Video: The obligatory “fist bump of hope” clip
posted at 3:50 pm on June 5, 2008 by Allahpundit
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Evidently this is important enough to warrant not only multiple stories on the wires but a follow-up question during a sitdown with the anchor of the NBC evening news. What’s the fascination? Is it evidence of cultural “authenticity”? Some sort of secret Camelot handshake, the significance of which is lost on young-ish types like me but known only too well to nostalgic geriatric Democrats? Or is it just cute and endearing, and therefore to be laid in front of the public at every opportunity by a media with love in its eyes and a song in its heart?
Rumor has it that it was followed by an obligatory ass pat. Well played, sir.
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It’s spelled ‘RESPEK’.
/Street Slang Nazi
Krydor on June 5, 2008 at 3:54 PM
What you wrote:
What I saw:
amerpundit on June 5, 2008 at 3:55 PM
That’s giving that bimbo a little too much credit.
Jeezis that guy is a moron, no wonder he likes Barry so much, they both are vapid twits.
benrand on June 5, 2008 at 3:55 PM
WoW! Couples touching each other….so special…
Tim Burton on June 5, 2008 at 3:57 PM
That was funny. Michelle was going to do a high five. Barrack was going to do a low five. They ended up settling on a fist bump.
SoulGlo on June 5, 2008 at 3:57 PM
NBC News once again crystallizes the nation’s priorities.
Valiant on June 5, 2008 at 3:57 PM
Respek! Dats her baby’ daddy.
Yall needs to quit dissin’ dem!
TheSitRep on June 5, 2008 at 4:00 PM
Oh and Williams was clearly trying to show that he’s an average Joe. “a lot of Americans do”. Does he eat, too? He must be just like me!
amerpundit on June 5, 2008 at 4:00 PM
Somebody, get my spoon so I can gag myself.
oakpack on June 5, 2008 at 4:01 PM
aiight.
JiangxiDad on June 5, 2008 at 4:06 PM
That might be the weakest fist pump I’ve ever seen.
Butters on June 5, 2008 at 4:06 PM
America is going to crash and burm but we`ll do it with style and cuteness!
ThePrez on June 5, 2008 at 4:06 PM
Coming soon-
“Bitch slap of change”
Rhinoboy on June 5, 2008 at 4:07 PM
Wondetwin powers activate!!
Shape of…a plausible presidential candidate!
Pcoop on June 5, 2008 at 4:07 PM
The democrats always have these “special” moments; the conservatives are jealous, they never have those “moments”.
The hand holding on the beach, the special kiss at the convention, fist bumping…awwwwww
right2bright on June 5, 2008 at 4:07 PM
sorry that’s “Wondertwin”
Pcoop on June 5, 2008 at 4:07 PM
This is just retarded.
p0s3r on June 5, 2008 at 4:11 PM
She frightens me.
sheesh on June 5, 2008 at 4:12 PM
OMG! Why didn’t they do this sooner?! NOW I’m ready to vote for Obama!
A fist-bump. WOW! Now that’s presidential material, right there. It took this to open my eyes to the kind of hope and change he represents. Sorry, folks, I’m just finding it hard to breathe right now from the ecstasy of having my eyes opened to the awesomeness of Barack Obama. A FREAKING FIST-BUMP WITH HIS WIFE! Vote Obama, everyone! Vote Obama!!!
aero on June 5, 2008 at 4:14 PM
Key party, Allah’s house, 10pm.
Limerick on June 5, 2008 at 4:14 PM
All I know is, Obama is greater than Jesus, Buddah, Allah and Xenu all rolled into one, then multiplied by a million. The media told me so and they would never lie. Or, if by some accident they do lie, it doesn’t matter because their liberal intent is always purely good so it’s best to always go along with them no matter what.
Django on June 5, 2008 at 4:17 PM
Oh my God, they’re so hip! They should already be called the First Couple! I’m with oakpack, gag me with a spoon.
CP on June 5, 2008 at 4:18 PM
Ewww, gross! I hate PDA, especially between those two. And then Barrak’s explanation of it, just makes me want to heave.
