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June 20, 2013

So That Obama Berlin Speech Was Pretty Embarrassing, Huh?
— Ace

I didn't see this at the time, and in fact am just seeing it now, but I've heard a lot of criticism of it, including even Chris Matthews' concession that without his teleprompter, Obama really "struggled" with the text, and including this embarrassing comparison of Obama 2008 and Obama 2012:

But what about the speech? I think the best we can say is that it wasn't as harmful as it could have been, but only because it was so utterly empty.

When John F. Kennedy delivered his Â“Ich Bin Ein BerlinerÂ” speech in front of the Brandenburg Gate on June 26, 1963, 450,000 people flocked to hear him. Fifty years later a far more subdued invitation-only crowd of 4,500 showed up to hear Barack Obama speak at the same location in Berlin. As The National Journal noted, Â“he didnÂ’t come away with much, winning just a smattering of applause from a crowd that was one-hundredth the size of JFKÂ’s,Â” and far smaller than the 200,000 boisterous Germans who had listened to his 2008 address as a presidential candidate. JFK had a clear message when he came to Berlin a half century ago Â– the free world must stand up to Communist tyranny. 24 years later, President Reagan stood in the same spot famously calling on the Soviets to Â“tear down this wall.Â” ReaganÂ’s speech was a seminal moment that ushered in the downfall of an evil empire, and gave hope to tens of millions of people behind the Iron Curtain. It was a display of strength and conviction by the leader of the free world, sending an unequivocal message of solidarity with those who were fighting for freedom in the face of a monstrous totalitarian ideology.
In stark contrast to that of his presidential predecessors, Barack ObamaÂ’s message on Wednesday was pure mush, another clichÃ©d Â“citizens of the worldÂ” polemic with little substance. This was a speech big on platitudes and hopeless idealism, while containing much that was counter-productive for the worldÂ’s superpower. Ultimately it was little more than a laundry list of ObamaÂ’s favourite liberal pet causes, including cutting nuclear weapons, warning about climate change, putting an end to all wars, shutting Guantanamo, ending global poverty, and backing the European Project. It was a combination of staggering naivetÃ©, the appeasement of AmericaÂ’s enemies and strategic adversaries, and the championing of more big government solutions.

So why give this speech at all? If he had nothing much to say -- and it appears he did not -- why go through the motions?

In asking that question, let's remember Obama's equally-gaseous, equally-empty Speech Made In Front of an Impressive Array of Flags on May 23. Even the liberal Daily Beast thought it was okay to snark on it, noting that the speech could be easily digested into 248 seconds. But even in that abbreviated form, I don't see any policy initiatives or major statements.

What I see is only Obama whining that his job is hard and that he still really really wants to close Guantanamo.

So once again, the question: If there's nothing to say, why say it?

The HBO film Game Change mocks Sarah Palin for (supposedly) continuing to seek the comfort of her Woobie -- the voters of Alaska -- despite now running for a national office. The movie has a lot of fun mocking Palin's (alleged) obsession with Alaska poll numbers and plans to give speeches in safely-red Alaska.

I don't accept any of that as true. I mention it, though, because what I see Obama doing when he gets into trouble is, like the "Sarah Palin" character of Game Change, continuing to seek to return to his 2008 Woobie of world-adoration and Talkin' About Peace, like a high-school football star who always makes a point of driving by the old field and looking wistfully at the old stands, even 30 years on.

What I see is two speeches empty of new ideas. If there is no policy component to them, then they only have a political component-- that is, for Obama to remind people Hey remember you once liked me, back when I was the rock star of Europe?

But I see it also as having a psychological component, like the "Sarah Palin" character's need for the comfort of past glories.

I think Obama gave these speeches largely for himself, to convince himself that he's still the Rock Star of 2008. But if he was seeking comfort that he still had his Magic and Mojo, it looks like searched in vain.

Below, some embarrassing video of Obama "struggling with the text" -- Chris Matthews' words, mind you -- and then trying to get some kind of Justin Bieber thing going by announcing he was taking off his jacket.

If that video doesn't show for you, you can click over to the Telegraph link, whence I boosted it.

Posted by: Ace at 11:03 AM | Comments (235)
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1 first

Posted by: xanderphife at June 20, 2013 11:06 AM (3ePq6)

2 Owebama is an embarrassment. What else is new?

Posted by: © Sponge at June 20, 2013 11:06 AM (xmcEQ)

3 I couldn't bear to watch it. I just have to take everyone's word for it.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at June 20, 2013 11:06 AM (4Mv1T)

4 So why give this speech at all? If he had nothing much to say -- and it appears he did not -- why go through the motions?

It's what dictators do.

Posted by: Captain Hate at June 20, 2013 11:06 AM (0Y/LU)

5 1 first

Posted by: xanderphife at June 20, 2013 03:06 PM (3ePq6)

Outside of you, nobody really gives a rat's ass.

Posted by: John P. Squibob at June 20, 2013 11:07 AM (kqqGm)

6 Empty mind, empty speech. It all fits, somehow.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 20, 2013 11:07 AM (fNpC1)

7 His only strengths as a pol is giving speeches and campaigning.

Posted by: EC at June 20, 2013 11:07 AM (GQ8sn)

8 Empty mind, empty speech. It all fits, somehow. Don't forget 'empty chair'.

Posted by: EC at June 20, 2013 11:08 AM (GQ8sn)

9 Lazy,boring,clinically insane: that's our barry

Posted by: joe at June 20, 2013 11:08 AM (HISEk)

10 A one trick pony eventually runs out of .........

Posted by: Nevergiveup at June 20, 2013 11:08 AM (9Bj8R)

11 So why give this speech at all? If he had nothing much to say -- and it appears he did not -- why go through the motions?

Masturbation doesn't always have to be physical.

Posted by: John P. Squibob at June 20, 2013 11:08 AM (kqqGm)

12 President Candidate

Posted by: eleven at June 20, 2013 11:09 AM (KXm42)

His main mistake was not setting the Nobel Peace Prize on the podium during the speech.

And, maybe some styrofoam Greek columns would've been nice. Along with some free t-shirts.

Posted by: Roy at June 20, 2013 11:09 AM (VndSC)

14 His only strengths as a pol is giving speeches and campaigning. Posted by: EC at June 20, 2013 03:07 PM (GQ8sn) But those aren't really even strengths. Everyone spends so much time blowing the smoke that he's a great orator and any time I've heard him speak, it's no better than my 8 year old..... he's living proof that if you say it enough times, it becomes true.

Posted by: © Sponge at June 20, 2013 11:09 AM (xmcEQ)

15 President Candidate Posted by: eleven
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President Present

Posted by: Tobacco Road at June 20, 2013 11:09 AM (4Mv1T)

16 Empty suit is empty, it just took longer for some people to notice it than others.

Posted by: joncelli at June 20, 2013 11:10 AM (RD7QR)

17 "Ich bin ein Schvartze"

Posted by: TexasJew at June 20, 2013 11:10 AM (45uEa)

18 He still believes the msm when it lied about what an awesome orator he is. His greatest speech is still the slurpee ditch speech.

Posted by: joe at June 20, 2013 11:10 AM (HISEk)

19 this is the result of all the bullshit he is spoon fed by his entourage who keep telling him that one more speech will fix everything.

Posted by: L, elle at June 20, 2013 11:10 AM (0PiQ4)

20 A one trick ~~pony~~ donkey eventually runs out of ......... Posted by: Nevergiveup at June 20, 2013 03:08 PM (9Bj8R) Corrected for accuracy.

