nd freudian slip I've seen this week
September 6, 2008 - 13:56 ET by mom_roxoops.
first one: Jonathon Capehart, WaPo, expressed his sentiment that Sarah Palin needed to do media interviews by saying, "She needs to face the firing, uh, not firing squad ..." (and it won't the Barack Obama special with the rubber bullets.)
What's the difference between Barack Obama and Sarah Palin?
One is eye candy while the other kills her own food.
>>>2nd freudian slip I've
September 6, 2008 - 14:01 ET by seanrobins>>>2nd freudian slip I've seen this week
The proper term is: Messianic slip
sean robins
blog.seanrobins.com
actually, the 3rd - I forgot Quinn's
September 6, 2008 - 14:46 ET by mom_roxDuring Sally Quinn's change of heart, she stated ,"I need to know as a citizen, is she going to put her country first or her family first?" I would have given her a pass on this bias if she had asked the same of Obama.
I'm not surprised Obama made that slip. Don't forget the embroidered president label on his airplane seat.
What's the difference between Barack Obama and Sarah Palin?
One is eye candy while the other kills her own food.
Obama also has at least one
September 6, 2008 - 15:28 ET by motherbeltObama also has at least one campaign ad that I have seen, that at the end, as he stands there, arms folded, the graphic says Barack Obama President underneath it. Not "for" President, but Barack Obama President
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Proverbs 16:18
This charlatan's ego is
September 6, 2008 - 14:03 ET by MrShyThis charlatan's ego is through the roof. He's still delusionally (word?) thinking it's everything short of a done deal.
Obama, you are now a long shot... a very long shot. If you don't start putting real substance and ideas into your speeches, prepare to lose big not only on November 4th, but in your next Senate race, because by then you'll literally be exposed, and disposed of, having worn out your 15-minute welcome... just a suit laying on the floor, like what happened to the wicked witch at the end of Wizard of Oz.
There's always gay lounges and private "parties" you could do.. Stop the videos.. ask your boyfriends for a "reach around"! -- Roger "all class" the Shrubber, YouTube :p
Indianans?
September 6, 2008 - 14:01 ET by cheesegraterPeople from Indiana are Hoosiers.
cg
September 6, 2008 - 14:03 ET by Noel Sheppardcg,
Though that is the official designation by folks from Indiana, it's dangerous to use that in a headline because many folks outside of Indiana don't know what a Hoosier is. ns
Come on, NS!
September 6, 2008 - 14:08 ET by BlondeWe all saw the movie! :)
David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive
B
September 6, 2008 - 14:45 ET by Noel SheppardB,
Well, and that's part of the problem, for if you say "Hoosiers," then that could add to the confusion: "What, he spoke to a basketball team?"
In all honesty, I never heard the term Hoosier until I became a college basketball fan. I bet many Americans have never heard the term. ns
NS & B
September 6, 2008 - 14:50 ET by MrShyI sort of agree, but then, you could have used "Hoosiers" in the headline and then right away start the first paragraph with "Indiana" (within the first sentence, at least), since the threads/articles on the homepage do include at least the first 1-2 paragraphs.
Btw, NS, great work you and everyone did in St. Paul! (the fast updates, videos, etc..)
I never get around to thanking you for this site, but thank you. :)
There's always gay lounges and private "parties" you could do.. Stop the videos.. ask your boyfriends for a "reach around"! -- Roger "all class" the Shrubber, YouTube :p
Shy
September 6, 2008 - 14:56 ET by Noel SheppardShy,
Headlines are very delicate. I often spend more time thinking of a headline than writing the article. :-) Hoosier in the headline would probably reduce reads by 50 percent or more. JMHO.
You're welcome. :-) ns
True, about the attention
September 6, 2008 - 15:00 ET by MrShyTrue, about the attention span (and for some, real ADD) of readers. Similar to my music and how I put a lot of thought into what's immediately heard and seen on my homepage.
There's always gay lounges and private "parties" you could do.. Stop the videos.. ask your boyfriends for a "reach around"! -- Roger "all class" the Shrubber, YouTube :p
Noel,
September 6, 2008 - 17:29 ET by Indiana JoeFolks from Indiana have been known as Hoosiers long before college basketball came on the scene. Where do you think IU got the name? We're not "the Hoosier State" because of IU, it's the other way around.
I really doubt many people would have had a problem with the identification... and you could have used it as an educational opportunity! ;^)
"... smells like... victory." - Robert Duvall
I hear ya.