4shoes on June 5, 2008 at 4:19 PM
oh yay.
All it reminds me of is going to a bar and watching a bunch of younger guys trying to hit on a drunk girl.
upinak on June 5, 2008 at 4:20 PM
Believe me, those fists are just warming up for what they intend for America.
Of course, we won’t see that one coming.
George Antrobes on June 5, 2008 at 4:21 PM
Oh I know what you mean, aero. I thought I’d had a stroke but when I woke up I realized it was another Obamagasm. I’ve learned to spread newspapers on the floor before watching NBC/MSNBC in particular because of my complete loss of all bodily controls while being wracked by Obamagasms.
Django on June 5, 2008 at 4:21 PM
Can we play the game, bloody knuckles then? I was good at that game.
upinak on June 5, 2008 at 4:22 PM
Remember America, never vote on policy or record, always vote on emotion.
Django on June 5, 2008 at 4:24 PM
Michele gave him that look like: No be a good boy and run along and do what Momma told you to do, and don’t mess it up.
If this clown really is dumb enough to put Hillary in the VP slot, can you imagine the henpecking she-male whipping he is going to take?
We’ll be the laughing stock of the world.
cntrlfrk on June 5, 2008 at 4:25 PM
Truman gutted the WH because it was about to collapse. Put in 18 inch steel I beams. Damn good thing.
Limerick on June 5, 2008 at 4:26 PM
That is a nice and sweet photo.
Dr. Manhattan on June 5, 2008 at 4:27 PM
upinak on June 5, 2008 at 4:22 PM
I was referring to something more akin to one’s first visit to a proctologist.
George Antrobes on June 5, 2008 at 4:27 PM
that was pretty graphic!
upinak on June 5, 2008 at 4:29 PM
Obama’s Post-Presidential Memoir:
The Fisting of America
cntrlfrk on June 5, 2008 at 4:30 PM
Ahhhhh, something I can say I never have to deal with… because being a woman has it’s **annoying** moments as well. **Sighs**
upinak on June 5, 2008 at 4:30 PM
I’m disappointed. I thought it was going to show Barry doing a bump of coke.
Hollowpoint on June 5, 2008 at 4:31 PM
i think that Osama Hussein Saddam Bin Obama did a great job with the fist pump
custer on June 5, 2008 at 4:31 PM
They are so going to be soooooohard to beat in November.
A fist bump and an ass grab?
McCain is toast.
pabarge on June 5, 2008 at 4:35 PM
“There’s a reverence about her…that I’m her husband”…??????????
Ha Haa, can’t wait to hear what the feminists have to say about that!
RushBaby on June 5, 2008 at 4:35 PM
I would NOT hit that.
wccawa on June 5, 2008 at 4:35 PM
Watched again, and you’re absolutely right. Awkward moment, turned to gold. King Midas ‘08!
RushBaby on June 5, 2008 at 4:36 PM
Hey! I resent that remark!
AverageJoe on June 5, 2008 at 4:36 PM
You guy are terrible, don’t you know how clean and articulate Barry is?
No, seriously, since BO’s been palgiarizing everybody else I’ve been waiting for his “Ax not what you can do for your country, Ax what your country can do for you.” speech
Ciannaky on June 5, 2008 at 4:36 PM
Ugh, I actually saw this the other day and said aloud in my best Simon Cowell voice: “That was atrocious.”
Honestly, am I the only one who gets the vibe that before going on stage Obama said “Okay now Michelle, most of our base is white college kids who are voting for me simply because they think it makes them cool. To prove my street cred to what are known as “tha brothas” I’m going to need you to give me one of these things. I’m not sure what it means, but I’m told it’s very hip.”
Seriously, I don’t know exactly how it came about, but I can’t help but feel like it’s an insulting attempt to connect with regular blacks. Just like when he or Hillary put on the accent, etc.
RightWinged on June 5, 2008 at 4:44 PM
There is nothing in that video which would lead one to believe there was a planning session like the way you imagined. As another poster pointed out one went high one went low and then they just ended up doing a dap.
