If there were a Nobel Prize for Gaffetastic-ity…
Ed Morrissey has done a terrific job at Hot Air chronicling President Obama’s malapropisms, blunders, fantasy math, and history-flubbing with his “Obamateurisms” series. It’s a gaffe-a-minute with the supposedly silver-tongued emir of eloquence.
If there were a Nobel Prize for Gaffetastic-ity, Obama would be a deserving recipient (for once).
Now comes this bizarro statement from tonight’s interview with FNC’s Bret Baier — a hands-down winner for tomorrow’s Obamateurism of the Day:
Transcript:
BAIER: Do you know which specific deals are in or out, as of today?
OBAMA: I am certain that we’ve made sure, for example, that any burdens on states are alleviated, when it comes to what they’re going to have to chip in to make sure that we’re giving subsidies to small businesses, and subsidies to individuals, for example.
BAIER: So the Connecticut deal is still in?
OBAMA: So that’s not — that’s not going to be something that is going to be in this final package. I think the same is true on all of these provisions. I’ll give you some exceptions though.
Something that was called a special deal was for Louisiana. It was said that there were billions — millions of dollars going to Louisiana, this was a special deal. Well, in fact, that provision, which I think should remain in, said that if a state has been affected by a natural catastrophe, that has created a special health care emergency in that state, they should get help. Louisiana, obviously, went through Katrina, and they’re still trying to deal with the enormous challenges that were faced because of that.
(CROSS TALK)
OBAMA: That also — I’m giving you an example of one that I consider important. It also affects Hawaii, which went through an earthquake. So that’s not just a Louisiana provision. That is a provision that affects every state that is going through a natural catastrophe.
Now I have said that there are certain provisions, like this Nebraska one, that don’t make sense. And they needed to be out. And we have removed those. So, at the end of the day, what people are going to be able to say is that this legislation is going to be providing help to small businesses and individuals, across the board, in an even handed way, and providing people relief from a status quo that’s just not working.
Cassy Fiano and Allahpundit intrepidly attempt to decipher:
Apparently, there was a devastating earthquake in Hawaii that we all somehow missed.
Oh, wait, no. That’s right. There was no earthquake, and Obama is just totally clueless, as usual. In fact, the last earthquake in Hawaii to cause any deaths at all was in 1975, and two people died.
In any case, why is he using this argument, anyways? He’s turned this health care bill into a one-size-fits-all solution for everything. Not only will it fix our health care, but it will apparently create jobs and give disaster relief around the country!
…Update (AP): …My guess is Obama meant to say that Hawaii went through a tsunami caused by the quake in Chile and got distracted in his irritation at Baier. But who knows what goes on in his mind at this point? This is a guy who thinks universal health care is going to reduce the deficit.
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I posted this at Facebook and a friend posted the following:
My response:
Everything is above his pay grade and beyond his comprehension.
We have earthquakes almost every day in Alaska Barry. Can we have lots of Obama money from your stash?
So does this mean Federal Taxpayers will be bailing out the extremely expensive health care plan that Massachusetts set up to provide “universal coverage” in their state?
This “Deemocrat” health bill just keeps getting more expensive!
Don’t you guys get it? Obeyme is all omniscient and trying to anticipate the next crisis bound to happen. What happens, if say, after all his spending leads to not only inflation and a double-dip recession (which I think we’re in now…. where’s the recovery Dems?)but massive economic turmoil and all the toy stores run out of the new and latest toys for the kiddies? What will we do? I know… toy relief for all the affected children. Yay!!!
I kid, I kid but seriously… does the conceited arrogance ever end with this guy? How DOES he hold up that massive ego? And I though Clinton was insufferable. At least Clinton was a statist with a “heart” (a reach I know) but Obeyme is so cold and removed from facts, figures, oh, ummm, history that he just makes up sh!t and the uneducated, begging for free healthcare masses will eat this up.
