Puzzling Statement: Obama Says ‘Louisiana Purchase’ Will Help With the Earthquake in Hawaii

Gateway Pundit: What earthquake in Hawaii? In 1868 there was a major earthquake in Hawaii that killed 77 people. In 1975 an earthquake in Hawaii killed 2 people.

Fox News: OBAMA: I am certain that we've made sure, for example, that any burdens on states are alleviated, when it comes to what they're going to have to chip in to make sure that we're giving subsidies to small businesses, and subsidies to individuals, for example. BAIER: So the Connecticut deal is still in? OBAMA: So that's not — that's not going to be something that is going to be in this final package. I think the same is true on all of these provisions. I'll give you some exceptions though. Something that was called a special deal was for Louisiana. It was said that there were billions — millions of dollars going to Louisiana, this was a special deal. Well, in fact, that provision, which I think should remain in, said that if a state has been affected by a natural catastrophe, that has created a special health care emergency in that state, they should get help. Louisiana, obviously, went through Katrina, and they're still trying to deal with the enormous challenges that were faced because of that. (CROSS TALK) OBAMA: That also — I'm giving you an example of one that I consider important. It also affects Hawaii, which went through an earthquake. So that's not just a Louisiana provision. That is a provision that affects every state that is going through a natural catastrophe. Now I have said that there are certain provisions, like this Nebraska one, that don't make sense. And they needed to be out. And we have removed those. So, at the end of the day, what people are going to be able to say is that this legislation is going to be providing help to small businesses and individuals, across the board, in an even handed way, and providing people relief from a status quo that's just not working. BAIER: OK, the Florida deal, in or out? OBAMA: The Florida deal — BAIER: Paying for Medicare Advantage, exempting 800,000 Floridians from — OBAMA: My understanding is that whatever is going to be done on Medicare is going to apply across the board to all states.

March 17, 2010 at 10:18 pm - Fox News
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Dave in Oregon   March 17th, 2010 - 10:24 pm

Geeezzz

The Earthquake that hit our 57th. state….Hawaii.

NoBaMa   March 17th, 2010 - 10:26 pm

Must be talking about the one caused by global warming, Im sure its on its way. Didn’t Gore order one from China and there weatherGods a few months ago?

Joe Public   March 17th, 2010 - 10:30 pm

Is it possible that he thinks Haiti is the 50th state in the Union.

God help us all.

duh_swami   March 17th, 2010 - 10:34 pm

That’s what happens when you smoked too much herb when you were younger…
Still stoned after all these years…I bet there’s a whole lot of closet smoking going on…

Macgregor`   March 17th, 2010 - 10:35 pm

Obama doesn’t know his head from a hole in the ground.There was no earthquake in hawaii or a tsunamis there that was a natural disaster in the past couple of years.

Listen to this POS LIE.

healthcare equals Hurriane releif? who knew?   March 17th, 2010 - 10:39 pm

Puzzling Statement: Obama Says ā€˜Louisiana Purchase’ Will Help With the Earthquake in Hawaii
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which reminds us:::: we never did get his medical report.
does he need heavy meds to stay focused?

only the professors knows for sure   March 17th, 2010 - 10:42 pm

what good is an education if you clean out your head with bad drugs?
and given his taste for bribes who really knows if he PURCHASED his claimed education?

DA BEARRRS   March 17th, 2010 - 10:42 pm

He meant to say Kenya.

He is always getting those two confused.

Terry   March 17th, 2010 - 10:44 pm

Funny how he had to catch himself changing “billions” to “millions.” No, only the terrorist state of Israel gets BILLIONS from the US tax payer (every year) – US citizens only get the scraps left over.

u-GO, joe!   March 17th, 2010 - 10:44 pm

Joe Public March 17th, 2010 – 10:30 pm
Is it possible that he thinks Haiti is the 50th state in the Union.
God help us all.
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at least two of us here are on the floor, literally!!!!
HAAA!!!!!!!

well, er...   March 17th, 2010 - 10:46 pm

this is how much he cares about this country. he continually mixes up States and events
about the U.S. – - – imo that can only come from a lack of caring.
most politicians are obsessed with the history of the country, every little aspect of it.
obama? he got the job for the free rides on airfoce one.

katy   March 17th, 2010 - 10:50 pm

If there is an earthquake in Hawaii in the near future, I’m going to have to assume he’s satan himself and spilled the beans by accident. oopsy

In hell this kind of stuff is highly classified and there are strict instructions not to let the cat out of the bag.

40 lashes for O’beelzebub

letme axaquestion   March 17th, 2010 - 10:56 pm

dear furer….no teleprompter= no clue….

HaHaHa   March 17th, 2010 - 10:57 pm

Damn, those guys running HAARP in Alaska missed their target.

Bretfan   March 17th, 2010 - 10:58 pm

I wish Bret had responded, “Mr. President, what earthquake in Hawaii?”

shreeve   March 17th, 2010 - 10:58 pm

Dumbass

judithod   March 17th, 2010 - 10:59 pm

The answer is simple! Obama’s instituting a new earmark for Hawaii as payback for Hawaii’s intent to pass legislation barring “birthers” from requesting information about his birth certificate.

And did you note in the interview that Obama had no idea that Connecticut was getting a “kickback” in the legislation?

Suggest reading the transcript of the interview. The double-speak is amazing. He plainly has no grasp on the contents of the legislation, and instead of answering questions directly, either changed the topic or acted irritated.

west-texan   March 17th, 2010 - 11:00 pm

Obama is a complete fruit loop.

And then the liberals will make umpteen excuses to try and cover for BHO.

ellie   March 17th, 2010 - 11:01 pm

He’s getting his lies mixed up. Nothing new here, he’s a democrat.
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Kohlermann   March 17th, 2010 - 11:01 pm

And if ANY Republican said this, the State Controlled Media would be lampooning them 24 hours a day for the next ten years, never would the person ever be allowed to appear in the media without the faux pas mentioned (Dan Quayle and the TEACHER’S error “potatoe”).

Frankly, the US State Controlled ObaMao Hallalujiah Chorus needs to take part of ObaMao out of their mouths, wipe his DNA off their collectivist chins, and actually tell the TRUTH about this unconstitutional poseur.

POOZER.

bernice   March 17th, 2010 - 11:01 pm

I thought I heard him say that, I was befuddled…..but then again everything he says
confuses me. He also said in this interview that we would have plenty of time to read
the bill online before they vote on it, yet they claim to be voting on it in 72 hours…
so when are we gonna have time to read the bill……? Let me be perfectly clear….this
country is heading in the wrong direction like a drunk driver…sigh.

_Aldebaran_   March 17th, 2010 - 11:01 pm

This guy lies so much that his intellect is becoming even more darkened. The beginning of not being able to separate objective reality from his subjective view.

vargas   March 17th, 2010 - 11:01 pm

Come on people….it was the earthquake that occured in 1961 when the GREAT MESSIAH was “born” in Hawaii

Ben in Hawaii   March 17th, 2010 - 11:02 pm

WOW….I live in hawaii, and I must have missed that earthquake….dang where was I…hehe

RHO1953   March 17th, 2010 - 11:02 pm

Can you imagine the ruckus if Bush said something that stupid? Obama is an imbecile. A Marxist imbecile. Can we move the 2012 election up a year or two?

Gopher   March 17th, 2010 - 11:03 pm

I’m pretty sure it was just a slip of the tongue . . . he meant to say “Earthquake in Atlantis.”

Can anyone imagine the field day the mainstream press would have with this if George W. or Dan Quayle had said it? It will get nary a mention coming from Slowbama.

Then again, the MSM is sort of busy these days, what with live showings of Harry Smith’s colon and all.

1marg   March 17th, 2010 - 11:03 pm

I wish everyone would be more respectful to our first affirmative action president.

jefcostello   March 17th, 2010 - 11:03 pm

The soulful Professor Obama will sprinkle magic dust on everything and make it all ok. Close your eyes so you don’t see him stealing your money, and destroying the Constitution. He’s so soulful, he can make tummy aches go away, yeah!!!

What a jackasss!

John   March 17th, 2010 - 11:03 pm

You know… the earthquake that destroyed all of Hawaii’s records of Obama’s birth there…

John   March 17th, 2010 - 11:04 pm

What did he say?

eric   March 17th, 2010 - 11:04 pm

I am sure he meant Haiti, I am 3000% sure…

ray   March 17th, 2010 - 11:04 pm

From someone who lives in Hawaii. I was really puzzled about the earthquake comment myself. The Big Island had one last week but it was only a 5.0 and it wasn’t devestating…I can tell you that!! What in God’s name is he talking about?? He was nervous because he was on Fox and he knew he wasn’t going to get softball questions….eventhough he did do his best to avoid answering them directly.

big bill   March 17th, 2010 - 11:04 pm

You just don’t understand the thinking processes of the most brilliant man to ever hold the office of the President of The United States according to his people.

MC   March 17th, 2010 - 11:05 pm

This is just weird.

stoppointingthatfinger   March 17th, 2010 - 11:05 pm

Correct your title. He said Louisiana “provision,” not “Purchase.” He still doesn’t know what he’s talking about, but at least you can keep accurate.

david   March 17th, 2010 - 11:05 pm

without Mr. Telepromoter, Obozo is clueless. Even with his trusty companion, he will misread and make stupid statements such as his bill will bring premiums down 3,000%

He is a narcisist and does not like being challenged by the truth

does he really think we dumb?   March 17th, 2010 - 11:06 pm

why wasnt louisianna given funds on their own merit?
why is it linked to healthcare?
you see its obama’s arrogance that is a huge problem. he says this stuff and expects to swallow it? co’on now.

briany   March 17th, 2010 - 11:06 pm

WOW!!! WHAT A TOTAL MORON!!!

Dude What's Up   March 17th, 2010 - 11:06 pm

Dudes, the president bites. Lame, Lamo, Lamest. Dishonest, Fibber, Liar, Cheat, fraudster. B
Trashy, biley, crappy, shitty

Jim   March 17th, 2010 - 11:06 pm

I’m no fan of Obama, but in Hawaii we had a major earthquake in 2006. It measured between a 6.7 and 7.2, depending on what source was measuring it, and caused a lot of damage, especially on Maui and the Island of Hawaii.

Don’t know if this is what Obama is referring to. . . .

Geoff   March 17th, 2010 - 11:06 pm

This clinches it for me. Either this guy is still on the”weed” from his college days (IF he ever went to any!) or his programmers at the CIA left a few glitches left in in his android programming. This Manchurian Candidate is only partially human and his failing Borg counterparts are fowling up the rest of his human faculties.

Far out? How else do you explain the ever persistent inanities and insanities of one Barak “Insane” Obama?

Paul   March 17th, 2010 - 11:07 pm

HAHAHA!!! What a joke, and what a complete lack of intelligence displayed by our coke-sniffing, heavy-drinking, chain-smoking, former homosexual, Kenya-born president. We’re all doomed. Lobotomies all around for you moronic “White Guilters” who voted this criminally-corrupt loser into office. I voted for Allan Keys…up yours!

Jack   March 17th, 2010 - 11:07 pm

Obama probably meant the other 57Th state Haiti. this guy is clueless. May God help us.

ed   March 17th, 2010 - 11:07 pm

the earhquake was in the blue room.

FOX won’t get another interview, don’t be surprised if they get banished from Gibbs forum

Marv   March 17th, 2010 - 11:07 pm

Earthquakes are down 3000% since Hawaii became the 57th state. Nothing new already know Obama is a complete idiot, liar and fraud. MSNBC: How cute our first affirmative action made another historic error, better pull out the race card Barry.

Paul Mann   March 17th, 2010 - 11:07 pm

I think he’s prophesying. He is the Messiah, after all.

Jose Kanusee   March 17th, 2010 - 11:07 pm

What he meant to say was that he wants Haiti to become our next state…a true welfare state!

gopher   March 17th, 2010 - 11:08 pm

It was way too much fun watching Brent Baird tear him a new one. I’ll bet there will be a horses’ head in his bed when he wakes up in the morning.

Or Michelle . . . same thing.

KennyP   March 17th, 2010 - 11:08 pm

Ahh, the embarrassment of a former drug abuser….which state are we in again?? Maybe your Muslim brothers know…………

Vic   March 17th, 2010 - 11:09 pm

Only if you’re poor and living on welfare (and vote democrcat) will everything the govt spends help you.

if it doesnt make sense its non-sensical   March 17th, 2010 - 11:09 pm

all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light.

mike   March 17th, 2010 - 11:09 pm

This man is out of his mind. Needs to be Fired now. and all his followers replaced. Anti American Socialist .

Dennis K   March 17th, 2010 - 11:10 pm

Let me summarize for y’all

All 57 states including Hawaii, which annexed Haiti today, will have their health care premiums reduced by 3,000%
This is transparent, on Cspan and the interent for 72 hours. But first we have to have an up and down vote on health care which will be bi-partisan.

No wonder this guy needs a teleprompter to speak to 5 year olds.

He is right on one thing. all 50 states have a true disaster, it is called the Obama presidency.
The narcissist, racist, anti semite is acting stupidly. Maybe a beer summit is needed.

Jose Kanusee   March 17th, 2010 - 11:10 pm

In one year, Obama has regressed from being POTUS to being just a POS.

Daisy   March 17th, 2010 - 11:10 pm

I can’t stand Obama, and he said nothing about the Louisiana Purchase.

nathan j   March 17th, 2010 - 11:11 pm

It’s BUSH’s Fault!

JoeMac   March 17th, 2010 - 11:11 pm

There was a single point during the presidential campaign when Obama’s “handlers” decided that it was just flat out too risky to let this guy speak off the cuff because…well, he can’t! The teleprompters appeared right after that and have been omnipresent ever since. Never has a president been so dependent on a mechanical device to speak English to the American people, and yet, the media and public (albeit fewer and fewer every day) think this guy is a great orator! He’s not. Period.

JM

Lajonga   March 17th, 2010 - 11:11 pm

Barack Obama is more smarterer than you right wingers with your racists talk. Free healthcare is going to make things beter.

mike   March 17th, 2010 - 11:11 pm

Lay off Obama, he meant to say Haiti, and everyone know Hawaii was our 53rd state and Haiti was the 57th state.

Mary   March 17th, 2010 - 11:11 pm

DODGEBALL is the Dear Leaders favorite sport!

Yo'bama   March 17th, 2010 - 11:12 pm

How can morons still have this guy’s bumper stickers on their cars? Oh yeah, they’re morons, that explains it…

JohnK   March 17th, 2010 - 11:12 pm

I personally hate Obama. I can’t wait to see him voted out of office.

BUT…. in this case what he said is in fact technically correct.

On March 9, 2010 Hawaii had an eathquake.

However, Obama needs to do some fact checking before he opens his mouth. The earthquake was a relatively weak 4.4, and was located 20 miles underground, so it had virtually no effect on the Hawaiian islands.

Yeeeech   March 17th, 2010 - 11:13 pm

I get it, his name was misspelled….Barack Odumbo

hawaii, huh?   March 17th, 2010 - 11:13 pm

eric March 17th, 2010 – 11:04 pm
I am sure he meant Haiti, I am 3000% sure…
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its that darn birthCetificate-thing on his mind :-)
he’s hoping for a hawaii earthquake so he can claim his original b.certificate got washed away.

Landry   March 17th, 2010 - 11:13 pm

Every time he speaks is turning out to be a “natural catastrophe.

john   March 17th, 2010 - 11:14 pm

There should be something in the job qualifications for president of this great country that requires an honerable discharge from any branch of the military service. At least that way we wouldn’t get a prez that pronounces the marine corp “corpses.”

shivers   March 17th, 2010 - 11:14 pm

Listening to Obama speak with Bret made me think back to my days of working with relatively hi functioning adults who had some brain damage. He was just stuck in a groove and no mattter what was asked or what he said to him he just kept repeating the same things over and over again. I know politicians like to make their points but is he rigid and obtuse purpose…something is not quite right with that cat.

Geosota   March 17th, 2010 - 11:15 pm

In Ohio, “your employer it’s estimated would see premiums fall by as much as 3,000 percent” and “she upped her deductible last year to the minimum”.

Lynn   March 17th, 2010 - 11:16 pm

Did he mean Haiti? Haiti is not a state. What in the heck is he talking about?

JOHN C   March 17th, 2010 - 11:16 pm

Obama is just a old fashion fool with no business experience or common sense.

colin   March 17th, 2010 - 11:17 pm

wha—huh? Hawaii hit by an earthquake? When did this happen? Why aren’t the news outlets covering it?
Maybe it was that 57th state Hawaii he was thinking of. The one where he was born.

michael   March 17th, 2010 - 11:17 pm

I didn’t hear the word “purchase” at all. He compared “what happened in Louisiana” with the earthquake that happened just off the coast of Hawaii a couple of days ago. Sounds like you guys are just grasping at straws and looking for ANYTHING that you can to make Obama look bad. I think you need to do some research and listen (not just hear what you want to hear) before posting headlines and making comments. If you don’t believe me then listen again.

Dale   March 17th, 2010 - 11:17 pm

So, what’s the explanation for this?

Crack?

MiPain   March 17th, 2010 - 11:17 pm

Com on guys give him a break, you know he was referring to the tidal wave that wipe out hawaii after the earth quake in chile. JEEEESSHHHH

just sayin...   March 17th, 2010 - 11:17 pm

Jim March 17th, 2010 – 11:06 pm
I’m no fan of Obama, but in Hawaii we had a major earthquake in 2006. It measured between a 6.7 and 7.2, depending on what source was measuring it, and caused a lot of damage, especially on Maui and the Island of Hawaii.

Don’t know if this is what Obama is referring to. . . .

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from what you gleaned you think this was the earthquake he was referring to?
and why wasnt he able to make that clear? or was he recalling from cliff notes?

Terry   March 17th, 2010 - 11:18 pm

You liberals need to do a better job with the community organizer-he is not supposed to be speaking without his teleprompter! And we want you to control health care?

I guess the main stream media only makes fun of this when it is a republican president. The anointed one is excused.

Ken72   March 17th, 2010 - 11:18 pm

Lying Idiot

RB   March 17th, 2010 - 11:18 pm

Seems the Pres is back on the nose candy or something.

Goodgold   March 17th, 2010 - 11:19 pm

Darn – where’s that teleprompter when I need it. Get this guy outta here. Guess we’ll have to wait until 2012.

HA!   March 17th, 2010 - 11:19 pm

there’s no way he was referring to the Hawaii earthquake.
his words were that the “LOUISIANA PURCHASE WILL HELP WITH THE EARTHQUAKE IN HAWAII. ‘

i think if you got past the 6th grade you know he screwed up.

ALL   March 17th, 2010 - 11:19 pm

Ok, lets get on the guy for saying grammar mistake in a tough interview. Go read a real story.

Dave Fuqua   March 17th, 2010 - 11:20 pm

Sounds like he picked a bad week to give up crack.

lemonsip   March 17th, 2010 - 11:20 pm

Good grief. Who is this guy again? Why was he elected? Maybe God is playing some kind of bizarre trick on us, the kind where blood sucking aliens invade tomorrow and take over our lives and turn us into slaves. Oh, wait. We have Obama and the Congress. That’s already happened.

Novus   March 17th, 2010 - 11:20 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Hawaii_earthquake

There was a 6.7 earthquake on the Big Island back in 2006 that caused some serious damage. Is that what Obama was referring to? It was fairly big. But it was also 4 years ago.

eat yr wheaties   March 17th, 2010 - 11:20 pm

i’m eating my blueberries and wheaties first thing in the morning so i dont miss a lick when Gibbs tries to explain this one.

phat shantz   March 17th, 2010 - 11:21 pm

He remembers because he bowed to the King of Hawai’i before he granted them statehood and ordered food and fuel be flown in during the blockade.

Jeff   March 17th, 2010 - 11:21 pm

He forgot about Dorothy and that terrible tornado in Illinois, that swept her away but then she
came back on a stimulus package. To hell with Hawaii they got all those pineapples to survive.

JJB   March 17th, 2010 - 11:21 pm

Why does the title of this article say that he said ‘Louisiana Purchase’? He said ‘Louisiana Provision’.

Jeff   March 17th, 2010 - 11:22 pm

Uh, hate to break up the ignorance, but Hawaii had a major earthquake in 2006, which President Bush called an “emergency.” This resulted in the ability for them to get aid. This is what Obama was referring to. Natural disasters happen everywhere.

Jimmy Carter Part Deux   March 17th, 2010 - 11:22 pm

I’ll have you know that under Obama’s leadership earthquake fatalities are down 3,000%. We are all going to get raises.

What a supergenius of a president we have.

wilmac   March 17th, 2010 - 11:22 pm

omfg.. they said bush dumb.,
now u know why he has teleprompters
he has a very hi iq..really what is it.,
idk,,do you.,this is how liberals think.,,
and he wants to run my health care.,,lol.
idthink so moron.

Bob   March 17th, 2010 - 11:22 pm

Now you see what happens when he leaves his teleprompter at home.

big red   March 17th, 2010 - 11:22 pm

Don’t you guys listen to what he said. He said the Loisiana Provision not the Loisiana Purchase. Huh.

Akston   March 17th, 2010 - 11:22 pm

I say billion, you say a trillion, I say Haiti you say Hawaii -let’s call the whole thing off.

LES   March 17th, 2010 - 11:22 pm

Holy Moly. He’s losin’ it. The “it” that he never really had to begin with.
Good grief, can’t SOMEbody stop this guy???

patriarch   March 17th, 2010 - 11:22 pm

Did any of you watch the interview? This is taken completely out of context. A new low for Breitbart. Watch it. or shut the f up.

get outta here :-)   March 17th, 2010 - 11:22 pm

ALL March 17th, 2010 – 11:19 pm
Ok, lets get on the guy for saying grammar mistake in a tough interview. Go read a real story.
===========================
GRAMMER?
how about context?
how about context on a subject he came to discuss?

dakine   March 17th, 2010 - 11:22 pm

There are earthquakes in Hawaii all the time.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Maps/HI10/15.25.-162.-152.php

And by all rights, this “state” should be its own independent sovereign nation under Hawaiian authority. It got a taste of US-style regime change in 1898.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overthrow_of_the_Hawaiian_Kingdom

alexxxbond   March 17th, 2010 - 11:22 pm

This is the sort of confusion that typing 3000 pages of nonsense (in lieu of a real bill to be followed for the betterment of our nation) can cause. Poor Barak. Apparently BUSH is not as dumb as he seemed. He has clearly caused Obama to look stupid every time he is in the public eye. We cannot fault our current prez. After all, he has informed us that all which is bad for America was conceived and executed by GWB. I think we should just relieve him of the duty for the next 3 years as prez. It’s not really fair to make him suffer through another 3 years of failure just because GWB preceded him in the office. Who is with me on this?

get outta here :-)   March 17th, 2010 - 11:23 pm

grammAar.. . sorry

jimmy john   March 17th, 2010 - 11:23 pm

Gee, no teleprompter. What an idiot.

HA! the robert Gibbs within?   March 17th, 2010 - 11:24 pm

patriarch March 17th, 2010 – 11:22 pm
Did any of you watch the interview? This is taken completely out of context. A new low for Breitbart. Watch it. or shut the f up.

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DONT EVEN TRY IT.
ITS ALL ON VIDEO!!!!!!
the whole thing is on FoxCable.com

c'est moi   March 17th, 2010 - 11:24 pm

Call for George Stephanopoulos!

PeteHDO   March 17th, 2010 - 11:25 pm

He’s a freakin puppet you can’t expect more. If Pres. Bush had said that we would have live breaking news from MSNBC to deride him for months to come. Can’t wait to see the spin machine on this interview. Pay close attention the people first to spin are the enemy’s of all Americans. Food is gold.

Calvin&Hobbes   March 17th, 2010 - 11:25 pm

Earthquake in Hawaii ! ?

What is our Government doing to prevent a catastrophe in Hawaii, apparently in the very near future?

How does Obama know there will be an earthquake in Hawaii?

Is the earthquake in Hawaii one of those dastardly deeds President Bush left unfulfilled and Obama will be forced to complete for him?

Or maybe Obama = SATAN… hmmm

John Bauer   March 17th, 2010 - 11:25 pm

Provision. Not “Purchase”. Provision. I heard him say “Louisiana provision” twice, but never “Louisiana purchase”. Is someone besides Obama trying intentionally to mislead?

BO Stinks   March 17th, 2010 - 11:25 pm

BO has strategy of “It is not a lie, if he beleives it. And since he is totally clueless, he beleives everything he says”. Typical liberal/socialist can read a teleprompter, but too stupid to know what it says.

well, er...   March 17th, 2010 - 11:25 pm

“a low for breit bart”?
how about a sinking hole for obama?

REL   March 17th, 2010 - 11:25 pm

It was Bush’s fault.

I may be slow...   March 17th, 2010 - 11:26 pm

OK! I get it! This was a joke. I don’t know how you guys pulled this off or who put all of you up to it, but you got me good! I mean really, this is the most impressive hoax anyone has ever pulled on me. And i fell for it hook, line and sinker! I was truly believing that this guy had actually won the presidency. To think i was actually beginning to lose sleep and have anxiety attacks. Meanwhile, it was all made up. You guys are unbelievably good! Well i must admit you punked me great! So, who’s the real president? Come on. I may be slow, but i finally am on to the whole joke. Really who won the White House?

Milt   March 17th, 2010 - 11:26 pm

What in the heck was he talking about? Then again to him he makes perfect sense.

sharon   March 17th, 2010 - 11:26 pm

As has been stated before lack of caring and having a lack of geniune concern for the American public is quite obvious in the comical but sad statement from the President of the United States. At this point I think most Americans are beginning to see that perhap this the wrong president at the wrong time for the nation.
Americans have given up so many of our options now to be basically scambling to hold on to own way of life as we know it. We should begin to prepare how selves for “a rocky road” ahead.

N8   March 17th, 2010 - 11:26 pm

The word “purchase” isn’t on that video… Although I cannot condone what he said, this website (and others) are writing headlines (in quotes) when that was not what he said, at least not on this video. “provision” and “purchase” are two different things, but Obama sounds much stupider the way this website wrote it… So I understand why they did it.

No One Important   March 17th, 2010 - 11:26 pm

What a wingnut. . . .

He’s gone upside down in his approval for the first time with Gallup.

The nation is telling these idiots in Washington “Knock it OFF!”

Think they’ll ever get a clue?

PC   March 17th, 2010 - 11:26 pm

imagine the left-wing media reaction if W had said this…………
i cant believe this country has elected this farce as our president……
these radicals (maobama, pelosi, reid) are destroying america

Shermantank   March 17th, 2010 - 11:27 pm

You can see this video has been edited. The tape freezes where he said Haiti, and it says Hawaii instead and he say s Louisiana provision, obviously refering to new Orleans…

Parnellybob   March 17th, 2010 - 11:27 pm

Reality gets in the way of a good story. Think of the pressure he is under. No, not the stress of taking care of OWER country, I mean Fox News. You can over think things sometimes. The guy is sharp in a lot of ways. Wonder how many people will buy another used car from the guy. …37 miles to the gallon, really? wow! Must be the defective gas pumps not reading right. Dang big oil.

HA!   March 17th, 2010 - 11:27 pm

michael March 17th, 2010 – 11:17 pm
I didn’t hear the word ā€œpurchaseā€ at all. He compared ā€œwhat happened in Louisianaā€ with the earthquake that happened just off the coast of Hawaii a couple of days ago
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SO!
u too share obama’s world?
pray tell give us the link of the earthquake in Hawaii that happened couple days ago.
PLEASE?

lala   March 17th, 2010 - 11:27 pm

Take away the teleprompter and you have an idiot president.

Stinkbug   March 17th, 2010 - 11:27 pm

Google H.A.A.R.P. This IDIOT just blurted out another of his famous Freudian Slips.

zimpy   March 17th, 2010 - 11:28 pm

he is crazy- a crazy malignant narcissistic sociopath wack job criminal traitor.
TAKE HIM FROM OFFICE- who will live the oath??? Arrest pelosi the crazy hysterical bitch too.

patriarch   March 17th, 2010 - 11:28 pm

The topic is natural disasters. And yes, Hawaii had a severe earthquake in 2006, one year after Katrina. “Louisana Provision,” not “Louisana Purchase.” Do you swallow every piece of s**t someone feeds you? You all are pathetic.

Richard   March 17th, 2010 - 11:28 pm

Um…the video shows Obama saying the word “provision,” not “purchase.” Although I agree with the confusion over his use of Hawaii, the headline of this “report” is just made up nonsense.

Bill   March 17th, 2010 - 11:29 pm

Hawaii Haiti same difference. We’re totally screwed. Let’s get that healthcare passed asap now that I’m feeling more confident in our so called leadership.

KH   March 17th, 2010 - 11:29 pm

My initial reaction was that he was setting the bar pretty low since Hawaii has earthquakes ALL of the time. By that measure, California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Oklahoma, Utah, Nevada, Illinois, New York, Puerto Rico, Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, Wyoming, and Montana, would qualify as disaster areas for extra medical insurance.

See: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/

He is just talking out of both sides of his mouth and the words are bouncing of each other.

Lori   March 17th, 2010 - 11:30 pm

Pants on Fire. Not Bret’s.

bottomline: obama screwedup   March 17th, 2010 - 11:30 pm

the louisianna purchase is referring to the Senator from Louisianna requesting, getting and accepting a bribe to vote for healthcare. it was re-coined to compare with the historical Louisianna Purchase
from the French.

Michael   March 17th, 2010 - 11:30 pm

Looks fake. His lips weren’t moving when the word earthquake was said. I dislike Obama immensely but this looks edited.

the truth   March 17th, 2010 - 11:30 pm

This jug eared, long legged mac daddy has no business being in charge of anything but the mens room at the Hyatt. And he calls himself jumpshot Jesus? Pleeeeeez. Georgie Stephno better call this mans mama cause he sure is bein for real now.

habu   March 17th, 2010 - 11:30 pm

http://caniuseapurchasedemaillist.com/

we need to send this to every member of congress.

krusty   March 17th, 2010 - 11:31 pm

I think he meant the monsoon in Illinois, that was caused by the avalanche in Kansas, which was caused by the hurricane in Arizona…

Dennis K   March 17th, 2010 - 11:31 pm

What subjects did he take at Columbia? Bowling, Abacus Arithmetic, States in the Union, how to treat Police and Former Prisoners of War, Black Liberation Theology, Rev Wright and Farrakhan racism, lying and bribery 101 and Teleprompter reading?

He flunked the first four, but did great on the last 4. They need to take back his diploma

Michael   March 17th, 2010 - 11:32 pm

Hello HA! You moron. Here is your link. A 4.4 on March 9. Maybe you should pay attention to other new sources besides Breitbart They obviously like to make things up.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/03/09/hawaii.earthquake/index.html?iref=allsearch

alicia   March 17th, 2010 - 11:32 pm

he couldn’t pour pizz out of a boot with the hole in the top and the directions written on the toe.

Aloha Bob   March 17th, 2010 - 11:32 pm

The president is right – we did have an earthquake here in Hawaii…but it did little damage, and it happened about two years ago. It’s a stretch for him to say that Hawaii would benefit the same way Louisiana would from this part of the legislation, but not uncharacteristic of him to say something like this. He’s in the “whatever it takes” mode now.

BW   March 17th, 2010 - 11:32 pm

I still can’t figure out why people say this guy is so smart. He is a complete moron! He makes Bush look like a genius! Sure, Bush had trouble pronouncing words, but this guy has trouble making any sense at all unless he has his teleprompter in front of him. So, is he smart or are the guys who write the stuff on the prompter smart? I would say the latter. He is nothing more than a puppet having his strings pulled.

Lets hear somemore pinocchio!

God Help U.S.   March 17th, 2010 - 11:32 pm

Obama, Would that make “Haiti” the 58th state that you’ve now visited? Please God help US All!

E2B   March 17th, 2010 - 11:32 pm

Did the leader of the free world really say that…really?!?!

Food Stamps   March 17th, 2010 - 11:32 pm

remeber hope and change, this president will stay anything to us, take the power away from the people,so we will be looking to gov to fix are problems thats why we pay more and more taxes. Hell there are earthwakes every now cause of globe warming and don’t forget those bad SUV’s.

God help us all.

tate   March 17th, 2010 - 11:33 pm

You know after eight years of drunken bobble headed comments from dubya..this is only slightly off kilter. you wind bags asking if obama’s on meds are the same crowd that believed bush was drinking root beer when he choked on the pretzel!

Jeff   March 17th, 2010 - 11:33 pm

I wonder if this will affect hotel prices on Maui. Excuse me but I am on Orbitz after this news.