None of us “regular blacks” were insulted by it. Thanks for checking, though.
12thman on June 5, 2008 at 4:50 PM
Everyone needs a little jive talking to from time to time.
tarpon on June 5, 2008 at 4:54 PM
lame
D2Boston on June 5, 2008 at 4:57 PM
Yeap, gas going to $4.50/gal in CA and the Democrats in power still won’t let us drill for our own oil, and this crap leads the news and comments………
Pathetic…….
Seven Percent Solution on June 5, 2008 at 4:57 PM
Sounds like you could use a little fist bump and an ass pat to get in the mood.
JayB on June 5, 2008 at 5:01 PM
That’s good. It helps offset the fear we “typical white people” feel when we see a fist-tap between two black people. ;-)
aero on June 5, 2008 at 5:05 PM
Hey, I have to admit it’s better than the tonsil tickling that Algore tried on Tipper in front of tens of thousands.
Matticus Finch on June 5, 2008 at 5:08 PM
I thought it was cute. For the first time in my adult life, M. Obama didn’t make me cringe.
Spirit of 1776 on June 5, 2008 at 5:09 PM
Deal or No Deal. Howie started this again.
Hummer53 on June 5, 2008 at 5:10 PM
Oops, I forgot my re-education. I should have said “it was likable enough”.
Spirit of 1776 on June 5, 2008 at 5:12 PM
Oh, man, that was SO awkward-looking, wasn’t it?! It seemed like they probably hadn’t kissed each other in a decade or more. She looked completely startled, like she didn’t know how to respond, and only barely refrained from pushing him away in front of the entire nation. Totally cringe-worthy moment, seared into my political memory for all time. It served as a metaphor for his entire political career for quite some time.
aero on June 5, 2008 at 5:12 PM
Obama has my vote, he is obviously a guy just like me.
Ok, he has millions of dollars, attended Princeton, lives in a mansion, rides in limos, shops at expensive grocery stores and hangs out with racists and terrorists and dislikes waffles….but other than that he is just a guy trying to make his way in the world.
Just like me.
Baracky Hopey Changey Hope 2008!
Bishop on June 5, 2008 at 5:13 PM
You’re right, Aero. The clip follows. Oh, my.
http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=123593&title=moment-of-zen-get-a-room&tag=generic_tag_tipper_gore&itemId=107784
Matticus Finch on June 5, 2008 at 5:27 PM
Well you should have been. Just like you should be when Obama tries to “talk black”, claim Selma marches led to his birth, or his wife claims that she doesn’t worry specifically about assassination because he could be shot pumping gas just because he’s a black man.
BTW, the analysis of “one going high and one low” to debunk my point/half-joke is silly. First of all, it would only prove what an out of touch elitist he is, that they couldn’t even get that little move right. But if you’ll notice I went on with a lengthy theoretical quote, obviously intended in large part to be a joke, but hitting the serious point of how contrived and calculated every move is. He’s proven himself to be a liar and the “old” type of politician time and time again over the past few months, and like the Clintons, I now can’t put anything past them. I suspect there was at least some discussion, joking or otherwise, about displaying an oh so hip “fist bump” on stage.
RightWinged on June 5, 2008 at 5:31 PM
A chest bump, then we have something.
Attila (Pillage Idiot) on June 5, 2008 at 5:37 PM
Is it possible that these two married adults simply love each other and were caught up in a rare genuine instant between lovers?
WTF is wrong with that? I’m sorry, but this is not about politics. It’s about love. They seem like a good strong couple…despite being left of Gore Vidal. It would be an overwhelming and personally moving moment for anyone.
They are the first political couple I have ever heard to refer going on a date together. They are that sweet, annoying couple.
I support happy marriages. I see no reason to attack theirs.
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Alert: OT - TANGENT GONE WILD
It’s the total resistance that many Republicans have to seeing blacks as “normal” that makes many blacks suspicious of Republicans. Sometimes, people are just being people, not black people. If your perception is so squelched, how can your assessment be fair? Capisce? Capezio?