Just give this guy a Spanish subtitle and it’s Chavez. Can’t wait for the encore… this time how this jacka$$ can tie in global warming to save our schools and give our kids better health care or something like that.
No, I’m not giving him or his minions ideas.
That is one take away from the interview.
Another was the enormous disrespect Bret Baier displayed towards the President of the United States of America, by continually interrupting him. I can not remember when there was such behaviour on the part of an interviewer of a President.
Bret was wrong and he knew it, and he even apologized for his behaviour.
Bret is a poor interviewer and should have given Pres Obama enough rope to hang himself but his approach backfired. This exchange exemplified the discordance, underlined and demonstrated why this Administration has taken issue with Fox.
Good grief! You catch more flies with honey than you do with vinegar. ‘Bang for the buck’? Please. If that is part of your thought process, then it becomes a self fulfilling prophecy.
No, I am not saying Bret should have taken it easy on Pres Obama. Or, have been overly humble. Be tough, be respectful and then allow the pundits and columnists to pick apart any argument made.
Bret failed because he allowed Pres Obama to prove his point about Fox and it’s approach towards covering this administration.
Bret apologized, for crying out loud.
Fox = FAIL
please. Obama absolutely *does not* think his takeover of our healthcare will reduce anything except our freedom, why do you think he’s so hot to pass it at any cost using any ruse or illegal scheme?
I am amazed that anyone still actually acribes any good intent to this communist’s actions – he hates American and is destroying our nation as fast as he can. he is accomplishing exactly what he has set out to do.
this is not an incompetent president. this is a very competent Marxist who is set on damaging and ruining the country and people he sees as unfair so he can continue the communist/socialist takeover of every aspect and have us all dependent upon government.
there is nothing accidental about any of this.
2 words for Barry: PRESS CONFERENCE!
Come to think of it though who could stand a presser with Obowma and his 20 minute answers that don’t ever answer the original question?
I’ve always wondered why people proclaim him the god of oratory. Judging high school speech/debate, I heard people speak more eloquently than Dear Leader, on their feet and without the help of a teleprompter or advance preparation. And I don’t mean to insult high school speech/debate contenders, even a beginner was better than Dear Leader.
But then I suppose when you’re compared to the likes of Harry Reid, an infant speaking his first words would appear to be the next Cicero.
So, Zyzyg, are we supposed to ask sweet, softball questions from Obama?
“silver-tongued emir of eloquence”
Excellent, Michelle.
I think he was thinking of Haiti. Being a citizen of the world maybe he thinks Haiti is our 57th or 58th state.
Obama works in mysterious ways.
Can anyone explain to me why a State would have to sue the Feds to block obambicare?
It seems to me that the feds would have to sue a state to force them to comply.
While I am all for the 10th amend concept, this seems a redundancy of established Constitutional rights.
what am I missing, lil help please.
Baier did a fine job, we just have a thin-skinned president who is lose with facts. He makes things up as he goes, and gets peavish about being interrupted. Hey, if can’t take the heat let Biden do his job
Earthquakes were recently in Haiti and Chile. Now we know where our tax dollars will be spend, included within this ObamaCare taxation vehicle.
It funds government, unions, and liberal projects – while stripping liberty and freedom from the constitution.
There is no healthcare in it, just another mechanism to further categorize citizens and dole out welfare.
Oba Wan suffers from brain farts?
If I may give an example to further establish my confusion>
the emmisions testing that was forced upon states.
many did not comply and i don’t think all have to date, they or the feds have sued?
to be clear I am 100% pro States rights,
just have no idea why we as taxpayers have to pay our state politicians more of our money to pass a redundant law.
jang,
that was the epitomy of a red herring,
lookie over there everyone debate who has had weather extremes, all caused by Gorebull warming no doubt. Demand that
the unConstitutional game of feds keep doling out money…
don’t fall for it.
Did MM have a posting on the CA water tyranny yet? am surprised she didnt jump all over that.
