MSNBC Contributor: Obama Interrupted During Immigration Speech Because He's Black
Barack Obama on Friday, while giving a speech in the White House Rose Garden about his new illegal immigration edict, was interrupted with a question from the Daily Caller's Neil Munro.
Not surprisingly, it didn't take long for someone on MSNBC to suggest it was because the president is black (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):
As this was addressed on the Martin Bashir show shortly after it happened, Democratic strategist turned MSNBC contributor Julian Epstein said, "Jonathan and Joy-Ann are not saying something because I think they’re being politic here, but, it, this is just so unprecedented and so outrageous that you have to ask the question: would the rightwing be doing this if we had a white president there? The fact that the first African-American president…”
Host Bashir interrupted saying, “Well, you go ahead and answer that question, Julian. You answer that question.”
“I think it’s a very important question,” Epstein continued, “because I think that this is the first African-American president, and we’ve never had a white president been told by the opposing party to shut up in the middle of a major address to Congress. We’ve never had a president heckled so disrespectfully. We’ve never had this otherness afforded to any other president.”
“And I think the rightwing is going to have some explaining to do, because to me, it seems patently obvious.”
To begin with, we are by no means condoning Munro's behavior.
However, is everything that happens to President Obama because of the color of his skin?
As the Daily Caller is a conservative website, isn't it far more likely Munro doesn't agree with the new immigration policy the current White House resident was presenting that just so happens to be an edict without any approval from Congress?
Or is it just always better on MSNBC to throw the race card whenever possible?
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"Immigration Edict" indeed.
Submitted by motherbelt on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 3:56pm.
So this is how Obama plans to avoid gridlock: ruling by decree.
Who didn't see this coming? After all, he did say "when congress refuses to act,[Joe and] I will."
And of course the Obama sycophants are all up in arms over a rude reporter, rather than discussing the president's outrageous usurpation of power!
Hmmm, not sure what protocol
Submitted by inquiringmind on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 3:51pm.
Hmmm, not sure what protocol is during these speeches. Is the press supposed to wait until the President is done before asking questions? If yes then this guy was out of line even if his argument was valid.
It was
Submitted by NYCMiddle on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 3:54pm.
a breach of decorum to have interrupted him.
I don't agree with the man's policies. I voted against him in 2008 and I will vote against him in 2012. But he is the President. And all President's regardless of party affiliation should be treated with the dignity that that office comes with.
The being said I disagree with his Cleveland speech and I disagree with this one as well.
dignity??
Submitted by jon_torlin on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 3:59pm.
Come on, really? The manchild is a clear and present danger to this country, that reporter KNOWS it, and called him on it. Where's the dignity in the actions of this poser?
After all that he's done, he deserves contempt.
At the very least.
-Jon
--
Submitted by NYCMiddle on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 4:06pm.
I would disagree. I didn't like it when people were rude and disrespectful of Bush.
One of the great things about being a conservative is I can use the power of consistency to undermine my opponent's position.
I would suggest that I don't need to hold the President in contempt because I can disagree with him substantively and defeat the merits of his positions with well reasoned solutions that work and create more freedom for more Americans.
So no, I am not going to call him names. And when there is a Republican in the White House I can then be consistent when the Left attacks him and point out that, no, in fact I did not lower the level of discourse in this country.
Almost more importantly when the current occupant is attacked by either party we damage the underlying office and institution of the Presidency.
not creating, destroying
Submitted by jon_torlin on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 4:17pm.
So what do your values say about a bogus potus (yes, that's name calling, but it is what it is because that's what HE is, there's nothing presidential about this Marxist dictator) who actively is trying to destroy this country and its constitution and values that make it the Republic that it is?
Do you take action or do you just reason with him and then see how he responds? I'll even through in a freebie, he has been told several times on his actions that were illegal not to do them(like the moratorium on off shore drilling) but has chosen to willfully ignore those warnings not to do them.
