This Quote Is Going to Bite President Obama...

[Clyde]

On the Leno show , trying to be funny, the President made a "joke" that will not be received well.

 

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/03/president-ob-15.html

[Gunner11]

Ouch. Just a bad choice of words... Just say you are a really bad bowler...

[Watusi]

It won't be received well, but it should be understood for what it was. We've all made statements that we immediately wished we hadn't said them as soon as the words were out. I don't think for one minute that the President intended any disrespect to the disabled or to special olympics. He made a poor comparison and he should have thought his comment out better, but it was not meant to be derogatory.

[Gunner11]

It won't be received well, but it should be understood for what it was. We've all made statements that we immediately wished we hadn't said them as soon as the words were out. I don't think for one minute that the President intended any disrespect to the disabled or to special olympics. He made a poor comparison and he should have thought his comment out better, but it was not meant to be derogatory.

 

I agree, gotta think before you speak...

[Guest Bluto]

That's what happens when he doesn't have the teleprompter to tell him what to say.

[True blue (and gold)]

That's what happens when he doesn't have the teleprompter to tell him what to say.

 

Of course, he didn't have a teleprompter in any of his debates with McCain and he did just fine. That's a tired excuse.

 

Poor choice of words tonight.

[Guest Bluto]

Of course, he didn't have a teleprompter in any of his debates with McCain and he did just fine. That's a tired excuse.

 

Poor choice of words tonight.

 

Excuse? I don't think that I am the one who makes excuses for Obama....

[halfback20]

Of course, he didn't have a teleprompter in any of his debates with McCain and he did just fine. That's a tired excuse.

 

Poor choice of words tonight.

 

I'm sick of the teleprompter saying :thumb:.

[Oscar]

I'm not even a fan of the guy, but geez, he is a human. He makes mistakes. He says things and then wishes he could insert his foot in his mouth. I have said the EXACT same thing, not even thinking about it, and afterwards realized how it could be recieved. I moved on and survived from my tragic misuse of words, I'm sure he will too..and this is the least of his problems he should worry about.

[Blue Magic]

I for one actually like and can appreciate how real of a person BHO is.

[PureFan]

I for one actually like and can appreciate how real of a person BHO is.

:thumb:

[cammando]

Can you imagine the outrage if Bush had said this???

[True blue (and gold)]

Excuse? I don't think that I am the one who makes excuses for Obama....

 

Ok. Poor choice of words on MY part. Let me rephrase (and ignore any possible suggestion that I make excuses for Obama).

 

The "he can't speak without a teleprompter" mantra is nonsense. He did perfectly fine during the debates with McCain.

[Fatman]

Can you imagine the outrage if Bush had said this???

 

Bush would have never said it. He's a good bowler.

[bballfamily]

How many of us that are teachers on this forum have said things that you wish you could take back immediately. Or how many had teachers that let something slip that they tried to quickly cover up. Some may have been mean, but most were funny, something you you never expected that teacher to say.

 

We all do slip on an occassion. That is why I beleve that most of the time we let it go.

Even if you slip up as much as Biden, most of what he says is foolish, but harmless. Although some of his gaffes you have to wonder about the guy. Take each gaffe on its own merits.