Huh?   March 17th, 2010 - 11:33 pm

HA HA HA HA!
This is the president of the United States?
Wow our country has really been “dumbed” down to put this joker in office!

david   March 17th, 2010 - 11:33 pm

He couldn’t find his azz if his hands were glued to it.

Raima   March 17th, 2010 - 11:33 pm

If there is an earthquake in Hawaii later this week, I will TOTALLY vote for Obama next time.

todd   March 17th, 2010 - 11:34 pm

quite obviously he meant Haiti, but I still don’t get how the La. purchase helps them.

ugh   March 17th, 2010 - 11:34 pm

tate – get a job and buy your own healthcare!

D. Edgren   March 17th, 2010 - 11:34 pm

A “Ruthless People” moment…

-Earl Mott: Yeah! Then we’re off to Haiti.
-Carol: Not Haiti, Tahiti!
-Earl Mott: Oh, I knew that.

-Lt. Walters: This could very well be the stupidest person on the face of the earth.

Well, stupidest president in any event.

Granted   March 17th, 2010 - 11:34 pm

A 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Big Island of Hawaii on April 14, 2009.

There was an earthquake in Hawaii…I’ve got relatives there…but he’s sounding like Pelosi with this logic.

Mick   March 17th, 2010 - 11:34 pm

Of course he is confused, “misspeaking” right and left (as normal), and is probably referring to the fear of tsunami evacuation that happened in Hawaii after the Chile earthquake.

But folks: he never once says Louisiana PURCHASE, he never once says PURCHASE at all – he says PROVISION… the LOUISIANA PROVISION whatever that is – which of course no one knows.

Even if he and his pals and the rest of the Washington very-special-elites can’t quote accurately, we must. We must.

Lordrobot   March 17th, 2010 - 11:34 pm

Hey give the guy a break… its just the drugs talking.. the years of pot smoking and crack slinging imposed on his cocaine induced bipolar mental illness.

ken   March 17th, 2010 - 11:35 pm

there was an 6.0+ earthquake in Hawaii Oct 15 2006 — the islands were declared a disaster area —
damage was light except on the Kona coast of the Big Island — est. $200 million damage
Katrina was Aug 29 2005 — the restrictions/qualifications (date and disaster decaration) for
the “Louisana Purchase” would also cover the earthquake in Hawaii (unless the “reconciliation”
legislation changes that)
there was also an exemption in the senate bill and the original house health insurance bill(with
some conditions) to exempt Hawaii from many of the manadatory requirements of purchasing
individual insurance

tate   March 17th, 2010 - 11:35 pm

oh here’s an idea..let’s put sarah palin in there with no teleprompter and she can talk about how she can see hawaii from her house!! then she can blind us with her (admittedly) hot legs!

Andrew   March 17th, 2010 - 11:35 pm

what a f*ckwit.

Raul Aguiar   March 17th, 2010 - 11:35 pm

Sounds like something Joe Biden would say. Get this man his teleprompter…. STAT!!

Jeff L   March 17th, 2010 - 11:36 pm

How did we ever elect a certifiable idiot President of the United States? Good grief!

Ken L   March 17th, 2010 - 11:36 pm

What do you expect from a “certified intellectual”. Ha, ha, ha, ha… what a joke.

tommy   March 17th, 2010 - 11:36 pm

jug eared long legged mac daddy calls hisself jumpshot jesus. this man should be workin the mens room at the hyatt.

tate   March 17th, 2010 - 11:36 pm

KEN’S THE MAN!!

Thank you..you’ve just put the (uneducated) right wing to SHAME!!

Liberty   March 17th, 2010 - 11:36 pm

google H.A.R.R.P.

Michael   March 17th, 2010 - 11:36 pm

he’s obviously smoking some cheap sh*t.

DJ   March 17th, 2010 - 11:37 pm

Did the US secretly annex Haiti? Or is he alluding to potentially using the earthquake machine on Hawaii to destroy his “birth certificate?”

Milt   March 17th, 2010 - 11:37 pm

Hey, watch a real clown.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYwgmAO_C4A

Keep2theright   March 17th, 2010 - 11:38 pm

You HAVE to get a “Don’t Blame Me, I Voted For The American!”, “Next Time, Vote American” or “Kill The Bill!” sticker at http://www.keep2theright.com

senah   March 17th, 2010 - 11:38 pm

I’m sorry, but this guy is totally whacked in the head. How does 300 million given to one state help others?

He really is stupid.

NoNewsHere   March 17th, 2010 - 11:38 pm

Did Louisiana know their money was going to Hawaii? I guess they do now.

Collier Ward   March 17th, 2010 - 11:39 pm

No joke people – we need to pray for this man!

Passdaketchup   March 17th, 2010 - 11:39 pm

Wouldn’t you just love to see his college transcripts? …3000% math reduction error, 57 states, Hawaiian earthquakes – you can’t make this stuff up. Dan Quayle has been vindicated!

What   March 17th, 2010 - 11:39 pm

There was no damage from the 4.4 earthquake so how exactly would the bribe they gave to Louisiana help Hawaii?
The hurricane and the 4.4 earthquake aren’t even in the same category!
Obama never makes sense. Every time he opens his mouth gigantic falsehoods come out!
Is that supposed to change my mind Obama!?

Non-Partisan American   March 17th, 2010 - 11:39 pm

Wow, it only took 14 months and thousands of speeches before Sludge and (Not so) Breit Boy could find an honest slip of the tongue to attribute to the big O. Meanwhile our last president injured himself while watching sports and eating a pretzel. Heckuva Job, Brownie!

tate   March 17th, 2010 - 11:39 pm

anyone that criticizes obama is most likely
a) white
b) zionist
c) uneducated
d) living in the south
e) bigoted (if not racist)

Pako   March 17th, 2010 - 11:40 pm

No one usually spots the professorial cunning linguist at his finest. If it comes out of the professor’s mouth it is truth by default… any lawyer knows that! Find me one academician who can mamnage funds from a coke machine, klet alone a departmental budget. Leadership is a large void in the repertoire of attorney’s and he’s a fullfledged legal bul shit artist. We’ll get over it !

Pk   March 17th, 2010 - 11:40 pm

What a shi*head Obama is. Last democrap ever.

Terry   March 17th, 2010 - 11:40 pm

Just goes to show you how old crack cocaine habits (thats only what he has admitted to) eventually does to your brain. He can’t get his “states” correct and he believes that Haiti is now part of the U.S. next door to Louisiana.

Lec   March 17th, 2010 - 11:40 pm

I found myself screaming at the TV. This is an absolutely nightmare!When the president said that he would know what is in the bill after passing it, I lost it!!!!

Hmm   March 17th, 2010 - 11:41 pm

Yes, he’s a liar, but I live in Hawaii, and there was a 4.4 earthquake on the Big Island eight days ago…

Mauna   March 17th, 2010 - 11:41 pm

Let’s all hope that HE doesn’t get that 3:00 a.m. phone call. (If it concerned a Muslim country, he’d probably just go back to sleep, then claim he never got the call.)

bobster   March 17th, 2010 - 11:41 pm

1040 days and counting before this socialist poser goes back to teaching at the University, where he belongs. Maybe Venezuela has some good Dean openings for our “Dear Leader”. If Bush said that line, Keith Olbermann would need have to have been sedated.

healthywannabe   March 17th, 2010 - 11:41 pm

what a MORAN!!! gee…no teleprompter???….kind of like the other day in Ohio when he said employers would see their healthcare go down 3,000%; hell, 100% would bring it down to zero….at 3,000% the Insurance companies would be paying us….must be telepromter that day was having a ‘glitch’…this president is a ‘glitch’ and MUST be stopped; people should be taking to the streets with pitchforks, reminding these guys they work for US!!!healthcare is what they have kept pushing for a solid year now while this Country goes to hell in hand basket quicker than anything and for something ’so important’ that it WON’T even take effect for FOUR YEARS!!! NOBODY can be refused medical care in this country it is illegal…. “Marcellus” the 10 year old little boy that went to Washington, D.C. (all by himself? Mother had no healthcare funds, yet he can afford to travel to DC??) on Friday to “finish healthcare” for his Mother who died that the democrats paraded onstage in Washington, D.C….. newsflash….by the sounds of it THIS healthcare bill would NOT have helped because it does NOT take effect for four years!!! AND guess what I had relatives that died this year too and they DID have healthcare insurance….newsflash we are ALL going to die sometime!!! THIS Bill will NOT prevent that and if anything from what I have seen it, MORE of us will die a heck of lot sooner!! Heck, the Prime Minister of Canada (they have nationalized healthcare) came here last month for his heart care and he said, its my health, my heart, and I choose to come to the USA for my healthcare; that should speak VOLUMES!!!!! Want to see what else is in this Bill go here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcBaSP31Be8

UpYoursObama.com   March 17th, 2010 - 11:41 pm

Now you know why the guy has a teleprompter in his bathroom. He’s jacked without it! Yes… there are plenty of Earthquakes in Hawaii… but I’m pretty sure it’s been a while since one has caused any damage. We get lots more here in California… what’s up with that Mr. President?

LibsAreCommies   March 17th, 2010 - 11:41 pm

Stupidest. President. Ever.
Yes, Obamites, even worse than Bush.

Adela Kostea   March 17th, 2010 - 11:42 pm

This may very well be the most inept president in the history of the US.
On the other hand,this may very well be the most dangerous president in the history of the US..dependint on how you look at it.
Taking into consideration the people he has surrounded himself with,all neo-marxists such as Cass Sunstein,Ron Bloom,Kevin Jenings,etc we may be in a lot of trouble.

keepitreal   March 17th, 2010 - 11:42 pm

This is stupid. He didn’t say “Louisiana Purchase”. He was talking about a PROVISION (not “purchase”) in Louisiana law. If you’re going to slime somebody on the internet, at least get your facts straight. Or does it matter anymore?

Jeff   March 17th, 2010 - 11:42 pm

Time for another Beer Summit – Bret?

Tom Genin   March 17th, 2010 - 11:42 pm

It means that Obama intends to extend medicare benefits world wide.

Because it would only be “fair.”

Carole Sandler Kahn   March 17th, 2010 - 11:43 pm

He’s got his hidden Birth Certificate on his mind…….this was a Freudian Slip!!!

Jeff   March 17th, 2010 - 11:43 pm

To those smoking crack that think he is a great speaker, that statement makes perfect sense.

hpy2Bfree   March 17th, 2010 - 11:43 pm

Let me guess, he didn’t get THESE questions ahead of time.

Rocky   March 17th, 2010 - 11:43 pm

GEEZZ!!! This guy is actually our president???? I wasn’t sure that this guy had the background to be the leader of our country… Earthquake in Hawaii??? OMG! Now I’m really worried! Way too many drugs there buddy.

KP   March 17th, 2010 - 11:43 pm

Whoever scheduled Obama to do this interview is going to wish there was an earthquake in Hawaii.Obama bombed big time!

tate   March 17th, 2010 - 11:43 pm

hey lec
the last prez could barely read!
this one is more engaging, articulate and compassionate then the last three combined!
oh, but of course any talk of providing health care is offensive! along with cutting subsidies to israel and pulling troops out of iraq..
I know..people that want a strong leader should move to burma. I hear they’re real go getters over there. no leftist nonsense out of that little swatch of paradise!

Alicia   March 17th, 2010 - 11:44 pm

it means that he’s been drinking too much swamp water with some of those crazy cajuns.

donna   March 17th, 2010 - 11:44 pm

I cannot stand people that have to do all the talking!

MT   March 17th, 2010 - 11:44 pm

This thread is funnier than Leno or Letterman … thanks for the laughs fellow Americans. Boy, do we need a few these days!

God Bless America!

Mike   March 17th, 2010 - 11:45 pm

Where is the KKK when you need them? I have lost all respect for that once proud organization.

Philip McDaniel   March 17th, 2010 - 11:45 pm

That comment of his gave me a chill. I have a bad feeling about all of this; it will not end well.

johnp   March 17th, 2010 - 11:45 pm

Check your facts people Hawaii has had 6 quakes over 4.7 in the last 6 years the highest being a 6.7 on Oct 16 2006 and one less tahn a year ago on the island of Hawaii Apr 14, 2009 mag 5.2 I am not a fan of Obama, but even I remember these…

frank   March 17th, 2010 - 11:45 pm

Would you pay $17,000/yr for your child to attend one of the most prestigeous high schools in Hawaii as Obama’s white grannie did? LMAO What a waste but then again he was known to hang out with the druggie crowd. Just further evidence this man’s collegiate grades should be released! Now we know why they are sealed. LOL

Jeff   March 17th, 2010 - 11:46 pm

Ya know the news is really beginning to suck, nobody told me anything about this earthquake.
But they covered Haiti, I beleive this is discrimination towards the Hawaii natives.

guncliger   March 17th, 2010 - 11:46 pm

okay libs, what the —- is your man talking about? this loon doesn’t evn know what day it is. bye bye nit wit dems in 2010.

JJGH   March 17th, 2010 - 11:46 pm

Since Obama may be the ‘anointed one’ then perhaps he knows something we don’t. Hawaii get ready. Obama may be friends with the goddess Pele.

ed357   March 17th, 2010 - 11:47 pm

THE OBAMA……….

WHAT A MAROON ! ! !

totate   March 17th, 2010 - 11:47 pm

Oh tate you are pathetic!
Guess what – I am white, zionist, uneducated, living in the South, bigoted, racist and have a seven digit income! I am proud of it! We still live in a free country and I can criticize Obama and you as much as I want! YIPEE! Now, grow up , get a job and stop asking the government to take care of you because your just to dang lazy (ignorant) to do anything with your life

RedTruck   March 17th, 2010 - 11:47 pm

Obama is in a world of his own – makes things up as he goes along.
That said – what does a natural disaster have to do with health care reform?
Why should weather related issues be part of extending billions of dollars
for health care in any state – how can the CBO properly evaluate future emergency
issues related to this bill – we are shooting into black cave here.
When a disaster strikes a state measures are put into place which include many
federal benefits for the people involved.
Why not add some extra billions for the states that report the most traffic
accidents, or boating accidents or have more people coming down with lyme disease?
This President truly things “we the people” are morons.

Get Real   March 17th, 2010 - 11:48 pm

Maybe there is a house rep from Hawaii who is leaning no and needs to be bought off so his point is that hawaii might qualify as a disaster zone like LA during the same date range and thus qualify for the louisiana purchase as well since the bill doesnt say “Louisiana” it says words to the effect that some state that had a big disaster during some time period etc. in a way that only lets LA qualify – unless you DEEM hawaii to have suffered some disaster at the same time.

Impeach   March 17th, 2010 - 11:48 pm

President Sofa King We Todd Ed.

Calvin   March 17th, 2010 - 11:49 pm

Haiti, Hawaii… Give him a break! After all, English is his second langauge.

Matthew   March 17th, 2010 - 11:49 pm

Wow. A bunch of President hating, angry conservatives that follow every link that the Matt Drudge poops out. How refreshing. So you guys REALLY don’t remember the earthquake that struck off the coast of Hawaii? Just because there were more recent earthquakes in Haiti and Chile does not mean that he is falsely representing those quakes. He is obviously talking about the last major earthquake to hit a a U.S. territory… an earthquake that President Bush issued emergency funds for after declaring it in a state of emergency? our current President is talking about making funds available to U.S states in the event of an emergency. So do your homework before you let your ego start typing…

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/eqinthenews/2006/ustwbh/

And maybe you might remember that our President was BORN in Hawaii, which is why he might be more familiar with what happens there than the average joe? Not just familiar, but concerned for friends and family that live there, like anybody would be.

This is truly desperate anger, folks… and it will put you all in an early grave. Listen to your common sense more than media figures and you will be doing yourself the first favor. I have never seen more un-American sentiment that I see with your crowd. You wrap yourself in the flag and cling to your bible while you spit on everything this country is about. Freedom and opportunity for all. My goodness…

Jeff   March 17th, 2010 - 11:49 pm

If there is an earthqauke in Hawaii, does it make a noise?

garr   March 17th, 2010 - 11:49 pm

HE SAYS PROVISION, NOT PURCHASE, GET A CLUE PEOPLE!

Duff   March 17th, 2010 - 11:49 pm

He said “Louisiana Provision” not “Louisiana Purchase”, and he’s talking abotu extra money being sent to states affected by natural emergencies, such as the flooding in Louisiana, or the tidal waves that hit Hawaii, caused by the earthquake in Chile.

You right-wingers will stoop to nothing to smear him, will you.

ohtate   March 17th, 2010 - 11:50 pm

Oh tate – you must be a product of government public education because you can’t spell.
When they make everyone get healthcare I’m sure they will “deem” you “not needed”!
You will get the minimum treatment . Let’s hope you don’t get a life threatening disease!

Mr Mann   March 17th, 2010 - 11:50 pm

The truth is If we got rid of Obama it would be better for the whole planet

Chris   March 17th, 2010 - 11:51 pm

Should a military member ever be embarrased for his Commander-in-Chief? Answer: No. In reality: Yes. What in the heck is this man talking about? I am sick and tired of the non-stop campaigning. I don’t give a damn about his party affiliation. He is the President. He is above it all! Represent America! Not the party you are affiliated with. Mr President, be different than the status quo. Lead, that is all we ask for! The decisions you make today are going to last forever. Don’t change things just for the sake of change. I don’t need the government in my life 24/7, that’s what mom’s and wives are for! What I need is a secure America, and I can take care of the rest. It’s that simple. Thank God for term limits and elections or we may have this clown forever!!!

LoneSurvivor   March 17th, 2010 - 11:51 pm

And if Sarah Palin had …

Oh, never mind!

lmnop   March 17th, 2010 - 11:51 pm

Ok. I’m gonna try this one last time. Bbart, in the American spirit of free speech, please allow my comment to be posted.

An earthquake has happened in Hawaii. In fact, it took place more recently than hurricane Katrina, the “Louisiana Provision,” which is actually the topic of conversation (not the Louisiana Purchase).

You all prefer to accept whatever propaganda you are fed, than to listen to the argument, and respond in kind.

The propaganda I refer to, is the same propaganda machine which has blocked all of my comments since my first. Watch the interview, or don’t comment at all. You will only further marginalize yourselves by avoiding the actual dialogue.

Mary   March 17th, 2010 - 11:52 pm

it happens. biden said God rest her soul about a woman today. the woman just happens to be irish prime minister brian cowen’s mom. and she’s alive. too bad he can’t say it and be right about nobama.

Jeff   March 17th, 2010 - 11:52 pm

“He is obviously talking about the last major earthquake to hit a a U.S. ” lib “Excuse Machine”
at work. The King has spoken we must beleive what he says. Hey libs, your boat is sinking
rather fast.

amazed   March 17th, 2010 - 11:52 pm

I truly believe a McDonald’s Manager could run this country better. He is still trying to travel to those 57 states….

Ed   March 17th, 2010 - 11:52 pm

This proves it! Barack Ocarter doesn’t know Shiite from Shinola.

Duff   March 17th, 2010 - 11:52 pm

I stand corrected, he was in fact referring to the magnitude 6.7 earthquake in 2006 that prompted then-President George Bush to declare a state of emergency.

And I should have said you will STOP at nothing, will you.

Joe Campbell   March 17th, 2010 - 11:52 pm

This is only a puzzling statement if you don’t know what you’re talking about and have paid attention to nothing except the media spin.

Jonathan Karl of ABC News reported:

>On page 432 of the Reid bill, there is a section increasing federal Medicaid subsidies for ā€œcertain states recovering from a major disaster.ā€ The section spends two pages defining which ā€œstatesā€ would qualify, saying, among other things, that it would be states that ā€œduring the preceding 7 fiscal yearsā€ have been declared a ā€œmajor disaster area.ā€

While initial reports indicated that only Louisiana qualified for this, people don’t often take much notice of Hawaii. Which Bush officially declared a disaster area after a major earthquake in 2006. (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,221804,00.html)

In other words, this is only “puzzling” if you’re not paying attention.

jim   March 17th, 2010 - 11:53 pm

Is he still using? Lets look close at his nose. Do I see white residue?

nancy   March 17th, 2010 - 11:53 pm

obama the commie. he couldn’t pass a geography test even if you gave him a map and told him he could cheat.

Dennis K   March 17th, 2010 - 11:53 pm

Jeff, you ought to know ignorance if you voted for this done nothing, know nothing narcissist.

Patriarch,
Classy guy you are what does the F stand for? We don’t believe for a moment you watched Fox news for an hour.

Nope I missed Obama on the TELLY today, had to put air in my tires as part of Obama’s new energy policy.

I missed all 3,000% of the show broadcast to all 57 states and DC. But tell us about it? We love to hear what the lying self absobed anti semitic racist had to say today.

Patriarch, did you get that name as part of the naval corpses?

Are you a black liberation theologist, or simply a typical white person hiding behind his religion and guns?

Tell us all about it Patriarch, but not tonight we are are rotating our tires, to reduce our carbon global warming footprint.

DixHistory   March 17th, 2010 - 11:54 pm

I hope every Congress man, every judge, every person who took and oath or affirmed to uphold the U.S. Constitution and didn’t, will be shown to be a traitor to the United States and our U.S. Constitution.

That includes George W. Bush, Dick Cheney and my own Republican Congress men and all our State governors.

Because Obama is not a Natural Born Citizen, They all know it is unlawful and all of them have helped it to happen including the so called news media. Therefore nothing citizen obama does sitting as an unlawful POTUS is legal.

http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~texdick/obama.htm

CC   March 17th, 2010 - 11:54 pm

The first time the President is actually challenged during an interview,his teleprompter is nowhere to be found.It’s tough being President Obama when TOTUS abandons you in your hour of need!

nancy   March 17th, 2010 - 11:54 pm

lol @ jim…yep and it’s the cheap sh*t.

You thought Bush was Bad????   March 17th, 2010 - 11:55 pm

I’m almost to the point where I can’t watch him anymore. He’s on pace to dethrone Jimmy Carter as the worst one term president. Clearly he will make it the longest 4 year term ever…

Alfredo   March 17th, 2010 - 11:55 pm

Anyone that voted for Barry Obama is most likely:

a) Black
b) Non-religious
c) UNEDUCATED
d) living in the hood on welfare
e) Racist for sure

steve   March 17th, 2010 - 11:55 pm

He said ‘Louisiana Provision’ not ‘Louisiana Purchase’. I could careless for this guy but lets get the quote right.

alicia   March 17th, 2010 - 11:56 pm

i think he ought to fire his teleprompter. that lazy azzhole not showing up during his hour of need.

patriarch   March 17th, 2010 - 11:56 pm

Ok, last one and I’m finished. Breitbart blocked 8 out of 10 of my posts. But allowed this:

“Where is the KKK when you need them? I have lost all respect for that once proud organization.”

Give me a break.

Duff   March 17th, 2010 - 11:57 pm

I stand corrected on a few points:

1. The “Louisiana purchase” is a right-wing nickname (read: smear tactic) for the Louisiana Provision that Obama is talking about.
2. Obama was actually talking about an earthquake… one that hit in 2006, causing then-President George Bush to declare a state of emergency.
3. I should have said “will stop at nothing to smear him”.

Seriously, people, grow up a little.

Don   March 17th, 2010 - 11:57 pm

At what point do we begin to question Obama’s mental stability?

Akston   March 17th, 2010 - 11:58 pm

Of course he doesn’t like to talk about process. He can’t expose that fact that his process is all Chicago thug tactics. As for policy -his is to lie and lie and lie and hope that no one points out his gaffes and mistakes and confusion and misinformation… and lies.

Joe   March 17th, 2010 - 11:59 pm

Hawaii, Haiti, how in Helsinki does the Louisiana Purchase have anything to do with earthquake relief? Does it help 3000%?

Pantie Waist Hanks   March 17th, 2010 - 11:59 pm

Please give little barry a break–he has difficulty concentrating when he’s
thinking about his next glass of chocolate milk.

Michael   March 18th, 2010 - 12:00 am

He said, “Provision” not Purchase. He is talking about the disaster in New Orleans. Did anyone even really listen to this, or did the first person hear it incorrectly, and then report the “odd statement” as news?

Metalzboy   March 18th, 2010 - 12:00 am

y’now….this has to be a bad dream….right?..i mean we’re all gonna wake up and there will be a real president in the whitehouse….right?…cause this nightmare sucks balls

DixHistory   March 18th, 2010 - 12:00 am

Natt…I mean Matt, I’m not one that hates citizen obama because I know he is a fake President. That requires you be a Natural Born Citizen and not just a plain old citizen to be a lawful president.

Matthew said on March 17th, 2010 – 11:49 pm
Wow. A bunch of President hating, angry conservatives that follow every link that the Matt Drudge poops out.

Mr Mann   March 18th, 2010 - 12:00 am

To Mr. Duff -

If ODumb Dumb wouldn’t lie so much maybe more people would treat him with respect. You forget he still can’t find his Birth Certificate.

Jeff   March 18th, 2010 - 12:01 am

A Republican, in a wheelchair, entered a restaurant one afternoon and
Asked the waitress for a cup of coffee. The Republican looked across the
Restaurant and asked, “Is that Jesus sitting over there?”

The waitress nodded “yes,” so the Republican requested that she give
Jesus a cup of coffee, on him.

The next patron to come in was a Libertarian, with a hunched back. He
Shuffled over to a booth, painfully sat down, and asked the waitress for a
Cup of hot tea. He also glanced across the restaurant and asked, “Is that
Jesus, over there?”

The waitress nodded, so the Libertarian asked her to give Jesus a cup of
Hot tea, “My treat.”

The third patron to come into the restaurant was a Democrat on crutches.
He hobbled over to a booth, sat down and hollered, “Hey there honey! How’s
About getting me a cold mug of Miller Light?” He too looked across the
Restaurant and asked, “Isn’t that God’s boy over there?

The waitress nodded, so the Democrat directed her to give Jesus a cold
Beer. “On my bill,” he said loudly.

As Jesus got up to leave, he passed by the Republican, touched him
And said, “For your kindness, you are healed.” The Republican felt the
Strength come back into his legs, got up, and danced a jig out the door.

Jesus passed by the Libertarian, touched him and said, “For your
Kindness, you are healed.” The Libertarian felt his back straightening up
And he raised his hands, praised the Lord, and did a series of back flips
Out the door.

Then, Jesus walked towards the Democrat, just smiling.

The Democrat jumped up and yelled, “Don’t touch me … I’m collecting disability!”

cHUKKAL   March 18th, 2010 - 12:01 am

We had a HUGE volcanic eruption from Mt. St. Helen’s…..we ate ash for years…..WHERE’S MY $$$$$?

katy   March 18th, 2010 - 12:02 am

For those who say there was an earthquake in Hawaii recently…So what.

NO DAMAGE MEANS THEY DON’T NEED HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS NOW DOES IT AND THAT’S WHAT THE QUESTION WAS CONCERNING. CONTEXT PEOPLE!

Christ   March 18th, 2010 - 12:02 am

What Harvard did he go to? I always that it was the one in Mass! Is there a Harvard Community College somewhere? Did I miss something? This man needs help! Serious help! What is happening to my country? The founders are turning in their graves.

greg   March 18th, 2010 - 12:03 am

They should have asked him who Barry Soetoro is.

Duff   March 18th, 2010 - 12:04 am

To MrMann: He’s shown his birth certificate, not his fault the entire right wing can’t read. That being said, don’t get me wrong – I’m not happy with many of the things he’s done (or more importantly, hasn’t done) since entering office… but if you’re going to find fault with the guy, make sure those faults are legitimate.

Jeff   March 18th, 2010 - 12:04 am

I have a question. Since the US is broke, where did the $100 million come from for Haiti?
Was that Chinese money?

Duff   March 18th, 2010 - 12:05 am

@katy: Why’d they declare a state of emergency if there was no damage?

Tom McElmurry   March 18th, 2010 - 12:06 am

He is just an icon to fool black voters. The devil in the details is Rahm Emmanuel (chief of staff) and his Dr. Evil brother.

Eternal Control   March 18th, 2010 - 12:06 am

At least he knows that the people who voted for him and support him are as stupid as stupid gets. A whole generation of morons. I don’t think this genus can even spell president.

Sai Chai   March 18th, 2010 - 12:06 am

The programming has gone awry in the brain implants the Muslins planted in our “Manchurian candidate”. YIKES. One never knows what will come out of Obama’s mouth next. One of these days, his brain will explode -kinda like the Underwear Bomber’s pants.

George Luvr   March 18th, 2010 - 12:07 am

OMG. How dumb. George Bush never said anything stupid.

Liberty   March 18th, 2010 - 12:08 am

HAARP?

nightrider   March 18th, 2010 - 12:08 am

When will you left wing liberals get a clue and wake up and see the light this idot is starting the downfall of this great country.I think he might be on the powder again ya think?

the-quakes-are-really-man-made   March 18th, 2010 - 12:08 am

*************************************************************************

This will help those who say those earthquakes of late are MAN-MADE. Kind of like how China can make it snow.

Wanna bet he obviously knows something that we don’t.

GOVERNMENT CONSPIRACY continues

Brettster   March 18th, 2010 - 12:09 am

HAHAHA a bunch of Bush voters mocking a tiny misspoken bit from the President. You guys voted for a C student blue blood guy who couldn’t even pronounce nuclear, and didn’t know what sovereignty meant (way beyond misspeaking), and now you think you somehow have the cred to dis on Obama’s educational level? How do you guys even function in your every day lives with such blaring cognitive dissonance?

Raul   March 18th, 2010 - 12:11 am

Re: tidal waves

What tidal waves do you speak of? There were a few ripples that casually glanced off the islands after the Chile quake but they weren’t damaging in the least bit. More facist tripe from you dope-smoking tree huggers.

iq-level-is-missing-in-here   March 18th, 2010 - 12:11 am

He meant provision not purchase , but don’t tell it to these dopes that have it in for him.

Jeff   March 18th, 2010 - 12:12 am

Obama’s approval ratings remind me of an auction. “Alright now what do we have 65, 65, 50, 49,
46…do I hear 39?” Three years pass, “Can I get a 10…9… going once, going twice”…

Brettster   March 18th, 2010 - 12:12 am

OH WAIT, turns out, um he’s RIGHT. Typical right wing idiots misinformed and hypocritical as usual. http://mediamatters.org/blog/201003170072

I guess it should be expected that Bush voters can only remember one Fox News cycle at a time.

buckrol   March 18th, 2010 - 12:13 am

I’m sure this strange statement by Obama is somehow genius. Haven’t you heard about his IQ? Ha. Check out this hilarious parody: http://www.narf.tv/?p=392

Cracker nation   March 18th, 2010 - 12:15 am

Every time Oblather hops out bed every morning, his big feet hits de floor so hard dat it causes various movements on Richter scales all over de world.

Gunnar   March 18th, 2010 - 12:17 am

He said “PROVISION” not “PURCHASE”. Nothing quite like accuracy in reporting.

DJ   March 18th, 2010 - 12:17 am

.. and we were told that “he must be the most intelligent man to ever serve as President” yada, yada, yada.

Yep. he’s a real genius alright! I ASSUME he meant “Haiti?” And since WHEN do we pass entitlement programs that consume 18% of our GDP in perpetuity to help foreign countries?!

The ‘tards that vote for this sham of a Marxist Bill really need to be tried for crimes against America!

stupid patrol   March 18th, 2010 - 12:18 am

Wow. All of you posters are complete and total morons. It’s a 20 sec clip taken completely out of context. Also can anyone tell me exactly where he mentions the “Louisiana Purchase” as stated in the headline? Anyone? Anyone? Didn’t think so. He’s says provision, as in this is a provision that wouldn’t just help Lousiana. Now I know recalling what you just saw on a 20 second video is hard, but try it for just a sec, you’ll see that nowhere in that clip is the word “Purchase” ever used, then you can go back to watching Nascar with Uncle Dad.

Just more Republican lies by the Republicans favorite whore, Breitbart.

Tim   March 18th, 2010 - 12:18 am

Will this earthquake that he speaks of be blamed on George Bush? Cheney? Fox News? Rush Limbaugh? Haliburton? Tea Parties? Conservatives?