To not take action, even if it means calling out someone who does something like this, is just condoning those actions. A reporter, a TRUE reporter knows he has the freedom of speech and the press and it's using those freedoms that he chooses to call out someone who violates those same freedoms, the ones you say you would choose to use well-reasons solutions instead of stopping someone from violating those freedoms. If he didn't use those freedoms, then it's one more step closer to this country being doomed.
And notice that he didn't take any questions after he was done even though he said he would. He got out of there as fast as he could because he thought he was above taking questions against his actions.
-Jon
My friend
Submitted by NYCMiddle on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 4:28pm.
its about civility and consistency.
I have expressed my opinion.
Great!!
Submitted by Joe W. on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 5:07pm.
Consider yourself fortunate, because with more folks like you, giving respect to this POS in the White House, you're gonna give him a 2nd term and you'll no longer be able to express your opinion. The time to get tough is NOW, pal. Barack Obama has nothing but disdain and contempt for YOU and all of your values....yet you STILL afford him respect, because his ass is in the White House. Suit yourself. I'm done being nice. I want the SOB out of there ASAP. And in Sheriff Joe Arpaio's pink undies...
One way civility?
Submitted by CobraMan on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 5:22pm.
So, civility only travels one way, upwards? Obama, being at the top of the social ladder, doesn't need to be civil in return?
Glad you cleared that up for us.
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
I cannot
Submitted by NYCMiddle on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 6:02pm.
Fathom how you could reach your position based on my remarks.
I can
Submitted by CobraMan on Sat, 06/16/2012 - 6:08pm.
You failed to mention how Obama should be civil as well. Your original statement was that it was a breach of decorum to interrupted him, but all participants should follow decorum, Obama included. It's a breach of proper decorum to do what Obama did, which was to become authoritative and dismissive, no matter what the situation is.
Take his first reaction as an example. "I'm not going to take questions while I'm speaking." That's authoritative and dismissive. He doesn't "take" questions, he answers them.
He should have said "I'll answer your question after I have finished speaking. Please refrain from asking any further questions until I have concluded my statement. Thank you." If the man kept shouting out questions, Obama should have just ignored them. That's what decorum dictates. But that's not what Obama did. He continued being authoritative and dismissive, thus escalating the situation.
Obama is hardly the first President to be confronted with some who committed a breach of proper decorum in a public setting. Obama is, as far as I know, the first President who responded to that breach by committing one of his own. In this respect, that entire exchange is unprecedented.
Do you want to know what I think? I think this reporter set him up. He wanted people to see how Obama responds to unexpected situations, like what happens during a prepared speech when he is unexpectedly interrupted by the very same people he invited to be there, people who are expected to know how to act in such a situation. He wanted Obama to respond the way he did, by becoming annoyed and then angry. He wanted people to see that, unlike what we've been told, Obama doesn't handle the unexpected very well. It angers him. He becomes emotional and not rational. In this respect, the reporter succeeded brilliantly.
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
When it comes to Lib-Dims, NYCMiddle, the power of ---
Submitted by matthewdean on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 4:35pm.
consistency - civil or otherwise - doesn't undermine jack shit.
Having resided in the cloud cuckoo land of politeness, reference the down and out indignities inherent in the political world, is all well and good preparatory to patting yourself on the back - or facing your Maker - and it is nice that you are a principled person - that will help you rationalize the meager real world 'results' you will realize from taking the high road.
When the liberals lie to your face, the Dems spit in your eye, and both collude to stab you in the back; you just maintain your righteous equanimity.
That'll show 'em.
MD
Worked real well before
Submitted by jon_torlin on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 5:10pm.
That worked real well for John McCain, remember that?
And then there's the times when he's addressing the crowds, he'll say "my friends....." Ugh. I think that's part of what did him in.
And all that stuff about civility, screw that, they were the ones that called for it and did the exact opposite several times over. It's time to fight dirty because fighting clean won't get you far and will cause you to lose even.
