Obama does not know what "fulsome" means

February 24, 2009 | reaganaut1

[benjibrowder]

Oh, he understood. He didn’t think anyone would catch it.

[dfwgator]

He probably has some friends in Fulsome Prison.

[Rippin]

President Bush is no longer in office. We are tired of attacking presidents for their verbal miscues. Time to move on.

[ShadowAce]

Interesting. He misused the word "enormity" as well.

Both words have negative meanings, yet sound innocent.

[Red in Blue PA]

Perhaps it was a Freudian slip, as “excessively or insincerely lavish: fulsome admiration” is the best definition of Obama since becoming the Dem nominee.

[Red in Blue PA]

“He misused the word “enormity” as well.”

Alot of people misuse that word. They want to come off sounding intelligent but look foolish (to those familiar with the true meaning).

[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

4. encompassing all aspects; comprehensive: a fulsome survey of the political situation in Central America.

He used it right, although there would be better words considering the wide range of meanings of the word "fulsome".

[FreePaul]

...presenting to the American people a program that is offensive to good taste, excessive, overdone or gross.

So is Obama ignorant or honest?

[DBrow]

Nothing to worry about, this is an example of his strong meretricious ways.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

I note Bambi never says “taxpayers money.” Its always “hard earned taxpayers money.”

[DBrow]

It was one of many tools the left used to trash a republican president. Why abandon a tool that has been shown to work?

[a fool in paradise]

He’s so clean and articulate, isn’t he? Thank Joe Biden for pointing this out about B.O.

[3catsanadog]

The Barack administration is fulsome. The country being ruled by Democrats is fulsome. Spector, Snow & Collins are fulsome.

Yeah, I like using that word!

[a fool in paradise]

The Clintonita Globe still can’t get over attacking former President Bush. The cover this week has George W Bush with a pained look on his face and a headline that says “after 3 weeks” he’s contemplating suicide.

[TC Rider]

I’ve heard the word used to describe well endowed women, but not the kind you take home to Mother.

[livius]

Mr Malaprop strikes again. I love it, though, because without intending it, he actually used a very appropriate word.

[VRWCmember]

"I just want to make sure that we're having an honest debate and presenting to the American people a fulsome accounting of what is going on in this program."

Well, the more details I learn about it the more fulsome it becomes.

[SumProVita]

I actually do NOT think he understood. I have not been impressed with Harvard backgrounds for several years now. I have also not been impressed with the so-called speaking abilities of Mr.Obama.

[Oztrich Boy]

He went to Columbia and Harvard Law. He was President of the Harvard Law Review. He's written two autobiographies.

Obviously an educated, intelligent, and highly superior person. He is the arbitrator of what is right and proper