Video: Awesome super-president makes guy faint with the power of his oratory
posted at 5:45 pm on April 28, 2009 by Allahpundit
Now witness the power of this fully armed and operational TOTUS. Jedi mind trick or something more mundane? This did happen a lot during the campaign; he appears to have it down to some sort of science. Let’s hope he hits Ahmadinejad — who’s borrowed his campaign slogan, do note — with a little Obama Fu at their inevitable first joint press conference. “These are the centrifuges you’re looking for.”
Was this really taped at FBI headquarters? It sounds like a concert with the women squealing and shouting.
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Distraction.
Also: FAA Memo: Feds knew flyover would panic NYC
carbon_footprint on April 28, 2009 at 5:46 PM
Distraction.
Also: FAA Memo: Feds knew flyover would panic NYC
carbon_footprint on April 28, 2009 at 5:48 PM
Hypnotic…you are getting sleepy….very sleepy.
Haven’t you noticed all the people who fall asleep when Obama is speaking?
Skandia Recluse on April 28, 2009 at 5:48 PM
He has a gift. If only we could regift it.
trubble on April 28, 2009 at 5:51 PM
Was Larry Summers in the audience?
txag92 on April 28, 2009 at 5:53 PM
Glen Beck can do it too…
d1carter on April 28, 2009 at 5:53 PM
Barf.
Skywise on April 28, 2009 at 5:54 PM
It was better than Cats. I want to see it again and again.
WashJeff on April 28, 2009 at 5:54 PM
Chilling. And dangerous.
Key West Reader on April 28, 2009 at 5:54 PM
I lol’d at the girl who squealed.
OneGyT on April 28, 2009 at 5:54 PM
Since nobody has said it yet:
“I have a gift, Harry”
AUINSC on April 28, 2009 at 5:54 PM
It’s all a stupid show and you stupid rubes are falling for it. Or it could be part of that “serve Satan” thing I refused to take seriously earlier.
promachus on April 28, 2009 at 5:56 PM
“A Century of Fidelity, Bravery and Integrity”, all down the drain in under 100 days.
kirkill on April 28, 2009 at 5:57 PM
If I were in organized crime, I’d be very happy now.
radiofreevillage on April 28, 2009 at 5:58 PM
this happened in campaign.
wouldn’t suprise me if its not stage to help build the Superman Myth of Obama
jp on April 28, 2009 at 5:58 PM
Ticker – “If you feel sick, stay home”, gonna be a lot of people staying home after watching that.
kirkill on April 28, 2009 at 5:58 PM
It this shtick was real, why did people stop fainting once conservative blogs started to notice the trend in AP press reports and why didn’t this happen for the rest of the campaign? And why are they suddenly starting now when his ratings are in the tank?
promachus on April 28, 2009 at 5:59 PM
I just don’t get the appeal of this guy. Is it just white Dims wanting a cool black friend?
Speedwagon82 on April 28, 2009 at 5:59 PM
People dropping dead from swine flu right in front of the President! And he makes light.
petunia on April 28, 2009 at 5:59 PM
Didn’t fix it, but added to it.
kirkill on April 28, 2009 at 6:00 PM
Talk about teh stupid.
Richard Romano on April 28, 2009 at 6:00 PM
So he’s a doctor now?
Knucklehead on April 28, 2009 at 6:00 PM
Ugh
I cannot apply to the FBI while this guy is in office.
No f*ckin way
blatantblue on April 28, 2009 at 6:01 PM
This happened five or six times at the very beginning after Iowa and the whole hope n change great orator meme was being established. Everywhere, the action was same. A woman would faint and the bemused senator would offer water or something. Curiously, once Hillary stopped him in his tracks and the conservative blogs began to notice these odd reports, it stopped. Didn’t happen for the rest of the year.
Axelrod must think we are all dummies.
promachus on April 28, 2009 at 6:02 PM
What no one threw their panties on the stage?
milwife88 on April 28, 2009 at 6:03 PM
I thought he was going to say “fart.”
baldilocks on April 28, 2009 at 6:03 PM
Come on B/B we needyou on the inside, take one for the team. : O
thomasaur on April 28, 2009 at 6:04 PM
Ha! You gotta give it to him. Obama handled that like a rock star — making jokes and getting the crowd on his side. You may not like the man for his platforms, but O is one cool dude.
dcwvu on April 28, 2009 at 6:04 PM
Bleccchhh.
