Memewatch: Obama Laughs Too Much!
Monday, March 23, 2009 at 9:04 am
The Right’s takeaway from Steve Kroft’s “60 Minutes” interview with President Obama is this exchange.
KROFT: You’re sitting here. And you’re laughing. You are laughing about some of these problems. Are people going to look at this and say, ‘I mean, he’s sitting there just making jokes about money?’ How do you deal with — I mean: explain … Are you punch-drunk?
OBAMA: No, no. There’s gotta be a little gallows humor to get you through the day.
Unfortunately for Obama, he was giggling during the question, which made Kroft’s question seem as though Kroft was challenging him at that very moment. It made Obama look unserious.
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Laughing and giggling at odd moments, Obama looked completely out of His element. Croft actually asked tough questions, rather than the softballs The Anointed One is used to getting.
It’s almost as if Politico decided that this was the real takeaway from the interview and got a Drudge link for its story. The president’s “favorable” rating, the proportion of Americans who simply like the man without considering his job performance, is 64 percent — the idea that he should be smiling and laughing less will come as a surprise to them.
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14 Comments
Comment posted March 23, 2009 @ 7:31 am
Come on people! We saw this during his fight with Hillary for the democratic nomination. He's always been one to crumble under pressure when in debates, why should looking foolish during a tough interview be a shock. That's just one of the reasons that Hillary was the best of the two. Now we've got him and his awkward chuckly self and we just have to make the best of the situation.
I'll tell you you what though, he's miles above “Maverick” McCain!
Comment posted March 23, 2009 @ 8:46 am
He's laughing because he knows that no matter what he does to destroy our economy or move us toward his socialist fantasy world, liberals will rush to defend him. He's laughing because the so-called conservatives challenging him are playing from the same playbook and he knows they'll never really bite the hand that feeds them. He's laughing because he'll end up with a few more grey hairs, some once-in-a-lifetime book deals and a lucrative business selling speeches and handshakes back to the corporations who lobbied for his 'change' while he was in office. It would have been no different if McCain, Hillary or Huckleberry were elected. It was no different with Reagan, Bush, Clinton or Bush. The globalists who are pulling the strings were clearly hedging their bets in this election by owning all of the candidates that their media allowed you to see. It doesn't take a tin foil hat to see that there is a conspiracy at work here. Will you be comfortable telling your children and grandchildren that the cult of personality was enough to lead you like mosquitoes into the bug zapper that destroyed their future? Wake up America. It doesn't matter if you're black, white, asian, latino, conservative, liberal, straight, gay, male or female. This plan doesn't make sense, and he's laughing because he knows you're going to pay the price, not him.
Comment posted March 23, 2009 @ 10:16 am
Worst. President. Ever.
The 64 pe3rcent liking Him reflects how much we have become an American Idol Nation. There is a disconnect between liking the Chocolate Jesus and supporting His policies. There's little support for anything He is doing.
Comment posted March 23, 2009 @ 12:16 pm
Way to go, Peter. The best way to get people to see the light about the fraud that is Obama is through thinly-veiled racism and by making fun of the most watched show on television. Good luck with that.
Comment posted March 23, 2009 @ 12:38 pm
let just tell the true, he is black no matter what he does won't make a different.
Comment posted March 23, 2009 @ 1:35 pm
You must be one of those Idol worshippers. No matter what the Second Coming of Christ does is OK with you. yes, he is the Chocolate Jesus, a name given to Him by a black man, by the way, who is sick of the free pass given an unabashed socialist because of His skin color. Well, He ain't my Messiah and sure as hell ain't my president either. You lefties did that with Bush, we can do it with you. The hell with you and your ilk.
Comment posted March 23, 2009 @ 2:01 pm
Sorry buddy. I'm about as far from a lefty as you could imagine. My problem isn't with the intent of your message. My problem is with the delivery. Ranting about “Chocolate Jesus” and “The Messiah” is a sure way to move people right past your post, and any value it might have had. We're in the same war, fighting for the same side, but we're obviously doing our fighting in different divisions…
Comment posted March 23, 2009 @ 2:31 pm
Come on people! We saw this during his fight with Hillary for the democratic nomination. He's always been one to crumble under pressure when in debates, why should looking foolish during a tough interview be a shock. That's just one of the reasons that Hillary was the best of the two. Now we've got him and his awkward chuckly self and we just have to make the best of the situation.
I'll tell you you what though, he's miles above “Maverick” McCain!
Comment posted March 23, 2009 @ 3:46 pm
He's laughing because he knows that no matter what he does to destroy our economy or move us toward his socialist fantasy world, liberals will rush to defend him. He's laughing because the so-called conservatives challenging him are playing from the same playbook and he knows they'll never really bite the hand that feeds them. He's laughing because he'll end up with a few more grey hairs, some once-in-a-lifetime book deals and a lucrative business selling speeches and handshakes back to the corporations who lobbied for his 'change' while he was in office. It would have been no different if McCain, Hillary or Huckleberry were elected. It was no different with Reagan, Bush, Clinton or Bush. The globalists who are pulling the strings were clearly hedging their bets in this election by owning all of the candidates that their media allowed you to see. It doesn't take a tin foil hat to see that there is a conspiracy at work here. Will you be comfortable telling your children and grandchildren that the cult of personality was enough to lead you like mosquitoes into the bug zapper that destroyed their future? Wake up America. It doesn't matter if you're black, white, asian, latino, conservative, liberal, straight, gay, male or female. This plan doesn't make sense, and he's laughing because he knows you're going to pay the price, not him.
Comment posted March 23, 2009 @ 5:16 pm
Worst. President. Ever.
The 64 pe3rcent liking Him reflects how much we have become an American Idol Nation. There is a disconnect between liking the Chocolate Jesus and supporting His policies. There's little support for anything He is doing.
Comment posted March 23, 2009 @ 7:16 pm
Way to go, Peter. The best way to get people to see the light about the fraud that is Obama is through thinly-veiled racism and by making fun of the most watched show on television. Good luck with that.
Comment posted March 23, 2009 @ 7:38 pm
let just tell the true, he is black no matter what he does won't make a different.
Comment posted March 23, 2009 @ 8:35 pm
You must be one of those Idol worshippers. No matter what the Second Coming of Christ does is OK with you. yes, he is the Chocolate Jesus, a name given to Him by a black man, by the way, who is sick of the free pass given an unabashed socialist because of His skin color. Well, He ain't my Messiah and sure as hell ain't my president either. You lefties did that with Bush, we can do it with you. The hell with you and your ilk.
Comment posted March 23, 2009 @ 9:01 pm
Sorry buddy. I'm about as far from a lefty as you could imagine. My problem isn't with the intent of your message. My problem is with the delivery. Ranting about “Chocolate Jesus” and “The Messiah” is a sure way to move people right past your post, and any value it might have had. We're in the same war, fighting for the same side, but we're obviously doing our fighting in different divisions…
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