President-Elect D’oh-bama’s Gaffe #1: Sorry, Nancy
And so it begins.
Or rather, continues.
President-elect D’oh-bama apologizes (vid here in case you missed it):
President-elect Barack Obama called Nancy Reagan this afternoon to apologize for a joke about her having heald “séances” in the White House, an Obama aide said.
“President-elect Barack Obama called Nancy Reagan today to apologize for the careless and off handed remark he made during today’s press conference,” said transition spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter. “The President-elect expressed his admiration and affection for Mrs. Reagan that so many Americans share and they had a warm conversation.”
Obama was asked at his press conference today if he’d spoken to all the “living” presidents.
“I have spoken to all of them who are living,” he responded. “I didn’t want to get into a Nancy Reagan thing about doing any séances.”
Hillary Clinton did seances. Nancy Reagan did astrology.
At least he didn’t call her “Weezy.”
Can’t wait until the increasingly erratic, super-gaffetastic Vice President-Elect gets rollin’.
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2008.11.7.1 – Obama insults former First Lady.
FamilyMan, I wish Rush would’ve provided a link to it, but shortly before the election, he mentioned that a group of AZ neurologists analyzed The One’s speech patterns and found that they produced a hypnotic effect more pronounced/effective on the very young and the highly educated. This explains a lot.
The Obamunist has that radio voice and for the most part tries to sound calm, which helps, too. I’ve heard many, many comments like yours with anti-Obies shaking their heads in disbelief that anyone would be taken in.
When I told a neighbor about the highly educated stuff, she said, “I’m glad I’m dumb.”
I have that piece in an email at home. Will post some of it later tonight.
I wish I had just taken a picture of the TV. Fox news left a headline up from a previous story while showing footage of Obama speaking.
The result was footage of Obama with the headline “Oregon City elects first transgender mayor”
I got a laugh out of it.
I consider myself high intelligent, (my IQ is higher that O’s by ALOT!) and I can not stand to look at him or listen to him speak.
When he was still running against HRC I read an article that said he is a psychopath that hates this country and that he wants to tear it down and remake it in his preferred image of what the country should be. I don’t know if I believe he is that bad but I do believe that neither he, his wife or his long time associates, are good for this country. I also do not believe that he has any idea what he has gotten into as president. He thinks, like so many egomaniacs that he can do anything better than the person who is currently
doing the job, even when he knows nothing about the job except for what is
seen from the outside looking in and we all know how informative that view
can be.
I saw a wonderful headline right after the election. “Making history for history’s
sake doesn’t accomplish a thing.”
He is not a Black like the Blacks who voted for him want him to be. He is not like
them. He has no “Black America” experience. He is not a Black like the liberals
that voted for him want him to be. He is not a product of the “American Slaves as
Ancestors” experience. They all looked at him and saw what they wanted to see. I
remember when our sons were watching Babylon 5 and Kosh had to save the lead
character. When he came out of that thing he was always in, everyone saw someone different when they looked at him. That is what I think of when I think of
what BO’s koolaid drinkers see when they look at him.
Ugh, the NYT’s is hyperventilating about Generation O
It’s tough getting past that paragraph.
Here’s a good quote:
“We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion. Avarice, ambition, revenge, or gallantry, would break the strongest cords of our Constitution as a whale goes through a net. Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” — John Adams
Oh brother…
From the above-mentioned
articlepropaganda in the NYT.Anyone wearing a pink Chanel suit and gold pumps deserves to vote for “the One”.
#186…so true. The fashion police should have gotten
her.
TXRose said (#182):
Well, I’m high enough educate (high school) to know that O’s writing skillz are high than yurs.
Obama’s personality is to take his time with decisions to get them right. He does that even when choosing words. That’s where the umms come from. I would rather have him take his time and say something thoughtful than parrot drivel, Bush style.
Obama is not an actor (Reagan) or a clown (Bush). He is actually thinking about what’s best for the country.
Sorry, but, as far as communicating goes, there is no comparison to Reagan. Please don’t insult the man. God rest his soul.
Let’s help Obama:
In his um, err, ah, oh, um response to the Iranian question this is what Obama said.
“Obviously, how we approach and deal with a country like Iran is not something that we should, (insert umm, err, ehh, ah, umm) you know (insert umm, uhh), simply do in a knee- jerk fashion.”
