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Interestingly, Obama apparently previewed the HBO special a few days earlier, as Gibbs himself explained to the blog Talking Points Memo: “White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs says Obama has already seen ‘By the People’…Gibbs told TPMDC Obama’s review: ‘Thumbs up!’”
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LOL
lorien1973 on November 4, 2009 at 12:33 PM
“But it’s not about me.” – Obama
Enoxo on November 4, 2009 at 12:33 PM
Hiding his head in the sand…..
UltimateBob on November 4, 2009 at 12:33 PM
What an asshat.
crazy_legs on November 4, 2009 at 12:33 PM
I bet that’s what he does every night.
justinok on November 4, 2009 at 12:34 PM
Wow. Good thing he isn’t a narcissist. Imagine the fun comedians could have at his expense.
BardMan on November 4, 2009 at 12:34 PM
Tora! Tora!?
jimmy2shoes on November 4, 2009 at 12:34 PM
Oh … I thought you meant he was watching ‘V’ last night.
jon1979 on November 4, 2009 at 12:34 PM
I thought he was watching “The biggest loser”…oh, he was….
right2bright on November 4, 2009 at 12:34 PM
Hah, the HBO special’s timing is a flop, and Mr. Plouffe’s book “The Audacity to win” is a pouf…what timing too…heh, heh, heh.
However, freedom-loving people of America, independents, Republicans, conservatives, centrists et all, don’t rest on yer laurels now.
This is just the beginning of a huge boulder which still needs to be pushed up/over a very steep hill.
Schadenfreude on November 4, 2009 at 12:35 PM
Complete with a “happy ending”.
aquaviva on November 4, 2009 at 12:35 PM
One of the funniest headlines of all time.
Nah, he’s not a narcissist.
zmdavid on November 4, 2009 at 12:35 PM
Sources claim Obama accompanied his movie viewing with a pint of Hagen Das and a bowl of raw cookie dough.
jhffmn on November 4, 2009 at 12:35 PM
I guess Olby was out putting mustard on Obama’s hotdog.
lorien1973 on November 4, 2009 at 12:36 PM
Or quicksand…
Schadenfreude on November 4, 2009 at 12:36 PM
LOL!!
crazy_legs on November 4, 2009 at 12:36 PM
He watched “The Jerk”?
Daggett on November 4, 2009 at 12:36 PM
LOL
beachgirlusa on November 4, 2009 at 12:37 PM
LMAO!
beachgirlusa on November 4, 2009 at 12:38 PM
Naw, “Manchurian Candidate”?
NickelAndDime on November 4, 2009 at 12:38 PM
‘Buy the People’ or ‘”Bye”:The People’?
BHO Jonestown on November 4, 2009 at 12:38 PM
Ah, the memories of those halcyon days during the election when hope n’ change meant everything and nothing. Those were the days.
DFCtomm on November 4, 2009 at 12:38 PM
I don’t need that imaginary in my head!
Enoxo on November 4, 2009 at 12:38 PM
More like 3 packs of cigarettes. The hypocritical and weasely ars doesn’t even have the conviction to quit, or, if not, to smoke in the open. All featherpuff…
Schadenfreude on November 4, 2009 at 12:38 PM
A movie about himself — the Obama version of porn.
ChrisB on November 4, 2009 at 12:38 PM
I bet it’s a tough choice for Barry each night: do I stare at the TV or into the mirror?
NebCon on November 4, 2009 at 12:39 PM
The child’s bile spilled over and he had to go home sick. Initially he was to do a “live” show, heh.
Schadenfreude on November 4, 2009 at 12:39 PM
Coincidentally, I watched the same thing.
HBO has been replaying “The Man Who Would Be King” for the last few weeks.
Bishop on November 4, 2009 at 12:39 PM
I’m sure we just found out what DVDs O’bama will be giving to all future world leaders who visit.
Del Dolemonte on November 4, 2009 at 12:40 PM
…for which he has already been awarded Best Film, Best Actor in a Starring Role and Best Director by the Academy.
james23 on November 4, 2009 at 12:41 PM
i guess he could really relate to the antagonist in the film
WashingtonsWake on November 4, 2009 at 12:41 PM
3. Or Michelle
Schadenfreude on November 4, 2009 at 12:42 PM
Coming from lorien, I have the strange suspicion that he’s not talking about an Oscar Meyer.
