NPR: Obama's Fat Lip Could Improve Image With Jong Il, Ahmadinejad and Putin
It appears that at NPR, even a fat lip for the President is to be heralded as a crowning achievement furthering his prestige and street cred when dealing with despots like Kim Jong Il and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
According to Scott Simon, a president with a "gnarly, vivid scar" might even be able to intimidate China's rulers into halting their currency manipulation (audio follows with partial transcript and commentary):
SCOTT SIMON, NPR: Just three weeks after getting a shellacking in the midterm elections, yesterday President Obama got a fat lip. The president played basketball yesterday with some friends in the gym of the Fort McNair Army Base, and reportedly took an elbow in the mouth from an opposing player who went up for a shot.
It took twelve stitches to close The First Fat Lip, if you please. I'm not sure that Joe Frazier needed twelve stitches after the Thrilla in Manila, though the White House stressed that a smaller filament was used, which increases the number of stitches, but leaves a smaller scar. I wonder if having a larger scar wouldn't actually fortify President Obama's profile, as he contends with Kim Jong Il, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad or Vladimir Putin. Imagine a president with a gnarly, vivid scar telling the rulers of China, "Nice country ya' got here. I'd hate to see something happen to it if you didn't stop foolin' around with the value of your currency. Know what I mean?"
As recent presidential injuries go, President Obama's is almost valiant. His immediate predecessor, President George W. Bush, famously choked on a pretzel. President Bill Clinton tore a tendon stumbling on the steps of Greg Norman's house after a round of golf. But an elbow in the chops is a battle ribbon in basketball.
This was obviously a tongue-in-cheek commentary, but one gets the feeling Simon quite believes it.
I'm surprised he didn't compare The First Fat Lip to Ronald Reagan being shot in 1981.
Maybe that's next.
(H/T Weasel Zippers)
*****Update: I received the following from Simon via e-mail Sunday morning (with permission):
Dear Mr. Sheppard
You were right--it was a tongue-in-cheek commentary. I thought that was pretty obvious. As to your feeling that I really meant it, too, I'd say that's only in your mind, and certainly nothing that I said. I can only be responsible for what I say, not your feelings.
I'd hate to think that I can't do a funny essay every now and then because people "feel" things about it that aren't there.
with [sic] best wishes of the season
Scott Simon
I responded:
Mr. Simon,
Thank you for your response. As you observed, I made my readers aware that I believed your piece was "obviously a tongue-in-cheek commentary."
However, given the media's unprecedented sycophancy and unprofessionalism with regard to their treatment of Barack Obama from the moment he threw his hat into the presidential candidacy ring in February 2007, as well as NPR's well-known liberal leanings, you surely can't be surprised folks on the right would either miss altogether or cast aside your comedic intent. In fact, I mentioned what appeared obvious to plant that seed for those so fed up with Obama-worship that they likely wouldn't have considered it.
As for my feelings, given the shoddy behavior of journalists the past four years specifically with respect to Obama, is it really farfetched for me or anyone else to glean sincerity in your sarcasm? That would seem to be an occupational hazard after the way this man has be fawned over thereby making it difficult to do a "funny essay" without a goodly number of people missing the joke.
"The Boy Who Cried Wolf" comes to mind.
Best wishes back,
ns
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Comments
To put it another way...
Submitted by ThisnThat on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 6:19pm.
NPR and the rest of the limp-wristed liberals are looking for something -- anything -- that would bolster obama's currently pathetic image as a "get-tough, be-tough" type of regular Joe. Just as long as there is no violence involved, or any moral stand taken, of course.
__________
“Didn't win the Medal of Honor? Didn't even serve? Then lie about it. We'll support you." — 9th Circuit Court
Yeah, he's real bad now!
Submitted by StarAZ on Sun, 11/28/2010 - 2:26pm.
I was thinking more along the lines of this boo-boo making him more empathetic with soldiers maimed in his wars.
stitches
Submitted by dmaley1714 on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 6:25pm.
I can only hope they stitched his upper lip to his lower lip so we can get a break from hearing him talk.
Perfect!!! He couldn't even
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 6:35pm.
Perfect!!! He couldn't even stutter and stammer with his lips sewn together.............
My thought exactly!
Submitted by Newsbubba on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 6:49pm.
I was riding along in my automobile (remember Chuck Berry) when the news of the brave Obama taking a shot to the mouth and having to have stitches came over Fox. I said out loud to the traffic around me, "I hope they sewed the mother frocker's lips together! Maybe THAT will shut his a$$ up!"
At least if he has a fat lip, it will match Michelle's fat a$$!
