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President Obama Jokes About Being a Bad Bowler: 'It's Like the Special Olympics'
ABC ^ | March 19, 2009 | Jake Tapper

Posted on 03/19/2009 7:06:51 PM PDT by cdchik123

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.

When asked about the remark, the White House said the president did not intend to offend.

"The president made an off-hand remark making fun of his own bowling that was in no way intended to disparage the Special Olympics," White House deputy press secretary Bill Burton said. "He thinks the Special Olympics is a wonderful program that gives an opportunity for people with disabilities from around the world."

Facing tough questions about the performance of his Treasury Secretary, $165 million in bonuses for AIG officials and anticipating a fight over his $3.55 trillion budget, the president has not had a particularly good week, and it's unlikely this will help matters.

- jpt


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To: Biggirl
Obie's Social Security Administration has already begun a full scale assault on the disabled. Every day the rules are changing and are more and more antagonistic toward particularly those with mental illness.
241 posted on 03/20/2009 5:06:13 AM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Barak Obama: Pontificator in and Poster Child for the Peter Principle)
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To: All
Well, the Friends have been all over this story this morning. Geraldo and the blonde Juliet gave him a pass but not Brian and Steve. By the way, Geraldo announced that he is a Republican and all for capitalism.
242 posted on 03/20/2009 5:16:10 AM PDT by Miss Didi ( "After all...tomorrow is another day." Scarlett O'Hara, Gone with the Wind)
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To: GatorGirl

Tapper’s Twitter update this morning:

jaketapperPreparing for day of hypocrisy: conservs who would normally defend the SpecOlymp joke acting offended, liberals saying lighten up. Sigh


243 posted on 03/20/2009 5:23:50 AM PDT by elc
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To: cdchik123

So he’s spending his days trying to keep up his nonexistent bowling skills when he should be running the country. Nice one.


244 posted on 03/20/2009 5:26:04 AM PDT by boughtwithaprice
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To: Miss Didi

246 posted on 03/20/2009 5:29:37 AM PDT by Miss Didi ( "After all...tomorrow is another day." Scarlett O'Hara, Gone with the Wind)
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To: Miss Didi
Fast Eddie Rendell just told the Friends that the American people will forgive him after all he has done for the Special Olympics. Huh???
247 posted on 03/20/2009 5:32:00 AM PDT by Miss Didi ( "After all...tomorrow is another day." Scarlett O'Hara, Gone with the Wind)
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To: gov_bean_ counter

Not suprising. Some people treat mental illnesses as if there is no such thing.


248 posted on 03/20/2009 5:32:31 AM PDT by Biggirl (GO UCONN!=^..^==^..^==^..^==^..^==^..^=)
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To: cdchik123

See what happens when he looks away from the teleprompter. David Axelrod must have been cringing. I hope the sound bite is used in ads against 0bama.


249 posted on 03/20/2009 5:36:40 AM PDT by kevinm13 (Tim Geithner is a tax cheat. Manmade "Global Warming" is a HOAX!)
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To: NObama2008

There is plenty to see here because I believe the POTUS should have the ability to think before he speaks. He needs to get off the tv, close down the bowling alley, forget the brackets, the dog, the garden, get serious about the position and job that the American people elected him to do. Be assured that if a Republican would have made that statement, all of the alphabets would have had Special Olympics spokespeople on at 7:00AM, denouncing his dangerous disregard to the mentally challenged.


250 posted on 03/20/2009 5:39:18 AM PDT by Toespi
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To: cdchik123

He is the most egotistical lying pompous a$$h*le out there...


251 posted on 03/20/2009 5:40:43 AM PDT by Fawn (http://tinypic.com/player.php?v=v8320y&s=5)
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To: Volunteer

Thank you for saying that. I was thinking the same thing. Shame on this man who took for granted that his children do not require special needs. His only crave is attention. I hate this man and what he is doing to our country. Every day i get up and think, “Hey he can’t possibly do worse today?”. I am shocked at what i see and hear every day. Wake up America, Let’s take our country back from this Marxist thug from Kenya.


252 posted on 03/20/2009 5:40:55 AM PDT by freebird5850 (O-Bomba is not the Messia. Jesus was a carpenter and could build a cabinet!)
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To: cdchik123

Obama even admitted he lies on the campaign trail——re: the comment about promising a dog to his kids. He said it was a ‘campaign promise’......intoherwords....not really meant.


253 posted on 03/20/2009 5:41:35 AM PDT by Fawn (http://tinypic.com/player.php?v=v8320y&s=5)
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To: Big_Monkey

Tapper is no conservative that’s for sure, but you can tell he likes tweaking the sycophantic Obamedia.


254 posted on 03/20/2009 5:58:44 AM PDT by Callahan
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To: cdchik123

I’ve run out of words to describe my contempt for this (fill in the blank).


255 posted on 03/20/2009 6:13:37 AM PDT by sarasota
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To: cdchik123

If Bush had said this...


256 posted on 03/20/2009 6:14:18 AM PDT by unixfox (The 13th Amendment Abolished Slavery, The 16th Amendment Reinstated It !)
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To: cdchik123
Anyone remember this one, being distributed from a Democrat campaign office back in the 2004 campaign?


257 posted on 03/20/2009 6:14:35 AM PDT by Gondring (Paul Revere would have been flamed as a naysayer troll and told to go back to Boston.)
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To: Hilltop

Yeah. What Inauguration?


258 posted on 03/20/2009 6:15:16 AM PDT by sarasota
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To: RepublitarianRoger2
This guy’s mouth throws gutter balls.

throws them?

Something else came to mind.

259 posted on 03/20/2009 6:15:54 AM PDT by Gondring (Paul Revere would have been flamed as a naysayer troll and told to go back to Boston.)
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To: LongElegantLegs

What makes it funny?


260 posted on 03/20/2009 6:16:46 AM PDT by sarasota
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