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Obama insults Special Olympics?
hotair.com ^ | March 19, 2009 | Ed Morrissey

Posted on 03/19/2009 7:04:47 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

You know how you can tell when a President has a bad day? When his comparison of an American corporation to terrorists is the second-stupidest thing he said:

The first appearance by a sitting president on “The Tonight Show” may well end up being the last.

President Obama, in his taping with Jay Leno Thursday afternoon, attempted to yuk it up with the funnyman, and ended up insulting the disabled.

Towards the end of his approximately 40-minute appearance, the president talked about how he’s gotten better at bowling and has been practicing in the White House bowling alley.

He bowled a 129, the president said.

“That’s very good, Mr. President,” Leno said sarcastically.

It’s “like the Special Olympics or something,” the president said.

Maybe he should have brought his Teleprompter with him.

(Excerpt) Read more at hotair.com ...


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1 posted on 03/19/2009 7:04:47 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
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To: Free ThinkerNY

And the idiots called bush an embarrassment.


2 posted on 03/19/2009 7:06:11 PM PDT by Ghost of Philip Marlowe (The Stimulus Package: Preamble to the Democrat's new Declaration of In Dependence)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Commie DemocRATS are famous for this. Another ‘RAT did this not long ago. I can’t remember which one it was though. ‘RATS are all alike to me.


3 posted on 03/19/2009 7:06:41 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Just being a "U.S. citizen" does not make one an American.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Oh my goodness. He really keeps putting his foot in his mouth. Of course, when people say off the cuff stuff like that it usually shows how they honestly feel. He feels like he can always have a little fun at someone else’s expense.


4 posted on 03/19/2009 7:06:54 PM PDT by brytlea (Jesus loves me, this I know.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Just heard this on Greta... OMG this guy is a gift that keeps on giving without his teleprompter.


5 posted on 03/19/2009 7:06:56 PM PDT by vortigern (Watch this: http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZxBX8sz3tO8)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Rookies will make an ass out of themselves...


6 posted on 03/19/2009 7:07:05 PM PDT by Libloather (What did one polar bear say to another polar bear? "Dang, its cold out here...")
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To: Free ThinkerNY

He is such a jerk.

I bet it gets cut.


7 posted on 03/19/2009 7:07:06 PM PDT by KansasGirl
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To: vortigern

I wonder if they are going to implant a teleprompter into his eyeball so he stops doing these things?


8 posted on 03/19/2009 7:07:41 PM PDT by brytlea (Jesus loves me, this I know.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
I just heard that, I hope it was heard by Arnolds mother in-law. Will be interesting to see what Maria Shriver has to say!.
9 posted on 03/19/2009 7:08:23 PM PDT by Milly (An Aggie Grama .)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

No TOTUS, no class.


10 posted on 03/19/2009 7:08:44 PM PDT by LikeLight (http://www.believersguidetolegalissues.com)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
I can't wait for the “Special” Comedians Hour on Comedy Central. Bet Stewart and Colbert don't say a word.
11 posted on 03/19/2009 7:08:48 PM PDT by BallyBill (Serial Hit-N-Run poster)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Obama isn’t smart enough to insult the Special Olympics.


12 posted on 03/19/2009 7:08:56 PM PDT by doc1019 (and a child shall lead them)
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To: KansasGirl

>He is such a jerk.
>I bet it gets cut.

Is it wrong to hope it doesen’t?


13 posted on 03/19/2009 7:11:13 PM PDT by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: brytlea

His chief teleprompter writer is twenty-seven years old, so this kind of insulting ‘humor’ is probably what passes for normal conversation in the Obama oval office.

Every day more of his true classlessness is exposed - Columbia and Harvard education notwithstanding.


14 posted on 03/19/2009 7:11:20 PM PDT by maica (Barack Obama is a Communist Party Project.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Dumbo has gone “full retard”.


15 posted on 03/19/2009 7:11:22 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: BallyBill

They will never mention it. If Bush had said it, they would have never, ever dropped it.


16 posted on 03/19/2009 7:12:14 PM PDT by Volunteer (Though I know that the hypnotized never lie, do ya? - The Who)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
This is where the new media makes the difference.

Bush would've been flayed if he'd said this.

The MSM will try to bury it. Not this one. This will have legs, you watch.

17 posted on 03/19/2009 7:13:00 PM PDT by lawnguy (The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil-Cicero)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

That was Al Gore. George Will, who has a son with Down Syndrome, called him on it.


18 posted on 03/19/2009 7:13:04 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: brytlea

Yes just like the comment about Jessica Simpson’s “weight issue”.


19 posted on 03/19/2009 7:13:07 PM PDT by christianhomeschoolmommaof3 (I home school because I have seen the village and I don't want it raising my children.)
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To: Ghost of Philip Marlowe

“And the idiots called bush an embarrassment.”

ROTFLMAO, that is soooo right. They must be appalled when they realize that they are rooting for the dog that caught the car. Lots of excitement, but NO abilty to manage the situation.


20 posted on 03/19/2009 7:13:27 PM PDT by StatenIsland
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