I'm glad YOU correlated Boy
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 11:30pm.
I'm glad YOU correlated Boy Blunder's fat lip with Moooooochelle's fat okole - I'm getting a little paranoid around here lately!!!!
Ah........Chuck Berry, James Burton, Scottie Moore, Link Wray, Buddy Holly.......as well as Jimmy Reed, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf.........and all of the early rock'n'roll and r'n'b guys MADE me learn guitar!!! I remember - in my little pre-pubiscent addled mind - thinking 'WHAT IS THAT SOUND?????'
Killa!
Submitted by Newsbubba on Sun, 11/28/2010 - 11:46am.
You may be the second person I've seen in the last 30 years who has known who Jimmy Reed is!
You are obviously a man of great taste and intellect. I'll bet you don't drink white wine either.
...and you ain't paranoid if they're really after you.
Really, bubba??? I though
Submitted by killa37 on Sun, 11/28/2010 - 3:10pm.
Really, bubba??? I though Jimmy Reed was well known!! After all, he DID play Carnegie Hall once - drunk!!! hahahahahaha!!!! His wife used to sit behind him to cue him on the words - his own words!!!!
Jimmy Reed's guitar 'iicks' are just as identifiable as Chuck Berry's - in their originality and the way that they are played. He also played a pretty mean harp, and had great delivery of his vocals........and his songs always seemed to have some sort of 'comfortable' roll to them - not too slow, like some blues, and not to abrasive or aggresive. I love Jimmy Reed!!!!!
Oh...........yeah.........I don't drink white wine.............and the only place I'm paranoid is if I say something 'wrong' here on NB!!!! Hahahahahahahahaha!!!!!
Jimmy's "teleprompter."
Submitted by Newsbubba on Sun, 11/28/2010 - 5:40pm.
The way I heard it was that Jimmy was illiterate so he couldn't write down his words or read them. He was also a little (lot?) loaded so his wife would sit right beside him singing softly into his ear so he could remember the words. You can hear her in the background on many of his tunes.
"Comfortable roll" is an understatement, Killa! I think that's what I loved most about his music. My favorite was "Baby What You Want Me To Do" (yeah, yeah, yeah). Serious roadhouse music. I went into some very shady places when I was a kid to listen and watch. Anything else I might have tried could have gotten me killed or at least seriously messed up.
I never met a girl who loved his music until you actually got them to listen to it, and then they were hooked, but still wouldn't admit it. "Nice girls" didn't listen to "that type of music" when I was younger. RIGHT!! They were just coy enough to not admit it.
This could go on forever, Big Boss Man, so I'll just sign off. Roll on, Killa. I won't even start on how his harmonica could send a "thrill up my leg."
Good post,
Submitted by killa37 on Mon, 11/29/2010 - 12:23am.
Good post, bubba............even if only 7 people here have the slightest idea of what we're talking about!!! Yeah..........I think he couldn's write or read too much - I could go look on some of my album notes, and, yeah, you CAN hear his wife in the background on some tracks!!!
I love the 'slurring' effect of his phrasology.......might have had something to do with his condition - hahahahahaha!!!! But, hey......it's 'da blues', doncha know??? Like I said - my response, as a hormone-ridden, pre-pubescent, horny gradeschooler was- 'WHAT'S THAT SOUND???' And I bugged my father so badly that he HAD to buy me an electric guitar when I was a freshman - I washed his car and mowed the lawn and did whatever I could to pay him back!!! And I put a damn hole in the speaker so that it would sound gritty and thick and heavy - kind of like Link Wray in 'Rumble'..............my friends wanted to know why the hell I did it!!!!
Yeah, bubba, I'm sure you played ol' Jimmy's music for those girls - at the right time - like out in the car under the stars, or in the basement when you were alone!!! Don't lie to me!!! And I know WHY you played it to them, too!!! Hahahahahaha!!! The blues goes straight to the .........well, I think you know what I'm talking about!!!! You sure as hell couldn't get a girl excited by playing Frankie Avalon!!!
That's one reason I'm glad the 'English Invasion' happened - because they WEREN'T ashamed of the American 'roots'!!! I'd say, with some exceptions, that after Elvis got drafted, and Little Richard went 'religious', and Chuck Berry got rung up on the Mann Act (hey, Chucks ALWAYS been a piece of work, but you can't deny his influence on rock and roll!!!), Eddie Cochran got killed, the plane crash killed Buddy (and spared Waylon Jennings!!!), Richie, and the Bopper (is there a more LASCIVIOUS song than 'Chantilly Lace'???), and the black and white doo-wop groups were sort of out of favor, and the blues was still relegated to 'race music' stations.................then we were stuck with a few years of some pretty crappy music, disguised as pop, or rock and roll!!!
