The president made a funny.
Only, some didn’t find it so funny.
ABC News reported Obama’s attempt at humor:
Towards the end of his approximately 40-minute appearance, the president talked about how he’s gotten better at bowling and has been practicing in the White House bowling alley.
He bowled a 129, the president said.
“That’s very good, Mr. President,” Leno said sarcastically.
It’s “like the Special Olympics or something,” the president said.
The audience laughed. Because The One can do no wrong.
However, if a conservative … say, Rush Limbaugh or Sean Hannity … had made such a comment, there’d be calls for his firing. And a calls for advertisers to boycott his radio show. And calls for … well, you get the idea.
But, no, it wasn’t an evil conservative. It was The Messiah that said that.
The lack of outcry makes me suspect that Special Olympics humor is now okay. You can’t use monkey in a joke, but you can compare someone’s actions to the Special Olympics. Got it? Good.
Still, I wouldn’t compare the president’s bowling to the Special Olympics.
Obama’s performance as president? There’s a possibility.
Cool. Let me start.
Being an Obama supporter is like competing in the Special Olympics. Even if you win, you’re still a retard.
John McGinley better get on Leno’s ass for Obama’s verbage the way he jumped on O’Reilly when Dick Morris used “retard” in conversation.
…I’m just saying…
There must not have been any teleprompters for “the One” last night. Usually he’s so clean and articulate.
I’m pretty sure Special Olympics is code for Congress. Seemed pretty obvious to me.
Obama is not only the first affirmative action president, he is also the first Special Olympics president. Two, yes Two mints in one! Thank God we have a teleprompter who really cares about us.
obama is special so it’s all good yo…
if you think about it it’s got to be hard to bowl with a bucket on your head………with or without the bucket he still special
Obama was being nuanced ™! He said “…Special Olympics” instead of “…I look like a ‘tard” to show that he was being self-deprecating and not hostile to “special” people…who make up 80% of his base constituency.
All you people who are upset about this are a bunch ‘a ‘tards anyway!!!
Treacher’s all over this: http://jimtreacher.com/archives/002035.html
I don’t get what people are so bent out of shape about.
Obama is throughly qualified to participate in The Special Olympics. I say we should let the unfortunate fellow play!
129? Hell I know monkeys that can bowl that well.
Sounds like exercising a principle similar to being allowed to make ethnic jokes about one’s own ethnic group…
is that 129 with or without the bumpers?
Still, I wouldn’t compare the president’s bowling to the Special Olympics.
Obama’s performance as president? There’s a possibility.
That’s really not a fair comparison. The Special Olympians train hard, are disciplined, dedicated and ultimately qualified for their events. As opposed to… you know… Jug Ears.
[Excellent point! – B]
The libs and media ares showing their bias by not tossing Teh One under the short bus.
present hussein: heyu heyu, i bowled… a 129 , and hyu… I made a doody…. in my pants.. and im outedraged that 165 million went to other people that should have given it… to my campaign.
Toss teh one under The Short Bus!
IWITOT (I wish I’d thought of that!)