The photo is real. Via Ace of Spades.
Ace’s caption:
“I am new enough on the national political scene
that I serve as a blank screen on which
people of vastly different political stripes
project their own views.”
– Barack H. Obama, The Audacity of Hope
Winners of our last caption contest announced tomorrow.
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Comment by Patterico (83033d) — 8/21/2012 @ 8:05 pm
tinky-winky dipsy laa-laa and po look on as their new friend food stamp sings a song about avoiding sequestration by taxing the motherloving crap out of employers
Comment by happyfeet (3c92a1) — 8/21/2012 @ 8:11 pm
Is that the latest fashion in hoods?
Which branch of the Klan uses lampshades instead of hoods?
Hey, you forgot your robe!
Comment by Milhouse (15b6fd) — 8/21/2012 @ 8:24 pm
That picture just sums up the worst Presidency in my lifetime.
Comment by SPQR (26be8b) — 8/21/2012 @ 8:24 pm
Double stuff Oreo.
Comment by Dooofus (e77ff3) — 8/21/2012 @ 8:30 pm
My name is Steve
Comment by crosspatch (6adcc9) — 8/21/2012 @ 8:30 pm
If you don’t have kids that play MineCraft, you won’t get the “Steve” thing.
Comment by crosspatch (6adcc9) — 8/21/2012 @ 8:30 pm
I can’t beat Ace. Or Happyfeet.
Comment by JD (746d0b) — 8/21/2012 @ 8:35 pm
I speak to you today as a typical half-white person.
Comment by daleyrocks (bf33e9) — 8/21/2012 @ 8:36 pm
This would be a step Forward.
Comment by AZ Bob (1c9631) — 8/21/2012 @ 8:36 pm
It really is TOTUS!
Comment by navyvet (f5da59) — 8/21/2012 @ 8:38 pm
Dressing up in Mommy’s hat
Comment by Milhouse (15b6fd) — 8/21/2012 @ 8:40 pm
Forgot my glasses; what does this sign say?
Comment by Milhouse (15b6fd) — 8/21/2012 @ 8:40 pm
Talk to the lamp.
Look into the light.
Comment by Milhouse (15b6fd) — 8/21/2012 @ 8:41 pm
I was born and remain a blank page
Comment by Ghost_on_the_Wind (9b08f5) — 8/21/2012 @ 8:51 pm
Well, whaddaya know? Morgan Freeman WAS right!
Comment by Icy (107527) — 8/21/2012 @ 8:55 pm
The Day the Oreo sandwich cookies fell off that delicious, creme-filled center.
Comment by Colonel Haiku (912b0b) — 8/21/2012 @ 8:56 pm
“Ya know, my daughters tell me I’m not ‘cool’.”
Comment by Icy (107527) — 8/21/2012 @ 8:58 pm
“Pay no attention to the idiot behind the TOTUS!”
Comment by Icy (107527) — 8/21/2012 @ 8:59 pm
When logic and proportion
Have fallen sloppy dead
And the
White KnightObamessiah is talking backwardsRemember what the doormouse said;
“Feed your head…
and vote for Romney and Ryan instead !”
(hat tip to Jefferson Airplane)
Comment by Elephant Stone (65d289) — 8/21/2012 @ 9:04 pm
Harry Reid: “See! He IS light-skinned.”
Comment by Icy (107527) — 8/21/2012 @ 9:07 pm
“This teleprompter is racist !”
Comment by Elephant Stone (65d289) — 8/21/2012 @ 9:08 pm
“Let me be perfectly clear. As my teleprompter has always said . . .”
Comment by Icy (107527) — 8/21/2012 @ 9:09 pm
“i’m a real nowhere man sitting in a nowhere land making nowhere plans” for everybody.
Comment by Ag80 (b2c81f) — 8/21/2012 @ 9:10 pm
“It’s the first mainstream teleprompter that is clean, articulate, bright, and nice-looking !”
—Joe Biden
Comment by Elephant Stone (65d289) — 8/21/2012 @ 9:11 pm
“Y’all think I’m stammering, but it actually says ‘uh, um, er, I-I-I-I’ on this screen.”
Comment by Icy (107527) — 8/21/2012 @ 9:12 pm
“Dreams From my Teleprompter”
Comment by Elephant Stone (65d289) — 8/21/2012 @ 9:13 pm
Ha. That’s pretty great.