And when the English laid it back in our faces - a lot of the kids thought it was something new.............but it was good ol' American rock'n'roll, done up English style!!! Of course, they had some pretty good players and writers - hahahahaha!!!
I'm kind of partial to 'Bright Lights, Big City'......................and also 'Ya Better Take Out Some Inshoyance'................but they're all classic Jimmy Reed!!!! He also played some godawful off-beat brand of guitar - a Kay or something - that sounded INCREDIBLE!!! In fact, if you really want to see an off-beat guitar, you should try and find an early photo of Hubert Sumlin, who was Wolf's guitar player for years - that thing is another story!!!
Ahhhhhhhhh............we could go on and on. I also forgot to mention Sam Lightnin' Hopkins, who I also loved from the first time I heard him. What a COOOOOOOOOL guy!!!!!
Post of 2010!
Submitted by Blonde on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 7:27pm.
We have a winner, winner, chicken dinner!
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Winner, winner,winner
Submitted by texriot on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 10:22pm.
I was laughing out loud at this and my wife thought I was laughing at the TV. I read it to her and tears in eyes and she almost pissed herself. Such a common thought across America. What level of respect he has taken us to.
Merely a misunderstanding
Submitted by cocodrie on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 6:26pm.
she said shut up - he thought she said stand up.
Jesus Loves You so much He died for you
How 'bout a finger?
Submitted by Mike in AZ on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 6:45pm.
Maybe if he were to cut off one of his own fingers, he'd really look scary to other world leaders, huh?
What an NPR!
Beware of prophets seeking profit.
- Dennis Miller
NPR is nuts!
Submitted by davehm on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 6:38pm.
What does this guy think? That we're still in High School?
These liberals are in for one very rude awaking, this is real life and Obama with his liberal cornies are going to have their butts handed to them if this is their mentality. Unfortunatly they may take the country down with them.
To actually think that dictators of the world are going to change their tune because of a scar.
PATHETIC!
12 stitches?
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 6:44pm.
12 stitches, 6 subcutaneous and six outside, at the hands of the best plastic surgeon available is what? About a quarter inch?
Enough to remove that mole by his nose? No, I'm not talking about George Soros' buttocks.
Not George Soros?
Submitted by Newsbubba on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 6:51pm.
Maybe Barney Fwank?
Remove the Lincoln Mole? Blasphemy, I say.
Submitted by SickofLibs on Sun, 11/28/2010 - 12:16pm.
If that goes, he'd have practically nothing in common with Abe.
/s
Nerds fight back
Submitted by sam12663 on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 6:51pm.
*I'm not sure that Joe Frazier needed twelve stitches after the Thrilla in Manila* Just the fact that this clown would even compare Obama's bball bite to the greatest fight in history shows just how pathetic NPR and its 'writers' are. This commentary is like comparing a geek getting 'street cred' for accidentally tripping the bully at lunch. Simply hilarious.A four-fer---
Submitted by matthewdean on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 6:57pm.
Fatuous Fathead with a Fat lip, and a wife w/ a Fat *ss.
MD
LOL, MD,
Submitted by UpNorth on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 9:20pm.
and how did the others in this "pick up" game get clearance to use facilities at a U.S. Army base? Did they have to go through a full body scan or get frisked? Note, I refuse to call them pat-downs, as they aren't.
As recent presidential
Submitted by Seashell on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 8:54pm.
As recent presidential injuries go, President Obama's is almost valiant. Yeah. Silly ol' Bush choked on a pretzel. Clinton was probably drunk and fell down the stairs. But Obama's elbow to the mouth is heroic! /sarcintimidate China's rulers into halting their currency manipulati
Submitted by Vonu on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 7:18pm.
He could first practice on Ben.
Oh sure Noel-
Submitted by bkeyser on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 7:21pm.
I go on with this novella on the Open Thread and not 30 minutes later (the timestamp is wrong on this thread?) you post the relevant topic. I guess she was right, I just can't seem to hang in there long enough. ;-/
Although I have to disagree about the street cred- getting your ass kicked by a latino basketballer isn't quite the same as a stallion-riding, shirtless Putin, big-game hunting.
Your post is screaming PhotoShop!!!!
Submitted by Blonde on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 9:03pm.
And ewww....Putin has Moobs!
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Tru Dat Blonde
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 9:12pm.
And Obama is the Golden-breasted Chiselpeccer
Scientific name---
Submitted by matthewdean on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 9:29pm.
the "Non-telepromptus Garbler".
