Photo from source, AOL News
Oh, for goodness' sake, if it weren't this, I guess it would be something else. Last night on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, President Obama--while trying to make fun of himself mind you--made an unfortunate reference. He compared his bowling skills to "the Special Olympics or something." Yeah, it's an unfortunate statement, of course, but hardly the end of the world. And he did immediately apologize for it.
This too shall pass for most of us. But the FReepers will hold onto this forever. We'll be deep into the next Republican Presidency (no sooner than the 2020s, I hope), and when that President makes a gaffe, somebody will say, "yeah, well at least he wasn't making fun of retarded people." You just watch.
Otherwise, Obama's appearance was enormously refreshing. Yes, he's the President, but it was nice to see him sitting there, answering questions and bantering with Jay Leno like an ordinary person. The drawback to that sort of setting is that an unscripted quip can come back to haunt you. The upside is that his message got "outside the beltway" to people who don't pay as much attention to politics. And he came off as a pretty cool guy.
This too shall pass for most of us. But the FReepers will hold onto this forever. We'll be deep into the next Republican Presidency (no sooner than the 2020s, I hope), and when that President makes a gaffe, somebody will say, "yeah, well at least he wasn't making fun of retarded people." You just watch.
Otherwise, Obama's appearance was enormously refreshing. Yes, he's the President, but it was nice to see him sitting there, answering questions and bantering with Jay Leno like an ordinary person. The drawback to that sort of setting is that an unscripted quip can come back to haunt you. The upside is that his message got "outside the beltway" to people who don't pay as much attention to politics. And he came off as a pretty cool guy.
At least the notoriously conservative AOL poll is going Obama's way.
[Excerpt]
Obama Apologizes for Leno Show Gaffe
Bowling just isn't President Barack Obama's game.
Appearing on "The Tonight Show," the president told host Jay Leno he'd been practicing at the White House's bowling alley but wasn't happy with his score of 129. The he rolled a gutter ball by quipping: "It was like the Special Olympics or something. . ."
Read more at: AOL News
[Excerpt]
Obama Apologizes for Leno Show Gaffe
Bowling just isn't President Barack Obama's game.
Appearing on "The Tonight Show," the president told host Jay Leno he'd been practicing at the White House's bowling alley but wasn't happy with his score of 129. The he rolled a gutter ball by quipping: "It was like the Special Olympics or something. . ."
Read more at: AOL News
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