It sucks that the border issue is causing the same issues with regards to Repubs and Hispanics. We can bitch and moan and demonize Al Sharpton et al.
It’s a self-admitted tragedy to say this. But…I think we really need some sort of a racial-platform that is honest about Republican values, somewhat self-depricating about our lack our minority-outreach and fact-filled so Dems can’t lie about us anymore.
The Race Card on June 5, 2008 at 5:37 PM
lol
Monster energy drink burns coming out of my nose…thanks.
The Race Card on June 5, 2008 at 5:38 PM
Dang.
That woman scares me. You see that look on her face?
Had that look like “yeah, baby, we’re on our way to gettin’ some MAJOR PAYBACK for all the injustices that have been done to us!!”
It’s not so much that I don’t want Obama in the White House, it’s that I don’t want that woman anywhere near federal decision making authoritah…
Et tu Brute on June 5, 2008 at 5:38 PM
This just in from CNN..
Obama just farted in a crowded room. His wife Michelle smiled at him and said “you go boy”.
GoodBoy on June 5, 2008 at 5:45 PM
Don’t forget, this is the guy who “brushed his shoulder off”
He had to “get that dirt off his shoulder”
Do you think he’ll “walk it out” in November?
Or maybe he can “super-soak that (ohhh)”
As long as he’s “big pimpin” it doesn’t matter if he has his “stunna shades” on or not.
At least he didn’t make her “back that thang up”
Ahh, I love it when whitey doesn’t understand rap culture. You know how many times I’ve heard “skeet skeet skeet” on the radio? It’s ridiculous.
VolMagic on June 5, 2008 at 5:45 PM
LOL, wrong yet funny!
upinak on June 5, 2008 at 5:48 PM
This whitey needs you to translate your post please.
txsurveyor on June 5, 2008 at 5:48 PM
hey, this ‘gimme that rock’ stuff ain’t nuthin.
i hear mccain and his veep nom will be doing the much more difficult fake high five swoop into an ankle shake!
DrW on June 5, 2008 at 5:51 PM
Rumor has it that she’ll be the real president. The real voice. The real power. He’s just a frontman for the revolutionary communist.
Griz on June 5, 2008 at 5:51 PM
OMG I can’t believe you said SKEET! :O
LMFGAO… damn this just get better and better!
upinak on June 5, 2008 at 5:52 PM
txsurveyor on June 5, 2008 at 5:48 PM
If I translated it, it would be indecent. :)
VolMagic on June 5, 2008 at 5:53 PM
It’s Greek to me. I don’t have a clue, but I will take your word for it. ;-)
txsurveyor on June 5, 2008 at 5:57 PM
trust in Vol when he says it. I am still in shock on what he said! LOL
upinak on June 5, 2008 at 5:59 PM
That’s funny.
Guess I am too ignorant to know when to be insulted? hint: fist bumping is not something done only by “regular blacks.”
hint 2: Obama isn’t going to celebrate like McCain. McCain isn’t going to celebrate like Senator Clinton. Senator Clinton isn’t going to celebrate like Gore. (apologizes to anyone who lost their lunch by the image created by that last example)
12thman on June 5, 2008 at 6:04 PM
I think this exchange may have won the thread
Krydor on June 5, 2008 at 6:13 PM
“there’s a reverance about her.”
No reverance for the country that gave her everything she has.
Unless there is a cuba or china connection we don’t know about yet.
peacenprosperity on June 5, 2008 at 6:20 PM
I saw this the other night on FOX News just before the “big speech”. Brit Hume about had a Chris Matthews over it so I switched to the History Channel.
MrC_5150 on June 5, 2008 at 6:23 PM
This is the first and ONLY time I’ve been proud to be
AmericanArmenian. As a regular black, that is. Errr…. yeah.What was the question again?
wccawa on June 5, 2008 at 6:29 PM
It almost looks like he tried to cop a feel right before the ‘bump.’
