When President Obama ‘Pretends to Go to Work’ . . .

The National Review ^ | September 17, 2012 | Jim Geraghty

[2ndDivisionVet]

The New York Times has an article about Showtime’s thriller series “Homeland” . . . and offers this little anecdote:

And then there was that request from the White House screening room. Mr. Gordon’s reaction? “Completely surreal.”

(When [actor Damien] Lewis sat next to the president at a state dinner last spring, he said Mr. Obama told him, “While Michelle and the two girls go play tennis on Saturday afternoons, I go in the Oval Office, pretend I’m going to work, and then I switch on ‘Homeland.’ ”)

Ms. Danes said: “I think we were all stunned — and a little terrified by that idea. The president knows what we do?”

Chiefly, Mr. Lewis said, it was validation that the show’s seemingly far-fetched premise — a Marine held captive by Islamic terrorists is converted into a willing anti-American operative, while the C.I.A. agent on his trail suffers from mental illness — had been rendered compellingly believable. “It was Obama saying this is not unrealistic,” Mr. Lewis said.

Which is more disturbing?

1) That Obama “pretends he’s going to work” on Saturdays and watches “Homeland”?

2) That Obama finds Manchurian Candidate–style POWs-turned-terrorists to be plausible?

I hope the president wasn’t scheduled to review intelligence briefings about threats to our embassies and consulates some recent Saturday.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Try to imagine any other president in this situation.

[Argus]

Which is more disturbing?

1) That Obama “pretends he’s going to work” on Saturdays and watches “Homeland”?

2) That Obama finds Manchurian Candidate–style POWs-turned-terrorists to be plausible?

I’ll take

3) That Obama IS the Manchurian Candidate.

[Cliff Dweller]

He only said he was watching Homeland.. in all honesty it was Cartoons - Classic Looney Tunes as I understand

BE werry werry Quiet... I ‘m hunting Tear-wore-wists. ehhhhhh ehhhhh ehhhh

[JPG]

Cartoons? More like ‘Brokeback Mountain’.

[GeorgeWashingtonsGhost]

Does he EVER use the Oval Office to address the nation? NO. Why? Because one of his many destructive missions is to overturn ALL of America’s traditions. He’s doing a fine job of that and stupid Americans don’t even see it nor do they care.

[Doogle]

...Once upon a time, a “call it in” Senator was elected President, amidst great fanfare and adulation, while others had doubts.
The street hustler is still the street hustler, the lair is still the lair, the incompetent is still incompetent, the only difference is, the doubts have been confirmed.

[Slyfox]

What the hell, Barack! I'm running the Oval Office and you want me to find the clicker for you?

[2ndDivisionVet]

I've heard talk that he has a small, private office that he goes to in sweats and watches basketball, etc. most of the time when he isn't traveling. His underlings do all the work and make the decisions. Valerie Jarrett is president in all but name. No wonder she rates a full Secret Service detail.

[2ndDivisionVet]

How much is it going to cost us to fumigate that whole place?

[Slyfox]

I would be willing to pay for the fumigation myself. And run the machines.

[SMARTY]

I can’t wait until “O’s” excellent adventure is OVER!

What is most frightening is that a President of the US ADMITS faking his work effort... for whatever reason!

It shouldn’t be a shock because we already know that WORK is a foreign concept to “O”...But that he’d ADMIT it!!??

[PghBaldy]

Why do his idiotic people say such things which harm the TOTUS’ image? Incredibly dimwitted thing to say. Also implies he has to do this in secret cause the Missus wouldn’t approve, or something.

[Carriage Hill]

3-4x what we paid to fumigate it from the Klintoons' reign-of-hell. We might need to call the Brits back in to burn it down, so we can rebuild it. The rotting stench of ∅bummer&TheRegimeFromHell is felt thousands of miles away.

[History Repeats]

Nah, not the classics for Obeyma. He’s more of a Spongebob Squarepants kinda guy.

[Talisker]

Damn! Whos the dominant one in that picture! A real president would have slapped her in the face for even presuming that body posture in front of him! HE'S THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES - PUT YOUR ARMS DOWN AND PULL IN THAT CHIN, BITCH!

And uncross your damn legs, Barack, you freeking wimp. AND STAND UP.

Arrrrgghhh....

[RikaStrom]

Ping to our earlier manchurian candidate conversation.

[Doogle]

I’ve been using the word juvenile for about three years.

[Doogle]

...the one thing I would suggest Romney do with in hours of being elected is to “debug” the place.

[newheart]

[utahagen]

I remember when I first heard that Obama quote about someone getting all “wee-weed up”, I had no idea what Obama was talking about. When someone said, “You know, ‘wee-wee’, what little kids call urine?’”, I was dumbfounded. I could not believe the POTUS could be so juvenile. I don't think I used that term after the age of, say, seven, and I've never even heard my six year old son use it.