President Obama spoke at the 65th Annual Radio and Television Correspondents Association Dinner Friday evening, and the guffaws from the crowd at times were funnier than his material.
Of course, this wasn't surprising for as he noted early in his monologue, he was speaking in front of the very people who made him a celebrity.
Yes, it was an evening filled with the President unashamedly talking about how wonderful he is to an audience that wasn't capable of hiding how much they agree.
One of his biggest fans, MSNBC's Chris Matthews, was even caught on camera gazing adoringly at the man he did everything in his power to get elected making one wonder if he was getting a thrill up his leg in the middle of a crowded room filled with his peers (videos in two parts embedded below the fold with transcribed highlights and commentary):
I want to express my appreciation for the opportunity to tell jokes that weren't funny enough to use when we did this five weeks ago. (Loud guffaws) Whatever. (Louder guffaws) The jokes may not be as good, but neither is the guest list.
This got some chuckles from his staff on camera -- i.e. Leon Panetta -- but many groans in the crowd. But Obama was quick to make amends:
I'm just joking. For me, there's no contest. Why bother hanging out with celebrities when I can spend time with the people who made me one? (Laughter, applause, even some hollers from the crowd) I know where my bread is buttered.
Yes he does, and so do his sycophants in the media which makes it even more disturbing. After all, not only does Obama clearly understand who got him elected with their disgraceful abdication of journalistic integrity, but they ALSO know it, and rather than be embarrassed by it, they're PROUD of it.
One of the main offenders, MSNBC's Chris Matthews, at 2:30 into part one, is shown gazing adoringly at his president and readjusting his napkin in a fashion that might remind you of his now infamous comment in February 2008 concerning Obama giving him a thrill up his leg:
Now THAT'S entertainment.
I have to admit though, it wasn't easy coming up with fresh material for this dinner. A few nights ago, I was up tossing and turning trying to figure out exactly what to say. Finally, when I couldn't get back to sleep, I rolled over and asked Brian Williams what he thought. (Loud guffaws and applause)
Although this is a funny joke, it's actually sad because the joke's really on us, for the underlying truth is that Williams and NBC are INDEED in bed with the new administration, and everybody present including the guest speaker knows it.
That shouldn't be something to laugh about, nor should the following:
"Inside the Obama White House" is my favorite new show. (laughter) There's just something really compelling about the main character that's... (laughter) ... wonderful narrative. In fact, the show has been such a hit that all of you guys now want to come and tape one in my house.
Imagine the lack of humility on display here. First, Obama said a program about him is his favorite show, and then he referred to the White House as "my house!"
And the audience -- filled with supposedly impartial journalists -- laughed and applauded.
I'm once again reminded of Padmé Amidala:
Readers should also observe so-called impartial journalists applauding at 2:37 of part two when Obama said, "I'm proud of nominee, Sonia Sotomayor."
Journalists applauding a president's Supreme Court nominee before he or she has been approved by Congress. Imagine that.
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It is telling how much they guffaw and
June 20, 2009 - 10:16 ET by jondelwichelaugh it up, while so many people are hurting.
It is like fiddling while Rome is burning, and I think our "leaders" and the MSM media are missing the growing anger in the country, ie the Messiah gets booed for talking from both sides of his mouth at an AMA conference.
Fox broke in, I left
June 20, 2009 - 10:21 ET by StarAZFox broke in--like these asshats congratulating each other was breaking news. I guess they are trying to get back in The One's good graces after he scolded them. I said to myself: "Ohn, no, you don't" and changed channels.
The man sickens me
June 20, 2009 - 10:22 ET by WorriedHe says he doesn't have all the answers but won't take no for an answer. Must mean he has all the answers.
He just said you bring truth to the world. What truth is he referring to? The liberal truth? The Obama truth? The truth ABC will giving us when Obama takes the stage to push rationed healthcare on us?
I wonder if there was a Fox table? Probably not. He would have taken the opportunity to take another stab at them.
This truth
June 20, 2009 - 10:52 ET by StarAZAxelrod, Favreau, Soros truth.
I saw about 5 or 10 minutes
June 20, 2009 - 10:26 ET by Gat New YorkI saw about 5 or 10 minutes and found it not to be funny.
This is something very disturbing about Barack Hussein Obama that I have not seen in any prior President. He has no sense of humor which probably goes to the fact that he is a completely self-absorbed individual who looks down on everyone else.
