Tue Mar 11, 2014, 09:47 AM

Obama Goes Between Two Ferns

to discuss current events with Zach Galifianakis. It's funny and well worth the 6 minutes or so.

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/18e820ec3f/between-two-ferns-with-zach-galifianakis-president-barack-obama

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Obama Goes Between Two Ferns (Original post)	sharp_stick	Mar 2014	OP
I just watched it. Hilarious. nt	sufrommich	Mar 2014	#1
It was funny even with Galifinakis?	Richardo	Mar 2014	#2
That was hilarious.	Autumn	Mar 2014	#3
"Is this what they mean about drones?"...	SidDithers	Mar 2014	#4
!!!	Tarheel_Dem	Mar 2014	#5
Soooooooo cute! n/t	Brainstormy	Mar 2014	#6
That was funny!	TwilightGardener	Mar 2014	#7
Reagan was GOP funny	Z_California	Mar 2014	#8
OMG--3 months ago, I was in that very room!	DFW	Mar 2014	#9
That's because you were on the	sharp_stick	Mar 2014	#10
No one told us which side to stand on	DFW	Mar 2014	#13
Nice Picture	sharp_stick	Mar 2014	#14
Yes, but I didn't get to spend as much time talking to him as last time.	DFW	Mar 2014	#15
Nice n/t	sharp_stick	Mar 2014	#16
Good golly, I still love that picture. I was kidding with someone on another thread about this:	freshwest	Mar 2014	#25
Might that be Brazil's Lula?	DFW	Mar 2014	#32
The credit did say Luiz and Lula, as well. And as far as you getting a trim, well, if Obama wanted	freshwest	Mar 2014	#35
Yes, but not everyone got THAT report! LOL	DFW	Mar 2014	#40
I know, did not repeat it, and felt honored at your confidence. n/t	freshwest	Mar 2014	#42
I knew you'd respect it	DFW	Mar 2014	#43
Hilarious and highly effective.	PhilSays	Mar 2014	#11
If I ran a third time, it would be like doing a third Hangover movie...	SidDithers	Mar 2014	#12
They had some good writers. Looks like in less than one day they got	mucifer	Mar 2014	#17
Two ferns up to 5.6m views.. as of this..	Cha	Mar 2014	#23
pretty good!	Kali	Mar 2014	#18
I can never get those other sites to load. Here's the youtube version:	freshwest	Mar 2014	#19
I love it when he mumbles "Bush"	nyquil_man	Mar 2014	#21
You get a picture that he's been hiding out in the tunnels all this time at the White House, maybe	freshwest	Mar 2014	#22
Same problem here -- thanks for this link, freshwest! eom	bvf	Mar 2014	#29
That was great.	Starry Messenger	Mar 2014	#20
Because they're crazy green jealous.	Cha	Mar 2014	#24
Which one was the comedian?	JayhawkSD	Mar 2014	#26
That's the "joke."	joshcryer	Mar 2014	#31
Okay	JayhawkSD	Mar 2014	#34
People who can remember the days of no-talent, low-production values,	rocktivity	Jul 2014	#52
I've been trying to watch this video since	Stellar	Mar 2014	#27
Try the Youtube version	sharp_stick	Mar 2014	#33
Cool...thanks for sharing!	Stellar	Mar 2014	#37
Oops..when I got back to the video	Stellar	Mar 2014	#38
That's too bad	sharp_stick	Mar 2014	#39
I'm sure it will...	Stellar	Mar 2014	#44
It was great. Obama has a very good sense of humor and was excellent. nt	Bonobo	Mar 2014	#28
I don't dig the PR stunts and stuff, but I just watched that, and LOL.	joshcryer	Mar 2014	#30
Best line of the whole interview:	Initech	Mar 2014	#36
And predictably, the hard-right is furious...	ReverendDeuce	Mar 2014	#41
I love it when they're mad	sharp_stick	Mar 2014	#45
That's pretty funny. The President does have great comedic timing.	myrna minx	Mar 2014	#46
Yeah I might have to watch that 5 or 6 times.	Rex	Mar 2014	#47
Am I the only one who was underwhelmed by this presentation? (nt)	Paladin	Mar 2014	#48
You're in the minority	sharp_stick	Mar 2014	#49
loved it!	BlancheSplanchnik	Mar 2014	#50
It's been nominated for an Emmy!	rocktivity	Jul 2014	#51
I know, and I couldn't be happier	sharp_stick	Jul 2014	#53

Response to sharp_stick (Original post)

Tue Mar 11, 2014, 09:49 AM

sufrommich (22,871 posts)

1. I just watched it. Hilarious. nt

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Response to sharp_stick (Original post)

Tue Mar 11, 2014, 09:57 AM

Richardo (38,391 posts)

2. It was funny even with Galifinakis?

I'm guessing the President did the heavy lifting.