MD
Who suffers from a severe
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 11:33pm.
Who suffers from a severe case of opinionitis elevatis................although we all think he has that malady known as cranial-rectal-alisis!!!!
J
Submitted by bkeyser on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 9:21pm.
Stand by...
LOL, BK....we've got to talk!
Submitted by Blonde on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 9:52pm.
I'm feeling some serious social commentary coming on.
And you, my friend, are the only one who can put pictures to my evil mind.
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Barack-n-Putin
Submitted by bkeyser on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 10:45pm.
This is becoming a sickness, I'm pretty sure. Someone please help!
Okies, BK!
Submitted by Blonde on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 10:53pm.
I'm going to start a new blog tomorrow.
Of course, you know, Big Sis will shut it down the day after.
But that, my friend, is just too hilarious for words. Truly.
We're going to be famous. Be sure to trademark that pic, tho. So we can sue people, and whatnot!
Cheers!
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J
Submitted by bkeyser on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 10:54pm.
Waiting in chat...
What I said
Submitted by jon_torlin on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 11:03pm.
I think my neighbors might have heard me, but when I saw that picture, I exclaimed rather loudly "HOLY CRAP!" (believe me, that's hard to make me react that way)
Of course, you managed to illustrate in that picture who was more manly. Just like Dave's post below linking to his blog with the two pictures.
Nice work as usual though.
-Jon
ROFLMAO Keyser
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 11:00pm.
Obviously, Hillary did give Barry one of hers, as Carville suggested.
Hillary
Submitted by Delsa on Mon, 11/29/2010 - 12:49am.
gave Barry her small one!
BK............you're a sick
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 11:35pm.
BK............you're a sick man and you NEED help!!!!!
tell me about it killa!
Submitted by bkeyser on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 11:40pm.
I've updated it since... go back to the link and click the "newer" button...If you dare.
Now DAT'S cold!!!!! I'll tell
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 11:54pm.
Now DAT'S cold!!!!! I'll tell ya, BK, I'd suggest professional help, but they'd probably run away screaming something about you being untreatable.................which, of course, puts you in very good stead with the likes of ol' Killa.........................
Hmmm... Perhaps there IS something to a fat lip...
Submitted by gopcongress on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 7:29pm.
...I would gladly offer my robust pugilistic services to provide Obama with all the intimidation looks he wants for the rest of his presidency. I will gladly cross the aisle in the spirit of bipartisanship to achieve national unity against the likes of foreign despots and provide this vital service. Ideally, I could provide this service on a daily basis, but a weekly service could be negotiated at a "cut" rate.
(This is SATIRE ONLY, Secret Service. Nothing to see here, move along now...
"The news and truth are not the same thing." -Walter Lippmann (1889-1974) FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER
I think a 5 year old girl
Submitted by Radical1979 on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 7:50pm.
I think a 5 year old girl could provide Obama with all the intimidation looks he wants for the rest of his presidency. What a wimpy guy.
Wimpy guy
Submitted by ThisnThat on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 8:02pm.
I agree. Now, if obama had turned around, unholstered his Smith & Weston and pistol-whipped the SOB to within an inch of his life Chicago-style -- yeah, that would be intimidation. Or, instead of grabbing his mouth and stopping the game, if he had simply continued to play and bled all down his shirt as if nothing happened -- that would also be intimidation.
But calling in the WH medical staff, then getting this overblown sympathy card from NPR? Give me a break.
__________
“Didn't win the Medal of Honor? Didn't even serve? Then lie about it. We'll support you." — 9th Circuit Court
To late GOPCON
Submitted by Seashell on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 8:01pm.
Big Sis is on your trail. Be afraid-very afraid!
(Helpful hint-just tell them you're a Muslim and you should be OK.)
flying elbows
Submitted by Agnostic on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 7:41pm.
This makes perfect since in President Obama's and the Media's world of appearance over substance.
Also, did anyone call a foul?
Tiger's Car Accident and now Basketball with Michelle
Submitted by libBuster on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 8:24pm.
Does anyone know if Obama was playing basketball with Michelle? Sad that this had to happen on the one year anniversary of the Tiger Woods car accident.
Medical advice
Submitted by tampamom25 on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 8:05pm.
My best medical advice to Mr. Obama would be to give his lips a long course of rest. To insure the best possible healing, I suggest not using them for a period of approximately two years.
Yeah, I'm sure ol' Vlad is impressed with Obama's fat lip
Submitted by Dave. on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 8:13pm.
