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Liveblogging Obama’s Latest Teevee Show, Part 1

Hey Obama’s gonna be on the teevee in a few minutes to read Das Kapital from his TELLYPROMTARRS, all 40 of them. We’re commemorating this occasion with some classic racist Internet art from the campaign. What a schmuck, this guy! We’re watching CNN analyze the “goals” with this conference, and it’s already paralyzing. First thing we hear are the words “sell the American people.” Who cares about the American people? They voted already. Anyway…

7:57 — John King is talking about 2010, of course. “The Democrats remember what happened in 1994 — they got crushed.” How can someone even think about elections when EARTH IS DYING? John King, he sucks. Even Bill Bennett is better.
7:58 — Unfortunately Sara, “the good Wonkette writer,” is at a nerdy literature club tonight trying to leverage her Harvard degrees into a crack rock. So it’ll just be your two male editors writing bilious nonsense about the End Times.
8:00 — Oh hey it’s OBAMA! And just as we were falling in love with CNN’s Ed Henry.
8:01 — Obama says he wants to talk to YOU, the American, and he is looking straight into the camera. He has moved the tellerpromptererr!
8:02 — Brags about how he cut taxes for the Poors and then bought their houses and then bought up their consumer loans. (Is there a form you have to fill out for these things, btw? E-mail me.)
8:03 — My budget gives more money to the educations, health cares, infrastructure, and gay abortions.
8:04 — OMG the CNN camera just showed the new Telepromptir! It’s all classic like, no one-way glass. And yet he’s stuttering a little bit. He’s stuttering because of the NEW TELEPROMTOR! THIS GUY!
8:05 — We’ll get out of this mess, he says. We just can’t go running around like a bunch of whining assholes, taxin’ fat cats in every alley.
8:06 — FIRST QUESTION, NATCH: It’s the AP lady. (Ron Fournier in a rubber disguise.)
8:07 — Secret Ron Fournier asks why we have another one of these damn trillion-dollar programs, since we’ve already had a couple. God, do these FRONT ROW REPORTERS ever do any research?
8:08 — She also wants to know why the public “should support” more power for the Treasury to seize financial institutions. How about this, Secret Ron Fournier: because you have no choice and would probably just screw up everything if you did.
8:10 — SECOND QUESTION, CHUCK TODD of NBC! He wants to know why the taxpayer should be asked to participate in cushioning the blow banks are facing. AGAIN: read the 8:08 update.
8:11 — CNN actually tells us that the question is, “Why haven’t you asked for sacrifice from the public?” What? We never said we listened to these things.
8:12 — He just talks about his overall economic growth plans in the budget for a few minutes. Vague. Subsidies.
8:13 — Chuck Todd has a follow-up along the lines of “COME AGAIN?”
8:14 — Obama says, CHUCK, LOOK, obviously the American people are sacrificing enough by getting fired and having no equity. Do you want them to plants redwoods or something?
8:15 — THIRD QUESTION, JAKE “THE LAKE” TAPPER of ABC: He wants to know if Obama would sign a budget without middle class tax cuts or cap-and-trade. Obama says, we’ll see, but yeah, sure, tax stuff’s already in there more or less. Exciting presser!
8:16 — Re: cap-and-trade, Obama outlines his very broad philosophical reason for having cap-and-trade in the budget.
8:18 — Jake “The Opaque”’s getting snappy and barks some follow-up. Obama tells him we’ll see when the budget gets printed out, K?
8:19 — FOURTH QUESTION, CHIP “THA CHENEY FUCKA” REID of CBS: This guy is such a tool. He asks something like, aren’t you lying, “Mr. President,” by saying it’s bad to pass on deficits to Our Children, and then IN FACT passing those deficits onto Our Children?
8:21 — Obama says it’s a long-term structural plan, which, again, Chip could have just Google-Newsed before showing up for his front row seat on primetime television. Will anyone ever ask about currencies or long-term interest rates or something that actually matters, rather than just, “This is a lot of money, what will the children think?”
8:22 — (Little does Chip Reid know, the Tela-Prompteur is on his forehead! That’s why Obama is talking literally forever.)
8:23 — FIFTH QUESTION, A MEXICAN LADY FROM MEXICO! Well, Ken will start from here. Thanks for showing up! Now go to Ken’s liveblog and give him hell.


