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Not funny: Barack Obama laughs at Wanda Sykes "joke" about wanting Rush Limbaugh dead
Telegraph.co.uk ^ | May 10, 2009 at 17:51:55 | Toby Harnden

Posted on 05/10/2009 11:58:37 AM PDT by fiodora

What was Wanda Sykes thinking? Perhaps more to the point, what was President Barack Obama thinking when he laughed and smiled as the comedienne wished Rush Limbaugh dead?

Although the Left is reporting her White House Correspondents' Dinner speech as "taking shots" at Limbaugh and mocking everyone, that's a gross misrepresentation of what turned into a hateful and disgusting diatribe.

She then concluded: "Rush Limbaugh, I hope the country fails, I hope his kidneys fail, how about that? He needs a good waterboarding, that's what he needs." Obama seemed to think this bit was pretty hilarious, grinning and chuckling and turning to share the "joke" with the person sitting on his right.

There's not much room for differing interpretations of what Sykes said. She called Limbaugh a terrorist and a traitor, suggested that he be tortured and wished him dead.

What was his crime? Hoping that Obama's policies - which he views as socialist - will fail.

That's way, way beyond reasoned debate or comedy and Obama's reaction to it was astonishing.

Hard to take from the man who promised a new era of civility and elevated debate in Washington.

(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bho44; bho44whcad; obamathinking; sykes; wandasykes; whcd
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1 posted on 05/10/2009 11:58:38 AM PDT by fiodora
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To: fiodora

Obama voters are what they voted for ...


2 posted on 05/10/2009 12:03:03 PM PDT by Wontsubmit
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To: fiodora

They’re all sick psychos.


3 posted on 05/10/2009 12:05:06 PM PDT by webschooner
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To: Wontsubmit

Can you imagine someone [let’s say a white person] saying something similar about 0bongo?


4 posted on 05/10/2009 12:06:17 PM PDT by fiodora
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To: fiodora

Obama is evil, he was just revealing what’s in his heart.


5 posted on 05/10/2009 12:06:20 PM PDT by freedomfiter2
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To: fiodora

How about thinking about it happening to FUBO


6 posted on 05/10/2009 12:07:40 PM PDT by clamper1797 (FUBO ... protege of the unholy union of Karl Marx and affirmative action)
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To: Wontsubmit

It’s definitely no surprise that leftists want their political opponents dead,

look at history.

EVERY time they come to power, and get enough power, their political enemies die in great numbers.


7 posted on 05/10/2009 12:09:09 PM PDT by MrB (Go Galt now, Bowman later)
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To: MrB

Hope and change.

Bush was far more gracious when Colbert roasted him. No one would ever treat Obama that way.


8 posted on 05/10/2009 12:11:31 PM PDT by Jaguarmike
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To: fiodora

At least the Britts get it.


9 posted on 05/10/2009 12:11:37 PM PDT by svcw (There are 10 kinds of people in the world: Those who know binary and those who don't.)
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To: MrB

Yup, and some willingly consider killing up to 25 million to get their way.


10 posted on 05/10/2009 12:12:11 PM PDT by swatbuznik
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To: fiodora
It was funny too them. I'm pretty sure the people that laughed at that, didn't laugh like I did when Castro fell on his face the other year.

Damn, that is still funny!

11 posted on 05/10/2009 12:12:45 PM PDT by BallyBill (Serial Hit-N-Run poster)
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To: Jaguarmike
No one would ever dare treat Obama that way.

I believe this is how you meant it?

12 posted on 05/10/2009 12:13:19 PM PDT by MrB (Go Galt now, Bowman later)
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To: Wontsubmit

I am sick of hearing that, why the hell should the rest of us suffer?


13 posted on 05/10/2009 12:13:38 PM PDT by svcw (There are 10 kinds of people in the world: Those who know binary and those who don't.)
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To: svcw

Have you written your STATE legislators in support of 10th amendment sovereignty legislation?

That’s the only way we won’t suffer along with the utopians.


14 posted on 05/10/2009 12:15:06 PM PDT by MrB (Go Galt now, Bowman later)
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To: fiodora

Wanda does not think. She just robot like recites the left dribble.


15 posted on 05/10/2009 12:16:06 PM PDT by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote.)
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To: svcw

“At least the Britts get it.”
You got that right!!!!
Barack Obama stand-up: he’s not very funny
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/iain_martin/blog/2009/05/10/barack_obama_standup_hes_not_very_funny


16 posted on 05/10/2009 12:17:50 PM PDT by fiodora
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To: MrB

Living in California - no.


17 posted on 05/10/2009 12:18:04 PM PDT by svcw (There are 10 kinds of people in the world: Those who know binary and those who don't.)
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To: fiodora
Can you imagine someone [let’s say a white person] saying something similar about 0bongo?

Imagine the Secret Service knocking on your door.

18 posted on 05/10/2009 12:18:36 PM PDT by Poison Pill (The Bond Market: Doing the job the Republicans won't do.)
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To: fiodora
Obama Watch BUMP!
19 posted on 05/10/2009 12:19:42 PM PDT by EternalVigilance ("I tremble for my country when I consider that God is just.")
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To: Poison Pill

“Imagine the Secret Service knocking on your door,”

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! You made me laugh, but you are 100% right!


20 posted on 05/10/2009 12:21:08 PM PDT by fiodora
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