Posted on 07/15/2011 2:26:34 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station got a very long-distance call Friday from US President Barack Obama, who joked that he thought he was dialing out for pizza.
Hot from giving a press conference at which he pushed Republicans to reach a deal on raising the US debt ceiling, the American president took time out to chat with the 10 astronauts currently aboard the ISS.
"I was just dialing out for pizza, and I didn't expect to end up in space," Obama quipped, raising a laugh from the gathered crew.
But turning serious, he told the astronauts how proud he was of them and said their work "ushers in an exciting new era to push the frontiers of space exploration and human spaceflight."
"The space program has always embodied our sense of adventure and exploration and courage," the president said.
He said he wanted to thank all the men and women of NASA for the work that has been poured into the 30-year space shuttle program which will end when Atlantis and its crew of four return to Earth next week.
"You helped our country lead the space age, you continue to inspire us."
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Great way to honor the last shuttle flight.
Start off with some lame joke.
Effing loser.
This fu++++ thinks he is a stand up comedian, but as we know he is just a jerk.
>> Hot from giving a press conference at which he pushed Republicans to reach a deal on raising the US debt ceiling
Running from one lame comedy act to the next...
Well, that could be true, since he spends tens of thousands of dollars to fly in his pizza maker from Chicago.
I would probably pull something like that myself but then again I’m not screwing the space program.
>> This fu++++ thinks he is a stand up comedian
Tell you what though — I’m sure I’ll be LMAO when he gets dumped next year. So he’ll have at least *one* funny act.
Pathetic. Yeah, the space station exists just for your lame attempts to ridicule them, you mediocre SOB.
So what did I do with the savings....gave it to my Muslim brothers, of course.
“I killed 50 years of human space flight and all I got was a pepperoni pizza, yuck, yuck!”
“Now that I’ve eliminated your jobs, the only thing you’ll be able to do is is deliver pizza! Ba bing!”
“I’m here all week folks- don’t forget to tip your waiters- and try the veal, it’s delicious!”
The sad thing is that it wasn’t a joke.
Oh, come on... It’s actually pretty funny.
Let’s save ourselves for the real “issues”, and let the gaffes, etc just be what they are. Each party makes gaffes, and does little things that the press can try and make a big deal out of. Granted, the press never misses an oppty to hammer the conservatives while letting the left skate, but I think it’s best to take the high road when possible.
I would have loved it if one of the astronauts had said, “Hilarious, Barack. Ya know, many of our support staff are going to have to go into pizza delivery service jobs since you’ve decided NASA is no longer an essential part of our national defense strategy. Layoffs are going to effect the NASA family in a big way. Say, I hear you’re having a $35,000 a plate fundraiser in a couple weeks.”
The ISS reply should have been, “You know that we no longer deliver?”
You’re kidding, right? If Obama wasan ardent supporter of the space program and was doing everything he could to save it, I would agree that the “joke” would be no big deal. But this dirt bag has deliberately destroyed our future in space and he’s rubbing our noses in it.
You’re kidding, right? If Obama was an ardent supporter of the space program and was doing everything he could to save it, I would agree that the “joke” would be no big deal. But this dirt bag has deliberately destroyed our future in space and he’s rubbing our noses in it.
Rim shot!
This s___head is supposed to be all about creating jobs, then terminates tens of thousands of NASA contractors. You are the joke Ozero won.
“Though sending me a pizza from space sounds pretty cool. Better than my last one of flying in a pizza chef from St. Louis.”
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