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Response to sharp_stick (Original post)

Tue Mar 11, 2014, 10:17 AM

Autumn (40,326 posts)

3. That was hilarious.

And fantastic.

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Response to sharp_stick (Original post)

Tue Mar 11, 2014, 10:29 AM

SidDithers (44,111 posts)

4. "Is this what they mean about drones?"...

Sid

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Response to sharp_stick (Original post)

Tue Mar 11, 2014, 10:31 AM

Tarheel_Dem (30,925 posts)

5. !!!

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Response to sharp_stick (Original post)

Tue Mar 11, 2014, 11:07 AM

Brainstormy (2,263 posts)

6. Soooooooo cute! n/t

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Response to sharp_stick (Original post)

Tue Mar 11, 2014, 11:42 AM

TwilightGardener (46,416 posts)

7. That was funny!

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Response to sharp_stick (Original post)

Tue Mar 11, 2014, 12:29 PM

Z_California (650 posts)

8. Reagan was GOP funny

Obama is for real funny.

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Response to sharp_stick (Original post)

Tue Mar 11, 2014, 02:04 PM

DFW (42,588 posts)

9. OMG--3 months ago, I was in that very room!

Strange, they didn't ask ME for an interview.....

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Response to DFW (Reply #9)

Tue Mar 11, 2014, 02:17 PM

sharp_stick (14,399 posts)

10. That's because you were on the

other side of the black curtain and didn't see it. Even Obama didn't know they were there.

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Response to sharp_stick (Reply #10)

Tue Mar 11, 2014, 02:25 PM

DFW (42,588 posts)

13. No one told us which side to stand on

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So we just picked a side. How were we to know?

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Response to DFW (Reply #13)

Tue Mar 11, 2014, 02:47 PM

sharp_stick (14,399 posts)

14. Nice Picture

That must have been exciting. Did you meet the Obama's?

I did love the look on Obama's face when curtain came down.

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Response to sharp_stick (Reply #14)

Tue Mar 11, 2014, 02:53 PM

DFW (42,588 posts)

15. Yes, but I didn't get to spend as much time talking to him as last time.

This time, I had about ten seconds. Last time, I had an hour:
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Response to DFW (Reply #15)

Tue Mar 11, 2014, 02:56 PM

sharp_stick (14,399 posts)

16. Nice n/t

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Response to DFW (Reply #15)

Wed Mar 12, 2014, 01:11 AM

freshwest (53,661 posts)

25. Good golly, I still love that picture. I was kidding with someone on another thread about this:

Thought you might be related, but the photo credits say it's President Luiz...

Sorry, no idea where he's from. Or the other guy.

But they had beards, ya know?

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Response to freshwest (Reply #25)

Wed Mar 12, 2014, 08:53 AM

DFW (42,588 posts)

32. Might that be Brazil's Lula?

He was always better trimmed than I was (so is Obama). But I still have a day job, and don't get to the barber much. And as for the hour-long meeting 2 years ago, I was on vacation in the States out in the middle of nowhere when I got the email, "if you could make it to Washington this Friday, the President would love to see you, etc. etc." It wasn't exactly on the schedule when I had left Europe. Well, I was lucky I had some halfway formal attire with me at all. I could just as easily have turned up in shorts and a white T-shirt (would have made the security check a piece of cake, though).

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Response to DFW (Reply #32)

Wed Mar 12, 2014, 11:52 AM

freshwest (53,661 posts)

35. The credit did say Luiz and Lula, as well. And as far as you getting a trim, well, if Obama wanted

Yours Truly to show up in a meeting, I'd drop everything and do my best to get there.

I still remember your awesome report of that pre-election talk.

