Video: Obama caught lip-syncing speeches
posted at 7:50 pm on March 1, 2010 by Allahpundit
To cleanse the palate, a meditation on the ridiculous hype over the artistry of The One’s rhetoric. It pains me to spoil a joke, but if I don’t clearly label this “satire,” not even the over-the-top ending will deter some idiot somewhere from posting it to Digg as a newly uncovered scandal. So here’s your warning: Caution — satire ahead.
The best part? The official apology on the White House blog.
Obama Caught Lip-Syncing Speech
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Excessive viewing of Britney Spears concert footage tends to have that type of effect.
pilamaye on March 1, 2010 at 7:51 PM
Heh.
Pelayo on March 1, 2010 at 7:52 PM
Aww, I thought this was real.
Apologetic California on March 1, 2010 at 7:54 PM
“Opps, I did it again” – Spears
upinak on March 1, 2010 at 7:55 PM
Did Milli Vanilli have to give back an award when they were found out to be lip synching? Should Obama give the Nobel back?
Wethal on March 1, 2010 at 7:55 PM
He’s a syncer.
fourdeucer on March 1, 2010 at 7:55 PM
jaja
daesleeper on March 1, 2010 at 7:56 PM
Girl you know it, Girl you know it, Girl you know it, Girl you know it, Girl you know it, Girl you know it,
daesleeper on March 1, 2010 at 7:57 PM
I hadn’t heard of this newly uncovered scandal yet.
Colorado Anne on March 1, 2010 at 7:58 PM
Hybrid whaling ship. LOL.
peski on March 1, 2010 at 7:58 PM
Just because it’s on the Onion doesn’t mean it’s not true. Or soon will be true. And what about Dan Rather? Lack of truth didn’t slow him down.
You guys are so gelded. Get right on out there and bellow it for all the world to hear:
OBAMBI LIP-SYNCS!
That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
platypus on March 1, 2010 at 8:00 PM
Funny, yet quite plausible with this crew.
I blame all the beer and smokes.
JammieWearingFool on March 1, 2010 at 8:00 PM
I want my money back!
capejasmine on March 1, 2010 at 8:02 PM
The Erkelesque voice at the end was a nice touch.
Guardian on March 1, 2010 at 8:04 PM
Lol
Asher on March 1, 2010 at 8:05 PM
heh
Guardian on March 1, 2010 at 8:05 PM
Thank you Allah! You just made a horrible day a lot better!
katy the mean old lady on March 1, 2010 at 8:07 PM
Blame it on the rain…
Sekhmet on March 1, 2010 at 8:08 PM
Hey, I like that song. I don’t care whose voice it is on that track.
Doughboy on March 1, 2010 at 8:08 PM
I would have made Obama out to be a karaoke singer instead. He sings with his own voice, but is a far cry from our founding fathers (the ones who wrote the song) or leaders like Lincoln and Reagan (who remastered the original track, with respect to it’s creators)
Frankly, he sings the tune so bad, it sounds like a cat fight.
viviliberoomuori on March 1, 2010 at 8:09 PM
Quality suffers when you outsource programming jobs like this.
TOTUS wanted to take a week in the Bahamas with that cute new iPad prototype, so it just uploaded a speech into one of those Disney animatronic Presidents… but the programmers messed up on the lip movements.
I assure you, when Rahmbot hears about this… monitors will roll.
malclave on March 1, 2010 at 8:09 PM
The commencement speech made me literally lol.
Tanya on March 1, 2010 at 8:09 PM
Ashley Simpson at least did a little hoedown at the end of her bogus take.
profitsbeard on March 1, 2010 at 8:11 PM
Yoko One trying to remake a Barbra Streisand cover of a Supremes song?
malclave on March 1, 2010 at 8:11 PM
Does this mean he has to give back the Nobel’s Best New Artist Prize?
RBMN on March 1, 2010 at 8:11 PM
I remember last year
Rush had something on his show once where he speeded up Obama’s speeches which then sounded like Urkel
Can’t found link, it was funny
macncheez on March 1, 2010 at 8:11 PM
Typical lefty response i.e. others are doing it too so it’s okay.
docdave on March 1, 2010 at 8:12 PM
found = find
ooopsie
macncheez on March 1, 2010 at 8:13 PM
One of the better Onion vids! Nicely done.
BKeyser on March 1, 2010 at 8:13 PM
Hey, can anyone tell that I`m type-syncing?
ThePrez on March 1, 2010 at 8:19 PM
No matter how crappy my has been, a good dose of “The Onion” brings me back.
Milli Vanilli was not available for comment.
The Grammy Award organziers released a statement saying that “if Obama had been awarded a Grammy for being the President, we would be considering recalling that award”.
BobMbx on March 1, 2010 at 8:21 PM
LOL! That whiny voice at the end is actually less annoying than O’s real voice, imo ;)
-Aslan’s Girl
Aslans Girl on March 1, 2010 at 8:23 PM
You know how lefties refuse to acknowledge that Palin didn’t ban books? I’m running with this…OBAMA LIP SYNCS!
CCRWM on March 1, 2010 at 8:24 PM
A satire warning for… The Onion???