ZZ; If the speechifier in chief wanted a softball interview asking him questions about how wonderful life will be when we all work for the gubmint and have el heffe for life as our president, he should have been interviewed on MSNBC by old tingly lrg Mathews. When you are asked a question which should be answerede “yes or no”, and you blather for 3 minutes about how wonderful life in america will be when we all are equally poor, you should be interupted, or called a BS master. When you can’t dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bull crap.
Ahhhhhh I am so sorry for poor little tired and over worked Obama, he was not treated with Kid Gloves and was pressed for answers and all he could do is make up stories and waffle. No Teleprompter equals no intellect from the Sock Puppet, I am glad this ass clown was pressed.
He confused Hawaii with Haiti! What a maroon!
Maybe Haiti is getting a kick-back? Do Haitians have to buy insurance under this plan?
I love how he always says he is doing what he “knows” is right.
He doesn’t even know what’s in the bill, but he knows it’s right.
That is arrogance.
He thinks he can talk his way out of any problem.
No.
Re-read what I wrote. Especially the the sixth paragraph.
The President was in campaign mode and Bret was just trying to pin him down. It was supposed to be an interview where the President answered questions. Bret had to interrupt him just to get a few questions into the one hour interview. I couldn’t listen to the whole thing because the President just talked and talked and lectured without answering any questions.
I can’t help myself, I am stupified by this guy. He is an abomination. He should have been a door to door vacum salesman.I know the protocol is to respect the office of the president but when he is sitting a few feet from you lying to your face, protocol be damned.
This comment – from a cheerleader for the socialists/fascists/adolescents/America-haters/opposite-worldview holders who for decades have engaged in virtually endless, unbounded disrespect, ridicule, and disgusting behavior – deserves a simple reply:
Oh, shut up….
Wouldn’t be nice if all people simply answered ‘yes or no’ to questions.
Unfortunately, that is rarely done, especially on this blog.
Nope. No softball questions. Reread what I said.
And, the BS (if any) will be caught later by the pundits. In the moment interruptions are disrespectful and Bret knows it because he apologized for doing so. Bret was wrong.
They do have cocaine in common.
Last time I checked it is perfectly acceptable to interrupt during an interview when the person answering a question is not actually answering the question or providing misleading info.
Last time I checked the President isn’t a King, and he actually works for the American people…not the other way around.
Bret did nothing wrong other than not steering the President sooner.
On March 18th, 2010 at 8:33 am, granite said: #30
This comment – from a cheerleader for the socialists/fascists/adolescents/America-haters/opposite-worldview holders who for decades have engaged in virtually endless, unbounded disrespect, ridicule, and disgusting behavior – deserves a simple reply:
Oh, shut up….
Y’all,if you ignore zigzag he maybe will go away and back to the Daily Kos. He is just baiting and loves to steal the focus away from Michelle’s posts.
Perhaps he got his “heckling conservatives job” from the stimulus package.
I rarely bother reading his comments when his mommy lets him use the computer. I have to admit the one about Bret and Fox today was pretty funny. Ignore him!
If Bret did nothing wrong, then why did he apologize?
You may have missed what I said in post #7. You can be tough and respectful without being overly humble.
Intelligent but not belligerant interrupting questions that allow for the deconstruction of Pres Obama’s position would have been more effective. The interruptions obsfucate any chance at getting to the substance and taking it apart.
Oh please. You read my posts and you like them.
Somehow this reminds me of my little grand daughter who used to run around the house yelling Emergency ! Emergency!” when playing nurse.
All the talk of being respectful to the president now going on moves me to remind folks the president is not king–he is our employee. He showed no respect to a non-political arm of government when he attacked the SOTUS in his state of the union address. Ya gotta GIVE respect to get respect.
You were apparently snoozing for the last 9 years, but nevermind that. Another takeaway is that Barry was arrogant, evasive and rude. He refused to answer any questions, and launched into his infomercial talking points, which was obviously why he gave the interview.
BAIER: So do you support the use of this Slaughter rule? The deem and pass rule, so that Democrats avoid a straight up or down vote on the Senate bill?