He cannot deliver a line and the ones he does are immature and sophomoric.
i saw this live, too.
June 20, 2009 - 10:33 ET by puredmashieironically, i was viewing a youtube of some old rodney dangerfield spots on johnny carson. he was truly the master standup comic with such a compilation of one-liners. his mannerisms, persona, every little twitch he had in his act added up to non-stop funny.
all johnny had to say was, "so rodney, how are you doing?" and rodney would come back with, "i'm ok now, but you shoulda seen me last week..." and then go right into his material. if he didn't get a good reaction, he'd look up at the microphone and ask, "is this thing on?"
swing hard in case you hit it.
Mike and a mannequin
June 20, 2009 - 12:10 ET by metaphorsbwithuSo right puredmashie about Dangerfield.
Two masters, he and Carson. Carson knew when to be silent and react rather than outdo his guest. Sometimes he got his best laughs when he let them hang themselves. But he knew when to just let them roll and was one of their best audiences I'm sure.
Dangerfield, like so many real comic geniuses, not only said funny things but said things funny.
You can give put a mike in front of a mannequin
and have it broadcast good one-liners but it loses something in the execution.
Some people, like our current President, just cannot tell a joke.
metaphorsbwithu
I agree, all those people on
June 20, 2009 - 10:49 ET by bedmondsonI agree, all those people on Fox News who thought it was funny must be convert liberals! Thats disapointing, guess that means we lost the media war. But it was bound to happen sooner or later, you can only find so many people willing to make a career out of thinking and writing that are conservative. I would disagree that B. Hussein Obama has no since of humor. Did you see his new financial regulations he proposed?
Condoms = murdering babies!!!
Condoms = murdering babies!!!
June 20, 2009 - 13:36 ET by DoktorFrankenbedmondson's Profile
College student here to much time on his hands. I love to stir up controversy
and talk with people from all points of view. I am sure I will
infuriate people here sometimes, but I enjoy reading everyones posts
and do not mean to incite.
Member for1 week 4 days
Whoa, Doooode, mission accomplished, eh? Hot Pockets for everyone!!!
How Incite-ful
June 20, 2009 - 18:17 ET by DoktorFrankenControversial College Student removes Infuriating Personal Info.
Hope you enjoy reading this, Bed.
All his jokes come across
June 20, 2009 - 13:11 ET by ThermistoclesAll his jokes come across as something like this.
Knock knock:
Who's there?
You're are not as wonderful.
You're not as wonderful who?
You're not as wonderful as me, Barak Obama. Ha ha. Just a joke. I crack myself up. Ha ha. Its true, you know. Gotcha again. Ha ha. Man, I'm funny. Note to self, write that one down for future use. The crowd loved it, I mean me. ;-)
''He has no sense of humor . . . ''
June 20, 2009 - 13:41 ET by DoktorFrankenI agree that this Kenyan Turd's sense of humor is totally inward and self-centered. He cannot, and will not, find humor in anything directed at him. Total 180º from George W. Bush who could see humor in himself.
I have found, throughout my lifetime, that these people are to be watched very closely as they are dangerous.
Sorry, I can't read it, let
June 20, 2009 - 10:33 ET by motherbeltSorry, I can't read it, let alone listen and watch.]
Doesn't matter though; I know exactly what happened:
To steal from the British writer who described Obama's presser with Gordon Brown (multiplied by a couple hundred):
Obama told some jokes and they all laughed, and laughed, and laughed, and laughed....
I didn't think it was physically possible, but this both sucks and blows. -Bart Simpson
At least whenever Bush made
June 20, 2009 - 10:42 ET by bedmondsonObama should have known better! At least whenever Bush made jokes at the RTCA he came from the point of view as a conservative! Bush was dealing with 9/11, Iraq, and wether to shock Arab peoples balls when he got praise from the media for his jokes but all these things are ok to joke about, increased involvement of the gov't in the private industry by the government is not. Remember that joke Bush made about not finding weapons of mass distruction? "Those weapons of mass destruction have got to be somewhere," Bush joked. "Nope, no weapons over there ... maybe under here?" PRICELESS!!
Condoms = murdering babies!!!
Ah yes a joke about one of
June 20, 2009 - 10:47 ET by CacciatoAh yes a joke about one of the major lies that led us to war in Iraq.
Hilarious. I'm sure the families of all of our dead American soldiers loved that one.
Interesting sense of humor you have there.
