Ha ha! So, that was a big to-do about nothing. (Special Olympics remark)

[Clio the Leo]

So .... "that's like the Special Olympics" turns out his remark was NOT a comment on his bowling skills but about Jay's praise of his less-than superior performance. (Like giving a hug to a Special Olympian just because they tried and not ONLY because they won.)

Ok .... everybody breathe .... what's on the schedule for tomorrow? We back to Geithner/Dodd again? :)

Call me a cheerleader if you like but I've yet to see the man make a "mistake" or act out of character that wasn't explained once I knew the whole story. ;)

[Jennicut]

1. Exactly. Except I am tired of Geithner/Dodd. Is there a new outrage out there yet?

[LynnTheDem]

4. We could go back to the "lipstick on a pig" outrage before the republics do.

They seem to be running in circles, so I'm thinkin' they'll be back to that one shortly you betcha.

:rofl:

[Clio the Leo]

8. Let's do Warren for old time sake.

Well, not DO Warren. You know what I mean. :)

[Pirate Smile]

13. Let's do The State of the Union 2008 snubgate. Oh, yeah!

[Clio the Leo]

20. Oh! Tell me about that one! It sounds divine! NT

[Pirate Smile]

23. It's very detailed-requiring reenactments similar to JFK's assassination & the magic bullet theory.

[Jennicut]

22. Oh no. Please not that! Actually I almost miss the quaint days of Hill vs O

Almost.

[Number23]

26. Good God NO!! I know you're only joking but NO!!!!!!!

After all the pain, suffering and misery that went on here over that man... :scared:

And you want to know what's really messed up??? I was talking about the inauguration a few weeks ago to some America-mad Aussies I know and I COULDN'T EVEN REMEMBER THE MAN'S NAME. I had to Google "pastor at inauguration" and since I knew it wasn't Rev. Lowery, it had to be the other name that kept coming up. Ain't that a trip?!??

[Pirate Smile]

9. I was kind of glad to move off that one. I'm not sure if this one had enough staying power.

Did Michelle wear sleeves today? Did anyone else go after Megan McCain?

Hmmmmm

[Tyler Generation]

36. But he uses a teleprompter!!!!!!!

He's the TOTUS, durr hurrr!:sarcasm:

[ShortnFiery]

2. If the M$M whores will let go of the bone. Methinks they will attempt to manufacture outrage ...

instead. I despise the M$M. :puke:

[Cha]

3. The President did and awesome job and

I hope he does this again..talking right to the people. Maybe on Letterman the next time.

[Drunken Irishman]

5. I told people we needed to wait before stoning the man.

But no, we had people like Trapper and Olbermann fanning the flames.

:eyes:

[PopSixSquish]

6. When I Saw the Exchange - I Thought That's It?

Really?

Ok, maybe it could be miscontrued if you weren't paying attention to the whole conversation...but still really?

[Drunken Irishman]

10. That's why I was so angry at Olbermann.

Because he made it seem like Obama smacked around a handicap boy.

[monmouth]

24. If Olbermann had not mentioned it, I doubt I would have even noticed it.

He said it as a tail-end to the sentence, a throw away....

[Berry Cool]

30. Don't get so mad at Olbermann.

He wasn't playing gotcha. If anything, he was OVERworrying.

I get the impression his mother is like that, so he's like that too.

[firedupdem]

7. That comment was nothing! Suckers thought they had something! n/t

[ProSense]

11. I wouldn't call them suckers

More aptly, they're vultures.

I was hoping that with the election of Obama, the RW-style joke hissy fits would end.

[firedupdem]

16. You're right...vultures is a much more appropriate term. Ridiculous. n/t

[Thrill]

12. Anderson Cooper didn't make a big deal out of it. Which is surprising

considering CNN's attempts to take Obama down

[Drunken Irishman]

14. No, the only two who did were Olbermann and Trapper.

:eyes:

[Thrill]

17. Trapper of course. I think Keith was just trying to give us a heads up

Trapper we know he is a RW whore. Who will no doubt try to make it more than it is

[asphalt.jungle]

21. nah, Keith is not above being sanctimonious

much ado about nothing. the way they were acting you would think the president was acting like eric cartman from south park during that special olympics episode.

[Berry Cool]

31. For heavens' sake, he was not being sanctimonious.

He was WORRYING.

And I agree, he can be sanctimonious, but this time he was not being a concern troll, he was just getting needlessly concerned. That's all.