Obama: Sunshine, lollypops and rainbows, everything that’s wonderful is sure to come your way; when BarryCare’s here to stay! Don’t interrupt me Bret, I’m hittin’ my grove.
Baier: “If the bill is so good for all of us, why all the intimidation, arm twisting, seedy deals, and parliamentary trickery necessary to pass a bill, when you have an overwhelming majority in both houses and the presidency?”
Obama: uuhhhhh, aaaahhh…
This is the dawning of the age of BarryCare
The age of BarryCare
Harmony and understanding
Sympathy and trust abounding
No more falsehoods or derisions
Golden living dreams of visions
Mystic crystal revelation
And the mind’s true liberation
Aquarius! BarryCare!
Yada, yada…yada…yada…yaaaaaaawn. No president im my memory has been so arrogant, evasive and pseudointellectual.
Did Baier throw a shoe? I must have missed that.
Subjective?
He has selective memory.
One thing about respecting the presidency, I totally agree that the office of the presidency should be respected without exceptions.
I don’t agree that the idiot holding the office has any claims to that right if he hasn’t earned it.
Even if you tell a small fib, it can build up to a large fib, when you constantly have to cover yourself. It ends up compounding the problem and make you look like a fool. Mr. Obama is throwing out anything that sounds good to cover himself and his agenda. To make manners worse, he’s a lousy speaker which is why he needs others to speak for him (teleprompter). It wouldn’t surprise me to learn he uses a teleprompter over the dinner table, to answer his kids’ questions.
Mixed in with his usual idiotic blather was one statement he made that stood out: he isn’t worried about the process (because America needs health care and we are all going to die without his visionary plan!) A few weeks ago he also stated at the Blair house summit he didn’t want to get bogged down in numbers. It would seem he would prefer to just be able to decree Utopia and not have to worry about the details, or or all those boring facts.
I am really staring to believe this SOB is a Chavez in the making and his mindless followers (those 46% that incredibly still support him) would gladly give him the power. Obama would be well suited to be a president-for-life of a third world hell-hole. I still have a hard time believing he is the leader of this great republic.
I agree. Barry took more time than anyone at the BarryCare info-summit simply because “I am the president.” That is arrogance, inequity and ignorance – not presidential behavior. If the man desires to be treated like a president he ought to start acting like one.
He probably just says “Listen kids, I won”.
zyzzyg said:
I guess they need more flies for Obamacare?
Bottom line is this is the type of interview that any conservative would have been subjected to by the liberal media and frankly that is fair.
These people should be vetted. What has disgusted me since Day One is that until Brett Baier’s interview, the Dear Leader has never been subjected to that kind of scrutiny.
Broken record but the ONLY ONLY ONLY reason Barack Obama is in office is he has been afforded TOTAL cover by the MSM from Day One. From birth certificate, to real estate dealings, to Bill Ayers, to Reverend Wright, his own past writings, and ON AND ON AND ON the MSM has protected this guy.
Well, to get Healthcare passed Obama had to come out of his protective shell and expose himself. Baier revealed the naked Emperor for all to see. Let’s hope some other media types grow a pair adn do their professional duty.
And yes, dittos,…. PRESS CONFERENCE
In any case, why is he using this argument, anyways? He’s turned this health care bill into a one-size-fits-all solution for everything. Not only will it fix our health care, but it will apparently create jobs and give disaster relief around the country!
It’s a dessert topping AND a floor wax!
Clearly this guy does not give a damn what is in the bill. As long as it says Obamacare on the front, he will sign it. It doesn’t matter what it does to the health care system, patients, the economy or the poor. The one word, “Obamacare” out-weighs all that.
To call this guy a narcissist seriously understates the problem. We may need a new word.
Are you 9 years old? Do you have dementia? Have you had past expose to mercury or other toxic heavy metals? Ever lived in an area contaminated with dioxin?