Posted by: © Sponge at June 20, 2013 11:10 AM (xmcEQ)

21 >>His only strengths as a pol is giving speeches and campaigning. Yep. He doesn't govern, he campaigns. He really didn't even do squat about Obamacare leaving that to Pelosi and Reid. Ich Bin Ein Empty Suit

Posted by: JackStraw at June 20, 2013 11:10 AM (g1DWB)

22 Below, some embarrassing video of Obama "struggling with the text"....... Am I the only one not seeing the video?

Posted by: Tami[/i][/b][/u][/s] at June 20, 2013 11:10 AM (X6akg)

23 End world poverty, end all wars, stuttering through his speech. He sounds like he is at a Miss America pageant.

Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at June 20, 2013 11:10 AM (b9K4P)

24 A. Why he is in Europe?
B. Does he have to come back?

Posted by: alexthechick - Bring the SMOD at June 20, 2013 11:10 AM (VtjlW)

25 Invitation-only. Packing a crowd with sycophants to guarantee the 'public' reception you desire doesn't sound like the kind of thing a thin-skinned narcissistic fascist shitbird would stoop to, does it?

Posted by: Waterhouse at June 20, 2013 11:11 AM (Kppp9)

26 OBEY.

Posted by: BIG GOV at June 20, 2013 11:11 AM (bSpTg)

27 "Ich bin ein Schmeckle"

Posted by: Tobacco Road at June 20, 2013 11:11 AM (4Mv1T)

28 You would think that the Germans of all people would know better.

Posted by: Lucky Pierre at June 20, 2013 11:11 AM (5fSr7)

29 His main mistake was not setting the Nobel Peace Prize on the podium during the speech.

And, maybe some styrofoam Greek columns would've been nice. Along with some free t-shirts.

You forgot the shout-out to someone that has no bearing on the major issues.

Posted by: John P. Squibob at June 20, 2013 11:11 AM (kqqGm)

30 Noble Prize. Fuck. On the other hand, the entire basis of the Nobel is guilt.

Posted by: nip at June 20, 2013 11:11 AM (lGVXf)

31 I wonder if he even knows he bombed. It may be that he gets so little unfiltered information, and that he behave so poorly when criticized, that his aides do not give him bad news without a very strong need to do so.

Posted by: Juan de Hattatime at June 20, 2013 11:11 AM (CqZmo)

32 But those aren't really even strengths. Everyone spends so much time blowing the smoke that he's a great orator and any time I've heard him speak, it's no better than my 8 year old..... Right, but they are his strengths. In the grand scheme of things, neither of them are substantive or what he's in office for. He'd be happier as a political consultant running the DNC or his own firm. It's what he likes to do best. Presidenting? Too much fucking work.

Posted by: EC at June 20, 2013 11:11 AM (GQ8sn)

Sarah Palin DID NOT RUN BACK TO Alaska to give speeches!!1! That's a SLANDER and I cannot believe you'd fall for it.

*scurries away*

Posted by: spongeworthy at June 20, 2013 11:12 AM (r5w1L)

I don't understand why Obama didn't do what Palin did in the movie.

Just memorize 50 unique monologs in case the teleprompter went down.

Any idiot can do that.

Posted by: jwest at June 20, 2013 11:12 AM (u2a4R)

35 Barack Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a malignant traitor.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) at June 20, 2013 11:12 AM (/PCJa)

36 Am I the only one not seeing the video? Posted by: Tami at June 20, 2013 03:10 PM (X6akg) No. Of course I'm not watching it so that may be a factor.

Posted by: alexthechick - Bring the SMOD at June 20, 2013 11:12 AM (VtjlW)

37 Tami, I can see the video. Didn't watch it, but I can see it.

Posted by: L, elle at June 20, 2013 11:12 AM (0PiQ4)

38 Burn it down. Scatter the stones. Salt the earth where it stood.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) at June 20, 2013 11:12 AM (/PCJa)

39 GITMO? What, did he call on himself to close it?? WTF?

Posted by: Mama AJ at June 20, 2013 11:13 AM (SUKHu)

40
Jeebus.

He is in a fish bowl there.

Literally.

Posted by: fixerupper at June 20, 2013 11:13 AM (nELVU)

41 CONFORM.

Posted by: BIG GOV at June 20, 2013 11:13 AM (bSpTg)

42 On the other hand, the entire basis of the Nobel is guilt.

Posted by: nip

It's finally back to that again. For the past decade, it's been "NOT BOOOOSH".

Posted by: Roy at June 20, 2013 11:13 AM (VndSC)

So... he starts off by mentioning he doesn't look like previous german and American leaders.

Dude. Its been five years. Get over it.

And that's about as far as I got.

Posted by: Jollyroger at June 20, 2013 11:14 AM (t06LC)

44 STEAL YOUR WEALTH.

Posted by: BIG GOV at June 20, 2013 11:14 AM (bSpTg)

45 I guessing out of a crowd of 4,500, 4,499 were US media suck ups.

Posted by: YIKES! at June 20, 2013 11:14 AM (mETGQ)

46 No. Of course I'm not watching it so that may be a factor. Posted by: alexthechick - Bring the SMOD at June 20, 2013 03:12 PM (VtjlW) 38 Tami, I can see the video. Didn't watch it, but I can see it. Posted by: L, elle at June 20, 2013 03:12 PM (0PiQ4) Must have been something in my NoScript. I 'allowed' it and had to reload but it's there now.

Posted by: Tami[/i][/b][/u][/s] at June 20, 2013 11:14 AM (X6akg)

B. Does he have to come back?

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I suspect that Merkel would insist...

Posted by: junior at June 20, 2013 11:14 AM (UWFpX)

48 On the other hand, the entire basis of the Nobel is guilt. Indeed. Good observation.

Posted by: eleven at June 20, 2013 11:15 AM (KXm42)

49 He's really Al Bundy?

Posted by: BignJames at June 20, 2013 11:15 AM (20Mmk)

50 Obama's lousy speech is a trick to distract us from the Amnesty Bill.

Posted by: Serious Cat at June 20, 2013 11:15 AM (UypUQ)

51 Â“Stocks Swoon After FedÂ’s AnnouncementÂ” What the hell? Swoon? They loved the FedÂ’s words so much they fell into a fit of ecstasy?

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at June 20, 2013 11:15 AM (QF8uk)

52
because he's President Prom Queen

/photoshop of Obama wearing a prom dress and tiara

Posted by: soothsayer at June 20, 2013 11:15 AM (+oin+)

53 ABORT.

Posted by: BIG GOV at June 20, 2013 11:15 AM (bSpTg)

54 So... he starts off by mentioning he doesn't look like previous german and American leaders.

Again? What a tedious one-trick pony.

Posted by: Waterhouse at June 20, 2013 11:15 AM (Kppp9)

55 Everything he's ever promised is a lie, everything she has said has turned out to be true, there's the difference,

Posted by: Almirnte Marcus at June 20, 2013 11:15 AM (Jsiw/)

56 Yeah this was invitation only which makes it really bad considering they could only find about 4500 people they trusted. In terms of his speeches, it's his comparative advantage. He's not a great speaker, he has just been better than his main opponents. Also you put thousands of people around him who constantly applaud it makes the speech sound better then it did.

Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at June 20, 2013 11:15 AM (b9K4P)

57 Below, some embarrassing video of Obama "struggling with the text" -- Chris Matthews' words, mind you -- and then trying to get some kind of Justin Bieber thing going by announcing he was taking off his jacket. I have been doing public speaking since I was 9. If a 9 year old can learn the 5 secrets to good public speaking*, what does it say that TFG can't? *- the 5 secrets 1) The audience doesn't know what you're supposed to say either. 2) Verbal diarrhea is worse than silence 3) Know your bullet points. 4) Start with a story/illustration/observation 5) The less you say, the fewer opportunities you have to make an ass of yourself.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) at June 20, 2013 11:16 AM (/PCJa)

58
No Mr President.... you do not look like previous American or German leaders.

.... but your behavior reminds me of one.

