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My Mood: | Acting Presidential /rant on Ok...we can talk about policies and platforms, or debate whether Democrats or Republicans are right on issue after issue. But, there is also how one behaves in public. Because the President is not just a policy maker, or "the decider" if you prefer a Bushism. How our President handles himself in public settings reflects directly on how we see ourselves as a nation, and how the rest of the world sees us. There is a "right" way Obama Unfazed by Heckler Quote:
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| You really need to get a grip over the Miss Buffalo Chip thing. It's really obvious you don't have much experience with public speaking when you continue to harp on something that was just something light-hearted for his speech. |
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My Mood: | "In case you missed it, this week, there was a tragedy in Kansas. Ten thousand people died — an entire town destroyed." - Barack Obama (The actual death toll: 12.) "Over the last 15 months, we’ve traveled to every corner of the United States. I’ve now been in 57 states? I think one left to go." - Barack Obama "Thank you Sioux City…I said it wrong. I’ve been in Iowa for too long. I’m sorry." - Barack Obama (he was in South Dakota) |
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My Mood: | Um the 57 states part clearly sounds like it was a joke. But I guess if you're going to pull quotes out of context I can't help you. I won't speculate on the Sioux City quote because anything posted on Michelle Malkin's blog is shit. Where's the source for the first quote? You linked the other two. |
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McCain's Iraq-Pakistan statement is one. I am sure he meant Afghanistan, and I shouldn't have included it in my list. Obama saying 57 instead of 47 is another And Obama saying Sioux City (in Iowa), instead of Sioux Falls (in South Dakota) is another. Especially when he explained (in the full quote) that he had come from months of campaigning in Iowa. Michelle Malkin was just being her normal witchy self. It is when what they say are not innocent mistakes, but reveal who they really are that are telling. When heckled yesterday, Obama didn't have the man tazed, didn't have security drag him out, and didn't get into some shouting match. He dealt with him like a polished, admirable leader. McCain made stripper jokes about his wife.... | |
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McCain's a tool, sure, but you're the one upset about him talking up his wife to a bunch of drunk bikers. WTF's your deal there?
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My Mood: | No, I think the 57 states part was meant to be a joke. The full speech from that clip is "...over the last 15 months we've traveled to every corner of the United States. I've now been in fifty.... seven states (laughter in the background, questioning inflection as he looks at the crowd) I think, one left to go-- one left to go, Alaska and Hawaii I was not allowed to go to even though I really wanted to visit but my staff would not justify it." If you take that literally, that means he believes there are a total of 60 states, and he was barred from visiting Alaska and Hawaii. It was clearly a joke. ![]() |
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I agree with Obama's poise, however; wtf is wrong with being a stripper? | |
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Obama Blunder Of course, this is also an important part of the same incident: Quote:
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My Mood: | Also, cue in ten seconds Mero talking about how he has me on ignore, "lulz." |
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My Mood: | I think Clinton ruined the whole act Presidential thing, and everyone seemed to approve. So now you can do what you want and still be Presidential, with no accounting for class, decorum, or setting the proper example for youth. Also if you hear the many clips of Obama and Hecklers, he doesn't sound that impressive, although I guess the bar is pretty low for being impressive. |
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McCain's comments struck me as closer to the latter statement than the former. edit: and to keep this on topic..the first statement is presidential...the second is decidedly not! | |
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My Mood: | Right wingers are *now* concerned about presidential and would-be presidential verbal bombs? ![]() Welcome to the last 8 years, you got some serious catching up to do.
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