Q: What Do the Tea Party and Obama’s Press Pool Have in Common?
**Written by Doug Powers
A: The Tea Party won’t say “thank you”, and neither will the increasingly ungrateful American press:
Sometimes on long trips, presidents and reporters can get a little tired of each other.
Maybe that explains an exchange today between President Obama and the press in Japan, at the end of a meeting with Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and near the end of a 10-day Asia trip. This is from the pool report (POTUS stands for President of the United States):
As pool filed out, a reporter said, “Thank you, Mr. President.”
Someone told POTUS it was an Australian.
“I knew it must have been an Australian because my folks never say thank you,” Obama said.
At that, the entire American pool said in unison — admittedly with a bit of sarcasm — “Thank you, Mr. President.”
“Never say thank you”? They only helped put him in the White House — talk about high maintenance.
After seeing what happened — or better put, didn’t happen — this past week-and-a-half, the first order of White House business I expect in the coming weeks is the appointment of a Compliments Czar.
(h/t Newsbusters)
**Written by Doug Powers
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Good lord.
Someone forgot to change POTUS’ diaper.
If he will resign from the office he is illegally usurping, I’ll be happy to say, “Thank You Barry”.
The Kingmakers don’t need to thank the King.
Come to think of it, it has been a while since, Couric, Williams and Sawyer have bent over and said, “thank you sir, may I have another.”
Complacency is a killer.
True ‘dat!
Barry seems to be hating life these days…
…while Sarah is:
loving life,
breaking records (her new TV show scored the highest ratings of any TLC launch ever),
and showing that she is much more of a leader than Barry.
On November 15th, 2010 at 10:11 pm, The Ugly American said:
True… litte Barry is all wee-weed-up.
I don’t know how else to say this; the guy is a child, period.
DON’T GIVE HIM ANY IDEAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SPOCK: Captain, V-Ger is a child.
MCCOY: Well, what do you suggest we do, Mr. Spock, spank it?!
Errah, I guess they’ll all be heading to a FEMA Camp in Georgia for a little reedjumakatshun.
“My folks….?” What’s with this guy? He gets every pass in the world from the American press and he still acts like a petulent child. What will he do when the real pressure comes?
(two thumbs up)
Bonk bonk Lovey Dovey!
Poor Obowmao is just finding out that familiarity breeds contempt!
Fearless Leader is on the edge and out of his depth. Insulting the organizations that refused to report on his background as well as holding his water is not a very good thing to do but then, the LSM will continue to carry Zippys water because they are told too.
As the POTUS would say when TOTUS goes on the fritz: “Words fail me…”
Unbelievable.
I’m sure I can’t take two more years of this clown.
I’d love to see this one…
http://tinyurl.com/3686grb
Did anyone else see that the TSA is going to investigate the guy who recorded the video in San Diego where he told them he would not go through with the pat down search?
No compliments, no thank you. Could be that a divorce is imminent?
US reporters should bow to The Poopiepants while picking nose with middle finger.
When they said “thank you” I hope they sounded like irritated sixth graders.
Imagine what his daughters go through! Any time they make a mistake they’re probably lectured about all he’s done for them and how ungrateful they are. If he loses 2012 or is forced to resign, he’ll probably tell them he “gave it up” just for them.
LOL
To be fair prez poopiepants ( (T)Lindsay)–they also forget to remind everyone that you ‘won’.
Notice that Obama’s ego is is so total that he refers to reporters who work for privately owned newspapapers as “my folks”. He refers to the Secretary of State as “my Secretary of State” and “My Secretary of Defense”. Everything is about him. Everybody serves him. He reminds me alot of Zod in Superman 11. Someone says “Thank God” and Zod says “No, thank Zod”.
I might be showing my age with that cinematic reference.
BTW, shouldn’t Obama thank Charlie Gibson at ABC News. Gibson began an interview with Obama by saying: “You gave an extraordinary speech…”
So the presidential
propagandapress pool is disappointed with how they are being treated? Perhaps they should have studied up on how people normally get treated when they “give it up” on the first date. Good luck getting any shred of your self respect back.Quite honestly, I would like Soetoro to remain overseas. He does less damage there (I think).
The press literally covered up Obeyme’s dubious background, concealed his records, rewrote his history, and praised him to high heaven for over two years, and now he’s saying they never say Thank You! This guy’s ego is so out of control – he’s gotta go.
#27On November 16th, 2010 at 2:02 pm, FirstSkirt said:
Indeed. Read this:
What is there to thank him for? The press did the heavy lifitng. Still do. So BHO should thank his lucky stars they have not changed their collective minds, YET.
Hey there, I Took The Red Pill #29 - it is a pleasure reading your blog. I check it out everyday – thanks!
FirstSkirt,
Thank you so much for your kind words!