Spew Alert - OBAMA/PERRY: Sometimes, Yes, A Pic Is Worth More Than A 1000 Words

[kpete]

Last edited Wed Jul 9, 2014, 10:31 PM - Edit history (1)

https://twitter.com/dougmillsnyt/status/487001037929070594

[CatWoman]

1. what a contrast.

Perry looks like he just dumped in his pants.

[TheBlackAdder]

55. More like he's in the process of... nt

[roguevalley]

109. even in stone age texas perry read the tea leaves and changed his mind. Excellent

Mr. Obama has a smile for the ages.

PS I pray for Texas and everyone else twice a day for deliverance. Hang in there Texas. I live in once blue Alaska.

[Blue_Roses]

155. Thank-you!

When Rick Perry opens his mouth, I always flinch, cause I never know what will come out of his mouth and embarrass us.

[elfin]

2. How great is this?

Pretty damn great. Our Pres. is relaxed, Perry is frozen in his outplayed grimace as he realizes he has been hoisted on his very own, very uncomfortable petard.

[Cha]

9. Our President has a great sense of

humor!

[3catwoman3]

41. And a good thing that he does...

...given all he has to put up with. It's a survival skill.

[TheBlackAdder]

56. At some point, it becomes comical. I'm sure there was an over/under bet on Perry's behavior.

On the flight in, bets were probably taken on how Perry would behave.

Put yourself in Obama's position, if you were to go meet someone who acted like a jerk the day before, wouldn't you be mocking his behavior before meeting him the next day... joking about how he's react, and then laugh when it comes to fruition?

[3catwoman3]

66. I would certainly...

...want to, and I totally love how President Obama has started calling out the obstructionists in his recent speeches. I hope he continues to do so.

I also hope he has a punching bag in the WH gym with Boehner's and McConnell's faces on it. And Issa, Cruz, McCain, Graham, Kyl, and a whole host of others. And maybe Palin's face inside a spitoon.

[littlemissmartypants]

78. Thanks for the grin. nt

[jmowreader]

137. Obama had $500 on "will act like a dick from the start of the meeting"

[littlemissmartypants]

75. One of his super powers. nt

[randys1]

81. The toddler who is angry he cant get his way and the adult laughing at the silly toddler

My soon to be 5 yr old grandson does silly things sometimes, i laugh and he pouts.

Same thing

I wish I could have any sense of humor about this, but these toddlers want poor people to starve to death, Women to die from illegal and unsafe abortions, hell they want NO birth control

Did you hear me, I said they want

N O

B I R TH CONTROL

[maddiemom]

127. Republicans are reading this as "Obama laughing during serious discussion

on the border crisis, while Perry is disgusted at the president's lack of concern."

[PowerToThePeople]

3. Some things still make me smile

This made me smile.

[Brigid]

4. Rick Perry:

"That wasn't supposed to be funny!"

[TheBlackAdder]

57. They must have asked him to name three things he's agrees with Obama on, and got stuck on #3. nt

[ErikJ]

143. Why he invited Obama?

[Wellstone ruled]

5. Oh My!

This makes my day. Is that a pissant look on Perry's scowling face. Or has the Professor just educated the Stupid.

[WillyT]

6. LOL !!! - K & R !!!

[Cha]

7. Something was FUNNY and Perry didn't think so..

mahalo kpete

[jwirr]

37. Obviously the two people on Obama's side of the table agree that it is funny. Wish I could see

the two hidden faces.

[Cha]

44. This pic is Epic, jwirr! Someone on another site said.. "Pass that baby in the glasses

a pacifier!"

[jwirr]

62. Yes, I love it. I later saw a pic of the guy closest to perry and he is setting their poker faced.

[Cha]

129. Wonder what was so

funny?

[jwirr]

135. I would like to know that also but I suspect we will never know. Anyhow it is fun to make guesses.

[Blue_Roses]

156. The person on the right of President Obama is

Dallas Mayor, Mike Rawlins--from what I can tell. I know he said he would be at that meeting too.

