Posted on 03/24/2012 11:19:24 AM PDT by WPaCon
This one is worth a chortle or two. It reminds us how lucky we are to have such a smart president - at least that's what we're told, eh?
Weekly Standard:
Thomas Buch-Andersen, host of the Danish TV show Detektor, mocked President Obama's political rhetoric in a recent episode. "Obama used a metaphor from boxing to explain Denmark's role in the world," says Buch-Andersen, introducing the segment.
He then roles the tape. "That's fairly typical of the way that Danes have punched above their weight in international affairs," President Obama says at a press availability in the Oval Office with Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt of Denmark.
"It's nice to be praised," Buch-Andersen remarks. "We punch harder than our weight class would suggest. But how much should we read into his words? According to Obama, are we doing any better than, say, the Norwegians?"
The TV host again turns to the tape, this time showing President Obama in the Oval Office with Norwegian prime minister Jens Stoltenberg. "I've said this before, but I want to repeat: Norway punches above its weight," Obama says.
Back to Buch-Andersen. "Hmm. So Norway packs a punch too. But what about the Netherlands? Here, their head of government, Mark Rutte, visits Obama."
The tape roles yet again. "We have no stronger ally than the Netherlands," says Obama. "They consistently punch above their weight."
The TV host continues, pointing to the similar rhetoric Obama used when Ireland's head of state came to town, and then the Philippines.
Buch-Andersen wonders aloud, "Maybe the copy key got stuck on the presidential speechwriter's keyboard."
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
What happened?: Obama signs his name in a guest book in England and then writes the date as May 24, 2008.
Three years off? Must have been some heavy dope.
You nailed it there my friend! I saw this story on Fox & Friends this morning and they were blaming the speech writers, but I agree with you. It's not the speech writers...It's the speech giver...Without the teleprompter the writers have no choice but to give Obama the same repetitive catch phrases so he won't screw it up.
“Without the teleprompter the writers have no choice but to give Obama the same repetitive catch phrases so he won’t screw it up.”
The only time he speaks well without his teleprompter is when he’s using Arabic phrases - thoroughly proficient.
This is pretty funny. The ironic thing is that we have to depend on Danish TV to see it...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erYpXzE9Pxs
OTOH, “Etch-a-Sketch” warrants a big thank you from the MSM. :’)
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