Video: The sadly obligatory “city council interrupted by important business” clip
posted at 5:59 pm on March 10, 2009 by Allahpundit
It’s number one with a bullet in YouTube’s “News & Politics” section, which I guess makes it officially newsworthy. Is this the dumbest palate cleanser we’ve ever posted? No doubt. Will you laugh? No doubt. In the age of messianic Keynesianism, my friends, we must pause to savor the simple pleasures.
Actually, maybe “savor” is the wrong word here.
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That was not the refried beans I once knew….
-Ogabe
sven10077 on March 10, 2009 at 6:01 PM
No…****ing…****.
Excuse me while I finish my chocolate mousse.
MadisonConservative on March 10, 2009 at 6:02 PM
I hate you for posting that.
ivybelle1 on March 10, 2009 at 6:02 PM
thanks for the look inside Obama’s cabinet meetings
gatorboy on March 10, 2009 at 6:03 PM
Who farted, the woman? Nobody apologized for it.
keep the change on March 10, 2009 at 6:04 PM
Farts are funny. End of story. Juvenile? Sure. But still funny.
Try visiting this soundboard and see how many buttons you can push before you start laughing.
Farts are proof that God has a sense of humor.
cannonball on March 10, 2009 at 6:04 PM
Farting during discussions about Community Development block-grant money. I believe that a fart constitutes actual debate, considering the idiocy of the subject under discussion.
progressoverpeace on March 10, 2009 at 6:05 PM
Off topic, but I’ve been wondering for a while, what’s the story behind calling The One “Ogabe”?
Trent1289 on March 10, 2009 at 6:07 PM
The sad thing is more got done in that Clip than the Entire US congress today.
William Amos on March 10, 2009 at 6:08 PM
Have you watched the Family Guy episode where Peter put a loudspeaker to his behind to protest the “fart-ban” rule by FCC? It was hilarious!
peter_griffin on March 10, 2009 at 6:08 PM
A play on Mugabe. They share political ideologies and market philosophies.
progressoverpeace on March 10, 2009 at 6:08 PM
That was absolutely awesome! Of course, had I been there, I would have been laughing the hardest and then probably would have let one go myself.
funsutton on March 10, 2009 at 6:08 PM
Good grief…how close was that microphone to the offender’s butt?
flipflop on March 10, 2009 at 6:08 PM
Reminds me of the time my family and some cousins were sitting in the first row at church on wooden pews. One of my brothers let one go. Those wooden pews sure do amplify sound. A few mintes later the priest ask for a minute in silence for rememberence and did he stare us down.
WashJeff on March 10, 2009 at 6:09 PM
The second toot sounded just as she said “was passed…”. Heh.
Tuning Spork on March 10, 2009 at 6:09 PM
Good thing it wasn’t an SBD. That would have cleared the room.
KelliD on March 10, 2009 at 6:11 PM
There was more debate on this fart than the $800 billion stimulus package.
Ponz on March 10, 2009 at 6:11 PM
Same sh*t , different day..
the_nile on March 10, 2009 at 6:12 PM
Who’s the guilty culprit? I’ll have to rewatch to see which one leans to the right or left just before the sound effect.
Juvenile, yes? But with the seriousness all around us, I needed a good laugh today. Thanks!
PrincipledPilgrim on March 10, 2009 at 6:13 PM
O’bama + Mugabe….
Obamunism places wispy ideas about “social justice” far above necessary societal accomodations for petty things like “efficiency”….
sven10077 on March 10, 2009 at 6:13 PM
So True.
Firebird on March 10, 2009 at 6:14 PM
talk about “hot air”. ha!
homesickamerican on March 10, 2009 at 6:14 PM
finally a politician telling the truth
neuquenguy on March 10, 2009 at 6:15 PM
If I remember 2nd grade correctly: whoever denied it, supplied it.
Chuck Schick on March 10, 2009 at 6:16 PM
Why is this funny? That irresponsible person just deposited methane into the atmosphere. This will have affect
global warmingclimate change.carbon_footprint on March 10, 2009 at 6:16 PM
Many thanks, sir.
Trent1289 on March 10, 2009 at 6:17 PM
Cap the flatulent villain for his greenhouse emission. And get Gore for the smell test.
whitetop on March 10, 2009 at 6:17 PM
Cabinet meeting?
d1carter on March 10, 2009 at 6:17 PM
She who smelt it, dealt it.
Dude, I think it was the blonde.
Allahpundit on March 10, 2009 at 6:19 PM
Palate cleanser? Really?
Karl on March 10, 2009 at 6:19 PM
Or, “Whoever smelt it, dealt it.”
pullingmyhairout on March 10, 2009 at 6:20 PM
I hope he farts.