September 6, 2008 - 14:21 ET by cheesegraterAlthough now I wish I'd have said we're "By God, Hoosiers!"
Well, I agree that it would
September 6, 2008 - 14:00 ET by seanrobinsWell, I agree that it would certainly make things a whole lot simpler if the Messiah just decreed that he was president . . .
sean robins
blog.seanrobins.com
The last second, is the truth
September 6, 2008 - 14:05 ET by upcountrywaterNO NO NO.... LMAO
Liberals62%
IranianUranium
Obama has gaffes, McCain has
September 6, 2008 - 14:08 ET by JesseJacksonIVObama has gaffes, McCain has gaffes(Shiite?Sunni?). Not a big deal
Gaffes
September 6, 2008 - 14:12 ET by BlondeI have a gaff for Obama's gaffes....like his 57 states in the U.S., his Presidential address in Berlin, his Presidential Seal.
Get him outta here, rapido!
David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive
Find politicians who never
September 6, 2008 - 14:14 ET by JesseJacksonIVFind politicians who never had any gaffes.
Find politicians who never
September 6, 2008 - 14:14 ET by JesseJacksonIVFind politicians who never had any gaffes.
JJ4 (and not you, Blonde :))
September 6, 2008 - 14:24 ET by MrShyLike Blonde pointed out, his gaffes go way beyond just "gaffes". This one just underscores the presumptive nature of him and his campaign, so it's indeed a laugh riot.
His campaign is one snowballing, ego-maniacal gaffe. His European "tour", his presidential seal, the Roman/Greco staging erected for his acceptance speech at his second of *TWO* venues at the DNC.
It's all laughable, really. No wonder he's the darling of Hollywood... and at this rate, only Hollywood (well, and just about every single black voter and all the clueless liberals in the blue states.)
There's always gay lounges and private "parties" you could do.. Stop the videos.. ask your boyfriends for a "reach around"! -- Roger "all class" the Shrubber, YouTube :p
Wrong Question, Partisan
September 6, 2008 - 16:46 ET by stratmanY'er barking up the wrong tree JJIV.
The actual parallel question is find any other politician purported to be as smart as Obama that makes as many gaffs.
Answer - There isn't one.
Your horse in the race is a pig with lipstick.
Well, strat
September 6, 2008 - 16:54 ET by BlondeFor sure, it's not a pit bull with lipstick.
Ooops....that would be our Hockey Mom!
David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive
Blonde: I was going to
September 6, 2008 - 21:02 ET by stratmanBlonde:
I was going to say BHO was a braying jackass but that would have been an insult to Francis The Talking Mule who was much more coherent than Obama off a teleprompter.
RRAM Tough!
Blonde.....
September 6, 2008 - 17:14 ET by motherbeltGive 'im the hook!!
LOL
You've got it mb!
September 6, 2008 - 17:19 ET by BlondeFor Brucie... }:
David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive
mb & blonde
September 6, 2008 - 17:27 ET by MrShyI say, we cut his n*ts off!
There's always gay lounges and private "parties" you could do.. Stop the videos.. ask your boyfriends for a "reach around"! -- Rog "all class" the Shrub, YouTube :p
JesseJacksonIV????? ROFLMFAO!!!!!
September 6, 2008 - 21:16 ET by R D HelmAhh, the offspring of The Sloganmaster himself.
Shaken down (as in extorted money from) any companies lately, Jesse?
Like father like son, ya know.
Hell, beats getting a real job, does it not?
-Dave.
Pop goes the weasel.
.... yup ... he's "president" of the world, right?
September 6, 2008 - 14:10 ET by attorneygirlIt wasn't a slip.
Obama believes he is President of the World.
Or "King of the world" and
September 6, 2008 - 20:20 ET by Eileen RightOr "King of the world" and his campaign is the Titanic.
It's OK...
September 6, 2008 - 14:12 ET by neighbAw, c'mon Kids...
Let Barry play make-believe. It's finally, I believe, starting to sink in to him that he has been been suckered in by another guy with a better hand....better leg....better thigh!!!
I guess he's just figured that he might as well go ahead and play-act for the next couple months that he's the POTUS since it's beginning to look less and less likely that he'll actually sit in the "Big Chair"
The arrogance of this pre-schooler is ghastly.
isn't this the 2nd or 3rd gaff?
