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
Hiya Yorkie....that sign might have accidentally fallen into my graphics folder....:)
Too appropriate!
If he doesn’t want the ss, ambulance, submarine, and dog sled following him, he doesn’t have to have them. Save us some tax dollars.
This guy’s mouth throws gutter balls.
Oh, this has to be wrong. This man is such a “gifted speaker”...it isn’t possible! He is suppose to be our best hope of “redeeming” our reputation around the world. He has so much more class than Bush..../sarc
Democrats abort them before they can be born.
Stolen...err, on lease...
With countless Americans out there who are mentally or physically handicapped, you choose to make them the butt of your joke?
I AM NOT LAUGHING.
“Borrowed”, maybe?
Yeah, who’s been lurching from thing to thing since January. Heaven help us.
And B0 throws another gutter ball.
Y’all are BRAT-TARDS! LOL!
“Look, I’m the president. If people don’t like it they need to look at me.”
Yeah, bubba, we’re looking.
not ready for prime time.
I wonder when his handlers are going to determine that he is more of a liability that an asset.
How long until Obama starts his benevolent program for the mentally retarded? You know, like the one Hitler had, where they bussed the kids out to Hadamar.
That’s where, in 1939, the Nazis started euthanasia of the mentally “inferior”.
“Life devoid of value”, the German psychiatrists called it.
God help us all!
“Loans outside the banking system.”
In other words, the government will hold the paperwork of everything you think you own.
Liberals they can get away with this crap talk because they never hold themselves accountable. He’ll just say, Of course I care about the disabled, I mispoke or some such nonsense and the sheep continue to follow the master to slaughter.
*****Meltdown Alert*****
At the DU! rotf! It’s so amusing watching them not only in meltdown mode over the comment but in trying to defend why it was different that Obama said it then it would be if Bush said it, 1 of those defending Obama said it was different because Obama will support the special olympics more then Bush did!
You can’t make the hypocrisy up! LOLOL!
Well, to reuse my standard phrase when dealing with this idiot - really, exactly what did you expect?
At least the Teleprompter in Chief’s NCAA brackets are as bad as he is - UCLA wins, and 5 seed Illinois is losing to #12 W Kentucky.
Dis’n yer Tard leader ain’t gonna get ya a ride from the airport!
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