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Showing Original Post only (View all)President Obama Brilliantly Take Down a Heckler Who THINKS He’s Going to BLOW UP RUSSIA [View all]
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 presidents 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: Im sorry, whos that back there? (Laughter.) What the heck are you talking about? (Applause.)
AUDIENCE: Obama! Obama! Obama!
THE PRESIDENT: No, no, dont worry about it. Were okay. Have a seat. I dont know anything about that plan. (Laughter.) I dont know what youve 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 Obamas face was priceless. If that wasnt the ultimate WTF look, I dont 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 doesnt want to go to war with Russia. He most definitely has no interest in starting a nuclear war. This isnt the Cold War. Obama isnt going to nuke Russia over the events in Ukraine. Its 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 Russias actions in Ukraine will come from the international community. For the millionth time, Barack Obama is not George W. Bush. Even George W. Bush wasnt cowboy enough to threaten to drop a nuke on somebody. This heckler was a bit of a paranoid freak, and the president handled this individuals rude interruption incredibly well.
http://www.politicususa.com/2014/02/28/president-obama-brilliantly-heckler-thinks-blow-russia.html
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President Obama Brilliantly Take Down a Heckler Who THINKS He’s Going to BLOW UP RUSSIA [View all]
Segami
Feb 2014
OP
Wrong. The kind of people in today's Republican party haven't loved this country since we did
Dark n Stormy Knight
Mar 2014
#91
I'm pretty sure I have him on ignore...some reference to "1984" or something
alcibiades_mystery
Feb 2014
#6
Thanks for my second LOL from this thread! I think I know, never has any new material... n/t
freshwest
Feb 2014
#31
Yes. The nuclear-russia thing is Larouchian. They're high on it since Georgia.
Democracyinkind
Mar 2014
#77
Ain't it grand? Our own homegrown article there, yup, by golly you betcha! n/t
freshwest
Feb 2014
#33
I'm old enough to remember when Art Bell was all the rave amongst the lunatics....
Spitfire of ATJ
Feb 2014
#37
When I watched the video I thought I heard someone in the audience murmuring,
TexasTowelie
Mar 2014
#85
Stupid prick is lucky he was heckling in the USA ... in Russia he would have been thrown in jail ...
MindMover
Feb 2014
#15
Be nice. It's really cold and they're stuck in Moscow, in a 120 mile long traffic jam:
freshwest
Feb 2014
#34
Don't worry! Our snowed in hero will soon escape his apartment and tell us PBO's nuclear warplan:
freshwest
Mar 2014
#62
Obama: I don’t know what you’ve been reading. - Audience member: Or smoking...
Tx4obama
Feb 2014
#29
The rightwing propaganda machine is pushing the meme that we are on a collision course with Russia
OldRedneck
Mar 2014
#46
ahh...forgot you were in Spokane. I have been fortunate to not see much of that
Pretzel_Warrior
Mar 2014
#60