Obamateurism of the Day
posted at 8:05 am on February 1, 2010 by Ed Morrissey
All right, this one’s for all of us who griped about Barack Obama bringing the teleprompter to a grade school and a committee meeting last week. Want to see what happens when TOTUS takes a day off? President Obama has to speak extemporaneously, as he does here in a Florida town hall last week. Darleen Click at Protein Wisdom captures this moment, which comes at about the 1:25 mark:
The Middle East is a problem that has plagued the region for centuries.
The Middle East plagues itself! For centuries! Maybe the best solution would be to move it somewhere else, then. I’d propose Chicago, but Chicago has so many plagues that it needed to send one to Washington DC for a few years.
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This man cannot speak fluidly without a teleprompter, because he does not believe in what he is saying.
rightside on February 1, 2010 at 8:08 AM
But, but, but… He’s the best speaker since Ronald.
Crusader Rabbit on February 1, 2010 at 8:09 AM
See what an affirmative action Harvard education will get you?
Fletch54 on February 1, 2010 at 8:09 AM
*sigh*
MSM-*crickets chirping*
he’s one plague we can do without…
cmsinaz on February 1, 2010 at 8:10 AM
Looks like he was bowing to a mayor in Florida. Maybe tomorrow’s OOTD?
mr.blacksheep on February 1, 2010 at 8:12 AM
It was the mayor of Tampa.
mr.blacksheep on February 1, 2010 at 8:12 AM
I like the reaction to the Palestinian rights activist:
Buy Danish on February 1, 2010 at 8:13 AM
He also bowed to the Mayor of Tampa. Whaddadouche!
Key West Reader on February 1, 2010 at 8:15 AM
Yep, he really does need that teleprompter.
4shoes on February 1, 2010 at 8:16 AM
You know he’s dying to lay into Israel. The most annoying thing is that he’s holding back for political reasons, not factual ones. If there were no political repercussions I’d bet 20 bucks he’d be wearing a keffiyeh ranting about how the whole middle east would be Eden on Earth if it weren’t for those wascally joooos! You can take the Leftist Radical out of the Community Orginazation, but you can’t take the batsh*t crazy out of the Leftist Radical.
trubble on February 1, 2010 at 8:16 AM
wow…just wow
cmsinaz on February 1, 2010 at 8:16 AM
the cnn caption says it all, ‘the plight of the palestinians…’
cmsinaz on February 1, 2010 at 8:17 AM
ask the house republicans.
sesquipedalian on February 1, 2010 at 8:17 AM
Actually, in terms of stringing words together that make technically intelligible sentences, he was managing to do that by the end. But given that he seems to have no comprehension of Israel and its history, how in h*ll does he think HE is going to “help them understand each other”???
ProfessorMiao on February 1, 2010 at 8:18 AM
Israel? trampling human rights? Shouldnt that be Hamas and the palestinians who trample human rights, steal food, shoot scud missiles. I cant stand anything that comes out of his mouth!
becki51758 on February 1, 2010 at 8:19 AM
The newest curse, courtesy of Dear Liar:
Go plague yourself.
rbj on February 1, 2010 at 8:19 AM
“Uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh, fifteen minutes to Wapner.”
justltl on February 1, 2010 at 8:19 AM
But after his appearance at the GOP retreat I was told by the media to stop making fun of the president’s teleprompter crutch.
myrenovations on February 1, 2010 at 8:20 AM
Obama w/o TOTUS: “I are smart.”
OhioCoastie on February 1, 2010 at 8:20 AM
IN. WAY. OVER. HIS. HEAD.
Careful everybody – they get more dangerous when they get desperate…
rockbend on February 1, 2010 at 8:20 AM
“I’m an excellent president.”
justltl on February 1, 2010 at 8:22 AM
so historic.
jbh45 on February 1, 2010 at 8:22 AM
Yeah.
And unprecedented.
Definitely unprecedented.
Yeah.
Definitely unprecedented.
justltl on February 1, 2010 at 8:26 AM
C’mon, what are you thinking?
He’s a liberal, way, way above the intelligence of Jews, Palestinians and other tribal interests. He can tell them in 5 minutes what they’ve failed for centuries to work out.
mr.blacksheep on February 1, 2010 at 8:27 AM
Un-President-ed.
portlandon on February 1, 2010 at 8:27 AM
You’re thinkin’ Ronald McDonald, right ??
Jerome Horwitz on February 1, 2010 at 8:30 AM
The entire notion of a 2 state solution is destined for failure. Blame that on Bush. He was the first US president to formally endorse such a thing and it has now become a stance that no one can back away from.
A two state solution is not possible when the existence of Israel is the real issue. No Muslim can ever accept a Jewish state in what they consider Muslim land and still be considered a Muslim.