MobileVideoEngineer on November 4, 2009 at 12:42 PM
The Washington Post review of V and “By the People” yesterday found alarming similarities:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/02/AR2009110203470.html
ChrisB on November 4, 2009 at 12:42 PM
Can you really get off to yourself?
lorien1973 on November 4, 2009 at 12:42 PM
Oh, and I thought he might be talking with General McChrystal about Afghanistan…
gwelf on November 4, 2009 at 12:43 PM
“The King Am I”
hanoverfist on November 4, 2009 at 12:43 PM
So that’s what the kids these days are calling it now?
gwelf on November 4, 2009 at 12:43 PM
Baraka
“A movie with no conventional plot: merely a collection of expertly photographed scenes. Subject matter has a highly environmental theme.”
Christien on November 4, 2009 at 12:43 PM
This is a family site. I have the -best- urban dictionary phrase for this. But I can’t use it.
lorien1973 on November 4, 2009 at 12:44 PM
0bama self-fellates.
OmahaConservative on November 4, 2009 at 12:44 PM
Let me tell him how that movie ends.
It ends with Barack Obama, the year 2013, he’s alone in the dark, sitting on a sofa in his Presidential Library in Paris. He takes a drag from a cigarette and exhales hard. He coughs.
Roll credits.
jeff_from_mpls on November 4, 2009 at 12:45 PM
The bastid postponed that until after the election of yesterday, in order not to annoy the far left on war and focus on healthcare. Yep, they really care about our Soldiers!
Schadenfreude on November 4, 2009 at 12:45 PM
Even Baracko isn’t that stupid. Have you seen Michelle’s eyes; it’s like staring into a soulless void.
Bishop on November 4, 2009 at 12:45 PM
De Nial, the longest stream in Washington D.C.
profitsbeard on November 4, 2009 at 12:46 PM
Reminds me of Jerry McGuire telling Ray that he wasn’t going to rest until he sees “commercials starring you, selling shoes that you wear, airing during a Super Bowl that you start in and that you are winning…”
ted c on November 4, 2009 at 12:46 PM
Watching “By the People”: Rham’s RX for an obambi-narcisstic-fix.
LEBA on November 4, 2009 at 12:46 PM
Obama is stuck on himself.
becki51758 on November 4, 2009 at 12:47 PM
Pathetic.
O- you do that sort of thing when your out of office and your writing your memoirs and the movie is helping resurface memories. Not now. You should be taking the quiet time to use and making a decision on Afghanistan.
journeyintothewhirlwind on November 4, 2009 at 12:47 PM
Anyone who believes he watched anything, other than returns, is naive.
Schadenfreude on November 4, 2009 at 12:48 PM
Calling him Narcissist-in-Chief just doesn’t seem adequate; how about Lord of Narcissism?
michaelo on November 4, 2009 at 12:48 PM
So he’s stuck on stupid?
Enoxo on November 4, 2009 at 12:48 PM
Obama is stuck on
himselfstupid.becki51758 on November 4, 2009 at 12:47 PM
Same thing.
txag92 on November 4, 2009 at 12:48 PM
Sounds like something Kim Jong-Il would do.
Pathetic.
Norwegian on November 4, 2009 at 12:49 PM
“The King Am I”
hanoverfist on November 4, 2009 at 12:43 PM
Good one.
NebCon on November 4, 2009 at 12:50 PM
How about “The Sticky Fingered God of Nihilism”
WashingtonsWake on November 4, 2009 at 12:50 PM
Funny, I was watching something about him last night as well — the election returns.
LastRick on November 4, 2009 at 12:50 PM
Brian Dennehy gets the Oscar for his portrayal of Obama. Is there any role he cannot do?!
Christien on November 4, 2009 at 12:50 PM
Steve Erkel will play zero in his next movie.
VegasRick on November 4, 2009 at 12:52 PM
Obama is ready for his close-up now.
pedestrian on November 4, 2009 at 12:52 PM
So Barry has watched “By the People” at least twice? Why, because he can’t fathom the ending? Join the club, Barry.
ChrisB on November 4, 2009 at 12:52 PM
This made my day….
Shiny_Tiara on November 4, 2009 at 12:52 PM
Every time you comment on my post, I click on your site…so I try to think of clever things to say so I have an excuse to stalk you…
right2bright on November 4, 2009 at 12:53 PM
I wonder if he had wrist issues after viewing the movie about himself…
sonofdy on November 4, 2009 at 12:53 PM
Vanity Smurf says, “Damn dude. Get over yourself.”
lorien1973 on November 4, 2009 at 12:54 PM
Obama watched “Radio”?
Erich66 on November 4, 2009 at 12:54 PM
Look, if I ever get a movie made about me I will watch it, too. However, given Obamba’s reputation (EGO) and the timing of current events, it is truly mind boggling how lame he and his staff are. I think there is an opening at the Tool Academy for this dude.
yubley on November 4, 2009 at 12:55 PM
I got carpal tunnel syndrome because of Obama, too — from madly stabbing at my remote control desperately trying to find channels he is not on.