Double blecchhh.
tru2tx on April 28, 2009 at 6:06 PM
You know they use to pay people to grieve at funerals too. I wonder if these are union fainters.
portlandon on April 28, 2009 at 6:07 PM
I thought he showed a distinct lack of respect. I saw nothing to admire.
petunia on April 28, 2009 at 6:07 PM
Too bad he’s the president, as in commander-in-chief, and not a rock star.
amerpundit on April 28, 2009 at 6:07 PM
Some woman screamed “we love you obama”!! OMG, what has happened to the FBI?
Jan. 20th, 2009: Protocol Died
TN Mom on April 28, 2009 at 6:08 PM
Yes, how DARE he try to get EMTs and some water to a guy that fainted. What a complete monster.
dcwvu on April 28, 2009 at 6:09 PM
I just stepped in a big pile of… sassy!
JohnJ on April 28, 2009 at 6:09 PM
If you really want to Meet Ralph, and also lose 50 IQ points at the same time, read CNN O’bama Kneepad Fareed Zakariah’s love letter to his hero.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/195079
Also be sure to read all of the comments. A mind is a terrible thing to waste, and many of the pro-O’bama Beavises on the Newsweak board do yeoman duty illustrating the utter failure of public education.
Del Dolemonte on April 28, 2009 at 6:09 PM
I usually can’t stand him, but I have to admit he did ok on this point. He calmed down the crowd, while making sure the guy got help.
Phoenician on April 28, 2009 at 6:09 PM
So he’s a doctor now?
Knucklehead on April 28, 2009 at 6:00 PM
Don’tcha know? He’s everything. (Faints)
qestout on April 28, 2009 at 6:09 PM
Happens to Beck too, you aint special Obama.
canditaylor68 on April 28, 2009 at 6:10 PM
I feel faint just thinking about Obama/Dems spending TRILLIONS of MY hard-earned money……
TN Mom on April 28, 2009 at 6:11 PM
Maybe the guy just got a look at next year’s tax bill.
Kensington on April 28, 2009 at 6:12 PM
Here here!
petunia on April 28, 2009 at 6:13 PM
Winner!!!
TN Mom on April 28, 2009 at 6:13 PM
Was Chrisie Mathews there? If he was I’ll bet asked the guy that fainted if he got all tingly before he fainted like he does just before he ejaculates all over himself whenever Obambi speaks…
Liberty or Death on April 28, 2009 at 6:13 PM
Yes, because clearly no one would’ve gotten that guy water or medical assistance if Obama hadn’t called for it from the podium. His announcement that the guy had fainted would’ve provoked confusion over what to do. Why, they would’ve just walked right over him or perhaps kicked him in the shins.
He does it to look like the cool-headed guy in charge. He did the same thing (get that guy water, get some EMTs) at campaign rallies. Never fails.
amerpundit on April 28, 2009 at 6:13 PM
Astrofainter
William Amos on April 28, 2009 at 6:13 PM
LMAO!
+1000
Liberty or Death on April 28, 2009 at 6:14 PM
Uhh.. This is where they let the Janitors and File Clerks in. True Agents wouldn’t be seen or heard on live camera. Much like the spectacle that we saw unfold at the CIA and much like the “audience” that appeared with matching digital cameras at zero’s surprise visit to Iraq.
Smoke and Mirrors. His fall will be great. The Thud heard round the world.
Key West Reader on April 28, 2009 at 6:14 PM
Only one person fainted? Next time Axelrod should get AF1 to do a fly-by when TOTUS speaks……
TN Mom on April 28, 2009 at 6:15 PM
I have a gift, Harry.
BardMan on April 28, 2009 at 6:15 PM
LMAO!
Key West Reader on April 28, 2009 at 6:15 PM
You can always identify the lone conservative in any Obama audience, it’s the person with the arsenic laden dart sticking out of their backside.
Spiritk9 on April 28, 2009 at 6:16 PM
Till we find out the guy had a stroke or heart attack and died to the sound of Obama cracking jokes and the laughter of people who could have helped. Obama is too cute by half most of the time. He should try cracking jokes with Iran & Pakistan. Than they could all set down to a cold beer and watch the kids fly kites and dance around the may pole. This kind of fawning over O is dangerous and full of stupidity. Grow the F up.
portlandon on April 28, 2009 at 6:16 PM
Or his 401K statement.
Knucklehead on April 28, 2009 at 6:17 PM
Speaking of astrobotox queens? Where the hell is fancy Nancy and her amnesia? I want to see her tell us again that she didn’t know about the meetings she was in about… torture. Like the torture that Obama meted out to the citizens of NYC during his authorized “photo op” flyover of NYC.
It wasn’t a ‘photo op’. I want to know what the hell this was and what it meant.
