Suck-up summit put Larry Summers to sleep

By Michelle Malkin  •  February 24, 2009 10:18 AM

Looks like the monkey-see, monkey-do routine at yesterday’s “fiscal repsonsibility” summit hosted by Barack Obama and dutifully attended by congressional sycophants didn’t capture Larry Summers’ attention.

Zzzzzzzzzzzzz:

Although Lawrence Summers, head of the National Economic Council, fell asleep on the podium, most attendees, including Republicans, appear to have appreciated the exercise.

Hope he didn’t snore too loudly.

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Gov. Sonny Perdue looks like he could use a Red Bull, too.

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  1. #1
    On February 24th, 2009 at 10:22 am, wighttrasch said:

    Haha–I saw this too.

    I was hoping that it wasn’t ‘snore’ that he may have done loudly…you know how gas can escape from the male when the, um, rectum is relaxed…

  2. #2
    On February 24th, 2009 at 10:22 am, frostrt said:

    So now we’ve discovered a good use for President Obama’s constant pausing and “uuuhhhing” during his speeches; a sleep aide!

    :)

  3. #3
    On February 24th, 2009 at 10:22 am, Flyoverman said:

    One of the disciples sleeping in the Garden of Gethsemane? How reprehensible to let down The One in his our of need.

  4. #4
    On February 24th, 2009 at 10:25 am, frostrt said:

    On February 24th, 2009 at 10:22 am, wighttrasch said:
    Haha–I saw this too.

    I was hoping that it wasn’t ’snore’ that he may have done loudly…you know how gas can escape from the male when the, um, rectum is relaxed…

    ————————————–

    President Obama: “Who, uh, put the, uh, whoopie cushion on, uh, Mr. Summers’ chair?”

  5. #5
    On February 24th, 2009 at 10:27 am, wighttrasch said:

    John McCain, the former presidential candidate, recommended Mr Obama get rid of his planned new presidential helicopter, the cost of which now equals that of Air Force One. Mr Obama said the existing chopper was adequate, but added that he had no experience of personal helicopters.

    Oh, puh-LEEZE. Forget sleeping–I would’ve torn someone a new taterhole if this is what I had to listen to!

  6. #6
    On February 24th, 2009 at 10:35 am, ctmom said:

    Monkey see, Monkey do? That’s a little racist, don’t you think? ;)

    btw, did anyone hear Rush refer to Michelle Obama as a “sausage” yesterday? What racist implications could that mean? ;)

  7. #7
    On February 24th, 2009 at 10:39 am, plymouthacclaim said:

    Did he fall asleep on purpose?

    I sure would’ve!

  8. #8
    On February 24th, 2009 at 10:46 am, pueblo1032 said:

    LARRY just fits right in with the administration… They are either asleep at the switch, or SLEEPWALKING…

  9. #9
    On February 24th, 2009 at 10:49 am, Savage24 said:

    This administration is not interested in economy, it’s interested in spending.Have you heard that there is another $400B spending package in House right now. Besides you always let a sleeping dog lay, that way he won’t bite you.

  10. #10
    On February 24th, 2009 at 10:52 am, JDinTX said:

    He must be really tired from having to find a way to spend more of our tax money for pork. It’s a tough job trying to spend someone else’s money.

  11. #11
    On February 24th, 2009 at 11:04 am, Buy Danish said:

    Like Jindal and others, Purdue is not accepting this stimulus crap sandwich without due diligence.

    Meanwhile, the WSJ reports that the Medicaid funds are a trap too:

    The Medicaid money for states is also a fiscal time bomb. The stimulus bill temporarily increases the share of state Medicaid bills reimbursed by the federal government by two or three percentage points. High-income states now pay about half the Medicaid costs, and in low-income states the feds pay about 70%. Much of the stimulus money will cover health-care costs for unemployed workers and single workers without kids. But in 2011 almost all the $80 billion of extra federal Medicaid money vanishes. Does Congress really expect states to dump one million people or more from Medicaid at that stage?

  12. #12
    On February 24th, 2009 at 11:12 am, Dimsdale said:

    On February 24th, 2009 at 10:22 am, frostrt said:

    So now we’ve discovered a good use for President Obama’s constant pausing and “uuuhhhing” during his speeches; a sleep aide!

    I thought is was a drinking game! (we will need more of those soon…)

    Or maybe Summers was going to pull a Gore “iced tea” defense, where he was “out of the room” when bad things happened.

  13. #13
    On February 24th, 2009 at 11:33 am, happyscrapper said:

    Off topic, but I was just thinking…Isn’t it interesting that the democrats give such misleading titles to their bills? The Fairness Doctrine, The Stimulus Bill, Freedom of Choice, Employee Free Choice Act, Uniting American Families Act, …etc. Words, just words. Here is my take on the true meaning of those titles:

    The Fairness Doctrine…Actually censorship in the first degree. To stifle conservative dissent.

    The Stimulus Bill…Another name for Reparations. A good way to “stick it to the man” (That’s us, folks!)

    Freedom of Choice…License to Kill

    Employee Free Choice Act…Vote for the Union or else. Big Brother is definitely watching you now!

    Uniting American Families Act…to bring more gay people into this country so that some day they will be the majority and really “stick it to the man” (no pun intended, of course!) I wonder how the American Muslim population would like this one?)

  14. #14
    On February 24th, 2009 at 11:37 am, frostrt said:

    On February 24th, 2009 at 11:12 am, Dimsdale said:
    On February 24th, 2009 at 10:22 am, frostrt said:

    So now we’ve discovered a good use for President Obama’s constant pausing and “uuuhhhing” during his speeches; a sleep aide!
    I thought is was a drinking game! (we will need more of those soon…)

    ————————————–

    Methinks the end result would be the same . . . except for the hangover.

  15. #15
    On February 24th, 2009 at 11:46 am, graysonret said:

    If it was me, I would have probably gone to sleep too. Good time for a quick nap, and I wouldn’t have missed anything. Besides, I hate listening to a whole bunch of BS.

  16. #16
    On February 24th, 2009 at 12:03 pm, happyscrapper said:

    On February 24th, 2009 at 11:46 am, graysonret said:
    If it was me, I would have probably gone to sleep too. Good time for a quick nap, and I wouldn’t have missed anything. Besides, I hate listening to a whole bunch of BS.

    Personally, I would not want that man’s voice and ideas to be the last thing I heard before falling asleep. It is the stuff of nightmares!

  17. #17
    On February 24th, 2009 at 12:53 pm, tpitman said:

    I saw that, too. It could only be funnier if he had fallen out of his chair, or leaned over and put his head against the shoulder of the poor sap sitting next to him!

  18. #18
    On February 24th, 2009 at 5:55 pm, Savage24 said:

    I was just thinking, do you want the federal government nationalizing the banks? Remember when they foreclosed on the Mustang Ranch, and took over daily operations. They couldn’t make a profit running a whore house. My God what would do to the banks?

  19. #19
    On February 24th, 2009 at 6:58 pm, Marie said:

    Just another insipid vapid democrat ploy to make people think they are being productive. I slept through this BS in high school too!

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