'What the Heck Are You Talking About?' Obama Fires Back at Pro-Russian Nutcase Heckler

[uhnope]

Watch as a Blame-America-First Putinista starts shouting and accusing the prez of plans for "nuclear war with Russia." Next time lay off the vodka, comrade

[shenmue]

1. Zing!

[randys1]

2. Reminds me that I never thought I would see the day the Repubs would

choose KGB over USA, but they sure did

[Tarheel_Dem]

3. Was it Glenn Greenwald?

[Jamaal510]

11. +1

[freshwest]

16. No, he's still safe in Brazil or something... Most likely an Infowarrior... Or a Rand Paul fan:

They can't wait until 2017 to see Obama out of their White House. And if they can't get it back, they want it burned to the ground...

[Tarheel_Dem]

19. Is he back in Brazil already? Julian Assange wants to know.

[freshwest]

22. I thought he really hadn't left. After all, the big bad Obama is after them all, LOL.

But Julian and Snowden did a live stream for a street festival in Austin, Texas, where the Infowars franchise is based.

The crowd apparently was treated to their wisdom from London and Moscow, not sure if Glenn was involved. The other Glenn eclipses them in the Tea party crowd, but Infowars is pure Ron/Rand Paul, JBS and Libertarian landscape.

They've all merged into one amorphous mass of gun toting, sovereign citizen, don't tread on me, states rights types.

Yeah, great company...

[Iwillnevergiveup]

21. What the heck is she wearing?

Looks like she's got 4 arms, but definitely not from Code Pink.

Poor thing.

[freshwest]

23. Sadly, that is Medea Benjamin and that is CODE PINK:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022953975#post11

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022953975#post12

And from the OP:

Onward to peace and justice,

The CODEPINK Staff

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022953975

If I was tweeting the staff there, I'd say:

'Peace oand justice for who? The women being treated as incubators by Rand Paul? Whose 4A rights were never defended when it was written, and who aren't being defended from GOP rape for daring to ask about an abortion? Sorry, but I don't think we're on the same page - or in the same class of people.'

That's what I would say to them, as the whole mess got on my last nerve. This was hashed out at DU at the time of this thread and noted in many media sources.

YMMV.

[Iwillnevergiveup]

25. Holy moley!

I did not know about that, thanks for informing me.

[iandhr]

4. Well the Russians are impurifying our precious bodily fluids

[Jack Rabbit]

5. Did you hear that from the Koch brothers?

That the fluoridation of drinking water is a subversive plot is an old John Birch Society line. That and Eisenhower was a Communist.

I don't know how much of that Fred Koch, Dave's and Charlie's father who was a founding member of the JBS, believed. Sometimes I actually doubt that Dave and Charlie believe that climate science is a hoax. However, if they believe that Eisenhower was a Communist, then I guess they'll believe anything.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

6. .

http://m.

[iandhr]

7. thank you

that is exactly what I meant

[Jack Rabbit]

8. Yes, I know that's exactly what you meant

Stanley Kubrick meant that, too. That's how ridiculous the JBS sounded to members of reality based communities in those days.

They still sound ridiculous. And they sound just as ridiculous denying climate science.

[iandhr]

10. Oh I though you were calling me a JBS person for a sec.

[Jack Rabbit]

17. Oh, heavens, no

I apologize for leaving that impression.

I think I'll watch Dr. Strangelove tonight. I've got it on DVD here.

[baldguy]

9. What's his DU user name?

[iandhr]

12. I am going to guess manny or pitt

[uhnope]

14. or bally or go west or ko or nyabi or dipsy

[iandhr]

15. surprised our posts haven't been hidden yet

[joshcryer]

24. Ya'll did good.

No doubt you got alerted to hell and back.

[FailureToCommunicate]

13. "See, he thought Happy Hour started earlier"

[freshwest]

18. Thanks for posting this, it never gets old! There was a thread on this you might enjoy:

President Obama Brilliantly Take Down a Heckler Who THINKS He’s Going to BLOW UP RUSSIA

During his speech at the DNC, President Obama was interrupted by a heckler who claimed that he is planning a nuclear war with Russia. The president’s reaction was priceless.

Transcript:

AUDIENCE MEMBER:

Mr. Obama!

THE PRESIDENT: — I consider Republicans patriots who love this country just as much as we do.

AUDIENCE MEMBER: Tell us about your plans for nuclear war with Russia!

THE PRESIDENT: I’m sorry, who’s that back there? (Laughter.) What the heck are you talking about? (Applause.)

AUDIENCE: Obama! Obama! Obama!

THE PRESIDENT: No, no, don’t worry about it. We’re okay. Have a seat. I don’t know anything about that plan. (Laughter.) I don’t know what you’ve been reading. (Laughter.) Let me return to what I was talking about. (Applause.) See, he thought happy hour started earlier. (Laughter and applause.)
The look on President Obama’s face was priceless. If that wasn’t the ultimate WTF look, I don’t know what is. When protesters have an issue that they care about, this president has been very generous in letting them speak. However, this particular heckler was a crackpot. President Obama doesn’t want to go to war with Russia. He most definitely has no interest in starting a nuclear war. This isn’t the Cold War. Obama isn’t going to nuke Russia over the events in Ukraine. It’s silly to think that is a possibility.

It is even less likely to happen because the president made a statement today that emphasised that the consequences for Russia’s actions in Ukraine will come from the international community. For the millionth time, Barack Obama is not George W. Bush. Even George W. Bush wasn’t cowboy enough to threaten to drop a nuke on somebody. This heckler was a bit of a paranoid freak, and the president handled this individual’s rude interruption incredibly well.

http://www.politicususa.com/2014/02/28/president-obama-brilliantly-heckler-thinks-blow-russia.html

to Segami:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024582939

The video was shorter than this one, but a great time was had by all. Was at it for days!

[mountain grammy]

20. I think if Democrats can take the House and keep the Senate in 2014

there will be no stopping us. The president will roll through the next 2 years. Come on, I'm old. I need to tell myself this stuff and I love watching our president enjoying himself with the audience.