[pinboy3niner]

160. You're correct on the ID, Blue_Roses

He's identified as Rawlins in the AP photo caption.

[sheshe2]

8. That is priceless!

Thanks kpete.

[Fred Sanders]

11. The captions will write themselves.

[Fred Sanders]

10. Perry just noticed his cardboard place card read "Governor Dick Perry"......honest mistake, said the

President.

Good to see no money was wasted on this petard hoisting party.

[littlemissmartypants]

79. Thanks for that.

Vegetable rights and peace...

I believe that art can save the world.

Love, Peace and Shelter.

[Kalidurga]

159. At 1:58

this video clip could serve work on the thread about the 6 minutes employees are allowed to use the bathroom at a faucet fixture manufacturing plant (that is 6 minutes max for the entire day). A fine solution I think.

[Blue_Roses]

158. LOL!

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

12. Looks like Lyle after the Waco Kid shot the six guns out of the hands of the railroad

hired guns

[kentauros]

38. "Some more beans, Mr. Perry?"

[L0oniX]

124. +1

[herding cats]

13. It makes it look like they're all laughing at Perry!

Perry: Mr President, you need to do something about this crisis so I can boast about how I influenced you in the 2016 Republican presidential primaries!

Obama: Gov. Perry, why don't you use your considerable influence in the Republican party to persuade Congress to act on this matter?

Perry: Gumft. Urgh. Umm. Stop laughing everyone, it's not funny! The president is being mean to me!

[kentauros]

15. Or this happened:

[herding cats]

17. Perfect!

They nailed it!

[sheshe2]

26. OMG!

[littlemissmartypants]

92. What you said.

[DamnYankeeInHouston]

65. Best in the west.

[LoisB]

70. Love it!

[LoisB]

71. Great.

[kentauros]

72. It IS great!

Snagged it from FB yesterday

[redqueen]

88. Love it!

[uponit7771]

99. +1

[herding cats]

108. Oh, you'll like this one too I think!

[TwilightGardener]

111. OK, that's the best...

[kentauros]

112. Yes, I do like that one!

And the one further down in this thread where Grumpy Cat's head is photoshopped onto Perry's body

[pinboy3niner]

116. And this one...

:large

[herding cats]

119. Haha! Another gem!

Grumpy Gov Goodhair has become an internet meme!

[Barack_America]

18. Looks like Obama drank Perry's milkshake.

Perry's taking his ball and going home.

[FSogol]

19. CAPTION: President Obama and staff laugh at petulant Texas Governor

Perry is wearing his "I haz intelligence" glasses.

[littlemissmartypants]

93. AKA birth control glasses.

I hope they work.

[awoke_in_2003]

20. Governor Pissypants. nt

[elias49]

21. The woman far rght looks like Arianna H.

she wouldn't be there, would she?

[Stardust]

42. I'd love to know who she is and why she's there. In the video clip, Perry has scootched

his chair over to her and must've said something HILAROUS because she playfully slapped him on the arm and he laughed and rolled back to where he belonged. Weird antics in that uptight atmosphere...

Oh, Guvnah, you're such a flirt!

[pinboy3niner]

46. I think that's Dallas County Commissioner Elba Garcia

She attended the meeting and is quoted in some of the stories about it.

[MoonchildCA]

74. I just thought that exact same thing!

[Botany]

22. Yes, Governor Perry the glasses do make you look smart

[3catwoman3]

43. Too bad they don't...

...actually work that way.

[KittyWampus]

52. DUzy

[Skidmore]

54. Guy on the left nearest to the camera

has a really strained expression on his face.

[heaven05]

60. BMIC

has them straining to keep their heads from NOT exploding. I'm sure just get in the room with this POTUS and being texas they had to have had an all cavity body search beforehand. Probably still recovering from that.

[ReRe]

85. He does...

... he's on the side of the kids. Great guy.