Posted by: fixerupper at June 20, 2013 11:16 AM (nELVU)

59 Wait. Ace, you actually watched Game Change? I couldn't get past Julianne Moore's awful actressing as Palin in the trailer. Tina Fey would have done better.

Posted by: L, elle at June 20, 2013 11:16 AM (0PiQ4)

60 DJIA off -333. The number of the Kinda Beastly.

Posted by: joncelli at June 20, 2013 11:16 AM (RD7QR)

61 Fifty years later a far more subdued invitation-only crowd of 4,500 showed up to hear Barack Obama speak at the same location in Berlin. That "Oh, fuck!" moment when you opened the letter and found out you were one of the invitees...

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars[/b][/i][/s] at June 20, 2013 11:16 AM (HsTG8)

62 I understand this Obama guy. I mean, I once scored four touchdowns in a single game.

Posted by: Al Bundy at June 20, 2013 11:16 AM (BDU/a)

63 The less you say, the fewer opportunities you have to make an ass of yourself. Can we tattoo this on the tongues of politicians?

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at June 20, 2013 11:16 AM (QF8uk)

>>So... he starts off by mentioning he doesn't look like previous german and American leaders.

No. You're kidding, right?

That and "closing GITMO"??

Does the video show most of the crowd walking away in the middle of the speech?

Posted by: Mama AJ at June 20, 2013 11:16 AM (SUKHu)

65 The president is a SCoaMF.

Posted by: toby928© Red Partisan at June 20, 2013 11:17 AM (codCi)

66 4) Start with a story/illustration/observation

It should not involve a man from Nantucket, though.

Posted by: Waterhouse at June 20, 2013 11:17 AM (Kppp9)

67 Yeah this was invitation only which makes it really bad considering they could only find about 4500 people they trusted. It's not that he's less popular; it's that his appeal has become more selective.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) at June 20, 2013 11:17 AM (/PCJa)

68
Willy Nelson sang a song about Obama: "You're Always On My Mind"

It's about a fraud politician whose key to success and popularity is to constantly remind people he exists.

Posted by: soothsayer at June 20, 2013 11:17 AM (vzLhi)

69 56 So... he starts off by mentioning he doesn't look like previous german and American leaders.

Again? What a tedious one-trick pony.

Posted by: Waterhouse at June 20, 2013 03:15 PM (Kppp9)

Let me be clear: A priest, a rabbi, and a bear walk into a bar. Stop me if you've heard this one.

Posted by: Shecky Obama at June 20, 2013 11:17 AM (RD7QR)

70 DJIA off -333.

Of course, I bought back in last week. You bears are welcome.

Posted by: toby928© Red Partisan at June 20, 2013 11:18 AM (codCi)

71 I remember reading somewhere that American embassy personnel were told they could not attend the speech to leave room for others. I remember thinking they must be expecting huge crowds. But the was shocked to learn this was by invitation.

Posted by: caustic at June 20, 2013 11:18 AM (/b8+5)

72 >>The less you say, the fewer opportunities you have to make an ass of yourself. I like the "Better to keep silent and be perceived a fool than open your mouth and prove it" version.

Posted by: JackStraw at June 20, 2013 11:18 AM (g1DWB)

73 It should not involve a man from Nantucket, though. Unless you're the keynote speaker at a Limerick Champions' convention.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) at June 20, 2013 11:18 AM (/PCJa)

74 DJIA off -333. The number of the Kinda Beastly. I darn you to heck!

Posted by: Phil, The Prince of Insufficient Light at June 20, 2013 11:18 AM (KXm42)

75 'Woobie' is the new 'n-word.'

Posted by: Martin Bashir at June 20, 2013 11:19 AM (MMC8r)

76 . . . Let me be clear: A priest, a rabbi, and a bear walk into a bar. Stop me if you've heard this one.
*
*
STOP.

Posted by: Ring Lardner at June 20, 2013 11:19 AM (BDU/a)

Zimmerman has a jury.

All white except for one White Hispanic.

Rev. Al is going to be pissed.

Posted by: jwest at June 20, 2013 11:19 AM (u2a4R)

78 Take my SCoaMF, please!

Posted by: toby928© Red Partisan at June 20, 2013 11:19 AM (codCi)

79 Â“Stocks Swoon After FedÂ’s AnnouncementÂ”

What the hell? Swoon? They loved the FedÂ’s words so much they fell into a fit of ecstasy?

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at June 20, 2013 03:15 PM (QF8uk)

That should be right in AmishDude's wheelhouse.

Posted by: Captain Hate at June 20, 2013 11:19 AM (0Y/LU)

80 I like the "Better to keep silent and be perceived a fool than open your mouth and prove it" version. Well, presumably if you're giving a public speech, you don't have the option of just keeping silent. But the fewer words you say, the better.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) at June 20, 2013 11:19 AM (/PCJa)

The other day upon the stair

I met a man who wasn't there

He wasn't there again today

Oh how I wish he'd go away.

And that is the Obama presidency.

Posted by: Mikey NTH - Pirate Scum of Umbar at June 20, 2013 11:20 AM (hLRSq)

82 "he starts off by mentioning he doesn't look like previous german and American leaders." He actually said that? Are you fucking serious??

Posted by: Burn the Witch at June 20, 2013 11:20 AM (84wuL)

83
Ich need ein burrito.

Posted by: Wodeshed at June 20, 2013 11:20 AM (a9L+B)

84 Closing Gitmo POW camp? Well, those wascally Wepublicans are keeping him from bringing all those non-Geneva convention POW's into the US. See? Well, at least he didn't call himself a jelly - donut.

Posted by: Reader C.J. Burch writes more nonsense ...... at June 20, 2013 11:20 AM (RFeQD)

85
A Commie, a Muslim, and a Kenyan walk into a bar.

Bartender says "Hello Mr President"

Posted by: fixerupper at June 20, 2013 11:20 AM (nELVU)

86 That speech? Am I in a time warp? Barry, Ronnie won the cold war, it's over. Why is this a speech at all? Where are the Russian hookers that hang around the gate? At the Secret Service's hotel?

Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo intellectal at June 20, 2013 11:20 AM (wR+pz)

87 That "Oh, fuck!" moment when you opened the letter and found out you were one of the invitees...

The 12-year-olds interviewed by Der Spiegel, Sean and Harun (typical German names, nein?) loved the speech.

Posted by: HeatherRadish™ needs a beer at June 20, 2013 11:21 AM (ZKzrr)

88 >>>>>>>>>Zimmerman has a jury. All white except for one White Hispanic.

So, guaranteed rioting and looting then.

Posted by: L, elle at June 20, 2013 11:21 AM (0PiQ4)

89 DJIA off -333. Less than an hour to go before the DJIA augers in or pulls out of it's nose dive.

Posted by: YIKES! at June 20, 2013 11:21 AM (mETGQ)

90 He actually said that? Are you fucking serious?? Posted by: Burn the Witch at June 20, 2013 03:20 PM (84wuL) "As I've said, Angela and I don't exactly look like previous German and American leaders." Word for word.

Posted by: Tami[/i][/b][/u][/s] at June 20, 2013 11:21 AM (X6akg)

91 Try cutting Iran's nuclear arms, you fucking cokehead.

Posted by: Waterhouse at June 20, 2013 11:21 AM (Kppp9)

92 And, maybe some styrofoam Greek columns would've been nice. Along with some free t-shirts. You forgot the shout-out to someone that has no bearing on the major issues. Dieter & the Sprockets.

