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Media Avoids Commenting on Stoned Appearance of Obama in Olympics Interview
The Gateway Pundit ^ | Saturday, February 8, 2014 | Kristinn Taylor

Posted on 02/09/2014 10:47:23 AM PST by kristinn

I follow many reporters on Twitter. They are usually free with their observations of the political scene—some more free than others. They have a caustic wit from years of covering hack politicians, but they also have a protective manner when it comes to President Barack Obama.

A case in point is Obama’s interview with NBC Sports’ Bob Costas taped Thursday but broadcast Friday evening as part of the network’s coverage of the opening ceremonies of the Sochi Winter Olympic Games. As reported last night at the Gateway Pundit, viewers took to Twitter last night to express their astonishment at how stoned Obama looked.

Obama’s eyelids drooped, his eyes looked bloodshot and one side of his mouth drooped as he spoke. That led to many people wondering if Obama, who has admitted to being a major druggie in high school and college, was high during the interview.

Notably missing from those expressing concern about the president’s apparent drug induced impairment were members of the ever-opinionating press. Only one reporter that I saw on Twitter expressed concern over Obama, asking what was wrong with his eyes.

If this had been President George W. Bush, who owned up to problems with alcohol as a young married man and quit drinking, the media would have been all over him last night and would be demanding answers from the White House today.

Before critics start saying this is just conservatives piling on Obama once again, I’ll remind you that one of the first to post a screen capture of what he thought was a “high” Obama was a liberal who later expressed concern how conservatives would use his screen grab of Obama.

YouTube video of Obama interview here


TOPICS: Government; Sports
KEYWORDS: bobcostas; choomgang; demagogicparty; enemedia; libertarians; medicalmarijuana; memebuilding; obama; olympics; partisanmediashill; partisanmediashills; russia; sochi
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To: DariusBane

He was not stoned. He did not slur his words in speech. He did not display a delay in response. He did not wet his pants, best we can tell. He did seem to have lid lag at times. He did come off friendlier and less confrontational, but I think that is because he was in friendly territory with Costas.


21 posted on 02/09/2014 2:11:10 PM PST by Texas Songwriter
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To: kristinn
I seem to recall something to the effect that all gub-mint workers in sensitive positions are subject to urinalysis on suspicion of intoxication? DOT has all CDL holders, private and public service liable, and we don`t even carry the “football”.
22 posted on 02/09/2014 3:11:56 PM PST by nomad
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To: DariusBane

Why did Obama look that way? What’s your best guess? We are talking about the President of the United States here - not Bob Costas...


23 posted on 02/09/2014 3:14:02 PM PST by GOPJ (The Nation's divided between those who are to be fooled and those who do the fooling.Greenfield)
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To: All
Link to complete interview on one YouTube video.
24 posted on 02/09/2014 3:24:27 PM PST by kristinn (Welcome to the Soviet States of Obama)
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To: GOPJ

Lets not be like the idiots who Blamed Bush for everything.

Obama was Obama. Aloof, smirking, whatever. Stoned? Nah.


25 posted on 02/09/2014 5:12:45 PM PST by DariusBane (Liberty and Risk. Flip sides of the same coin. So how much risk will YOU accept?)
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To: DariusBane

Well, what do you think was going on?


26 posted on 02/09/2014 5:54:42 PM PST by GOPJ (The Nation's divided between those who are to be fooled and those who do the fooling.Greenfield)
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To: GOPJ

Nothing. Keep digging. I will say the same thing. Nothing. Whatever people just really really want to see in the video? I guess those people can see that. Whatever “that” is. So have fun with “that”. Whatever your “that” is.


27 posted on 02/09/2014 6:00:17 PM PST by DariusBane (Liberty and Risk. Flip sides of the same coin. So how much risk will YOU accept?)
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To: DariusBane
Lets not be like the idiots who Blamed Bush for everything. Obama was Obama. Aloof, smirking, whatever. Stoned? Nah.

Very much agreed.

28 posted on 02/09/2014 7:42:27 PM PST by logi_cal869
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To: DariusBane

I’m asking you what you see...


29 posted on 02/09/2014 7:45:02 PM PST by GOPJ ("Hillary Clinton says (the) press has big egos and no brains". Tony Blair - May 19, 1993)
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To: GOPJ

Nothing. I see nothing. For the love of pootie pooh and Hillary’s cackeling cankles i see nothing. Nada. Zero. Zilch. How else can i say it. He doesn’t look stoned. Why do you keep asking my opinion? While flattering to be considered the ordained expert in the field of Obama huffing i have rendered my admittedly vaunted opinion three times. So i wave my pontific staff three times in ritual renouncing of evil and pot. Happy?


30 posted on 02/09/2014 7:54:26 PM PST by DariusBane (Liberty and Risk. Flip sides of the same coin. So how much risk will YOU accept?)
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To: DariusBane
Nothing. I see nothing.

LOL - I assume that's done with a slight German accent...

31 posted on 02/10/2014 6:14:47 AM PST by GOPJ ("Hillary Clinton says (the) press has big egos and no brains". - Tony Blair - May 19, 1993)
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To: GOPJ

Ja ja ja. Die Marihuana ist verboten! Der kenianische Präsident ist verboten! Alles verboten ist! Anders als das tun, was sie wollen!


32 posted on 02/10/2014 6:39:38 AM PST by DariusBane (Liberty and Risk. Flip sides of the same coin. So how much risk will YOU accept?)
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To: DariusBane

You missed it again - I was referring to the “I see nothing” comment by Sgt Schultz of Hogan’s Heros... It was a joke. Lighten up Darius.


33 posted on 02/10/2014 6:48:58 AM PST by GOPJ ("Hillary Clinton says (the) press has big egos and no brains". - Tony Blair - May 19, 1993)
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To: GOPJ

I got that Francis.

My response was from a ski resort in Germany. The sign had a long list of forbidden. The last forbidden item was “everything is forbidden”. At the end of the list it said “other than that, do what you want”.


34 posted on 02/10/2014 7:08:04 AM PST by DariusBane (Liberty and Risk. Flip sides of the same coin. So how much risk will YOU accept?)
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