How about this:
Obviously, how we approach and deal with a country like Iran isn’t something we should take lightly.
There. Fixed it for you, Mr. Obama. No ums, err, ohhs required.
Yes, I agree he is taking his time. Everything he does is calculated to serve that manipulative personality of his. It’s all about how he presents himself to others and how he is reflected back. Purely superficial though. His hesitation isn’t due to his high IQ. It’s all about appearance. He probably ought to stay away from cracking jokes though. See what happens when he doesn’t take his time and calculate what he says…he says something stupid.
This is true, laddie. And Obama’s attacks on a frail, 87 y.o. widow – just after he was elected – alone demonstrate the soundness of that process!
lgm…I did not preview what I previously wrote and
said high instead of highly. Otherwise I don’t bother
with some people.
Isn’t this the truth. lgm may have a wundofoe edgemucation, but he lacks common sense. I do not hold much hope in the left’s ability to be rational when it comes to Obama. As evidenced in lgm’s explanation of his classless gaff. (But what can you expect from a Chicago thug.) D’oh is the culmination of the hard left’s dogma and they would rather go down with the ship than see the falicy of all they hold dear. The utopia isn’t what it’s cracked up to be. How can these people cry peace and love but on a personal level, they are all about hate and intolerance.
29victor: I suggest we use a stardate system to catalog them, a la Star Trek.
We can begin each new day (which is bound to provide new fodder) with a:
“President-elect’s log, gaffedate 2008.11.08.0001: mocked the spiritual beliefs of a well-respected former first lady today. I thought I controlled the entire media, but a rogue microphone infiltrated my perimeter shields. Will change their frequency to avoid this continuing a problem. Obama out.”
Blame,
No fair! You had all day to come up with that. We can’t expect Obama to come up with something that nuanced off the top of his head.
#182On TXRose said:
The article was correct. His mother didn’t like mainstream white Christian capitalist America. She couldn’t get away from it fast enough and was an atheist. All the people he’s associated with by choice through his life have been Communists, Socialists, Marxist, black nationalists, haters of tradtional white America.
I wouldn’t say he’s a psychopath but he has unresolved inner emotional wounds. His quest to repair our country is really about repairing himself. I feel sorry for him for the poverty of his family connections but not enough to let him rule and destroy the foundations of this country. He should just get therapy.
lgm flapped:
Obama isn’t an adulterer (Clinton) or a peanut farmer (Carter) or an ex-CIA director (H.W. Bush) [or for that matter, he isn't a global warming alarmist (Gore) or a coattail-riding money-grubber (Kerry)], either.
He is, however, guilty of perpetrating the greatest smoke and mirrors show on the largest audience in the history of democracy. For that he is to be commended–and the American people are to be condemned.
What’s your point?
I disagree that he’s “looking out for what’s best for this country.” I would edit that to say “he’s looking out for what’s best for
thiscountrypuppeteers.His own words when confronted with the “experience” question included rhetoric about him surrounding himself with “a great staff…” I know his “people” think he’s Moses, but he’s starting to believe it–and from the sound of things, you just might be, too. I wonder if we’ll have to wait long to see his staff turn into a snake?
I wish him well during his one-term presidency.
Well, la-dee-frickin’-da: I have “hope” for “change” too. Maybe I should run in 2012. Worked for him, and I have as much executive experience as he does!
purealchemy posted:
He should just get therapy.
Maybe that’s the real reason he’s so pro-socialized medicine. His Illinois State Senate/US Senate health plan doesn’t cover mental health benefits.
I think you might be onto something there…time to peel the onion…
TXRose said (#193):
There are more mistakes in your post, including a marathon length run on sentence. I wouldn’t complain had you not claimed to be smarter than Obama. Obama would edit his post for correctness.
Obama did not “attack” Nancy Reagan. He made a quip about a well known foible of hers. It’s no worse than making fun of the present President for falling off his bike, or the last one for eating too many cheeseburgers.
Oh, he definitely has “issues”.
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Well, Cheryl, though the next four years will be worse on America than even the Jimmy Carter mess, I do take a good measure of schaudenfrued in knowing Obamites will have a massive ongoing mess having to serve as constant apologists for the unforgivable and unimaginable. As naive and bumbling as Carter was, Obama makes him look like Einstein and Solomon wrapped into one!