I am guessing Vlad has seen things that would make Obama hurl chunks.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
C'mon Dave,
Submitted by UpNorth on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 9:24pm.
the opening scenes of Saving Private Ryan would make Obama hurl chunks. But, there's no danger of that, he'll never see it.
How many of us get scars
Submitted by gruyere cheese on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 8:15pm.
How many of us get scars simply by mowing the lawn, riding a bycicle, or walking our dogs; this is news because he is the almigthy POTUS?
Putin, Ahmadinejad, Kim Jong il and Chavez already know Mr. O is a sissy. This guy has never done anything in his life other than read books, preach, and be a community organizer; was he even a Boy Scout? Nice legacy to leave to your children...
Hell, cheese............Boy
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 11:57pm.
Hell, cheese............Boy Blunder 'dissed' ( street jargon - a foreign language to Barry) the Boy Scouts in order to go chill out with the harpies on 'the View'............
Perhaps he should
Submitted by Rackie on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 8:16pm.
Perhaps he should just
" Walk like a man
Talk like a man..."
Basketball advice
Submitted by Galvanic on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 8:18pm.
Don't block shots with your face.
Fat Lip Barry
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 8:25pm.
It's like he said to Larry Sinclair. "Better put some ice on that".
Somewhere In A Limousine Not Long Ago
Submitted by stratman on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 11:05pm.
"So... you like it rough, Larry?"
Rumor has it that Charlie
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 11:37pm.
Rumor has it that Charlie Crisp is the new beau-du-jour..................
I am awaiting the
Submitted by Dan The Man 2 on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 8:38pm.
I am awaiting the announcement Obama will get a Purple Heart for his injury in the performance of his duties.
He'll still be two shy of
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 11:39pm.
He'll still be two shy of John F**king Kerry, who DID serve in Vietnam..................although I'll have to give him credit for being there!!! Oh........Barry DID go to Pakistan, when it was against US rules to GO THERE!!!!!
How to get there then
Submitted by jon_torlin on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 11:41pm.
Last I heard, you had to renounce your US citizenship (if you had any) to go to Pakistan at the time.
-Jon
I think it was BEFORE he
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 11:58pm.
I think it was BEFORE he BECAME an American..............or pretended to...........
What US citizenship?
Submitted by Rukus on Sun, 11/28/2010 - 10:48am.
Has anyone seen that yet? How about some college records... no? Anything? ANYTHING? No? Guess not, oh well. Barry is SOOOO transparent /sarc!
Renunciation of citizenship
Submitted by NL207 on Sun, 11/28/2010 - 11:01am.
Renunciation of citizenship is detailed under titel 18 of the US Code. You have to do more than just travel to a forbidden country to renounce your citizenship. Fortunately for us, Obama DID do more. He is reported to have used an Indonesian Passport to gain entry to Pakistan.
Read the laws. Indonesian law requires does not recognize dual citizenship. Anyone who holds a valid Indonesian passport has sworn allegiance to Indonesia and Indonesia alone, as per Indonesian law. US Code states that anyone who accepts foreign citizenship which demands an allegiance be sworn to that foreign power has in swearing that allegiance renounced any claim to US citizenship. The same for those who enlist in the armed forces of a foreign power, which covers all those Americans who have joined Al Qaeda.
The mere possession by Obama of a valid Indonesian Passport as an adult calls into question his US citizenship, if indeed he was ever a US citizen.
Don't think he was ever....
Submitted by jon_torlin on Sun, 11/28/2010 - 11:26am.
I had forgotten that bit about the Indonesian passport, which solidifies the idea that he wasn't/isn't a US citizen. Based on everything I've read and researched(including reading the code you mentioned), it really looks like he was never a US citizen, not even naturalized(which would also disqualify someone from being potus). For all intents and purposes, we have an illegal alien in the white house.
While it's hard to prove any of that, it's getting harder and harder to disprove it(a la efforts on the left) because more information keeps being discovered to support the idea. Not only that, some people who have once not touched the subject about his citizenship are now doing so, such as Rush who called him an imposter. Which means more and more people are starting to ask questions.
Wasn't there a statement that he made to Alan Keyes a long time ago saying he wasn't qualified to run one time?
At any rate, should it be publicly acknowledged that he is indeed a non-US Citizen, it would be the biggest screwup in the history of the country that he got that far. I can only imagine the reaction.
-Jon
I don't think it could be
Submitted by killa37 on Sun, 11/28/2010 - 3:15pm.
I don't think it could be called a 'screw-up' if it was done intentionally...................the guys on the 'inside' know what is going on.............hence the smokescreen and black-out. (Oh, sh*t, was THAT a racist statment??? If it was.................GOOD!!!). Remember, Boy Blunder's 'typical white person' grandmother was basically put under lock and key over here in Hawaii once he became the nominee............and they kept her like that until she died.