-Jon
There is
Submitted by NYCMiddle on Sat, 06/16/2012 - 5:23pm.
A material difference between a politician campaigning and raising challenging points to a reporter interrupting a Presidents prepared remarks.
There sure is
Submitted by CobraMan on Sat, 06/16/2012 - 5:32pm.
Obama never raised any "interesting points" to the reported who interrupted him. Unless, of course, you think "I'm not going to argue" is an interesting point. For Obama, it was pure political campaigning. He just happened to do it on the White House lawn in front of the invited group of reporters.
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
agree NYC*
Submitted by cajun2 on Sat, 06/16/2012 - 5:34pm.
Only on one point. I can agree that it is disrespectful to interrupt a President. The hypocrisy of the media is that they laughed when it was done and still is being done, to George Bush. The other point is the media promptly went with the race card and the disruption as a distraction from the real issue. So far, I have not seen any liberal media offer any real discussion on the amnesty issue other than kudos.
My question, and continued search on the internet, is the one that all media are avoiding...What was Neil Munro's question that so rattled the President?
The question, Caj
Submitted by Blonde on Sat, 06/16/2012 - 6:42pm.
....was along the lines of "Why do you prefer jobs for foreign workers rather than for Americans?"
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
Thanks Blonde*
Submitted by cajun2 on Sat, 06/16/2012 - 7:15pm.
THAT answers all of my questions. Reveals why Obie threw a tantrum and why the media is so angry....hehehehe
The question was snide...the interruption indefensible.
Submitted by Jer on Sat, 06/16/2012 - 7:40pm.
Here is Chris Wallace's take on the behavior. [Note. Tucker Carlson is Munro's boss at the Daily Caller and had absurdly tried to rationalize the actions by drawing a parallel to Sam Donaldson]:
Numerous political journalists quickly criticized Munro for his outburst during Obama's prepared remarks, including on Fox News, where Carlson is a contributor. Fox News host Chris Wallace said the interruption was "outrageous" and different than the way Donaldson did his job in the 1980s.
"I covered Ronald Reagan for six years with Sam Donaldson," Wallace said. "We used to scream our lungs out asking questions, but we always waited until the president, any president, had finished speaking. The idea that you would interrupt the president in the middle of prepared remarks and shout a question, I don’t think the guy should be allowed back in the White House on a press pass, and my guess is he wont be."
Personally, I don't buy the racial angle. I haven't seen any evidence Munro is a racist. I think he's just a jackass.
Jer
As usual, it depends on whose ox is getting ---
Submitted by matthewdean on Sat, 06/16/2012 - 7:43pm.
gored.
MD
The Presidents remarks were snide and indefensible.
Submitted by Boudin on Sat, 06/16/2012 - 7:52pm.
But you dont want to talk about that eh Jer. You rather play tit for tat instead.
conceding points to Jer*
Submitted by cajun2 on Sat, 06/16/2012 - 8:09pm.
Ok Jer. First, Munro's behavior was disrespectful. He may well be a jacka** but he is in the media so he is only following footsteps. But, for the question that Munro asked and the revealing response from Obama?
Thank you Mr Munro.
As this parade continues, it is obvious the Emperor is slowly shedding clothing.
There is already
Submitted by Boudin on Sat, 06/16/2012 - 8:22pm.
So much policy by this Admin tied up in the courts. They are just hoping to overwhelm these entities until their tyrannical policies are common place. This crap needs to be halted.
Rude or not, Obama doesnt take questions that hold HIM responsible/accountable. When it was Bush, those were the only questions we heard. The Obama Admin is held in contempt right now, by at least 3 courts, certainly more.
Following footsteps?
Submitted by Jer on Sat, 06/16/2012 - 9:09pm.
How many times does it need to be pointed out that Munro's behavior was unprecedented before you will understand that it was, in fact, unprecedented?