Key West Reader on April 28, 2009 at 6:17 PM
His gift is lying well. Sad that.
petunia on April 28, 2009 at 6:18 PM
I think he’s showing up Fidel and Chavez
I can make people faint with my messiah, hopeychangeyness, what about you chumps?
Defector01 on April 28, 2009 at 6:19 PM
Perhaps this is the new and improved ‘act’ when the TOTUS fails.
Axlerod: TOTUS is failing. Bring out the fainter.
Key West Reader on April 28, 2009 at 6:20 PM
Tomorrow he`ll announce FBI personel should be investigated.
ThePrez on April 28, 2009 at 6:20 PM
Paging Obama’s HHS Secretary…
Paging Obama’s General Surgeon…
Paging Obama’s Golf Caddy….
TN Mom on April 28, 2009 at 6:20 PM
OT (but fun). According to AOHQ, AF1 was full of campaign donors yesterday when it buzzed NY. Media have filed FOIA request for passenger list.
Wethal on April 28, 2009 at 6:21 PM
I’ve been too busy to really focus on this too much but I could have sworn I read something that said she claimed that not everyone on the committees went to all the meetings and sometimes they didn’t go because they didn’t want to be accountable for what was going on.
Therefore they refused to do the job they were elected to do because it was too hard? I think this is what should be investigated. Did Democrats refuse to acknowledge what was going on to give themselves political cover? Wow. They better hope this thing goes away fast.
petunia on April 28, 2009 at 6:22 PM
It gets easier every day to see how Hitler came to power.
jukin on April 28, 2009 at 6:22 PM
I think a thrill just went up my leg!
Bicyea on April 28, 2009 at 6:22 PM
I smell another stupid move coming from the Chicago Jesus. Remember the CIA speech and then the memo release. God help the FBI.
Dire Straits on April 28, 2009 at 6:22 PM
AWESOME
William Amos on April 28, 2009 at 6:23 PM
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Someone get an E-M-T!
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Barr-ay, T-C-B!
(Sockittomesockittomesockittomesockittome
Sockittomesockittomesockittomesockittome)
Christien on April 28, 2009 at 6:23 PM
Well, that’s two people he made faint in one week. Of course, the other was a pregnant woman scared shipless in NYC, but…
Y-not on April 28, 2009 at 6:24 PM
Clinton sold the Lincoln bedroom. Obama sold AirForceOne, the Statue of Liberty, and Ground Zero. That is just sick.
petunia on April 28, 2009 at 6:24 PM
Shills. Staged. Promachus @ 6:02 had a good point that I’d forgotten…once Hillary and blogs started making fun and claiming all this fainting was staged during the campaign, it all stopped immediately not to recur until now…when Obama’s poll numbers at 100 days are lackluster by comparison with past presidents, even Nixon! Better fix that!
Obama used the “bandwagon effect” to great advantage during the campaign. It’s human nature to sidle up to who they perceive of as a “winner.” This is why, when polls are skewed, they are not harmless.
marybel on April 28, 2009 at 6:25 PM
You. Have. Got. To. Be. Kidding Me??
So now the Pantywaste is giving tours of NYC at our expense?
Knucklehead on April 28, 2009 at 6:28 PM
Yup. Complete with Obama’s rueful chuckle about how “this happened all the time during my campaign”.
Something hinky about the ostensible denizens of the CIA and now FBI gathered to
worshipwelcome Obama to their midst and comport themselves in this unusual manner.KittyLowrey on April 28, 2009 at 6:28 PM
Heh, more good ones, keep them coming as this conservative needs to laugh or I’ll go insane with all this idol worship!
Liberty or Death on April 28, 2009 at 6:29 PM
J. Edgar Hoover is spinning like a top!!
RobCon on April 28, 2009 at 6:30 PM
DARN TOOTIN THAT IS AWESOME! BYE, BYE SPECTER, HELLO TOOMEY!!!
deidre on April 28, 2009 at 6:30 PM
petunia on April 28, 2009 at 6:24 PM
What is AOHQ? If this is true, even if a little OT right now, it’s huge.
marybel on April 28, 2009 at 6:31 PM
AOSHQ is Ace of Spades Headquarters. He reports it as a rumor. (Sorry not to be clear). FOIA will tell.
Wethal on April 28, 2009 at 6:33 PM
May I quote you when I’m discussing that unseemly matter from yesterday? I have a few leftys I think I’d like to mention it to.
KittyLowrey on April 28, 2009 at 6:34 PM
To answer AP – yes – the prez was at the J Edger Hoover building today. I work there. And several people fainted because it was bloody hot outside today (unseasonably and it’ll be back to the 60′s tomorrow) people were standing out in the sun for well over two hours and king obammy was LATE!!!!
vapig on April 28, 2009 at 6:35 PM
Ace of Spades
I only see a small blip there. Check Drudge.