[Fortinbras Armstrong]

148. He is Clay Jenkins

His title is Dallas County Judge -- he is the chief executive officer in the county. He is a Democrat who agrees with Obama.

[TlalocW]

23. Please someone find out just what

Was said or what the situation was that resulted in that look from Perry.

TlalocW

[progressoid]

24. "He's sitting in my chair!"

[littlemissmartypants]

94. This porridge is too cold. eom

[butterfly77]

25. Lol!

That's Perry's tough look so he can go back and tell the other CONS how he wasn't backing down. The glasses are suppose to show intelligence.

[Botany]

28. Perry is smart and what not

[blogslut]

27. Twitter is having fun with it:

#GrumpyRickPerry

https://twitter.com/SimonMaloy/status/487065376589889536



https://twitter.com/darth/status/487057854927355904

[Roy Rolling]

31. Great!

I love it! If there's one big difference between right-wing zealots and Democrats is that Democrats have a sense of humor.

[louis-t]

83. The diner one is great!

Haaa!!!

[littlemissmartypants]

96. Truly.

[littlemissmartypants]

95. OMGawd!

[herding cats]

120. He looks better as Grumpy Cat...

At least he looks smarter.

[Rex]

29. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay wait...ahem...HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Done, whew...HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!


"Who took my wollypop...ahhhh wollypop I miss you..."

[longship]

30. Hoof hearted!

(Hint: Say it out loud.)

[calimary]

32. Hey rick - pout much?

Everybody in class is laughing at you, kid!

[abakan]

69. He should be used to it by now....nt

[Iliyah]

33. LOL

Lets see what fake news, cnn and the rest of corporate media spin this.

[dhill926]

84. check out CNN's main story...

guaranteed you'll vomit. And governor….glasses don't actually MAKE you smarter...

[OldRedneck]

34. Obama: You assholes are gonna impeach WHO and repeal WHAT???

[BobTheSubgenius]

35. That made me laugh RIGHT out loud, and I haven't stopped.

OMG that is priceless! Thank you, kpete!

[OldRedneck]

36. Perry says:

"No, Mr. President, I did NOT fart."

[Historic NY]

39. and the President said, "you mad bro".

[bearssoapbox]

40. Perry: "I AM TO SMART!!!"

"S-M-R-T!!!"

"SMART!!!"

[4lbs]

161. Reminds me of Fredo from Godfather II

"I can handle things I'm smart!"

"Not dumb like people say."

"I'm smart and I want respect!"

[bearssoapbox]

165. Of the two,

I'd go with Fredo being smarter than perry.

[winter is coming]

47. Still can't remember that third thing, Rick? n/t

[silverweb]

48. Oh, I want the backstory so much!

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]Do you think we'll ever hear it?

[Skittles]

49. it's hard for me to imagine

what Obama must really think when he has to converse with colossal dipshits like Perry

[kpete]

50. sacrifice...

LOLGOP @LOLGOP
Follow
I'm thinking the president's plan to deport Rick Perry will be controversial but it's a time for sacrifice.
1:59 PM - 9 Jul 2014

https://twitter.com/LOLGOP/statuses/486977880258121728

[littlemissmartypants]

98. Excellent. nt

[ellenfl]

51. omg, gov. goodhair is pouting! eom

[KittyWampus]

53. Are those folded pieces of paper in front of everyone NAME TAGS? In the WHITE HOUSE?

LOLZ

It's just kind of funny to see something so… pedestrian. You'd think they'd have something a little more substantial.

I don't know why.

Like next they'll just get the sticky labels and a magic marker for lapels.

[Richardo]

59. Well, it's not the White House

(Texas flag in the background)

But it IS rather pedestrian - You'd think they could have at least used card stock so they'd stand up better.

[KittyWampus]

61. D'uh. Thanks for pointing out the obvious. Makes it even funnier somehow.

[treestar]

133. Texas does not spend money on gubmint baubles!

No sirree!