Sal   March 18th, 2010 - 12:19 am

Hey BRETTSTER, Tell us all how O’LOSERs policies have changed from DUBYAs? UNpatriot Act-check,Warrantless Wiretapping-Check,Executive Signing Statements-Check,2 ongoing Wars-Check with our soldier now in Pakistan-Check,Obama now thinking it’s just fine to pass a socialist healthcare bill without even having a vote-Check, That is “communism” in case you weren’t aware. Yes, Please do tell everyone how different Obama is than GWB? It was planned that this so called Healthcare Bill would have been added to Dubyahs Patriot Act, but that it wasn’t written yet so it got passed onto your precious O’Loser commie. At least GWB didn’t decide that he would just pass bills without a vote, so yes he was the lesser evil of the 2 but not by much.

thomd   March 18th, 2010 - 12:20 am

There was an earthquake in Hawaii in 2006–President Bush declared a “major disaster exists” and he ordered federal aid to the state. So this story is just plain wrong. How is Obama an idiot or on drugs for having his facts correct?

http://mediamatters.org/blog/201003170072

Fighton03   March 18th, 2010 - 12:20 am

Listen to Duff, Garr, and matthew guys. We all know it was BOOOOOOOOOOSH who did it. (Whatever they want IT to be).

The Dude   March 18th, 2010 - 12:20 am

Drudge + Breitbart = sleaze-taneous combustion

Jeff   March 18th, 2010 - 12:21 am

Hey Dopey Brettster, I dont see anybody bragging up Bush. Only pointing out a worse bafoon that
you morons continue to support. You have had year, name one accomplishment. Oh I forgot “Cash
For Clunkers”! That was a grand idea, thanks.

Superpower   March 18th, 2010 - 12:21 am

Whatever you say Duff, let me me pay for it. How about we buy you some healthcare, that way you can get you some free welfare money, buy you some cigarettes, smoke threee packs a day, need a lung transplant? Let me pay for that… get the picture?

Carole   March 18th, 2010 - 12:21 am

This President is a frakking nut. Seriously. What the h*ll do we have on our hands America !

ringmaster76120   March 18th, 2010 - 12:22 am

The combined I.Q. of both these guys would not equal their shoe size.

Rahmboner   March 18th, 2010 - 12:22 am

This is a teachable moment… so all you kidz now get the message… don’t do no drugs man… that chit is baaaaad for yous.

DJ   March 18th, 2010 - 12:24 am

Brettster ..

It’s not that we don’t remember, it’s that the Hawaii earthquake didn’t cause enough damage to require the Congress to pass a TRILLION DOLLAR BILL THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HAWAII OR EARTHQUAKES, AND UNCONSTITUTIONALLY REQUIRES EVERY AMERICAN TO BUY HEALTH INSURANCE!! GOT IT, GENIUS?!

Earthquakes have NOTHING to do with health insurance, nimrod!

Jon   March 18th, 2010 - 12:24 am

Obama is a complete Moron.. he fooled the public through controlled marketing, making him look smarter than he actually is.. without a teleprompter he is nothing… now that he is President, he cannot hide… Americans will find out that he is over his head and cannot handle the job.. he is a one term President.

Mac   March 18th, 2010 - 12:24 am

he’s talking about the 2006 Hawaii quake for you mainlanders

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Hawaii_earthquake

jason   March 18th, 2010 - 12:25 am

Hey Duff,

Was there damage from the “tidal waves” that “hit” Hawaii?

Dumb dumb.
….and no, we will stop at nothing since it’s all too easy.

DTOM!
http://RightWingStuff.com

Nolongerrightwing   March 18th, 2010 - 12:26 am

Wow its so clearly “Louisiana Provision” a reference to Katrina. I mean good lord do you fault Obama for the freaking weather!!!1

Dave   March 18th, 2010 - 12:26 am

It takes big ears to keep track of all those earmarks we weren’t going to have if we voted Obama for President.

ddude   March 18th, 2010 - 12:26 am

can’t wait to see this clip on letterman who had a nightly clip of bush’s mistakes….oh wait….he now does clips of sara palin, and pretty much leaves our muslim president alone. media conspiracy….you decide…..

Fishsnot   March 18th, 2010 - 12:27 am

SOMEBODY NEEDS TO WAKE THIS DUMBASS UP WITH A GOOD SOLID HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY COURSE. GOD HELP US, PLEASE!

Action Jackson   March 18th, 2010 - 12:27 am

This is what happens when you don’t bow five times a day.,.,
Your karma and shiite gets mixed up and you can’t lie straight.

DJ   March 18th, 2010 - 12:28 am

The Dude:

If you don’t like Drudge/Breitbart, THE most visited news site on the planet, then why don’t you stay over at PMSNBS where they get thrills up their legs over 0BowMao’s awesomeness for their audience of 12. Rachel Madcow is probably very attractive to someone like you! Or how about DailyKooks, or that DUmmies site?

Clinton   March 18th, 2010 - 12:29 am

Ah yes… remember? That giant earthquake in the 57th state?

Flipping IDIOT Obama!

pat   March 18th, 2010 - 12:29 am

He is a pretend President. he has no love for America. No nothing of his home State. A dolt. He is like a hired President from Kenya or Indonesia. He really does not give a damn about any body but him. Knows nothing but his silly talking points from a few books he read that fed his hatred for his mother and white people.

HAARPoon   March 18th, 2010 - 12:30 am

The comments about HAARP are true. The problem happened when they accidentally shot a beam at Obama and Bidens head at the same time. And now we have the most intellectually challenged one-two team in the history of the White House. There was a problem with the subquantum kinetic energy ratio that shut down parts of their respective brains. The parts that hadn’t already been damaged by drug use.

God   March 18th, 2010 - 12:30 am

This is the kind of thing you get when you put a MORON in the White House.

Chris   March 18th, 2010 - 12:31 am

Hey Duff, I mean Duffster (who names themselves a “ster”?) Get over it. We tried him, he sucks. He’s a Marxist, anti-Capitalist, community organizing loser! That is all we’re saying here. Tell us one thing he has done for this country! One thing! And please don’t bring up Bush, we’re not necessarily proud of him either, but he’s better that this clown!

MANHATTAN DECLARATION   March 18th, 2010 - 12:34 am

We are the ones we’ve been waiting for – http://www.BorderInvasionPics.com

DJ   March 18th, 2010 - 12:35 am

Yes. The 2006 earthquake off the shores of Hawaii that produced a tsunami .. of FOUR INCHES! Woo Hoo! Let’s pass the largest entitlement program in the history of the United States!

I will repeat for all of you 0BowMao kooks: healthcare has NOTHING to do with Hawaii earthquakes! It just makes you wonder how much dam pork is crammed into this turkey!

Jeff   March 18th, 2010 - 12:35 am

Call your Senator and ask them the question, their position on health care reform and to whom
they work for? You will be surprised by some of the answers and pissed. They really do beleive
that their position is Royalty. These baturds really beleive we are the peasants.

Dave W   March 18th, 2010 - 12:35 am

It is racism to point out the speaking errors of this big eared buffoon with a child’s haircut.

Eric V   March 18th, 2010 - 12:35 am

LOL! Just spending two or three minutes reading through the comments here is enough to thank God Almighty that I wasn’t born a troglodyte, brain-dead right-winger. You guys are too great. Really, just awesome, awesome stuff! If ever I question whether or not I’m on the correct side, I’m going to just bookmark this page and return to read “well, er” and the rest of you absolute geniuses!

Seriously, just please, tell me: Who are you people? Where do you come from? What part of the country do you live in? Do they have any schools where you live? Any schools at all? Or is it all meth-labs, KKK Grand Palaces, and places to bring the neighbor’s daughter to date-rape her?
Seriously, where are you guys from??? And do you know the rest of the world has moved on from your level of thought? Not to say conservatism has moved on, but even most conservatives- I think- would be laughing at this message board! What a group of intellectual giants!

Last question: With your mental capabilities being what they are, my question is, how people like yourselves actually make it through each day, from morning until night, without accidentally falling inside of a well or shooting yourselves in the head with a rifle, or something equally ridiculous? How do you do it? Does it happen to people like you all the time? ā€œOh-no, looks like Larry just drowned in a bowl of macaroni and cheese… And just two days after Billy Bob starved to death inside that grocery store… Oh, Dang! Obama’s from Kenya!ā€

Keep it up, you wonderful freaks. I need people like you to laugh at and feel sorry for, so that I can distract myself from the horrible things your party continues to do to the world.

mx370b   March 18th, 2010 - 12:36 am

um Tate…….since you’re into “facts”,perhaps Tina Fey will tell you it was she who could see the Hawaii earthquake from Sarah Palin’s front porch. Don’t let the truth get in the way of defending Obama.

james   March 18th, 2010 - 12:36 am

This guy is an idiot!

http://www.politicalwind.net

Junior Idols   March 18th, 2010 - 12:37 am

How can you seriously argue about politics… Can’t you see the Lies?!
http://junioridols.wordpress.com/ or how I stopped worrying and love the Lolis !!

mike   March 18th, 2010 - 12:38 am

“Provision” or “Purchase” what’s the difference? There IS NO DIFFERENCE. It’s money used to buy a vote. I’ve read the language in the version of the bill….and it ONLY applies to Louisiana…the way it’s written, it couldn’t possibly apply to any other state. Even is Louisiana has another disaster in the future, it wouldn’t receive any additional benefits. Pure, and simple, it’s just money to buy a vote.

Indoctrinate U   March 18th, 2010 - 12:38 am

Yes We Can http://www.ScrapSchumer.com YES WE CAN! YES WE CAN!

scott   March 18th, 2010 - 12:39 am

Duff,

A TIDAL WAVE DIDN’T HIT HAWAII EITHER!

JcFractal   March 18th, 2010 - 12:39 am

Bottom line, he was talking about Natural Disasters.
Nobody is perfect, not even Obama!
At least he’s trying to do something about Health Care.

IdahoSauce   March 18th, 2010 - 12:39 am

To hell with this sh1t bag and all the dems.

Janet Barnes   March 18th, 2010 - 12:39 am

He said “Hawaii that went through and earthquake”. Now he didn’t say anything about a tsunami (which if you’ll recall did not affect Hawaii as feared, so it doesn’t need any ‘help’). This man has no idea what is going on except he has to do what he wants no matter what. The defenders of this ideologue are really having to stretch to make excuses for him. WAKE UP!

iluvobama   March 18th, 2010 - 12:40 am

alert(”Hello Everybody”)

leo   March 18th, 2010 - 12:42 am

Hawaii had a major 6.5 earthquake in 2006. Lots of damage.Federal funds were used in the disaster relief.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-10-15-hawaii-earthquake_x.htm

Billy   March 18th, 2010 - 12:42 am

To everyone who keeps bringing up that he said “Provision” and not “Purchase,” here is where it comes from:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/21/AR2009112102272.html

This Washington Post article starts off saying, “Staffers on Capitol Hill were calling it the Louisiana Purchase.” You won’t have to read very much to see where it comes from. So this article is just using known language that is know to most people who pay attention to what happens in Washington, D.C. The post is also definitely NOT a conservative source.

rok   March 18th, 2010 - 12:42 am

LMFAO – again

Kevin   March 18th, 2010 - 12:42 am

He only said it because he doesn’t know a damn thing about the US. He’s an idiot, just like the morons that voted for him. I didn’t like George Bush, but he’s heads and tails above this clown. God help us!

Adam   March 18th, 2010 - 12:42 am

Are you people mentally ill?
Of course he was meaning the tsunami from the recent earthquake in Chile.
Its clear you pathetic hannity parrots have no shame.
You are unpatriotic scum.

Nico   March 18th, 2010 - 12:42 am

Obamass’ moronic statements just keep pouring in. And we thought Biden had foot-in-mouth disease! Earthquake in Hawaii???
What’s next, a tsunami in Kansas? This guy smokes more than just cigarettes, he’s on crack. What an embarrassing jackass.
Brett Bair was great, but interviewing Oblather was way beneath him.

Otis   March 18th, 2010 - 12:45 am

Sorry! Tidal wave hit here due to earthquake in Chile? Pls dont start rumors or you may have some believing that lie. Just the facts please. People, wake up and get informed, stop drinking the Kool-aide.

Diamond Jim   March 18th, 2010 - 12:46 am

How can this presidential dipshite have an approval rating of 46%? Has he ever answered a question directly? The Americans that actually believe this double-talking Chicago shyster deserve govt run health care.

NOLA   March 18th, 2010 - 12:46 am

Obama is the proof that affirmative action was a bad idea. He will lose by the biggest margin in history when he runs for reelection. Don’t believe the polls when they show 45% approval. This idiot is hated beyond belief.

Daniel Mota   March 18th, 2010 - 12:47 am

Maybe Obama knows something that we don’t know…….

Bren   March 18th, 2010 - 12:47 am

My Goodness, people. Dr. Obama called it a provision. I heard him say “provision”. But it is still a purchase of a health care vote. He can call it a “provision” if he wants to. Just because he doesn’t buy anything with his own money, doesn’t mean it wasn’t bought and paid for. As someone once put it “You can put lipstick on a pig, but just because you call it sweetheart, doesn’t mean you’re not going to get funny looks at the prom”

Duffus   March 18th, 2010 - 12:47 am

You supporters will defend anything, won’t you. Put away the rose colored glasses and take an honest look, will you please.

Brian   March 18th, 2010 - 12:47 am

I totally think he was thinking o the tsunami that never really hit Hawaii a couple weeks ago from the Chilean eathquake. Making mountains out of mole hills. Good ol’molbama.

Duh   March 18th, 2010 - 12:48 am

Seems he does enough smearing of himself without anyones help, lol! Perhaps he mistakenly said Hawaii when he meant Indonesia, where he was born…

tex   March 18th, 2010 - 12:49 am

Does it also cover the other states hit by Katrina? Is there a beginning date for this provision? I remember the Big Island quake but if this is not Louisiana specific , it seems the CBO scoring would need to include all the other disasters as well. I have not heard that mentioned. How much will this generosity cost future generations? Interest expense will increase with a lower credit rating due to all this endless stream of debt. Is that in the CBO scoring? What a mess.

Chris   March 18th, 2010 - 12:49 am

Duff,..Please don’t assume we are all right-wingers, or that we are all Americans, just like I wont assume your working from an Acorn or SEIU computer funded by Soro’s or some other anti-American. The world is watching with heavy hearts at the once great USA falling under corruption, and your socialist attacks on anyone who disagrees w/your president.
Barack Obama needs only to open his eyes to screw something up, he alone is responsible for every word that comes from his mouth, remember he was portrayed as a “Smarter then average man”…w/out any release of a GPA! The world now knows those who spoke of his intelligence lied, and then lied some more.
BTW, hows that adoption paper release? Got Birth Certificate?!

Xavia   March 18th, 2010 - 12:49 am

I really like Bret, but he disappointed me when he apologized for “interrupting” Obama. He didn’t interrupt him, Obama tried to talk nonstop. He wouldn’t let Bret get a word in edgewise. When Bret tried to get control of the interview, Obama accused him of interrupting. Obama’s plan was to usurp Fox time to try to control the opinion of those who likely listen to Bret Bair. You know, those who go to town hall tea parties.

That said, Obama didn’t say that the “Louisiana Purchase” helped Hawaii; he said the part of the bill that helped Louisiana would help Hawaii or any other state that faces a catastrophe. The article is absolutely misleading. I think Obama is a silver-tongued idiot, and I don’t like him, but neither do I like inaccurate reporting. I want to know the TRUTH, the WHOLE truth and nothing but the TRUTH. (I’m not holding my breath until I get it; but that’s still what I want!)

d   March 18th, 2010 - 12:50 am

UHC will be the law of the land within a week. I DARE your candidates to run in 2010 on the promise to repeal it. I DARE the sacrificial lamb who runs against Obama in 2012 to run on a promise to sign legislation to repeal it. You people are improbably stupid, irredeemably evil and untreatably crazy. I have no interest in convincing any of you fools that running against universal health care is a recipe for disaster. Please continue to fester in your collective delusions.

steve   March 18th, 2010 - 12:52 am

That’s what happens when you try to sound smarter than you really are.

Will   March 18th, 2010 - 12:53 am

WTF?!?!?!?! YOU… PEOPLE… YOU ARE THE MOST HATEFUL, CLOSE-MINDED, HICK, OBEAST, TRASH, TARDS IN THE COUNTRY.

1. Zombie followers of Drudge plaguing the ‘comment’ section of any article he posts on his site with disgusting, hateful, don’t know the facts but if FOX and Drudge say it’s true it must be, AND BY THE WAY, as long as YOU can get your point/post across ANONYMOUSLY, You’ll just say anything you would never DARE say in front of ANYONE you know because YOU ARE A COWARDLY, HATEFUL CONSERVATIVE. There’s nothing wrong with being a conservative but there’s something wrong with this kind of Conservative… or this kind of PERSON in general.

2. While I am on the subject, You only read blogs and news with views you agree with which only flame your hatred and reaffirm your views which most of the time are pathetically uninformed… unless O’Reilly, Drudge, or Tiny ‘I wanna be O’reilly’ Hannity, inform you of the next idea you want to pissed about. At least I know John Daily and Bill Mahr are hippy-libs and while they are funny, he is also as biased as the taints you all worship.

3. YOU MAKE ME SICK. I always thought those celebrities which threatened to move to another country were nuts if a certain political cause wasn’t supported or a political figure wasn’t elected, but just reading the $h!t you guys post on a daily basis makes me want to become a citizen of another country.

IN CONCLUSION:

BE A HUMAN BEING AND NOT SUCH A HATEFUL HATEFUL PERSON. LIFE IS TOO SHORT FOR THAT!

Jacob   March 18th, 2010 - 12:53 am

Hey Duff, We didn’t like Bushs policies and Obama has the “SAME” Unconstitutional policies so …you figure it out Einstein.

Stu   March 18th, 2010 - 12:53 am

Did most of you even listen to the video? He said “provision” not “purchase” and he meant to say Hawaii. He was implying that the Louisiana provision designed to help states hit with natural disaster would help other states too…he was trying to deflect the criticism that this “Louisiana provision” was really just meant to buy a health care vote from the senator in Louisiana.

However it does somewhat imply that Hawaii has had a major natural disaster, not exactly true.

Please people, read the article fully or at least listen to the video before you comment.

Doug Schoenberger   March 18th, 2010 - 12:55 am

Yet another right-wing message board that once again proves the statistic that the majority of high-school dropouts in the U.S. are registered Republicans.

Dr Mantis   March 18th, 2010 - 12:55 am

Hey Matthew

You want to see “un-american” sentiment, rewind to the last few years when your fellow travelers (assorted commies,welfare queens, pillow biters, college professors, union members and general miscreants) openly cheered for an American defeat in Iraq, a war that the majority of democrat senators voted for. What, you’re not going to lecture us on how great the health care bill is? The same health care bill that the democratic super majority in the House needs to be bribed to not really vote on? Shouldn’t you be telling us how mean repubs are because we don’t want to pay for your sh*t? Everyone against democrats “cling to a bible”? Are you serious???

MM   March 18th, 2010 - 12:56 am

A misleading headline about the Louisiana Purchase and the snippet taken out of context seems to indicate he misspoke. Shall I pull up the thousands of examples of Bush f*cking up in his speaches? Yeah, we miss Bush, especially folks in comedy who used his daily blunders as free jokes.

Wow   March 18th, 2010 - 12:57 am

Sad that so many comments ignore the fact that he cold have accidentally said Hawaii instead of Haiti. They share a lot of similarities, if misspeaking a few times is a sign of stupidity are you all going to admit you elected someone stupid for the last 3 elections?

TexasRainmaker.com   March 18th, 2010 - 12:57 am

Duff, he said “Hawaii went through an earthquake”… didn’t say tidal waves from an earthquake thousands of miles away. Face it, you’re supporting a guy that thinks we have 57 states, sees dead veterans in the audience on Memorial Day, thinks you use a breathalyzer when you’re having an asthma attack and says “uh” 7 million times a day. And you morons still consider him a genius. That says alot about the state of this country.

Praetor   March 18th, 2010 - 12:57 am

Hmmm, half of you are illiterate.

TheEye   March 18th, 2010 - 12:58 am

Hey Matthew, prove he was born in Hawaii. Have you seen his birth certificate? ROFL

Kat   March 18th, 2010 - 1:00 am

No wonder it took so long for Haiti to get help Obama was sending every one to Hawaii!!

Ned   March 18th, 2010 - 1:00 am

Please, do you know what the BIG SCAR on the left rear side of his head is from? It is really bothering me that nobody has asked what it is from.

SmartestOne   March 18th, 2010 - 1:01 am

The Louisiana “Provision” (as the Indonesian Interloper called it) IS the Louisiana Purchase! EVERYONE calls it that because Mary Landrieu’s vote was FOR SALE. What part of that don’t you MORONIC, MOUTH-BREATHING, DOUBLE-DIGIT-IQ B.O. APOLOGISTS get?!!

Sam   March 18th, 2010 - 1:01 am

What a bunch of ignorant sheeple. First you don’t even listen to the clip where he clearly says “Louisiana provision”. Second you don’t even question that the clip is taken out of context. Finally you don’t recall the major earthquake in Hawaii in 2006 after which President Bush did release catastrophe funds. I’m really surprised by those who claim to live in Hawaii and don’t know about this. I lived there at the time of the earthquake and I’ll never forget that day, perhaps you are newbies or liars.

steve in k.c.   March 18th, 2010 - 1:01 am

What is really frightening…and I mean REALLY frightening, is if there is an earthquake in the next week in Hawaii, and then all the little Obama worshipers think that he is the Messiah even more.

Same Difference   March 18th, 2010 - 1:01 am

The Louisiana Provision is the Louisiana Purchase.

He calls earmarking $300 million for Louisiana for Katrina relief, as promised to Mary Landrieu in return for her vote on healthcare, a provision.

If you’re honest with yourself, you call it a purchase.

It’s pretty simple. You give me my Katrina relief, I give you my vote. That’s a purchase. Payment for services rendered.

TexasRainmaker.com   March 18th, 2010 - 1:01 am

“Sad that so many comments ignore the fact that he cold have accidentally said Hawaii instead of Haiti. They share a lot of similarities, if misspeaking a few times is a sign of stupidity are you all going to admit you elected someone stupid for the last 3 elections?”
_________________________________________

That’s a stupid comment in defense of his misstatement… why? Because he was specifically referring to legislation designed to deliver aid to states in the U.S. after natural disasters. If he truly meant to say Haiti, then he’s an idiot for not knowing what the legislation is covering…. or that Haiti isn’t a state in the U.S. No, he clearly meant to say Hawaii… and he’s an idiot for that, too.

Obama EPIC DUH!!!   March 18th, 2010 - 1:03 am

DRUG TEST HIM – NOW!!!!! DRUG TEST HIM – NOW !!!!!!!!!

Stu   March 18th, 2010 - 1:03 am

As much as I don’t like Obama’s policies, i think we all can safely assume that Obama knows there are only 50 states, regardless of what he misspoke.

Can we stop with the cheap shots?

Stu   March 18th, 2010 - 1:04 am

Thanks you Texasrainmaker,
You said what I wanted to say, but I was really just too lazy to type it out

Party like its 1776   March 18th, 2010 - 1:04 am

Must have been Bush’s fault.

Chris W   March 18th, 2010 - 1:06 am

Eric V. What kind of a condenscending Marxist are you? I am appalled and affended by your blither. You asked, and I’m going to tell you. I am a 26 year active duty Air Force member. I protect you. I will continue to protect you. We are exercising our rights to disagree about 1 man thinking he can, throw his weight around, and affect 1/6 of the American economy. Marxists like you, think people like us, who care about this Republic, are idiots. You, my friend, need an ass whooping! Don’t lambast people who care about thier country, and want to rid government interference, accept it. I don’t think you want Uncle Sam getting in your business, but if the Democratic party wants it, you say it is so. That is ignorant. Take a stand…we are. Shut you cake hole and if you want to say something….say it…but don’t judge, that’s the job of elists…like you!

Scooter   March 18th, 2010 - 1:07 am

Ahh Hawaii, the 57th state.

Dr Mantis   March 18th, 2010 - 1:08 am

The best thing about the entire interview shown today is that the President, in his usual fashion, didn’t answer ONE QUESTION. Not one! Watch the interview lefties and pay attention instead of jerkin’ your gerkin when you watch Dear Leader. Avoid the liberal circle jerk when watching his soaring oratory and you just might realize he never answers any questions. This time he was actually called on it. The interview was stunning. I was hoping that Brett asked him how he got his washboard abs or what is on his Ipod, or maybe what he had for lunch.

mmm   March 18th, 2010 - 1:09 am

Obviously their next earthquake was planned to hit Hawaii but he was stressed and “slipped up” forcing them to change targets.

Caroline Miniscule   March 18th, 2010 - 1:09 am

Well, I listened to this clip, and he very clearly says Provision, and he’s clearly talking about a *past* Earthquake in Hawaii – the one in 2006. He would know about this since his grandmother lived in Hawaii – no surprise that it’d still be fresh in his mind.

Much as I dislike Obama, this clip proves *nothing* about Obama and everything about the lack of common sense exhibited by his detractors here, who clearly are reacting to the extremely misleading headline and not at all to the clip itself.

meh   March 18th, 2010 - 1:10 am

Somebody actually commented above “Free health care is going to make things better”

What is wrong with these Otard followers!

just-the-facts   March 18th, 2010 - 1:11 am

The Louisiana Purchase was always a “provision” in the Healthcare bill. “Louisiana Purchase” is the name that the media has given it. BO even pauses before he says “provision” because he didn’t know what to call it because he didn’t want to say “Purchase.” Try debating on substance, not semantics.

This interview is about healthcare, not disaster relief. In that context, the “provision” would provide healthcare money to states that experience a “catastrophe”. Yes, Hawaii just had a small earthquake. Yes, Hawaii did have a bigger one in 2006. Yes, the one from four years ago did do a good amount of property damage, but it could hardly be considered a “catastrophe” requiring extra healthcare dollars when the “most serious injury was a broken arm and a survey of Big Island emergency rooms showed 25 people suffered minor injuries.”

BTW, Duff, there hasn’t been any tidal waves in Hawaii. I guess you read the same newspapers as BO.

Adam   March 18th, 2010 - 1:12 am

He meant the Tsunami from the earthquake in Chile
What kind of sad fools are you people.

macbeach   March 18th, 2010 - 1:12 am

“Rahm, could you come in here for a sec and tell me what the heck I am talking about?!”

WhyWillItBe   March 18th, 2010 - 1:13 am

Where is Jon Lovitt when you need him. 3,000% Yeah! That’s the ticket.

Kym   March 18th, 2010 - 1:13 am

We have earthquakes quite often on the Big Island due to volcanic activity. I think he’s referring to the 6.7 we had in west Hawaii in October 2006. No one died but there was quite a bit of structural damage – bridges closed, old buildings collapsed, Mauna Kea hotel closed down for a couple years. We received FEMA assistance for it.

Tate   March 18th, 2010 - 1:15 am

Change from Bush to Obama is like an Angle to Satan himself. D.C. is differet but Obama said He was going to be more open and a better statesman. Not a F**king nightmare like he is. LIAR! Obama is so full of crap his eyesare brown.

Dave   March 18th, 2010 - 1:15 am

He was obviously talking about the tsunami scare (media hyped to the MAX) recently from the Chilean quake. And I’m a tile setter, more aware of what’s going on than the POS…..says a lot.

So, are we done with this idiot yet? Where’s my Bush “Miss me Yet?” t-shirt?

(oh yeah, and da bugga say he was born in da islands! bah! no aloha!)

a hui hou!!

Doug Schoenberger   March 18th, 2010 - 1:15 am

All you blind right-wingers would do well to actually listen to the interview instead of just reading the headline (or more likely, having someone read it to you), because, if you did, you might see that it’s grossly inaccurate. I know how much you conservatives love to mislead and distort facts, but this headline is over-the-top, even for all you right-wing illiterates.

ShepherdAmongDumbSheep   March 18th, 2010 - 1:18 am

Wow. I can tell from the misspelled, uninformed, unenlightened, bigoted, racist, and utterly ignorant comments on this clip that the majority of this site’s readers are simpleton sheep herded and persuaded by agenda-pushing idealogues and their corporate masters. Keep drinking the Faux News Koolaid folks, its not like any of you actually contribute to the intellectual or scientific progress of humanity. Baaah sheep, baaah. Nothing but confused old Baby Boomers and racist religious zealots who are easily swayed by endlessly-repeated Conservative catchphrases and big-industry fear-mongering propaganda. Your criticisms of the POTUS and Democrats resort to vapid generalizations and logically-flawed ad hominem attacks. You make me sad for the future of our country. A future of corporate wage-slave automatons repeating empty slogans and advertisements. I’m 23 and I am ashamed of my uneducated, lazy, fat, pop-culture-sucking nation. Sure its the greatest nation on Earth at the moment, but c’mon, we’re the best humanity can come up with? That’s depressing as scheisse…

heatherfeather   March 18th, 2010 - 1:20 am

The “earthquake” is coming this November, in the elections…the people are p***ed off, Obama. Your plans will die in the courts, or in your lame-duck last two years…before you lose in the 2012 primaries!!

Adam   March 18th, 2010 - 1:21 am

Why the crap am I seeing Obama on FOX anyhow? I swear i heard the Whitehouse claim that FOX isn’t even a news channel…. Also, those of you who say this is ‘inaccurate reporting’ please learn what the ‘ symbol means in a descriptive sentence. You liberal dummies try so hard to run to Obamarxist’s defense, claiming that his gaffes are merely a “slip of the tongue”, yet when a republican makes a similar mistake you must quickly point out his whiteness, his southern accent, his education, his religion, etc.

BTW: who the hell CARES whether there was an earthquake in Hawwaii, a hurricane in LA, or a fricking flaming ball of space-turds in Wyoming—this is a HEALTHCARE BILL!!!!!! The emergency “provisions” Obama is discussing should and could easily be addressed in a separate piece of legislation…

josie wales   March 18th, 2010 - 1:22 am

come on …. how the f!ck did this idiot become President ?

Doug Schoenberger   March 18th, 2010 - 1:22 am

Lemme get this correct. You people whining about how the President misspoke, or how he says “uh,” call Ronald Reagan the greatest President in the last 50 years, and Reagan couldn’t even remember that he ordered arms shipments to Iran. But President Obama you have a problem with? Again, proves polling data that the majority of high-school dropouts register Republican.

Chris W   March 18th, 2010 - 1:23 am

Doug,Doug,Doug. Put down the Doritos, ask Mom for a glass of milk, and things will be okay. We are just venting here. The country is going down a Marxist path, which we don’t like. The President is screwing things up and we’re just expressing our displeasure. It’s going to fine. You can keep Mr. Obama until 2012, and then we will find someone to run the Republic after that. It was a great experiment. We finally got a first out of the way, now it’s time to get a qualified person in office, of either party and get things moving. So Dougy, go to bed now, and when you wake up in the morning, Mommy will make things okay…okay?

Big Bear   March 18th, 2010 - 1:23 am

Hawaii had an earthquake a few years ago…6.6, I think…knocked some things over and caused a couple landslides and cosmetic damage. It struck the Big Island, methinks. What this has to do with government bribes, I don’t know…anyway, the quake was Bush’s fault…LOL.

And ShepherdAmongDumbSheep, as soon as you use the liberal cliche “racist” you lose all credibility. Anyone with half a brain…no, any brain at all…stops reading your blather at that point. Come up with new talking points.

superpatriot   March 18th, 2010 - 1:25 am

his statements had nothing to do with drudges headline…earthquake in hawaii and katrina were used as two separate examples of how extra money is going to states that need it due to circumstances beyond their control. furthermore, why is brett interviewing someone if he isn’t interested in hearing the responses that he wanted. I don’t care what brett has to say…i want to hear from the man he is interviewing.

brian   March 18th, 2010 - 1:25 am

Wait, he doesn’t say anything about the Louisiana Purchase?? What am I missing? This headline is inaccurate. The word purchase is never used.

Adam   March 18th, 2010 - 1:26 am

@ SHEPHERDamongDUMBsheep:

How can you make such seriously closed-minded and obviously prejudiced remarks about those of us who choose to use our freedom of speech , proclaiming all dissenting opinions are merely the voices of sheep, and then complain of ad hominem attacks in the very next sentence? You WISH you were Olbermann….and that is truly sad.

freepetta   March 18th, 2010 - 1:28 am

I have to honestly say that Bret had Obama completely shaken up. He had him stammering and searching for BS answers…One term president with a legacy of destroying as much of America as possible in 4 years…If only impeachment was an option.

josie wales   March 18th, 2010 - 1:28 am

Everybody keeps talking about Nov. elections to vote these commies out . Only problem is … they could care less about being voted out . As long as their socialist agenda is implemented like it has been and the health care bill passes , that’s all they care about . They will be voted out with a HUGE pension and live the high life . Tyranny sucks .

