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
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.
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...
Lets not be like the idiots who Blamed Bush for everything.
Obama was Obama. Aloof, smirking, whatever. Stoned? Nah.
Well, what do you think was going on?
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.
Very much agreed.
I’m asking you what you see...
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?
LOL - I assume that's done with a slight German accent...
Ja ja ja. Die Marihuana ist verboten! Der kenianische Präsident ist verboten! Alles verboten ist! Anders als das tun, was sie wollen!
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.
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”.
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