7:56 PM on Tue March 24 2009
By Jim Newell
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  1. Mr Blifil says at 8:01 pm, March 24th, 2009

    Guy can’t even give a 40 minute policy speech stuffed full of stultifying financial detail without using a TELEPROMPTRZ. This is a result of his mixed racial heritage.

  2. imissopus says at 8:01 pm, March 24th, 2009

    No silver bullets? How will we stop the werewolves?

  3. chascates says at 8:02 pm, March 24th, 2009

    What? I don’t have money in my pocket!! And since I’m unemployed a tax cut won’t help me!! HELP ME!

  4. grevillea says at 8:02 pm, March 24th, 2009

    No views, no comments? No wonder the economy and govt are in the shitter, you apathetic whores!

  5. Scandalabra says at 8:03 pm, March 24th, 2009

    Where is he hiding the TelePrompTers?

  6. comradepaulson says at 8:03 pm, March 24th, 2009

    The American people are being sold? Awesome. I bid $1.34.

  7. Bennett is better at what? Inhaling double cheeseburgers while playing video poker?

  8. magic titty says at 8:04 pm, March 24th, 2009

    I thought you were all Sara?

  9. Tommmcatt says at 8:04 pm, March 24th, 2009

    I keep waiting for him to break into “Me and Mrs. Jones”.

  10. chascates says at 8:04 pm, March 24th, 2009

    Legalizing pot would bring in LOTS OF TAX MONEY! And create all kinds of jobs! And make people happy!

  11. hobochristsuperstar says at 8:05 pm, March 24th, 2009

    way to make sure telepromter gets air time cnn

  12. demtard says at 8:06 pm, March 24th, 2009

    “it will take a fucking miracle to save our economies”

  13. hobochristsuperstar says at 8:08 pm, March 24th, 2009

    bitch please, aig is not a bank

  14. chascates says at 8:08 pm, March 24th, 2009

    He should have opened with a joke.

  15. FlownOver says at 8:09 pm, March 24th, 2009

    comradepaulson:
    Only bids in Ameros will be accepted. None of this so-called “dollar” crap.

  16. HuddledMass says at 8:09 pm, March 24th, 2009

    Now he’s gesturing to his right to indicate AIG…. Is there a huge corporation crouched on the floor over there, snarling and slavering?

  17. CHUCK TODD!

  18. teebob2000 says at 8:10 pm, March 24th, 2009

    So cute!! Look how nervous and all stuttery Chuck Todd is!! He’s got a man-crush on Obama and his podium’s rising I’ll bet.

  19. comradepaulson says at 8:10 pm, March 24th, 2009

    Is Chuck Todd prepared to sacrifice his facial hair?

  20. randomsausage says at 8:11 pm, March 24th, 2009

    That AP bitch is a bit dishevelled, no? Could have at least done her hair for Barry.

  21. cranky says at 8:11 pm, March 24th, 2009

    i DO hate chuck todd. jesus you fucking freak!

  22. dogscantlookup says at 8:11 pm, March 24th, 2009

    chascates: pot is why we lost the Nam

  23. OBAMA WITH THE SOCIALIST DOUBLE MICROPHONE!@11!!!!!

    Doesn’t he know we are in the Greatest Depression?

    Wasteful Librul Spending

  24. Cookie Guggelman says at 8:11 pm, March 24th, 2009

    Did Chuckles stay up all night thinking of that sucky question?

  25. Nerdalicious says at 8:11 pm, March 24th, 2009

    WTF????????? Public sacrificing???????? I’ve been eatin’ hobo beans for 6 months. Chuck Todd is f******g insane. Prez cannot believe Chuckies insane loony question. Crazy Chuck!

  26. teebob2000 says at 8:11 pm, March 24th, 2009

    >>8:06 — FIRST QUESTION, NATCH: It’s the AP lady.

    He just digs saying, “Jennifer LOVIN!!”

  27. chascates says at 8:12 pm, March 24th, 2009

    And where the hell is Helen Thomas? Passed her bed time?

  28. teebob2000 says at 8:13 pm, March 24th, 2009

    imissopus: WE WON’T!!!!11!!!