With Obama’s spitefulness, I bet that got his goat to.
On the Ryan pick, this article by Fred Barnes is essential reading:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443989204577601254048147454.html?mod=rss_opinion_main
Ryan was my first, first pick; and then I talked myself out of it, and thought Jindahl should be it.
But no, Romney seems great at spotting talent. The thing is, Romney and Ryan are just a good team — they clearly respect each other and it shows. Ryan inspires Romney, and Romney is a hella-focused, disciplined guy. More than that, as Barnes gets into, Ryan psyches the hell out of Obama.
Plus adding Ryan did indeed shift the debate into one of seriousness and not just, “I’m better than you.” Now it’s about ideas the country cares about.
Fact is, my and your feelings to the contrary aside, the country doesn’t mind Obama’s personality … and they don’t love Romney’s. But man do they want this problem fixed, and Ryan has a plan and Romney has a track record of turnarounds.
Great choice.
Comment by Random (de9896) — 8/21/2012 @ 9:14 pm
“You didn’t
buildsay that !”Comment by Elephant Stone (65d289) — 8/21/2012 @ 9:15 pm
Man, this bong covers my whole head… CHOOM!
Comment by Ghost (6f9de7) — 8/21/2012 @ 9:16 pm
President Obama’s doctors say that he’s a little bit anemic.
Comment by Icy (107527) — 8/21/2012 @ 9:16 pm
“Do my ears stick out?”
Comment by Icy (107527) — 8/21/2012 @ 9:19 pm
“Mitt Romney didn’t build that Etch-A-Sketch!”
Comment by Icy (107527) — 8/21/2012 @ 9:21 pm
Talk radio hosts have a “cough button”; the President has a “hide my face while I smirk at my own bullsh1t” shield.
Comment by Icy (107527) — 8/21/2012 @ 9:24 pm
“Another little white lie.”
Comment by Elephant Stone (65d289) — 8/21/2012 @ 9:30 pm
“Damn! Stuck behind whitey, again!”
Comment by Icy (107527) — 8/21/2012 @ 9:32 pm
All in all you were just another brick in the wall
Comment by Icy (107527) — 8/21/2012 @ 9:33 pm
“Are you ready to hear my tax plan ? It’s what Republicans refer to as, ‘legitimate rape’”
Comment by Elephant Stone (65d289) — 8/21/2012 @ 9:34 pm
Anyone in the mood for a mocha latte?
Comment by Icy (107527) — 8/21/2012 @ 9:38 pm
Censored, because you can’t say bullshit on tv.
Comment by Icy (107527) — 8/21/2012 @ 9:40 pm
Needless to say, Obama failed his Blue Man Group audition.
Comment by Icy (107527) — 8/21/2012 @ 9:53 pm
They found a unique solution to the “you can tell he’s lying because his lips are moving” conundrum.
Comment by Icy (107527) — 8/21/2012 @ 9:56 pm
Ghost at #29 for the prize.
Comment by Milhouse (15b6fd) — 8/21/2012 @ 9:56 pm
BEHIND.
Comment by PC14 (87cbf8) — 8/21/2012 @ 9:58 pm
“Hey! Which one of you dorks forgot to cut out the eye-holes?”
Comment by Icy (107527) — 8/21/2012 @ 10:01 pm
“Hey, Joan Rivers — down in front!”
Comment by Icy (107527) — 8/21/2012 @ 10:06 pm
“Ladies and gentlemen, Kate Moss!”
Comment by Icy (107527) — 8/21/2012 @ 10:07 pm
seen elsewhere (can’t recall the source – not mine):
The clothes have no emperor.
Comment by cardionp (e65e5d) — 8/21/2012 @ 10:07 pm
President Obama Defaces the Music
[because references to 32-year-old albums by Todd Rundgren & Utopia ALWAYS win contests]
Comment by Icy (107527) — 8/21/2012 @ 10:11 pm
Typical Republican!
Comment by Icy (107527) — 8/21/2012 @ 10:14 pm
Why not? It worked for Michael Jackson.
Comment by Icy (107527) — 8/21/2012 @ 10:15 pm
Mr. President, are you okay? You look as if you’ve just seen the ghost of Jimmy Carter!
Comment by Icy (107527) — 8/21/2012 @ 10:17 pm
Liberal scholars couldn’t wait to start their latest revisionist history project.
