TSR: Obama says he inherited bad humor from Bush
President Barack Obama cracks Special Olympics ‘joke’ on Jay Leno show. Obama Nation heads quick to point out the Bush factor, according to a story from TSR reporters at This Week’s Top Scrooge.
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Oh good! He made a mistake! Let’s all jump on him!
Davis
March 20, 2009 at 12:28 pm
@Davis…we don’t have to all jump on him.
But we can imagine what would have happened had George W. Bush made the same quip. We can imagine the front page story in the New York Times…and the morning talk shows…and so on.
Just not sure it was good strategery on his part to go there with that remark.
Alexander
March 20, 2009 at 12:35 pm
Ouch, perhaps he should use the teleprompter on Leno and other shows as well.
Slamdunk
March 20, 2009 at 12:36 pm
@Slamdunk…
Yes, that would have been better strategery!
Alexander
March 20, 2009 at 12:48 pm
I don’t care that Obama made this ‘joke’. What I care about is how much of the media rushed to his aid with their damage control.
If Bush said this ‘joke’ we would hear about how terrible Bush is for a week solid and how it shows Republicans are terrible for this country and hate disabled people.
The hypocrisy of the media and Democrats is what I hate.
Dibou
March 20, 2009 at 5:43 pm
How pathetic, you right wing losers have been attacking this man for everything since day 1, and this is what you resort to? I guess he was correct when he said that he would be accused of being a communist because he shared his toys in kindergarten. Seriously, get a life.
Jack Knauf
March 21, 2009 at 12:53 am
He has hurt many families in America. He needs to say he is sorry in the public, not to an organization.
In addition, someone who claims to have experienced prejudice and stereotypes throughout life, and has written about them in great detail, should be more sensitive and refined from life’s lessons.
Furthermore, Obama claimed he was going to have the world think ‘highly’ of America again. Will this joke help?
For someone who spoke of equality as a creed. Does this joke match that philosophy?
For someone that said he would stand for all people. Does this stand up for those that participate in the special Olympics?
The fact is Obama claimed a higher standard. To much is given, much is required.
Obama has just showed us that ‘yes we can’ destroy what a campaign stands for with a single joke.
During the campaign for the White House in 2008, the media criticized Palin for being ‘common,’ ‘not-polished,’ ‘not-compassionate’ and ‘not presidential.’ However, compare Sarah Palins attitude in this video created three weeks ago for the Special Olympics in Boise, Idaho.
You decide the more ‘presidential’ among them. Watch: http://tinyurl.com/ccz6nj
Jax
March 21, 2009 at 5:32 am
@Jax…
Good comments and you have a great blog!
Alexander
March 21, 2009 at 6:28 am
At least Obama didn’t call someone Macaca, Right?
anair
March 21, 2009 at 4:43 pm
Obama’s comment was kind of funny and it showed how he is a normal guy. What is not funny is the media response, or rather what the media response would have been if Obama was a Republican.
anair
March 21, 2009 at 4:48 pm