Did Obama really just call himself a mutt?

[democrattotheend]

That's hysterical!

[Sebass1271]

1. what's a mutt? english is not my first language

[Occam Bandage]

2. A mixed-breed dog.

[BREMPRO]

3. mutt is a mixed breed dog. HA!

[FrenchieCat]

7. A mutt doesn't have to be a dog.

It is just a mixed breed.

[Lucky 13]

8. A mutt is a word typically reserved for dogs that aren't purebred.

Most of the dogs you find in animal shelters are mutts

[YOY]

11. Not a purebred also called a "mongrel"

Mutt is a more positive term than mongrel.

[Sebass1271]

22. oh my GOD!.. THAT IS HYSTERICAL!! LOL!!

that was so clever from President elect Obama!..

I admire him so much. i also heard he put Candy from CNN on her place today.. That is great!.. He might be skinny with a funny name but he got spine!!

[ellacott]

4. That WAS funny

:)

[RoyGBiv]

5. Ayup ...

Oh, I'm so glad I don't have to take care when the television is on to make sure I avoid a Presidential press conference.

[Lugnut]

6. He sure did.

It's so refreshing to hear such honesty from our president-elect. What a riot.

[mollymongold]

9. omg

[Blue For You]

10. Got a good laugh from the press corps.

[LSK]

12. yes he did

:)

[Jennicut]

13. Obama has a good sense of humor, I noticed it since the debates with Hillary

A mutt! That is freakin funny!

[TornadoTN]

14. Yes he did - and it was perfect

Self-deprecating humor is a quality that few people can pull off properly. Obama just did it and did it well.

[Cleita]

15. Jeez! That's what my dad used to call me

on account of my mixed parentage. LOL! :rofl:

[magdalena]

16. I thought that was hilarious!

Whenever anyone asks my ethnicity (I'm biracial as well) I always say "mutt" and get the weirdest reactions.

[AtomicKitten]

17. It's that kind of self-deprecating humor that is endearing.

[Whisp]

18. that was so great. It brought me smiles and tears.

I want to take him home! mama, can I?

heh.
we are all mutts.

[Erin Elizabeth]

19. The ability to poke fun at yourself is priceless and far too rare.

I loved it, I think I laughed harder than anyone actually at the press conference.

[applegrove]

20. I thought it was funny but the press didn't laugh.

[bdamomma]

21. he mentioned his daughter Malia has allergies .

to certain dogs.

They better fumigate the WH when they take up residence. Barney dander all over the place.

[Larry in KC]

23. Obviously, that's not ALL they need to fumigate that place for!

[GetTheRightVote]

24. Another way we say it is a Heinz 57, it means different types of backgrounds

which most Americans are a mix of different races, cultures, etc.
So we call ourselves mutts, at least in my area of the nation we do.

:kick:

[sampsonblk]

25. The guy is awesome

He is obvously very comfortable with himself, and that's great!

[Liberal In Texas]

26. Yeah, he did. He is so much like JFK.

Inspiring when need be. He has a wry sense of humor when that is appropriate. He doesn't take himself seriously but can be serious if that is what the situation calls for. He has a grasp of the language and an intelligence we haven't seen in 8 years. He's awesome.