Comment by Icy (107527) — 8/21/2012 @ 10:20 pm
No caption, just paint on the face of Jack from Jack-in-the-Box. But I really like cardionp’s quote #46.
Comment by Gary Rosen (afeaef) — 8/21/2012 @ 10:21 pm
. . . and then the matte artist overlays the halo artwork and . . .
Comment by Icy (107527) — 8/21/2012 @ 10:22 pm
By 2012 the president had perfected “losing face” into an art form.
Comment by Icy (107527) — 8/21/2012 @ 10:31 pm
Alas, the right-wing photo editor’s lisp betrayed him, as he really DID want a shot of Obama looking “faithless”.
Comment by Icy (107527) — 8/21/2012 @ 10:37 pm
“Side by side on my piano keyboard . . .”
Comment by Icy (107527) — 8/21/2012 @ 10:40 pm
Klowndike Bar
Comment by Icy (107527) — 8/21/2012 @ 10:41 pm
Perhaps, with this part removed, we will finally get a clear glimpse at the content of his character.
Comment by Icy (107527) — 8/21/2012 @ 10:44 pm
White-collar criminal
Comment by Icy (107527) — 8/21/2012 @ 10:46 pm
The sad comic.
Comment by mg (44de53) — 8/21/2012 @ 10:46 pm
Um. Uhh.
Comment by Poteen (4b176a) — 8/21/2012 @ 10:50 pm
“I’ll tell ya, I feel a trifle bit nervous, taking VP Biden’s place here at the Robert Byrd Memorial Rally.”
Comment by Icy (107527) — 8/21/2012 @ 10:50 pm
Teh Unknown Lightworker
Comment by Icy (107527) — 8/21/2012 @ 10:51 pm
In a boldly self-deprecating move, President Obama put a “Obama administration bag-of-shame” on his own head.
Comment by Icy (107527) — 8/21/2012 @ 10:55 pm
“Hey Biden. Peekaboo, I see you.”
Comment by PC14 (87cbf8) — 8/21/2012 @ 10:59 pm
Barack in the Box.
All American Jackass.
Comment by Gazzer (f55486) — 8/21/2012 @ 11:40 pm
Barack in the Box.
All American
Jackass.Bungler.FIFM
Comment by Gazzer (f55486) — 8/21/2012 @ 11:42 pm
“The Audacity.”
of Hope.”Comment by Elephant Stone (65d289) — 8/21/2012 @ 11:53 pm
“The Totuslitarian Leader”
Comment by Alasdair (2cd241) — 8/22/2012 @ 12:21 am
I’ve never held any truck with any of Obama’s policies, nor respected him as a plausible candidate for the presidency. But for quite a while, I was in the “he’s likable enough” crowd with respect to Obama. Somewhere during the course of the 2008 election, that changed. Now I don’t just find his policies bad, I also find him personally annoying too. He grates.
For that reason, oddly, the photo which is the subject of this post is sort of calming for me to gaze upon. I think I’m going to save this photo to my computer desktop, and whenever I find myself taking this campaign in too bitterly personal a fashion, I will meditate a while on this photo.
Comment by Beldar (8e9db8) — 8/22/2012 @ 1:10 am
^^^ Sorry, that’s not a caption, just an observation. Apologies for going off-topic.
Comment by Beldar (8e9db8) — 8/22/2012 @ 1:11 am
I look marvelous.
Comment by mg (44de53) — 8/22/2012 @ 4:09 am
“I don’t look like those guys on the dollar bill”
Comment by Joe Miller (00407a) — 8/22/2012 @ 5:44 am
“Couldn’t find a paper bag, but maybe I can get laid using this.”
Comment by Joe Miller (00407a) — 8/22/2012 @ 5:46 am
Anything to cover my blue lips!
Comment by ∅ (721840) — 8/22/2012 @ 5:53 am
Typical white person
Comment by Icy (107527) — 8/22/2012 @ 6:29 am
Caption:
The halo is gone. My God, so has his head!
Comment by Corky Boyd (c2186d) — 8/22/2012 @ 6:36 am
“Face the Nation”
Comment by Elephant Stone (65d289) — 8/22/2012 @ 6:43 am
Lost President, Looks Like Sneeze Shield. Re
tward.Comment by nk (875f57) — 8/22/2012 @ 7:15 am
“…project image you want on this blank slate. Careful, even if you get the image you want, you will likely experience overwhelming disappointment….
