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Obama's 'Punch Drunk' Interview His Marie Antoinette Moment
Start Thinking Right ^ | March 24, 2009 | Michael Eden

Posted on 03/24/2009 6:27:19 AM PDT by Michael Eden

I call it Barack Obama's "Marie Antoinette moment."

Via Gateway Pundit:

Ouch!... 60 Minutes Reporter Asks Giggly Obama: "Are You Punch-Drunk?"

Steve Kroft from "60 Minutes" tore into a giggly Barack Obama during their interview that will air tonight. The Pro-Obama reporter asks the giggling president, "Are you punch-drunk?"

Ouch! punch-drunk- suffering cerebral injury usually from many minute brain hemorrhages that is a result of repeated head blows received in boxing and is typically marked by mental confusion, incoordination, and slurred speech

The Politico reported, via Free Republic:

President Barack Obama said he believes the global financial system remains at risk of implosion with the failure of Citigroup or AIG, touching off “an even more destructive recession and potentially depression.”

His remarks came in a “60 Minutes” interview in which he was pressed by an incredulous Steve Kroft for laughing and chuckling several times while discussing the perilous state of the world’s economy.

“You're sitting here. And you're— you are laughing. You are laughing about some of these problems. Are people going to look at this and say, "I mean, he's sitting there just making jokes about money—” How do you deal with— I mean: explain. . .” Kroft asks at one point.

“Are you punch drunk?” Kroft says.

“No, no. There's gotta be a little gallows humor to get you through the day,” Obama says, with a laugh.

Maybe The New York Post is right. Maybe the Golden Boy is cracking up?
posted by Gateway Pundit at 3/22/2009 04:25:00 PM
I can't help but think back to the "terrible" interview that Sarah Palin had with Katie Couric. Sarah Palin's son Track departed for Iraq earlier the same day as the interview with Katie Couric. Was it fair to destroy her for not having her A-game during a day when she should clearly be forgiven for being distracted?

And yet even Katie Couric didn't have to ask Sarah Palin if she was "punch drunk." Nor did she giggle like an idiot while being asked questions about the plunging economy and the suffering it was causing the American people.

At least the bad economy hasn't distracted from the cocktail parties that the Obamas are hosting at the White House every Wednesday night for connected liberals. Michlle Malkin notes that "this party atmosphere sends the wrong message."

Well, only if you think the president literally giggling over the terrible economy is "the wrong message." I guess it's kind of like that whole "It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is," things.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: 60minutesinterview; agenda; barackobama; bho2009; democrats; obama; obamatruthfile; punchdrunk; sarahpalin
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To: aruanan
I finally heard a recording of Obama's giggling, tittering answers. He wasn't punch drunk. I think he was just stoned. Or something worse.

0bama drunk: The Country's sunk.
0bama stoned: The Country groaned.
0bama high: The Country will die.
0bmam drunk & stoned & high? Lord help us!
41 posted on 03/24/2009 8:26:47 AM PDT by HighlyOpinionated (The Constitution & Bill of Rights stand as a whole. Remove any part & nullify the whole.)
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To: Michael Eden
Among my friends we always wonder:

1. Is he doing this on purpose? 2. Is he doing this because he is naive?

When I started hearing that he may be another Carter I couldn't believe that someone would be as naive as Carter was. But it looks like it is turning out to be true.

42 posted on 03/24/2009 8:52:28 AM PDT by FreeManWhoCan (Who is Tlag Nhoj?)
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To: Michael Eden

obama’s sounds and acts more like a stoned fifteen year old with an unlimited credit card.


43 posted on 03/24/2009 9:48:21 AM PDT by Vaduz
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To: HighlyOpinionated

I came across this article some time back - and copied it to the hard drive.

You have to conclude that Obama has some degree of narcissism; how else can you explain a man running for President with so little experience? How would you justify TO YOURSELF that you are ready to run the greatest nation on earth?

It was a good point to bring in, and thank you for making it.


44 posted on 03/25/2009 11:02:19 AM PDT by Michael Eden
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To: FreeManWhoCan

Liberalism is like a bizarre religious cult; it can never be proven wrong for those who have steeped themselves into it.

I think that - literally - the only thing liberals do well is blame those whom they target for blame/attack. Otherwise, they can’t do anything. When one completely succumbs to an ideology, anything that tends to disprove the ideology must be attacked.

When the media becomes propagandist, then THE story is “pile on whoever liberals are targeting and run the story ad nauseum.”


45 posted on 03/25/2009 11:07:20 AM PDT by Michael Eden
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