No matter your thoughts on Joe Scarborough, this is a segment you will likely enjoy. Posted on 04/18/2012 8:59:15 AM PDT by Lucky9teen
No matter your thoughts on Joe Scarborough, this is a segment you will likely enjoy.
On Wednesday, panel member Willie Geist set his sights on Mitt Romney’s infamous dog-on-the-roof story for his segment “News You Can’t Use.” But before you go rolling your eyes thinking it’s just another anti-Romney piece in the media, just wait: Geist also introduced a far less known story about Obama’s own dog controversy. You remember, the time he admitted to eating dog.
Yes, Obama has eaten dog and admitted to it. In fact, the Daily Caller found it in Obama’s book, “Dreams From My Father”:
“With Lolo, I learned how to eat small green chill peppers raw with dinner (plenty of rice), and, away from the dinner table, I was introduced to dog meat (tough), snake meat (tougher), and roasted grasshopper (crunchy). Like many Indonesians, Lolo followed a brand of Islam that could make room for the remnants of more ancient animist and Hindu faiths. He explained that a man took on the powers of whatever he ate: One day soon, he promised, he would bring home a piece of tiger meat for us to share.” [Emphasis added]
And yes, there’s audio of Obama reading it:
The news has sparked a twitter war of sorts between the Romney and Obama camps, especially after David Axelrod famously tweeted a picture of Obama and his dog a few months ago taking a shot at Romney and saying, “How loving owners transport their dogs.” ABC’s Jake Tapper explains:
The discovery that the president had eaten dog meat prompted wise-cracks on twitter (hashtag — #ObamaDogRecipes) and this tweet from Romney strategist Eric Fehrstrom, who re-tweeted Axelrod’s original message with a different take on the picture of the president and Bo.
“@EricFehrn: In hindsight, a chilling photo,” he wrote.
Obama campaign spokesman Ben LaBolt tweeted in response: “@BenLaBolt What’s the next attack @EricFerhn and the RNC will surface on a 6-10 year old?”
With the segment already fairly whacky at this point, Scarbourough lost it after Geist read the tweets:
By the way, the Daily Caller is having a lot of fun with news. In fact, they’ve even created some graphics and clever tag lines.
DOG...it’s what’s for dinner
at the White House
L O L !
LASSIE...”If I had a son...he would look like Obama’s lunch”
His name was Lolo / He served me show dog / With yellow mustard in its hair / In a sauce made out of pear
In case you missed it, Obama once ate a dog.
Obama: “I can’t believe Romney strapped his dog to the roof of his car. That ruins the flavor.”
I should have suspected something when Obama stopped by Glenn Reynolds’s house for drinks.
All jokes aside, Obama obviously loves dogs. He even wrote a book “To Serve Dog.”
For those not getting the humor, eating a dog in our culture is considered a bit sociopathic.
Our culture is superior.
Politics, it’s an Obama-eat-dog world.
Obama 2012: “Mmm… puppies.”
Obama 2012: “And your little dog, too!”
Obama isn’t anti-woman; when he said “bitch,” he was referring to his meal.
This is a humor goldmine. This is the best thing Obama has ever done for me.
Obama can’t spend his time on these silly attacks; he has a lot on his plate right now.
When Obama was looking for a dog he wasn’t allergic to, I thought it was the dander he was worried about.
There’s that out of touch Romney, too rich to ever have to eat a dog.
Obama: “This proper dog care course is useless; they haven’t said on thing about how long to marinate them.”
Obama 2012: “Hasn’t eaten a dog in awhile.”
Obama: “Well what was I supposed to do with the leftovers from my dog fighting ring?”
Dog bites man – not news. Man bites dog – news. President bites dog – BEST NIGHT OF TWITTER EVER!!!
I thought something funny would happen to Obama like when Carter was bitten by a rabbit, but I was way off.
How can you tell if you’re a humorless lefty? You don’t find this dog stuff hilarious.
We need to get Jeremiah Wright’s opinion on this dog eating thing.
“I promise you: If you like your dog, you can keep him. Though I may ask you to share some with me.”
Obama: “Call me a ‘foodie,’ but I really love the Westminster Dog Show.”
Cesar Milan: “Remember, it’s exercise, discipline, then affection.”
Obama: “Yeah, but what temperature do I set the oven?”
Obama was so disappointed when he went to Taco Bell and found out they didn’t actually have Chihuahuas.
This is a good opportunity if Marmaduke ever wanted to be politically relevant.
I could do this all night, but I’m dog tired – which to Obama means being sleepy from having a big meal.
I am pinging you to this thread because there is a lot of good material that you might not have seen. :-)
Thanks, FA!
My jaws hurt. (No. Not from eating tough dog meat.)
0’s next book, “To Serve Dog”
Wait it’s a cookbook!
There were so many funny ones, and I don't know why, but that Dolphin one was my favorite.
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