/limbaugh
Cuffy Meigs on March 10, 2009 at 6:20 PM
The smeller’s the feller…
OmahaConservative on March 10, 2009 at 6:20 PM
Beats an Obama speech any day.
neuquenguy on March 10, 2009 at 6:20 PM
A classic.
carbon_footprint on March 10, 2009 at 6:21 PM
a fart joke that takes 1:15 to tell? Not interested. Barking Spiders are cool though. The bible says so.
Mike D. on March 10, 2009 at 6:21 PM
Best laugh I’ve had all day….
Rogue on March 10, 2009 at 6:22 PM
Hot air at HOT AIR. =) Thank you for this smile AP.
canditaylor68 on March 10, 2009 at 6:22 PM
Just like most City Council meetings across the country:
Just another a**hole talking s**t.
thomasaur on March 10, 2009 at 6:23 PM
“who sat on a duck?!?!” from caddyshack is my personal fave.
homesickamerican on March 10, 2009 at 6:23 PM
You’re welcome. sven gave a more specific explanation. Many also like to relate the idiot messiah to Odinga, who the idiot messiah actually helped campaign (while a sitting US Senator) but not many people are aware of Odinga or the hell he brought to Kenya. And the Odinga connection goes more along the line of the muslim connection.
progressoverpeace on March 10, 2009 at 6:23 PM
AP, is this what they call “breaking news”?
robertnyc212 on March 10, 2009 at 6:24 PM
Oh cmon, I am feeling like I am back to grade school. But it’s still funny :)))
peter_griffin on March 10, 2009 at 6:25 PM
Went to the soundboard link….only got to two buttons before I started laughing. I guess I am easily amused.
arnold ziffel on March 10, 2009 at 6:25 PM
We are the ones we’ve been farting for-Obahmbo
portlandon on March 10, 2009 at 6:26 PM
I don’t know, it happens when they call on the mayor doesn’t it?
neuquenguy on March 10, 2009 at 6:28 PM
Who did it? Was there a second farter? If so, who?
toliver on March 10, 2009 at 6:29 PM
Wait, this is supposed to clean my palate?
Mark Jaquith on March 10, 2009 at 6:30 PM
It was the ass on the grassy knoll.
portlandon on March 10, 2009 at 6:30 PM
“The Chair recognizes Senator Kennedy….”
Terry_Dyne on March 10, 2009 at 6:31 PM
Illogial Jim
William Amos on March 10, 2009 at 6:31 PM
Reminds me of a poem…
A burp is a breath of art, which comes from the heart, but when the burp loses altitude it becomes a Fart
Sorry, third grade flashback!
FloridaBill on March 10, 2009 at 6:33 PM
I think I read somewhere that the Democrat side of the body interpreted that as a bill proposal and approved it unanimously.
radiofreevillage on March 10, 2009 at 6:34 PM
According to Dave Barry, women will protest when one is loosed, but they also laugh the hardest.
artlover on March 10, 2009 at 6:37 PM
That was NOT a fart…..it was a liberal talking though their ass.
grapeknutz on March 10, 2009 at 6:37 PM
Politicians talking crap… and what else is new?
Hog Wild on March 10, 2009 at 6:42 PM
hahaha
becki51758 on March 10, 2009 at 6:43 PM
I believe the protocol was to play my card if yours came first.
But yeah- the blonde did it. Its always the one who tries to move past it. The laughing just compounded her folly.
Chuck Schick on March 10, 2009 at 6:44 PM
How can you tell the difference?
PappaMac on March 10, 2009 at 6:46 PM
I charge the blonde as the windbreaker. She even pushed the mike away after her second outburst. Guilty ass charged.
Patrick S on March 10, 2009 at 6:47 PM
I think her pushing the microphone away at the end confirms her as the culprit.
mikeyboss on March 10, 2009 at 6:54 PM
Gives new meaning to “Beans, Beans, the magical fruit…”
To say there was a flatulous air about the room doesn’t necessarily mean that their attitudes stink….
Was that an e-sharp or a b-flat?
CynicalOptimist on March 10, 2009 at 6:54 PM
Sorry Patrick. You were already there.
mikeyboss on March 10, 2009 at 6:54 PM
I’d say that group is a lot more productive and less dangerous than congress.
Probably smells better, too.
Star20 on March 10, 2009 at 6:58 PM
High School never ends.
RobCon on March 10, 2009 at 6:59 PM
High school?? I’m thinking 2nd grade! But I must say- everyone has been very funny!
anniekc on March 10, 2009 at 7:03 PM
It only took a flatulence thread to unite all sides at Hot Air.
