Last night’s press conference was a real bummer, and boiled down to two essential questions: number one, why can’t Obama be more bipartisan by removing all spending from the stimulus bill forever, and number two, how will we know if his financial rescue plan is working or not? But a third important question surfaced toward the end of the press conference, and it obliterated all questions before it like a neutron bomb blots out LIFE. The question was this: Does Barack Obama disapprove of steroids?
A savvier political figure than our dope of a new president would have crowed, “Yes I lurv performance-enhancing drugs,” so as to be contrarian! But instead Obama mumbled the old, “I’m concerned about the message it sends to our kids,” blah blah blah.
Also, finally — seriously, what the hell. This Washington Post journalist, Michael Fletcher, who asked this terrible question. He works for one of the biggest news outlets in the country and attends the president’s first prime time press conference EVER, about the economy, and this is the question he asks? He probably had a couple prepared that other people ended up asking before him, but holy jesus shit. This is the sort of question you ask when you have been caught masturbating in class. F MINUS.
Transcript: Obama Press Conference [CBS News]
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I think A-Hole’s morphing into an Oompah Loompah is a bigger question.
Helen Thomas should have reached over and smacked him with her purse.
I’d hit it (A-Rod or Hopey, but I think Michelle could kick my ass)
If we can call Alex Rodriguez “A-Rod”, can we call Barack Obama “BoB”?
…you may end up tarnishing your entire career, and that your integrity is not worth it. That’s the message I hope is communicated.
Yeah, those hundreds of millions of dollars will be scant consolation now that A-Rod has tarnished his reputation.
[re=240362]ManchuCandidate[/re]: Why IS he orange?
It reminds me of the kid on MTV asking Clinton. Boxers or Briefs.
A+ on the alt-text, SKS.
What a sad statement about journalism in modern America. How could all those reporters sit there and not ask a single question about Michael Phelps bong hit. Won’t someone think of the children? Oh why won’t anyone think of the children?
http://detroitist.blogspot.com
[re=240363]Min[/re]: That would have been the best thing ever.
Obviously, Barry’s taking electoral enhancement supplements.
Woodwards Friend, I know you’re kidding, but I was seriously afraid someone was going to bring that up. A nation of pot smokers would have been thrown under the bus.
Sounds like the Post reporters could use some performance enhancing drugs themselves.
John Kyl needs to eat a bag of dicks
Tarproids.
[re=240387]Mild Midwesterner[/re]: I’d recommend Adderall for the Post reporter and the Reuters reporter so that they can focus on the topic at hand, and not just ask random questions about totally unrelated things.
Worse news for Americans – A Fraud’s fake musckles or the bajillion dollar taxpayer-financed luxury sports superplexes that us poors will never be able to enjoy? Where’s our bread and circuses?
About steroids: It gives me a happy that Mark McGuire failed to be voted into the Hall of Fame again, and this year he had fewer votes than last. Mickey Mantle (Oklaoma’s own) didn’t need no stinkin’ steroids to break. In fact, he was drunk or hungover most of the time.
AAAAAHHHHHHHGGGGGGGG. Fucking Inhofe is one the teevee. ARRGGHHHHHHH. I hate that motherfucker and that’s a word I don’t use. Fuck him, fuck him, fuck that cocksucker.
Really, I don’t talk like that.
Perhaps said journalist iseth a friend of the Dame Peggy Nooningshirefam? Speaking of wooden truncheons, where was wonkette’s Noonan friday bit?
Like kids know what baseball is. Sheesh.
[re=240398]DustBowlBlues[/re]: Errata: “Oklahoma’s” own– break “the records” it,
Sorry, but Inhofe does that to me.
[re=240398]DustBowlBlues[/re]: It’s OK, D-Bow. He has that effect on everyone with a triple-digit IQ.
Today we are all Michael Felchers.
Watching C-Span, I wonder if someone should let the Repukes know the lost the vote a couple hours ago…
I think Obama really wanted to say that we should leave A-Rod alone, since what’s left on his Yankee contract could be enough to bailout the banks and the auto industry, but thought better of revealing to the Rooskies just how perilous our straits are.
[re=240370]hockeymom[/re]:
Fake dayglo orange tanner shit? I think they should ban that stuff because it seems to make everyone an instant douchebag or if the douchebaggery is a pre-existing condition then make it mandatory for all assholes to wear it.