Knucklehead on April 28, 2009 at 6:35 PM
I wonder if his skirt twirls out at a pretty angle?
petunia on April 28, 2009 at 6:36 PM
Uhh.. This is where they let the Janitors and File Clerks in. True Agents wouldn’t be seen or heard on live camera. Much like the spectacle that we saw unfold at the CIA and much like the “audience” that appeared with matching digital cameras at zero’s surprise visit to Iraq.
Smoke and Mirrors. His fall will be great. The Thud heard round the world.
Key West Reader
Like Rush said, a bunch of secretaries and clerical workers. No doubt a number of ACORN plants there as well.
SKYFOX on April 28, 2009 at 6:36 PM
Too many are still drunk on the Kool Aid
ToddonCapeCod on April 28, 2009 at 6:37 PM
Narcissists are always intentionally late, it’s a power thing.
thomasaur on April 28, 2009 at 6:39 PM
Well, he does “have a gift“….
RightWinged on April 28, 2009 at 6:39 PM
I was quoting Wethal:
The rest is just my opinion. Wethal should be asked questions. I do find it very intriguing. If this is true… what did Obama know and when did he know it. Surely one cannot just borrow AirforceOne without the President’s approval.
petunia on April 28, 2009 at 6:40 PM
Actually, it was the courtyard between the old and new building. True Agents are in the Field Offices, although we do have our share. Mostly, people just went out to see him because he is the president.
And while there are lots of clericle support (myself being one of those) as far as I know, we don’t have any ACORN plants.
As I stated a moment ago, it was unseasonably hot and obama was late. There were several cases of heat stroke and I saw all sorts of sunburns!
vapig on April 28, 2009 at 6:41 PM
If I’m not mistaken, It’s not called AirforceOne unless the President is on it.
PappaMac on April 28, 2009 at 6:41 PM
When I think “Obama” I think “thoughtful”. /s
KittyLowrey on April 28, 2009 at 6:42 PM
got killed from the swine flu after all the pork he rammed up america’s butt
UNREPENTANT CONSERVATIVE CAPITOLIST on April 28, 2009 at 6:43 PM
True, and people noted that at the beginning but are using AF One as shorthand because it was in fact one of the planes used by Obama and was being used under the direction of his administration so I’m afraid we’ll all keep on referring to it in that manner.
KittyLowrey on April 28, 2009 at 6:43 PM
Look – the dude only had to travel about 12 blocks to get there, yet we were all taking bets on how late he’d actually be. NOONE thought he was going to be on time, but for those who wanted to attend (myself not being one of them) we had to be there at a certain time. Secret Service rules.
vapig on April 28, 2009 at 6:44 PM
He kept y’all waiting because he can. Simple as that. Clinton did the same thing. GWB is thoughtful (for real) and therefore was punctual with very few (unavoidable) exceptions.
KittyLowrey on April 28, 2009 at 6:47 PM
Yes! I remember I worked for another government agency and Bush was coming for some retirement ceremmony. He was prompt and while we were told not to attend he pretty much said, “Nah Let em be!” We watched from a balcony.
vapig on April 28, 2009 at 6:49 PM
1. What was Perez Hilton doing at the FBI building?
2. Why didn’t “Duh 1″ just go down there and lay his hand on the afflicted?
He’s putting everyone else out of work, might as well put first repsonders out of work too…
Hog Wild on April 28, 2009 at 6:52 PM
Not to jump the gun here, but if there were donors on the plane, wouldn’t it stand to reason that Obama was on the plane with them?
I think he was suppose to be “Golfing” yesterday.
PappaMac on April 28, 2009 at 6:53 PM
Headline on MSNBC: Obama waves hand–man healed.
petunia on April 28, 2009 at 6:54 PM
According to what I just heard on the Fox panel, that flight cost us $358,000 and more flights for more pictures were planned for over the monuments in D.C.
Knucklehead on April 28, 2009 at 6:57 PM
Dear Leader will henceforth be referred to as Care Giver in Chief. Notice that he was unfazed by the fainter as he has seen this before. Experience we can count on.
Kissmygrits on April 28, 2009 at 7:00 PM
I’ve heard those were scrapped because of the New York incident. Although, because of the proximity of Reagan National Airport we’re pretty used to low flying planes. When I worked at the Pentagon I was surprised at how low over the building planes flew.
vapig on April 28, 2009 at 7:03 PM
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