“Here’s what I’ll say. When four Americans get killed, it’s not optimal."

[Denny Crane]

Only slightly OT. Sesame Street is a $350M/year business. Do they really need taxpayer money?

 

[OSUBlazerfan]

Did someone start a thread just for the sesame street quote or binders of women? I don't remember them, but I agree they (the Sesame Street one in particular) were unnecessary if it happened.

The binders of women ramble did have some negative aspects to it, but the pervy take on it is a joke.

http://sportstwo.com/threads/223143-Romney-s-Binder-full-of-women-comment?highlight=binders

 

[mobes23]

http://sportstwo.com/threads/223143-Romney-s-Binder-full-of-women-comment?highlight=binders

Shoot, I have a hard enough time keeping up with the Blazer OT forum. That tree fell in a forest and no one heard it, as far as I'm concerned.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...at-criticises-Presidents-optimal-comment.html

The mother of an American diplomat killed during a terrorist raid on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi has hit out at Barack Obama for describing the attack as 'not optimal', saying: 'My son is not very optimal - he is also very dead.'
During an interview shown on Comedy Central, Obama responded to a question about his administration's confused communication after the assault by saying: 'If four Americans get killed, it’s not optimal.'
Speaking exclusively to MailOnline today, Pat Smith, whose son Sean died in the raid, said: 'It was a disrespectful thing to say and I don't think it's right.
'How can you say somebody being killed is not very optimal? I don't think the President has the right idea of the English language.'

 

[e_blazer]

So much blatant disrespect in this thread for the President of this great country.

That just made me laugh out loud. I can only imagine the great respect shown by Mick for George W. Bush when he was President.

Back to the quote, though, as much as it chagrins me, I'd have to agree with MARIS61's take on this. Obama was using Stewart's language and making the point that the Bengazi situation was obviously not "optimal" because 4 people are dead.

Now if somebody on the left could show a bit of common sense about "binders of women" maybe this election could get on with something important.

 

[GriLtCheeZ]

Do I need to bring my own binder of optimal women to join the circle jerk?

 

[Denny Crane]

Do I need to bring my own binder of optimal women to join the circle jerk?

Nah, but you can post up a storm about 47%.

 

[Eastoff]

That just made me laugh out loud. I can only imagine the great respect shown by Mick for George W. Bush when he was President.

Back to the quote, though, as much as it chagrins me, I'd have to agree with MARIS61's take on this. Obama was using Stewart's language and making the point that the Bengazi situation was obviously not "optimal" because 4 people are dead.

Now if somebody on the left could show a bit of common sense about "binders of women" maybe this election could get on with something important.

I think it was pretty goofy choice of words at best, derogatory at worst.

 

[PapaG]

The mother of an American diplomat killed during a terrorist raid on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi has hit out at Barack Obama for describing the attack as 'not optimal', saying: 'My son is not very optimal - he is also very dead.'

Yikes...

 

[Mediocre Man]

In the President's defense, he is easily the most articulate Kenyan I have heard

 

[Denny Crane]

http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/msnbc-host-lucky-get-paid-half-much-her-male-co-host_654987.html

Hypocrites.

 

[DaLincolnJones]

wow...TV "talent" complaining about "equal" pay, what a hoot..she should get a better agent, or could it be she is paid what she is worth?

 

[PapaG]

http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/msnbc-host-lucky-get-paid-half-much-her-male-co-host_654987.html

Hypocrites.

MSNBC's 'War on Women'

 

[MickZagger]

Have some decent respect for the Presedency or GTFO of the country you unpatriotic, conspiracy theorist POS's!!!!

 

[julius]

We are overly parsing the candidates' words. Sheesh.

That is the gods honest truth.

 

[julius]

Germany wasn't utilitarian, they were socialist.

NATIONAL socialist.

you aren't genuinely saying the were socialists, are you?

The name had socialist in it, but they weren't socialists.

 

[Denny Crane]

you aren't genuinely saying the were socialists, are you?

The name had socialist in it, but they weren't socialists.

Well, there's the national part, which is the aryan super race part. Outside of that horror, they were downright progressive. See:
http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/riseofhitler/25points.htm
(points 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 24, and 25)

7 = welfare
11 = abolish rents (disdain for capital gains, Buffett Rule, etc)
12 = not that different from taxing oil company windfall profits
13 = state ownership (of trusts) is socialism
14,15 = social security
16 = tax the rich, middle class tax cuts, trade unions
17 = EPA
20 = public education
21 = planned parenthood, national health care, president's council of physical fitness
24 = COMMON GOOD BEFORE INDIVIDUAL GOOD (ask not what your country can do for you...)
25 = govt. is the solution to all problems

A few of those refer to the state ownership of common property - that is socialism by definition.

 

[mook]

Odd that nobody had actually cited the original interview. Here it is. Watch it and think for yourself:

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/t...usive---barack-obama-extended-interview-pt--2

 

[TradeNurkicNow]

What a massive wank-fest. I don't understand how it is that this particular forum has attracted all the conspergative blazer fans in the world, but here we are.