ChrisB on November 4, 2009 at 12:55 PM
Funny how 2 comments can synergize!
DOOF on November 4, 2009 at 12:55 PM
The Man Who Tried to Wreck America?
LibTired on November 4, 2009 at 12:56 PM
Found it, the pre-release that Ogabe watched last night:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1049947/
Bishop on November 4, 2009 at 12:57 PM
Last night they said he was watching basketball. Which is it?
JammieWearingFool on November 4, 2009 at 12:59 PM
BTW, Rush is now reading the NB story.
JammieWearingFool on November 4, 2009 at 12:59 PM
He was watching a basketball movie about himself.
LibTired on November 4, 2009 at 1:00 PM
Bill Ayers is busy scripting the sequel.
marklmail on November 4, 2009 at 1:01 PM
Rather, he was dribbling while watching a movie about himself.
ChrisB on November 4, 2009 at 1:02 PM
I know what the Queen is getting for her ipod for
ChristmaskwanzasCaper29 on November 4, 2009 at 1:02 PM
“The Grapes of Wrath” was on TV last night.
Strange similarities to today’s economic circumstances.
PappaMac on November 4, 2009 at 1:04 PM
Of course he did.
thebrokenrattle on November 4, 2009 at 1:07 PM
I wonder if the documentary contained that famous line “we are who we have been waiting for”? It’s one of my all time favorites.
Cindy Munford on November 4, 2009 at 1:14 PM
Schadenfreude on November 4, 2009 at 1:17 PM
Now, we’re being too hard on Obama. I mean here’s this guy making all these big decisions(eventually???)and he needs time off from all the life or death choices he’s made(or plans to make????)Plus, it’s exhausting being in perpetual campaign mode,(especially when it’s failing) takes a lot out of a guy.
jeanie on November 4, 2009 at 1:27 PM
Well at least he’s not a narcissist… ahem.
barrythrowslikeagirl on November 4, 2009 at 1:31 PM
Well I, for one, am glad that he watched the HBO doc. If he stayed with it until the end credits, he now knows that he; 1)won the election, 2)can now stop campaigning and 3) has some things on his plate that need to be dealt with.
landshark on November 4, 2009 at 1:39 PM
The following from the comment thread at Newsbusters…a hoot!
marybel on November 4, 2009 at 1:45 PM
You lie! In fact, it was a film featuring O’Bambi and Larry Sinclair called NAKED LIES THE TRUTH!
honsy on November 4, 2009 at 1:48 PM
I sometimes check my Flickr account to see if anyone’s commented on my photostream. That’s about as far as my narcissism goes. That kind of buzz wouldn’t even measure on Barry’s egometer.
Sharke on November 4, 2009 at 1:52 PM
LMAO! If we could mark threads as “Favorites”, this would be one of mine.
ornery_independent on November 4, 2009 at 1:54 PM
…and I’m only half way through it!
ornery_independent on November 4, 2009 at 1:54 PM
Olbermann was pulling the lever for Obama last night.
lorien1973 on November 4, 2009 at 1:58 PM
Count to 10 on November 4, 2009 at 2:12 PM
That’s funny, they don’t usually run movies about Jesus in November. Generally they wait until Easter.
rbj on November 4, 2009 at 2:17 PM
Why am I not surprised?
Socratease on November 4, 2009 at 2:28 PM
Correction. RE-watched. For the second time this week. Gibbs said on Monday that Obama had seen a preview copy of it, and gave it a thumbs up review.
hawksruleva on November 4, 2009 at 2:57 PM
I was watching something about him too…”V”
BlueStateBilly on November 4, 2009 at 2:59 PM
Barry took his DVD remote back to the store this morning…the pause button got jammed.
Sharke on November 4, 2009 at 3:08 PM
Perfect.
RedNewEnglander on November 4, 2009 at 3:26 PM
This schmuck is INCREDIBILY arrogant and self-righteous. And yet, not one mainstream comedian or TV show can find ANYTHING to mock about him?
Hey! SNL, Family Guy, or Sesame Street, you got nothing for this? Really?
Andy in Agoura Hills on November 4, 2009 at 3:33 PM
It’s like the Hollywood idjuts who refuse to say anything negative about Islam in a film because of their fear of a fatal fatwa. Similarly, they fear the reaction of their co-workers if they should criticize the Messiah.
honsy on November 4, 2009 at 4:33 PM