  29. Nerdalicious says at 8:14 pm, March 24th, 2009

    Chuck Todd!!!! Wants to kill poor people! Crazy Chuck cannot have my aortic valve.

  30. DustBowlBlues says at 8:14 pm, March 24th, 2009

    That AP bitch was lame, but had her hair all tousled and using her bedroom eyes on the prez. But what a lame, lame question. Was she channeling Reagan?

  31. teebob2000 says at 8:14 pm, March 24th, 2009

    Hey, out of order!!! Chuck’s just shouting crap out now!!! Bet Gibbs skips him tomorrow even when he’s in the front row waving his arms.

  32. Nerdalicious says at 8:15 pm, March 24th, 2009

    The big 3 asshole question askers: Chuck Todd, Jake Crapper, Chip Reid. Right in a row

  33. demtard says at 8:15 pm, March 24th, 2009

    this is bligatory:

    tapper? but i hardly even know her.

  34. teebob2000 says at 8:15 pm, March 24th, 2009

    Jake Tapper.

    “Tapper?? I hardly know her!!” Ba-dum-bum.

  35. chascates says at 8:16 pm, March 24th, 2009

    dogscantlookup: I thought that was because of teh heroins.

  36. comradepaulson says at 8:16 pm, March 24th, 2009

    Oh fuck, Tapper. What’s wrong with his hair? Is it always like that? It looks like Sam Donaldson’s old rug. Fuck him and the Senate Democrats.

  37. pants of doom says at 8:16 pm, March 24th, 2009

    Look is the new Also.

  38. DustBowlBlues says at 8:16 pm, March 24th, 2009

    WTF? American workers didn’t go to kindergarden? No wonder we’re so far behind.

  39. teebob2000 says at 8:16 pm, March 24th, 2009

    Xerox??!!! Who xerox-es stuff anymore??

  40. cranky says at 8:17 pm, March 24th, 2009

    i could take chuck todd in a fight, i’m going to washington and will be lurking in the bushes ’til i find him.

  41. DustBowlBlues says at 8:18 pm, March 24th, 2009

    Given Hopey every single thing he wants, now. And Emp. Free Choice Act.

  42. teebob2000 says at 8:18 pm, March 24th, 2009

    demtard: Mine’s better, what with teh punctuation and the rimshot.

  43. randomsausage says at 8:18 pm, March 24th, 2009

    Jake “take it up the” Crapper is a douche.

  44. WonkaBee says at 8:18 pm, March 24th, 2009

    I want to be protected from a huge spike.

  45. chascates says at 8:18 pm, March 24th, 2009

    So what do you think you can do with debt? Pay it off in 90 days, asshole? Chip, you tool!!!

  46. Jukesgrrl says at 8:18 pm, March 24th, 2009

    chascates: He can’t joke or laugh anymore. When he does, Morning Joe and Mika imply that he is mentally ill and ask every one of their guests, individually, to sign on to that theory.

  47. hobgoblin of little minds says at 8:18 pm, March 24th, 2009

    When is he going to unveil his master plan to take over the internets and destroy conservapedia.com?!?!

  48. cranky says at 8:19 pm, March 24th, 2009

    hopey started to lose his patience with tapper

  49. demtard says at 8:19 pm, March 24th, 2009

    teebob2000: * terrorist fist jab *

  50. comradepaulson says at 8:19 pm, March 24th, 2009

    Nerdalicious: Barry wants to get the scent of ass out of the room before the end of this shindig, so he called on those three first, after AP.

  51. Nerdalicious says at 8:19 pm, March 24th, 2009

    That’s right Prez get the 3 assholes out of the way right away. Ok Chip Reid, let’s sit on our asses and do nothing like the last war criminals (your best friend Dick Cheney).

  52. cranky says at 8:20 pm, March 24th, 2009

    hopey: STOP, being stupid. LOOK, go fuck yourself with a silver bullet. LISTEN, we are out of magic wands.

  53. chascates says at 8:20 pm, March 24th, 2009

    Jukesgrrl: Gotcha. He has to be serious. And he can’t dance like Dubya either.

  54. teebob2000 says at 8:21 pm, March 24th, 2009

    You know he wants to tell Reid, “we won’t grow, ASSHOLE!!”