Kind of like the old joke, where two New York clothes factory owners of indetermined ethnicity are talking one day…
FACTORY OWNER #1: I’m so sorry to hear about the fire at your factory…
FACTORY OWNER #2: SHHHH! It’s not ’till next week!
Given the choice if flies have a choice, they will pass on the vinegar, pass on the honey and go straight for a dead fish.
That interview was really a lesson in what we are dealing with here. Obama filibustered so he wouldn’t have to answer a lot of questions. He wouldn’t let Brett “interrupt” his filibusters. He didn’t answer a single question that was asked, but instead, went into campaign mode and talked about why the bill should pass. Any question he didn’t like (which was most of them) he simply talked around. What a master of talking a lot and saying nothing. I was screaming at the TV.
He didn’t say recently.
In related news, the British burned Washington, Chicago also burned down, and there was submarine warfare off the East Coast.
zyzzyg, Baier did take a chance when he interrupted the President. I became uncomfortable with it (respect issue). BUT (you knew there would be) Baier has a responsibility to his network and to his viewers to get answers. Sometimes getting at the truth requires some awkward moments (and disrespect of president). I think ‘truth’ is more important than ‘honor’… ???
And also the tragedy of Sodom and Gommarah…..
And the Visigoths sacking Rome….
I guess zyzzyg forgot the “But I won” remark from Fearless Leader
zyzzyg:
Problem is, the only ones who will pick DuhOne’s arguments apart are Fox pundits and commentators. Olberwoman, Cutie-Pie Couric, Tingler Matthews, et al will just croon over his answers and boast how he “tore Fox to shreds” while the unwashed masses tune into E! and Idol.
The Visigoths just sacked Rome? No wonder my Viking neighbors were happy. Of course, their healthcare plan is much better than Obama’s plan. If you’re ill, they stand there playing with a broad ax. You feel better immediately!
Detectives are invistigating the murder of one Abel, and have named a certain Cain as a “person of interest.” Indications are that an arrest is immanent.
gridlock #51:
How about “megalomaniac narcissist?”
Marxist tyrant
In other news, God reported an apple was stolen from one of his trees and there are reports of a “Big Bang” having been heard.
Flyoverman: They usually go straight for the pile of ______ (insert your choice of farm animal here) manure over everything else!
On the Earthquake front, Obama was also heard to say that Missouri would be covered by the same rules as LA because of a massive earth quake in New Madrid which actually has caused the Mississippi river to change course.
Since I live in Flyover Country I can confirm your observation.
There is a local joke that says, “Eat ****, 30 billion flies can’t be wrong.”
Obamacare on a platter.
mostly this
stillontheroad–one would think he could at least pick something that happened in this century.
Perhaps the Hawaian earthquake caused a fire and flood that destroyed a number of original certificates of live birth. Hey, it could happen!
Swede, how could an earthquake in Hawaii cause a fire in Kenya?
Hawaii is pronounced “Haiti” in Indonesia.
I honestly think that when Fearless Leader is asked a pointed question, that he cannot worm his way out of, his mind drifts off into the ” Mmmmmmm Arugala” realm.
Haiti is the 55th state.
A valid question and worthy of a great deal of time, research and intellectual effort to resolve. Hope someone gets right on it.
This could explain why we haven’t heard from Alohaguy in a while. Probably buried under a mountain of rubble.
With spin, and a teleprompter, all things are possible.
BAIER: So the Connecticut deal is still in?
OBAMA: So that’s not — that’s not going to be something that is going to be in this final package. I think the same is true on all of these provisions. I’ll give you some exceptions though.
I was fell down, ah ah ah, a flight of stairs and my shoes fell off.
BAIER: But, do you know which specific deals are in or out, as of today?
OBAMA: (in his most peevish and condescending tone) Now let me be perfectly clear on this, ah ah ah ah, the House is going do do do whatever it takes to pass this on Saturday but it will be posted 72 hours prior so everyone can read it.
BAIER: So the Connecticut deal is still in?
OBAMA: Damn it , I can’t see!