I give Obama credit for not throwing Israel completely under the bus in front of a clearly hostile audience. It probably killed him not to, which is probably why his first sentence was so stupid. He always says something stupid when he’s trying not to say what he really wants to say.
Jaynie59 on February 1, 2010 at 8:30 AM
Wait, Wait isn’t that the Obama girl in the white blouse, sitting behind him in the photo? If it is she sure looks disenchanted by her heart throbs words.
Quick tell Alice to follow her, because she appears to have found the way out of Wonderland and back to reality.
MSGTAS on February 1, 2010 at 8:36 AM
Typical Ogabe “campaigner”…..Those Jooooooos!
Caper29 on February 1, 2010 at 8:39 AM
This is how it’s done Champ.
Caper29 on February 1, 2010 at 8:41 AM
Wow. My state college education is looking better and better…
ladyingray on February 1, 2010 at 8:42 AM
President of the Student Senate – Hold on, hold on, hold on.
yoda on February 1, 2010 at 8:44 AM
can i haz moar amatoorismz?!
blatantblue on February 1, 2010 at 8:44 AM
I take it you mean Bush 41? He initiated what became the Oslo accords with the Madrid conference he set up in 1991 to toss Israel to the Arab states as a bone for “allowing” the US to liberate Kuwait. Clinton sponsored the signing ceremony for the accords.
ProfessorMiao on February 1, 2010 at 8:45 AM
That anti-Semitic c**t is probably reading from her professors indoctrination notes.
csdeven on February 1, 2010 at 8:46 AM
No, Clarabell the Clown, who relied on a honking horn.
onlineanalyst on February 1, 2010 at 8:47 AM
Cretin
OmahaConservative on February 1, 2010 at 8:48 AM
ask the house republicans.
sesquipedalian on February 1, 2010 at 8:17 AM
Weak. Try again. There’s no crying on Hot Air!
kingsjester on February 1, 2010 at 8:48 AM
I initially thought this wasn’t such a big deal, just an incoherent sentence- we all make such gaffes. As such I was willing to give some latitude to the filthy lying coward for not clearly articulating that Middle East region has been plagued with problems for centuries.
Then it dawned on me that the reason he muddled the sentence is directly related to the fact that his thinking on the Middle East is muddled. He knows from his liberal friends that he needs to undermine Israel but beyond that he really doesn’t have any understanding of the region and its problems. It is yet the latest of countless (and I do mean countless) ways that this President shows how utterly unfit and ill-prepared he is for the job that he got when some American voters acted stupidly.
highhopes on February 1, 2010 at 8:49 AM
where you been?!
hows the bridge
blatantblue on February 1, 2010 at 8:54 AM
Game Show host…
Caper29 on February 1, 2010 at 9:00 AM
Well at least he didn’t say that the Israelis acted stupidly. Overall, he expressed pretty strong support for Israel. If that doesn’t expire next week, I’ll give him a B+.
GnuBreed on February 1, 2010 at 9:05 AM
Ha, good vid.
OmahaConservative on February 1, 2010 at 9:08 AM
And Dick Cheney was the idiot?
gooddad on February 1, 2010 at 9:10 AM
Cyprus shows that a two state solution is possible if occupation is also part of the equation. There really isn’t any political will to do within the international community. For one thing, a two state solution would deprive the Muslim nations of one of the key rallying points they use to triangulate against the West.
Oh! and BTW, Obama is not entirely accurate in his assessment about centuries of problems. The real problems only began when the regions were inexpertly carved into “nations” after WWI and compounded by the decision to use the region as the resettlement point for European Jews after WWII.
highhopes on February 1, 2010 at 9:14 AM
I watched it and I came away with only one question:
How hot is that brunette in the white frilly shirt behind Obama? Man!
Rocks on February 1, 2010 at 9:14 AM
Pretty funny watching the great orator stall for time and sweat before he is able to spout incoherent drivel that does not answer the question.
I agree that he answers difficult questions like a stammering idiot because he has to hide his true radical agenda. Also because, he is in fact, a stammering idiot.
If the MSM ever decided to reveal the true Barry to the public his administration would crumble over night.
DeweyWins on February 1, 2010 at 9:15 AM
He’s frikkin’ Ernie Pantusso without the naive charm.
thomasaur on February 1, 2010 at 9:15 AM
*Yawn*
Wake me, when it’s raining frogs.
franksalterego on February 1, 2010 at 9:15 AM
BHO actually gave a pretty good answer. He was interrupted by the crowd, hence the pauses. I think the Obamateurism of the Day should’ve been him bowing to Tampa’s mayor. Wassup w/ that?
jgapinoy on February 1, 2010 at 9:17 AM
A B+, really? Wow what courage it took for expressing support for Israel. That’s only been part of American foreign policy since the 1940s. The reality is less with support of Israel is the way Obama refuses to deal with the threat from a nuclear Iran. It’s very clear that this administration is not interested in actually preventing such an occurrance.
highhopes on February 1, 2010 at 9:19 AM
The hot brunette behind Obama?