Dr Mantis   March 18th, 2010 - 1:28 am

Check out this link commies

A CNN poll shows that 25% of those polled want the current health care bill passed as is.
Hmmmmm…25%…I guess that includes most of the entitlement generation, including you ShepherdAmongDumbSheep. I’d gladly compare resumes with a turd such as yourself..23 yrs old…yikes…couldn’t find your a$$ with both hands

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/02/24/cnn-poll-health-care-provisions-popular-but-overall-bills-unpopular/?fbid=AlAqc4Obc6O

zebratangozebra   March 18th, 2010 - 1:28 am

I love the limp-wristed excuses the liberals make.
He didn’t say “Purchase”…he said “provision”.
Provision or purchase it still doesn’t make any sense.
Then one crazy liberal tries to say it was edited.
Put the truth plain in front of a Liberal and they will run like cockroaches when a light is shown on them.
Liberals can never admit they were wrong.
This is why they are Liberals.
It is like a mental disease.
They always think they are right no matter what the evidence is.
It is a mental illness like schizophrenia.

mightyrighty   March 18th, 2010 - 1:29 am

must be the quake Cheney is planning with new machine that he is working on…Im sure Jesse Ventura has talked about LOL

MightyRighty   March 18th, 2010 - 1:31 am

@ ERIC V…you are probably sitting there wondering what quake he is talking about also except you have dribble coming down your chin as you think of a way to attack everyone and throw the KKK thing in there. I bet your mother doesnt even know how dumb you really are. Now go blow your nose you moron.

NukeTheDems   March 18th, 2010 - 1:31 am

“Take The Messiah Bowling, Take Him Bowling!”

cc   March 18th, 2010 - 1:32 am

OK. Money for Hawaii too… Birthers will rejoice.

Sharon Janech   March 18th, 2010 - 1:32 am

Could it be the two quakes that Hawaii had in mid-October of ‘06? can states benefit for events that far in the past, by this fund/program he is talking about??

Jeremy   March 18th, 2010 - 1:33 am

can’t stand this president’s policies, but an earthquake did hit Hawaii’s Big Island a couple of years back and had a lot of damage…maybe that was his reference?

CRS   March 18th, 2010 - 1:34 am

Critics called this ‘The Louisiana Purchase’ when discussing the provisions offered to Landrieu to buy her vote for the health care bill. Otherwise known as a bribe. He ‘purchased’ her vote, thus: ‘The Louisiana Purchase’. He is defending it as a ‘provision that covers other states’ to make it look better than it is, and to avoid the obvious legal implications of offering provisions to a single state for no other reason than to buy a vote.

ObamaOnCrack   March 18th, 2010 - 1:34 am

As Fred Gwynne once said in “My Cousin Vinny” Are you on drugs?

freepetta   March 18th, 2010 - 1:34 am

Shepard among dumb sheep? Go back to wherever it is you crawled out from…Your rhetoric is BS along with your PRESIDENT. You can have him, move to Yemen where you both belong.

mar   March 18th, 2010 - 1:35 am

uhc will be the law of the land…hmmm….someone has a god complex

Plato   March 18th, 2010 - 1:35 am

D – “UHC will be the law of the land within a week. I DARE your candidates to run in 2010 on the promise to repeal it. I DARE the sacrificial lamb who runs against Obama in 2012 to run on a promise to sign legislation to repeal it. You people are improbably stupid, irredeemably evil and untreatably crazy. I have no interest in convincing any of you fools that running against universal health care is a recipe for disaster. Please continue to fester in your collective delusions.”

TINSTAAFL: There Is No Such Thing As A Free Lunch.

Silly, uneducated children, such as yourself, will learn this the hard way when the pyramid schemes of your Marxist ecstasy come tumbling down and bring our economy, our currency, and our way of life with it.

Have you ever gone to the grocery store only to find the shelves empty?
Have you ever attempted to purchasing a commodity with a currency that was worth less than toilet paper?
Have you ever turned on your sink faucet only to find no water?
Have you ever flipped the light switch only to find you had no electricity?

I hope you answered YES to at least one of those questions because if history is any guide we are going to experience all of those and much, much more when the thieves who aspire to the ideals that brought us ā€œLibertĆ©, Ć©galitĆ©, fraternitĆ©ā€ and all the trappings of FREE, UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE also bring with them the Guillotine.

Or do you think a nation with an approximate GDP of $14 trillion dollars can stomach a national debt of $12 trillion dollars ($22 – 24 trillion in 10 years thanks to this President and this Congress ALONE) as well as $100+ trillion in unfunded liabilities (promises in the form of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid) before this unconstitutional monstrosity ever becomes law?

Do you think the USG can just print an infinite supply of money and provide an infinite supply of services to satisfy the infinite demands of a finite people?

Are you really that ignorant of history and human nature? Perhaps you should refrain from speaking of the evil, stupidity, insanity, and ā€œcollective delusionsā€ of others while supporting a course of action that at best will lead to guaranteed bankruptcy, depression, and starvation, and at worst will lead to national revolution, bloodshed, and war.

Tim   March 18th, 2010 - 1:37 am

Somebody should explain to this narcissistic ass that an interview isn’t an opportunity to give an hour-long speech. He needs to answer the question as clearly as possible (if possible), shut up, and let the interviewer ask the next question. I wouldn’t want to be called a racist, but Mr Obama is the political world’s answer to Gregory Hines, the way he tapdanced around the questions and facts that were posed to him. Just keep talking for as long as possible, repeating the same nonsense over and over. Eventually, the clock will run out, after allowing a bare minimum of questions to have been asked.
Also, I’d like to kick the cameraman’s butt for not showing Bret’s face, when the news broke that Hawaii has suffered a devastating earthquake.

trax   March 18th, 2010 - 1:38 am

Awww… leftwingers are mad because rightwingers noticed their president screwed up… poor poor lefties! LMFAO!

Ann_IA   March 18th, 2010 - 1:39 am

Those of you having such a hissy fit over “provision” instead of “purchase” look like a bunch of dummies. Obviously, he is referring to the same thing – regular people are calling it the Louisiana Purchase (a play on words) and he calls it the Louisiana Provision. Same. Damn. Thing. SHUT UP about it! It’s got nothing at all to do with the clip or the topic.
And quit with the “Bush didn’t speak so good, so Obama can speak worser” crap. Obama and his ilk ridiculed Bush for his poor public speaking and now they have proven that they are just as bad if not worse. You only draw more attention to that fact every time you bash Bush now.

Len   March 18th, 2010 - 1:40 am

In case you democrats don’t know this, 2006 was 4 years ago, so forget about the earthquake back then. This is like saying the Continental Congress will help Europe destroy Hitler. Democrats have now had control of Congress for 6 years – and they still blame Bush for their stupidity and idiotic failures. As for Obama, his 57 states, and birthplace in Kenya, I truly hope we can soon put him in Federal Prison. Either that or Planet of the Apes was prophetic.

If my sixth grader said the things Obama says I’d have him tested for autism.

We should outlaw the entire Democratic Party – or make them all wear special hats so they are easy to send home when it gets dark.

Michael M   March 18th, 2010 - 1:42 am

So much venom here all based in hate. Why don’t all of you pathetic pieces of trash just fess up? You hate having a black man as President so you feel empowered to say anything you can that is hateful? Racism is alive and well in America. A sick society of uneducated people.

Len   March 18th, 2010 - 1:43 am

I think we should give President Bush a Mensa certificate. By comparison he certainly deserves it.

Ann_IA   March 18th, 2010 - 1:44 am

One other thing – so what if Hawaii has suffered an earthquake. S0? Two states – Louisiana and Hawaii are going to get special moneys from the HEALTHCARE bill? It’s still buying votes by unethical and unconstitutional means. It’s wrong .

WilsonSpaulding   March 18th, 2010 - 1:45 am

If he’d taken the US citizenship test he’d know his American geography better….

Jay Mac   March 18th, 2010 - 1:46 am

A :20 clip that features :10 of this bozo talking over Obama and then Obama barely getting a word in edge wise? Funny how the press never talks this way to white Presidents. Funnier still is all of you trailer trash creatures jumping on this clip which means nothing. Zero. Get over it and go back to your KKK meetings. Obama will win re-election in a walk and you can all hate for four more years.

Matt   March 18th, 2010 - 1:46 am

The President said:

which I think should remain in, said that if a state has been affected by a natural catastrophe, that has created a special health care emergency in that state, they should get help.

Mr. President dont we already do that through FEMA?

http://www.fema.gov/assistance/process/assistance.shtm

Other than Housing Needs
Money is available for necessary expenses and serious needs caused by the disaster. This includes:

Disaster-related medical and dental costs.

Disaster-related funeral and burial cost.

Clothing; household items (room furnishings, appliances); tools (specialized or protective clothing and equipment) required for your job; necessary educational materials (computers, school books, supplies).

Fuels for primary heat source (heating oil, gas).

Clean-up items (wet/dry vacuum, dehumidifier).

Disaster damaged vehicle.

Moving and storage expenses related to the disaster (moving and storing property to avoid additional disaster damage while disaster-related repairs are being made to the home).

Other necessary expenses or serious needs as determined by FEMA.

Other expenses that are authorized by law.

mar   March 18th, 2010 - 1:47 am

I’ll give it to the dems, they are definitely the “master word smiths”…they are “pro choice”, but the enemy is “anti abortion”….that worked good in the 80’s when everything was all about “marketing” and “image”. The reality is we live in a different time and those who cling to old ideas, albeit unrealized utopian ideals, are exposed for the empty suits that they are. But there I go again, speaking the obvious. forgive me my indulgence.

Zack   March 18th, 2010 - 1:48 am

Terry, you’re just another antisemite, and it was people like that led to the Nazis and then the Holocaust. Israel is not a terrorist state, but it is surrounded by them. Israeli parents don’t teach their children to hate other people; however, the parents in the neighboring states do — and then they strap bombs on themselves and their children and then blow themselves for the sole purpose of killing Jews. That is Terrorism. Defending yourself against terrorism is not.

ArrDee   March 18th, 2010 - 1:48 am

In a very few years the rest of the world is going to call BS on our house of IOU’s and astronomical debt. Our currency is then going to be Monopoly money. YOU who support this economy-killing “healthcare” legislation – it’s unconstitutional, being “passed” illegally AND still leaves millions of people uninsured – but let’s not worry about the facts, right? I wish I could see your faces when you see your money worth maybe – MAYBE – a twentieth of what is was! How richly you deserve what is coming.

Dr Mantis   March 18th, 2010 - 1:49 am

Michael M

A leftie talking about hate? Wow! When all else fails, break out the race card. White America voted for Obama you moron, but the polls don’t look to good these days. The dems are driving the Volkswagen hippie bus off the cliff, with the brilliant Mrs. Pelosi at the helm. What an intelligent articulate woman, no?

Chris W.   March 18th, 2010 - 1:49 am

Oh Michael M! You didn’t go there did you? You Marxists are all the same. You may want to look that term up…it’s a bad word. I am worldly but uneducated…so after mommy cleans off the dinner table, go back to the basement and write me! It’s okay Uncle Chris understands that you fly off the handle sometimes. You litter bugger you!

littleleers   March 18th, 2010 - 1:49 am

Obama probably meant Haiti, but the weird verbal slip ups are getting weirder. It was truly creepy when Obama said “corpse man” instead of corpsman at the National Prayer breakfast. Not once, not twice, but three times.

You know, the WH doc who gave Obama his year physical exam told Obama that he needed to “moderate his drinking”. Maybe it is the booze that is addling his brain.

freepetta   March 18th, 2010 - 1:49 am

Michael M go away, nobody is racist, you just blew any credibility you might have had. Maybe you are racist because Obama is half white…Get out of here and pick up your pants your draws are showing.

You are the racist.

John E. Smith   March 18th, 2010 - 1:49 am

he definitely says ‘Louisiana Provision’… then ‘Provision’ again… Regardless of what he says, I don’t understand it as it is jumbled up bits of different information. But he does look kind of nervous and seems desperate to look like he’s smart and to show that he’s got information to back up whatever he’s saying. The problem is that the words don’t make sense and his anger and irritation with the reporter for questioning him overwhelm the words and reveal him to be the autocratic elitist that the handlers try to keep hidden. FLIP THIS WHITE HOUSE! Enough already!

Mel   March 18th, 2010 - 1:49 am

If the most recent earthquake in Hawaii was a “catastrophe” and comparable to Hurricane Katrina (HIS comparison), then I wonder what he’d say about earthquakes in California, or others recently in Oklahoma? Maybe he meant the tsunami that never happened in Hawaii. I think he just wants to be in Hawaii. This presidency is the epitome of the “wanna get away” commercials. But he is so darn articulate and sounds like he knows what he is talking about… oh yeah, that’s what we want… a lying oaf.

whatnot   March 18th, 2010 - 1:51 am

Comprehension deficit?? Strings together fragmented ideas, hoping the listener concocts a coherent idea, which the speaker obviously doesn’t have????

“Duh, duh, duh, duh, duh,” says the President??? Of the United States?????

Time to have a recall amendment in the U. S. Constitution, regarding a President or Vice President.

len   March 18th, 2010 - 1:52 am

Excuse me. I voted for a black man for president – but it wasn’t Obama. There is no racism in America. There is only ability, achievement, and opportunity. You have the ability and you will achieve because you have opportunity – black, white, yellow, irish, italian, or catholic. Ever hear of “white trash”. Stop blaming the color of your skin for your failure. Remember whites are the majority and the majority elected a black president, so the majority of whites are not racist. Many of the rest of us voted for Keyes, however I understand some of the failures in this country don’t have the vocabulary to understand this brilliant man when he speaks. Stop watching TV and go to the library. Read a book. Your brain is like a muscle – use it and it will respond.

Mike   March 18th, 2010 - 1:53 am

For the people making a big deal out of “Louisiana Purchase” and Louisiana Provision, most of the media (right,left and center) has been referring to the special treatment of $100 million for Louisiana in the debate over proposed healthcare as the “Louisiana Purchase” because it seemed to buy the vote from the Senator of that state.

The historical significance of the original Louisiana Purchase pales in comparison to what will be bought if this one holds up. This affects every man, woman and child in the country.

And, in my opinion it will not be to the better if the Senate version is adopted under the current procedural device of having the House “deem” it to be passed, and then carrying out several other legislative features not directly related to healthcare. I don’t care how much money will be “saved” by taking over student loans – it is not a direct relation to healthcare.

The abstract thought being used to force this Picassoesque healthcare is bizarre and unintelligible now. One can only sense the labyrinth of bureaucracy that will come out as a result of the fog it has created.

No wonder the President is often confused. So are we all.

tom donaldson   March 18th, 2010 - 1:53 am

campaigning everyday even after your elected must take a lot out of a fella…this racist puppet chicago thug little man is an egotistical anal self absorbed former drug using fool…he ignores our constitution…craps on the american people and should be impeached….

Mike   March 18th, 2010 - 1:54 am

Did most of you listen to the video? First, he said Louisiana “provision” not “purchase”. He was referring to Katrina.Second, Hawaii had an earthquake in ‘06 which was an example of a state suffering a natural disaster. Morons.

Vincent   March 18th, 2010 - 1:54 am

Let’s get the facts right at least. This thread is just packed with mis information.

There was an earthquake in 2006.

http://organickonacoffee.blogspot.com/2006/10/october-15-2006-big-earthquake-hits-big.html

And the provision he is refering to was CREATED by Louisiana, but would apply to all states (you know, the whole general welfare thing). That is why he stated it would help Hawaii.

I can’t imagine that most on here are this miss informed.

Plato   March 18th, 2010 - 1:55 am

Michael M ā€œ
So much venom here all based in hate. Why don’t all of you pathetic pieces of trash just fess up? You hate having a black man as President so you feel empowered to say anything you can that is hateful? Racism is alive and well in America. A sick society of uneducated people.ā€

Yes, you are quite correct in stating that racism is at the heart of all of this ā€œvenomā€ seen here and elsewhere.

This has absolutely NOTHING to do with a President who lies just about every time he opens his mouth!

This has absolutely NOTHING to do with a President who ran on transparency and the rule of law now operating as a gangster, a thief, and a charlatan while in office!

This has absolutely NOTHING to do with a President who is working in concert with this Democrat Congress (remember, one or both houses of Congress were controlled by Democrats during 4 of the 8 years Bush was in office but let us not let facts get in the way) spending more money in 2 years than in 200 years by all previous Congresses up until the Reagan administration (not inflation adjusted).

This has absolutely NOTHING to do with a President working with the Congress to create yet another boondoggle of an entitlement program that will further aid in bankrupting the USA.

This has absolutely NOTHING to do with a President working with Congress to waste TRILLIONS of TAX PAYER DOLLARS on political payouts and outright bribes.

This has absolutely NOTHING to do with a President via his appointed officials offering Miranda rights to terrorists not in uniform or bearing standards captured on foreign soil making war against uniformed soldiers.

/sarcasm.

Perhaps an educated person would understand when to use a question mark and would refrain from using sentence fragments.

Then again you did not claim to be an educated person so I suppose we should not hold that against you.

John   March 18th, 2010 - 1:56 am

Innacurate reporting. Just the facts. Let’s keep ALL politicians accountable.

Fox News:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,220977,00.html

US Geological Survey:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/eqinthenews/2006/ustwbh/

klg1956   March 18th, 2010 - 1:56 am

Here’s Gibbs at tomorrow morning’s Press Conference. “What interview? President Obama was never interviewed on FOX news. We’re not sure what it is that you saw, but we are going to get to the bottom of it, that I am surely positive of. Now, no more questions regarding that topic please, next question.” “Yes, President Obama was referring to the Haiti earthquake when he misspoke yesterday in his interview on FOX. No more questions regarding that topic. Yes, you can quote me on that, but I will contradict everything I say here today.”

Dr Mantis   March 18th, 2010 - 1:56 am

Hey Mike

Watch the whole interview and see if the President actually answers ONE QUESTION.

Charles   March 18th, 2010 - 1:56 am

Obama is right about the earthquake in Hawaii. But, what he doesn’t say is that Hawaii has seismic activity on a daily basis, not to mention, Alaska and the whole west coast. To check out the facts see:
http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/neic_tqaq.html

Mel   March 18th, 2010 - 1:58 am

Hey Mike? Do you pay attention to “catastrophes” in the United States? Was the earthquake in Hawaii a catastrophe on the scale of Hurricane Katrina? The last catastrophic earthquake in the United States was in California in 1989. There have been others that were bad, Seattle and Alaska, but nothing since on that scale. THAT was considered “catastrophic”.

And the liberals thought pronouncing “nuclear” was bad.

pj   March 18th, 2010 - 1:59 am

It was obvious that while he did not have teleprompters, he was looking downward toward his lap and reading something. Could it be–oh no!–NOT the HAND! I do believe he was reading something. Sad sad sad, dark days, dark days for this country…

WilsonSpaulding   March 18th, 2010 - 2:01 am

In Obama’s mind the Hawaii quake in ‘06 WAS substatial….it briefly interrupted his supply of Kona Gold.

freepetta   March 18th, 2010 - 2:02 am

Hey Vincent…I watched the whole interview live. Of course he’s not going to call it the Louisana Purchase, because it would look like the bribe it was, and in addition, nobody was talking about an earthquake in Hawaii in 2006, he clearly mispoke.

All this minutiae is boring, typical, liberals defending the indefensible, and trying to make you doubt what you see before your very eyes.

txmike   March 18th, 2010 - 2:03 am

Democrat President Barack Moron Obama

Plato   March 18th, 2010 - 2:05 am

“1/20/2013: the end of an error.”

Chris W   March 18th, 2010 - 2:06 am

freepetta – Well said!

Billy   March 18th, 2010 - 2:09 am

The interesting thing about the health care debate is that nobody seems to talk about the lawyers. The doctors, hospitals and insurance companies get mentioned… what about the lawyers and judges involved? I’m an American but I live in Asia. There isn’t actually a health care problem here because you don’t get foolish lawsuits. The judges throw them out. Because you don’t get foolish lawsuits, you can go to a hospital and pay cash and it’s still cheap.

I’ve had 8 stitches in 2 places (16 total), 3 shots of anesthesia, emergency room after hours service plus the antibiotics to prevent infection for just about $120. I’ve stayed in a hospital with a morphine IV drip, antibiotics, food and constant checkups for 3 days for about $150. And… being a doctor here is one of the most lucrative professions!

The difference between my situation and the situation in the US isn’t the insurance companies, it is the lawyers. The lawyers screw over the insurance companies, who then raise the rates on the doctors being insured and on the people who need insurance. Then the doctors screw over the people because they’re going to have to close their offices because they can’t afford the insurance. The root of the problem isn’t with the insurance companies, it is with the lawyers and judges.

So now if you want to do a little homework, look up your state legislation profiles and look up senate/congressional profiles for past professions. You’ll find that the majority of democrats have a background coming from the legal professions and the majority of republicans have a background coming from business. Obama isn’t going to eat his own, so he’s not actually confronting the root of the problem. He’s confronting a symptom because a real fix for the problem involves going after his own democrats, the lawyers who attack the insurance companies.

freepetta   March 18th, 2010 - 2:10 am

Thank you Chris W…Hagn

salami   March 18th, 2010 - 2:10 am

is it better to seek for a legacy and never find one, or to create a fictional legacy that everyone pretends to believe?

Mr. Spock   March 18th, 2010 - 2:11 am

Obama Says ā€˜Louisiana Purchase’ Will Help With the Earthquake in Hawaii?????

I don’t get the connection between the 2006 earthquake in Hawaii and the 300 million dollar “Louisiana Purchase” that bought one vote for ObamaCare.

Illogical

Unless… Obama is a moron; then it makes perfect sense.

SanFranciscoGo   March 18th, 2010 - 2:12 am

so very, very bad….. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne7z-_RXWeA

John Olger   March 18th, 2010 - 2:12 am

I am a Democrat….Obama ALWAYS lies…just check anything he says currently to what he’s said in the past….the mass media is constantly made aware of this to greater proportions every day. George Bush only lied once…Obama all the time….but Bush never actually said anything…Obama can’t keep his trap shut so he is vulnerable to even a moments analysis.

Dr Mantis   March 18th, 2010 - 2:12 am

Yes Billy, the Democratic party is the party of creepy lawyers married to lawyers. Just remember, after shaking hands with a lawyer make sure to count your fingers.

Larry   March 18th, 2010 - 2:16 am

Folks, you need to do your research. There was a big quake off the coast of Hawaii in 2006. It caused a couple of power outages. Several gay weddings had to be canceled. But thanks to the Louisiana Purchase, Hawaii will be able to rise up out of the ashes of that terrible tragedy and once again become the world capitol of fruity drinks with umbrellas in them.

WilsonSpaulding   March 18th, 2010 - 2:16 am

“Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty.”
Ronald Reagan

Billy   March 18th, 2010 - 2:17 am

A note to the conservatives. Try and see the good side of Obama. He is predictable. Whether or not he is predictably bad or predictably good doesn’t matter. You actually know what is going to happen with Obama. And you know what that means in financial markets, you can see the future!

So don’t complain about Obama, make money off of him. As he destroys the dollar, put your money into other currencies. Avoid the Euro as the socialist policies destroy that as well, but Obama is predictable! That means you can make lots of money off of him! So let the liberals wait for handouts and you go get rich off Obama.

That’s why the rich keep getting richer even when the economies die. They are being smarter with their money and they are capable of turning a bad situation into a good situation. They see him attacking China, printing way more money, going crazy with spending and saying things like, “I’m going to double US Exports!” Doubling US exports would only happen if the currency gets devalued… plus if he devalues the currency, he can pay back debt at a cheaper rate. So don’t look a gift horse in the mouth. Obama is practically begging you to get rich off of him and his policies.

I don’t live in the US, don’t listen to talk radio, can’t watch US news so all the news I get from reading. Who cares if you think he’s stupid, smart, evil or good… he is one thing. Predictable. So go out there and make money and piss off the liberals!

Sebastian Woof   March 18th, 2010 - 2:18 am

Could Obama’s birth certificate issue be the “earthquake?”

WilsonSpaulding   March 18th, 2010 - 2:19 am

“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.”

Ronald Reagan

Dr Mantis   March 18th, 2010 - 2:21 am

To any remaining lefties:

Good night commies, pillow biters and carpet munchers. Baby jesus loves you.

WilsonSpaulding   March 18th, 2010 - 2:22 am

“Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them.”

Ronald Reagan

cllugo   March 18th, 2010 - 2:22 am

I’m sick of the ignorance and refusal to fact check the multitude of outright lies being propated!

In fact, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, a magnitude 6.7 earthquake hit Hawaii on October 15, 2006. On October 16, 2006, Bush stated:

“The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Hawaii and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by an earthquake that occurred on October 15, 2006, and related aftershocks.

Federal funding is available to State and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis in the counties of Hawaii, Honolulu, Kauai, and Maui and the City of Honolulu for debris removal and emergency protective measures, including direct Federal assistance.

Federal funding is also available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard mitigation measures statewide.

R. David Paulison, Director, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security, named Michael L. Karl as the Federal Coordinating Officer for Federal recovery operations in the affected area.

The Agency said that more areas and additional forms of assistance may be designated after damage assessments are fully completed in the affected areas.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FEMA (202) 646-4600.”

yo14   March 18th, 2010 - 2:24 am

Obama said, … ā€œthat provision affects every state that is going through a natural catastropheā€. An earthquake in 2006, 4 years ago, that no one heard about and caused 73 million dollars of damage is no natural catastrophe. Face it your Marxist leader turned out to be a stupid little boy who only knows how to read a teleprompter and fool welfare America. Gig is up, time to rid America of the progressives. I say bring progressives, bring it.

WilsonSpaulding   March 18th, 2010 - 2:24 am

“Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.”

Ronald Reagan

WilsonSpaulding   March 18th, 2010 - 2:28 am

“Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.”

Ronald Reagan

salami   March 18th, 2010 - 2:28 am

To the evil, all things appear evil, including the good. To the good, all things are good, except for evil.

and thus, democrats are explained.
–salami

yo14   March 18th, 2010 - 2:32 am

How does Obama qualify a natural catastrophe?

1. The shaking caused Barry and Larry Sinclar to spill Barry’s blow all over the limo
2. It caused Rev Wright to like white people for 10 seconds
3. Barry lost a copy of rules for radicals
4. Barry couldn’t call this typical white grandmother a bigot on the phone (lines down)
5. Barry had to cling to his guns and religion

thgirbla   March 18th, 2010 - 2:34 am

The Man Child seems to stutter when he doesn’t have his TelePrompter to read ???

thgirbla   March 18th, 2010 - 2:36 am

“THIS…………………is your brain on drugs !!!”

WilsonSpaulding   March 18th, 2010 - 2:39 am

“Government tends not to solve problems, only to rearrange them.”

Ronald Reagan

Dan   March 18th, 2010 - 2:39 am

HOPE AND CHANGE..YES We Can!

ViewPoint   March 18th, 2010 - 2:40 am

What is being revealed about HAARP makes weather control and man-made earthquakes a possibility.

Obam’s slip of the tongue may have saved Hawaii from the devastation now being faced by Haiti. They can hardly proceed with their plan to wreak havoc on Hawaii now that obam let the earthquake out of the bag.

Maybe they are just warming up, fine tuning for a convenient Iranian earthquake.

WilsonSpaulding   March 18th, 2010 - 2:41 am

“Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.”

Ronald Reagan

Fred   March 18th, 2010 - 2:41 am

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,221804,00.html

amazing how many uneducated people there are commenting in this piece of….

You people never cease to amaze me. “On page 432 of the Reid bill, there is a section increasing federal Medicaid subsidies for ā€œcertain states recovering from a major disaster.ā€ The section spends two pages defining which ā€œstatesā€ would qualify, saying, among other things, that it would be states that ā€œduring the preceding 7 fiscal yearsā€ have been declared a ā€œmajor disaster area.ā€

Laughable that there are SO many here that revel in their ignorance and lack of historical awareness, but go ahead….

Fred   March 18th, 2010 - 2:42 am

LOL- it was no slip of the tongue.
It was a slip of republican intelligence and education, but who would that surprise?

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,221804,00.html

amazing how many uneducated people there are commenting in this piece of….

You people never cease to amaze me. ā€œOn page 432 of the Reid bill, there is a section increasing federal Medicaid subsidies for ā€œcertain states recovering from a major disaster.ā€ The section spends two pages defining which ā€œstatesā€ would qualify, saying, among other things, that it would be states that ā€œduring the preceding 7 fiscal yearsā€ have been declared a ā€œmajor disaster area.ā€

WilsonSpaulding   March 18th, 2010 - 2:43 am

“I have wondered at times what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the US Congress.”

Ronald Reagan

Obaomao Dictator   March 18th, 2010 - 2:45 am

Hey, he’s a pathological liar, so this is typical for Obaomao. However, if Hawaii does have an earthquake, that will raise some very interesting questions.

RufusVonDufus   March 18th, 2010 - 2:46 am

No teleprompter, no sense! We are mired down by the meanderings of a socialist fool. This health care is NOT what we need. Kucinich was going to vote “Yes” all of the time but, hopefully, the others will stick to their guns and principles and stay “No” votes for the good of the country and their own reelection chances.

WilsonSpaulding   March 18th, 2010 - 2:46 am

“I’ve never been able to understand why a Republican contributor is a ‘fat cat’ and a Democratic contributor of the same amount of money is a ‘public-spirited philanthropist’.”

Ronald Reagan

Brad   March 18th, 2010 - 2:47 am

No teleprompter. Maybe he should have written a few notes on his palm.

WilsonSpaulding   March 18th, 2010 - 2:49 am

“If the federal government had been around when the Creator was putting His hand to this state, Indiana wouldn’t be here. It’d still be waiting for an environmental impact statement.”

Ronald Reagan

gatekeeper96740   March 18th, 2010 - 2:50 am

I live on the Big island we have tiny quakes all the time but in 2006 we had a big one 6.7 NOTHING recently. Obummer is a jerk.

Schoenberger is a Silly Sycophant Suck Up   March 18th, 2010 - 2:50 am

Yo Dougie. Calm down. Obama’s an idiot.
There’s nothing you can do to fix that – just go with it.
He’s a dead in the water one-termer, a Carter like EPIC FAILURE!

By the way – Republicans have higher high school and college graduation rates tha Democrats. Look it up, then read it and weep.

WilsonSpaulding   March 18th, 2010 - 2:51 am

“It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.”

Ronald Reagan

WilsonSpaulding   March 18th, 2010 - 2:53 am

“Let us be sure that those who come after will say of us in our time, that in our time we did everything that could be done. We finished the race; we kept them free; we kept the faith.”

Ronald Reagan

Fred   March 18th, 2010 - 2:53 am

“Schoenberger is a Silly Sycophant Suck Up”

Um, I would trust you on that one but there are like 40 thousand replies in here by ignorant and uneducated people who leap before they THINK, or research…. including YOU.

Jonathan Karl of ABC News reported:

“On page 432 of the Reid bill, there is a section increasing federal Medicaid subsidies for ā€œcertain states recovering from a major disaster.ā€ The section spends two pages defining which ā€œstatesā€ would qualify, saying, among other things, that it would be states that ā€œduring the preceding 7 fiscal yearsā€ have been declared a ā€œmajor disaster area.ā€

While initial reports indicated that only Louisiana qualified for this, people don’t often take much notice of Hawaii. Which Bush officially declared a disaster area after a major earthquake in 2006. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,221804,00.html

WilsonSpaulding   March 18th, 2010 - 2:54 am

“Man is not free unless government is limited.”

Ronald Reagan

EL ZORRO   March 18th, 2010 - 2:55 am

IF ODUMBO, IS SO SMART, WHY HE DON’T RELESE HIS COLLEGE GRADE TO PROVE HIS INTELECT?, JUST SAID.

Fred   March 18th, 2010 - 2:55 am

Hey Mike

Watch the whole interview and see if the President actually answers ONE QUESTION.
also watch and see if he is even afforded respect enough to be ABLE to answer ONE QUESTION.

WilsonSpaulding   March 18th, 2010 - 2:56 am

“Mr. Gorbachev, TEAR DOWN THIS WALL!”

Ronald Reagan

Jim   March 18th, 2010 - 2:58 am

There was an warthquake there 2-3 years ago. There were not any deaths or injuries. There was some damage, especially on the Big Island and the electricity was knocked out for several days in some places. can’t figure out what the Messiah would do for that, though.

WilsonSpaulding   March 18th, 2010 - 2:58 am

“No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we’ll ever see on this earth.”

Ronald Reagan

WilsonSpaulding   March 18th, 2010 - 3:00 am

“One way to make sure crime doesn’t pay would be to let the government run it.”