Posted by: rickb223 at June 20, 2013 11:21 AM (uVkIH)

93
Just flew in from Hawaii...boy are my arms tired!

Posted by: Henny Obama at June 20, 2013 11:22 AM (a9L+B)

94 Visualize Whirled Peas!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars[/b][/i][/s] at June 20, 2013 11:22 AM (HsTG8)

95 Eat Cheezy Poofs? Posted by: The Obsidian Owl at June 20, 2013 03:14 PM (tWmgi) I thought we were supposed to drink more Ovaltine, I'm so confused.

Posted by: alexthechick - Bring the SMOD at June 20, 2013 11:22 AM (VtjlW)

96 MARIONETTENSPIEL
UND
BARACK OBAMA

Posted by: Brandenburger Tor at June 20, 2013 11:22 AM (2jQGY)

97 "As I've said, Angela and I don't exactly look like previous German and American leaders." When you've got nothing of your own to stand on, seek the safety of the group and identity politics.

Posted by: zsasz at June 20, 2013 11:23 AM (MMC8r)

98 63 DJIA off -333. The number of the Kinda Beastly. Strange. A guy at my club said yesterday it was time to get out. I didn't, down six figures. Shit happens

Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo intellectal at June 20, 2013 11:23 AM (wR+pz)

99 So why give this speech at all? If he had nothing much to say -- and it appears he did not -- why go through the motions? Ace --- please don't quote the troll.

Posted by: eleven at June 20, 2013 11:23 AM (KXm42)

100 So, guaranteed rioting and looting then. Not guaranteed. Someone else mentioned they're also all women. Considering how much St. Trayvon has been portrayed as an innocent little kid, I don't think that's as much of a lock as either side would like (which, I guess, is actually sort of the point).

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) at June 20, 2013 11:23 AM (/PCJa)

101 DJIA off -333. Less than an hour to go before the DJIA augers in or pulls out of it's nose dive. Posted by: YIKES! I canna hold her Captain! The whole thing is gonna blow!

Posted by: Montgomery Scott, Chief of mal-innvestment engineering at June 20, 2013 11:23 AM (RFeQD)

102

"So, guaranteed rioting and looting then."

In all fairness, we haven't had a good riot/looting spree since the advent of flat screen televisions.

Considering the weight savings, I expect a much easier and productive looting season.

Posted by: jwest at June 20, 2013 11:24 AM (u2a4R)

103 Maybe it's because his handlers are busy handling scandals and they left him to his own devices for a few weeks, figuring he'd just go on a vacation or play golf. Or sit in his room and watch ESPN.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s][/u] at June 20, 2013 11:24 AM (qyfb5)

104 "As I've said, Angela and I don't exactly look like previous German and American leaders."

Word for word.

Posted by: Tami at June 20, 2013 03:21 PM (X6akg)

Two "I"s in the same sentence? Nobody does it better.

Posted by: Captain Hate at June 20, 2013 11:24 AM (0Y/LU)

105 96 Just flew in from Hawaii...boy are my arms tired! You get those fucking bugs out of your hair and eyes yet?

Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo intellectal at June 20, 2013 11:24 AM (wR+pz)

106 Try cutting Iran's nuclear arms, you fucking cokehead.

Posted by: Waterhouse at June 20, 2013 03:21 PM (Kppp9)

----

..... maybe, somebody slipped "99 Red Balloons" on his I-pod for the trip over.

Posted by: fixerupper at June 20, 2013 11:24 AM (nELVU)

107 That speech is the first bomb America has dropped on Germany in 68 years.

Posted by: Diogenes at June 20, 2013 11:24 AM (1/RiT)

108 Regarding Game Change and the Woobie: everything progs say is either a lie or projection. No exceptions.

Posted by: Ian S. at June 20, 2013 11:25 AM (B/VB5)

109

Reagan : "Tear down this wall....."

Bammy: "Take off this coat..."

Posted by: seamrog at June 20, 2013 11:25 AM (BfGnU)

110 That speech is the first bomb America has dropped on Germany in 68 years. *golfclap*

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) at June 20, 2013 11:25 AM (/PCJa)

111 Oooo.. I tell ya! This is a tough crowd!

Posted by: Rodney Dangerfield Obama at June 20, 2013 11:25 AM (f9c2L)

112 maybe, somebody slipped "99 Red Balloons" on his I-pod for the trip over. That or "Rock Me Amadeus".

Posted by: EC at June 20, 2013 11:25 AM (GQ8sn)

113 I guess my broker picked the wrong time to go to Greece.

Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo intellectal at June 20, 2013 11:26 AM (wR+pz)

114 Berlin should be embarrassed by how many fucking idiots showed up the first time.

Posted by: Dang at June 20, 2013 11:26 AM (Hx2XA)

115

Remember, these were "invited" guests. The attendees were not throngs of German countrymen yearning to hear the campaign stylings of the JEF. It was political invites and we can only guess the ideology of the attendees.

Posted by: Cheri former Coast Guard at June 20, 2013 11:26 AM (G+Wff)

116 Someone here commented, President Ron Burgandy. I thought it was a perfect comparision.

Posted by: Bosk at June 20, 2013 11:26 AM (n2K+4)

117 53 Â“Stocks Swoon After FedÂ’s AnnouncementÂ” What the hell? Swoon? They loved the FedÂ’s words so much they fell into a fit of ecstasy? Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at June 20, 2013 03:15 PM (QF8uk) I think the reporters meant they were so enthralled they "went down" on the government, but the reporters were really thinking of themselves when they said that.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i][/b][/s][/u] at June 20, 2013 11:26 AM (qyfb5)

118

Obama's a shitty shittty speech giving person.

Remember his lame ass 2011 "pass the bill" begathon speech he gave?

The dude hasn't moved the needle in years. His verbal tics are infuriating, his cadence is embarassing, and I think his speechwriter is last year's Junior High model UN runner up.

What is the defining Obama oratical moment? Speeches that no one remembers what he said (berlin 2008 or his race speech) or the Slurpee speech?

Posted by: joeindc44 will never be convinced at June 20, 2013 11:26 AM (QxSug)

119

Remember this is a guy who has been told his entire life, his entire life, that he is special and can do anything that he wants to. He has never failed at anything because his family and the rigged system has shielded him from any negative outcomes of his decisions.

What do you think would have happened in there were multiple photos of McCain or Romney toking on a joint? Or voting present 90% of the time? Those alone would have killed almost any other politician.

He realy truly believes that everything he does is firggin Golden and beyond question because society has told him that over and over again. He does not know any different and he is not capable of knowing any different. Narcissism, look it up.

Posted by: Johnnyreb at June 20, 2013 11:26 AM (6McTJ)

120 Posted by: Diogenes at June 20, 2013 03:24 PM (1/RiT)

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Heh.... consider that stolen.

Posted by: fixerupper at June 20, 2013 11:26 AM (nELVU)

121 117 I guess my broker picked the wrong time to go to Greece.

Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo intellectal at June 20, 2013 03:26 PM (wR+pz)

And stop sniffing glue.

Posted by: Shecky Obama at June 20, 2013 11:27 AM (RD7QR)

122 That or "Rock Me Amadeus".

That's Austrian.

So, I guess that makes sense.

Posted by: HeatherRadish™ needs a beer at June 20, 2013 11:27 AM (ZKzrr)

123 I guess my teleprompter doesn't speak Austrian.

Posted by: Barry Obama at June 20, 2013 11:27 AM (Hx2XA)

124 You folks notice that I'm black? I did, I notice it every day! Too bad this dumb joke won't work when I'm visitin' the big ol' country of Africa!

