President Obama Cracks Joke About Devastating Texas Wildfires

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Hahahaha!!! What a comedian!!!

Has Barry visited Texas during these wildfires?

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politic...an-calls-obamas-comments-on-perry-outrageous/

A spokesman for Texas Gov. Rick Perry responded to President Obama’s critique of Perry last night with disbelief after the president used the state’s wildfire disaster to launch political attack.

“It’s outrageous President Obama would use the burning of 1,500 homes, the worst fires in state history, as a political attack,” Perry spokesman Mark Miner told ABC News.

At a fundraiser in Woodside, Calif., Sunday night, Obama laid into the GOP field, specifically criticizing the Texas governor.

“Some of you here may be folks who actually used to be Republicans but are puzzled by what’s happened to that party, are puzzled by what’s happening to that party. I mean, has anybody been watching the debates lately? “You’ve got a governor whose state is on fire denying climate change.” Obama said to laughter and applause, and added, “No, no, it’s true!”

Wildfires swept across Texas in early September, and Perry even took time off the presidential campaign trail, skipping a South Carolina forum and canceling events in California to attend to the wildfire response in his home state.!”

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Anyone who votes for this guy in 2012 should be made sterile so they can't make anymore that think like them
 
Your quote doesn't match the link, specifically the last part of the bolded section. What's up with that?

barfo
 
I have found my daily outrage! I am a Republican and I need my daily fix to motivate myself to think at a conscious level! I am offended!

Ah, that was fun. Get cracking on finding tomorrow's outrage. I'll return to my narcissistic subconscious stupor until you call me.
 
Your quote doesn't match the link, specifically the last part of the bolded section. What's up with that?

barfo
Yeah, it's missing the part where Obama's bow-tie spins and he tells everyone to try the veal.
 
Your quote doesn't match the link, specifically the last part of the bolded section. What's up with that?

barfo

Dunno. ABC must have sanitized it once it started being spread.

Is Whitehouse.gov a good enough source for you, or are you just going to make some other lame-ass deflection?

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press...rks-president-dnc-event-san-jose-california-0

AUDIENCE MEMBER: Party of no --
THE PRESIDENT: I like that. We might have to use that. (Laughter.) And for those -- some of you here may be folks who actually used to be Republican, but are puzzled by what’s happened to that party. (Laughter.) Are puzzled by what's happened to that party. I mean, has anybody been watching the debates lately? (Laughter.)

You’ve got a governor whose state is on fire denying climate change. (Laughter and applause.) No, no, it’s true. You’ve got audiences cheering at the prospect of somebody dying because they don’t have health care, and booing a service member in Iraq because they’re gay. That’s not reflective of who we are. (Applause.) We’ve had differences in the past, but at some level we’ve always believed, you know what, that we’re not defined by our differences. We’re bound together.
 
He's no longer trying to appeal to moderates. He's shoring up his base, who eats stuff like this up.
 
He's no longer trying to appeal to moderates. He's shoring up his base, who eats stuff like this up.

Has the Wimp-in-Chief read my posts and is finally starting to fight Republicans?

(Laughter and applause.) No, no, it’s true.

Nope, he hasn't changed. He tells the audience "No, no, don't laugh." He's still trying to appease Republicans. As this thread shows, that never works. They'll just twist it around against him.
 
Dunno. ABC must have sanitized it once it started being spread.

Is Whitehouse.gov a good enough source for you, or are you just going to make some other lame-ass deflection?

That's good enough, thanks.

As for the subject matter, it seems to me that what he said is literally true. Texas is on fire, and Perry is a climate change denier.

barfo
 
He's not going to win Texas anyway. But way to be everyone's president.
 
That's good enough, thanks.

As for the subject matter, it seems to me that what he said is literally true. Texas is on fire, and Perry is a climate change denier.

barfo

I just think it's funny how it's gone from "global warming" to "climate change".....there's a huge difference between an assertion that the planet is getting warmer as a whole, to simply saying "climate is changing." Seems like a cheap trick to cover their ass.
 
Definitely in poor taste but it plays well with the base. He also points out what plays well with the base on the other side of the aisle:

You’ve got audiences cheering at the prospect of somebody dying because they don’t have health care, and booing a service member in Iraq because they’re gay.
 