Ronald Reagan

bish bash   March 18th, 2010 - 3:00 am

Obama is running for Secretary General office in the UN to run the new global government. Just like he ran for President before he warmed up the seat in the senate. That’s why campaigned in Europe and the Middle East. he has the American hating thing down, so he’ll fit right in.

.

Daniel   March 18th, 2010 - 3:02 am

Most of you are clearly racist.

The PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES didn’t say anything about the “Louisiana Purchase”. He was referring to the “Louisiana PROVISION” contained in the Healthcare legislation. You know – that bill that would give us universal, compulsory healthcare?? Yea, that one.

This “Louisiana PROVISION” grants extra money to states which have underwent catastrophic disasters that have affected the quality and/or availability of healthcare. It is named as such because of the extremely brutal recovery there from Hurricane Katrina, though it does (contrary to racist – I mean popular belief) cover other states, such as Hawaii or even those states along the flooding Red River (which also flooded last year, a condition that can easily be attributed to global warming – but I know you guys can’t handle two difficult things at once so forget about that now).

I would say phone your representative or senator and ask them to explain it to you, but they’ll probably just scare the living hell out of you like they have been for the past year so don’t. STOP WORKING AGAINST YOUR INTERESTS. GET OVER YOUR ANTIQUATED PREDJUDICES. Things didn’t work out the way you wanted them to and now your president’s black – GET OVER IT. Admit your weakness and get on with your life. FREE HEALTHCARE IS GOOD. GOING TO THE DOCTOR AND GETTING MEDICINE TO BECOME WELL WHEN YOU ARE SICK IS A GOOD THING. ENSURING THAT YOU DO NOT GO BANKRUPT WHEN YOU OR A FAMILY MEMBER IS SERIOUSLY ILL IS A GOOD THING. Anthropomorphic climate change (anthro = human, genic = producing or causing) is a BAD (and real) thing – but as I said, we can talk about that later.

PS: It took me TEN MINUTES to look up ALL of this and five more to confirm it. Clean the crap out of your ears and support this bill.

PPS: If they called “Happy Good-Times Sunshiny No Bad Super Awesome Health Time Bill”, would you like it more??? Tell your Congressman that.

WilsonSpaulding   March 18th, 2010 - 3:02 am

“Recession is when a neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours.”

Ronald Reagan

Todays Patriot   March 18th, 2010 - 3:03 am

Provision–Purchase…It’s the same thing. The Louisiana Purchase is parody on the Louisiana Provision that bought Senator Mary Landrieu’s vote.

MDWhite   March 18th, 2010 - 3:03 am

What a chuckle-headed twit…if this is the best that Occidental and Harvard Law School can offer, both schools have degenerated to the level of Internet diploma mills. It seems the village of Chicago is missing its idiot. “Corpseman!!!….Corpseman!!!”

allwornout   March 18th, 2010 - 3:04 am

he’s starting to believe all of his fabrications, “rewriting history”?
another 2 yrs. and i predict he will be dribbling all over himself being cared for by obamacare.

WilsonSpaulding   March 18th, 2010 - 3:05 am

“Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, the democrats believe every day is April 15.”

Ronald Reagan

WilsonSpaulding   March 18th, 2010 - 3:08 am

“Status quo, you know, is Latin for ‘the mess we’re in’.”

Ronald Reagan

Mike   March 18th, 2010 - 3:08 am

What a slithering snake of a salesman… and trying his best to be condescending at the same time. You don’t fool the American people peckerhead.

WilsonSpaulding   March 18th, 2010 - 3:10 am

“The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away.”

Ronald Reagan

Capn Jack   March 18th, 2010 - 3:10 am

Neither Obama nor Biden seem to be the brightest bulbs on the tree. Must be something in the White House drinking water.

WilsonSpaulding   March 18th, 2010 - 3:11 am

“The most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help.”

Ronald Reagan

WilsonSpaulding   March 18th, 2010 - 3:13 am

“The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government spends too much.”

Ronald Reagan

WilsonSpaulding   March 18th, 2010 - 3:14 am

“The taxpayer – that’s someone who works for the federal government but doesn’t have to take the civil service examination.”

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan   March 18th, 2010 - 3:15 am

WilsonSpaulding needs to attribute dates to all the awesome quotes I said. BTW, Heaven is awesome. I’ve got 18 holes with the chief tomorrow.

WilsonSpaulding   March 18th, 2010 - 3:16 am

“Today, if you invent a better mousetrap, the government comes along with a better mouse.”

Ronald Reagan

TOTUS Representive   March 18th, 2010 - 3:17 am

This is why El Presidente uses the teleprompter so regularly.

Ric O'SAhea   March 18th, 2010 - 3:19 am

Makes one reminiscence about the good ol’ Carter days when he said we were nearly out of natural gas.

WilsonSpaulding   March 18th, 2010 - 3:20 am

“We must reject the idea that every time a law’s broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.”

Ronald Reagan

WilsonSpaulding   March 18th, 2010 - 3:22 am

“We should measure welfare’s success by how many people leave welfare, not by how many are added.”

Ronald Reagan

WilsonSpaulding   March 18th, 2010 - 3:23 am

“Welfare’s purpose should be to eliminate, as far as possible, the need for its own existence.”

Ronald Reagan

Gary V   March 18th, 2010 - 3:24 am

Daniel,

Thanks for bringing up a non-sequitur like global warming and the Red River that borders the Dakota’s and Minnesota. Indeed that river does flood due to global warming. I’m glad you brought that to everyone’s attention. Every year around March the Northern Hemisphere warms and causes snow to melt. It flows into the water system causing flooding. Something needs to be done about spring time and excess winter snowfall. There should never be excess water in rivers. There should never be severe storms. There should never be earthquakes, in Haiti or Hawaii. And there shouldn’t be Alien invasions from outer space. Thank god big government can prevent all of those things.

WilsonSpaulding   March 18th, 2010 - 3:25 am

“You can tell alot about a fellow’s character by his way of eating jellybeans.”

Ronald Reagan

Uncle Sam   March 18th, 2010 - 3:25 am

Dummy its JOBs JOBs JOBs not Earthquakes. the Earth would quit turning if ever Obama created at single job!

Anything Resembling the Truth is a Coincidence   March 18th, 2010 - 3:26 am

So today we learn it applies to TWO states only.

It applies to LOUISIANA, the state he paid off with”Louisiana Purchase.” and it applies to HAWAII, the state that’s doing it’s best to hide documentation of his birth.

He lied about it being for “every state that is going through a natural catastrophe.”

Anthony   March 18th, 2010 - 3:28 am

We have a pastor of a large well-known radio ministry here in So. California who met with one of Obama’s high school closest friend and he has admitted that Obama did smoke weed and cocaine while in high school in HI. Obama isn’t all that he seems to be and his desire it bring this country down and become part of the global new world order as fast as possible. Don’t blame anyone but yourselves…..you elected him. Be careful what you ask for, you might just get what you didn’t want.

WilsonSpaulding   March 18th, 2010 - 3:28 am

“Obama- big government is the answer. Ronald Reagan- big government is the problem.”

“You choose your side and you take your chances. Choose wisely.”

WilsonSpaulding

Good night….

RayM   March 18th, 2010 - 3:34 am

You just can never know what those teleprompters will belch out. I think the earthquake was between his ears.
Bring back Carter!!!!

Thomas Cambridge   March 18th, 2010 - 3:35 am

Hey Daniel,

Most of you are clearly stupid. Learn English. You say, “…which have underwent…”. It is “…which have undergone…” Your credibility have underwent the serious beatdown dude, by your own hand.

Oh, and just for fun, I read the rest of your post. It is the most breath-takingly ignorant and immature rant I’ve read in a long time. Also, it is sad because there is a very large bloc of under-educated indoctrinees like yourself in our wonderful country which effectively and blissfully cancel out the votes of actual intelligent, hard working, thoughtful Americans. Shameful.

RickS   March 18th, 2010 - 3:36 am

Looks like someone got a hold of Slow-Joe Biden’s stupid pills…

joe   March 18th, 2010 - 3:38 am

This picture says it all.

http://z.about.com/d/politicalhumor/1/7/9/G/2/obama-dumb-and-dumber.jpg

Helloseekers   March 18th, 2010 - 3:39 am

He needs another drink. He’s just a little muddled.

Sarah   March 18th, 2010 - 3:47 am

That earthquake may be on the way. The all knowing one is just telling the people of Hawaii not to worry, help is on the way for all the help they have given him. I think it is code for thanks helping me, I am there for you. Add a public option and give people a vote on your healthcare plan and then maybe we could get behind it.

Saber   March 18th, 2010 - 3:52 am

In about 1/4 the time it takes any of you to come up with an Obama joke I went to google and found what the President was referring to. Too bad the blogger or any of you have heard of them fancy elitist search engines yet. This has happened within the timespan to get the same aid Louisiana would get.

P.S you guys are a bunch of retards.

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hit Hawaii on October 15, 2006. On October 16, 2006, Bush stated:

“The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Hawaii and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by an earthquake that occurred on October 15, 2006, and related aftershocks.

Federal funding is available to State and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis in the counties of Hawaii, Honolulu, Kauai, and Maui and the City of Honolulu for debris removal and emergency protective measures, including direct Federal assistance.

Federal funding is also available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard mitigation measures statewide.

R. David Paulison, Director, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security, named Michael L. Karl as the Federal Coordinating Officer for Federal recovery operations in the affected area.

The Agency said that more areas and additional forms of assistance may be designated after damage assessments are fully completed in the affected areas.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FEMA (202) 646-4600.”

JustAQuestion   March 18th, 2010 - 3:52 am

Just a question for the all knowing one who is pushing the healthcare plan. Are we going to cover the women that is trying to get the world record for being the fatest women in the world. I personally have a problem for covering her premiums if that is her only goal in life.

WeAreAllDoomed   March 18th, 2010 - 3:53 am

Time for Obama to take his doctor’s advice and cut back on the booze….Barack is developing a wet brain…

Lavaux   March 18th, 2010 - 4:06 am

I’m beginning to doubt that Pres. Obama is any smarter than average Americans. He refuses to answer simple questions, he doesn’t seem to know what’s in the Senate bill, he doesn’t seem to grasp that disaster relief is something different from pork passed out to Louisiana Democrats in return for supporting ObamaCare, and he seems to think that people who are no less intelligent than he, i.e. average Americans, can’t see through his spin and lies. One doesn’t have to be the national chairman of Mensa to notice the president’s lack of intellectual gifts as demonstrated in the Baier interview.

sarah   March 18th, 2010 - 4:07 am

To Ben in Hawaii

Good news for you.. You didn’t even know you needed aid but it is on the way… You seem nice, I teared up just knowing that some how you all will be getting money for the earthquake you didn’t even know you had, wow how could you not have known that you need this aid. Do let the leader of the free world help you, it is those low grade unfelt ones that cause the most mental health problems I have been told, so do line up for your check. I know you don’t know that you need it now but you might need it in the weeks to come, they do know what is best for you. Don’t be fooled by what your mind is telling you. They know what is best for you, it is so clear that you do not. They really know what you need and what is in your best interest. The fact that you don’t remember the great Hawaii earth quake just speaks to that fact that you can not possibly understand the need for the passage of this great bill that is there for you. Hang in there Ben help is on the way to you as soon as our great leader can get this health plan passed.

Huh????   March 18th, 2010 - 4:14 am

Today we heard a quote on TV where Mr. O. actually said that the proposed healthcare reform stuff would result in SAVINGS for businesses, and therefore EMPLOYEES SHOULD EXPECT RAISES!!!????

WHAT?????????????????????????????????????????????

THIS GUY SEEMS TO JUST SAY WHATEVER NONSENSE POPS INTO HIS HEAD…

SORRY, BUT WE NEED A *REAL* PRESIDENT, FOLKS.

Trevor   March 18th, 2010 - 4:24 am

I live in Hawaii (Oahu) and I know of no such earthquake worthy of being mentioned. I guess he misspoke? You’d think that he’d be interested enough in his home state (the 57th one) to know what types of disasters are dealing with. I do know of a “tsunami” that pretty much ended up being more like a drill than anything else. But there was NOTHING that happened that needed to mentioned alongside Katrina. It was a talking point gone awfully wrong. My side – the North Shore – didn’t have anything more than a few minutes of higher tide.

Watch his entire interview, if you haven’t already, and all he does is give long winded, beating around the bush answers…surprise, surprise.

Kris   March 18th, 2010 - 4:29 am

Hey, I am starting to get the hang of understanding him….it makes perfect sense in Obamaeze. He meant Haiti. And it makes perfect sense because Haiti is one of the 57 states. Plus, Obama is not just for spreading the wealth around this country, no, he is more fair minded than that! He is for global welfare, so the Louisiana purchase benefits Haiti, which is as it should be because we owe the entire world a bail out.

Just a few days ago, it was that this bill will save us 3000% on our health plans. The WH came out and said he “misspoke” and meant to say it would save $3000. 3000%…$3000. Haiti…Hawaii…it’s all the same. Just shut up and vote for the bill or Pelosi will show up and give you a good whipping!

Laguna   March 18th, 2010 - 4:30 am

No fan of Obama, but apparently there was a magnitude 6.7 Earthquake off the shore of Hawaii in 2006. One aftershock was 6.0.

The governor made a disaster area declaration covering the whole state:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Hawaii_earthquake

I suppose that would qualify Hawaii for a slice of the Louisiana Purchase.

Lois   March 18th, 2010 - 4:38 am

Thank GOD you all caught this. I live in Hawaii and my jaw dropped when he said this….I thought maybe he slipped and admitted to a bribe payment to our creepy reps and senators in congress. What earthquake? i just wish the media would pretend our B o prez was a republican so they would call him on his slips.
Keep strong America, Aloha and God bless, Lois

Laguna   March 18th, 2010 - 4:38 am

No fan of Obamacare, but apparently there was an earthquake off the coast of Hawaii in 2006, and the governor declared the entire state a disaster area:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Hawaii_earthquake

This would qualify Hawaii for a slice of the Louisiana Purchase.

Jon in Hawaii   March 18th, 2010 - 4:44 am

I’m no supporter of Barry, that is for sure. But it seems everyone has forgotten about the near 7.0 earthquake that hit the Big Island of Hawaii in October 2006. It was relatively devastating with some long term economic impacts, BUT WITH NO LARGE SCALE SERIOUS INJURIES. There might have been a handful, but nothing really memorable. Most of the state lost power, including here on Oahu, for the better part of a day. It was a Big Earthquake, but like Katrina, certainly didn’t happen just recently. That said, those of you sounding off like such an event never took place are really rather ignorant on the subject, sorry to say. So, do a Google search and see for yourself before you start mouthing off on something that has some connection to reality. Our conservative side is not served well when you all decide you know everything without checking the facts. Better to focus on how bad an example this was, rather than trying to claim he made it up.

ic   March 18th, 2010 - 4:44 am

Be fair, what he said was LA Purchase’s principle: i.e. special help to a state to recover from a natural catastrophe. (I know he lied, LA-Purchase in the Senate bill was never meant to cover any other state except LA. But…)

I don’t know Hawaii had an earthquake.

Isn’t the House supposed to pass an exact same bill as the Senate’s to avoid having the bill go thru the Senate again? How is he supposed to get rid of Nebraska’s deal, and apply LA-Purchase to Hawaii? Did he know what he was babbling about without TOTUS?

Randall   March 18th, 2010 - 4:45 am

Interesting, to say the least.

So, this rambling bit of verbiage is suppose to clarify a “issue” clouded be the best dissemblers of our age… somehow, it leaves one bemused more than anything.
All this time we have been told he is a linguistic wizard.
I would like to see his school records again, please.

ILM Patriot   March 18th, 2010 - 4:52 am

O-ne
B-ig
A-ss
M-istake
A-merica

Hey Daniel

Why do you not support and defend the US Constitution? Oh wait, nevermind. You are a Socialist Marxist that does not believe in working and wants everything handed to him.

Moe   March 18th, 2010 - 4:54 am

In about 1/4 the time it takes any of you to come up with an Obama joke I went to google and found what the President was referring to. Too bad the blogger nor any of you have heard of them fancy elitist search engines yet. This has happened within the timespan to get the same aid Louisiana would get.

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hit Hawaii on October 15, 2006. On October 16, 2006, Bush stated:

ā€œThe President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Hawaii and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by an earthquake that occurred on October 15, 2006, and related aftershocks.

Federal funding is available to State and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis in the counties of Hawaii, Honolulu, Kauai, and Maui and the City of Honolulu for debris removal and emergency protective measures, including direct Federal assistance.

Federal funding is also available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard mitigation measures statewide.

R. David Paulison, Director, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security, named Michael L. Karl as the Federal Coordinating Officer for Federal recovery operations in the affected area.

The Agency said that more areas and additional forms of assistance may be designated after damage assessments are fully completed in the affected areas.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FEMA (202) 646-4600.”

The Psychiatrist   March 18th, 2010 - 4:56 am

This guy is one step away from cutting his own ear off. He’s done…

Eagle Eye   March 18th, 2010 - 4:59 am

Looks like somebody from soros group is posting the same talking points over and over again under different names, what an idiot this person is, to think we would believe a nazi sympathiser over our own eyes and ears.

Provision, not purchase, Blah blah blah stfu!

badcrow   March 18th, 2010 - 4:59 am

I’m more worried about the times he used the word “subsidize.” Subsidies for this, subsidies for that, small business, individuals, certain states… Who will pay for all of this? Man, we are genuinely effed! We’ll all be looking at a 50% tax rate, and half the businesses in the nation will be shut down!! I’m hoping that some of the non-communist Senators and Congressmen will get together with the military, defend our constitution and throw these idiots out on their behinds. Sorry to go all third world on ya’, but there seems to be no other way to save our republic.

Bill McGarry   March 18th, 2010 - 5:03 am

We had an Earthquake here in Hawaii back in 06 or 07 that caused an Island wide power outage on Oahu,
and a tsunami on 2/27/10. He must have meant the no-damage tsunami. It did cost the state $750,000 for emergency
response OT, since it happened on a Saturday.

Eagle Eye   March 18th, 2010 - 5:05 am

louisiana purchase
louisiana purchase
louisiana purchase
louisiana purchase

Bush helped Hawaii 4 years ago, libturd
Why would maoObama need to distibute money through the louisiana Purchase
Ill tell ya why, A payoff for hiding his records you idiots

claspur   March 18th, 2010 - 5:15 am

Dave in Oregon (1st post)

..just a tad cornfused….was Maobummercorn counting Hawaii as our 57th state, or was It the “one more to go” one?

hawai'i resident   March 18th, 2010 - 5:17 am

I live in Hawai’i but guess I just slept through the “big” earthquake catastrophe that hit. Sure failed to notice ANY damage. Hate to tell the prez this, but we have an earthquake everyday, most that we never even know about. But then…..He…..is so much smarter, knowing exactly what we need in the way of health care & socialized medicine. The only earthquake we expect is the economy crash (earthquake) caused by HIS free spending that is totally out of control! HE is destroying Hawai’i!

km   March 18th, 2010 - 5:18 am

Actual George Bush quotes:

“Rarely is the questioned asked: Is our children learning?” —Florence, S.C., Jan. 11, 2000

“You work three jobs? …Uniquely American, isn’t it? I mean, that is fantastic that you’re doing that.” —to a divorced mother of three, Omaha, Nebraska, Feb. 4, 2005

“I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family.” —Greater Nashua, N.H., Jan. 27, 2000

And now most of you guys here complain about Obama.

Good grief.

Peter   March 18th, 2010 - 5:18 am

You can see it was edited. See the video freeze while he mentioned Hawaii.

Americans must be dumber than I thought if they believe the usual crap from Fox News.

Mark   March 18th, 2010 - 5:19 am

Get real people, he is not a President, just an occupant of the White House. He might have legally won the election but history has already judged this empty suit a total failure.

No one should have any expectations that this 3rd-World-Leader-WanneBe will do anything positive for America.

Not even Joe Biden could do worse at this point. I would gladly support obama-carter resigning and Biden taking over at this point.

The message to America is clear: No More Liberals Can Be Elected to the Presidency.

Michael Gordon   March 18th, 2010 - 5:25 am

“Well, in fact, that provision, which I think should remain in, said that if a state has been affected by a natural catastrophe, that has created a special health care emergency in that state, they should get help.”

Isn’t this already covered under FEMA and national disaster area declarations? Great, more overlap, redundancies, confusion, bureacracy.

“I am certain that we’ve made sure…”

“I think the same is true on all of these provisions.”

“My understanding is that…”

WTF? What a clueless, inept, lazy fraud is this president.

Linda   March 18th, 2010 - 5:36 am

So quick to your judgements. You all are going to look pretty stupid if he is referring to the earthquake in 2006. So, who is clueless here? Could it be all of you don’t remember this earthquake?

Michu   March 18th, 2010 - 5:46 am

Fred, What is it that you don’t get about Hawaii not needing help with healthcare for the Earthquake in 2006 as the few injuries were minimal? What is it that you don’t get about OUR money being given to states to bribe congress to vote for this HEALTHCARE not FEMA bill that will drive the final nail in the coffin of our economy? Did you completely miss the point in all these posts?

rovers   March 18th, 2010 - 5:50 am

Now I’m confused. Is Hawaii the 56th or 57th state? Or is it a state? Was he refering to Kenya? Seemingly there is a sign there claiming his birth. Oh! Well! Hopefully he and the progressives go down in flames!!!

Media Whore's The Cult of Barry Obama   March 18th, 2010 - 5:50 am

This is what happens once every year and a half or so when OdumBO leaves his teleprompter at home and gets asked a real question by a real News Man.

Dusty   March 18th, 2010 - 5:51 am

The Louisiana provision provided that the 57th state of Haiti will be taking all the Army corpses and feeding them to the Katrina victims in New Orleans…It helps everyone Brette Come on let me finish…and healthcare has been held up too long for the American Idols, we have people like little Timmy Jackson who lost his health coverage at the age of 3 when the doctors removed his right leg instead of his tonsils. Brette,,, this is serious stuff here. Let me finish, you keep interrupting. The CBO today said my heatlthcare plan would save the Unranian Taxpayers 14.5 Bazillion dollars over the next 10 years. Now thats some real savings wouldnt you say Brette? The people in the State of Detroit need it. haven’t you been paying attention Brette? The Armenian people have spoken and the demand we do something up and down to fix healthcare as we know it. As soon as this bill lands on my desk i will sign it into law while on board Air Force One as I buzz New York on my way to bow to the Chinese leaders. I cant wait to have some real egg foo yung Brette…But I would add one more thing Brette, if you will be so kind as to let me finish. I dont like filibusters, so I now deem them null and void and reconciled because the people of antartica demand it.

Michu   March 18th, 2010 - 5:51 am

For goodness sakes, “Louisiana Purchase” is in quotes because it is the name given by some in Congress and the media for the payoff for the snake Senator in Louisiana to vote for the bill, which she did. Get a grip people. Breitbart never said Obama called it the Louisiana Purchase. ::major eyeroll::

Kagiso Edwards   March 18th, 2010 - 5:54 am

Just another day of lies and folly .. The Obama Nighmare .. when will it end? .. how will it end? Who will be left standing when it ends? Americans, lets fight the crap, lies, and treachery and get our nation running strong in prosperity .. strong in freedom once again .. with no deficit ….. no one else can do this except ourselves and we can ONLY do it together ..

bobalou   March 18th, 2010 - 5:59 am

cut the bombster a break its tough lying every minute of every day and he did not have his teleprompter.
Hawaii and Haiti are both islands he got that right
Haiti did have an earthquake ergo Hawaii
they both begin with “Ha” Hawaii and Haiti
they both are surrounded by water

Uh huh....   March 18th, 2010 - 6:01 am

Oh please… the earthquake in Ha… (uh, oops, they probably don’t want to hear Haiti, uh…) Hawaii… Out of curiosity, are Haitians being relocated to other locales… like Louisiana, for example?

Sam Deakins   March 18th, 2010 - 6:06 am

Obama did not go on FOX to answer any questions. He simply got a free hour of airtime to spout his ObamaCare Traveling Circus speech. Obama’s arrogance and condescending attitude was sickening. Obama was playing to his core groups by being on FOX and facing down what he/they view as the “enemy”. FOX should now boycott Obama.

hkinsey3   March 18th, 2010 - 6:06 am

OK let’s face the truth here….if it had been Bush that said that….next morning NYT would have run a full front page saying “Bush Proves He Is An Idiot”……I’ll bet they miss this little faux pas.

Rick Benson   March 18th, 2010 - 6:09 am

The man is a congenital liar and will say anything or do anything to realize is dream of a Marxist paradise in the U. S. That is what he learned from Saul Alinsky, which he has worshiped all his life. We were warned, but too many illiterates were allowed to vote this disaster into office.

I loved the comment above: “Der Fuhrer … no teleprompter, no clue.”

Maxwell   March 18th, 2010 - 6:09 am

If this had been Bush it”d be the opening on the evening News, instead it’s ignored by the Media so Americans don’t see that Obama’s not so “clean and articulate” after all.

Sam Deakins   March 18th, 2010 - 6:11 am

Maybe Obama meant the earthquake that hit Haiti (sounds like Hawaii). And as we all know Haiti (or Hawaii) is one of the 57 states. Haiti joined the union in 2009 when Naancy deemed it a state.

rastus   March 18th, 2010 - 6:12 am

We are now paying the same horrible price for affirmative action at the federal level as elsewhere. Heaven help us.

Sam Deakins   March 18th, 2010 - 6:14 am

To does he really think we dumb?,
Of course he does .. we elected him, didn’t we? What further proof is needed to show our dumbness?

John Vincent   March 18th, 2010 - 6:20 am

That pales next to his statement this week in Ohio: with reform our premiums will “be reduced by 3000 percent.” I’m no math whiz, but isn’t a 100% reduction pretty much the max? OH wait! Rebates for everyone…? Somebody needs a good night’s sleep.

Russ H.   March 18th, 2010 - 6:22 am

The amazing thing is that Nobama doesn’t even look like he knows that he just shot himself in the foot when he blows his limited knowlege of the world. How can a nice looking guy like that be so damned stupid so often? Oh, I forgot, he is a super liberal socialist and we now know that they are always flailing around somewhere in the fog when it comes to true historical and other facts. If they don’t know the true facts, they can always say “Its time for a change” without describing what the change actually is. The voters could say the same thing as a poster in my barber shop back in 1943 poking fun at the Nazi’s that said “Yah, dot’s right,ve ist too smart und da too late!” Better luck in November!.

DogWithoutSlippers   March 18th, 2010 - 6:25 am

Time to call a Special Election! We need leadership not bullship!

DaytonConserve   March 18th, 2010 - 6:25 am

After all, he is reported to be the smartest of all the Presidents. What was his IQ again?

Mister Mobjack   March 18th, 2010 - 6:28 am

We wonder how our first affirmative action president could have even a 40% approval ranking after his first year of trying to channel Mao here in the states. It’s simple, the uneducated, racially biased minorities will support him no matter what. “We wants our welfare.” Now you see the problem of extending the vote to anyone who can stumble to the polls and push a button.

Dave   March 18th, 2010 - 6:29 am

It’s George Bush who caused the earthquake.

Alkoholik on the button   March 18th, 2010 - 6:35 am

Must have had a few too many Scotches? Just what we need an alcoholic on the nuclear button? Hope you all have your survival supplies stocked up? I have a feeling you may need them? God have mercy on us!

JustAnotherGuy   March 18th, 2010 - 6:35 am

So really.. He thinks Haiti is part of the United States now? For fks sakes….

CONCERNED VETERAN   March 18th, 2010 - 6:37 am

Glad to see we were not the only ones that asked “what earthquake in Hawaii?”. Yes it is amazing how this annointed one gets away with his lies! It’s good to see a REAL reporter like Brett Baier finally ask tough (can’t lie your way out of this) questions. It’s a shame the lame ones (msLSD, NBC, CBS, ABC) can’t do the same. For “stupid patrol” these questions are for you. Did you see the interview? If you did, what part of the Lousiana Purchase didn’t you understand? The Connecticut deal which Brett had to explain to the annointed one? The Cornhusker kickback? Maybe you should pay closer attention to the questions and answers before you start insulting people. But then again, by your post, you seem to be another clueless, uninformed liberal who loves to rant with NO knowledge about the subject you are ranting about! Typical libRETARD!

Ace   March 18th, 2010 - 6:40 am

Ever eavesdrop on the conversation of a few 8-year olds playing grown up make believe? They go all the way into their roles, fabricating and embellishing total fabrications. The brains of creatures like B. Hussein have been, like, truth dehydrated, and then rehydrated with looney la la land realities. Like 8-year olds playing whitehouse. They will do and say anything that advances theIr agenda. So, nothing this dufus says or does surprises me. Truth is relative to him. He speaks in search of acceptance.

NoMarxistParadiseHere   March 18th, 2010 - 6:42 am

Hey America, how do you like the Marxist that you elected? He is a dangerous person. He wants to turn this country into Red China or North Korea. Everything will be wonderful. Everything will be free, no one will have to work hard, and everyone’s children will be above average.

What’s really scary is that there are so many democrats who are prepared to abandon the American free enterprise system for an alternative that has never worked … unless you like dictatorships.

politiguru   March 18th, 2010 - 6:43 am

God help us . . . in the future!

Tom   March 18th, 2010 - 6:44 am

This just goes to show Obama is not as smart as he is made out to be. Smarter than GW, probably.
Clearly it was not Obama’s fault he miss-spoke. The super star, Hollywood mega produced President just read what was on the teleprompter.

sam gaylord   March 18th, 2010 - 6:46 am

He MISREAD HIS TELEPROMPTER!!! He functionless without using someone else’s words.

jeckelmyhyde   March 18th, 2010 - 6:47 am

This is the payback for Hawaii running interference on the birth certificate issue. Chicago Style.

John Nostromo   March 18th, 2010 - 6:50 am

Narcissists are dangers to themselves and others as their delusions begin to evaporate. If Obama does not get his way on healthcare look for him to pursue some destructrive act to punish the American people. After all, we are just so stupid a good smack upside the head will bring us to our senses.

Obama Hears Voices   March 18th, 2010 - 6:52 am

Schizophrenia is a serious condition…

Patrick   March 18th, 2010 - 6:53 am

I just got a chill up my leg.

le sigh   March 18th, 2010 - 6:55 am

I BLAME BUSH!!!!!!!. He is controlling the teleprompter!
/sigh

Mara   March 18th, 2010 - 6:56 am

well, hate to break it to y’all, but technically, Obama was *not* lying. According to the USGS there’ve been over *30* quakes in Hawaii since the beginning of March! Of course most of them were only in the 2’s and 3’s on the Richter Scale but they were STILL earthquakes.

The Truth   March 18th, 2010 - 7:00 am

Couple this to Biden just giving a blessing for the dead for the STILL ALIVE Irish Prime Minister’s mother, the verdict is in:

The President and Vice President are bat sh!t psychotics in need of intensive psychiatric treatment! This country is doomed…

Steve in Pa.   March 18th, 2010 - 7:00 am

The only major disaster out of Hawaii is him.

Patryk   March 18th, 2010 - 7:02 am

There is no way to spin this. Either he was referring to some ancient event in which case he is seriously stretching the truth to score a political point. OR, he was thinking of Haiti which isn’t in the US in which case Obama is a bumbling fool who doesn’t know the US states. What a hard choice; look dishonest or look incompetent. WHAT A DILEMMA!!!

Rusty   March 18th, 2010 - 7:04 am

Most of these Democrats are chronic liars. Clinton’s list is just about as long as Gore’s. Many of Kerry’s claims were downright absurd. Obama’s lies grow by the week. All of these morons have been exposed and it’s a travesty that they’re still showcased by the liberal media. Barney Frank, Jesse Jackson, Dan Rather, Michael Moore, Joe Biden, and the rest of these worthless jerks thrive on lies – and their liberal hand-puppets repeat them. Liberals are void of substance and terrified of facts. Lying is the only way they can address their warped agenda.

Duff   March 18th, 2010 - 7:05 am

Thanks to everyone who pointed out that I was mistaken about the tsunami thing – I guess you didn’t notice that I corrected myself less than 5 minutes later? It just goes to show that right-wingers aren’t the only ones who post things without making sure their facts are correct first. The difference is that I DID fact-check myself, and admitted the error.

And oh yeah – I never said GWB caused the earthquake, only that he was the President at the time, and that he declared a state of emergency in response to the magnitude 6.7 earthquake in 2006.

Is this provision pork? Maybe… but that’s the only valid criticism raised by this video. Obama did not misspeak, he did not get any facts wrong, he did not embarrass himself in any way.