On March 18th, 2010 at 9:55 am, Flyoverman said:
Are you 9 years old?….
Actually, Fly, I noticed that the cheerleader spells the word behaviour; I’d noticed that in some of his/her past posts, also.
He/she quite possibly did not grow up in the States; but, rather somewhere in the British Commonwealth.
So, perhaps he/she has not followed closely enough the reprehensible “speech” and behavior of his/her darling socialists/fascists/America-haters/opposite worldview holders here in the States for the past 4-5+ decades.
Any American old enough to remember the Reagan years should be able to clearly recall the contemptuous attitudes shown President Reagan by the media – Sam Donaldson and Helen Thomas made disrespecting the President in the East Room routine! And Dan Rather’s haranguing treatment of President Nixon in the East Room during the early stages of Watergate, remains unequaled!
LOL.
Good one!
Not so local; we have it up here in the Northeast, too!
Obama was off balance because he didn’t get to prescreen the questions as he does during his press conferences (when he used to have them).
Baier was carrying the load for the rest of the media, asking the questions that needed to be asked. The big story for the liberal media is Sandra Bullock’s hubby cheating on her!
It was far from a fail: it was long overdue.
zero deserves no respect, the poser has not earned it. if anything the national embarrassment deserves only our disdain.
Nice catch and most telling.
The best relief for individuals and small businesses is for Democrats to shut up and go away. That would turn things around tomorrow.
Did he really say that? Somebody tell this genius that the President IS the status quo. You can’t get more status quo than that. But he’s right, it’s not working.
Um…..I am from Iowa and we went through America’s 4th largest natural catastrophe in 2008, with massive flooding and literally thousands of homes destroyed and hundreds of businesses closed permanently. We are still cleaning up.
This begs the question: Where’s our kickback?
Not that I want one, but if that is the justification, again, I ask….where is Iowa’s kickback????
Hmmmm? I had a colleague (since moved) who is an Aussie expat who doesn’t plan to go back because the taxes are so high.
He and I used to go back and forth via e-mail because he strongly supports the current administration and its socialist leanings.
Our e-mails have drastically dwindled recently as it becomes more apparent we are on the same path as his native land, and he can’t stand the heat I will give him. I haven’t contacted him because he gets condescending and makes ad hominen attacks rather than answering the questions — typical liberal.
BTW, I just noted yesterday (on LinkedIn) this colleague has just become an American citizen — wonder when he starts paying taxes and what his vote will be in 2010 and 2012?
I know the type. Virginia is full of liberal refugees from the Northeast who have fled the high taxes and few jobs of their home states, only to vote for the EXACT SAME THING here.
You obviously don’t know the meaning of this expression.
Baier wasn’t trying to make Obama into an ally.
It was disrespectful for Obama to lie and avoid questions. He deserved to be interrupted.
b-cat: Just like the CA liberals that are fleeing to CO. The cancers spread…
How about fruit flies?
I was thinking of that tragedy in Iowa when I posted #43.
nail49 said:
Same in Oregon and Wash State
He’s better in his native Arabic.
Correct, Bret did not throw a show. And, the guy who threw the shoe at Pres Bush was not interviewing him one on one. Correct?
Humour or metaphor, the Healthcare bill has enough flies.
I’d just be satisfied if our kickback consisted of the Feds getting the **** out of the way. They are the biggest hinderance to the recovery effort.
Private and local efforts make the Feds look glacial. Everytime they people trying to recover hit a roadblock it’s been built by the Feds.
No. No. No. And, no.
See how easy it is to answer questions.
Now, if Bret was not wrong or his conduct disrespectful, why did he apologize?
To give you something to go on and on about?
It’s a cliche. A metaphor, if you will. But, OK. You’ll catch more flies with a dead fish than with pretty much anything else.
Oh, so it’s only appropriate for a one on one interview. Got it.
So you would have been okay with Jake Tapper flinging a Rockport at Obama if it was a routine press conference?