What?
Submitted by notinstl on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 8:44pm.
The only thing that could impress anyone is if he developed a spine and had some cajones.....is there no real journalists anywhere anymore.....this is pathetic.
Putin has more testosterone in his big toe than Obama has...
Submitted by Dave. on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 10:50pm.
...in his entire family.
See what I mean?
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
Hell, Dave, my 4 year old
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 11:41pm.
Hell, Dave, my 4 year old grandson looks more manly on his bike than Boy Blunder does!!!! If I knew how to put a picture on this site, I'd prove it!!!!
Putin DOES have something in
Submitted by NL207 on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 11:58pm.
Putin DOES have something in common with the Obama clan : He was once a stinking commie.
I dunno about Putin, but Boy
Submitted by killa37 on Sun, 11/28/2010 - 12:14am.
I dunno about Putin, but Boy Blunder is STILL a stinking commie!!!!
According to the media
Submitted by Chris Norman on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 11:32pm.
I thought, from listening to the media, pre-election, pre-inauguration, all Obama needed (or any liberal president needed, for that matter) to solve any foreign policy problem was his intelligence, charm, sophistication, worldliness, persuasiveness, and diplomacy (at all costs). Since obviously none of that has worked, finally they discover he needs intimidation - and they seek to find it in a freakin' scar? Like he got it from dueling or something? These people are truly developmentally arrested.
You mean now BO is a tough guy?
Submitted by hbnolikeee on Sun, 11/28/2010 - 12:11am.
Imagine him going hand to hand with any world leader (perhaps he'd have a shot at the old man from North Korea, but I wouldn't bet on that either). Take a match with Putin, BO would get tossed like some rag doll, not that I have any love of Vlad.
I mean seriously, find the footage of BO tossing the ball out for the Washington ball game. Need I say more?
My Mom has a better pitching
Submitted by killa37 on Sun, 11/28/2010 - 12:17am.
My Mom has a better pitching motion than Boy Blunder, and she's 90!!!!! We used to call guys like Barry 'tillies'.............although these days, I'd better not print what we call him...........
All comments about this piece
Submitted by jkwtrading on Sun, 11/28/2010 - 12:42am.
All comments about this piece of garbage for president should be laced with his impeachment, then trial for treason andf finally capital punsihment used.
We waste our breath hoping this scum will be a an american or even human for that matter.
Your comment is way out of
Submitted by Chris Norman on Sun, 11/28/2010 - 12:51am.
Your comment is way out of bounds.
says who??
Submitted by jon_torlin on Sun, 11/28/2010 - 12:59am.
Not if it's true.
-Jon
I've got your back,
Submitted by killa37 on Sun, 11/28/2010 - 1:11am.
I've got your back, Jon-E-Boy and jkw..........you KNOW how I feel about this imposter!!! The biggest scam every perpetrated on the American public in the history of our country!!!!
I can think of absolutely nothing good to say---
Submitted by matthewdean on Sun, 11/28/2010 - 2:07am.
about either of the Obamas.
Not only do I believe them both to be stone cold racists, I see both as exceedingly ungrateful for the opportunities they have been offered in this country; opportunities that exist no where else in the world.
Yes, there is still racism in the United States. As there is world-wide.
While racism is an evil, insidious thing to witness; racism, in this country today, is currently aimed primarily at those with pale skin.
Affirmative Action, Political Correctness, the existence of the Congressional Black Caucus, the NAACP,and the plethora of race based organizations for Black citizens, underline that fact every single day, and woe to any caucasian individual desirous of forming any entity that has the word "white" in it.
Fairness and/or equity aside, it is not only foolish, but dangerous, given the state of the world today, to divide our citizens along racial lines, and yet we have a Department in the Federal government doing just that; the DOJ. Specific statements were issued saying crimes committed by black perpetrators reference voting location sites were not to be followed up on.
The right to vote. The very bedrock underpinnings of this country.
This is insanity, and the culpability rests at Obama's doorstep.
This is neither a figment of my imagination, nor a conundrum.
Why would I stand and applaud someone who disrespects me, my family members, and my country, that much?
Granted, Obama is a politician.
The problem is, he represents nothing in the way of interest, either in, or for, this country. He lies. All politicians lie. He is looking out for himself. All politicians are looking out for themselves.
NO politician, however, especially a prior president, ever painted shame on the United Sates of America through word and deed as this worthless pos has. NEVER.