Or maybe he's "cracking jokes" about how people don't see the forest for the trees.

Wait, forests catch fires, and I don't want people to think I'm cracking jokes here.

It seems that if you want to see something negative, you'll do whatever it is to satisfy your mental image of what makes it negative. As far as political talking points go, this one is a rather tame one to pick on. Instead of realizing he was actually "cracking" on Perry denying (or for a better word, downplaying) the climate change that he (and others) believe to be true, let's make it out that he's "cracking" on Texas instead. And the people who lost their homes, etc.

Because how can someone who is a real American do that? I guess we should be thankful he didn't ask them about their bedroom slippers.

I'm just wondering if you were this outraged when Bush (ooh, I know..."Blame Bush!!!!!!!!!!111!!1!!!") did these jokes?
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I'm willing to bet more peoples lives were lost in Iraq then there were in the Texas fires. And yes, I know this was done at an event where it's supposed to be funny, but why did our president then hate our troops (in the same way that Obama obviously hates and mocks Texans)!?!?!?

And no, me saying this doesn't mean I don't have compassion for the people in Texas who lost their homes either. It means I can actually use the logic portion of my brain.
 
I just think it's funny how it's gone from "global warming" to "climate change".....there's a huge difference between an assertion that the planet is getting warmer as a whole, to simply saying "climate is changing." Seems like a cheap trick to cover their ass.

you are aware that global waring doesn't necessarily mean that it is only about being warmer, right? It means that the temperatures during the warmer seasons are warmer, which in turn have an impact on the colder parts of the years.
 
He's not going to win Texas anyway. But way to be everyone's president.

Not trying to be an ass, but that has to be the oddest comment you've made. There is NO president that has ever been "everyone's president". Even during the peak of GW's popularity, or Clintons, he wasn't "everyone's President".

As for the whole point of these kinds of threads? See my signature.
 
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Not trying to be an ass, but that has to be the stupidest comment you've made. There is NO president that has ever been "everyone's president". Even during the peak of GW's popularity, or Clintons, he wasn't "everyone's President".

As for the whole point of these kinds of threads? See my signature.

Dude, the other presidents at least tried ;)
 
Dude, the other presidents at least tried ;)

They might've. But there are certain factions of the country who almost no matter what, will try to find something the "other guy" did as wrong. like I said, even during Bush's insane popularity (post 9-11), there were people who felt he wasn't doing what was good for "everyone".

That was during the stage where he could fart and people would think it was a symphony.

You can't deny that there are times when both parties have groups who blindly see what the other side does as wrong, no matter what. yes, there are times when that isn't as obvious, but come close to the election, it seeps it's way into our minds because we're so desperate for our side to win.

This is phoney outrage, sorry if people don't believe it. I'm not saying that people can't be upset with him as a president or that there aren't reasons to be upset, but this is like when people where just looking for ANY reason to hate George Bush (oh no! I brought him up again). Some of it just started to get silly, and pointless. This is a silly and pointless complaint.

Because clearly anyone who actually wants to think knows he isn't cracking on people who lost their homes, no more then Bush didn't care for people in Katrina when he was with John McCain (or whatever it was he was with), or some of the other asinine comments that republican candidates say at their rallies. People need something to rally against, and for some reason this is the current target (when there are far far far better targets to go after).

The same thing happened to Bush around election time and Clinton. It's part and parcel with partisan politics. Quick soundbites that are cut out of context, comments taken waaaaay out of context and arguments made full of holes.

It's no wonder we have a large chunk of our voting populace who don't vote. They're tired of the typical bullshit that comes from both the right and the left nutjobs.
 
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the two posts above have comedic timing like no ones business.
 
yeah, but are you really shocked? he's never shown any real compassion. you can tell he's basically just a robot with a teleprompter. all he does is whine and complain, blame others and offers nothing of real substance. he often gives backhanded slaps to the republicans, takes credit for everything good even if others had worked on it and deflects the blame or plays down for anything that goes bad. he's an egomaniacal jerk.
 
They might've. But there are certain factions of the country who almost no matter what, will try to find something the "other guy" did as wrong. like I said, even during Bush's insane popularity (post 9-11), there were people who felt he wasn't doing what was good for "everyone".

That was during the stage where he could fart and people would think it was a symphony.