[Bucky]

58. This is so perfect. Too perfect. Can yall guarantee this isn't photoshopped?

My lovely home state has had this misfit albatross draped around our necks for 14 long years. It's a shame that his one moment of utility is giving the leader of the free world (which now includes over half of the United States) a good chuckle. Good gravy, what fartwhistle.

[samsingh]

63. excellent

[Arugula Latte]

64. "But I want apple juice and cwackers NOW!"

[yellerpup]

67. Perry is out of his depth

in EVERY situation. I can't believe he gets the time of day.

[L0oniX]

68. "Mikey" doesn't like it.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

73. "So, Rick, what are those three agencies you want to abolish again?"

[TheNutcracker]

76. Same photo the Tampa Bay Times used - some ask what is there to laugh about.

Hardly the pic you would use to go with a story, about fixing a crisis! They WILL make hay of this.

[WCLinolVir]

89. Yes, but they fabricate hay out of half truths and lies, so what else would I expect.

[littlemissmartypants]

77. Thanks kpete.

You made my day. We all should remember as bad as it gets for us we have President Obama working room after room full of these tools with empathy and panache.

Love, Peace and Shelter.

[randome]

100. 'Panache'. What a lovely word. And so appropriate.

[hr][font color="blue"][center]All things in moderation, including moderation.[/center][/font][hr]

[tridim]

80. Makes his pseudo-hipster glasses look like...

[littlemissmartypants]

101. Met Him.

Drunken driving a golf cart surrounded by Sec SecServ. agents on Governors Island. I flirted and one of them reached into his pocket and handed me a book of matches with presidential seal/marine one on the cover. Odd thing is I started collecting matchbook covers years before. This one I consider a prized possession. Kissinger was very entertaining. Ah memories.

[JDPriestly]

82. A Picture to Remember as the Immigration Saga Unfolds.

Obama just has to get the word out. We do have laws that govern immigration, that state who may come in and stay and who may not. They will be applied. The Republicans can help change those laws, but Obama's hands are tied until they do. The laws permit us to aid refugees and to send those who are not refugees and enter without visas home. Obviously, Obama's job is to enforce those laws. Judges decide who stays and who goes.

The last laugh is Obama's when it comes to the ridiculous antics of the Republican Party on this issue.l

[littlemissmartypants]

102. Agreed. nt

[WCLinolVir]

86. Thank you, I needed a good laugh.

[stage left]

87. LOL!

I don't know how the President ever keeps a straight face when dealing with these Repub idiots.

[bigtree]

90. hahaha!

ha!

excellent post, kp!

[littlemissmartypants]

104. Isn't it though?

Off to the greatest with this one.

[napkinz]

97. :)

[alfredo]

105. They were laughing at Perry's coprophagy.

[Contrary1]

107. My first thought:

Carrie Perry, they're all going to laugh at you.

[tomm2thumbs]

110. Rick Perry: The ultimate 'Amateur Hour'

[MoonRiver]

113. Looks like dimwit Perry just made a total fool of himself!

Really wish I knew what was said!

[calimary]

162. Maybe you don't really need to know.

This is one dude who could read the Gettysburg Address aloud and make it sound stupid. Or the Bible. Of course, he'd stumble all over the "begets" and we'd probably have to get a gurney and wheel him outta there.

[AngryDem001]

114. Old Ricky reminds me of:

[OnlinePoker]

115. Do we know what the context of the photo is?

What was being discussed that PO'd Perry?

[TrollBuster9090]

117. Somebody (with graphic software) needs to caption this photo with this...

"If I had my way, the other three states that border on Mexico should get some refugees too! That would be New Mexico, Arizona, and...and...I forget the third one. Oops..."

[N.Y. to Paris]

118. Caption?

There's no basement in the Alamo!..... silly!

[pinboy3niner]

126. Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings (next to President Obama) just said to the Prez...

"Ask Rick to name the three things he'd do to fix the border crisis."

That would be my guess for the caption, anyway.

[ancianita]

131. Smilin' 'til my face is sore today.

[noiretextatique]

121. petulant child vs. grown man

perfect picture

[Stellar]

122. Perry had to let those baggers know

that he wasn't enjoying being in the company of that man!

