Obama's Personal Space Issue

[Adam4tvs]

Run time: 00:38 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGb-zv7o2lY   Posted on YouTube: August 31, 2011 By YouTube Member: Adam4tvs Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: August 31, 2011 By DU Member: Adam4tvs Views on DU: 4139

 
It's like he's ready to jump in with background vocals ala George and Paul in The Beatles.

[A Physicist]

1. Petty

Is that all you got?

[Richardo]

2. Post a video when he rubs a subordinate's bald head or shoulder-rubs a head of state

Then we'll talk.

[Plucketeer]

3. Aw geeez..... nt

[arcane1]

4. Wow, just when I thought non-issues couldn't get any more "non"

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_64itAtqJIlY/SFiEthrmW2I/AAAAAAAADeM/tGewN0p2oyg/s400/Bush,%2B6.17.08%2B%2B2.jpg






:eyes::eyes::eyes:

[onpatrol98]

8. What was the deal with Bush and heads???

It seems like a fetish or something...And, how do you tell the President of the US, dude can you not touch my head. Awkward...just awkward.

[Grassy Knoll]

5. EPIC FAIL, MORAN !

[usaprogress]

16. Moron!!!

It's spelled MORON not moran! How do we expect anyone to take us seriously if we can't even spell? Especially a word used so often here! Eddie

[arcane1]

17. It's a joke, see here:

[stlsaxman]

19. didn't see that joke much over at FR much, did you?

:shrug:

[Adam4tvs]

20. What's FR?

Seriously, I'm out of the loop... what's FR?

[stlsaxman]

21. FreeRepublic.com is a right-wing bulletin board much like DU is for progressives.

As you spend more time here you might hear people refer to "freepers", they're folks who post to FreeRepublic.com. You may have noticed also that those Teabaggers and other RW folks commonly mis-spell words on signs- the "morans" picture above is a classic inside joke here.

When it's used it's meant to demean the illiterates on the right. They won't bother with spell check or dictionaries so they won't call us stoopid when we say "moran" or anything else 'cause they don't know any better.

Other freeper-isms of note that you might read here...

OH NOES!!1! ITS HUGH!!!1! I'M SERIES1!11!

oh- and if someone asks you "what you want on your pizza" it means they think you're some freeper trolling here to disrupt threads and they are considering reporting you to moderators who will cancel- or "tombstone" your account.

You might want to read the rules regarding posts in certain areas of DU... become familiar with the way things work around here and have fun and get angry or whatever suits your fancy.

...and "Welcome to DU!" :hi:


ON EDIT: This post was directed at "usaprogress" or Eddy as i thought he was replying to my post about "morans" and spelling jokes here. Sorry for any confusion!

[DearAbby]

6. Obama was the FIFTH BEATLE????!!!

Oh yeah I, Man
Tell you something, MAN.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pz6ZwIlGfw4

[jwhitesj]

7. I thought it was funny

This guy even said that it's nice to have some competence for a change so I don't understand why people are attacking the video. Laughing at politicians is healthy.

[TheEuclideanOne]

9. It would be better during a different time

The guy probably does not mean anything bad, but with the relentless focus on the pettiness, sucks the fun out what might be something funny in another day and time. It is also an idiotic viewpoint. So, what now Obama needs to stand 500 feet away from somebody when they are both talking at the same microphone or have to deal with some idiot talking about how he has personal space issues?

[TlalocW]

10. Eh, lighten up

The guy congratulated them on a job well done, and it is a funny visual. Put yourself into the place of doing your job and having your boss that close then imagine it's President Obama staring intently at you. Because I have respect for the man, I'd probably get nervous and suffer through it. If it were Bush, I would cause a national outcry by grasping his shoulders and moving him a step or two back.

TlalocW

[pam4water]

11. Look the Obama White House has the no fatties sign posted clearly :P

[JDPriestly]

12. I am offended by this version of this video.

The maker of this version of the video pretends to be joking, but in fact he is showing his racist feelings. Obama is probably standing precisely where he should. I would have liked to hear what the head of FEMA was saying. Why talk over the him? That is far worse than standing quite close to him. And I think Obama often stands very close to people on podiums. There is nothing discourteous or wrong about it.

This version of this interesting video is just somehow very offensive.

[usaprogress]

15. For Christ's sake!

Get over being offended by EVERYTHING and take it at face value! Racist? We're playing that card WAY too much these days and nobody hears it anymore. Eddie

[stlsaxman]

22. Hey, Eddie- "what do you like on your pizza?"

What's with this "WE" shit- got a mouse in your pants?

[Adam4tvs]

18. Wow.

You all can't be real. The video and corresponding entry is defending the administration from idiots who said they did too much, and equal (but opposite side) idiots call me racist? It's a humorous observation of how intimidating it must be to speak with Obama 2 feet from your head staring a laser into your soul. Lighten the hell up people. It's the most competent administration in decades and Obama is easily the most intelligent competent president in my lifetime. Brotha is standin a bit too close. LOL. Laaaaaaaaugh.

[baldguy]

13. "Issue"?

The people who think this is an "issue" are the ones with issues.

[Quantess]

14. That's so stupid.

Obama wasn't all that close to the guy. The speaker didn't look like he was messing up because of it, or anything. G.W. Bush was far, far more egregious than that.