September 6, 2008 - 14:57 ET by bloolooNow, I'm not sure if he was referring to his state senatorial duties, but, didn't he say the other day, "...when I was a senator..."??
*edited to add- almost forgot, while introducing Joe Biden he declared,"I'd like to introduce the next president of the United States...uh, VICE-president, Joe Biden!"
Have you gone here
September 6, 2008 - 15:04 ET by dmntd1Have you gone here yet?
Front page has a timer for the "Time since Biden's last gaffe".
Fascism is a religious conception in which man is seen in his imminent relationship with a superior law and with an objective will that transcends the particular individual - Mussolini
I told you, it's that Walter
September 6, 2008 - 17:17 ET by motherbeltI told you, it's that Walter Mitty thing....in his mind, he is no longer a Senator, he is the King of the World...ooops...President.
Bloated ego
September 6, 2008 - 15:51 ET by usbeefDon't forget about this statement made by Obama when talking about the governments response to hurricane Gustav.
"One of the pledges I made when I was a Senator and one of the pledges that I intend to keep as president…” – Senator Barack Obama
His ego is so bloated he thinks he has a free ride to the White House. This new gaffe confirms it and I am sure there will be more to come.
"Push back the liberal hordes!!" - Mark Levin
This was not
September 6, 2008 - 15:52 ET by Delsaa mis-speak.
He does this freequently. Subliminal stuff?
I is in the same way he plants the notion that republicans will call him a muslim and remind us ALL he is black?
I did not know he was black?
Anyway, he should begin reminding people he is a church goin, American lovin, MARXIST!!!!!!
just sayin?
This remark was just as
September 6, 2008 - 15:56 ET by Free StinkerThis remark was just as deliberate as when the Democrats refer to Barack as "President Obama"
BJ Clinton started this BS when he referred to President Bush Sr. as "Mr. Bush" in the debates.
Sarah Palin - This is what a Conservative looks like !
He ISN'T black. He's
September 6, 2008 - 16:16 ET by ReaganRuledHe ISN'T black. He's mulatto.
The funniest thing about it
September 6, 2008 - 16:13 ET by ReaganRuledThe funniest thing about it is that he also accidentally left his CROWN in the limo!
RR.... ...along with his
September 6, 2008 - 17:13 ET by bigtimerRR....
...along with his halo!
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
The Chicago Tribune needs to print this in big headlines
September 6, 2008 - 16:34 ET by needle... so that McCain can hold it up for display.
Impunitas semper ad deteriora invitat.
...
September 6, 2008 - 16:47 ET by mrpitherthe audacity of HIS hope...
Oh this is funny.... Yeah
September 6, 2008 - 17:10 ET by bigtimerOh this is funny....
Yeah sure the msm will be all over this as soon as I see the first pig fly by my window...
Now if McCain had said this....lol.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Too bad Gary Larsen no
September 6, 2008 - 18:22 ET by jkwtradingToo bad Gary Larsen no longer does the cartoon the "Far Side" he'd have tons of cartoons about Barrack Hussein Obama.
Well,,,,,,
September 6, 2008 - 18:26 ET by GForceIt's his dream,,,,
we're just in it.
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it"-Aristotle
Well, err, uhh
September 6, 2008 - 19:09 ET by 10ksnookerBeing from Indonesia, it's kinda cool.
All American he is not ...
He's having delusions of
September 6, 2008 - 21:26 ET by lehmanHe's having delusions of grandeur. When McCain moves into the White House in January, Obama will be pounding on the front door yelling, "Let me in, let me in. This place is mine. I'm the President".
the other woman
September 6, 2008 - 22:25 ET by mom_roxThat was Hillary pounding on the door. Obama was the one raising his arms trying to will the door open.
What's the difference between Barack Obama and Sarah Palin?
One is eye candy while the other kills her own food.
McCain/Palin 08
September 6, 2008 - 22:44 ET by matthewleonmartinPalin/Petraeus '12
Palin/Petraeus '16
Petraeus/Jindal '20
Petraeus/Jindal '24
Jinda....Jesus comes back.
Obama The Fool
September 7, 2008 - 17:38 ET by GBoettnerObama/Biden.. Now I know why they have a JACKASS for party symbol.
Now we know what a quota candidate will do for us. God it's sad that the liberal public education system created so many idiots who sufer from "white guilt".
Anyone voting for Obama is a racist or just plain stupid.