And the framing of the question itself was unintelligent, baiting, boorish, and intended to be inflammatory--the classic "when did you stop beating your wife" variety. "Heckling" is an appropriate characterization. "Taunting" is another. It's startling that you would actually be "thanking" this clod.
Jer
So Brian Williams poking at Bush 43's chest wasn't ---
Submitted by matthewdean on Sat, 06/16/2012 - 9:32pm.
unprecedented?
Sam Donaldson's wise assed retort to a president about "running for office" wasn't unprecedented?
You are definitely in the proverbial tank, Jer.
MD
NO,no, MD, that was the press merely
Submitted by UpNorth on Sat, 06/16/2012 - 9:53pm.
attempting to do their job.
A quick Bing search failed to turn up any consternation, much less angst, about Williams poking the President in the chest.
Matthew...
Submitted by Jer on Sat, 06/16/2012 - 11:07pm.
i was watching the Nixon press conference when Dan Rather--not Donaldson--responded to Nixon's wisecrack about Rather running for election with one of his own (something like "no, are you?"). I was no fan of Nixon--and the record is clear he was the Chief Operating Officer of a felony factory--but I thought then and have always felt Rather's quip was out of line.
But, then, unlike yours, my gauge for rude behavior has never been calibrated according to political considerations.
Jer
Jer, I stand corrected. ---
Submitted by matthewdean on Sat, 06/16/2012 - 11:26pm.
Thanks.
Why would you assume that I have no manners outside the political spectrum?
How rude is that?
Have you been talking with my ex? :o)
MD
On the contrary, Matthew...
Submitted by Jer on Sun, 06/17/2012 - 12:17am.
I have every reason to believe you are exceedingly well-mannered OUTSIDE the political spectrum.
Regarding your ex, I'll make a deal with you. I won't talk to yours and you won't talk to mine. OK?
;-)
Jer
Impossible...
Submitted by Joe W. on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 5:01pm.
I find it virtually impossible to have respect for the office when it's current occupant clearly has nothing but contempt for the dignity and purpose of that office. I'll regain my respect for the Office of the President when there is a person who understands America, her people and our values, and who respects accordingly. Until then, Barack Obama and his minions can kiss my redneck ass.
Where was Obama's "decorum"
Submitted by Blonde on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 5:55pm.
....as POTUS?
Because his little hissy fit was unbecoming to the office.
Show us where Bush ever reacted that way.
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
Not any more
Submitted by ckc1227 on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 10:00pm.
"But he is the President."
It's pretty clear he's King now. Make no mention that he's not wearing any clothes....that would be disrespectful.
Inquiringmind my foot.
Submitted by Ogundipe S.O. on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 4:01pm.
The fact that you have no inquiring mind is ostensible enough. No matter how hard you try. You're just being what you really are, a cynic.
Oso. Was that supposed to put
Submitted by inquiringmind on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 8:45pm.
Oso. Was that supposed to put me on my place? You need to work on your put downs
~This argument is invalid
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 4:18pm.
if the President refuses/doesn't intend to take questions when he's done.
Dang girl
Submitted by Radical1979 on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 4:34pm.
You beat me to it! I was scrolling down to say the same thing, the prez doesn't hold press conferences so what's a reporter to do?
~Shut up and carry the water, apparently
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 4:43pm.
I love that Obama's facade is cracking. Did you see that face and the finger pointing? Priceless.
You yell at him when he is walking away...
Submitted by Jer on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 5:27pm.
like reporters have always done in the past to presidents--Democrat or Republican.
Jer
Hay, Jer...
Submitted by CobraMan on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 6:05pm.
Hay, Jer, how have most other Presidents acted when facing a similar situation, being confronted by a verbally hostile person? Did they start lecturing the person? Or were they dignified in their approach?
People are complaining that the reporter acted in an undignified manor, which he did, but very few of those very same people are complaining about how Obama acted undignified in return, which he did.
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
In other words,
Submitted by UpNorth on Sat, 06/16/2012 - 9:55pm.
no questions taken, no answers forthcoming.