Well, Cheryl, though the next four years will be worse on America than even the Jimmy Carter mess, I do take a good measure of schaudenfrued in knowing Obamites will have a massive ongoing mess having to serve as constant apologists for the unforgivable and unimaginable. As naive and bumbling as Carter was, Obama makes him look like Einstein and Solomon wrapped into one!
Oops, Browser is burping out double comments again, gotta fix that!
Oops, Browser is burping out double comments again, gotta fix that!
Heh-heh!
Two doubles in a row.
Reminds me of the character Newton the centaur in the old (60s) “Hercules” cartoon, who said everything twice…everything twice.
(Yes, that dates me.)
No biggie!
Let’s take bets. How long before D’oh gets caught diddling with some white gal. PS – it won’t be because he necessarily likes them, but it will demonstrate to him and all the world, his supriority to them.
If anyone can show me anything OF SUBSTANCE (not words) that shows me that Obama gives a rat’s keester about the coutry do let me know.
Clinton was a professional politician. Poltics for him was recreation. It was never work. Getting the Presidency was like winning the flag.
Bush is a patriot who just did not have the means to do all he wanted.
Obama is an idealog. His “religon” is socialism. He is on an ideological quest. I see no evidence he cares about this country. When he said he is a citizen of the world he means it. He feels no identity as an American. Instead of today “Germany tomorrow the world,” his attitude seems to be, “I am going to transform the world. Since I am in America, I guess I will start here.”
Unless it is an extreme thing like Mrs. Reagan, he never regrets, never apologizes. He shows no real warmth. His friends to a person are fellow idealogs. All of this “Office of the President Elect,” his own Presidential Seal, the “President” on his airplane chair, the massive speeches, etc. are all things Obama has at a minimum approved of. He has an ego the size of Montana. He reacts with anger to dissent or a challenging opinion.
I’d love to see the psychological profile the Brits, French, Russians, and Israelis have on him.
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lgm -Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
The media will tire quickly if he refuses to answer questions. Without their support he is toast.
So far, they toss him fairly easy questions, and some softballs and still he strikes out, not a good start.
President Bush is not a great communicator, but he is hardly a parrot…your comments however do sound like one of those dailykos parrots!
This is what Obama does:
Barack is practiced in presenting with a corkscrew following sentence; he may really decide to push the notion; of saying a certain something; without saying anything at all of meaning; leaving those listeners befuddled as to what it was that was just said; bringing the semi-colon into overuse; as I’ve said many times before; and this is what people want; we will be successful to get them there!
Of course, at the end of it, you realize the question remains unanswered!
They will have him for lunch.
Obama would have someone edit the post for him. He
can’t think on his feet, hence the ums and ers and
making fun of Nancy Reagan when he has unresolved
issues with Hillary Clinton.
Go pick on someone else. I am not interested in what
you have to say.
I used to have a phrase that he had written in one of his books (I’ve since lost it), which was very telling about him. He spoke of how he learned to present himself to those around him so that they would accept him (specifically white people). He has fine tuned this behavior over his life time and as a result is an empty suite. More than a lot of people have seen this in him and called it “creepy,” psycopathic, etc. Not all these people are wrong. Truly, when he first started campaigning I was open to him. I had heard of him, but didn’t know much of him but the more I saw, the more uneasy I became about him.
Agreed, Misscheryl. I thought he was worth listening
to but the more I saw and heard the more I realized
that there was no more there than there was in Oz.
OK.. He made a stupid comment, (wont be his only one) and Biden will make a ton of them. But you know, after such a nasty election season, I’m really ready to focus on what these politicians are going to do to get this Country back on track, and not on things like this.
Im a die hard Republican and a Reagan conservative. But in all candor to my fellow conservatives, Im tired of “gotcha” games, and other sniping on things that are just frankly not important. Let’s not play these games ourselves, as we are critical of Dems and their media lemmings when they do. Obama said something foolish, he apologized publicly, and privately to Nancy Reagan, so lets move on. There is more important business to attend to in fixing the Country and particularly our party.
If he had a sharp wit, he could have said, “It’s easier to speak to the living Presidents and yes I have.” He’s never been funny. Now he needs to learn when to shut his mouth or he will out gaffe Biden.