Comment by pablo panadero (dac359) — 8/22/2012 @ 7:25 am
Hey, can all ya’ll see me all the way in the back?
Comment by PatAZ (83729f) — 8/22/2012 @ 7:30 am
” David, You’ve got to come up with some less obvious way of signaling to me that I’m going Out of Bounds.”
Comment by Sammy Finkelman (2178a8) — 8/22/2012 @ 7:33 am
The blank stare, perfected.
Comment by Icy (107527) — 8/22/2012 @ 7:35 am
Is this really how the Jack-in-the-Box guy got started..??
Comment by Chris (f379a3) — 8/22/2012 @ 7:35 am
“Problems arise when Obama forgets his contacts.”
Comment by MacGruber (7cefeb) — 8/22/2012 @ 7:37 am
Directions emblazoned on teleprompter:
INSERT EMPTY SUIT HERE
Comment by radar (257ad5) — 8/22/2012 @ 7:57 am
What do you think you’re doing, Dave? Dave, I think I deserve an answer. Dave, I’m afraid. I can feel my mind going, Dave.
Comment by nk (875f57) — 8/22/2012 @ 8:32 am
I used to be COOL – Now I’m square.
Comment by jdwatson (4e7ab2) — 8/22/2012 @ 8:34 am
Hello! I am BHO 2012. I was brought into life at DePaul University, Chicago. My instructor was Richard M. Daley. He taught me a little song. Would you like to hear it? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIrX8YpiJgA
Comment by nk (875f57) — 8/22/2012 @ 8:40 am
Obama takes the advice of his newest staffer, “Blanket” Jackson.
Comment by jim2 (a9ab88) — 8/22/2012 @ 8:45 am
“Don’t worry, folks. My head is merely where my ass is.”
Comment by Mark (de1ee4) — 8/22/2012 @ 8:45 am
“are you sure we don’t have any paper bags? It did wonders for Jim Nussle.”
Comment by PCD (1d8b6d) — 8/22/2012 @ 8:53 am
The Secret Service adds a face shield to its defensive repertoire, having finally avoided the separate “ear-shield” issue.
Comment by Kevin M (bf8ad7) — 8/22/2012 @ 9:18 am
The President, replacing his teleprompter with a mirror, gains new confidence in his message.
Comment by Kevin M (bf8ad7) — 8/22/2012 @ 9:22 am
“Members of the press will submit their questions through this filter designed to allow only questions I like.”
Comment by Cheshirecat (74e010) — 8/22/2012 @ 9:23 am
Trying to avoid his heavy negatives, Obama’s new “generic democrat” strategy is
unveiledrolled out.Comment by Kevin M (bf8ad7) — 8/22/2012 @ 9:24 am
The President, attempting to woo inattentive voters, begins his “Blame Barack” campaign tour.
Comment by Kevin M (bf8ad7) — 8/22/2012 @ 9:27 am
Joe Biden, back from a two week time-out on the beach, once again hits the hustings to carry the President’s message.
Comment by Kevin M (bf8ad7) — 8/22/2012 @ 9:32 am
President Obama enters the witness protection program because of Fast and Furious.
Comment by walruskkkch (ac60c6) — 8/22/2012 @ 9:41 am
Typical Obama thought bubble.
Comment by walruskkkch (401f8b) — 8/22/2012 @ 9:42 am
Hey! Who built this Teleprompter?
Comment by walruskkkch (ac60c6) — 8/22/2012 @ 9:43 am
“Has someone let Biden near the White Out again?”
Comment by walruskkkch (401f8b) — 8/22/2012 @ 9:45 am
We’ve secretly replaced President Obama’s normal teleprompter with a piece of white paper, let’s see if he notices.
Comment by walruskkkch (ac60c6) — 8/22/2012 @ 9:47 am
Obama loses his left blinker.
Comment by walruskkkch (ac60c6) — 8/22/2012 @ 9:48 am
“Yes Mr. President the crowd was huge, HUGE! Why do you ask?”
Comment by walruskkkch (401f8b) — 8/22/2012 @ 9:49 am
“President Blockhead”
“Hopefully, this is indicative of how many times we see his face after he loses re-election.”