The joke is on you
June 20, 2009 - 11:01 ET by Free StinkerThe only joke (granted, a sad one) is your "facts".
The problem is, you can not make the Cyclosarin, Mustard Gas, Sarin, Tabun, VX gas, and (tons of) Uranium go away. And the UN has even admited that the "old" WMD found was not degraded. Saddam Hussein also used Chemical weapon (that he supposedly didn't have) against the Iranians, Kurds, and Marsh Arabs.
Long time reader of the
June 20, 2009 - 11:04 ET by CacciatoLong time reader of the site. I've seen your little schtick over and over and over again.
It's tired. There were no WMDs, especially not to the level that was claimed in the run up to the war.
Which is why that joke by Bush was increadibly offensive, juvenile, and downright disturbing.
You'd think a President that sent soldiers into harms way would have a little more respect. Clearly he never realized the gravity of his decision.
Do you have any *new* talking points?
June 20, 2009 - 11:08 ET by Free StinkerLong time reader of the site.
I would have thought you would have learned *something* by now.
I've seen your little schtick over and over and over again.
But apparently you haven't read any of the links.
It's tired
Yes it is. Just admit that you are "paying no attention to The Man Behind The Curtain".
You'd think a President that sent soldiers into harms way would have a little more respect.
He had enough respect to go there at Thanksgiving when it was still *very* dangerous.
Do you have any *new* talking points? These old ones you libs use are quite stale.
Liberal Talking Points
June 20, 2009 - 11:17 ET by BlondeTalk about tiring!
Maybe he'll call you a neo-con for his next trick.
I hope he fails, too.
→ Ciao Cacciato
June 20, 2009 - 12:33 ET by Cool ArrowLooks like he wasn't willing to stick around and defend his comments.
I guess when you start off with ignorance, there's no place left to go but more ignorance.
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Cool →
June 20, 2009 - 15:45 ET by DoktorFrankenThere's always the made-up attacks and name calling. That seems to be what they're best at. Just ask that Nazi Monkey, Bush.
(/sarc)
Free Stinker
June 20, 2009 - 14:24 ET by upcountrywaterFree Stinker 1
Cacciato 0
bedmondson 0
Reagan VS Carter and 0bama
Score
June 20, 2009 - 16:19 ET by RukusI got odds on Free!
Gary
Look, it's already hot as hell down here, so don't sweat it! - My Dad
Sweet tea please! - Me
→ Jokes
June 20, 2009 - 11:09 ET by Cool ArrowPresidents need to realize when they joke about serious matters, it tends to hack off the people.
I didn't appreciate the WMD joke by Bush and I didn't like Obama's joke about us owning an auto company.
Have you seen Obama eat a booger? Now that's funny. Can't believe he did it in front of Sarkozy and International coverage.
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Clearly he never realized
June 20, 2009 - 11:12 ET by Jack BauerHis "decision" to go to war had to be approved, and was approved by the overwhelming vote of Congress.
Climb down off your sanctimonious horse. We don't take lectures from leftists about respecting the military.
Whatever one's opinion about George Bush (or even the Iraq war), floating the idea that he doesn't respect the military is a puerile effort.
And you only have to ask how much they respected him to understand that.
→ Jack
June 20, 2009 - 11:17 ET by Cool ArrowChachi and his friends always seem to forget John Kerry, Hillary and Bill Clinton, Ted Kennedy, et al were on the same songsheet in their resolute belief Iraq had WMD.
It's a blindspot that helps them deny their own hypocrisy.
The alternative is that the aforementioned lied about their belief WMD existed, and just followed along because National sentiment swayed them.
That's what Chachi won't admit, and he really doesn't care that it lessens perception of his character.
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Oh, Cool One
June 20, 2009 - 15:50 ET by DoktorFrankenYou mean This??
http://www.youtube.c...
→ Exaktly Doktor
June 20, 2009 - 16:02 ET by Cool ArrowBackground music "Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys" was a fitting touch.
These same people were high enough seated in Government as to hear and see the same intelligence as the President. What am I saying? One of them was the President (Bill Clinton)
That's the reason Cacciato tucked his tail and ran. He thinks we're as selectively ignorant as he is.
Guess it's natural that since Chachi hasn't learned how to use a search engine yet, it must be that way with everybody.
Well, he sold himself pretty cheap again today.
He'll be back, new halter top, same miniskirt, $2 heels from the Salvation Army store, same black patent leather purse strung over his shoulder.