It wasn't a speech
Submitted by CobraMan on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 5:33pm.
"Hmmm, not sure what protocol is during these speeches."
There's is a venue for a President to address the nation, to make a speech, called a National Address. They're usually made in the Oval Office, without a crowed of reportes present. Just the crew running the equipment. That's what he should have done if he didn't want to be "interrupted." Hopeful he'll learn from his mistake.
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
to follow up Obama has to be
Submitted by inquiringmind on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 3:54pm.
to follow up Obama has to be the thinnest skinned President I have ever seen. ANY other President would have laughed it off and moved on.
Obama does not like being questioned or made to defend a position.
President Bush was heckled too
Submitted by povertypimpin on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 3:56pm.
2006 during a speech in front of the NAACP no less.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJHzjIDAIVw
So....was Bush heckled
Submitted by motherbelt on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 4:00pm.
So....was Bush heckled because he was black?
~When conservatives do it to a liberal, it's "heckling"
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 4:15pm.
When liberals do it to a conservative, it's "speaking truth to power".
Ummmm, check that
Submitted by DontFeedTheTrolls on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 4:16pm.
I think Bush is 1/32 black.
Don't forget the shoe
Submitted by Tugboat Phil on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 4:44pm.
thrown at him, overseas, by a foreigner. MSNBC folks seemed to think that was pretty funny at the time.
Obama gets asked a question about something he's talking about and he gets the Vapors. That guy is going to melt down before the election. It ain't gonna be purty either.
~Won't be purty
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 4:47pm.
But it will be sweet.
It is what they are paid for.
Submitted by John21 on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 3:56pm.
MSNBC is the premire Public Relations Firm for the Obama administration and this is how they make a living.
This is the purpose of the organization, so why are there questions? You surely are not under the impression that they still are a news network, that assumtion has been proven incorrect thousands of times in the last decade. They are owned and operated by the liberal wing of the Democrat party and their mission is to preserve the liberal agenda and any and all DNC representatives.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
“Few men have the virtue to withstand the highest bidder.” George Washington
None of them have ever worked for NBC or MSNBC
whenever possible?
Submitted by jon_torlin on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 3:57pm.
Apparently, it's better to say "do it all the time, there's nothing else left."
Even after the last three point five years, I wouldn't have come up with the race card for this.
Besides, didn't Bush get interrupted before and more than once? I seem to remember something like that.
Was that because he was white?
I guess the concept that some people could be so outraged that they would respond vocally (like Joe Wilson as referenced above with the words "YOU LIE!") or that Justice Alito would respond against the comments which were also lies during a SOTU or that a reporter would be so outraged at the anti-Americanisms(which begs the question, all the other instances of Anti-Americanisms didn't deserve some sort of response in the earlier years of Duhone?) that he felt like he had to say something, that concept is alien to some people?
Someone does something outrageous, why would someone keep quiet about it unless they see that their own lives and country might be in danger of being silenced forever at some point as evidenced by history of previous dictators of other countries who silence those who dare question them?
-Jon
Bush's Dep. Press Secretary: Reporter should be banned from WH
Submitted by Jer on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 5:23pm.
I wouldn't go that far, but Tony Fratto is correct that it is a breach of protocol. And Munro's excuse that he thought the President was closing his remarks is so palpably lameass that it compounds the offense and suggests his rudeness may only be exceeded by his stupidity.
Jer
What's a Bush's Dep.?
Submitted by CobraMan on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 5:26pm.
I didn't know Bush has a department! When did that happen? Is there some new Department of Past Presidents that I haven't heard about? I have heard of an Office of the President Elect, but never a Department of Past Presidents.
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
D-e-p-u-t-y
Submitted by Jer on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 5:29pm.
Jer
Bush has a deputy?
Submitted by CobraMan on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 5:44pm.
Bush has a deputy? Is he sheriff?