I do not know which is more shameful; that Barack Hussein Obama has acted this way, or that there are people in this country today who not only are not bothered by his villainy, but seem to approve of it.
There are no words to describe the full range of my dislike, disgust, disdain, and disrespect for this poseur.
As for those who call him names, or call him out; I understand the anger.
MD
Yeah, well they'd better hope
Submitted by Chris Norman on Sun, 11/28/2010 - 2:12am.
Yeah, well they'd better hope that the administrators here on NewsBusters understand and approve of it. Because it's getting to the point that some standards of decorum will have to be enforced.
Chris---
Submitted by matthewdean on Sun, 11/28/2010 - 2:15am.
I understand what you are saying, but when the time comes that a person cannot express his thoughts AND feelings (without making threats, of course), then discourse is effectively over at that point.
MD
You're right, MD, and they
Submitted by killa37 on Sun, 11/28/2010 - 3:21am.
You're right, MD, and they ARE ingrates........as I called them on another post yesterday. And I'll tell you another thing - MY country is more important to me than EITHER of the Obamas, OR the people who put them there!!! And, if I had the chance to tell that wimp-ass poser in person, I WOULD tell him that is it MY country - and my fathers and mothers, and millions of others like them.............because we have a lot more history and affinity and belief and feeling for this United States of America - warts and all - than this two-bit piece of steaming Kenyan cattle dung could EVER muster, even in his wildest LIES!!! And the same goes for his haughty, big assed wife!!
MD
Submitted by kilrod on Sun, 11/28/2010 - 3:36pm.
Excellent and Great post MD, if it's ok with you i'm going to copy and paste into an e-mail and send to friends and family.
And to Mr. Norman; I don't think you comprehend how close this Nation is to an armed conflict. It would be much better to try the "0dummer from Kenya" on whatever charges that can be legally made, as opposed to armed conflict.
(grins) kilrod "the Birther"
"If an unborn child cannot trust you, why should I,"~?
If an unborn child cannot trust you, why should I,??
Thank you matthewdean
Submitted by Delsa on Mon, 11/29/2010 - 1:01am.
You took all the words right out of my heart, soul, and mouth!
If you are suggesting that
Submitted by Chris Norman on Sun, 11/28/2010 - 1:17am.
If you are suggesting that capitol punishment should be used against a President of the United Staes because of our political disgreements with him and his party - no matter how profound, then you are as nuts as the whack jobs on Kos. This site has been getting increasing numbers of ugly comments by a bunch of people who try to one up each other with the violence of their rhetoric. It's threatening to ruin this site's purpose. As a long time member it alarms me. I hope others here agree with me.
If they find out he lied
Submitted by mrsimele on Sun, 11/28/2010 - 1:31am.
If they find out he lied about where he was born then he should at least serve 20 years in the Federal Pen.
What makes you think being
Submitted by NL207 on Sun, 11/28/2010 - 1:37am.
What makes you think being born in the US is sufficient to make you a 'natural born citizen'? If that is the only criteria, then Terrorist Cleric, Anwar Al-Awlaki is constitutionally qualified to be President of the United States.
Well, what is the punishment
Submitted by killa37 on Sun, 11/28/2010 - 1:36am.
Well, what is the punishment for treason, sedition, being a turn-coat, or whatever else it is called??? I'd be all for sending him back to Kenya, WITHOUT any payment or benefits!!! He could see how far his stuttering and stammering would get him over there..................
Oh, in what fantasy world do
Submitted by Chris Norman on Sun, 11/28/2010 - 1:47am.
Oh, in what fantasy world do you live in that Obama will stand trial for not being a citizen? That he will be "sent back to Kenya". I state that your rhetoric is becoming unhinged and your replies, rather than refuting it, only confirm my statement. This site about the rational documentation of liberal media bias and wild, bilious comments like yours threaten to marginalize it. Thanks a hell of a lot.
The same fantasy world where
Submitted by NL207 on Sun, 11/28/2010 - 1:52am.
The same fantasy world where a President stood trial for lying about his extra-marital arrangements with an assortment of bimbos and trying to pay off one of those bimbos with a job to keep her mouth shut about his shenanigans with her.
And that worked out real
Submitted by Chris Norman on Sun, 11/28/2010 - 2:01am.
And that worked out real well, didn't it?
Better get started on the "Barak Obama Isn't a Citizen, Should be Impeached for it, and Deported Campaign", I'm sure Congress is standing by waiting for the letters and e-mails to pour in so they can act quickly,
My original statement still stands. You sound as bad as Janeane Garafolo, Rosie O'Donnell, Keith Olbermann, Ed Shultz, and Mike Malloy.