Posted by: Preznit Tweeny McDoucherson at June 20, 2013 11:27 AM (27BfC)

125 Take my wife.. please!

Posted by: Henny Obama at June 20, 2013 11:27 AM (f9c2L)

126 That's Austrian. So, I guess that makes sense. Ah, someone caught it!

Posted by: EC at June 20, 2013 11:27 AM (GQ8sn)

127 Yeah this was invitation only which makes it really bad considering they could only find about 4500 people they trusted. In terms of his speeches, it's his comparative advantage. He's not a great speaker, he has just been better than his main opponents. Also you put thousands of people around him who constantly applaud it makes the speech sound better then it did.

Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at June 20, 2013 03:15 PM (b9K4P)

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Dear Leader is not a good orator nor a decent speaker. Extemperaniously, he can't put two coherent sentences together. He's a teleprompter reader and that's all. Geez. I find it amazing that you're still falling for this great-master-of-communication bullshit.

Posted by: Soona at June 20, 2013 11:28 AM (GIlRF)

128 There are those who say, "Beware of Greeks bearing shifts." I dunno, I kind of like Greek, myself. -- Barky, Assuming the Position

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars[/b][/i][/s] at June 20, 2013 11:28 AM (HsTG8)

129 @119 Looks like they invited every ghey German and both Black Germans.

Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo intellectal at June 20, 2013 11:28 AM (wR+pz)

130 I'm tempted to watch this trainwreck. On the other hand, there's no fun at all in watching a complete fucking idiot beclown himself yet again. Win the midterms, for God's sake, and then impeach the stupid bastard.

Posted by: perturbed at June 20, 2013 11:28 AM (u6Ueb)

131
I was on message, and delivered a barn burner to the people of Europe and Austria.

Posted by: Bronco Bama at June 20, 2013 11:28 AM (1lQzY)

132 "As I've said, Angela and I don't exactly look like previous German and American leaders. Ich dachte Joe Biden war der einzige dumme ScheiÃŸe Kopf

Posted by: Angela Merkel at June 20, 2013 11:28 AM (mETGQ)

133 Ich bin ein fucking embarrassment.

Posted by: Barry Obama at June 20, 2013 11:28 AM (Hx2XA)

134 That's funny. He must have given 2 speeches in Berlin, 'cause NPR was all giddy about SCOMF taking off his jacket. You know: all casual n'shit. Hahahaha, the crowd really liked it when he took off his jacket, because it was hot. It was funny. It dawns on me that there were then 2 empty suits on stage in berlin. What a fucknut.

Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at June 20, 2013 11:29 AM (qpah5)

135 I am fine with empty platitudes from now till he's finally gone. Had enough of his damned ideas.

Posted by: real joe at June 20, 2013 11:29 AM (G2kTU)

136 Ich bin ein has been.

Posted by: Barry Obama at June 20, 2013 11:29 AM (Hx2XA)

137

You know, we on the Right sometimes talk about Obama and the Chicago Machine as if they were some unstoppable force and that we could only slow the tide they represent but never truly turn it back, and that there's nothing for it but to give up, give in, let it burn and hope something or someone better rises from the ashes. But now, after watching Obama stumble through that eye-glazingly dull, meandering joke of a narcissistic diatribe, I had a revelation, of sorts. I thought, 'He's their A-lister, their star, the very best they've got. Hillary is even worse--more dense, more vapid, more politically inept--than he is.

We can beat these people.

Posted by: troyriser at June 20, 2013 11:29 AM (vtiE6)

138 Ich bin ein empty suit.

Posted by: Barry Obama at June 20, 2013 11:29 AM (Hx2XA)

139 Also, what about Mr. No Drama calling George Osbourn Jeff?

Posted by: joeindc44 will never be convinced at June 20, 2013 11:29 AM (QxSug)

140
Thank you...thank you very much, Angela.

Heh...last time I saw a mouth like that it had a hook in it!

Posted by: Rodney Dangerfield Obama at June 20, 2013 11:29 AM (a9L+B)

141 The guy's a blow job. Period.

Posted by: and irresolute at June 20, 2013 11:29 AM (DBH1h)

142 I find it amazing that you're still falling for this great-master-of-communication bullshit. That's not what he was saying. Comparative Advantage. He doesn't have to be "good" at it, just better than the other guy. Considering the "other guy" was first McCain ("You have nothing to fear from an Obama Presidency!") and then Romney... I'm not sure I can say that the original comment was wrong.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) at June 20, 2013 11:30 AM (/PCJa)

143 @125 Damn right http://tinyurl.com/mlrotbq

Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo intellectal at June 20, 2013 11:30 AM (wR+pz)

144
.... oh yeah.... well YOURE Mamas so fat..... her Senior Picture was an aerial shot.

Posted by: Sasha and Malia.... playing the dozens at June 20, 2013 11:30 AM (nELVU)

145 "As I've said, Angela and I don't exactly look like previous German and American leaders."

Word for word.

Posted by: Tami

That about sums up what he is all about. Race, gender, and class warfare. His father, Frank Marshall Davis, taught him well.

Disgusting.

Posted by: Cheri former Coast Guard at June 20, 2013 11:30 AM (G+Wff)

146 I'm surprised President Pom-Pom didn't take off his jacket to reveal a T-shirt with his own face on it, so that people could be reminded that he doesn't look like other leaders.

Jackass.

Posted by: Fritz at June 20, 2013 11:31 AM (G9Mmf)

147

I didn't watch it (for health and wellness reasons), but I'm sure it was even more pathetic than usual.

How in the world can anyone believe anything this criminal says?

Posted by: Arms Merchant at June 20, 2013 11:31 AM (5RUlF)

148 Not guaranteed. Someone else mentioned they're also all women. Considering how much St. Trayvon has been portrayed as an innocent little kid, I don't think that's as much of a lock as either side would like (which, I guess, is actually sort of the point). Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) at June 20, 2013 03:23 PM (/PCJa) I heard a few minutes ago that 2 of the jurors the prosecution did.NOT.want. Defense charged that prosecution was challenging jurors based on gender....judge overruled prosecutions challenges and seated the 2. Don't know how much difference it will make though.....

Posted by: Tami[/i][/b][/u][/s] at June 20, 2013 11:31 AM (X6akg)

149
President Obama is a clean gifted speaker of truth and stuff.

Posted by: Joe Biden at June 20, 2013 11:32 AM (1lQzY)

150 A Commie, a Muslim, and a Kenyan walk into a bar.

Bartender says "Hello Mr President"

"Drinking alone again?"

Posted by: toby928© Red Partisan at June 20, 2013 11:32 AM (codCi)

151 Obama would like a balcony he can harangue crowds from(attendance is compulsory subjects!).

Posted by: steevy at June 20, 2013 11:32 AM (9XBK2)

152 He's got a stage and backdrop for a major rockstar show and enough bleacher space for a high school football game. They knew ahead of time that his narcissistic supply would go hungry. And yet the band played on.

Posted by: Burn the Witch at June 20, 2013 11:33 AM (84wuL)

153 Does anyone know where the audio or video is from the chuck hagel conference that Doc Thompson is playing.

They are dissecting this, including the raciss comment that he apologized for.

Posted by: caustic at June 20, 2013 11:33 AM (/b8+5)

154 I'm guessing the consolation prize these idiots received for attending the speech was the children's book about him winning in '08.

Posted by: Arcadehero at June 20, 2013 11:33 AM (27BfC)

155 Ich Bin Ein SCOAMF!

Posted by: Barakhenaten I at June 20, 2013 11:34 AM (DAcx0)

156 I thought, 'He's their A-lister, their star, the very best they've got. Hillary is even worse--more dense, more vapid, more politically inept--than he is.