Swingin' it side-side
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W. "decision" to go to war
June 20, 2009 - 20:02 ET by 24enakW. "decision" to go to war was approved by a republican majority. Those that voted for the war did so on the basis that Iraq currently had WMDs.
My opinion on jokes are that they are to be taken with a grain of salt. Especially at these diners.
W. "decision" to go to war
June 21, 2009 - 04:56 ET by Dan The Man 2W. "decision" to go to war was approved by a republican majority.
Are you really that much of an idiot? Do you have any idea of how the process works or even who voted for what. The Senate composition was 51 Republicans and 49 Democrats. Not exactly a Republican landslide.
The House was 296 to 133 and the Senate was 77 to 33. And funny enough when the Democrats did come into power they still authorized money for the war even after President Bush left and Duh One became king.
The lies about the WMDs are
June 20, 2009 - 17:47 ET by gmaniac1The lies about the WMDs are the ones from the liberal blogs you keep copying and pasting from. Who cares if you're a long time reader. If you're tired of someone's "schtick" then go back to some other site that will agree with your immature nonsense and lack of intellect. The only thing disturbing are the crooks on the left in which you support. You liberals only care about the soldiers in harms way to so to speak when it suits your agenda. Otherwise you disrespect them by protesting against them recruiting on public universities and high schools, calling them liars, and making infantile points about calling one senator in lieu of ma'am.
And another thing, if Iraq never had WMDs, what did the Kurds die from? Oh, mustard gas which is a WMD. Hmmm, let's move on. What was Hans Blix doing in Iraq during the Clinton administration? Oh that's right, he was looking for WMDs under the auspice of the UN. And speaking of the UN, how many resolutions did they have for Iraq regarding WMDs? Eleven that they themselves were too weak to enforce. And Bush lied about WMDs huh? He got the intel from George Tenet, a Clinton appointee. So Tenet lied too according to your logic. And he gave the same intel to Pelosi and other Democrats in Congress. So the Democrats that approved the military force in Iraq were liars too according to your logic. Only Congress can enact the US going to war, not the president. But I guess you didn't know that. Pelosi did lie however, about having knowledge of such intel. But she's excused for being a stupid liberal.
So take your b.s. talking points and falshoods elsewhere if you can't handle the responses. You're not going to get much sympathy here with extreme left wing lies.
When the people fear the government it's called tyranny, when the government fears the people it's called liberty!
WMDs Went to Syria
June 20, 2009 - 11:37 ET by slickwillie2001Here are those famous pictures of miles-long lines of trucks transporting WMDs to Syria: http://www.floppingaces.net
sw... Tjhanks for that
June 20, 2009 - 15:51 ET by bigtimersw...
Tjhanks for that link....I used to have one too, lost it, forgot about this until now.
Syria indeed...and nobody can ever make me think different....have stated so many times here in the past...in various ways.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
bt,
June 21, 2009 - 07:17 ET by AgnosticFrom Ryan Mauro's interview with the Southern Regional Commander of Iraq Ali Ibrahim Al-Tikriti
I know many people don't believe the information given in these interviews, especially considering he was known as the “Butcher of Basra” and was familiar with chemical weapons used in Iraq. But it is still a good read.
http://globalpolitic...
RM: Why do you think Iraq's weapons of mass destruction are in Syria? Why didn't he use them or simply destroy them before the war?
IT: I know Saddam's weapons are in Syria due to certain military deals that were made going as far back as the late 1980's ...(Sadaam) he had lied for this many years and wanted to maintain legitimacy with the pan Arab nationalists. He also has wanted since he took power to embarrass the West and this was the perfect opportunity to do so. After Saddam denied he had such weapons why would he use them or leave them readily available to be found? That would only legitimize President Bush, who he has a personal grduge against. What we are witnessing now is many who opposed the war to begin with are rallying around Saddam saying we overthrew a soverign leader based on a lie about WMD. This is exactly what Saddam wanted and predicted.
Free Stinker
June 20, 2009 - 15:40 ET by DoktorFrankenThank you for that comprehensive list of links that trolls ignore. Why? Because they're FACTS.
I have saved them to use whenever I run into the old 'Bush lied people died - There were no WMDs' crap. And when you're not around, of course. ;-)
And the orignal 'joke' was made by a troll (bedmondson). They must be today's tag-team.