James on June 5, 2008 at 7:08 PM
RC, I don’t think people are attacking the Obamas’ marriage or doubting their love - at least I’m not. Most of us also aren’t making it into a race thing. I was just joking with 12thman about that. Instead, I think most of us on this thread are making fun of the MSM’s orgasmic response to a silly little fist-tap and how they made it into “news” by drawing attention to it the way they did.
aero on June 5, 2008 at 7:35 PM
Black Power!
Boo YA!
Chakra Hammer on June 5, 2008 at 7:52 PM
The obligatory
Kevin M on June 5, 2008 at 9:47 PM
OK, go pull the wool over their eyes, in a few months we’ll begin the largest redistribution of wealth in the history of mankind.
Alden Pyle on June 5, 2008 at 10:07 PM
Thus I christen Barack and Michelle…
The Wonder Twins. Zan and Jayna.
Of course his VP nom will be dubbed “Gleek”.
csdeven on June 5, 2008 at 10:07 PM
“Zan” and “Jayna’s” first attempt to save the country from whitey.
csdeven on June 5, 2008 at 10:11 PM
Oh, there’s the victim card I love so much - “Guess I’m too ignorant”. Sadly, you are pretty ignorant because you continue to miss the point. I’m well aware that the fist bump isn’t only a black thing… in fact I do it with various people occasionally, sometimes as it relates to inside jokes that have nothing to do with race at all. My point was that Obama has been desperate to prove that he’s authentically black enough (which everyone knows, though one could hold the opinion that this isn’t what is happening here). Given the dishonesty of the man and his campaign and his disgusting lies and pandering - that, although smoother (mainly because of the media’s love for him really), rivals that of the Clintons or Kerry - anything he does is now suspect to me. I view this as his attempt at “hipness”. Perhaps it’s just for general hipness, not black hipness in this case, but in my mind the odds are 50/50. As I said, he’s shown in the past how desperate he is to prove he’s “black”, so I don’t put this past him.
Now, back to the point… Your insinuation that I think only blacks do this. If you’re basing this on my hypothetical (and partly joking) guess on the Obama comment/plan to do this, you’re ignoring that those are what I’m imagining HIS words would be, not my own. He’s an elitist turd and he’s desperate to try to connect to these lower class people (again, in HIS mind) so I can totally see a meeting where they calculate some stuff he can do to get down to their level.
RightWinged on June 5, 2008 at 10:25 PM
He said “irreverence”, not “reverence”.
I thought it was cute, too. Not gonna vote for him, but he and the Mrs. are children of God like the rest of us.
mikeyboss on June 5, 2008 at 10:50 PM
This was the headline on Yahoo this afternoon. It read something like, “The Obamas’ Playful Fist Bump”… *puke*
-Aslan’s Girl
Aslans Girl on June 5, 2008 at 11:57 PM
This is a one-two punch by the Obama campaign and the MSM.
Completely Staged. Nice puff piece.
And Mocking Hillary in the process!
Remember Michelle and “This isn’t helping my children!”?
Michelle was concerned that Hillary was going to “steal” the nomination that they “stole” from Hillary.
But Barack “Pulled it off” and Michelle stopped berating him behind closed doors.
This cutesy fist pump was not some “intimate tender personal moment”. It was staged for all the media to see and write about.
Awww, so cute!
Frauds are they.
Red Pill on June 6, 2008 at 12:54 AM
Michelle will replace the portrait of George Washington with one of Louis Farrakhan if she becomes First Ho.
csdeven on June 6, 2008 at 1:09 AM
Obama’s code name Copafeel.
MSGTAS on June 6, 2008 at 9:36 AM
All the stret cred of two of the Three Stooges.
In the words of one of their earlier compatriots in melanin (as a light bulb filled with water and popped):
“Dis House sho’ gone crazy!“
profitsbeard on June 6, 2008 at 10:32 AM
Will Pennsylvania Ave be described as “Da Hood” one of these days?
csdeven on June 6, 2008 at 10:47 AM
Is it just me or does he fondle her boob at :06?
paulmorrison on June 6, 2008 at 3:01 PM