Question to ask when you’re caught masturbating in class?: Is this my dork? Oh, I’m sorry, I thought it was someone else’s.
“This is the sort of question you ask when you have been caught masturbating in class.”
Personally I would ask for a towel, or a hand, before I asked about steroids. Or maybe “you like?” But that’s just me.
[re=240402]tiger[/re]: Too bad they missed it. It was one part tired old joke applied to famous Negro athlete, one part Cheney is right and if we don’t torture we’ll all be kilt, and one part “Republicans have already won.” The Lady Nooningham was on her best Quaaludes last Friday.
http://online.wsj.com/article/declarations.html
Yowie… I just got a blast e-mail from The Motley Fool entitled “Tap into Obama’s Stimulus Package,” and I surged a major flash…
Ken, Jim, Sara, will you run that photo of President Hottie about once a week? Gives a dame a decided boost.
[re=240437]Bronkers[/re]: Speak for yourself dammit. Some of us are middle-aged men trying to take a little break from our nonjob work down here in the Hobo Jungle, eat a few chips and have a laugh. Then I see President hottie pants and think about my gut… At least he is to busy with the economy to start bothering us about exercise…
[re=240472]effinHel[/re]: effinHel, maybe the Prez’s slimness is partly attributable to them coffin nails… but Idoubt he’s getting hobo beans (fiber! good carbs! cheeeeep) from the White House Mess. Back to those crunches, and I don’t mean on chips.
Man, I remember back when there was that President’s Council on Fitness and there was all that rope climbing, and situps, and chinups. Back when gym shoes were Keds. Converse if you were cool.
Obama’s no stranger to performance enhancement. His erections last WAAAAY longer than 4 days.
Ya’ll just wanted to show that picture of Barry again.
[re=240514]TexasCowGirl[/re]: And thousands cheer!
At least I did. *fanning*
Is it just me, or is W to blame for this as well? I think he fucked baseball before he fucked the country, the fucking cunt.
[re=240513]Mr Blifil[/re]: You know, I’ve always wondered about those Viagra commercials, where they say to seek professional help if you have an erection lasting longer than 4 hours. But what if Stormy Daniels isn’t available?
Hey Howie Kurtz said it was a good question DISCUSSION OVER.
http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=45&aid=158324
HE’S ON ROIDS! HE’S ON ROIDS! HE’S ON ROIDS! HE’S ON ROIDS!
[re=240503]Bronkers[/re]: Obama has Roid Rage towards the republicans!! I think that is why he went postal on those Repub bastards the other day.
I remember the Presidents council on fitness back in 4th grade, oh so long ago… I am about two years older then Obama and I have not made President yet… Damn! I hate crunches. I will work all day, walk forever, but crunches suck. UHG!!
[re=240514]TexasCowGirl[/re]: They should just put it up for all articles that mention Obama. Or the stimulus.
Boy, I’ll admit that picture really caught my glance especially since he’s been clothed now for months. He seems so naked now that it’s February. Brr plus mmm mmm good! (I hate Michelle.)
I still don’t understand why steroid abuse among professional athletes is and issue that the Federal government needs to be involved in. I know that MLB (and other pro sports leagues too?) were granted and exception to the rules governing monopolies but isn’t this really a law enforcement issue?
I mean we know that this is going on, why isn’t law enforcement using the same tools that they use to go after pot dealers to pursue those trafficking in steroids? Perhaps because no-body wants to go after wealthy athletes. Not to mention the coaches/team owners that had to know “something” was going on but instead chose to look the other way.
In the end other than the fact they young people emulate these athletes is this really hurting anyone to the point where Congress needs to be involved? I mean by the same token there are many business students who were planning on emulating the same bankers that caused the economy collapse.
You want to reduce steroid abuse, make it so legally risky that most won’t find it to be worth the effort. I mean if we can put Michael Vick in jail for animal abuse, why can’t lock up steroid abusers?
In the end though, we only like to lock up the poor and defenseless. Can’t afford a good lawyer, and you like to smoke a plant that grows naturally all over the world, go to jail. But if you succumb to the pressures of having to perform at highest levels of physical ability, but can afford a good lawyer, or perform in from of millions of people every year then you get a pass? It just seems wrong.
When is the last time you ever heard of somebody raging out on pot and beating his wife?
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