Wowser. A “moderation of alcohol intake” warning should be included, too.
locomotivebreath1901 on March 1, 2010 at 8:26 PM
It would have been funny if…Obama hadn’t been in it. I know this sounds weird coming from a righty…but I’m so sick of seeing this poseur’s idiotic mug, that even comedy sketches about him (…or is it comedy?) grate on my nerves. Sure, it’s a year late and $1.5 trillion short. Maybe the lefty comedians are right…there is nothing funny about Obama…maybe this turd is such a downer you can’t even crack a smile at his real-life idiocy anymore. Help!…this jack-hole is not only destroying the economy…he’s killing our ability the laugh at his retarded, stupid $hit now. I feel like screaming ‘What can you do!’ every time I see something this a$$hole does that should be hilarious.
AUINSC on March 1, 2010 at 8:30 PM
THAT is hilarious.
Obama might as well be lip syncing his speeches though, they are all the same…
wildcat84 on March 1, 2010 at 8:30 PM
Does this mean TOTUS is heading for the unemployment lines along with network news?
Rovin on March 1, 2010 at 8:36 PM
Are we sure this is satire?
notagool on March 1, 2010 at 8:42 PM
I’m with you. Nevermind the facts, the “narrative” is right. Works for the Left, let’s make it work for us.
rrpjr on March 1, 2010 at 8:43 PM
Does anyone not get what’s going on with The Onion’s video and AP!?!
The vid actually mocks those who criticize AP’s The One and Only’s use of a teleprompter. In other words, conservatives who continue to fail to see HA for what it is, a CINO site used by the Left to weaken true dumbass conservatives’ dedication to The Tea Party and generally conservative views.
This vid derides a particular couple of talk-show hosts always poking fun at The One’s teleprompter and AP who sets the thing up for him at every event!!!
klickink.wordpress.com on March 1, 2010 at 8:43 PM
Meh…
Seven Percent Solution on March 1, 2010 at 8:49 PM
Fake, but accurate.
r keller on March 1, 2010 at 8:50 PM
I love that Wyoming suceeded three months ago and nobody knew it. LOL
boomer on March 1, 2010 at 8:53 PM
Press Secretary looks like a young George Soros.
Tzetzes on March 1, 2010 at 8:56 PM
Too bad it isn’t real, AP, as you could of had a 3k post thread. That is counting the crr6 and AnninCA posts only.
GnuBreed on March 1, 2010 at 9:00 PM
Allah, can you ban yourself for running such a misleading headline?
:)
riverrat10k on March 1, 2010 at 9:01 PM
That was soooooooooo close to the truth, though!
Ace ODale on March 1, 2010 at 9:19 PM
In all honesty, who read that headline and didn’t immediately know that it was The Onion?
It got me. Great job, Barry… (*sarc)
Glenn Jericho on March 1, 2010 at 9:20 PM
LOL, the squeaky voice bit near the end was great.
Midas on March 1, 2010 at 9:36 PM
Hey guys, it’s Purim. The time for gags.
Another holiday brought to you by the Elders of Zion®
Grantman on March 1, 2010 at 9:54 PM
Am I the only one who wouldn’t be at all surprised to see this White House respond and attack the Onion as some Fox News tool?
RightWinged on March 1, 2010 at 9:55 PM
Heh. I’ve been calling Barack Obama and Deval Patrick “Milli Vanilli” ever since they were both caught giving the same applause lines in their speeches.
Of course, that wasn’t proof that Obama was simply reciting pretty words off of his golden teleprompters. It was proof that I am a racist, according to Obama’s cultists.
OxyCon on March 1, 2010 at 9:57 PM
RAAAAAACIST!
The white house has confirmed rumors that the state of Wyoming $eceded 3 months ago. Lol.
bitsy on March 1, 2010 at 11:04 PM
Bwhahahaha!
Rightwingguy on March 1, 2010 at 11:32 PM
Professor Buggs…lol. Classic Onion!
SouthernGent on March 1, 2010 at 11:49 PM
No it doesn’t. It’s a joke at the expense of pop music fans, not the President and not conservatives.
YYZ on March 2, 2010 at 12:24 AM
He is in the polls.
backwoods conservative on March 2, 2010 at 7:31 AM
Might as well. If not NY Slimes will run a hit piece about us trying to slander Ogabe.
TugboatPhil on March 2, 2010 at 7:39 AM
Good thing you made sure we all knew it was a joke! It was so believable!
Now we know what Obama’s real voice sounds like!
Oh that part was a joke too?
Rats!
I’m moving to Wyoming.
petunia on March 2, 2010 at 9:00 AM
I want to see the Japanese “hybrid whaling ship”!
oldleprechaun on March 2, 2010 at 9:31 AM
Genius. I was rolling at the Urkel voice.
But are they truly the only ones who can come up with hilarious jabs at our president? They make it seem easy.
somewhatconcerned on March 2, 2010 at 9:39 AM
Thanks. I needed that, and it is exactly such news that I listen, read, and care about that only “Hot Air” can provide.
MSGTAS on March 2, 2010 at 10:08 AM