WMDs-The U.N. and Congress
June 20, 2009 - 23:43 ET by RR GOPWMDs-The U.N. and Congress were all convinced that Saddam had them...but the Bush Administration got left holding the bag on that one.
I guess many expected to see in tact 'Fat Man' and 'Little Boy' bombs directly from an imbedded reporter's helmet cam? The 550 metric tons of yellow cake uranium recently sold off to Canada simply has no explanation on behalf of the Libtards other than it was 'old'.
Also, if one cares to look around and do research, one can find (here and there, and not easily) information about there really having been terrorist training camps in Iraq as well as 900+ chemical rounds found by U.S. and Allied forces.
One of the 34% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 61% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory (yep...approval for Congress now at 39%...do you believe that!?).
Dear god who knew a troll
June 24, 2009 - 14:38 ET by bedmondsonDear god who knew a troll could be so effective at spurring such a vibrant discussion? I completely missed the debate, damn!
Yeesh
June 20, 2009 - 10:48 ET by KC MulvilleThat was uncomfortable.
I'm a little confused about these things again. What's the point of these dinners? When Bush was the president, and the press was against him, it made (slightly) more sense. It was a chance for the president to show that he can take criticism, and for the press to pretend that their constant barrage wasn't personal, and we could all go home knowing that we aren't in a state of political civil war.
For all the mundane details of policy, government is still a human art. Personal relationships are still the grease that allows the wheels to turn with minimal friction.
But that whole rationale depends on there being criticism in the first place. Obama faces no criticism from the people in that audience. Outside the ballroom, he gets a lot, but inside the mainstream media, he receives adulation. Hell, they block for him: consider the ABC free time without opposition. This dinner then becomes a useless exercise, since there's no need to repair any relationships - the relationships are frictionless as it is.
Waste of time ...
→ Uncomfortable
June 20, 2009 - 11:11 ET by Cool ArrowI almost felt sorry for Brian Williams when Obama intimated they sleep together.
But at least he didn't kick Williams to the curb like he did Larry Sinclair.
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How on earth can you feel sorry for Williams?
June 20, 2009 - 11:45 ET by WorriedThe man has no integrity. The man isn't a journalist.
He is a shill for the Demonrat Party.
He and rest of the shills sicken me as much as Obama does.
→ Don't worry Worried
June 20, 2009 - 11:49 ET by Cool ArrowI said "almost", indicating I couldn't really feel sorry for him.
In fact, it ranks up there with Anderson Cooper's admission that "It's hard to talk when you're teabagging"
I'll take Cooper's word on that.
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I watched
June 20, 2009 - 10:54 ET by DelsaIt was sort of like rubber necking at an accident. Just couldn't keep from watching the train wreck!
That being said, most of the laughter came after the joke was told, which was followed by silence, and then followed by SOBama laughing outloud.
In other words, the laughter was really only loud when the president laughed at his own jokes.
They laughed when he laughted.
Very few laughed without being promted by SOBama's laughter.
He is the joke!
The unfortunate thing is, the joke is on the United States of America!
I am too old school, I guess
June 20, 2009 - 11:16 ET by StarAZI remember when the press and the president were sort of prickly adversaries, suspicious of each other, trying to get one up--instead of fawning little girls on both sides. The president, as someone commented, also has NO sense of humor or timing, big toothy grin aside. Not funny. And shouldn't be joking around with the so-called press anyway, in my opinion, while they slam in drinks. Even some put-up job town meeting with shills is preferable. God--forget I said THAT.
Take my wife ... please!
June 20, 2009 - 11:32 ET by metaphorsbwithuPresident Obama is to wit ...
what Dean Martin was to sobriety.
what Don Rickles was to tact.
what Bill Clinton was to fidelity.
what The Three Stooges were to sophistication.
what Ayatollah Khomeini was to charm.
what Ginger was to the girl next door.
what Dr. Demento was to pomposity.
what ... oh heck, you fill in the rest! :-D
metaphorsbwithu
Okay, Henny . . .
June 20, 2009 - 14:32 ET by DoktorFrankenHow about . . .
What Darth Vader was to gentle persuasion.
What Yoda was to 'Standing Tall'.
What Anniken Skywalker was to maturity.
What Jar-Jar Binks was to comedy.
What Han Solo was to Nerf-herder.
What George Lucas was to great Star Wars film endings.
Hint: I thought all the endings sucked.)
The Force is weak within me, it seems
Where was the hook?