We can beat these people.

The Media is the Enemy, and they are tough, very tough.

Posted by: toby928© Red Partisan at June 20, 2013 11:34 AM (codCi)

157 @160 I think it's on Drudge and Insty.

Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo intellectal at June 20, 2013 11:34 AM (wR+pz)

158 Please don't come home

Posted by: Nevergiveup at June 20, 2013 11:34 AM (9Bj8R)

159 How bout this one? Kraftwerk www.youtube.com/watch?v=gChOifUJZMcÃ½

Posted by: Big Swinger at June 20, 2013 11:35 AM (iWo0u)

160 Heh. Once he takes off his jacket you can see his tank top under shirt. He looks like a sweaty accountant.

Posted by: Jollyroger at June 20, 2013 11:35 AM (t06LC)

161 I am confident that someone in the previous ~150 comments has said it, but it bears repeating: How the fuck does this guy get away with that "don't look like previous leaders" bullshit line anymore? I mean seriously, GFY.

Posted by: jakeman at June 20, 2013 11:35 AM (96M6e)

162 This speech, and his speech in Ireland, and whatever speeches he'll give in Africa, are also opportunities for him and the fam to vacay on what is allegedly state business.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit [/s][/b][/u][/i] at June 20, 2013 11:35 AM (4df7R)

163 I heard a few minutes ago that 2 of the jurors the prosecution did.NOT.want. Defense charged that prosecution was challenging jurors based on gender....judge overruled prosecutions challenges and seated the 2. Don't know how much difference it will make though..... A hung jury is almost as good as an acquittal. First, the state has to determine if they really want to re-prosecute; which they may not by then. Second, the longer between the event and any trial, the more likely any defendant is to be found "not guilty." Since the Prosecution has to prove "beyond reasonable doubt" and that becomes harder the longer things take. This all the more true when actual evidence points to the whole trial being prosecutorial malfeasance. Finally, the more distance between this particular event and the final trial, the less likely race-riots are to happen when (if) he's eventually fully acquitted.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) at June 20, 2013 11:35 AM (/PCJa)

164 @160 Here you go! http://tinyurl.com/l8ajwy5

Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo intellectal at June 20, 2013 11:35 AM (wR+pz)

165

>>> The man's a fart personified.

A fart has too much substance.

The guy is a Queef.

Posted by: garrett at June 20, 2013 11:36 AM (DAcx0)

166 Blow jobs are generally considered welcome, enjoyable, and they have a point. The man's a fart personified. Posted by: weft cut-loop at June 20, 2013 03:35 PM (XS/b3) Well you can get a blow job and fart at the same time. I mean it's rather bad manners, but......

Posted by: Nevergiveup at June 20, 2013 11:36 AM (9Bj8R)

167 Not embarrassing enough to have many of the Obamaphiles ever say "I didn't investigate Obama enough and I was snookered by the Media." Whatever happens it will still be the fault of George Bush.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 20, 2013 11:37 AM (87Uf9)

168 Well you can get a blow job and fart at the same time. I mean it's rather bad manners, but...... Posted by: Nevergiveup at June 20, 2013 03:36 PM (9Bj8R) The hooker will want a tip, money not your dick.

Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo intellectal at June 20, 2013 11:37 AM (wR+pz)

169 Wonder if Obama saw a joo in Germany?

Posted by: YIKES! at June 20, 2013 11:38 AM (mETGQ)

170 President Lawn Jockey. Sitting in the front yard, thinking he is in charge of something, when he actually does nothing.

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at June 20, 2013 11:38 AM (UhTsC)

171 >>>> But now, after watching Obama stumble through that eye-glazingly dull, meandering joke of a narcissistic diatribe, I had a revelation, of sorts. I thought, 'He's their A-lister, their star, the very best they've got. Hillary is even worse--more dense, more vapid, more politically inept--than he is.
We can beat these people.

troyriser, it pains me to disagree with you bc I think I agree with you on most everything else. I don't exactly disagree with you, I think I have an alternate view.

Isn't this how he beat us people? He won bc he is the A-list star leading 52% of the voting public that are easily swayed by the superficial promises and celebrity endorsements. And, Hilary may be worse, but she wins the dumb womens vote and Democrat redneck vote and FSA that is growing in numbers by the day.

Posted by: L, elle at June 20, 2013 11:38 AM (0PiQ4)

172 Finally, the more distance between this particular event and the final trial, the less likely race-riots are to happen when (if) he's eventually fully acquitted.

I hope you're right, but given that Al $harpton et al still demand "justice" for things that happened before their grandparents were born and people still eat that up, I'm skeptical.

Posted by: HeatherRadish™ needs a beer at June 20, 2013 11:38 AM (ZKzrr)

173 I just knew the Al Bundy comparisons would pop up. So did ace, I'm sure.

Now, I can picture Barky throwing a Reggie Love wig on The Mooch and hauling her upstairs for a 10 second love fest once a year, but that is about it.

Barky couldn't carry Al's jock strap, though he probably would sniff it.

Al gives the better speech. Without a teleprompter.

Al sells shoes, a much more noble occupation than politician.

Al puts his hand down the front of his pants; Barky reaches into the back for our wallets.

Posted by: GnuBreed at June 20, 2013 11:38 AM (ccXZP)

174 The man's a fart personified.
Posted by: weft cut-loop

Not really, Per George Carlin...

Farts are fun. Farts are shit without the mess.

Posted by: Bruce at June 20, 2013 11:38 AM (7Waan)

175 Ich bin mooslemstrat.Let them eat Bratwurst. Eat your peas, you sohn von einem Weibchen!

So what if they fly two monster jets at 180K/hr? Sie dumm fuhrt! So what if Michellein rents Princess Grace's suite for 3K/night? They are our royalty. They deserve this vacay, the African vacay, and the two months in Martha's Vineyard. They work hard spending our money.Verpiss dich!

Posted by: Danka Weinerschnitzel is Mary Cloggenstein's cousin at June 20, 2013 11:39 AM (baL2B)

176 Heh. Once he takes off his jacket you can see his tank top under shirt. He looks like a sweaty accountant.

---

So.... my President wears wife-beaters on a foreign relations tour.

Stay classy Mr President.... so classy.

Posted by: fixerupper at June 20, 2013 11:39 AM (nELVU)

177 Isn't this how he beat us people? He won bc he is the A-list star leading 52% of the voting public that are easily swayed by the superficial promises and celebrity endorsements.

And in 2016 they won't even need that many, since half the 48% is gonna take their ball and go home. We had a thread about that this morning.

Posted by: HeatherRadish™ needs a beer at June 20, 2013 11:41 AM (ZKzrr)

178 Chuck Hagel Jokes That Indian Man Asking Him A Question Is A Member Of The Taliban http://tinyurl.com/pcaxrnv Chuck Hagel Puts His Foot in His Mouth http://tinyurl.com/n7775ye

Posted by: Snarky the Bear at June 20, 2013 11:41 AM (/b8+5)

179 Win the midterms, for God's sake, and then impeach the stupid bastard.

Posted by: perturbed at June 20, 2013 03:28 PM (u6Ueb)

----------------------------------------------------

I've seen absolutely no evidence that the fed has stopped the underhanded dealings with the Tea Party and other conservative groups. I also see no evidence of voter fraud being addressed. The fix is already in. We're going to lose the House. And they'll keep the senate.