It really did my heart good!

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Response to freshwest (Reply #35)

Wed Mar 12, 2014, 04:18 PM

DFW (42,588 posts)

40. Yes, but not everyone got THAT report! LOL

The talk was mostly (though not all) election strategy, and not for public publication (for obvious reasons). The extremist right reads this blog, too, and the last thing I was invited to do was to let them in on election strategy!

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Response to DFW (Reply #40)

Wed Mar 12, 2014, 05:20 PM

freshwest (53,661 posts)

42. I know, did not repeat it, and felt honored at your confidence. n/t

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Response to freshwest (Reply #42)

Wed Mar 12, 2014, 06:38 PM

DFW (42,588 posts)

43. I knew you'd respect it

Never gave it a second thought. And see? We won! LOL!

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Response to sharp_stick (Original post)

Tue Mar 11, 2014, 02:18 PM

PhilSays (55 posts)

11. Hilarious and highly effective.

His comedic timing is impeccable.

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Tue Mar 11, 2014, 02:20 PM

SidDithers (44,111 posts)

12. If I ran a third time, it would be like doing a third Hangover movie...

Sid

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Tue Mar 11, 2014, 03:17 PM

mucifer (19,698 posts)

17. They had some good writers. Looks like in less than one day they got

4.7 million views.
Great job!

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Response to mucifer (Reply #17)

Wed Mar 12, 2014, 12:26 AM

Cha (270,375 posts)

23. Two ferns up to 5.6m views.. as of this..

Greg Greene @ggreeneva
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Good news: Obama’s ‘Btw Two Ferns’ hits 5.6m views.

Best news: exchange + Medicaid enrollments under ACA hit 8.6m.

http://www.newrepublic.com/article/116981/obamacare-enrollment-now-4-million …

10:27 AM - 11 Mar 2014

Obamacare Enrollment Now Up to 4 Million

By Jonathan Cohn @CitizenCohn
Amazing what happens once you get a website to work.
The New Republic @tnr
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Response to sharp_stick (Original post)

Tue Mar 11, 2014, 05:43 PM

Kali (51,620 posts)

18. pretty good!

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Response to sharp_stick (Original post)

Tue Mar 11, 2014, 11:37 PM

freshwest (53,661 posts)

19. I can never get those other sites to load. Here's the youtube version:

That was zany. You can see Obama isn't afraid of his critics.

And just who gave that guy clearance, again?

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Response to freshwest (Reply #19)

Wed Mar 12, 2014, 12:01 AM

nyquil_man (1,443 posts)

21. I love it when he mumbles "Bush"

when asked who gave him permission to shoot there.

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Response to nyquil_man (Reply #21)

Wed Mar 12, 2014, 12:18 AM

freshwest (53,661 posts)

22. You get a picture that he's been hiding out in the tunnels all this time at the White House, maybe

sneaking food from the kitchen, or something since then...

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Response to freshwest (Reply #19)

Wed Mar 12, 2014, 03:49 AM

bvf (6,604 posts)

29. Same problem here -- thanks for this link, freshwest! eom

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Response to sharp_stick (Original post)

Tue Mar 11, 2014, 11:52 PM

Starry Messenger (32,330 posts)

20. That was great.

I don't know what the right-wing are screaming about.

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Response to Starry Messenger (Reply #20)

Wed Mar 12, 2014, 12:28 AM

Cha (270,375 posts)

24. Because they're crazy green jealous.

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Response to sharp_stick (Original post)

Wed Mar 12, 2014, 01:18 AM

JayhawkSD (3,163 posts)

26. Which one was the comedian?

Obama was not all that funny, reasonably so but far from a knee slapper.

But he was "fall down side splitting" compared to that idiot Zack whatever. That guy was just an arrogant jerk.

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Response to JayhawkSD (Reply #26)

Wed Mar 12, 2014, 04:07 AM

joshcryer (61,746 posts)

31. That's the "joke."

He sits there "between two ferns" and asks very awkward and stupid questions and basically the more awkward it is the better.

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Response to joshcryer (Reply #31)

Wed Mar 12, 2014, 10:59 AM

JayhawkSD (3,163 posts)

34. Okay

And people enjoy that?