Bush doesn't have a press secretary, deputy or otherwise, anymore. He's no longer in office. The guy, himself, is not a press secretary, deputy or otherwise. He's a private citizen. WHY did you feel it was necessary to include Bush's name, other than the fact that you thought it would lend some type of credence to what the guy had to say?
Hay I got an idea! Why don't you dig up Clinton's former deputy press secretary and see what he has to say? But, don't stop there. There's always Reagan's former deputy press secretary, and even Carter's! But I would avoid digging up Nixon's former deputy press secretary. We know that nothing involved with the Nixon presidency will have any credence whatsoever.
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
For no other reason than the one you stated so eloquently.
Submitted by Jer on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 5:45pm.
And it is reason enough.
Jer
Ok, you're pandering
Submitted by CobraMan on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 5:46pm.
Ok, so you're pandering to our conservative values. I get it.
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
No, I was appealing to conservatives' sense of propriety.
Submitted by Jer on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 6:04pm.
And I sense you are stuggling with yours in this case.
Jer
I don't believe that, Jer.
Submitted by CobraMan on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 6:16pm.
I don't believe that, Jer. Not in the slightest.
And, by the way, I'm not struggling at all. The guy acted undignified. I've never doubted that, nor have aI arged againts that. But, as even you you must admit, so did Obama. Both are at fault here. The thing is, you're only faulting one side. You're even evoking Bush's name in a pandering manner to continue faulting only one side , hoping, I have no doubt, that we'll feel uncomfortable about it, after all, we don;t want to be hypocrites, and avoid further debate, further comments, especially about Obama's actions.
Jer, I'm not some naive 20 something, you know. I've seen these tactics again and again in my 50 years of life. I'm surprised that someone as attuned to the human psyche as yourself hasn't "sensed" that by now.
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
President Obama throws a
Submitted by Liberallies on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 6:46pm.
President Obama throws a temper tantrum and the Left is more worried about a nobody-reporter's action. HAHAHA!!!
you have to love the hypocricy of the Left.
What Obama did is as unprecedented as what the reporter did. Difference?
One is supposed to be the leader of the Free World and PRESIDENT who is suppose to stay above the fray, be a gentleman, a man with class....the other one is a reporter who is suppose to hackle the President like ALL reporters do. LOL
Instead of PRESIDENT Obama throwng a public temper-tantrum as a spoil-brat petulant child, he should have ignored the reporter.
leave it to the Left, including Jer, to care more about the reporter's poor actions than President Obama's. LOL
Jer, a President with class and decorum would have ignored the reporter and never addressed him. But you and I both know that the last thing this buffoon has is class.
This was nothing
Submitted by jon_torlin on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 5:26pm.
Compared to how other reporters were in the past, this is nothing. Hell, it's less than nothing.
-Jon
It's unprecedented.
Submitted by Jer on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 5:31pm.
Jer
I agree with that!
Submitted by CobraMan on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 5:57pm.
I agree that the interruption from a reporter is unprecedented. But, then again, so was the way Obama handled it. It's not like any of his speeches haven't been interrupted before. He should have known better than to argue with the guy. He should have acted, dare I say, Presidential, and simply, polity, ignored the guy until he finished his speech. But that's not what Obama did. He actually became angry. That's not very Presidential, wouldn't you agree?
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
I could be mistaken, but
Submitted by Liberallies on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 6:29pm.
I could be mistaken, but didn't Dan Rather do something similar to President Bush Sr. way back when?
Any way, leave it to the Left and their fake outrage.
The Left in America which treated President Bush as if he was Hitler.
As I told someone long ago when Obama was first elected. I will treat President Obama with the same respect, the same benefit of the doubt, with the same decorum, etc. that the Left used on Obama.
It was great to see President Obama throw a temper-tantrum. Typical, run of the mill Liberal who can't handle tough questions baseed on facts.
Jer, If the outrage is over
Submitted by Liberallies on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 6:34pm.