ZoePost   March 18th, 2010 - 7:05 am

That the title of this clip refers to the Louisiana Purchase irritates me. I get that it’s supposed to cleverly exaggerate Obama’s error in citing a Hawaiian, instead of Haitian earthquake. However, new to this site, shown the clip out-of-context, and expecting to hear some kind of “out-of-whack” comment about the Louisiana Purchase, I was annoyed. OK- he misspoke, but let’s not purposely exacerbate a “slip-of-the-tongue” by trying to make his reference to the “Louisiana Provision” anything more than it was. Also, I’d feel more adequately informed via the Drudge Report if after viewing a segment such as this one, I was clearly given a link to watch it in context. It’s bad form to fashion opinions based on fragmented information, right?

Mike   March 18th, 2010 - 7:09 am

How many totally stupid remarks does Obama have to make, before all fair-minded, objective Americans finally
admit that despite being well educated, he is a complete moron!

Bambi Killer   March 18th, 2010 - 7:10 am

Love how the “faithful” Barry lovers are blind and in denial. Their world is spinning out of control in slow motion.

Brain, Use It   March 18th, 2010 - 7:11 am

I’m not a huge fan of O, but your idiocy makes me not want to side with the Republican party. Take maybe 15 seconds of research to figure it out (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Hawaii_earthquake).

You deride journalists that you believe do not report the news. Pot, meet Kettle. Try getting your quote correct. He said Louisiana “provision” not “purchase.”

Finally, for those of you that lack the common sense to connect the dots. The Louisiana provision clearly provides special medical care to areas affected by natural disaster. In the case of Louisiana, O specifically cited Louisiana; likewise, Hawaii, which was declared a disaster following the 2006 earthquake would have received special medical aid.

no way   March 18th, 2010 - 7:12 am

oh boy I knew we were in trouble when he got elected, but he got me really worried now.

L. Keeton   March 18th, 2010 - 7:12 am

What he meant to say was this, “We be gonna spen sum dat moneys in heppin dim brovas in we 57th state.

George V   March 18th, 2010 - 7:13 am

Now we know why his doctor rold him to he needed to cut down on his alcohol intake.

Brain, Use It   March 18th, 2010 - 7:14 am

Minor edit:

Finally, for those of you that lack the common sense to connect the dots. The Louisiana provision clearly provides special medical care to areas affected by natural disaster. In the case of Louisiana, O specifically cited Katrina; likewise, Hawaii, which was declared a disaster following the 2006 earthquake would have received special medical aid.

PHO   March 18th, 2010 - 7:15 am

I wonder if that earthquake in Hawaii finally destroyed that original birth certificate once and for all…

John Gault   March 18th, 2010 - 7:16 am

But at least employers will get a 3000% reduction in insurance rates – that for sure will help with any earthquakes in the 57th state of Hati.

eRtwngr   March 18th, 2010 - 7:17 am

Earthquake, volcano, Obama, what’s the difference? Both emit a lot of smoke and cause widespread destruction. We’ll all need special deals once this disastrous presidency ends.

But please let me finish my answer…

claspur   March 18th, 2010 - 7:19 am

Who can block the Sunshine,
to make a gloomy day?
Maobummercorn can…. Oh, Maobummercorn can. (The Candyman song)

Who will overtax us,
and make our jobs go away? …. I could do this all-day-long…. *sigh

Mike   March 18th, 2010 - 7:20 am

My dear ZoePost, it’s clear from your total confusion that you’re a loyal Democrat. Obama’s reference to a
Hawaiian earthquake was not, as you claim, a “slip of the tongue”. That’s because the healthcare bill would
obviously not apply to a foreign country like Haiti. Obama was talking about how different STATES would benefit
from the Louisiana Purchase provision, not different countries. The only was Obama could have been refering to
Haiti is if he thinks Haiti is one of those extra states that bring the total number of states to 57, as he
previously stated.

Baet   March 18th, 2010 - 7:22 am

I’m sure he saw the Hawaii earthquake on the schedule.
If George Bush can arrange for the Sept 11 attacks and Katrina during his term, Obama can certainly arrange for a disaster in his home state.

dodginbullets_USMC   March 18th, 2010 - 7:22 am

Novus March 17th, 2010 – 11:20 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Hawaii_earthquake

There was a 6.7 earthquake on the Big Island back in 2006 that caused some serious damage. Is that what Obama was referring to? It was fairly big. But it was also 4 years ago.

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and Katrina (the cause of the LA Provision he referred to) was 5 years ago

Nick   March 18th, 2010 - 7:23 am

Great example of no correltaion between intellignece and common sense.

30something   March 18th, 2010 - 7:26 am

ok apologists, we hear you….obama speaks correctly 3000% of the time.

Rip_Van_Winkle   March 18th, 2010 - 7:28 am

OMG! You mean to tell me there is an “N” word as our President? What the heck we doing? I tell you, there is something just not right here. Killing the tobacco industry, killing health care, killing the economy, severing responsibilities set forth for sustainable technologies, ignoring the people and stinking up the white house with the smell of street grease.
I’m going back to bed. harrrumph.

jamie   March 18th, 2010 - 7:30 am

OBAMA IS AN INTELLECTUAL FRAUD !!

HE HAS MADE MORE STUPID BLUNDERS THAN BUSH DID IN HIS FIRST YR. AND MEDIA GIVE HIM A PASS.

“NAVY CORPSMAN” idiot

30something   March 18th, 2010 - 7:31 am

when all else fails, libs pose as racists republicans and somehow that eases their conscience.

ZaerHour   March 18th, 2010 - 7:31 am

Now if there is an earthquake in Hawaii in the next few days… It will be Bush’s Fault

Skip   March 18th, 2010 - 7:32 am

IS OUR LEADER PREDICTING THAT (OUR U.S.A.) ANGELS ARE GOING TO PLAY THEIR HAARP ON HAWAII????

Steven   March 18th, 2010 - 7:33 am

Every time this empty suit opnes his mouth he reveals himself to be the afirmative action baby idiot he really is.
And yet the Obama-bots rush to defend there chosen one.

PATHETIC

Rio   March 18th, 2010 - 7:34 am

Sounds like we have two Bidens now.
It’s getting difficult to tell them apart.
I think I’ll call them “Obiden”.

Brian C   March 18th, 2010 - 7:34 am

Had enough yet?……This moron needs to be sent back down the road, in Kenya.

Mr. Wee Wee   March 18th, 2010 - 7:36 am

Mr. Wee Wee says You go Girl and get BEHIND Barack!

Oneconservative   March 18th, 2010 - 7:38 am

Soooo, under a little pressure obama caves in and can’t think straight?

That’s scary!

Bob   March 18th, 2010 - 7:40 am

“I am sure he meant Haiti, I am 3000% sure…”

Ah, yes, I forgot about the 58th state!

LOL   March 18th, 2010 - 7:40 am

They keep deleting posts that clarify it for you mouth breathers.

Barry Bin Inhalin   March 18th, 2010 - 7:42 am

Proving once again that the smartest man in the world (the one who has hidden his undergrad and graduate grades, papers, etc.) will say anything, anything at all further his view or point.

So who is surprised?

Vapid.

ADM   March 18th, 2010 - 7:42 am

Joe Public March 17th, 2010 – 10:30 pm
Is it possible that he thinks Haiti is the 50th state in the Union.

It could be……. or maybe it’s the 58th state.

ricardo maxwell   March 18th, 2010 - 7:43 am

We told you so about this phony radical Marxist racist p o s. Smartest President ever?
He11 no! He makes George Bush and Jimmy Carter look like rocket scientists! Affirmative action product of the Ivy League.

BlindedByTheLight   March 18th, 2010 - 7:43 am

Mr. Pwesident? Mr. Pwesident? I’m only six years old, and I don’t understand, could you explain? The midwest had devastating floods last year. New Jersey had a devastating storm this week. Florida, Alabama and Texas have had major hurricane damage. California had mudslides and forest fires. And then, you know, there were all those tornadoes. And that’s just the short list. Do they all need special health care deals for…what exactly?

kelly   March 18th, 2010 - 7:44 am

Katrina was 2005, and we have spent billions on that crap hole. N.O. was a welfare junky before, and now they have earned permanent victim status because they were too friggin stupid to get out of the way. I remember Bush on tv days before landfall begging those morons to leave, then I remember the idiots on tv dancing in the streets on N.O. holding signs like “you missed us bitch”…….oops. By the way Katrina actually landed in, and devastated Mississippi……havent heard a whimper from them, especially five years later.

Fishman   March 18th, 2010 - 7:45 am

I thought his place of birth was Hawaii? Shouldn’t he know more about that state?

schopenhauer   March 18th, 2010 - 7:45 am

Dusty:

THANK YOU! Your composition is genius. You have the lunkhead’s cadence down pat! I’m taking your post to a GOP meeting tomorrow; we need a laugh and your post is a winner!

Bubba   March 18th, 2010 - 7:47 am

So I have one question:

DID THE CBO SCORE THIS AS A NEW MULTI STATE ENTITLEMENT? Or dide they score this as a one state boondoggle? Mississippi was hit as hard as Louisiana with Katrina maybe harder yet there is no Mississippi purchase

The guy is just a liar

JMK   March 18th, 2010 - 7:50 am

The 2006 Hawaii earthquake was an offshore earthquake occurring 10 km (6 miles) southwest from Puakō, Hawai’i, United States, on Sunday October 15, 2006 at 7:07:49 AM local time (17:07:49 (UTC)). It measured 6.7 on the moment magnitude scale, and was located at 19°52′41″N 155°56′06″W / 19.878°N 155.935°W / 19.878; -155.935, at a depth of 38.9 km (24.2 miles).[2] It produced several aftershocks, including one that measured a magnitude of 6.0 seven minutes after the main shock.[3] The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center measured a four-inch (102 mm) tsunami on the coast of the Big Island.[4]

Rod   March 18th, 2010 - 7:52 am

Maybe its the one he’s going to create using HARPS(never let a created crisis pass you by).

bob   March 18th, 2010 - 7:59 am

the alliance of the left with Islamic ideology is the only base he has… his knowledge consists of some leftist cliches on how society should look like and the Muslim anti Israeli rhetoric. This is why the harsh stance on Israel these days. it is the only clear agenda he knows. His historical and political knowledge amounts to a first year political science student… 0.

I can easily predict what he is going to say almost every time he opens his mouth.

Adam   March 18th, 2010 - 8:01 am

Don’t worry guys, Gibbs will straighten it all out today and tell us what he meant to

viking51855   March 18th, 2010 - 8:03 am

I just figured it out.. state 51 is Washington D.C, 52 is Puerto Rico,
53 are the U.S. Virgin Islands, 54 are the Florida Keys, 55 is Tortuga,
56 is Atlantis, and 57 is Kenya. How stupid can we be? None of us knew there
were 57 states. No wonder his so called “illegal” aunt living in Boston
hasn’t been deported, she is a citizen of Kenya our 57th state!!!!

Boy, I’m glad he went to Harvard and I only the 6th grade, now it makes
perfect sense

RoynMich   March 18th, 2010 - 8:05 am

Was it my hearing gone bad, or did I not hear him say in this same interview that they were going to post the bill on the US.Gov website after they voted on it and then we would be able to argue the merits of the bill? somebody help me!!!!

Brian   March 18th, 2010 - 8:06 am

This guys is not qualified to be our president. Next, please.

RxLady   March 18th, 2010 - 8:06 am

Wow…now, can you imagine if Bush or Palin made such a verbal gaffe? The lame-stream media would have a field day.

blairolina   March 18th, 2010 - 8:07 am

Where is the teleprompter when you need one?

Please...   March 18th, 2010 - 8:08 am

We already HAVE provisions for people who are caught up in a natural disaster. It’s called Disaster Relief. This is just another boondoggle that amounts to NOTHING. Like the other 2700 pages of this non-extistent bill.

RightStuff   March 18th, 2010 - 8:08 am

Too much (self-admitted) pot use as a kid. The guy is a buffoon, and he thinks he can get by on his glib talk. If the Democrotch party continues this march, they will take the country off a cliff into a socialist economy.

If without violence the tyrant is simply not obeyed, he becomes “naked and undone and as nothing.” Etienne de la Boetie, France, circa 1550

Jack Smith   March 18th, 2010 - 8:10 am

President Bush was ridiculed every time he misspoke (books and calendars of “Bushisms.”) Vice President Dan Quayle was ridiculed by the press for misspelling a word that was spelled incorrectly on a card provided to him. Yesterday, President Obama misspelled the great city of Syracuse, and there is hardly a peep from the press. Where is the rest of the national press on his Hawaii mistake? Don’t tell me there’s no bias in the national press.

schopenhauer   March 18th, 2010 - 8:10 am

Km: President Bush is dyslexic (like MANY Americans) and sometimes his grammar is not perfect BUT HIS MIND IS SOUND!!!! He is not a drinking, smoking, drug-using, Marxist Muslim who hates America and can’t tell the difference between Veterans Day and Memorial Day, and who is FORCING congress to go against the American people, and publicly condemning terrorists to sully the jury pool (to get the terrorists off) and who is spending money like no president in order to ENSLAVE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME (and who is so incredibly STUPID that he actually believes that there are 57 American states) [even my little nieces and nephews know there are only 50 states!!] and who LIED about his uncle liberating Auschwitz (he HAS no uncle and it was the Russians who liberated Auschwitz) and he said ā€œMY MUSLIM FAITHā€ while attending a black liberation ā€œchurchā€ in Chicago, and who never set foot on these shores until he was a bought and paid for college student who never worked and had money from where? for decades including world travel!!! Your ā€œPresidentā€ is DIRTY and we all know it! Your arrogant narcissist pos bag of crud was elected with ACORN corruption and George Soros dirty money and the Leftist media because they wanted a MARXIST in the White House! To think that you dare to compare EVIL with a few grammar errors is beyond all that is decent in this world! You can have your EVIL POS!!! I will wait for the a good and honest president who will repair what your EVIL VILE, VULGAR, POS is doing. And, people will remember what our ā€œfirst black presidentā€ did to this once great land!!!! And, ALL BLACK FOLK WILL PAY THE PRICE FOR HIS EVIL WAYS AND THEIR RACISM IN VOTING FOR COLOR OVER DECENCY!!!! And their RACISM in voting for COLOR over America!!!! He is becoming the MOST HATED MAN IN AMERICA and there is not a thing you can do about it! He is FILTH AND EVIL AND LIES AND A DEVIOUS MARXIST POWER HUNGRY MONSTER!!!! He is yours, I can’t stand the sight of him OR his arrogant 6-foot BRAIN-DEAD BATTLE-AXE BEARD OF A “WIFE”!

Fonz   March 18th, 2010 - 8:11 am

Did the earthquake affect the teleprompter?

dareisay   March 18th, 2010 - 8:11 am

Brett hit him with hard questions, he cannot answer hard questions! He gets all flustered and steps all over himself….

More reporters need to hit him with tough questions, and then stand back and watch him fall apart!

I don’t think anyone will start an impeachment because of his color….can he be “recalled”?

Disgruntled Mainer   March 18th, 2010 - 8:12 am

Well, apparently we can add clairvoyance to Bam-Bam’s repertoire of talents. Look out, Hawaii!!! There’s an earthquake in your future, so according to the Moronic Messiah….God, I cannot wait for Jan 2013 when this hack is out of a job in the White House.

Jack Smith   March 18th, 2010 - 8:13 am

Since he didn’t have a teleprompter, maybe he should have written some notes on his hand.

Trailboss   March 18th, 2010 - 8:14 am

Obama thinks that the earthquake which hit Haiti hits the state which he claims to be born in…Hawaii. I can but wonder if he was really born in Haiti.

CW   March 18th, 2010 - 8:15 am

Perhaps President Bush invented an earthquake machine and left Obama with another destructive toy!?

bad.intent   March 18th, 2010 - 8:15 am

As Tom would say in “The Stand” by Stephen King….O B A M A that spells VILLAGE IDIOT

Arnie   March 18th, 2010 - 8:18 am

Dennis Kusinech has a dirty anus

Ping ! Pong   March 18th, 2010 - 8:19 am

Hey, Obamas a member of the mojoratative party,and if you don’t like it,you can just go to the nearest Train DEE-POT and leave town. Hey,if Obama says there are 57 states then there are,lets see,there’s the lower 48,then Alaska,Hawaii,PuertoRico,Guam,Virgin Islands,St. Thomas and of course Wash D.C. Hey, we have two states named Washington,what gives? I think the D.C. stands for the type electrical current that state uses. Anyway,there you have it—57 states,anymore questions?

WOZERD   March 18th, 2010 - 8:21 am

I agree with BRAIN, USE IT. If we on the conservative side resort to the same distortions the Liberals and their Propagandists at ABC,NBC,CBS and their monkey butts on the cable use, how can we criticize?
It’s been 4 and a half years. How long are we going to use Katrina for an excuse to pour billions into inept state and local governments with about as much integrity as an African drought relief program?
The money that has been spent on New Orleans, if given to the private sector could have bulldozed New Orleans flat, built all new dikes and rebuilt it completely restored by now.
Remember this. It’s an absolute fact. On average, only 28 cents of every tax dollar actually reaches it’s intended end use.

Dwight Schrute   March 18th, 2010 - 8:23 am

He said PROVISION, not PURCHASE.

He’s still an idiot.

Sigmonde   March 18th, 2010 - 8:29 am

There was an earthquake in Hawaii?

BeauW   March 18th, 2010 - 8:30 am

Hey guys!! Yes, Obama said ‘Louisiana Provision’, not ‘Louisiana Purchase’. Now come on…Think!!! The term ‘Louisiana Purchase’ is a term used by opponents of the the Health Care bill to describe what they see as an outright bribe to secure a yes vote from Landrieu. Since the term is a derisive term from the perspective of supporters of the measure, naturally Obama calls it a ‘Louisiana Provision’. Obama could maybe sell this explanation if Louisiana was the only state offered a Provision that just happened to have a Health Care opponent in the Senate. I’d like anybody seriously thinks that the ‘Provision’ was not an outright attempt to buy votes, to explain to me how Ben Nelson was offered money for Nebraska. There’s never been a serious doubt the money for Nebraska was to secure that vote! Ya know, congress does and always has had wheeling and dealing to secure various senators votes…you know you vote for my bill and I’ll vote for yours. The difference here is the breathtaking scope and impact of such dealing plus the shear amount of money involved. Of course, what is 100 million in a budget of trillions??

shawn   March 18th, 2010 - 8:30 am

Did you ever det the impression that this guy is just winging it all the time? How did any one get the impression this guy is articulete! Even if he is what good is an articulate liar>

schopenhauer   March 18th, 2010 - 8:33 am

Eric V:

If you had kept awake during English 101 (or been able to get into your local community college so you could even take English 101) you would have learned how to argue. And, in learning how to argue, you would have learned that ad hominem is not an accepted form of debate and that if you engage in a SINGLE ad hominem attack, you automatically lose your argument by default.

So, rather than engaging in ad hominem (which means you have no issues to bring to the table) perhaps you might LISTEN to the double speak and vapid and lying and corrupt statements that come out of President O’TelePrompTer and you might QUESTION what in the world he is trying to say!
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If President Bush said there were 57 United States, or took a TelePrompTer to a rodeo in Colorado, or to a grade school, or tried to get in a window which he thought was a door, or did a little girl deep-dish curtsey to the head of the Muslim nation, or his doctor told him to lay off the booze, or who ā€œstunkā€ (as in smelled bad) or took his wife on numerous expensive taxpayer funded ā€œdatesā€ around the globe, or who SPENT ALL OF OUR GRANDCHILDREN’S MONEY, making special ā€œbribesā€ with recalcitrant elected, or brought steaming heaps of corruption into the White House, (including terrorist defenders into the now ā€œjokeā€ of a ā€œjusticeā€ department), or who had a 6 foot Battle-Axe for a wife who spends a fortune on her back (and still looks like a man), and who made senseless claims, and proved that he knows nothing of the United States of America, then perhaps you might notice the DOUBLE STANDARD!

IOW, NO ONE IS BEING FOOLED BY YOUR FOOL! We hate him more every day! He will soon be THE MOST HATED MAN IN AMERICA!

(In case you didn’t notice, Eric V, I didn’t use a SINGLE ad hominem against you! Kindness and manners is a wonderful trait of “right-wingers” (they are loving people, who wish the best for you, even if the sentiment is not returned).

Jdmojito   March 18th, 2010 - 8:35 am

I’ll take Bush’s stuttering straight answers over this cat’s smooth-talking BS any day. Change my *ss. This is a textbook lying politician if there ever was one.

Arnie   March 18th, 2010 - 8:37 am

The Civil rights issue of our time is government waste fraud and abuse…The media should be focusing on the millions of stories that SHOW example after example of Government programs that steal and rob taxpayers blind…where are these news reports? Instead the media focuses on silly immature stories that have absolutely no effect on any of our lives….Had they been doing honest reporting, we wouldnt have the public pension system bankrupting our country….Case in point..Our national debt of roughly 10 trillion is coincidentally the same pricetag that was spent on Public education in the last 40 years…despite that profoundly shocking amount of money our country is way behind the curve and ranked far below other countries who spend a small fraction of that amount…where is the accountability…instead CNN has silly shows like Black in Americca night after night trying to get Blacks to hate Whites…the media is causing all this racial tension and additionally not focusing on stories that reflect real issues that affect our lives…the Hollywood and New York liberal media elites are PURE EVIL

Jarred   March 18th, 2010 - 8:37 am

One thing a Liberal will NEVER Answer? The Change from Dubyas’ policies to Obamas’ policies. They ARE the same signed and RENEWED Unconstitutional dictatorial Policies, but Obama is taking it to the next level and the REAL RED ZONE… Communism.

steve   March 18th, 2010 - 8:38 am

This makes no sense. I think he’s fallen off the wagon, gone back to his coke snorting ways.

BARRY SOETORO   March 18th, 2010 - 8:39 am

Did you see How Hussein Obama just tried to fillibuster the interview. He couldnt answer what was in the bill because he didnt know lol. And these idiots dont have any idea what real effect this massive change will have on all of us. I know one thing it will cost all of us that actually work and not live off the taxpayers teet alot of money.

Sheetsy   March 18th, 2010 - 8:39 am

First off, the people on the forum who so ‘eloquently’ express their disgust for the ‘other side’ or our President should consider how ridiculous it makes you come across. I’d like to think that everyone who so cleverly comes up with some quip about Obama being a Marxist, ObaMAO, etc. actually knew what they were talking about. I can assure you, they don’t have as many commonalities as you would like to think; but hey, the shock and awe tactic of labeling someone a terrorist is pretty neat, isn’t it…

Second, and wow, MOST IMPORTANT, how about taking the time to actually listen to a soundbyte or read a transcript before you follow the masses straight off a cliff to land flat on your face—He never once uses the words ‘Louisiana Purchase.’ What he does in fact say is, Louisiana Provision, which refers to the portion of the bill that allows for special aid to States that have suffered a natural disaster, and which has created a medical emergency.

I’d be more inclined to listen to your statements (from either the right or left)seriously if you were capable of fact-checking and actually making a coherent statement–something that you seem more than happy to ridicule our President for.

CJT7513   March 18th, 2010 - 8:40 am

His Doctors told him to slow down on the drinking, try and sober up, did they tell him to lay off the crack pipe?

VOTE NO   March 18th, 2010 - 8:42 am

OBAMACARE= BIGGEST ENTITLEMENT AND ATTEMPT TO REDISTRIBUTE AMERICAS WEALTH IN HISTORY. VOTE NO !!WE WILL REMEMBER IN NOVEMBER

john   March 18th, 2010 - 8:43 am

Barack Obongo

Michelle my Belle   March 18th, 2010 - 8:43 am

This makes perfect sense! Our Dear Leader, I mean Obama – he’s 3,000% correct that our 57th state had a major earthquake! You right wingers are soooo stupid!

Patch   March 18th, 2010 - 8:46 am

Clearly, he’s talking about earthquakes that have hit Hawaii since Katrina, which there have been.

But why ought we increase health care coverage to a state that gets natural disasters and HAS ACCUSTOMED ITSELF to such disasters? Get this: After the 6.7 earthquake that hit back in October of 2006, “No deaths or serious injuries were reported, and the damage appeared to be scattered, allowing most tourists and residents to resume life as normal.” Why? Because the region is used to earthquakes and knows what to do when they happen! They build to sustain earthquakes; they drill to prepare for them, and they have the resources to recover. Hawaii needs the NOLA Purchase like I need a few gold bars stuck in my cargo pockets.

With this logic, the NOLA Purchase ought cover the recent natural disasters (read, absurd snowstorms) in VA, D.C., MD, PA, etc.

I need to start memorizing the new American motto. “From each ability and to each need.”

Barry Soetoro   March 18th, 2010 - 8:46 am

where’s my crack pipe??

Jill   March 18th, 2010 - 8:48 am

OMG, people! I wish everybody would quit being so hard on President Obama and remember – he’s so smart that he knows what mistakes he’s made as he’s making them. We’re just supposed to listen to what he means, or what he wants us to hear, instead of what he’s saying? We’ve got to smarten up if we’re ever to keep up with this President and this Congress, that’s for sure.

ABO (Anybody BUT Obama) for President, 2012…

~Jill

Jim Williams   March 18th, 2010 - 8:50 am

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Hawaii_earthquake

philoise   March 18th, 2010 - 8:51 am

Odumo is educated beyond his intelligence. He never learned that real life is different from school. In real life the test comes first, then the lesson. Also, TOTUS, like television, is not real life.

JimMartinez   March 18th, 2010 - 8:51 am

Nothing but a typical empty liberal. They use big words, went to big time universities, got into law school and all the while – they continue to be absolute empty suits. Liberalism destroys and decays the soul.

Peru1   March 18th, 2010 - 8:52 am

It was a challenge to listen to the interview and make any sense of the Obama responses, other than the question on Tiger Woods. Now that I read portions of the transcript, the answers are completely nonsensical. What is going on with this guy?

ttj   March 18th, 2010 - 8:52 am

Could he have confused Haiti with Hawaii? Doesn’t seem possible. I think he must be in over his head.

schopenhauer   March 18th, 2010 - 8:53 am

Michael M: YOU SAID:
ā€œSo much venom here all based in hate. Why don’t all of you pathetic pieces of trash just fess up? You hate having a black man as President so you feel empowered to say anything you can that is hateful? Racism is alive and well in America. A sick society of uneducated people.ā€

How about some TRUTH, Michael? Educated people know that ad hominem is not an acceptable form of debate; that is what ā€œeducatedā€ people know because they are educated! Blacks are less than 12 ½ % of our entire population. The FACT that a ā€œblack manā€ [YOUR WORDS] can be elected is PROOF that RACISM IS NOT AN ISSUE!

IT IS FACT that the Republicans BEGGED for Colin Powell to run for President of the USA, but his wife would not let him! There is not a SINGLE black man that the Democrats ever ā€œbeggedā€ to run! If you knew anything about the history of the Civil Rights movement, you would know that the Republican Party was formed to fight slavery. And that slavery ended in the USA after a mere 74 years, SHORTER than any other nation on this earth. And you would know that the Democrats formed the KKK. And that the Democrats stopped blacks from voting for 100 years after slavery ended. And that it was the Republican Party (again) in the mid 1960s (100 years after the slaves were freed) that we had to take the Democrats to the woodshed AGAIN, so they would finally allow blacks to vote and also had to give blacks a shot at decent housing. Democrats wrote the segregation laws and they kept Democrat officials and Democrat sheriffs in office so they could keep ā€œthe blacksā€ in line. Democrats used literacy tests and poll taxes to stop blacks from voting. Democrat sheriffs took baseball bats and fire hoses and dogs to blacks and looked the other way for lynching. HOW DARE YOU CLAIM THAT PEOPLE WHO HATE OBAMA’S (WHACKED) POLICIES ARE AGAINST HIM BECAUSE OF HIS COLOR; LOOK AT THE HISTORY OF YOUR OWN STINKING PARTY AND OWN THE TRUTH!

Michael: HAVE YOU NOT HEARD the NASTY comments made by Biden (about ā€œblacksā€) and by Harry Reid (about ā€œblacksā€) and by YOUR Grand Kleagle KKK Robert Byrd West VA (about ā€œblacksā€) ?? Every single SNARKY REMARK ABOUT BLACKS HAS BEEN MADE BY DEMOCRATS!!! Look it up!!! PROOF OF YOUR RACISM, NOT OURS!!!

It appears that if it weren’t for double standards, the Left wouldn’t have any standards at all! And, it appears that THE ONLY UNEDUCATED PERSON IS YOU!!!!!

JohnnySunshine   March 18th, 2010 - 8:53 am

Let’s take a poll . . . if George W. Bush (while President) had said exactly the same things as President Obama thus far in his Presidency, might ā€œWā€ have been impeached for being a complete idiot? Might there have been front page, above-the-fold headlines all over the country castigating him? If “W” had to rely on a teleprompter (which would have diminished or eliminated his malapropisms) to the extent ā€œOā€ must, would ā€œWā€ have be made out to be the laughing stock of the world by our Main Stream Media?

Isn’t affirmative action a wonderful thing?

tim   March 18th, 2010 - 8:54 am

Oh blah blah blahma can you spare some more change, if you can’t dazzle them with brilliance baffle them with bullsh-t

citizen0000   March 18th, 2010 - 8:54 am

uhm umm, uh, I don’t know what’s in the bill or what it does, but you will like it when we post it to our website, after the vote. No one told me the circus was in town.

I am self-governed.
Thank you for your concern.

Gary K   March 18th, 2010 - 8:55 am

What more evidence do you need that both we have a very biased media (mainstream) and a President that has no idea what it is to be Presidential. Couple this statement with the 57th State and you can’t even find a legitimate way to blame it on a teleprompter.

And this is the guy, and group (Democrats), whose coming up with our new Healthcare system?

Vink   March 18th, 2010 - 8:57 am

The stammering, Neo-Fascist, chimp POTUS makes GWB look like Demosthenes.

Obama says nothing and says it poorly. Why does the Media continue to tell us how eloquent this guy is?

JcT   March 18th, 2010 - 8:58 am

My older sister is a pathological liar. I watched her for years do this. Obama is beginning to have trouble keeping all his lies straight, and it is affecting the words that he speaks. You see substitutions for words with other words because it is like a puzzle in his mind. Some pieces seem to fit, so they are used, even when to a normal person, they don’t fit at all. My sister did it constantly and it drove my family crazy. I just don’t think he is going to last four years on the house of cards he is building. Of course, when he resigns, we’ll get the village idiot Joe Biden.

marshall1963   March 18th, 2010 - 8:58 am

When I sat down to watched the Amabo interview last night I noticed his tactic for handling Brett’s pointed questions. He simply eliminated most of them by stalling with his incessant blathering. BB tried to get more in but to no avail. Amabo is an evil marxist.

Rfrman   March 18th, 2010 - 9:00 am

Even if he was talking about an earthquake that did happen in Hawaii they have had none that were of any medical emergancy. I am 3000% sure of that.

Mike   March 18th, 2010 - 9:00 am

This fixed is beyond normal politics in DC. And if it’s not, then we’re all fools
to allow these clowns (both parties) to ever take us for these rides. I say OTP..and
The Wolverines have it right!

Joel Weymouth   March 18th, 2010 - 9:01 am

And they insisted Palin wasn’t qualified. This man is stupid – not one of his scholarly papers have ever been published. And if I think if we had a real investigative media, we would find all his books had a ghost writer. He is a fake, a charlatan – and every thing I predicted about his election has come to pass. You stupid piece of S##T, S**t for brains, neurotic m%#&^@#$^#^@# “I want everything to be civil’ fools who voted for him. The hate that I have for every one of you is “pure and beautiful”. I don’t hate Obama – he is a pawn, he is “a poodle” being controlled with much smarter people pulling the strings who are there because YOU MORONS VOTED FOR OBAMA.

America was the greatest thing that ever happened to this planet, and you ##$## who voted for OBAMA destroyed it by putting this Baboon in the White House. There is no hope for a political solution – and I hope every one of you #**#*#* that voted for this poltroon will suffer the supreme punishment for capital stupidity.

JohnnySunshine   March 18th, 2010 - 9:03 am

I would wager $1,000,000 that our President could not answer the following question (which is much harder than knowing the US has “fifty-something” states).

The continent of Africa is comprosed of how many countries?

clarinet   March 18th, 2010 - 9:03 am

President Zero is making the idiot VP Biden look like a genius! Better check the kook-aid before drinking any more, boys!!