You can't deny that there are times when both parties have groups who blindly see what the other side does as wrong, no matter what. yes, there are times when that isn't as obvious, but come close to the election, it seeps it's way into our minds because we're so desperate for our side to win.

This is phoney outrage, sorry if people don't believe it. I'm not saying that people can't be upset with him as a president or that there aren't reasons to be upset, but this is like when people where just looking for ANY reason to hate George Bush (oh no! I brought him up again). Some of it just started to get silly, and pointless. This is a silly and pointless complaint.

Because clearly anyone who actually wants to think knows he isn't cracking on people who lost their homes, no more then Bush didn't care for people in Katrina when he was with John McCain (or whatever it was he was with), or some of the other asinine comments that republican candidates say at their rallies. People need something to rally against, and for some reason this is the current target (when there are far far far better targets to go after).

The same thing happened to Bush around election time and Clinton. It's part and parcel with partisan politics. Quick soundbites that are cut out of context, comments taken waaaaay out of context and arguments made full of holes.

It's no wonder we have a large chunk of our voting populace who don't vote. They're tired of the typical bullshit that comes from both the right and the left nutjobs.

If I were trying to get re-elected with his poll numbers, I wouldn't be picking fights with Texans or any other citizens. It's just dumb, and tone def.

At least Clinton told us he "feels our pain."
 
yeah, but are you really shocked? he's never shown any real compassion. you can tell he's basically just a robot with a teleprompter. all he does is whine and complain, blame others and offers nothing of real substance.

So, he's like every other politician out there.

he often gives backhanded slaps to the republicans, takes credit for everything good even if others had worked on it and deflects the blame or plays down for anything that goes bad. he's an egomaniacal jerk.
like republicans don't give him back handed compliments or take credit for everything good and blame him for everything bad!?

seriously, you think it's one sided??

This is like someone who pisses in their backyard complaining that their neighbor pisses in their own backyard.

That damn redneck is pissing in his yard! Can you believe it!?

But Paw, you're doing it right now!

yeah, but I OWN my yard, he doesn't!
 
If I were trying to get re-elected with his poll numbers, I wouldn't be picking fights with Texans or any other citizens. It's just dumb, and tone def.

So he should suck up to a state that won't vote for him anyways?

Those who are angry with his comment weren't voting for him no matter what he did.

At least Clinton told us he "feels our pain."

so your problem is that Obama isn't as deft a liar as Clinton was/is?
 
So, he's like every other politician out there.


like republicans don't give him back handed compliments or take credit for everything good and blame him for everything bad!?

seriously, you think it's one sided??

This is like someone who pisses in their backyard complaining that their neighbor pisses in their own backyard.

That damn redneck is pissing in his yard! Can you believe it!?

But Paw, you're doing it right now!

yeah, but I OWN my yard, he doesn't!

glad you can admit it.
 
So he should suck up to a state that won't vote for him anyways?

Those who are angry with his comment weren't voting for him no matter what he did.



so your problem is that Obama isn't as deft a liar as Clinton was/is?

My problem is I'm not better off than I was 3 years ago. I'm seeing the govt. rack up huge bills and obligations that I know they're going to come after me to collect on. And I'm not top 1% or 10% of earners.

As far as Clinton, he was a skilled politician. Obama's a skilled campaigner, but not the second time around.

http://www.whitehousedossier.com/2011/09/27/obama-fundraising-incurs-huge-dropoff/
 
glad you can admit it.

admit what, that he's like every other politician out there? I think the only people who like to trumpet out that he's not are the ones who want to act like people don't already know that.

It's like going up to someone who buys a car, and tell them "say, you know car emits c02, right?"

"well, I never said it didnt".

"yeah, but it does"

"thanks. I have to go"
"yeah, and pollute!

I totally told them."
 
My problem is I'm not better off than I was 3 years ago. I'm seeing the govt. rack up huge bills and obligations that I know they're going to come after me to collect on. And I'm not top 1% or 10% of earners.

I wasn't better then I was before Bush was first elected. Not sure how that really matters.

As far as Clinton, he was a skilled politician. Obama's a skilled campaigner, but not the second time around.

http://www.whitehousedossier.com/2011/09/27/obama-fundraising-incurs-huge-dropoff/

Good thing the election isn't next week.
 

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