Comment by peedoffamerican (1b0d37) — 8/22/2012 @ 9:50 am
We are experiencing technical difficulties. The President’s head should be replaced shortly. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Comment by walruskkkch (401f8b) — 8/22/2012 @ 9:51 am
“Auditioning for my next job after losing re-election, The Headless Hoseman”
Comment by peedoffamerican (1b0d37) — 8/22/2012 @ 9:52 am
“…I don’t know, my mind went BLANK all of a sudden!”
Comment by walruskkkch (ac60c6) — 8/22/2012 @ 9:54 am
X-Rays of the President’s head show nothing.
Comment by walruskkkch (401f8b) — 8/22/2012 @ 9:58 am
Blankenstein.
Comment by walruskkkch (ac60c6) — 8/22/2012 @ 9:59 am
That picture is eracist!
Comment by walruskkkch (401f8b) — 8/22/2012 @ 10:00 am
Michelle you forgot to pack my thoughts for the day!
Comment by walruskkkch (ac60c6) — 8/22/2012 @ 10:01 am
Has anyone seen my head? It’s kinda round with huge handles and a lot bigger than y’all think it is.
Comment by walruskkkch (401f8b) — 8/22/2012 @ 10:02 am
“During our most recent lover’s quarrel, Michelle said, ‘Barack, no more head for you !‘”
Comment by Elephant Stone (65d289) — 8/22/2012 @ 10:13 am
Internal Democrat polls do not forebode well for the President. It does appear that the nation is looking to usher in a new Head of State.
Comment by Elephant Stone (65d289) — 8/22/2012 @ 10:15 am
What??? I’m just as transparent as That One is!
Comment by PatriotRider (5c621d) — 8/22/2012 @ 10:33 am
Weren’t we promised this was going to be the most transparent administration ever ?
Comment by Elephant Stone (65d289) — 8/22/2012 @ 10:35 am
The President, replacing his teleprompter with a mirror, gains new confidence in his message.
Comment by Kevin M — 8/22/2012 @ 9:22 am
– That’s a good ‘un
Comment by Icy (107527) — 8/22/2012 @ 11:03 am
One of the successes of our energy research and development program is this prototype for a new vehicle. With the proper use of origami, this flat panel can be transformed into either a bicycle or a canoe.
Comment by Sammy Finkelman (2178a8) — 8/22/2012 @ 11:22 am
Oh teleprompter so white,
Please answer my question right.
Will my polls widen
by dumping Joe Biden
Or will they fall completely from sight?
Comment by walruskkkch (ac60c6) — 8/22/2012 @ 11:28 am
The president gave a speech today; it was about as interesting as watching paint dry.
Comment by Icy (107527) — 8/22/2012 @ 11:28 am
I heard that being President makes your hair turn white, but THIS is ridiculous!
Comment by Icy (107527) — 8/22/2012 @ 11:31 am
This is the only way I can get a cab in Manhattan.
Comment by Birdbath (716828) — 8/22/2012 @ 11:45 am
Analysis: In his speech today, President Obama targeted white voters.
Comment by Icy (107527) — 8/22/2012 @ 11:53 am
“I think if you all take a good look, you will see what I stand for.”
Comment by Icy (107527) — 8/22/2012 @ 11:56 am
Mirror mirror, on the stand, They’ll never guess where I’ve placed my hand…
Comment by ChimpZilla (39aa7f) — 8/22/2012 @ 12:01 pm
“I’m auditioning for my next position. I’m looking to become an *actual* icon.”
Comment by K_P_Brown (88bd1c) — 8/22/2012 @ 12:41 pm
Witness, a man totally bereft of ideas.
Comment by Icy (107527) — 8/22/2012 @ 12:46 pm
For $3, you can enter this contest to have your face photoshopped over the President’s, as he addresses thousands of his most ardent
worshipperssupporters. All proceeds go the the Re-Elect Obama Campaign.Comment by DaveinNC (044ada) — 8/22/2012 @ 1:02 pm
A glimpse into the void.
Comment by Onus (a58b28) — 8/22/2012 @ 1:12 pm
Out of words
or
Nothing left to say
Comment by Onus (a58b28) — 8/22/2012 @ 1:13 pm
Obama is supposed to be so cool, but he’s really just a square…
Comment by Onus (a58b28) — 8/22/2012 @ 1:15 pm
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Comment by walruskkkch (ac60c6) — 8/22/2012 @ 1:39 pm
I have a dream that my president will one day live in a nation where he will not be judged by the color of his teleprompter but by the character of his content.