Barack, Mahmoud, are you listening???????
Chuck Schick on March 10, 2009 at 7:10 PM
Those were girl farts, most definitely.
AubieJon on March 10, 2009 at 7:12 PM
Reminds me of a ditty I once read in a gas station bathroom stall:
Here I sit, broken-hearted.
Had to sh!t, but only farted.
OmahaConservative on March 10, 2009 at 7:12 PM
Please never ever make me grow up If I have think that is not funny. I know it would certainly be considered immature yet I would have rolled for about 5 mins, cleared the tears from my eyes and then tried hard to move on..
Conservative Ivan on March 10, 2009 at 7:17 PM
The voice has changed, but the breath smells the same
Wade on March 10, 2009 at 7:19 PM
BO’s version of cap and trade
Wade on March 10, 2009 at 7:20 PM
I can just imagine Barney Frank doing “freeze frames” of this ditty.
Star20 on March 10, 2009 at 7:24 PM
This doesn’t help Lady McBama’s kids.
Harpazo on March 10, 2009 at 7:27 PM
She did have the microphone, did you see her pushing it away after the second flatultion?
neuquenguy on March 10, 2009 at 7:27 PM
That is old…old….old…old, Omaha. I remember seeing that on the side of my stall at the Atlantic Richfield station in Blythe ca. 1963!
Joe Pyne on March 10, 2009 at 7:28 PM
Those will be the coolest farts evah!
neuquenguy on March 10, 2009 at 7:29 PM
Why can’t the Republicans in congress do this to slow down the pork legislation. It know it isn’t exactly a filibuster but…..It might cause a long recess.
portlandon on March 10, 2009 at 7:32 PM
Went to the soundboard link….only got to two buttons before I started laughing. I guess I am easily amused.
arnold ziffel on March 10, 2009 at 6:25 PM
I lost it on the first button.
jcheney on March 10, 2009 at 7:35 PM
Reminds me of the clip of the woman at the council meeting who was tapped on the back of a head with some paper…
… and is lucky to be alive.
YYZ on March 10, 2009 at 7:35 PM
Name that party!
Kensington on March 10, 2009 at 7:37 PM
……….. No doubt!
Funny stuff!
Seven Percent Solution on March 10, 2009 at 7:37 PM
I’d have been the dude chuckling straight through.
You’ve got to put humor before politics, people.
cackcon on March 10, 2009 at 7:38 PM
I can understand a gaff or even laughing at it.
But i think in these difficult times one would refrain
At least i would hope so..
jcila on March 10, 2009 at 7:45 PM
What ever they say stinks!
grapeknutz on March 10, 2009 at 7:46 PM
Nothing like voting for a man of iron in office. He has rust in his shorts for sure.
seven on March 10, 2009 at 7:54 PM
Odinga didn’t bring any specific hell on Kenya that wasn’t already brewing. He just capitialized on it. And the only reason that his name and Odinga’s name and Obama’s names are similar is that almost all Luo surnames/patronymics begin with ‘O’ or ‘A.’ Like mine.
baldilocks on March 10, 2009 at 7:59 PM
One time I took a chance,
tried to fart but sh!t my pants.
hpnq420 on March 10, 2009 at 7:59 PM
Oh yeah, and you did it. :)
baldilocks on March 10, 2009 at 8:00 PM
Crap and trade.
baldilocks on March 10, 2009 at 8:01 PM
portlandon on March 10, 2009 at 7:32 PM”
Alinsky advocated using farting to disrupt orchestral concerts when he was fighting Polaroid (the head of Polaroid was head of the Rochester Symphony Association or something).
If Alinsky approves, it must be a valid tactic!
Realist on March 10, 2009 at 8:33 PM
Well, Odinga actively courted, and encouraged, it. My “bring” was probably too strong and direct.
Yes. Same with Irish/Scottish names, and many other ethnicities. But the political/religious parallels in the Obama/Odinga case give it some extra oomph.
progressoverpeace on March 10, 2009 at 8:44 PM
That poor, poor lady. I think I would have to resign.
jatfla on March 10, 2009 at 9:02 PM
Breaking the atmosphere…
Entelechy on March 10, 2009 at 9:04 PM
As my three year old son will tell you, “everybody burps the butt.” Just hopefully not all at the same time, or during a diaper change.
My money is on the blond.
tcn on March 10, 2009 at 9:09 PM
I’m surprised no one has linked to this yet.
Mibrilane on March 10, 2009 at 9:14 PM
Politics stinks.
Yakko77 on March 10, 2009 at 9:20 PM
He (She) who smelt it dealt it.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on March 10, 2009 at 9:20 PM
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