Posted by: Soona at June 20, 2013 11:41 AM (GIlRF)

180 Was he speaking from inside of a Mason Jar?

Posted by: Baldy at June 20, 2013 11:42 AM (tyDFN)

181 So.... my President wears wife-beaters on a foreign relations tour.

Posted by: Crissy swoons at the sight of the damp shirt at June 20, 2013 11:42 AM (baL2B)

182

Posted by: Mallamutt, RINO President for Life at June 20, 2013 03:29

From your fingers to God's ears!

Posted by: Cheri former Coast Guard at June 20, 2013 11:43 AM (G+Wff)

183

Mathews said he was..."struggling with the text"...

Translation:

It was the text's fault.

Bad text. Bad. It must've been some racist text.

Posted by: wheatie at June 20, 2013 11:43 AM (d2B9H)

184 He blesses the "Peoples of Germany" and then "God Bless the United States of America." Who are these "Peoples of Germany?"

Posted by: Baldy at June 20, 2013 11:44 AM (tyDFN)

185 >>>>And in 2016 they won't even need that many, since half the 48% is gonna take their ball and go home. We had a thread about that this morning.

I missed the morning thread, HeatherR. I forgot to include the black vote for the first female black president and all the newly legalized via amnesty vote too.

Posted by: L, elle at June 20, 2013 11:45 AM (0PiQ4)

186

What a kreptastic, stuttering bag of suckitude.

Take away this imbecile's electro-binkies with the magic words on them and he is a ridicutardedly laughable third rate hack qualified to maybe, MAYBE be an alderman in one of Chicago's lesser wards.

Idiocracy? Try braindeadocracy with this dimbulb from planet doltron.

Dang, that felt good.

Posted by: Chariots of Toast at June 20, 2013 11:45 AM (mm+xE)

187

more distance between this particular event and the
final trial, the less likely race-riots are to happen when (if) he's
eventually fully acquitted.

------------------------------------------------------

Bwahahahahaha!

Posted by: Al and Jesse at June 20, 2013 11:46 AM (GIlRF)

188 The comments of Mooch's fringe and this speech are priceless in the British press.
Ach du Lieber Himmel

Posted by: ChristyBlinky loves it at June 20, 2013 11:46 AM (baL2B)

189 Mathews said he was..."struggling with the text"...

Translation:
It was the text's fault.

Bad text. Bad. It must've been some racist text.
Posted by: wheatie at June 20, 2013 03:43 PM

****

Keef Olbermann wrestled death so Obama ain't shit

Posted by: Beto at June 20, 2013 11:46 AM (VWfCN)

190

Who are these "Peoples of Germany?"

Germans, and 'youths'

Posted by: Reuters at June 20, 2013 11:47 AM (SFs98)

191 Owebama is an anal fissure. No doubt.

Posted by: © Sponge at June 20, 2013 11:47 AM (xmcEQ)

192 Who are these "Peoples of Germany?"

Posted by: Baldy at June 20, 2013 03:44 PM (tyDFN)

He copied that from how I address my peoples.

Posted by: ChristyBlinky, radicalized Redneck Queen at June 20, 2013 11:48 AM (baL2B)

193 I'm an American who lives in Germany.

As an anecdote, I was getting a haircut yesterday morning and a woman next to me, rolling her eyes, said something like, "Obama's giving a speech today. Why is Guantanamo still open?"

The Germans have pushbutton issues such as that, or nukes, or the environment, etc., and Obama isn't leftist enough for them.

Obama's speech was probably designed to hit the bullet points that some PR guy told him Germans wanted to hear.

DDSS.

Just my opinion.

Posted by: jlong at June 20, 2013 11:48 AM (8TH7B)

194 He blesses the "Peoples of Germany" and then "God Bless the United States of America." Who are these "Peoples of Germany?"

Posted by: Baldy at June 20, 2013 03:44 PM (tyDFN)

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Deutschland has a shit-load of muzzies too.

Posted by: Soona at June 20, 2013 11:48 AM (GIlRF)

195 Posted by: Soona at June 20, 2013 03:41 PM (GIlRF) I'm gonna take heat for this, but every accusation of mass voter fraud has been bullshit. And I hope those Tea Party groups are madder than hell now, because I sure am.

Posted by: Yoshi, Aggrieved Victim of the White Man at June 20, 2013 11:49 AM (dh83Q)

196 Finally, the more distance between this particular event and the final trial, the less likely race-riots are to happen when (if) he's eventually fully acquitted.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther)

Except for the Al Sharpton's and Jesse Jackson's in the world. I was in the middle of the King LA riots. Good old mayor Tom Bradley lit that fire.

Posted by: Cheri former Coast Guard at June 20, 2013 11:49 AM (G+Wff)

197

I noticed he lead off with..."I know I don't look like previous German American leaders"...

Why did he lead with that?

Why call attention to how he 'looks'?

It's like saying...'in case you didn't notice, I'm half black'.

Eeesh.

Posted by: wheatie at June 20, 2013 11:50 AM (d2B9H)

198 Isn't this how he beat us people? He won bc he is the A-list star leading 52% of the voting public that are easily swayed by the superficial promises and celebrity endorsements. --- The reason he swayed 52% is because he's young, black, clean-looking, "hip," and has a nice baritone. THAT'S IT.

Posted by: Yoshi, Aggrieved Victim of the White Man at June 20, 2013 11:51 AM (dh83Q)

199

199 Mathews said he was..."struggling with the text"...

Fucking text.

I hate when racist text gets like that. If Obama was white, there wouldn't have been any struggle.

Where the white women at? And the 52" flat screens?

Posted by: jwest at June 20, 2013 11:53 AM (u2a4R)

200 He has always spoke in banalities. He has never said anything useful, ever. Just soaring rhetoric that can fit on a bumpersticker.

Posted by: puddleglum at June 20, 2013 11:54 AM (gECuQ)

201 http://tinyurl.com/mm7382x Germany: a bump in the road

Posted by: B. Hussein Ibn Clarabelle/Obama, the No Bell Clown at June 20, 2013 11:54 AM (2iU3x)

202 Posted by: wheatie at June 20, 2013 03:50 PM (d2B9H) I've seen this before. Lots of self-conscious minorities love to call attention to their skin color in mixed company. It's a reliable attention whore device. I'd never do it because it's fucking stupid.

Posted by: Yoshi, Aggrieved Victim of the White Man at June 20, 2013 11:55 AM (dh83Q)

203 He does this because, aside from vacationing and demonizing his enemies, talking and speechifying is all he knows HOW to do.

What, you want him to roll up his sleeves and work, or take a politically unpopular stance? We're talking about Barky McFuckstick, not a mere mortal ...

Seriously, the man only knows how to community agitate. To expect more from him is like expecting a chimpanzee (yes, yes, how very racist of me) to understand quantum mechanics -- actually, I give better odds to the chimp stepping up than the Chief ...

Posted by: acethepug at June 20, 2013 11:55 AM (T4wxI)

204 Long assed movie review up.

Posted by: rickb223 at June 20, 2013 11:57 AM (uVkIH)

205 Sorry, there's no way I can watch a 4 minute video of that clown.

It needs an editor who can trim it down to the essential parts. Whatever happened to Zapruder?

Posted by: Adjoran at June 20, 2013 11:58 AM (473jB)

206

Posted by: L, elle at June 20, 2013 03:38 PM (0PiQ4)

Elle, I never mind when people disagree with me. Reasoned argument clarifies our beliefs, keeps us sharp, makes us work for the truth. My point in re Obama's speech is that it is become more and more difficult for even the press to hide just how lame he really is.

What I'd like to see is Obama confronted by a woman--ideally a prominent Republican politician--on live national television. As someone pointed out earlier today, the President doesn't do well with challenging women. (I'm guessing he has Mommy issues of one sort or another.) The President is thin-skinned as it is. If someone could push him hard enough to make him drop that urbane, detached, professorial mask just once and show his true face, all petulance and vindictive spite, I think we'd have 2014 in the bag.