June 20, 2009 - 11:34 ET by CTThis narcissistic ass made a fool of himself and debased the office of President of the United States. When do you suppose someone in the MSM will have the courage to tell this petulant punk he is NOT funny?
CT, you're right, this petulant punk..
June 20, 2009 - 12:04 ET by American.Patriot... has destroyed the importance of America and the office of the President in such a short time he makes the Clintonists look like amatures.
We are in serious trouble and the state-run media just cant understand normal thinking
"When I look in the mirror, I say, 'He did not sell his soul for short-term politics.'" President George H.W. Bush, June 18, 2009
Obama is funny. He made
June 20, 2009 - 20:10 ET by 24enakObama is funny. He made 'jokes' about how great he was because that is how he was and is personafied by his opposition. He is making jokes about himself, and obviously he didn't write the jokes himself but he is funny in his delivery.
No he's not....and no he
June 20, 2009 - 20:19 ET by bigtimerNo he's not....and no he wasn't funny,
You did follow and understand my opposition to your post 24...correct?
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Re Iran
June 20, 2009 - 12:19 ET by slickwillie2001Excellent primer on modern Iran history and what's going on today in Iran:
The June 12 Revolution: http://www.weeklystandard.com
"The smart money should still be on a coup by the Revolutionary Guard if Khamenei does not stand firm against Mousavi and a repeat of the 1990s. But a coup is not a foregone conclusion. It is a mistake to see the Mousavi-Ahmadinejad split as one of class and education, or of urban versus rural, or more secular versus more religious."
PS: Best protest sign seen in Tehran: 'Remember what happened to Saddam.'
sw.... Hear,
June 20, 2009 - 13:13 ET by bigtimersw....
Hear, hear....
Obama has been past pathetic about all of this in my opinion...I was thinking of all of this as he was blathering last night...while the press bowed and kissed his arse...again.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
I love the "mute" button...
June 20, 2009 - 13:01 ET by wnaegeleSigh!
I watched most of this last
June 20, 2009 - 13:10 ET by bigtimerI watched most of this last night...I was absolutely disgusted....anybody in their right mind would have been too as far as I am concerned.
The outright arrogance was beneath contempt...the laughter from the State Run Media was too.
I found nothing funny about his so-called joke regarding Brian Williams either.
The msm should be embarrassed, instead they have this misguided notion this makes them look good in the eyes of the beholders across this land.
Obama and his team are in for a big surprise....ARROGANCE will do them all in....I can't wait.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
I still can't believe he
June 20, 2009 - 18:15 ET by motherbeltI still can't believe he made such a vulgar joke about himself and Brian Williams. If he wanted to demean himself, fine; but to insult Williams like that (even though Williams probably deserved it, why did he get singled out?), nevermind making light of a relationship that he has with the media that inspires such jokes....a relationship they should all be ashamed of (because of their total capitualtion and adulation).....
Well, it's just beyond my understanding.
Classless. Shameless.
I didn't think it was physically possible, but this both sucks and blows. -Bart Simpson
mb... As you can
June 20, 2009 - 18:20 ET by bigtimermb...
As you can tell..that is exactly how I took this last night...and I watched it live.
Contemptible to me...and he is suppose to be OUR Prez?
Give me a break....
Never for me. ..this was beyond disgrace as far as I am concerned.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Re Williams
June 20, 2009 - 19:11 ET by slickwillie2001The Williams joke points out the fact that the slobbering love affair that the old media has with the Bamster earns them nothing but contempt from him. They are like the useful idiots that revolutionaries nurture until they no longer need them, then they are the first to die.
But why was the joke about Williams, why not the more obvious target, Chrissie Matthews? On the other hand, were Chrissie's feelings hurt that he wasn't the target of the joke? Is this a sign that he has to try harder?
I think it's because
June 20, 2009 - 19:45 ET by motherbeltI think it's because Williams was the one who did the big WH interview, and "walked him home" to the living quarters....
I didn't think it was physically possible, but this both sucks and blows. -Bart Simpson
Noel
June 20, 2009 - 13:26 ET by DoktorFrankenYours is some of the best writing I've seen regarding this ''love affair''.
''Imagine the lack of humility on display here. First, Obama said a
program about him is his favorite show, and then he referred to the
White House as 'my house!'
''And the audience -- filled with supposedly impartial journalists -- laughed and applauded.''
It shows how America has been hoodwinked by this grand poseur - via our 'Watchdog Press'. I've have said many times that if you control the media you control the people's minds. This administration fits that so well that I am amazed no one has made a screenplay about it yet. Would the movie be made? Would the theaters show the finished movie?