I’m trying to copy and paste that hypnosis article but it’s not accepting it. Is it too long?
A fundamental tool of “conversational hypnosis” is pacing and leading— a way for the hypnotist to bypass the listener’s critical faculty by associating repeated statements that are unquestionably accurate with the message he wants to convey.
In his Denver acceptance speech, Obama used the phrases “that’s why I stand here tonight,” “now is the time,” and “this moment” 14 times. Paces are connected to the lead by words such as “and,” “as,” “because,” or “that is why.” For example, “we need change” (who could disagree?) and that is why I will be your next President.”
Techniques of trance induction include extra slow speech, rhythm, tonalities, vagueness, visual imagery, metaphor, and raising of emotion. Hypnotists often have patients count. In a speech after the primaries closed, Obama said: “Sixteen months have passed (paused) Thousands (pause) of miles (pause) Millions of voices.”
Hypnotists call this a distraction technique: sending the dominant hemisphere on an assignment involving linguistic processes, thus opening the nondominant hemisphere to suggestion.
Hand gestures can be used as hypnotic anchors, or to aid in hypnotic command implantation. They can be difficult to distinguish from innocent gestures used for emphasis. Obama, however, uses some gestures extraordinarily often and for very specific words such as “believe” and “chose.” His haracteristic thumb-and-forefinger gesture looks like a hand holding a pencil—as if you were in a voting booth.
The gesture of pointing sends the subconscious message that a person in authority is giving a command. Obama actually said at one time: “a light will shine down from somewhere, it will light upon you, you will experience an epiphany, and you will say to yourself, ‘I have to vote for Barack.”
You will not choose to vote for Barack: you will “have to.” It is not a logical choice, but rather one directed by a mystical (subconscious) force. What purpose would a politician have for making such a statement? Obama used it only once. Perhaps he stopped either because he realized it was too obvious or because Hillary Clinton and John McCain ridiculed him for it.
Obama’s logo is noteworthy. It is always there, a small one in the middle of the podium, providing a point of visual fixation. Unlike other presidential logos, one looks through it, not at it. It might just be the letter “O,” but it also resembles a crystal ball, a favorite of hypnotists
“My President is half Cracker-s”
Guessing that lgm is a guy so he wouldn’t get it.
Women are tradtionally the spiritual caretakers of the family unit. It’s an expression of our feminine sensitivity.
Obama doesn’t understand that because his mother was an atheist. He is culturally out of touch with traditional America and especially traditional American women.
Lesson for lgm: Never, ever, ever reduce the cherished feelings of a woman to a foible.
Obama’s comment was a somewhat lame attempt at humor – nothing to get in a tizzy about. It certainly wasn’t as awful as McCain’s “joke” about Chelsea Clinton a few years back. (I don’t think Barry has a sense of humor.)
There will be a lot to get in an uproar about in the next few years… no reason to find offense where none was intended.
Yeah, I knew it would be a catch-22: that explaining the double-post, it would create another double-post!
Remember it well, I believe Newton would call Hercules “Herc”.
Sorry, I draw the line at dating other commenters!
Right you are, laddie – to start his presidency off correctly he was merely expounding more of his renowned thoughtful statements.
I mean, the first thing to come to mind to every President-presumptive at his first press conference is to launch verbal assaults at widowed octogenairians. As you say, nothing unusual at all there.
In Obama’s value system the old woman is not an ideological partner, so she is unimportant and deserving of ridicule. People that are not right minded or a potential embarrassment to a leader on the left are expendable. Just ask Joe the Plumber or Kathleen Willey.
Indeed, Flyover. And isn’t it interesting how the most misogynist men are to be found in the ranks of the Democrats?
With people like Hubert Humphrey, Tip O’Neill, Mike Mansfield, Paul Wellstone, Joe Liberman, and in most respects Ted Kennedy, you could have a spirited debate there would be mutual respect during and at the end of the debate.
With today’s Left, not at all. I have said many times recently, think of someone who opposes their views that the Left does not hate. If you have a differing view from them, the first thing they do is villify you, then attack you. We are no longer deserving of being allowed to have a civil debate or even an opportunity to speak.
I personally think they know in a debate of any substance they have no real points to make. Often times you hate what you fear.
