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60. The Republicans tried Maxwell Smart's line and Obama called them on it

Thu Oct 17, 2013, 08:08 AM

Oct 2013

Would you believe I have an brigade of armed Teabaggers outside, ready to tear you limb from limb if you say no?

No, I wouldn't.

OK, would you believe I have Louie Gohmert, Ted Cruz and Rick Perry holding canisters of poison gas to throw if you hold firm?

No, I wouldn't believe that either.

Well, would you believe I have my tanning machine ready to give you skin cancer if you give me nothing at all?

I'm sorry, Mr. Speaker, I'm not buying any of it.

And why should he have? This is who he was up against:

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A few words in praise of the President of the United States [View all] WilliamPitt Oct 2013 OP

Well said mcar Oct 2013 #1

Hahaha! I was planning on stealing the bit about beerandjesus Oct 2013 #63

Hear, hear. libdem4life Oct 2013 #2

The fight is not over, Will scheming daemons Oct 2013 #3

thanks scheming.. We need to Win Back the House. 2014! Cha Oct 2013 #9

And An approiate Message to ALL the GOP A-Holes..... Left Coast2020 Oct 2013 #17

Oh man.. I love that song.. you should make it an OP right fucking Cha Oct 2013 #19

check out how united we have been over this extortion attempt Skittles Oct 2013 #4

He finally stood by a hard line and good things followed. pa28 Oct 2013 #5

BINGO. And a tip of the hat to PBO. chimpymustgo Oct 2013 #72

"goddam meth-addled barn swallows we endure now" was the winner for me. Kudos is correct..n/t monmouth3 Oct 2013 #6

+++++ mopinko Oct 2013 #30

God, that was brilliant Ishoutandscream2 Oct 2013 #33

Agreed. nt stopwastingmymoney Oct 2013 #39

Every goddam meth-addled barn swallow has his day. Kennah Oct 2013 #52

The President is not the only one who has done very well. CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2013 #7

Yep. You said it. tblue Oct 2013 #51

I'm glad he held firm pscot Oct 2013 #8

If he had shown some of this toughness ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2013 #43

If Hillary has to win with only 65% of the vote, I can live with that. Kennah Oct 2013 #53

Sometimes I disagree with you...but not tonight! Auntie Bush Oct 2013 #10

Kick & rec! octoberlib Oct 2013 #11

He hung tough. Good on him. Jester Messiah Oct 2013 #12

Well said and agreed n/t OhioChick Oct 2013 #13

fie!! ellennelle Oct 2013 #14

Only the meth-addled ones. WilliamPitt Oct 2013 #15

He got tired of having sand kicked in his face.. kentuck Oct 2013 #16

My favorite Ted Cruz picture Bucky Oct 2013 #71

the teathugs have been chastened heaven05 Oct 2013 #18

My Offer is This: Nothing ProSense Oct 2013 #20

"Please proceed." It's the perfect way of dealing with the GOP. They'll do it all for you. nolabear Oct 2013 #21

It's called "hoisting them on their own petard". DinahMoeHum Oct 2013 #37

Kudos to you WilliamPitt New Orleans Strong Oct 2013 #22

LOL!!!! "Never interfere with a perfectly good train wreck." meti57b Oct 2013 #23

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2013 #24

I can't remember the exact quote... awoke_in_2003 Oct 2013 #25

Napoleon i believe. skamaria Oct 2013 #75

Good on ya, Will NastyRiffraff Oct 2013 #26

"meth-addled barn swallows"... dchill Oct 2013 #27

I will by the morning. WilliamPitt Oct 2013 #28

Not to worry... Jeff In Milwaukee Oct 2013 #32

Well said William! Crewleader Oct 2013 #29

The baggers condensed an entire year's worth of FAIL into a two week stretch Snake Plissken Oct 2013 #31

Bringing new meaning to the term "Like a boss.."! Moostache Oct 2013 #34

He always seems like the only adult in the room munster69 Oct 2013 #35

Meth-addled barn swallows?? ladym55 Oct 2013 #36

This f'd up gov. shutdown debacle did much to divide & expose the RW'ers for who they are/ aren't. hue Oct 2013 #38

It certainly was clear who were the adults in the room, wasn't it? Especially the President. calimary Oct 2013 #40

Woo woo!! Politicub Oct 2013 #41

I can't argue with that 2naSalit Oct 2013 #42

Agreed. CreekDog Oct 2013 #44

Ugh and no. lonestarnot Oct 2013 #45

Please ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2013 #46

+1 Hekate Oct 2013 #55

Truth is ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2013 #61

Quote of the Day!! N/T Guilded Lilly Oct 2013 #69

Finally. Now he simply needs to tell them what to do next, IMHO:) grahamhgreen Oct 2013 #47

"meth-addled barn swallows" 2banon Oct 2013 #48

Their has always been somthing a bit unsavory about BillyRibs Oct 2013 #49

3 words crack me up when I see them because they Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #50

But...but...but.. We ALL knew his secret identy! yuiyoshida Oct 2013 #54

Gotta hand it to you. No one can coin a phrase as well as you. juajen Oct 2013 #56

Superbly said. K&R. Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2013 #57

I'll chime in too dreamnightwind Oct 2013 #58

Great job Mr. President!! tweeternik Oct 2013 #59

The Republicans tried Maxwell Smart's line and Obama called them on it DFW Oct 2013 #60

catastrophically Derpy LisaLynne Oct 2013 #62

I believe that's a significant oversimplification. Orsino Oct 2013 #64

right on frog64 Oct 2013 #65

Yep. Did good here. Jakes Progress Oct 2013 #66

This is obvious MichaelKelley Oct 2013 #67

Fuck, yeah! Good one! ancianita Oct 2013 #68

It is unprecedented for a president's party to gain House seats in a 6th year election Bucky Oct 2013 #70

Agree, agree, but it is a god-damned shame 'effin' McConnell had to be paid a $2 billion indepat Oct 2013 #73

Backing down on Bombing Syria allowing Weapons Inspections to move forward KoKo Oct 2013 #74

The speech this morning was great EXCEPT, hearing between the lines, I strongly suspect JDPriestly Oct 2013 #76

K&R for "meth-addled barn swallows" alone. Brilliant! 11 Bravo Oct 2013 #77

Pride Fatbob Oct 2013 #78

Me too! K&R caseymoz Oct 2013 #79

K&R I'm also very proud of President Obama! DianaForRussFeingold Oct 2013 #80