We all know well in advance what the critics' reviews would be.
His house???????
June 20, 2009 - 13:42 ET by 1611LilacLadyWhat unmitigated gall! He's paid to live in OUR house!
It's time to kick out this illegal, crooked, lying, Israel hating Muslim Socialist out of OUR house!
Isaiah 5:20a Woe unto them who call evil good, and good evil. . . KJV
Lilac... Unfortunately we
June 20, 2009 - 14:13 ET by bigtimerLilac...
Unfortunately we are going to have to wait until the 'R's' gain power to do just that....and we better hope we have a fire in the belly leader to do so.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
His House???
June 20, 2009 - 15:59 ET by DoktorFrankenDid anyone see the photo of Tony Hawk skateboarding in The Won's White House yesterday?
http://news.yahoo.co...
That's nothing
June 20, 2009 - 16:03 ET by Kat Outta the BagWait until Obama's Muslim brethren come to visit and ride their camels through the halls.
Sorry, was that un-PC?
→ Sure thing Kat
June 20, 2009 - 16:10 ET by Cool ArrowAnd Michelle will celebrate a woman's right to wear a hajib, as joyfully announced in Obama's Cairo speech.
Heaven knows she ain't matched up an outfit yet.
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Cool , Maybe she can recycle this outfit from the diva
June 20, 2009 - 17:32 ET by upcountrywaterfind it at 4:28
Reagan VS Carter and 0bama
→ Saw it Dok
June 20, 2009 - 16:06 ET by Cool ArrowAmerica put Obama up in Government housing and he figures he'll get an even better house if he trashes this one.
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Let the media get its yuks
June 20, 2009 - 14:08 ET by KellyRwhile it still can. After Obama flops and the economy isn't any better, the press can witness the Democrats getting their butts whipped in the 2010 elections. Now that's gonna be REAL funny!
→ Yuk Yuk Yuk
June 20, 2009 - 14:18 ET by Cool ArrowI think this video of Obama eats a booger is pretty funny.
You think this would have gone viral if it was President Bush?
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After Obama flops and the
June 20, 2009 - 16:48 ET by Dan The Man 2After Obama flops and the economy isn't any better, the press can
witness the Democrats getting their butts whipped in the 2010 elections
But how is anyone gonna know if the press doesnt report it?
Normally I have a cast iron stomach
June 20, 2009 - 14:41 ET by Kat Outta the BagBut I just don't think I can watch the video. Reading about it is making my stomach churn as it is.
I'm
June 20, 2009 - 16:03 ET by jacktheripperwith you on that
Ridiculous
June 20, 2009 - 17:02 ET by LSawyerYes, thank you liberally biased news stations for creating this mess.
www.endthebias.com
Lighten up.
June 20, 2009 - 19:49 ET by 24enakThis was a light hearted event for crying out loud. The jokes were funny, for the most part. The fact that you're this critical of it shows just how much of an "impartial journalist" you are. Event like these are entertaining and should be taken with a grain of salt.
24.... Swallow those last
June 20, 2009 - 20:03 ET by bigtimer24....
Swallow those last grain of salts...without anything to wash it down....and smile wide.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
There's a lot of truth in
June 21, 2009 - 07:35 ET by misterbee241There's a lot of truth in humor - and Barack was telling the truth here, maybe for the first time.
"I dont need to read a newspaper to know the world's been shaved by a drunken barber."
Walter Brennan, The Colonel, Meet John Doe, 1941
This is just the
June 21, 2009 - 07:34 ET by misterbee241This is just the culmination of something I've been watching since the 60's. When Vietnam was hot and heavy, I used to watch the news reports and I'd ask myself, who's side is the media on - us or the Communists. It was bad enough when democrat LBJ was president, but when the war became Nixon's the media was in full bore against it. Every negative thing that could be done or said about the country or the troops serving in Vietnam was done. I clearly remember good ol' Uncle Walter Cronkite and Dan The Man Rather with their scurrilous propaganda against the war.
And the media made it clear they were in bed with the democrats. Look how they came to Clinton's rescue in his dark hours.
So this thing of fawning over Obama is nothing new - it's now blatent and out in the open.
"I dont need to read a newspaper to know the world's been shaved by a drunken barber."
Walter Brennan, The Colonel, Meet John Doe, 1941