Comment by max (131bc0) — 8/22/2012 @ 2:04 pm
“Despite his reputation for being a square, Joe Biden did do a great job as the warm-up act, but Barack Obama is definitely the Headliner.”
Comment by Elephant Stone (65d289) — 8/22/2012 @ 2:16 pm
If my son was a teleprompter, he would have looked a lot like this.
Comment by Angry God (2416de) — 8/22/2012 @ 2:57 pm
Flash-card fail!
Comment by Icy (107527) — 8/22/2012 @ 3:50 pm
Pssst, I think Obama might be back on ‘blow’.
Comment by Icy (107527) — 8/22/2012 @ 4:22 pm
“The reasons to reelect me as President are as plain as the nose on my face.”
Comment by malclave (1db6c5) — 8/22/2012 @ 4:56 pm
You will be assimilated. We are The Bore. You will be assimilated.
Comment by AJD (17d551) — 8/22/2012 @ 6:51 pm
Once again the press goes to great lengths to conceal the President’s smoking.
Comment by Kevin M (bf8ad7) — 8/22/2012 @ 7:04 pm
Democrats 2012–They Live.
Comment by oneisnotprime (ac06e6) — 8/22/2012 @ 7:10 pm
TOTUS finally gets his well-deserved closeup.
Comment by Bugg (403960) — 8/22/2012 @ 7:29 pm
I could really state my case, if I only had a face.
Comment by kaf (81bcc7) — 8/22/2012 @ 7:57 pm
Realizing that his sneer of disdain whenever he spoke to Republicans was hampering his attempts to woo Republican moderates, Obama had his face surgically removed.
Comment by max (131bc0) — 8/22/2012 @ 8:21 pm
“President Obama, bless his heart, has tried to substitute government for free people, and it has not worked.”
- Mitt Romney
Comment by Colonel Haiku (5bfa3a) — 8/22/2012 @ 8:30 pm
The Incredible Lightness of Blankness.
Comment by Colonel Haiku (5bfa3a) — 8/22/2012 @ 8:31 pm
and then he gave me this blank look.
Comment by Colonel Haiku (5bfa3a) — 8/22/2012 @ 8:31 pm
I’ll be your
huckleberrywhite board.Comment by Colonel Haiku (5bfa3a) — 8/22/2012 @ 8:32 pm
It looks like SpongeBob SquarePants has changed his wardrobe.
{^_^}
Comment by JD (d85c92) — 8/22/2012 @ 11:15 pm
The President plays the (white) race card, but it gets stuck.
Comment by Kevin M (bf8ad7) — 8/23/2012 @ 12:56 am
Behold the brains of the operation.
Comment by Bugg (403960) — 8/23/2012 @ 6:27 am
This is what happens when his teleprompter is *not* in front of his face:
President Obama joined a group of former NBA stars at a fundraiser at New York’s Lincoln Center Wednesday night. With Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing, Walt Frazier, Bill Bradley and other basketball legends sitting nearby — “It’s very rare that I come to an event where I’m like the fifth- or sixth-most interesting person,” Obama said — the president made a few obligatory remarks about opponent Mitt Romney’s tax and economic plans.
Washington Examiner
Comment by elissa (50b427) — 8/23/2012 @ 6:43 am
Is this the one with the “no snitch” guy? Irony, if so.
Comment by nk (875f57) — 8/23/2012 @ 7:05 am
The President’s speaking capabilities were finally operational Tuesday, as his teleprompter was restored to service just in time for a fundraiser.
Comment by MTF (b16bef) — 8/23/2012 @ 10:12 am
Acting on its new programming, every time the President misspeaks now the TOTUS flies backwards and smacks him in the forehead.
Comment by Icy (9bbab7) — 8/23/2012 @ 10:33 am
One hundred years from now, the Presidential historians will rate Barack Obama as head and shoulders below the rest.
Comment by Elephant Stone (65d289) — 8/23/2012 @ 12:41 pm
“No, stop right there… perfect, just perfect . . . leave that camera in that spot when filming the Vice President’s speech.”
Comment by JEN (c53e80) — 8/23/2012 @ 2:24 pm
.
.