Jer,
If the outrage is over "unprecendented" then you should be outraged over President Obama's unprecedented actions which have dug this nation into a much bigger hole than where we were when Bush left.
It is unprecedented what this buffoon Obama has done to this nation.
Spare us the "unprecendent" B.S.
It was unprecedented that a foreign reporter throw a shoe to a President. Where was the Left's outrage? Oh don't worry, I know your game, you'll show me ONE or TWO Left wingers who were outrage and claim they represent the Left. Sorry, Left wing friends, collegues, bloggers, etc who applauded the Iraqi's shoe throwing at Bush are now "outrage" over this. PLEASE!!!
Left winger=Hypocrite.
Did leftists/Obama bootlickers forget about 2001 to 2009?
Submitted by drsamherman on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 4:01pm.
The bullcrap is getting too thick with these amnesiac lefties. Every function Bush attended in public, he was hounded and heckled by trash like the Ditch Witch, the Code Pinkos and the other assorted leftwing escaped asylum inmates.
Noel, OF COURSE everything
Submitted by motherbelt on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 4:06pm.
Noel, OF COURSE everything that happens to Obama is because he is black.
As Epstein said: It's patently obvious.
Anyone who doesn't see it is willfully blind.
racism
Submitted by kinijane on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 4:12pm.
If your white or a white Hispanic and you breathe then your a raciest.
MSNBC
Submitted by fivestring_assassin on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 4:16pm.
is deploable
And obama is acting more and more like a dictator
I believe MSNBHate (MSDNC) is
Submitted by Captain Repus on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 4:25pm.
I believe the reason MSNBHate (MSDNC) is so anti-Romney is largely because he is white.
Gotta put those crackers in their place don't we?
You know, it doesn't matter
Submitted by marpel on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 4:26pm.
You know, it doesn't matter if the reporter was right or wrong in interrupting him. At least he got the message out on national television as to what Obama is trying to do. This isn't good for the American people and the reporter called him out for all the world to see. Good for him!
"Deep within my heart lies a memory. A song of ol' San Antone..."
And another thing, people
Submitted by marpel on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 4:27pm.
And another thing, people forget that Obama is HALF WHITE!!!!
"Deep within my heart lies a memory. A song of ol' San Antone..."
Big egos have to have their way
Submitted by kamehamebill on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 4:30pm.
Obama is an egomaniac - and he thinks he can rule the U.S. by fiat. Thank goodness for the checks and balances provided by the other branches of government.
Liberals are obsessed with three things: redistribution of wealth, sexuality (specifically homosexuality) and race. They have no agenda if one of these subjects isn't somehow included in the dialogue.
In the liberal mindset, anyone who is anti-Obama must be a.) greedy, b.) homophobic, or c.) racist, or some combination of the above.
Those checks and balances don't mean a thing
Submitted by Radical1979 on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 4:36pm.
Unless our Congress steps up and starts to fight the power grab. They need to defund Obama, now.
I don't get it
Submitted by CobraMan on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 4:33pm.
I don't get it. Obama gives a press release, live, on the White House lawn, to all the reporters his staff invited, and he get angry when a reporter, during the aforementioned press release, after being invited there because he was a reporter, asked a question?
I can understand if Obama would prefer that the reporters to wait until he finishes talking before asking questions, for that would be polite, but to get angry? That's just stupid! Why invite them if he didn't want them to ask questions? He could have just made a national address, if that;s all he wanted. He didn't need the "press" in attendance for that.
And, as for insinuating that the guy interrupted Obama simply because Obama was black, that's asinine! The guy's a reporter, asking questions is what they do!
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
Cobra
Submitted by Radical1979 on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 4:38pm.
The reporters are not supposed to ask questions, they are supposed to applaud, see MSNBC for more clarification.
Oh yea! I forgot!
Submitted by CobraMan on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 4:43pm.
I forgot, they're supposed to follow Imperial Protocol at all times.