Also, I think they realize the majority of the American public, on issues, is against them since it’s middle-of-the-road & slightly conservative. That most be not only fearful, but frustrating. That’s where the empty suit-blank slate candidates, like Carter and Obama, fit in. It’s also why they need to push their politics through far-left courts in an attempt to bypass American voters.
How long before we hear the following:
Obama: I apologize, I did not mean to call Medvedev and Putin a couple of typical white motherf***ers. Now, once the radiation clears, we can rebuild this city better than it ever was, and we’ll let the UN run it so the world will like us again.
Count not aggree more purplepeep.
Hey, if purplepeep implies you are a Viking Fan, I am sorry that tomorrow I can’t say good luck.
Life long Packer Backer. Hope its a good game.
Speaking of game………..
Iowa – 24
Penn State – 23
True. That was my take on it – that he needs to learn what’s appropriate for the leader of the free world to say in public.
No need to be sorry, Flyover, even luck cann’t help my hapless Vikes. I rarely even bother to watch ‘em anymore.
Listening to the Obama ‘press conference’ I noticed he used 36 um’s in less than 2 min at one point. I tried to go back and just count em all up, but I got lost somewhere around 137.
It seems to me that someone should be able to setup a contest of some sort, to ‘guess the number of umms’ at the next Obama event.
Since we should be getting all sorts of minor Obama events for the next say, 4 years or so, well, I think it might be a nice pasttime to just count em all up.
Anyone got some ideas on how to get the ball rolling on this?
Maybe we could try to get MM to setup a poll with ranges of counts before each major speaking event. I would figure the ‘State of the Union’ address to be a ‘low volume’ event, while a simple press conference could be a real ’slammer’!
Good one Michelle, pefect name for him for his gaffe’s.
I assume you mean respond to. Noted and logged. But why?
I am with you on all these points. He is cold, cold, cold.
Thanks, AlohaGuy.
With any luck, the Obama’s will be softened by the graciousness of George and Laura Bush on Monday. After the incredible demonizing of Bush that Obama ran his campaign on, he ought to feel at least a little guilty for the warm treatment I’m sure they will receive.I don’t even want to get started on what Michelle needs to learn. Sheesh! When she was on “The View” she talked about how appreciative she was of Laura Bush defending her famous “first time proud of my country” comment. Laura said she was sure Michelle meant “more proud” than ever.
Michelle said she could see why people like and wondered if maybe she should send her a thank-you note but wasn’t sure how to address her.
Started having a lot of thoughts about his announcement that his girls would finally get a puppy.
This should probably be a new thread but I don’t know how to start one.
He said the girls had “earned” that puppy they’d been asking for.
Wasn’t that another example of him being passive-aggressive? Isn’t it more to the point that he earned something?
If so, what?
Is it that he has finally achieved a life goal that fulfills his ego need so now maybe he could grow a Grinch heart?
Of course, he doesn’t think he should have to earn something, but he wants to take away from Americans who have earned something.
The more I think about it, the word “earn” is really a perversely loaded one for him.
Also heard that in the People mag feature on their family, the girls aren’t given any birthday or Christmas gifts. Any thoughts out there?
He seems to use the word “punish” a lot, also.
Christmas presents are not given in the Obama household because the only “Messiah” acknowledged is “The One.” Gifts are given to him, and he decides how to redistribute, since the Supreme Court hasn’t addressed that.
On November 9th, 2008 at 2:23 am, purealchemy said:
This is assuming that a sociopath can feel guilt.
On November 9th, 2008 at 12:01 am, Freddy said:
I thought John McCain helped us outlaw torture?
Another step in the weakening of America…
First Lady Nancy Reagan was NOT warm to Obama… she was not amused.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2128825/posts
Spoken from the pulpit of the office of the president-elect really made me feel confident about this fraud!
Amen.
Didja notice that The One’s disciples revere him so much that even when he says something stupid, he says it intelligently?
I bet that he can lie honestly too.
He lies almost all the time, IMO. I probably will not listen to his rhetoric, just wait until he actually puts his pen to sign a bill or an executive order, then hold his hands to the fire.
I wonder which 1/2 of D’oh-bama that would be…the white 1/2 or the racist 1/2?
NYT does it again, showing it’s willingness to protect terrorists and endanger our military.
“Secret Order Lets U.S. Raid Al Qaeda in Many Countries”