  55. SulkyGirl says at 8:21 pm, March 24th, 2009

    Did I just see Helen Thomas go into a nod? Oh, she woke up. Good.

  56. pants of doom says at 8:21 pm, March 24th, 2009

    Reminder: Bush’s fault. He fucked us. That is all.

  57. WonkaBee says at 8:21 pm, March 24th, 2009

    I’ve always wanted to grow more

  58. randomsausage says at 8:21 pm, March 24th, 2009

    Oh forget this economy shit Barry, what’s the news on the Presidential pup?

  59. Nerdalicious says at 8:22 pm, March 24th, 2009

    To recap:

    Chuck Insane Todd: Let’s ruin poor people even more
    Chip Reid: We are ruining the next generation by trying to do something instead of sitting on out asses like the previous war criminals.

    Prez: Where are you Nazi’s and your ideas? C’mon where are they? Let’s see your ideas. Oh, you don’t have any then stfu. Next.

  60. dogscantlookup says at 8:22 pm, March 24th, 2009

    Obama If we stay retarded we are fucked

  61. Cookie Guggelman says at 8:23 pm, March 24th, 2009

    What’s up with all the bad hair tonight?

  62. teebob2000 says at 8:23 pm, March 24th, 2009

    demtard: OK, I take back “mine’s better”.

    *fist jab*

  63. Nerdalicious says at 8:23 pm, March 24th, 2009

    Nice tan in March Chip Reid you jackass elitist jerk off.

  64. comradepaulson says at 8:23 pm, March 24th, 2009

    Jukesgrrl: Morning Joe and Mika also smell of ass.

  65. Amoriahs says at 8:23 pm, March 24th, 2009

    Does anyone else see Helen Thomas taking a nap next to Reid?

  66. DustBowlBlues says at 8:23 pm, March 24th, 2009

    I know why he shouldn’t do follow up questions: These dumb fucks just ask she same question twice.

  67. Cicada says at 8:23 pm, March 24th, 2009

    Oh Barry, quit asking the Republicans to provide alternatives. The only things they can say are “SOCIALISM BAD…GAYS BAD….ABORTION BAD”. It’s like asking for ideas from Teddy Ruxpin.

  68. chascates says at 8:23 pm, March 24th, 2009

    Jesus, I guess Helen Thomas DID show up but went to sleep. She needs some stimulatin’!

  69. Jukesgrrl says at 8:24 pm, March 24th, 2009

    Uh oh. Hopey’s talking about healthcare. Now the Republicans will accuse him of taking on too much and too little. They can’t see any connection btw. healthcare and the economy and they don’t know why Hopey keeps bringing up that dirty word. They also can’t see any contradiction in a person doing too much and too little simultaneously.

  70. cranky says at 8:24 pm, March 24th, 2009

    i demand continuing ed for journalists, they should have to take a finance class every year or two, along with some govmit courses, and go to some de-douching camp.

  71. WonkaBee says at 8:25 pm, March 24th, 2009

    Cookie Guggelman: static from the questions

  72. randomsausage says at 8:25 pm, March 24th, 2009

    Cookie Guggelman: Barry’s still got his immaculate Ceasar Cut.

  73. Bearbloke says at 8:25 pm, March 24th, 2009

    “Look Ethyl, the President’s a Ni-”(((BONG)))(((BONG)))

  74. teebob2000 says at 8:25 pm, March 24th, 2009

    Hey, no fat chicks!!!11

  75. Cookie Guggelman says at 8:25 pm, March 24th, 2009

    Barry is now en fuego!

  76. dogscantlookup says at 8:25 pm, March 24th, 2009

    chascates: That too, and no Sylvester Stallone

  77. WonkaBee says at 8:25 pm, March 24th, 2009

    where is Lourdes? I WANT LOURDES!!!!

  78. jagorev says at 8:26 pm, March 24th, 2009

    Who is this foreign lady asking about Mexico? Probably a Mexican, just cold stealin a job from a hardworking American journalist, like Tucker Carlson.

  79. cranky says at 8:26 pm, March 24th, 2009

    comradepaulson: sorry, that is my fault. every night i sneak into the studio and clean myself on their chairs. sorry!