B+? Naw, C at least.
Rocks on February 1, 2010 at 9:21 AM
Work release or probation?
thomasaur on February 1, 2010 at 9:29 AM
I wonder if the sign language lady behind The Pookie-dent does the “pretend my nose itches and scratch it with my middle finger” move when Pookie mentions the evil Republicans ??
Jerome Horwitz on February 1, 2010 at 9:37 AM
Hey that B+ was just for his answer to the Palestinian question he was asked. Besides, he could have just thrown Israel under his jumbo bus; what does 60 years of foreign policy precedent mean to him?
On Iran, he has thus far earned a good solid F-
GnuBreed on February 1, 2010 at 9:40 AM
Infectious!
dont taze me bro on February 1, 2010 at 9:43 AM
Absolutely great photoshopped pic of President Toonces bowing to the mayor of Tampa can be found at this LINK.
Guaranteed laugh.
trapeze on February 1, 2010 at 9:44 AM
(looks around furtively)
Anyone else tempted to agree with Ogabe on this one?
needtoknow on February 1, 2010 at 9:50 AM
59 years of irrelevancy followed by a year where the Israelis inexplicably don’t trust the American administration. Of course, having a renowned anti-Semite like Jimmy Carter as an advisor doesn’t help with that trust factor!
highhopes on February 1, 2010 at 9:52 AM
Would someone who has the technical skills put together a little compilation along the lines of this Great Moments in Presidential Speeches for George Bush? A year into his presidency, The One has more than enough gaffes to pull it off.
EconomicNeocon on February 1, 2010 at 9:58 AM
The references to Rain Man are funny, but inaccurate. Obama’s deficiencies are not mental; they are moral and idealogical.
Extrafishy on February 1, 2010 at 10:07 AM
“…an…an…and…AND, their glaciers are melting, TOO!”
Yoop on February 1, 2010 at 10:18 AM
“Uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh, fifteen minutes to Wapner.”justltl on February 1, 2010 at 8:19 AMThe references to Rain Man are funny, but inaccurate. Obama’s deficiencies are not mental; they are moral and idealogical.Extrafishy on February 1, 2010 at 10:07 AMThey are neither funny or accurate- Autistic folk are generally brilliant. Comparing this President to autistic people, who generally cannot lie, and are, if anything sincere, is a huge insult to the autism community.
Kristamatic on February 1, 2010 at 10:24 AM
Sorry for ranting went into Mama bear mode there for a mo’.
Kristamatic on February 1, 2010 at 10:31 AM
And most folk out there wonder why the people of the Middle East hate our guts so much?
Every single time B.O. opens his mouth and makes a comment about the region is enough to make some wacked-out loon over there start strapping on the jacket bomb!
pilamaye on February 1, 2010 at 10:51 AM
If you take his true meaning – since Moses led the Joooooos to the promised land, from under the yoke of Egyptian Pharoh.
Then yeah, maybe, “the Middle East”, “plaques”, and “for centuries” sort of fit together in one sentence.
Sir Napsalot on February 1, 2010 at 11:07 AM
Reminds me during the campaign when he was in Israel and said “Well, let me — let me be absolutely clear. Israel is a strong friend of Israel’s.” At least in that case it is absolutely clear.
jarodea on February 1, 2010 at 11:08 AM
What were his grades from college? Oh….that’s right. He hasn’t shown the world proof of his high IQ, and intelligence. Bahahahahahahaha
capejasmine on February 1, 2010 at 11:15 AM
Ouch! ;)
Connie on February 1, 2010 at 11:18 AM
Fixed it for you, gratis.
SeniorD on February 1, 2010 at 11:58 AM
Idiots are indignant, again.
Schadenfreude on February 1, 2010 at 12:58 PM
Brain hurt! Where friend tellyprompter? I speak bad with not friend telling words to say. Help me look smarter thing not here. Ow…thinking hurt me lots.
Army Brat on February 1, 2010 at 2:25 PM
Stay focused, man … wait, what was your question again?
Dude! I was so distracted by her, I forgot to pay attention to the 1:25 mark on the video clock. Ended up rewinding three more times … to watch for the mark … yeah, that’s it.
ReagansRight on February 1, 2010 at 5:49 PM
Does anyone here know sign language? I’s like to find out what the deaf interpretor was saying.
darwin-t on February 1, 2010 at 9:59 PM
This jackass said absolutely nothing using a lot of stammered words to answer that idiot girl’s question. Barry being way over his head is an understatement…. It’s actually painful and embarrassing to watch him discuss anything off teleprompter that is not some partisan rhetoric or campaign jargon which he’s got down pat since he’s never left the campaign trail. 2012 can’t get here soon enough.
Renwaa on February 8, 2010 at 4:48 AM