White House Keeps Distance From Joke

Associated Press ^ | May 11, 2009 | Associated Press

[Baladas]

WASHINGTON (May 11) -- The White House is keeping its distance from an entertainer's joke comparing commentator Rush Limbaugh to a terrorist.

Presidential spokesman Robert Gibbs on Monday was asked for President Barack Obama's reaction to the joke by comic actress Wanda Sykes at Saturday's White House Correspondents' Association dinner. Obama took part in the event.

[Baladas]

Good luck with the distancing efforts, Barack Hussein Obama, since it was the White House dinner. I really think they weren't kidding, they do consider Limbaugh to be a terrorist.

[Retired Greyhound]

It would be easier to distance himself had he not been 5 feet from the joke teller. And laughing.

[Cyman]

Reminds me of a saying about not being able to unring a bell.

[silverleaf]

“Presidential spokesman Robert Gibbs on Monday was asked for President Barack Obama’s reaction to the joke ... “

damage control in effect. obama’s reaction” is a matter of public record, captured on videotape for any pinhead who wasn’t there. he laughed his head off.

[svcw]

How do you distance yourself from the joke when there are dozens of pictures of you laughing at that very joke?

[freekitty]

That’s true.

[Yankee]

I believe that the S-—bird in Chief wasn’t laughing along with Sykes, just like he didn’t bow to the king of Saudi Arabia.

You right-wingers have to stop having these delusional visions.

[Carley]

Bull.

sending the boob out there who said he hadn’t even spoken to the messiah about the remarks was hardly a distancing.

Rather it was no doubt a snickering.

[svcw]

Those of you who wondered about Applebees and Skyes:

Thank you for contacting Applebee’s. Wanda Sykes provided voiceover for Applebee’s advertising from Oct. 2007 - Feb. 2008. Ms. Sykes has not been affiliated with the company for nearly 15 months.

Sincerely,

Jessica V.
Guest Relations Coordinator II
Case # 925038

[EQAndyBuzz]

Here we go. Obama is deeply disturbed by the joke and promises a full investigation.

There is no need for an investigation. Everyone knows Karl Rove changed the script right before she went on.

[kromike]

I'd like the opportunity to tell Dear Leader that I hope his kidneys fail just to elicit a reaction.

For saying that, I'd probably be taken behind the chemical sheds & executed but I don't fear him. He's a mere child with a lot of political power.

[Baladas]

Jessica did a great job in that reply of distancing the company she works for from Wanda Sykes, that’s for sure. She can, the fake POTUS won’t.

[Mojave]

It would be easier to distance himself had he not been 5 feet from the joke teller.

I'm surprised that Obama didn't run and embrace Sykes after she expressed her death wish on Rush Limbaugh.

[Troy McGreggor]

Is is really quite easy. You or your sympathetic press release a story that says you are ‘distancing’ yourself from it.

Abracadaver, you are now distant from it. The news says so.

[counterpunch]

Keeping its distance?
I think they must have meant “distancing itself...”
Because 0bama was all over it laughing his ass off the first time around.
 

[Bob J]

If it were Bush the headline would read “Bush Refuses to Condemn Intolerant Hate Speech”.

[Seaplaner]

Marxist Obama's handlers have, apparently, put the word out to demonize el Rushbo at every turn; and, to connect every Republican w Rush.

Fine.

Why don't we (meaning GOPers on the Hill) ask (over and over and over) how much influence has (and had) domestic terrorist Bill Ayers over Obama's formative world view and over his current plans (including the inevitable "Five Year Plans") and policies?

I can't imagine that Marxist Obama (and his employees in the news media) would avoid the Bill Ayers topic so scrupulously if there weren't some serious history and influence from the terrorist on our current, and alleged (birth cert pending) president.

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[Cyber Liberty]

He was filmed laughing his ass off at “the joke.” Good luck distancing yourself, Hussein.

[True Republican Patriot]

Zero Hussein was laughing his darn BUTT off after Syke’s delivered the extremely offensive diatribe! It was NO JOKE, but a Sicko statement and Obama almosy fell off his stinking chair howling with a gut wrenching laughter and GIBBS has the Guts to try and say nis Boss found it inappropriate! Gibbs cant hold a candle to Baghdad Bob!
Zero Hussein is Disgusting! Thought it was Cool giving Clinton the finger multiple times, threatening Hannity, and now accusing Limbaugh of Hoorrendous crap!

[Gay State Conservative]

Osama’s “keeping his distance???? Yah,sure! He laughed...and showed not the least amount of disapproval or discomfort...at the “joke”.Contrast that to The Most Ethical Couple In History staring daggers at Imus as he was,in essence,calling them both crooks and liars a few years back.