I can at least remember
Submitted by NL207 on Sun, 11/28/2010 - 2:30am.
I can at least remember recent history. You said it will never happen. i just showed you how dead wrong you are.
How do you know what skeletons are in the Obama closet? Nobody does. Or at least nobody who is willing to speak does. This guy has no past. Think about that. He explodes on the national political scene as a keynote speaker in the 2004 Democratic Convention from the post of Illinois State Senator. He is elected to the US Senate in 2006 as the product of a smear campaign aimed at Jack Ryan. I have heard he used the same tactics to secure his state Senate seat as well. Prior to that the man was a community organizer and a second rate lecturer in a law school. Beyond these public facts, this man's murky past is carefully sealed up, cloaked in shadow.
What happens when someone with subpoena power starts asking questions?
What happens when someone
Submitted by Dan The Man 2 on Sun, 11/28/2010 - 2:46am.
What happens when someone with subpoena power starts asking questions?He starts pleading Presidential privilege like all Presidents do. I think they could get his sealed records unsealed but Obama would not appear at a hearing until he is thrown out of office.
I think Obama and his lot
Submitted by NL207 on Mon, 11/29/2010 - 1:19am.
I think Obama and his lot lack maturity. When the first subpoena appears that is aimed at something Obama knows is a problem for him, he will scorch his shorts and so will his cronies. This guy isn't Clinton by a country mile.
Chris, I understand where
Submitted by killa37 on Sun, 11/28/2010 - 2:51am.
Chris, I understand where you're coming from........it's just indicitive of the times that the reality of the rule of law and the Constition have become 'fantasy'...............and that fantasy has become reality..........and people like us are viewed as some kind of 'nut-jobs' for believing in the basic foundations and ethics of our country. The libs have succeeded in making 'real Americans' look like the 'enemy'............and visa versa. And that's a provable statement......just pay attention to current events...................
mrsimele
Submitted by gfrrman on Sun, 11/28/2010 - 2:07am.
good to see you here. Been a long time
G
There are many here, Chris---
Submitted by matthewdean on Sun, 11/28/2010 - 8:45pm.
who agree with you.
There are some, as well, who believe that the capitol is already being punished because Obama is there. :oD
That there might be those here who believe capital punishment should be in Obama's future is, I think, a bit of a stretch, as I have only seen one post that mentioned it.
It would be exponentially insane to wish a death sentence on anyone because of political disagreement, and while I believe it would be unwise to do so, I also know that it is a crime, as it should be, to make threats to that effect.
While ugly comments and violent rhetoric are not crimes, Chris, I do respect any and all who call for moderation, whether in verbiage, discourse, or actions.
Blessed are the peace keepers.
I mean no disrespect, and intend no offense, but:
Blessed, too, are those who will speak their minds in this stupid society infected with the paralyzing venom of political correctness.
MD
"Political correctness" is
Submitted by Chris Norman on Mon, 11/29/2010 - 12:43am.
"Political correctness" is used to stifle discussion and dissent. Let's not use the mantle of "political incorrectness" to be just as ugly and wild as many on the liberal side.
To each his own, Chris---
Submitted by matthewdean on Mon, 11/29/2010 - 3:17am.
and while I don't use the mantle of political correctness to stifle discussion and dissent, neither am I going to allow those who cannot operate without it to either use it on me OR hide behind it.
What you term 'political incorrectness" may be nothing more than telling someone utilizing political correctness to fold it five ways and stick it where the sun don't shine.
If I have learned nothing else in my life, I have learned that if you take a pound of crap, or political correctness, today, there is a 100% chance they will be back tomorrow with two pounds.
I personally prefer to draw a line.
Life is too short to take crap from anybody.
MD
Chris this president
Submitted by Delsa on Mon, 11/29/2010 - 1:05am.
gets as good as he gets! He doesn't have to share my views but as president he darn well LOVE our country or he needs to be OUT of office. If 2012 is the year then so be it. He has brought nothing good upon our country and neither have the people around him.
Am I angry? Yes! Mostly at those who put the SOB in office.
They wanted to say his fat
Submitted by mrsimele on Sun, 11/28/2010 - 1:20am.
They wanted to say his fat lip would help him in the African American community. I know how these white libtards think. Liberal Democrats are the true bigots.
Why can neither side take it
Submitted by wiwf on Sun, 11/28/2010 - 9:01am.
Why can neither side take it as what it is? It's just a sports injury! Sheesh...If scars will help him
Submitted by BuffNBone on Sun, 11/28/2010 - 10:48am.
If scars will help him "man up" for US interests then maybe he should take up hockey or rugby.