Jonathon   March 18th, 2010 - 9:05 am

Only Obama (might) know what he meant by comparing incredibly devastating catastrophes. We can only guess. The question in the interview (and the topic) was about whether or not Obama thought buying off votes for his health care bill was a valid thing to do, and if the deal in Louisiana as well as the other states listed, was OK to do since other states didn’t get equal treatment. In order to answer that question, Obama tried to say that buying/bribing the vote in Louisiana by giving them $100 million for the vote would some how help with what happened with the earthquake in Hawaii. That $100 million or so is completely separate from FEMA monies or any other money that went there. Obama stated that the vote buying (money given to some states and not others) somehow would also benefit Hawaii’s earthquake – which it would not. Money (tax payers’ future debt) goes only to Louisiana does not go to Hawaii, unless Hawaii also gets their vote bought.

Whether Obama confused Hawaii with Haiti’s earthquake, or if he actually meant that buying Louisiana’s vote by giving only that state $100 million for the vote on his health care plan, it’s still dishonest. And more to the point, he’s basically saying the ends justify the means of getting his ideology passed of growing government control at the expense of currency devaluation and hyperinflation.

Chisco   March 18th, 2010 - 9:07 am

obama is probably referring to the 10 on the Richter scale that WOULD occur if his “Hawaiian” birth certificate appeared, showing KENYA as the “state” in which he was actually born!!!

schopenhauer   March 18th, 2010 - 9:09 am

Is there ANY way to encourage the MSM to report the nonsense that Obama spews?

They took President Bush apart and mocked and laughed for his grammar twists; they destroyed VP Quayle for a teacher’s error!

But, when Obama makes INSANE remarks, they don’t even report it!

I am SO FRUSTRATED! This Marxist fraud, curtsying like a little girl (with his skinny rump in the air), pencil-neck geek LIAR gets away with murder and NO BODY is reporting what he is actually doing (gun-grabbers by states, limits on fishing, taking over a major auto-manufacturer, controlling banks, meeting with Muslims, sullying the jury pool for Muslim terrorists, giving evil-doer creeps access to the White House, and destroying our economy). It feels like we are living in a separate dimension that is a horror story beyond belief! If a Republican did a fraction of what Obama has done, the media would be on his case around the clock and his approval would be at 10% by now! WHY does Obama get away with it??? Does the media want America destroyed???

I’ve got to go to work, but I’m beginning to wonder what is the point? What are we working for; Obama is destroying our future! The Democrats have gone insane (on the plus side, many of my local Dems are “sitting out their party” right now; the DNC has GOT to notice the dip in donations; or is George Soros their only bank?

dale   March 18th, 2010 - 9:09 am

Yeah, those poor Hawaiians. You know, where all that relief aid and volunteers are heading to and has been in the news non-stop for two months. How could we miss the earthquake in Hawaii???

The Jig Is Up   March 18th, 2010 - 9:10 am

The man is utterly lost without his teleprompter… What an unmitigated disgrace for America… Most will rue the day they pulled the lever for this buffoon.

HAHAHAHAH   March 18th, 2010 - 9:10 am

katy March 17th, 2010 – 10:50 pm

If there is an earthquake in Hawaii in the near future, I’m going to have to assume he’s satan himself and spilled the beans by accident. oopsy

In hell this kind of stuff is highly classified and there are strict instructions not to let the cat out of the bag.

40 lashes for O’beelzebub
=========================================

BEST COMMENT…almost choked on my morning cup of joe….

Jonathon   March 18th, 2010 - 9:11 am

Bottom line: Obama is saying anything to spin the dishonesty and unequal treatment across the states by saying that buying the vote in Louisiana will also help with the earthquake in Hawaii. Problem is, FEMA already gave money for the hurricane in Louisiana (tens of billions). The $100 million now is to buy the vote. That $ does not go to Hawaii in any way. In 2006, when Hawaii was hit with an earthquake, FEMA sent money, via Pres. Bush’s declaration, to that state’s needs (minor). In no way was it comparable to Louisiana and Katrina.

Now, the earthquake in Haiti in 2010 actually received more money from the U.S. than the small earthquake in Hawaii in 2006. Current events are that vote buy in 2009 in Louisiana and the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. Common sense is common sense.

Neal N Lichmee   March 18th, 2010 - 9:12 am

I am 3000% sure that he meant “Haiti”, our 57th state.

Cole   March 18th, 2010 - 9:14 am

The only eathquake in Hawaii that is coming is the November elections when many Democrats will be voted out of office.

Calvinman   March 18th, 2010 - 9:15 am

Wow, and I thought W was an incoherent speaker. Just read that mess. Pure crap.

Diogenes   March 18th, 2010 - 9:17 am

If most of the news media were not brain dead these days, this interview would be a lesson on how (or how not)to question the president. Obama not only dodged and evaded giving direct answers, he demanded that the reporter shut up and allow him to make the 10,000th speech of his presidency. An honest and professional interviewer in the future should specify that Obama limit his reponses to one minute or less and pause for the next question. Of course, this won’t happen because most in the media are still bowing before the altar of the guy who gives them a thrill up the leg. (I am a veteran of 22 years in the news business, as reporter, editor, columnist and editorial writer for one of the major papers.)

Barry Soetoro   March 18th, 2010 - 9:17 am

pass me that doobie…

exb   March 18th, 2010 - 9:19 am

Still puzzled by the Hawaiian earthquake back in 2006 that President Bush declared a disaster zone? It is funny to see so many people here wallowing in their own ignorance. Just because you forgot or were not paying attention does not mean there was not an earthquake in 2006. Excuse me but your bias is showing.

maverick muse   March 18th, 2010 - 9:19 am

Given the “within the states” context, Obama may have spilled Biden beans announcing his administration’s “Global Warming” example to be made on the scale of Pearl Harbor’s disaster.

father_moray   March 18th, 2010 - 9:21 am

The Economic BOILER is GLOWING WHITE…communist policy destroying the middle class forever…we all Kenyans now…or are we? arm up. civil war coming…

john galt   March 18th, 2010 - 9:21 am

kinda makes george bush misspronouncing nuclear look kinda silly…

Greg   March 18th, 2010 - 9:23 am

Can we see the original interview clip? I watched this 20 times and the camera cut from the side shot when he said, “it also effects Hawaii”. It then goes to his face and his lips don’t move but the audio plays,”that went through an earthquake”, at which point the video starts again. I don’t want to go all consipiracy nutty on this but it looks like a bad splice job.

Barry Soetoro   March 18th, 2010 - 9:23 am

There WAS an earthquake in our 57th state! I know ’cause I gets all my info from ACORN. Now shutup and pass me my crack pipe!

MakinBadChoices   March 18th, 2010 - 9:24 am

He makes me cling harder to my guns and religion with asinine with performances such as this. The arrogant style he shows with “head back, chin up in the air, hand waiving as though to say hush” making bold proclamations actually reminds me of “Il Duce”. For you youngsters on this board, that would be Mussolini of Italy, the fascist dictator. Watch him the next time he’s on stage and you’ll see it too. Where can I text $10 to Hawaii Relief?!

Waffen SS   March 18th, 2010 - 9:24 am

O’dopers public edumacation was sorely lacking isn’t it a good thing affirmative action was there to save his sorry ass in school because without it he couldn’t be the worst president this country has EVER had in it’s history!! Whatta’ moron!!

And hey you idiots that voted for him are even more MORONIC!!!!

jp2feminist   March 18th, 2010 - 9:25 am

Good one, Neal! 3000% Ha! Even if it was a typo on his teleprompter, what would cause a man with degrees from Harvard and Columbia to even think that 3000% was correct? I caught his remark about the “earthquake” in Hawaii when he said it. Too bad Brett Baier was consumed with trying to get a question in so that he couldn’t follow up on it. Obama didn’t even like being shut down when it was time for the “interview” to come to an end. He’s despicable.

biffula   March 18th, 2010 - 9:26 am

Just more proof that he cant speak when he doesnt have a teleprompter in front of him. But you better get down on your knees and pray every night to whatever god it is you pray to and ask Him to keep Zero safe. Cause lord help us if crazy, stupid uncle Joe Biden ever has to take the reigns.

Straight Talk Hawk   March 18th, 2010 - 9:27 am

SPECIAL THANKS TO JOHNNY MCAMNESTY!

Let’s be sure to thank open borders, globalist, RINO sellout Juan McAmnesty (shamelessly running for reelection in Arizona) for his refusal during the 2008 campaign to expose undocumented KEEN-yahn worker neo-comm Obamnesty for what he is. Johnny Boy was too busy trashing conservatives to criticize “his friend” Obamnesty. Now the two are conspiring with that halfwit RINO Lindsey “The Lap Dog” Grahamnesty to give amnesty to 30+ MILLION illegals so another 30+ MILLION illegals (BUT NO TERRORISTS?!) can invade us and finish the dirty work of the New World Order globalists, turning the U.S. into a third world craphole. And it would have been just as bad with McAmnesty, and his desire for war with the “Soviet Union” (sic).

The two criminal rackteering organizations, the Republican and Democrat parties, put up these nitwit puppets for President because they can be manipulated. Everybody should start thinking about how we stop this serial sellout from happening, or things will get “progressively” worse until we’re all gone.

Jonathon   March 18th, 2010 - 9:28 am

To the Obama defenders:

The bigger problem here isn’t that Obama confuses things, which he does whenever he goes off the teleprompter. For example: Just 3 days ago

Obama (Ohio townhall meeting): “For Americans who get their insurance through the work place how many people are getting insurance through their jobs right now? Raise your hands. Alright, well. A lot of those folks, your employer it’s estimated would see premiums fall by as much as 3000% which means they can give you a raise.”

The Math:
100% minus (premium decrease of) 3000% = -2900%

Meaning, that if say a company pays $1 million in premiums for employees, then passing Obama’s health care, it’s estimated (by him), that your premiums would fall by as much as $30 million – and they could give you a raise. So this would be great for companies since instead of paying $1 million/year, they would actually receive $29 million from somewhere.

Lee H Oswald   March 18th, 2010 - 9:28 am

where’s that package of curtain rods??

jonathon   March 18th, 2010 - 9:29 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUd-slJc-GY

Br549Me   March 18th, 2010 - 9:29 am

Well, this is just sad. Ever wonder why the so-called “president” doesn’t know AMERICAN history?

Jonathon   March 18th, 2010 - 9:29 am

The youtube link above I sent is the Ohio townall in which Obama said

ā€œFor Americans who get their insurance through the work place how many people are getting insurance through their jobs right now? Raise your hands. Alright, well. A lot of those folks, your employer it’s estimated would see premiums fall by as much as 3000% which means they can give you a raise.ā€

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUd-slJc-GY

Bruce   March 18th, 2010 - 9:30 am

Will somebody give this idiot a Lewinski so we can impeach him !!

Ben   March 18th, 2010 - 9:30 am

I cant stand him, but perhaps, in his defense, he meant the possible tidal wave that was to hit Hawaii (and the chaos it created) CAUSED by an earthquake in Chile? He is still a dolt.

SDAV   March 18th, 2010 - 9:31 am

The Louisiana “healthcare provision” was put in the healthcare bill in exchange for Democrat La.Senator Mary Landrieu’s vote(60 needed) to bring the bill to the floor–thus insuring that the horrendous Senate bill would pass.
Louisiana may have needed help on this particular issue– but it should not have been included in the healthcare bill and it should not have been used as an excuse for Landrieu’s vote and probably should only come into play when there hase been a catostrophic event such as Katrina was..
It certainly appeared to be the “Louisiana Purchase”, so to speak, of a sitting Louisiana Democrat Senators vote. I don’t think we yet know the total extent of that closed door transaction.

Since this “provision” will also help Hawaii according to Obama–will it also help Mississippi–that state was devastated by Katrina also.

This was and is not a proud moment for Louisiana–but I was not surprised. She stopped listening to the people of Louisiana a long time ago-she apparently represents Obama. Her offices just stopped taking calls(would not answer phone)before the sellout vote. Remember also-ACORN is headquarted in New Orleans–where her brother has just been elected Mayor. Nice of Biden to make a little visit to New Orlens right before the election. James Carville lives there now–and pushed very hard for Mitch’s election.
Interesting that the Democrat who was thought to be ahead in the race–suddenly dropped out.

When I read the headline on this post–I did not really think Obama “said” Louisiana “Purchase”—but his word “provision” does not change what actually took place.

Interesting how Obama voters consider themselves intellectually so far above everyone else. They don’t realize that they live in very fragile glass houses.

Li   March 18th, 2010 - 9:31 am

He is so pissed he can’t talk or think straight, lol.

Other   March 18th, 2010 - 9:32 am

Forget the Louisiana Purchase, this latest fraud, where they have agreed to turn the water back on in California in exchange for a YES vote is absolutely disgusting. The water was shut off to protect a little fishie, after all they’re more important than the people who’s livelihoods were threatened by shutting down the water. But if Obama can buy a vote, well then “Screw the little fishie”…..disgusting, totally disgusting!

thefedupamerican   March 18th, 2010 - 9:33 am

This guys sure does ‘mis-speak’ alot when he doesn’t have his security teleprompter with him doesn’t he? Yesterday premiums would go down by 3000%. Today, and earthquake in Hawaii. I thought this was the smartest president that ever lived? http://www.thefedupamerican.com

JohnnySunshine   March 18th, 2010 - 9:34 am

N8 on March 17th, 2010 – 11:26 pm posted comments about how “O” didn’t say what was being reported said by him. My response is, welcome to the club.

This happened to “W” for eight years (I don’t recall you complaining then). When “W” walked on water, the MSM news said he couldn’t swim. When he made the disability collecting lame people walk, headlines screamed he took disability payments away from recipients. Etc., etc, etc. Is it making sense?

If Obama is brilliant/intelligent and Bush is an idiot/stupid, then no one is deciding on the basis of facts (and Harry Reid said that you can have your own opinion, not your own facts). In one year, “O” has easily surpassed the eight years worth of W’s verbal miscues (and O uses a teleprompter ten minuters less than 24/7/365).

p.s. if you’re reading articles misquoting “O,” stay away from the no more than 10 sources of it. None of the 1,000,000 plus other media outlet will be reporting anything about his interview last night.

Duane DeSwamp   March 18th, 2010 - 9:34 am

He accidentally revealed one of the undocumented promises he has made to secure a vote.

WTFObama   March 18th, 2010 - 9:36 am

Give him his teleprompter back or he’ll throw a tantrum! If anybody is able to contact Mr. Baier please advise him to defect to another country before Obama has him thrown in a gulag. It’s obvious that Mr. Baier is an enemy of the state intentionally making Obama look like a fool.

An American   March 18th, 2010 - 9:36 am

Where is LHO when you need him?

john smith   March 18th, 2010 - 9:36 am

You Dumb Ass American. Obama is just messing with your head. He wants to see how many people are hanging on to his every word. That’s a favorite little game by the dictators of Africa. You are so innocent.

truth   March 18th, 2010 - 9:37 am

It still does not matter whether he said “provision” this did not make sense and had nothing to do with the health care bill. The guy is a NOT bright, dictator wannabe.

CGNYC   March 18th, 2010 - 9:37 am

Bush declared “major disaster” in “the State of Hawaii.” On October 16, 2006, the White House stated:

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Hawaii and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by an earthquake that occurred on October 15, 2006, and related aftershocks.

Federal funding is available to State and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis in the counties of Hawaii, Honolulu, Kauai, and Maui and the City of Honolulu for debris removal and emergency protective measures, including direct Federal assistance.

Federal funding is also available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard mitigation measures statewide.

R. David Paulison, Director, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security, named Michael L. Karl as the Federal Coordinating Officer for Federal recovery operations in the affected area.

The Agency said that more areas and additional forms of assistance may be designated after damage assessments are fully completed in the affected areas.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FEMA (202) 646-4600.

WilsonSpaulding   March 18th, 2010 - 9:38 am

Obama is as looney as the Mad Hatter….

Kuno   March 18th, 2010 - 9:39 am

Sound like he is trying to buy votes–

schopenhauer   March 18th, 2010 - 9:39 am

Sheetsy: READ HIS OWN WORDS!! STOP BLAMING THOSE WHO ARE TERRIFIED OF HIS MARXIST IDEAS FOR AMERICA!! Either you are a Marxist too, and are trying to deflect the truth before it sticks to him as it should! Are you aware of what he has already done to General Motors?? To the BANKS?? If a Republican had done this you would be screaming bloody murder! He wants DNA from ALL ARRESTS! You SCREAMED that President Bush was ā€œtrashing the Constitution, but OBAMA HAS DONE MUCH WORSE AND YOU SAY NOTHING!! President Bush was listening to terrorist suspects and you said that was “wrong” and violated the “rights” of the suspects; YET OBAMA IS LISTENING TO EVERYONE (not just terrorists, EVERYONE)!!! YOU SHOULD BE TERRIFIED!!! But because he is a “Democrat” you LOVE IT!! What is the difference?? If a Republican hiccups you have a cow; if a Democrat belches you notice nothing! The HARM to you and your family is what we are worried about! WHY do you care about party if the results are HORRIBLE?? WHEN will you ever put AMERICA ahead of your lousy political party? We put AMERICA before Republicanism, and we can’t figure out WHY you put the Democrat Party ahead of the country? It makes ZERO sense! You love Democrat policy that is selling you out, and are much more intrusive, and that places no value on your privacy or rights, but you HATE Republicans who did a good job protecting you and your rights! Only when it is too late will you figure it out!

ā€œObama himself acknowledges that he was drawn to socialists and even Marxists as a college student. He continued to associate with Marxists later in life, even choosing to launch his political career in the living room of a self-described Marxist, William Ayers, in 1995, when Obama was 34.ā€

“To avoid being mistaken for a sellout, I chose my friends carefully,” Obama wrote in his memoir, “Dreams From My Father.” “The more politically active black students. The foreign students. The Chicanos. The Marxist professors and structural feminists.”

ā€œAfter college, Obama states lived on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, venturing to the East Village for what he called “the socialist conferences I sometimes attended at Cooper Union.”

GOOGLE OBAMA AND MARXISM AND START READING!!!!

Jack0548   March 18th, 2010 - 9:41 am

Well lets see, both Hawaii and Haiti are both Islands, the both start with HA and have two i’s in their names and we have pumped millions and millions of dollars into both so its easy to see why he got confused……
After all if you listen to him , he doesn’t care about the specifics or facts just his socialist agenda

Spaulding   March 18th, 2010 - 9:42 am

“There’s no situation so bad that the truly inept can’t make worse.”

Obama’s base policy of socialism and spreading the wealth flies directly in the face of the free market and individual resposibility. He’s ruining our country beyond all recognition.

biffula   March 18th, 2010 - 9:44 am

Michael M: YOU SAID:
ā€œSo much venom here all based in hate. Why don’t all of you pathetic pieces of trash just fess up? You hate having a black man as President so you feel empowered to say anything you can that is hateful? Racism is alive and well in America. A sick society of uneducated people.ā€

Ah, the race card. Nice try Michael. But it wont work here. It has nothing to do with Zero’s skin color, the hate is for his marxist beliefs and policies. And just to reassure you, I’ll let you in on two little secrets: 1) I hate stupid, crazy uncle Joe Biden too. 2) I’d have voted for Condoleezza Rice, who is a double minority.

WilsonSpaulding   March 18th, 2010 - 9:44 am

Hey America! Had enough of Obama yet? Sorry, you’ll have to wait three more years.

Cujo47   March 18th, 2010 - 9:45 am

I think he uses a WIJI board and I do not believe he ever graduated from any college. Hence the sealed records.

parker55   March 18th, 2010 - 9:48 am

Purchase? Provision? Who cares. The American people have been calling it “Purchase” for weeks because that is what it is – a bought vote for Obamacare at my and your expense.

WilsonSpaulding   March 18th, 2010 - 9:48 am

Michael M: YOU SAID:
ā€œSo much venom here all based in hate. Why don’t all of you pathetic pieces of trash just fess up? You hate having a black man as President so you feel empowered to say anything you can that is hateful? Racism is alive and well in America. A sick society of uneducated people.ā€

I don’t esteem Obama any more for his black half than I despise him for his white half. He is just incompetent.

Tim Chambliss   March 18th, 2010 - 9:48 am

This is so apparent that President Obama is so dumb compared to the incisive American work of our friends Hannity, Bachman, Palin , Beck and all the true conservatives that represent the Real America. God help us we are smarter than our President is.

And now this so called “expansion” of healthcare? How dare he give this Marxist handout cloaking it under and “expansion” for the insurance companies as well.

It is a roose! Be careful out there and good luck to all of us thank God for elections!

Marlene   March 18th, 2010 - 9:49 am

Naw, he’s talking about Chile. Isn’t Chile a state? This from a man who’s supposed to be so smart.

allamr18   March 18th, 2010 - 9:50 am

Im assuming the earthquake in 2006 that former president Bush called a natural disaster.

http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2006/10/20061017-6.html

You can google 2006 Hawaiian earth quake and find it was a 6.7 magnitude. just look google it and it pops up.

Richard Tater   March 18th, 2010 - 9:53 am

no teleprompter obviously

tom2058   March 18th, 2010 - 9:53 am

Obama is a clown. The earthquake he must be refering to is: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2006/ustwbh/#summary
Only 73 mil estimated damage and numerous minor injuries. And THAT requires a special provision 4 years later?!? Bribery for a bill no one but him wants. Plain and simple.

ThirdWorldContry   March 18th, 2010 - 9:54 am

2 trillion more in debt in 1 yr, putting govts foot in every aspect of our lives..no new taxes but everything you buy will be costing you more. the dollar is collapsing.. and this is in the first yr.. wait till he gets going with the illegal immigration.. this is just the start lol.. I would like to smack every moron that voted this socialist into office. I will never vote for a democrat again as long as I am breathing.. wait.. we might get taxed on that also when we exhale CO2

IDIOT!   March 18th, 2010 - 9:54 am

There is a recent prophecy that states an island in the Pacific will disappear!
This message was given right after the message of the earthquake in Chili, one week before it happened!
If Hawaii sinks soon, will it be ‘Obama’s’ fault?

Google: Pedro RƩgis

The prophecies are about California, Italy, Europe to be hit along with three other European countries – much weeping! Rivers of fire coming out of the earth, all over the earth – and that no scientist can explain!

I think we all need to start ‘grading’ Obama’s ‘performance’! He obviously needs a refresher course in American History, being an illegal alien and all!

Me thinks he’s made more stupid remarks than ’stand up’ Joe Biden!

parker55   March 18th, 2010 - 9:57 am

And, btw and FYI, ‘Louisiana Purchase’ is in quotations in the title and, “Quotation marks may additionally be used to indicate words used ironically”.

Bullwinkle Obama   March 18th, 2010 - 9:58 am

BrAiNdEaD usurper

claspur   March 18th, 2010 - 9:59 am

What has me puzzled is, where’s all of Maobummercorn’s ‘in the street’, ‘in the trenches’ over in ‘His corner’ common folk at?

I see about three liberals I know a bit every day. These days they almost get-up and run from me when they see me coming. ;o)

DA   March 18th, 2010 - 9:59 am

This guy is & has been a “laughing stock” since day 1. These are serious times &
November can’t get here soon enough!

Dex   March 18th, 2010 - 10:00 am

Can you imagine if Sarah Palin or George Bush said something like that what the left wing hacks would say? heck
I can’t even find any reporting of this interview by the Idiot press as they did of Katie Couric “exposing” Sarah
Palin as “not too smart”

Doug   March 18th, 2010 - 10:01 am

INTELLIGENT president??? See folks — this is what happens when you take his teleprompter away from him. Total ignorance. DUH!!

Say — now where are all the media that jumped on Dan Quayle for being coached wrong on how to spell pototo????????????

BO... Who's your daddy   March 18th, 2010 - 10:02 am

Obama accidentally leaks out the next false flag, use of the earthquake generator to wipe out the hall of birth records in Honolulu.

mark   March 18th, 2010 - 10:02 am

Made perfect sense to me. Did you not forget every major news station trained on Hawaii at 4:10 ET after the earthquake in Chile a couple of weeks ago? You know, the major media disaster porn feeding looking for the flooding? And the federal government disaster management that helped?

I guess its easier to assume ‘the black man’ is on crack then to actually understand what he is saying.

Or perhaps you are just more used to being spoon fed gibberish by a president, and not used to having to actually understand contextual speeches.

Bellerophon   March 18th, 2010 - 10:04 am

We can be grateful for one thing: At least when the earthquake in Hawaii shows up there will be plenty of “corpse”-men to assist with the wounded.

Clueless, clueless, clueless. But in his own words he sought out the most dedicated radicals, Marxists, and communists for his education. Something went bad wrong.

Have you seen your daddy baby, standing in the shadows   March 18th, 2010 - 10:04 am

Obama thinks the Constitution was written 20 centuries ago, it only applies to massa.

bruce   March 18th, 2010 - 10:05 am

Another of his ‘Sarah Palin’ moments that he will get a pass on….BUT….

Maybe BO is telling us that Hawaii IS going to get funds based on that small 5.0 quake…its already in the works? After all, the bill language is broad enough perhaps that he has discretion to decide how serious the ‘natural disaster’ is….I don’t recall that Hawaii 5.0 quake recently causing any damage that affected healthcare.

He’ll use any excuse to redistribute wealth to where he wants….and he just may have telegraphed how broad he interprets the Louisiana purchase language in the health care bill?

Nick   March 18th, 2010 - 10:05 am

We actually got someone dumber than bush in the White House— Yikes. This is beginning to concern me!

Ohiogal   March 18th, 2010 - 10:05 am

Mr. Obama’s issues isn’t with FOX news it is will anyone who doesn’t hold his same views! For Liberals to feel good they need to fix something that they deem needs fixed! They don’t care how, why or who…… as long as it doesn’t affect them directly, but can take the credit. If Obama and his liberal following truly wanted “health care” reform, they would looked for the current problems, asked for solutions across the board, included everyone’s input and set priorities. But instead we get something that we all (expect cornhuskers, LA and anyone else who was bought off to vote yes, guess that leaves middle class to pay who most are happy with their current insurance plan) have to pay for now but won’t see for a couple years if we are lucky! It is a DEM big talking point, but not a priority! And why does this bill need earmarks, really why? One reason for earmarks are a payback for a vote, plain and simple, has nothing to do with the main reason of a bill! If Obama and Co, truly wanted to fix ā€œhealthā€ care (which doesn’t fully need fix, just the government run crap, not the private sector)…… fix what we can now and work together for a better system that doesn’t include more government workers and higher taxes to pay for said government workers and insurance companies backing Obama!

WilsonSpaulding   March 18th, 2010 - 10:06 am

Obama couldn’t have messed up America more in one year if he tried. Oh wait, that’s right he did.

Scoot   March 18th, 2010 - 10:07 am

It must have been the earthquake that destroyed his birth certificate that he refuses to produce.

dumbasslibhater   March 18th, 2010 - 10:08 am

Sounds Like Hawaii is the next target for a “crisis”

Spaulding   March 18th, 2010 - 10:09 am

America’s only hope for the next 2.5 years is to emasculate him by voting the majority away from him in the house and senate this November. Heaven knows he’ll still try but damage to our country should be less.

Vern Shotwell   March 18th, 2010 - 10:10 am

Glad to hear the at Louisiana purchase, to relieve natural disasters that occurred years ago, will also apply to earthquakes! Tennessee had a serious earthquake in 1865. Guess they get relief too. Along with CA, OR WA, NV….am I missing any states?

Papa was a rolling stone   March 18th, 2010 - 10:11 am

A gaff a day. How come Comedy Central doesn’t have a cartoon series showing how much a total pathetic moron this Obama is?

It would pull record TV ratings.

What Kitty Karwreck won’t report tonight:
Debt increase under Bush in 8 years = $3 trillion
Debt increase under Obama in 1 year = $3.3 trillion

claspur   March 18th, 2010 - 10:11 am

Name one thing you won’t never, ever see driving down an interstate highway?

A billboard of Maobummercorn saying, So, you miss me yet?

*just made thatn’ up. ;o)

smart independent   March 18th, 2010 - 10:12 am

I read the health fraud bill when it came out and several addendums to it.

Mostly it links your bank accounts to the government.Your money will no longer be yours, but will be taken out at will to help illegal aliens and low end blacks, and poverty muslims in Michigan……….but don’t take MY word for it, read it yourself….

your money in YOUR bank account will no longer be YOURS—YOUR money will now be owned by the government.!! The American Dream is OVER, and no one does a g.d. thing to stop it.!!!

Koz   March 18th, 2010 - 10:13 am

Actually there was a Hawaiian Earthquake in like 07 but it didn’t do damage. You can look it up on youtube, plenty of videos. I’m not defending the man by any means.

brwils   March 18th, 2010 - 10:16 am

Life is hard without your TOTUS by your side.

fulljump   March 18th, 2010 - 10:17 am

Hawaii had a earthquake in 2006, however it caused no more damage than a good old run of the mill mid-western twister. Nobody died, 61 buildings red tagged… yes the property values are high there so it was expensive but it was not truly Victim worthy.

Folklight   March 18th, 2010 - 10:18 am

U.S. Constitution: Article II

Section 4. Impeachment
The President, Vice President and all Civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/Constitution/article02/18.html#f747
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Where are the lawyers in
CON-gress when you need them?

Tim   March 18th, 2010 - 10:18 am

OK let’s give BHO his due and put this in the correct context. What he is telling us is that(knowing that Hawaii, or wherever, will not directly benefit from the Louisiana “provision”) as far as earmarks go, THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING! “So sorry about your natural (economic) disaster! Here, have a few million, i mean BILLION, on us, i mean on the taxpayer.”

Eric   March 18th, 2010 - 10:19 am

All hail President Kang! We must go forward, not backward. Upward, not forward. And always twirling, twirling, twirling towards freedom!

WilsonSpaulding   March 18th, 2010 - 10:20 am

These little gaffs don’t bother me so much. It’s his major socialist policies and the remaking of America in his image that have me terrified. If this guy’s agenda isn’t countered soon we may soon be beyond recognising America as we once knew it.

itsallleftnow   March 18th, 2010 - 10:20 am

Obama’s assault upon the free enterprise system and the Constitution and now health care and the student loan program is nothing more than a naked Marxist power grab. He and Michelle want to transform this country into one big ACORN enterprise, a community organizers’ paradise. Plugs Biden and his phony wife are along for the ride, receiving their payoff for decades of stewarding Delaware and the large black community there for the transformation they are attempting to ram through this weekend. Why do I mention Plugs’ phony wife? Well, years ago I met her at a seminar and she mentioned she was an avid jogger, but just hated, yes, she really, really hated living where there were so many black people. Mrs. Plugs explained that just blocks from their home there were so many black people she was afraid to jog every time she went out the door. As she explained, they had to go to a lot of functions and appearances and she and Plugs had to ingratiate themselves to the blacks who were their power base. This took a lot of discipline and endurance to just sit there and smile and be charming to their constituents.

Well, I guess courting the black vote worked for Plugs like it has for so many of the whores on Capitol Hill. These politicians gave away the golden ticket to generations of welfare queens to garner their votes, raising another generation of welfare voters who would be beholden to whoever would keep the money flowing their way. Plugs and his phony wife are the perfect complement to Barry Soetoro and Michelle who will make sure that the Constitution doesn’t get in their way of creating social justice for the South Side. If they have to wreck health care and drive qualified doctors out of practice and replace them with doctors imported from the third world, so be it. I want to congratulate Plugs, his phony wife, Barry Soetoro and Michelle who have finally brought this country to its knees just to serve their interests. There is nothing that says ’social justice’ quite like ignoring the law, the will of the people, giving away millions of dollars to buy health care votes and wiping your arse on the Constitution.

Next time you see Barry Soetoro or Plugs in front of the camera together just remember that Plugs has been training for his role for decades, just like Barry Soetoro who just wanted to be “a president,” but he wasn’t sure which country he wanted to preside over. Its too bad he chose our country instead of Indonesia or Kenya.

NoParty   March 18th, 2010 - 10:20 am

Is it possible that he beleives he IS God and that he intends to visit an earthquake on Hawaii if they dare release his birth certificate? I don’t believe anyone has ever seen the birth certificate for Jesus….just saying.

Sir Gareth   March 18th, 2010 - 10:22 am

RE: “ā€œSad that so many comments ignore the fact that he cold have accidentally said Hawaii instead of Haiti. They share a lot of similarities, if misspeaking a few times is a sign of stupidity are you all going to admit you elected someone stupid for the last 3 elections?ā€

I fully agree, its quite easy to mistake Arkansas for Alaska as well as Hawaii for Haiti or even Honduras, all being part of Obama’s famous 57 states. Now for the really really big question: can he spell-check the government school’s spelling rendition of “Potatoe” correctly? If not, the press should self-rightously rip him to shred for being as incompetant as they ‘deemed’ Dan Quail.

the_common_man   March 18th, 2010 - 10:24 am

Lord help us.