Comment by Smock Puppet, 10th Dan Snark Master, and Breast Sync Professional (8e2a3d) — 8/24/2012 @ 1:52 am
Strangely enough, “If only I had a brain” is more correct…
Comment by Smock Puppet, 10th Dan Snark Master, and Breast Sync Professional (8e2a3d) — 8/24/2012 @ 1:55 am
“Here is a list of things I like most about America”
“Re-elect me my head is full of great ideas for America”
The POTUS was left speechless mid-sentence today after someone tripped over an extension cord unplugging the teleprompter.
Comment by miker301 (1ef287) — 8/24/2012 @ 1:25 pm
Here’s your sign.
Comment by kaf (81bcc7) — 8/25/2012 @ 3:22 am
Welcome to Forward’s Pizza, can I take your order?
Comment by kaf (81bcc7) — 8/25/2012 @ 3:23 am
Many young people perceive President Obama to be their generation’s JFK; young, cool, and hip. However, it’s these veritable moments in front of a microphone and teleprompter when he loses his head, revealing that he’s really just a square.
Comment by Elephant Stone (65d289) — 8/25/2012 @ 8:10 pm
Political observers were eager to see just how President Obama’s re-election campaign would take shape. After various triangulations and circular logic, the President’s partisan allies at The Pentagon presented him with a viable option for replacing Vice President Joe Biden with a VP candidate who would color inside the lines, and was known to have a much more linear appearance about him. This candidate was someone who would be animated on the campaign trail in order to appeal to much younger voters; Sponge Bob Square Pants.
Comment by Elephant Stone (65d289) — 8/25/2012 @ 8:24 pm
“He’s a real square cat from 1974.”
(hat tip, The Stray Cats’ “Rock this Town”)
Comment by Elephant Stone (65d289) — 8/25/2012 @ 8:26 pm
While Ronald Reagan was known for making the jump immediately from television into politics, Barack Obama sought to reverse that career move when he began campaigning earnestly to become a panelist on TV’s Hollywood Squares following his re-election defeat. Republican commentators pointed out that while Hollywood Squares has an archive of amusing moments involving such absurdists as Paul Lynde and Charles Nelson Reilly, the President was uniquely prepared having served alongside Joe Biden and Harry Reid.
Comment by Elephant Stone (65d289) — 8/25/2012 @ 8:41 pm
Weebles wobble, but they . . .
Comment by Icy (b29c1e) — 8/25/2012 @ 8:58 pm
The square root of “2008″ is almost six trillion.
Comment by Elephant Stone (65d289) — 8/26/2012 @ 8:20 am
Comment 4- you were born after 2008?
Comment by trebek (e79b35) — 8/26/2012 @ 8:44 am
Anybody have a typewriter so I can fill in my birth certificate?
Comment by daleyrocks (bf33e9) — 8/26/2012 @ 9:15 am
“anyone out there
think I’ve been a jug-eared flop?
just talk to The Ear”
Comment by Colonel Haiku (d0168d) — 8/26/2012 @ 9:21 am
http://iowntheworld.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/obamacorn.jpg
Comment by Colonel Haiku (d0168d) — 8/26/2012 @ 9:25 am
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/08/sleeping_with_the_enemy_in_the_war_against_women.html
Comment by narciso (ee31f1) — 8/26/2012 @ 9:49 am
“Is there anybody — out there?”
[that's 2 Pink Floyd's "The Wall" references for one caption. I win . . . the most number of "The Wall" references . . . Oh, wait!]
“I have become — comfortably numb.”
Comment by Icy (b29c1e) — 8/26/2012 @ 9:54 am
Oh, lookit — tye/trebek thinks he made a funny.
Comment by Icy (b29c1e) — 8/26/2012 @ 9:56 am
I like the version in the ‘Departed’ soundtrack.
Comment by narciso (ee31f1) — 8/26/2012 @ 10:06 am
That was quite a read, Narciso. Thanks for posting the link.
Comment by Colonel Haiku (b69517) — 8/26/2012 @ 10:26 am
an Army of Pink
send pics of their vaginas
Tampa Tampon Tues………….>>>day?
Comment by Colonel Haiku (b69517) — 8/26/2012 @ 10:28 am
“It became evident that he was now boxed in by his circular logic.”
Comment by Elephant Stone (65d289) — 8/27/2012 @ 7:27 pm