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
LOL - Who didn't see this coming?
Submitted by Dave. on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 4:34pm.
All the Marxist State Media has left to defend the Kenyan Führer with is a case of race cards.
Pesronally, I hope they will keep right on throwing them.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
When Baracko has shoes thrown at him...
Submitted by bigdaddy on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 4:35pm.
...get back to me.
Julian
Submitted by mmilesll on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 4:38pm.
This far left wackjob is pond scum. This had NOTHING to do with race, it has all to do about THE RULE OF LAW. This is something the left does not understand
~Throw your shoes at a Republican president, you're a hero
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 4:45pm.
Ask a Democrat president a question, you're a heckler.
WB, EXACTLY!!! Throw a shoe
Submitted by Liberallies on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 6:53pm.
WB,
EXACTLY!!!
Throw a shoe at President Bush and the Left cheers it, applauds it. There are no outcries about decorum, civility from a reporter. Instead, the left does stories telling us that we should understand why the reporter threw a shoe at President Bush.
President Obama is asked a question. President Obama throw a temper-tantrum no different than what a spoiled child would do and the Left is more worried about a nobody-reporter's actions than the President's lack of self-control and decorum.
The Left in America is a sad, sad joke.
The left interupts AND stiffles
Submitted by MichMike on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 4:47pm.
The left has no inhibitions interupting anyone they disagree with and will stiffle free speech whenever they can when it is not their free speech. How racist of them to question the interupting of the president based on race. It is because selected groups, specifically minorities and most specifically blacks, have to be treated different. And why is this? Because the leadership and mouthpieces of the left are flaming racists who actually believe the blacks must be cut extra slack because the left believe that blacks are less capable. Same as the last 150 years from the democrats. Sick and sick so many blacks not only tolerate this, but are in on the gig.
~Follow the DC reporter on Twitter
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 4:53pm.
Here
Right on right on
Submitted by jon_torlin on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 5:05pm.
I like how no one mentioned that the other reporters shouted a similar question when DuhOne left like DuhWhipped one. Was that racist of them as well?
I hope and believe that this is probably a good example of him shooting himself in the foot with this reporter.
How this guy writes is proof positive of what I said above about the freedom of speech and the press, I had no idea. I think I might like this guy's style, never heard of him before today. Hope he doesn't get whacked.
-Jon
Goodness, even leftist and Obama fan, Helen Thomas could see . .
Submitted by Gary Hall on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 4:52pm.
Shortly after this exchange (see video) between Robert Gibbs and the ex-veteran WH reporter, Helen Thomas, she laid out exactly how "non-transparent" and secretive this Obama WH has been:
Helen Thomas lays in to Robert Gibbs
July 1, 2009. Later she explained that Obama's grip on the media is even greater than that of Richard Nixon.
Nixon didn’t try to do that. They couldn’t control [the media]. They didn’t try that. What the hell do they think we are, puppets? They’re supposed to stay out of our business. They are our public servants. We pay them. ... I’m not saying there has never been managed news before, but this is carried to fare-thee-well--for the town halls, for the press conferences. It’s blatant. They don’t give a damn if you know it or not. They ought to be hanging their heads in shame.
(;~/ gary
But when Bush was interupted
Submitted by Free Stinker on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 5:15pm.
But when Bush was interupted (by shoes being thrown at his head) Liberals thought that was funny.
/// Sarah Palin Fan since July 11, 2007 /// خال
Remember Sam?
Submitted by James Youngblood on Sat, 06/16/2012 - 3:12pm.
Epstein may not have been around at the time, but Sam Donaldson of ABC used to ambush Reagan with shout-outs every chance he got, including Rose Garden Chats. This happened for almost the entire eight years Reagan was in office. According to Epstein, Reagan must have been black. When asked about the heckling he received from Donaldson, Reagan responded with "that's just Sam being Sam". Our greatest President since Abraham Lincoln had a lot of class.
J. Youngblood