[mucifer]

15. more people watch "the tonight show" than morning joe or anything on the fox news channel

[MarjorieG]

18. Also muted, barely audible. The rest was bravura, informative, likable, heck lovable.

Amazing that shows caught it to single out, unless they were looking to play gotcha. Yup.

[Uzybone]

19. Much ado about nothing indeed

It wasn't a malicious comment at all.

ETA: thanks for nothing Keith O. I love ya man but you done blew thos one out of proportion

[Berry Cool]

32. Cut him a break. He didn't do it out of eagerness to catch Obama in a gaffe

the way the Repigs do. He just tried too hard to head off at the pass what he THOUGHT was a gaffe.

[Connie_Corleone]

35. Yeah, but Keith made it sound like Obama was making fun of people with disabilities.

He was practically cringing when he read what Obama said. And Ferguson didn't make it any better with his response, cringing as well, "Ooh. That's not good."

[Jim Lane]

25. Wake me when you have something involving a Republican and a dead hooker (n/t)

[JTFrog]

27. You'd never get any sleep that way.

:shrug:

[Pirate Smile]

28. Would a Republican in the play-room with two hookers getting beat up by his wife with a toy guitar

count?



Gary Skoien, Former Cook County GOP Chair, Beaten By Wife After Being Found With Prostitutes: Police Report

The former chairman of the Cook County Republican Party denies he was with two prostitutes when his wife allegedly attacked him over the weekend.

Palatine Township GOP committeeman Gary Skoien (SKOY'-ehn) said Wednesday that two female friends were at his Inverness home around 1 a.m. Sunday when his wife assaulted him.

A report filed by a Barrington-Inverness police officer says Eni Skoien found her husband in the children's playroom with two prostitutes. But Skoien disputes the report and says he's working to correct it.

The report says Eni Skoien allegedly swung a toy guitar at her husband and punched him. Police say she's charged with misdemeanor domestic battery and a 21-day restraining order was issued.

Gary Skoien isn't charged with a crime.

Skoien is best known for placing a $10,000 bounty on Mayor Daley four years ago, offering the money to anyone who could provide information leading to the mayor's conviction on corruption charges. The ploy got Skoien fired from his job, booted from the Metra board and almost cost him his seat as party chairman.

Though Skoien strongly denied his wife's account, Republican candidates are fleeing the scene:

As word of the incident got around local political circles, two candidates on the Republican slate for Palatine Township board asked the Daily Herald to remove Skoien from their lists of endorsements.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/11/gary-skoien-former-cook-c_n_174128.html

[Bonobo]

29. B, but Big Blue Poop said it was baaaaad! nt

[Kaylee]

33. I completely agree. Come on, DU...I love you, but you need help.

Why do we do this to ourselves over and over again? Once again DU loses it's head over something no one had even seen at the time.

I was dreading watching Leno because of the "poutrage". Now that I've seen the video, I have no idea what the deal is. The President was obviously making fun of Jay's over-exuberant praise of his admittedly low bowling score.

[Connie_Corleone]

34. Even those knuckleheads Mika and Scar didn't think much of it.

I saw the comment in context for the first time this morning and I was like, "That's it?"

Bunch of nonsense over nothing.

[nomaco-10]

37. It really was somewhat insensitive, but...

not in a mean spirited, spiteful kind of way. It was a remark that probably most of us have said sometime or another and was never meant to be cruel or unkind.

Much ado about nothing.

[Clio the Leo]

38. It was not in the LEAST bit insensitive....

.... again, he was talking about Leno's praise of him and NOT his bowling skills.

The MSM is already carrying on the notion that he was talking about his bowling skills and that is simply NOT the case. I am NOT gonna let US do it here.

[nomaco-10]

39. Wow, just Wow....

Whatever the context, it was a regrettable use of words. Nothing huge, nothing major, a small blip, but none the less, a regrettable use of words.

[Clio the Leo]

41. Now that I'll agree with. NT

[Mass]

40. How does it change the fact it was insensitive ? Was he considering Jay Leno's praise an

accomplishment? I don't think so. So, it was indeed insensitive.

It is obviously not worth the noise people make about it, but the fact that people cannot see why it is a problem bothers me for them, not for Obama (who saw the problem and issued a statement apologizing). Are you a cheerleader or just unable to see why it is not a good remark because you think Special Olympics are a joke?

Just let it sink. There are more important things to care about, anyway. But do not try to justify it by some weird rational.