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Response to JayhawkSD (Reply #34)

Fri Jul 11, 2014, 05:19 PM

rocktivity (44,035 posts)

52. People who can remember the days of no-talent, low-production values,

mega-amateurish public access channels certainly do!

rocktivity

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Wed Mar 12, 2014, 03:23 AM

Stellar (5,644 posts)

27. I've been trying to watch this video since

11am yesterday. Not working out for me...still trying...

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Response to Stellar (Reply #27)

Wed Mar 12, 2014, 09:14 AM

sharp_stick (14,399 posts)

33. Try the Youtube version

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I hope you get it.

Sorry Funny or Die deleted it from youtube for copyright.

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Response to sharp_stick (Reply #33)

Wed Mar 12, 2014, 02:33 PM

Stellar (5,644 posts)

37. Cool...thanks for sharing!

When I tried early this morning YouTube was down. I thought oh hell, maybe it's me. But finally it's up, thanks again!

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Response to sharp_stick (Reply #33)

Wed Mar 12, 2014, 02:49 PM

Stellar (5,644 posts)

38. Oops..when I got back to the video

to watch it...they took it down, damn it! Oh well...

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Response to Stellar (Reply #38)

Wed Mar 12, 2014, 02:55 PM

sharp_stick (14,399 posts)

39. That's too bad

keep an eye open, it'll probably be back.

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Response to sharp_stick (Reply #39)

Thu Mar 13, 2014, 09:58 AM

Stellar (5,644 posts)

44. I'm sure it will...

Thanks again!

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Response to sharp_stick (Original post)

Wed Mar 12, 2014, 03:40 AM

Bonobo (29,257 posts)

28. It was great. Obama has a very good sense of humor and was excellent. nt

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Wed Mar 12, 2014, 04:06 AM

joshcryer (61,746 posts)

30. I don't dig the PR stunts and stuff, but I just watched that, and LOL.

It was good, even if it was obviously staged.

I do think Zach intentionally kept interrupting Obama when he was doing his stately plugging of HealthCare.gov.

Also, the "drones" bit was beautiful.

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Wed Mar 12, 2014, 02:21 PM

Initech (87,450 posts)

36. Best line of the whole interview:

Zach: It must suck to not be able to run for a third term.
Obama: I actually think it's a good thing. It would be like making a third Hangover movie.

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Wed Mar 12, 2014, 04:28 PM

ReverendDeuce (1,643 posts)

41. And predictably, the hard-right is furious...

WorldNutDaily has some screed about it being "humorless" and it seems pretty much all the comments left to the story believe it was truly unscripted and that "Obummer" is just that mean. LOL!

I'm so glad I'm not an idiot.

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Response to ReverendDeuce (Reply #41)

Thu Mar 13, 2014, 10:04 AM

sharp_stick (14,399 posts)

45. I love it when they're mad

simply because when those shitheads are happy I'm mad and I'd rather not be.

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Thu Mar 13, 2014, 10:09 AM

myrna minx (22,772 posts)

46. That's pretty funny. The President does have great comedic timing.

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Thu Mar 13, 2014, 10:21 AM

Rex (65,616 posts)

47. Yeah I might have to watch that 5 or 6 times.

Obama upstages Zach!

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Thu Mar 13, 2014, 10:26 AM

Paladin (23,189 posts)

48. Am I the only one who was underwhelmed by this presentation? (nt)

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Response to Paladin (Reply #48)

Thu Mar 13, 2014, 10:41 AM

sharp_stick (14,399 posts)

49. You're in the minority

it seems but life would be pretty boring if everyone liked the same thing.

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Thu Mar 13, 2014, 01:45 PM

BlancheSplanchnik (20,070 posts)

50. loved it!

As a connoisseuse of comedy, i thought that was excellent!

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Fri Jul 11, 2014, 04:53 PM

rocktivity (44,035 posts)

51. It's been nominated for an Emmy!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025222999

22m views

rocktivity

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Response to rocktivity (Reply #51)

Fri Jul 11, 2014, 09:18 PM

sharp_stick (14,399 posts)

53. I know, and I couldn't be happier

I laughed my ass off when it first came out and slowly realized just how effective a tool it had become.

I've been a big fan of between two ferns and the uncomfortable comedy it produced. The fact that Obama and his people were OK with doing it really impressed me.

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