  80. comradepaulson says at 8:27 pm, March 24th, 2009

    Lourdes? Madonna’s daughter is asking Barry questions? Is this correct?

  81. randomsausage says at 8:27 pm, March 24th, 2009

    Bearbloke: +1. It’s twu, it’s twu!

  82. Jukesgrrl says at 8:27 pm, March 24th, 2009

    WonkaBee: You “want to be protected from a huge spike”? Personally, I would like to see a huge spike, esp. if it’s Hopey’s.

  83. JohnnyMeatworth says at 8:28 pm, March 24th, 2009

    8:27: Barry says we’re sending millions of tanks and guards and land sharks and shit to Mexico and by the way “Homeland Security USA” is his favorite teevee show. also.

  84. chascates says at 8:28 pm, March 24th, 2009

    W’re going to get rid of the thieving no-bid contracts for firsters.

  85. teebob2000 says at 8:28 pm, March 24th, 2009

    Why’s the Stars-N-Stripes guy in his civvies??? Lame-O.

  86. Roger the Shrubber says at 8:28 pm, March 24th, 2009

    Jukesgrrl: Why do Morning J.O.’s eyes look like two pissholes in the snow? Is that why MSNBC sprays on Mika’s outfits? For a distraction?

    And who the fuck is Chuck Todd, where did he come from, and why won’t he go away?

    By the way, I like the husband for Lori Klausutis.

  87. Cookie Guggelman says at 8:28 pm, March 24th, 2009

    Mexican lady, Stars and Stripes…who’s next, Wonkette?

  88. Obama IS a Secret Mexican!!!

  89. Cookie Guggelman says at 8:29 pm, March 24th, 2009

    “Students of the procurement process….” Hmmmm…..

  90. dogscantlookup says at 8:30 pm, March 24th, 2009

    Bearbloke: I think he said the President’s near

  91. WonkaBee says at 8:31 pm, March 24th, 2009

    Another NY Atty General getting action??

  92. pants of doom says at 8:31 pm, March 24th, 2009

    Ed Henry = that one guy from The Office

  93. Jukesgrrl says at 8:32 pm, March 24th, 2009

    Roger the Shrubber: “Why do Morning J.O.’s eyes look like two pissholes in the snow?” He’s in NYC. Maybe he hangs with ARod’s cousin.

  94. Nerdalicious says at 8:33 pm, March 24th, 2009

    OK Ed Henry again lets just sit on our asses and do nothing like the last wads. Prez was elected to do this job. Who are these idiots?

  95. WonkaBee says at 8:34 pm, March 24th, 2009

    Lapping the young people….

  96. chascates says at 8:34 pm, March 24th, 2009

    Deficits for our children? Do you ass-hats want Bush & Cheney back? Do you want Greenspan to fix this? Now sit down & shut up or I’ll sent your asses to Gitmo!
    Helen?

  97. Nerdalicious says at 8:41 pm, March 24th, 2009

    Prez to Ed Henry: “I like to know what I’m talking about when I speak”. Complete annihilation of the 4 asshole question askers. Lesson: Don’t mess with Frank Sinatra.

  98. Country Club Jihadi says at 8:45 pm, March 24th, 2009

    Me thinks someone’s ready for a cigarette break.

  99. Bearbloke says at 8:47 pm, March 24th, 2009

    Jake Tapper: Mister President-”

    President Obama: “Hey Jake - you’re fired; that’s right Bitch, I’m the President and I can do that, so hit the bricks, douchebag! Now, enough questions - the rest of you asswipes who sat here and took notes during the past 8 years can all shut your overpriced pie-holes and let me explain to the Nation just how I’m gonna save this joint from Historic Fail.

    Step 1: Arrest Dick Cheney…”

  100. Bearbloke says at 8:59 pm, March 24th, 2009

    “THANK YOU D.C. - GOODNIGHT!”

    (*crowd chants O-BA-MA O-BA-MA O-BA-MA as that chick mexican reporter tosses her moist panties at the podium*)

  101. Jewdishoowary Square says at 11:02 pm, March 24th, 2009

    So it’ll just be your two male editors writing bilious nonsense about the End Times.

    Hey, just like the print media!

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