Posted by: troyriser at June 20, 2013 11:58 AM (vtiE6)

207

JFK: "Ich bin ein Berliner" - I am a jelly doughnut.

Just askin'...

Did bammy say "I am a choklit doughnut"?

Posted by: Marginalized in Cali at June 20, 2013 12:01 PM (UiOkZ)

208

"Play video"

Ummm, no thanks.

Posted by: RokShox at June 20, 2013 12:01 PM (8MMMw)

209

212 Posted by: wheatie at June 20, 2013 03:50 PM (d2B9H)

I've seen this before. Lots of self-conscious minorities love to call attention to their skin color in mixed company. It's a reliable attention whore device.

I'd never do it because it's fucking stupid.

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It seems worse than merely 'stupid', Yoshi.

It seems like he's stuck in a sort of race-baiting mode.

Like he sees everything through the prism of race...and has to bring it up, call attention to it, even at the most inappropriate moments.

We're supposed to be color blind.

We're not supposed to notice, or care, what color people are.

It's like he wants to destroy that.

Posted by: wheatie at June 20, 2013 12:03 PM (d2B9H)

210 Hey Man...no one showed cause Merkel was there, Man...they didn't want to sit through her speach to wait for Obama's, Man...

Posted by: Stoopid Moonbat Hippie at June 20, 2013 12:04 PM (ujrve)

211 ...and in related news, DOW down 500+ in two days!!!...CHANGE!!!

Posted by: TEH SUK CONTINUES at June 20, 2013 12:06 PM (ujrve)

212 President Jug-eared, empty-headed, soulless peddler of codswallop.

Posted by: Northernlurker at June 20, 2013 12:07 PM (KTNsF)

213 I wonder if he was self aware enough to realize how inferior he is to Ronald Reagan?

Posted by: Jmel at June 20, 2013 12:10 PM (9tSXa)

214 He sounded like a fucking robot 'We can be a little informal among friends.' He had to READ that canned line? He couldn't memorize that one fucking line to make it look like it wasn't staged? Nope, just remove jacket, read fake 'informal line', MFM will gush.

Posted by: Schwalbe: The Me-262© at June 20, 2013 12:12 PM (9Bdcz)

215 Viewers of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV series should remember the recurring character Jonathan, who was one of the Nerds of Doom in the sixth season and killed off in the following season. The actor, Danny Strong, is the screen writer on 'Game Change' and other HBO lib propaganda productions.

So that episode where he is stabbed fatally by his best friend has taken on a whole new context for me.

Posted by: epobirs at June 20, 2013 12:13 PM (kcfmt)

216 29 You would think that the Germans of all people would know better. Judging by the turnout, it appears they do.

Posted by: Dr. Mabuse at June 20, 2013 12:17 PM (FkH4y)

217 It's not that my fan support is waning, it's just that I appeal to a more select crowd these days. And by 'invitation-only', we mean bussed in by force from local nursing homes.

Posted by: Bronco Bama at June 20, 2013 12:20 PM (hHgxI)

218 So there were 191,000 no-shows

Posted by: Carter Chipman Hull at June 20, 2013 12:21 PM (e8kgV)

219 If the crowd turnout was so low because it was "invitation only" then why did Obama have to speak behind a bullet-proof shield? Who did they "invite"? A bunch of terrorists?

Posted by: Jaynie59 at June 20, 2013 12:21 PM (4zKCA)

220 I wish for World peace. /

Posted by: olddog in mo at June 20, 2013 12:23 PM (gsFPV)

221 As you usually do, Ace, you hit it right between the eyes. SCOAMF is the manifestation of the Empty Suit.

Posted by: MoeRon at June 20, 2013 12:27 PM (yNBMs)

222 Did you know the Secret Service guys give us all code names? Mine is 'Spinal Tap'.

Posted by: Bronco Bama at June 20, 2013 12:28 PM (hHgxI)

223 So how does ABC spin this disaster? I'm listening to radio yesterday, whey they announce that "thousands turned out to see...." So is that 998,000? 167,000? 2,000? We don't know, just the breathless report that "thousands" turned out. Thanks for the info ABC.

Posted by: lawdvd at June 20, 2013 12:41 PM (UpdGw)

224 "...and including this embarrassing comparison of Obama 2008 and Obama 2012:"

Left picture: "Before they realized Obama is just another sleazy politician"

Right picture: "After they realize the truth".

Posted by: Blacque Jacques Shellacque at June 20, 2013 12:45 PM (vd7A8)

225 #229

For lefties, attrition from within is a far greater concern than attacks from without. See the history of the Soviet Union for an example. If we were as good at killing Commies as Commies themselves, we'd have been rid of the USSR by 1950.

Posted by: epobirs at June 20, 2013 12:47 PM (kcfmt)

226 So its kinda like if Palin went to Alaska to give a speech and instead of 200 people, only 4 showed up. She rambled, sweated like a pig and took her clothes off. OK.

Posted by: Drones over head at June 20, 2013 12:52 PM (n844K)

227

Ah, the implied, "You should like me just because I'm black" thing when "reminds" the crowd he "doesn't look like former American or German leaders."

He might as well have said, "You can't abandon your adoration of me; after all, I'm black and that's really the only reason you liked me to begin with." And, that would be true, at least.

Posted by: marie at June 20, 2013 12:56 PM (Razcc)

228 Strange. A guy at my club said yesterday it was time to get out. I didn't, down six figures. Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo intellectal at June 20, 2013 03:23 PM (wR+pz) I put exit strategies (trailing % stop loss) and "insurance" (out of the money puts and other positions) in place about 15 years ago. It kept me from losing much during small to medium drops plus I made out like a bandit during the big drops.

Posted by: Michael the Hobbit, but you can call me Michael at June 20, 2013 01:51 PM (vVMIQ)

229 Who knew that Obama was such a strong military man? He bombed in Berlin. Better give him an 8th Air Force campaign medal.

Posted by: Cynical Ol Geezer at June 20, 2013 02:01 PM (RZP0w)

230 World leader goes to foreign nation to deliver major address....and takes off his coat (revealing a sweat soaked shirt) and rolls up his sleeves????

I'm sorry, but you just do not do that. Be uncomfortable for a bit. Take a shower when you get back to the hotel. Fer chrissakes....have a little class.

Posted by: Frogman at June 20, 2013 02:12 PM (UJabJ)

231 It would take an incredible force to take the President off of his game.

It would have to be huge, though, something on order of the sun...

I forgot how the climate thing went; just imagine how funny this would have been.

Posted by: MikeB@AFlowershopinBaghdad at June 20, 2013 03:00 PM (8Ik17)

232

It would have been funny if he would have substituted Slow Joe at the last minute. Instead it wasn't even funny. It was pathetic.

Posted by: torabora at June 20, 2013 04:21 PM (yQMvN)

233 He reminds me of an old rock band, one that had a single monster hit but was never able to replicate it. So, they go on permanent tour around the world to play it for the ever dwindling numbers of people still nostalgic (or stoned) enough to want to hear it.

In other words, Obama is like Spinal Tap.

Posted by: ME at June 21, 2013 05:25 AM (SQP+7)

234 ...only for real.

Posted by: ME at June 21, 2013 05:25 AM (SQP+7)

235

Great Moments in History
"Ich bin ein Berliner!"
"Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"
"Y'all be sure to recycle now, heah?"

Did the $Hundred Zillion cost of this freak show include busing in 6,000 SEIU and teacher's union goons from the US??

Posted by: Ventura Capitalist at June 21, 2013 09:45 AM (/iVUG)

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