[Geoff R. Casavant]

123. I'm no fan of Goodhair, but I don't think he's being grumpy.

It looks to me, in the absence of any context to the contrary, like he is in the middle of telling a joke or funny story, and the punchline somehow involves the exaggerated petulant scowl.

The big clue for me is the President's laugh -- President Obama is too polite to laugh that openly in front of someone who is truly angry.

[Richardo]

134. I'll bet you're right - but it nearly as much fun.

[blkmusclmachine]

125. Who's the grumpy guy in the dorky black glasses??? And why does BHO need a name tent???

[marble falls]

128. Gov Goodhair is a horse's patoot.

[chrisstopher]

130. Ever see a possum shittin' a peach seed?

That's exactly what they look like!

[japple]

139. Welcome to DU, chrisstopher, and thank you for that delicious

metaphor. My Dad's family have lived in TX for generations, and I haven't heard that one, but I'm saving it for future use. Can't wait until I have that chance.

[chrisstopher]

141. Haha! Just don't tell anybody where you heard it.

[calimary]

163. Welcome to DU, chrisstopher!

Glad you're here! Good one-liner! Sure seems to fit here!

rick perry is a national joke. Ever since his "Governor Oops" moment on that debate stage, he's been a national joke. A friend of mine from Texas could not stop talking about what a smart politician he is and how savvy and shrewd he is and he's SUCH a GOOD PoliTICIAN! And then came that GOP debate. Haven't heard a peep out of that friend, about how wonderful rick perry is, since then.

[Hugabear]

132. He looks like such a petulant child being told to sit in the corner

[Godot51]

136. Secede Boy

Little Man Rick: “And if you don’t do exactly as I say we’re going to succeed, uh, I mean cede, uh, what was that other one… darn, my smart glasses aren’t working…”

[calimary]

164. Welcome to DU, Godot51!

Great to have you with us! Oops! Maybe his "smart glasses" ARE working, though. They actually look like something he sent away for, from the back of a comic book - the "X-ray vision" kind that supposedly lets you see through women's clothing. Then again, given that premise, he's pouting because maybe they really AREN'T working as expected.

Hey rick, didn't your mother tell you not to make faces - cuz your face would freeze like that?

[NYC_SKP]

138. LOL that they all have Tent Cards, presumably for their names...

...Like who's the sourpuss at the end of the table?

And that black dude, who dat?

[PCIntern]

140. My sources have told me the joke:

Why did the Rethuglican cross the road?

He had his dick stuck in a chicken.

[Ka hrnt]

142. Did Obama call Perry's bluff?

Is that why he looks so disappointed--he wasn't expecting to have to actually have the meeting?

[link:]

[supercats]

144. Rick Perry Is A Moron...

He's way too stupid to tangle with the likes of Obama. Thats what the picture says.

[supercats]

145. Those Glasses Make Him Look Smart...

Too bad they don't have the ability to actually put a brain inside his head. He still has that single marble just rolling around inside his otherwise empty head.

[lastlib]

146. That's priceless!

[CBGLuthier]

147. Is Perry practicing his McCain face?

Or is that a full on Cheney?

[pinboy3niner]

149. LOL! Actual WaPo headline: Rick Perry, the new face of the GOP opposition?

The story has nothing to do with Perry's facial expression and makes no reference to that photo, which just makes the headline's timing funnier.

[libodem]

151. Little Lord Pissypants

[libodem]

150. Somebody is feeling a little grumpy

. http://m.thenation.com/blog/180600-gops-incoherent-stance-border-crisis

[liberal N proud]

152. That is hilarious

[russ1943]

153. Thanks for the smile.

This photo is, as the OP states “worth a thousand words”. There’s no need for any caption, it is positively elegant in its clarity. Thanks kpete.

[B Calm]

154. Great picture!

[Snotcicles]

157. That old five normal people and an asshole joke, again? nt