The inmates are running the asylum.

claspur   March 18th, 2010 - 10:24 am

Bo @10:02 (earthquake generator)

Search: HARRP “videos”

Interesting machine the USAF runs up there in S/E Alaska.

Rob T   March 18th, 2010 - 10:25 am

Not puzzling at all numbnuts.
I’m no fan of O, but moronic, off-topic rantings make us conservatives look ignorant.
Please stop it.

Ratmix   March 18th, 2010 - 10:25 am

I think our first priority should be the tsunami in Arizona.

57 States   March 18th, 2010 - 10:25 am

So, who is more stupid, a guy in a classroom who puts an “e” at the end of potato because there’s an “e” at the end of “toe,” or this buffoon who thinks Hawaii just had an earthquake and the “Louisiana Purchase” is going to help it? WOW! Good job, Democrats. Usually history vindicates people all on its own, but you are giving it a lot of help these days.

- From the 58th State

Dan Quayle for President 2012!

Jason   March 18th, 2010 - 10:25 am

Good Lord! We are in the hands of the most incompetent bunch of fringe Left Wing kooks to be elected, ever…

Almost at the same time the President talked about “his” earthquake (Hawaii) yesterday, and entertained us a few days ago with his statemtent that the insurance premiums would drop by 3,000% (someone else already did the math in a previous comment), it’s now the VP’s turn to shove his foot in his mouth again.

WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden asked for God’s blessing for the late mother of Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen during a White House celebration of St. Patrick’s Day — except the elderly lady is very much alive.

“God rest her soul,” Biden said Wednesday night as he introduced Cowen and President Barack Obama. He quickly caught himself and noted that it’s Cowen’s father who is no longer living. Of the prime minister’s mother, Biden said, “God bless her soul.”

If this wasn’t such a disaster for America, it would be worth having this people around for a while, just for the entertainment value they provide.

“God bless their souls”

tim   March 18th, 2010 - 10:27 am

you know, I really don’t like Obama, I’ve been a republican since I voted for Reagan back in 1980, what I hate more, though, is the weird latching on that modern politics does to every small misquote any politician makes. Obama was trying to defend an indefensible bribe to Louisiana’s senators, made to get votes for his bill. he garbled a reference (I assume he was talking about the Chilean earthquake’s tsunami, which turned into a non-event in Hawaii) Instead of attacking the facts of the bribery, you folks are focusing on the very unimportant mis-statement. This tearing down of the person in lieu of concentrating on policy is exactly what was done to Bush for 8 years. it was wrong then, it is wrong now. lets talk about how bad the buying of the votes is without pretending that a few misquotes amounts to weakness of mind.
An another thing, now that the sweetheart deals that senators made are being stripped out of the bill, what do those senators that switched their votes to get those deals do? The senate doesn’t vote on this again, right? If I was Ben Nelson, I would be pissed. If I was a Nebraska voter, I would work on getting Ben Nelson out of there, he cant even make backroom deals that work out.

JC   March 18th, 2010 - 10:27 am

Tellapromter, Tellapromter…where art thou Tellapromter?!?

WilsonSpaulding   March 18th, 2010 - 10:29 am

The radical socialist left has wanted to get their hands on this country for decades…. and, sadly, now they do. Look what’s happening. All I can say is that there better be a clear path to those polls this November as I won’t be responsible for any collateral damage to Black Panthers or Marxists on my way in…..

Susan   March 18th, 2010 - 10:30 am

Have you noticed that every pro-BO liberal that has responded to this article can neither spell or compose a sentence! Hummmmmmm

He thinks we are ALL as stupid as his Marxist buddies at Harvard and in the WH are. Well, we aren’t there yet, despite the Communists teaching in our schools. It is so time to vote these jerks out of office and then as soon as we have a new Congress, demand impeachment of this traitor and his buddies in December 2010.

Knox   March 18th, 2010 - 10:30 am

This is an obvious overdub – Obama did not mention an earthquake in this conversation. Funny how the streaming video breaks at just the right time, huh?

Also, he said “Louisiana provision” – not “Louisiana Purchase”. The article title is wrong.

I’m not an Obama fan but there is some hanky-panky going on at breitbart.

DA BEARRRRS   March 18th, 2010 - 10:31 am

It’s easy to get confused when you are defending what amounts to the American “Burning of the Reichstag”.

Chachi   March 18th, 2010 - 10:31 am

schopenhauer – you are a little coward. What a total wuss you are. You are an embarassment to the United States. I’d hate to imagine what this country would be like if everyone was as much of a coward as you are.

So, big deal, Obama admits he hung out with a Marxist professor in college in 1981. IThe fact that this scares you proves what a weak and insecure little person you are. He also hung out with Chicanos and feminists, so I guess he’s a Chicano feminist also. That’s interesting considering how he was branded a sexist many times during his campaign against Hillary.

You clowns really think that cause someone hung out with someone with a radical viewpoint, or once talked to someone with a radical viewpoint that this is frightening? Seriously, there is no excuse for your pathetic cowardice. I can only imagine the pathetic nature of your life to go thru it with such fear and paranoi.

In short, you are just a loser.

Packerfan   March 18th, 2010 - 10:31 am

If you are riding a mule and someone hurls a rock and knocks you off, can you call that stoned off your arsh?
You can see it in his face, and listen to it in his words, but also read his body language. He makes this shat up as he goes along, and is annoyed that he even has to explain himself. He obviously feels that he should not be questioned, that everyone should just fall into line, and that the media, not just Fox News has abandoned him.
Remember what Jim Jones did when people started defecting and realizing that he was not the Messiah? Listen to the tapes on the final day at Jonestown, the inane, insane, rambling speeches of a madman. Then compare them to any of several occasions that Obama is cornered in a lie. He goes into a similar diatribe of nonsensical, irrelevant, falsehoods that he pulls out of thin air.

ā€œYou need to lay off the cough syrup. Seriously. I’m worried about you, man.ā€

Muffy Tupperman   March 18th, 2010 - 10:31 am

http://911essentials.com says this impostor needs to produce his birth certificate and then we need to impeach him.

Obama is going to take this country into such a deep financial pit that we may never be able to climb out.

Do you really need to see any more from this clown?

http://911essentials.com

claspur   March 18th, 2010 - 10:33 am

Sorry…

That’s HAARP “videos”

Do some poking around, and find the town that the installation is around, and Google Earth it.
The mapping is old, but the site had been cleared for construction.

Knox   March 18th, 2010 - 10:33 am

Correction, I don’t think breitbart produced the video. It was FoxNews that made the YouTube video. So, the monkey business is on Fox. My apologies to breitbart.

zimpy   March 18th, 2010 - 10:33 am

democrats are hysterical freaks on their best day- but this one, he is a full-bore malignant narcissistic sociopath, a crazy evil wackjob we need to remove from office. All the current crop of wackjobs need removing from office!

Frank9024   March 18th, 2010 - 10:34 am

Actually, if you read between the lines, he is really saying that if the people of Hawaii eat more Cajun food, from Louisiana, their likelyhood of having an earthquake diminishes by a factor of 10 according to the Congressional Budget Office!!!!!!!! It might also be noted that
the new healthcare plan will cover the cleanup assoicated with “puking
on an airplane”. However this clause only applies to domestic flights
that use 100% bio-fuels from ground up twigs.

Hadenuf   March 18th, 2010 - 10:37 am

I may be totally off base geographically, but isn’t Hawaii on the Pacific coast and Louisiana closer to the Atlantic? We are in big trouble when we have a President and a congress who totally ignore the constitution. I fear for this country and the one our children, grandchildren will inherit.

Mike from Pgh.   March 18th, 2010 - 10:38 am

I wonder why Brett did not disrespect Obama by casually patting him on the shoulder and commenting on the lack of work papers on his desk like Matt Lauer did when he first interviewed Pres. G.W. Bush in the Oval Office??

Also whoever wrote that bit about him getting Kenya and Hawaii cofused… my coffee is all over my screen..seriously funny.

Bravo.

Mark   March 18th, 2010 - 10:38 am

I think he just thinks that Haiti is another island of Hawaii. It’s that fuzzy geography he had at Harvard.

WilsonSpaulding   March 18th, 2010 - 10:39 am

Our one ray of light is that it appears America is waking up to the huge trainwreck that is in the Whitehouse and congress and senate. I really don’t see how they can talk enough to cover up the reality of what they’re doing to America.

Satan   March 18th, 2010 - 10:39 am

Obama is the son of Satan.

Kell   March 18th, 2010 - 10:40 am

Suicide bombers are comedy gold, say British filmmakers: http://bit.ly/c2dma8

WilsonSpaulding   March 18th, 2010 - 10:42 am

If Obama would just take the US citizenship test he’d better know his American geography….

Bert   March 18th, 2010 - 10:43 am

Personally, I see no real benifit from this interview. The man has a proven track record of deciet and lying. Almost everything out of this persons mouth is either not true or a flat out lie. Breit would have done better to go down to a local Pub and interview the town drunk. It probably would have been more entertaining…. It’s a sad state of affairs when the man holding the most powerful office in the world is worse then the local BS’ing drunk at the local pub.

jeff oldman   March 18th, 2010 - 10:43 am

screw you duh_swami:
alcohol is what kills brain cells and that’s what our pres seems to like so much. marijuana has nothing to do with this so why try and slander the name of this wonderful plant?

duh_swami March 17th, 2010 – 10:34 pm

That’s what happens when you smoked too much herb when you were younger…
Still stoned after all these years…I bet there’s a whole lot of closet smoking going on…

Obamamammajamma   March 18th, 2010 - 10:44 am

Obama…dumb as a stick, thick as a brick.

WilsonSpaulding   March 18th, 2010 - 10:46 am

The eathquake in Hawaii was memorable to Obama as it temporarily disrupted his supply of Maui Wowee….

RDH   March 18th, 2010 - 10:48 am

The real issue here is the President saying that some objectionable provisions in the Senate bill have been removed. Really? When did that happen and when did the Senate vote on the removal of these provisions? What he says is simply and demonstrably not true. The House is looking to pass the Senate bill as is in order to avoid having to go back to the Senate and have the Senate vote again. The President may be alluding to the “reconciliation” bill but no one has seen that bill. And if that bill is what the President refers to, then why is the original Senate bill even in the picture? If The House “deems” the Senate bill passed or actually votes on it and passes it, that is the bill the President will sign and it has all the provisions he claims have been removed. If The House passes the “reconciliation” bill, that is a totally different bill and must go to the Senate where the Senate can do whatever it wants, including failing to bring it to a vote or voting it down. Does the President think we are idiots?

EbonyProgressive   March 18th, 2010 - 10:50 am

My goodness breitbart is really stretching it here. Bush declared the Hawaiian Earthquake in 2006 a MAJOR DISASTER even Fox News covered the earthquake back then during their Fox nad Friends programming(anchor Lauren Green): Video http://mediamatters.org/research/201003180008

madhtr   March 18th, 2010 - 10:52 am

The earthquake was classified …

jkmckay   March 18th, 2010 - 10:52 am

ABC’S LOST. This week’s episode: Juliet’s detonation of the bomb (Jughead) sends Barry in a “flash sideways” to 2010 where “the island” is wiped out by a gargantuan Hawaiian earthquake and a four inch tsunami.

Chris   March 18th, 2010 - 10:55 am

Without a teleprompter the man can’t speak. Without prior knowledge of the questions the man can’t prepare his answers. O.B.A.M.A. needs to leave office by whatever legal means possible. Impeachment needs to begin.

WilsonSpaulding   March 18th, 2010 - 10:55 am

“The lunatic is in the hall.
The lunatics are in the hall.
The paper holds their folded faces to the floor
And every day the paper boy brings more.”

Pink Floyd
Dark Side Of The Moon

Biras   March 18th, 2010 - 10:56 am

Must have been the Hawaiian earthquake that destroyed the U.S. Constitution in the hearts and minds of the absent minded members of the public and those who’ve taken an oath in politics to defend against all enemies, foreign and domestic! Turn out ALL incumbents in November! Return them to the private sector to sink or swim.

Gretel   March 18th, 2010 - 10:57 am

Indiana qualifies because we had an earthquake last year…5.4 I think it was. Come to think of it almost every state will qualify for the “Lousianna Purch…ovision” because I think we have all had earthquakes. “Where is the $$”…can you say China, then “We the People”.

Tax Grab…Tax Grab…Tax Grab…Tax Grab…Tax Grab…Tax Grab…Tax Grab

Signed:
“…unto the REPUBLIC…” Not Socialism

Jason   March 18th, 2010 - 10:58 am

Just say NO to Obamunism! Let the loser Liberals go off and live in a “kingdom” or rainbows and unicorns ruled by this inept Marxist but leave the real Americans alone. The pieces of dung that voted for this loser should be jailed as traitors.

William   March 18th, 2010 - 10:59 am

Wait a MINUTE!…Obama may be referring to something I recently read: HE means that we will TAKE care of HAWAII…IF…..an earthqake happens….HATI was part of the LOUISANA Purchase to the USA…and a “gift”….if we wanted it ? and we have shown direct INVOLMENT over the years…so HE may have researched this and KNEW that you would respond….dave S ….he’s a tricky Dictator….CHAVEZ learned….

Dutra   March 18th, 2010 - 10:59 am

I would have asked him if he was going to use his Indonesian passport when he visits Indonesia later in the month.

Liz   March 18th, 2010 - 11:00 am

“The earthquake in Hawaii”.
No one seems to know what he’s talking about.
And why would he say such a thing ?

Perhaps he still needs to “moderate his alcohol intake” as his doctors
advised him to do a few weeks ago.

temple62   March 18th, 2010 - 11:01 am

Simply disgusting and amazing! Why would a documented liar even consent to an interview where his entire presentation was evasive, lies, a dodge, filibusterer and uneasy for this alleged president of the dumbfounded 52% – the other know better! Obama is a fake president and an embarrassment to the office, country and world. He does not know how to answer in a simple “yes” or “no” because he has to stutter for time to formulate his lying response.

William   March 18th, 2010 - 11:01 am

Wait a MINUTE!…Obama may be referring to something I recently read: HE means that we will TAKE care of HAWAII…IF…..an earthqake happens….HATI was part of the LOUISANA Purchase::FROM ‘FRANCE’///// to the USA…and a “gift”….if we wanted it ? and we have shown direct INVOLMENT over the years…so HE may have researched this and KNEW that you would respond….dave S ….he’s a tricky Dictator….CHAVEZ learned….

MPH5   March 18th, 2010 - 11:03 am

Hatiti , Hawaii . Freudian slip.He beleaves we are just one big happy family under his United Federation of Planets.Get him some ears and he’d even maybe look like Ambassador Spock.
Work harder and pay your taxes so he can spread the wealth.

Terry   March 18th, 2010 - 11:04 am

It’s strange. when I read Obama’s words,(Which I rarely do) instead of listening to them,(which I even more rarely do) all I see is slippery cross talk and psychobabble..It’s almost as if you can see his mind working, thinking.. “how do I handle this? how do I give an answer without saying anything?” so he simply says words for the sake of saying words. It is rarely an answer, just words, the sort of thing you expect from a sharp salesman, or from someone trying to sell you a used car knowing that it is a pile of junk.
Sad really, that this man is our leader, and the Commander in chief of our military.
Sad and scary.

ImpeachNow   March 18th, 2010 - 11:04 am

What an obnoxious, bratty, ignorant little liar.

WilsonSpaulding   March 18th, 2010 - 11:07 am

“Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.”

Ronald Reagan

God help us, we need another Reagan….

tdk356   March 18th, 2010 - 11:08 am

He clearly says “provision” not “purchase”. To deny this truth is to be equal to most of Obama’s supporters who believe in the Lie.

Ralpf   March 18th, 2010 - 11:09 am

Perhaps President Obama is referring to Tsunamis caused by Earthquakes. No matter, every President needs to follow the constitution.

Kevin of Boise   March 18th, 2010 - 11:10 am

Great, I thought Pelosi was the main functioning gum finder on the short bus.

We need to take controll of Congress and this government before we turn into a third
World nation, like the one Obama was really born.

MDWhite   March 18th, 2010 - 11:11 am

Tate writes: “anyone that criticizes obama is most likely
a) white b) zionist c) uneducated d) living in the south e) bigoted (if not racist)

OK. Let’s see…a.) Got me there. Couldn’t help it though any more than Louis Farrakhan could help that he was born black. b.) Got me there again. Yes, it’s true. I prefer Israel to the deluded fanaticism of its Middle eastern neighbors c.)BA, MA working on a JD. Three books to my credit. How about you? d.) Sorry, sunshine. Born and raised in the once-great state of California, which, BTW, is being turned into a pile of crap by the dems in control in Sacramento, and, finally e.) please refer to “a.” and add in Jeremiah Wright and Jesse Jackson and Henry Gates and Al Sharpton and the Black Panthers and ACORN and…shall I go on? Like most Obama sychophants, your head is so far up your rear end you probably have a glass panel below your belly button so you can see where you’re going.

paulo   March 18th, 2010 - 11:13 am

Liberals can get away with anything and everything because the media won’t call them out. It’s so apparent at this point it’s scary… and sad. They will destroy the country as quickly as possible. The worst part of the whole thing is the intelligence level of the country that put them in office. They may get kicked out of office but the people who put them there remain. The USA is finished ….

scared to death   March 18th, 2010 - 11:13 am

I can’t believe that so many nitwits are going on about BO saying “Provision”
that’s true but it is commonly called Purchase. Just another slight of hand
and missing the bigger point that BO is a clever lier and one of the best
avoiders of the point that I have ever seen. Did anyone wonder why health care
has to take over for FEMA. Thought we had an agency for disasters…too bad
Fema can’t do anything about the biggest disaster of all OBAMA!

BrainL   March 18th, 2010 - 11:14 am

Oh good grief what rightwing nuts will latch onto.

So he misspoke. For once. We had to endure 8 years of pure idiocy by a drunk who couldn’t say a word without someone telling him what to say in his earpiece……….and even THEN he still misspoke countless times.

Kids, go play with your blocks.

aeligos   March 18th, 2010 - 11:15 am

His subconsciousness speaks of H.A.A.R.P.

Mr Soetoro knows before hand the catastrophies which are to be called “natural”.

-.-

Sieg Heil, Nobama   March 18th, 2010 - 11:15 am

And people STILL say that Bush was dumb.
This idiot is so dumb, I guess he is thought as a genius.

The only problem with this delusional moron, is that he is destroying America with his hatred of everything that is America.

danhan   March 18th, 2010 - 11:15 am

Barry was caught the other day manhandling a small goat in the White House. Asked what he as doing he said, “Gonna sacrifice this goat in the volcano in the back yard.” This reporter was amazed and said, “Volcano? South Lawn? Barry said, “It’s what we do in Hawaii to fend off earthquakes.” Pressed further, when told there was no volcano in the back yard he said, “Well, let’s get one and put it there.” At that point, Barry’s handlers came in and put a shawl around his shoulders and escorted him out of the room. Last seen, the goat was bleating, “Baaa…Rock, baaa…Rock.” Apparently they are quite fond of one another.

WilsonSpaulding   March 18th, 2010 - 11:15 am

I don’t esteem Obama anymore for being half black than I despise him for being half white. He’s still an incompetent socialist who is the worst president we could have at this time in our history.

Lorayne   March 18th, 2010 - 11:16 am

Let’s face it: Obama just strings words together, makes all the “proper noises” but stuck his foot in his mouth!! He said in his last mouthings, that “everything has been said”. His ego just had to keep believing his was the final say! Well,keep talking, Mr. Prez, so far your ratings are lower than a snake.. HMMMMM

Rob   March 18th, 2010 - 11:17 am

Just d@mn. Sometimes I think he just talks without even thinking about what he’s saying, hoping that people will just be confused enough to go away and leave him alone. Now understand what I’m saying. This health care bill will help millions of Americans and illiterate infants and congress will pass it without the concern of the American people being apparent. It’s important that we realize that this is not an attempt by the government to take over anything, but rather a natural progression of govermental malfeasance to help those Americans who lack adequate insurance coverage. I think you can see what I’m saying here, and thank you for your question.

Alan   March 18th, 2010 - 11:18 am

You mean this earthquake? The only puzzling aspect of this video is why this the President’s comment is considered puzzling at all.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Hawaii_earthquake
http://mediamatters.org/research/201003180008
http://edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0610/16/ltm.01.html
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,220977,00.html

Mika   March 18th, 2010 - 11:20 am

He said, “provision” and he meant to say “Haiti.” The majority of Obama critical commentators are so intimidated by this man’s intellectual prowess. So, if he makes a mistake, they pounce like hyenas. So sad. All those posting who have advanced degrees from high tier university/college continue on; the others, please go take a class in critical thinking.

Marc   March 18th, 2010 - 11:20 am

Seriously? Where did he say “purchase?” The question was about the “Louisiana Provision”, which refers to the portion of the bill that allows for special aid to States that have suffered a natural disaster, and which has created a medical emergency. It was an example and they use that term because it had roots from Hurricane Katrina. Therefore, if a State has a natuaral disaster, then it would fall into that category.

It is amazing how nieve people are and don’t actually listen and read articles.

what's wrong with you people   March 18th, 2010 - 11:22 am

The biggest problem facing this country right now isn’t so much who’s in charge but rather the political climate that exists today. Re-read the above post and virtually each and everyone of them is filled with hateful and polarizing language. We are one country but through polarizing politics we a tearing this country in two. We need to work together with calm minds rather than jump down everyone’s throat the second they try to do something.

That being said, (though I hate fox news) I am happy to see a reporter call the POTUS out on not answering questions directly. I am a moderate, socially liberal, fiscally conservative person and the process in the senate has caused some serious concern and doubt from where I stand.

JP   March 18th, 2010 - 11:22 am

I quess we can’t call him stupid and/or ignorant because he’s black uh?

ThunderboltP47   March 18th, 2010 - 11:22 am

God help us all!!

Stop the “Progressive Movement”, defend our Constitutional Rights, subvert the “Left”.

“The price of greatness is responsibility” Winston Churchill

Obama will never, ever reach greatness because he has no responsibility to the American people and to all those brave men and women who have fought and died to secure our freedom.

“Socialism is a philosphy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy. The inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery” again Winston Churchill.

So, welcome to the world of Obama!! As for me, I will never give up fighting for our FREEDOM!! I want no part of his “new order”

Thunderbolt P47

MjrPayne   March 18th, 2010 - 11:23 am

If George W had said exactly the same words that Obama said during this interview it would be on
15 minute rotation on every broadcast TV network showing how STUPID he was. DUHble standard ..
..DUH!

RaymondPeter   March 18th, 2010 - 11:24 am

This is just speculation, but this may give some credence to alleged time traveler and attorney Andrew Basiago’s story about time travel, the Chronovisor and the hand selection of President Obama decades in advance of his presidency. See Exopolitics, Project Pegasus and Project Camelot.

WilsonSpaulding   March 18th, 2010 - 11:26 am

“America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.”

Abraham Lincoln

MiMi   March 18th, 2010 - 11:27 am

I think it is obvious our President doesn’t have a clue….he never did. He is rude to anyone who publicly
opposes him and he lies consistently with or without his prompter…it’s just easier to see when he
isn’t reading the prompt. Will he, Congress and the Senate deem him re-elected in 2012, because he
knows what is best and right for American and he isn’t concerned with Constitutional rules or procedures.

Harry DuPa   March 18th, 2010 - 11:28 am

This is a classic example of what happens when you place a Second-Rate Chicago Street Hustler, with NO JOB or PRIVATE SECTOR WORK EXPERIENCE in command of the Most Powerful Country in The World. I “HOPE” we all have leared our lesson, and bring about a Sweeping “CHANGE”, starting in November!

reg dwight   March 18th, 2010 - 11:30 am

A brilliant community organizer. He be da prez.

WilsonSpaulding   March 18th, 2010 - 11:31 am

Clear the path to the November polls, I’m comin’ through!

Dennis Jones   March 18th, 2010 - 11:31 am

Everyone is too hard on the President. Hawaii Haiti they both start with H it’s easy to get confused. That’s especially true when you’re just focused one he big stuff. Although, if he ever orders a strike on Ireland for developing nuclear weapons, the Joint Chiefs might want to double check.

Harold   March 18th, 2010 - 11:31 am

I thought Kenya was the 57th state? Oh, the Russians will be drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico but we won’t.

mjrpayne   March 18th, 2010 - 11:32 am

I A-M L-O-S-T W-I-T-H-O-U-T M-Y T-E-L-E-P-R-O-M-T-E-R. H-E-L-P M-E O-P-R-A-H W-I-N-F-R-E-Y!!!!

ReaganTMan   March 18th, 2010 - 11:34 am

I love the comments! You guys make the Palin bashers at Huffington Post look like cream puffs! Saul Alinsky baby! It’s a beautiful day in Table Turn land!

(I’m laughing so hard, I might nead a breathalyzer, er uh an inhalator!)

WilsonSpaulding   March 18th, 2010 - 11:36 am

Hey America! Enjoying your experiment with socialism yet?

jryd   March 18th, 2010 - 11:37 am

well I have found it is a lot harder to keep the facts straight and to assert your point when you really do not believe the stuff you are selling. This is so obvious that he does not believe in this health care reform bill. This has come down to power and his ego. I would have had respect for him and support if he had done it the way he stated he would during the campaign with two parties sitting down and give and take with incremental small steps. This will ruin our country and I may actually benefit as when I get my free health care I can retire early. Oh thats right I’ll be taxed so far out the wahzoo to support the 29 million drones that choose not to purchase health care I’ll never be able to retire. And thanks to Charles(costa rica) Rangel for not even allowing me to renounce my citizenship without confiscatory tax policies.
I said 29 million because I believe that their is a good 1 million people that need reforms on preexisting conditions and other items that deserve a real reform not this sham. We will be a socialistic society after this stuff rolls through and I hope we vote them all out in November.

Haiku360   March 18th, 2010 - 11:37 am

The Opacity of Hope – A Haiku:

http://haikme.wordpress.com/2010/03/18/the-opacity-of-hope/

Libertyprevails   March 18th, 2010 - 11:38 am

Knox, you stated “This is an obvious overdub – Obama did not mention an earthquake in this conversation. Funny how the streaming video breaks at just the right time, huh?
Also, he said ā€œLouisiana provisionā€ – not ā€œLouisiana Purchaseā€. The article title is wrong.
I’m not an Obama fan but there is some hanky-panky going on at breitbart.”

For those of us that watched the ACTUAL INTERVIEW ON T.V., there was no “dubbing” as you accuse. Onono looked like the inept fool he is.
In regards to the issue of “Louisiana purchase or Louisiana Provision” get a life….it is a provision that is in the HC Bill that we have dubbed as the “Louisiana Purchase” because he BOUGHT HER VOTE.

I love how all you Liberals try to draw attention away from what a MORON Onono is. AMERICANS ARE NOT BUYING WHAT YOUR PUSHING. Impeachment is the ONLY ANSWER to this problem!!

Vigilante   March 18th, 2010 - 11:40 am

Never…I mean NEVER,confuse Education with Intelligence. This Traitor, this criminal, may have collected enough diplomas to paper his walls with, (on OUR dollars BTW…) but he by NO MEANS is INTELLIGENT. The “media division” of his administration makes this fundemental error in ladling out to the masses, that he is intelligent, erudite, polished and a fine orator. He is none of this! He is like a old western town –thrown up with all the seemingly impressive storefronts, but in actuality –behind the facade is nothing but rickity, weak construction…foundation laid in sand. Brilliant? NOT.
Funny…Abraham Lincoln -Republican- put his heart and soul and in the end, his life into mending the U.S from the huge divisions that were behind the War Between The States…(it was anything but civil.) Yet, this lunatic has managed to UNDO, UNRAVEL all of our tremendous accomplishments since then. He has DIVIDED our BELOVED COUNTRY more in a little over a year, than it ever was.
May he and all his minions face their CREATOR and get a smack-down of KARMA so that they return as the cockroaches they are.

P. S. For your viewing pleasure, please note the body-language, the vocal-codes, and general un-ease on the cast of charactors occupying our goverment. Liars –every one of them.

IndyinAL   March 18th, 2010 - 11:40 am

to d – no I don’t think those of us opposing this Bill as it currently stands are evil or stupid because we know this is not Universal Healthcare (not that I want Universal healthcare,I just want simple reform) and if you read any of the Bills you would know that too – there are massive administrative issues and over 1500 governmental agencies created by these Bills and when combined with the CER these idiots already passed in the Stimulus Bill it actually becomes frightening – you do know about the CER don’t you? As you assume to be so informed? Comparative Effectiveness? Where the treatment you receive is determined by what box you fall in (age, sex, race, etc and then disease/condition) not by what you and your doctor decide – read before your postulate

Billy   March 18th, 2010 - 11:40 am

Sorry folks. There was an earthquake that caused a tsunami warning in Hawaii. Granted, the earthquake originated in Chile, however, it affected most Pacific Islands, INCLUDING HAWAII. Fortunately, the waves were less severe than expected and little damage occurred.

Or, maybe ABC, NBC, CBS, and the other networks lied when they reported it.

http://abcnews.go.com/WN/Chile_Earthquake/tsunami-waves-surge-ashore-hawaiian-islands/story?id=9965721&page=1

shrop   March 18th, 2010 - 11:42 am

Three words…back on crack.

IndyinAL   March 18th, 2010 - 11:44 am

Mika – if he meant to say Haiti then it was a bigger mistake because Haiti is not part of the USA and is not entitled to our tax dollars….

Manny   March 18th, 2010 - 11:45 am

He’s a F-ing Idiot!!!!!!!!!!

Eddie   March 18th, 2010 - 11:45 am

Put Obama and Biden on a comedy tour. One can double speak and the other can make incorrect statements to embarass this country even further. Should be really entertaining.

Ben   March 18th, 2010 - 11:45 am

Question: can you all be THIS stupid, uneducated, and incapable to thinking for yourselves?

The right wing talking point mind control hypothesis has been 100% PROVEN last night and today, thanks to your cooperation in this matter, but you don’t really realize it yet… lol.

WHyamIbothering   March 18th, 2010 - 11:47 am

For anyone interested in real stuff:
http://mediamatters.org/research/201003180008

One of Millions   March 18th, 2010 - 11:47 am

This man MUST be IMPEACHED. The future of the Republic depends on it.

MaryR   March 18th, 2010 - 11:49 am

Obozo’s interview on FOX disgusted me. “Let me be clear!” He was rude, arrogant and used it as a healthcare campaign. He’s lied SO much that no one trusts him anymore, and he’s earned that disrespect! He’s selling his soul (and our healthcare) so ‘his’ healthcare plan will be law. Even if it’s passed, I don’t think it will stand. There are too many people against it and it may not even be constitutionally legal. He’s a disgusting, lying, low-life anti-American!

WilsonSpaulding   March 18th, 2010 - 11:49 am

“Don’t interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties.”

Abraham Lincoln

cp   March 18th, 2010 - 11:51 am

Now explain to me why the lib media is saying this guy is so smart,maybe its me but when you are going to impose your will over the people you should have your facts about the program you will be shoving down our throats…..Im going to say ,boy did this country make a huge mistake electing this clown,boy oh boy are we in trouble .I hope we can get out of this mess.

dAN   March 18th, 2010 - 11:57 am

Great interview…every time he get’s a “real” interview, he stutters and stumbles his way thru it. Can’t wait for 2012!!!

Paul S   March 18th, 2010 - 11:57 am

Oklahoma had a 4.1 earthquake recently, would we get a “special deal”? Slippery slope there.

Bohemond   March 18th, 2010 - 11:57 am

Mika:

“He said, ā€œprovisionā€ and he meant to say ā€œHaiti.ā€ The majority of Obama critical commentators are so intimidated by this man’s intellectual prowess”

Boy, you guys are really grasping at straws. He was NOT referring to Haiti, as he proceeded directly to say he was talking about disaster aid to US states (unless he thinks Haiti is one of the 57). And of course neither he nor any other Dem would use the term “Louisiana Purchase” to refer to the $300 million bribe paid to Mary Landrieu in exchange for her healthcare vote. BTW, the earthquake in Hawaii was a 4.4- a little temblor, about enough to rattle the glassware. Some disaster. In San Francisco that’s “Oh. Did you feel something?”

“Intellectual prowess”??? Don’t make me laugh. This is the guy who thinks Austrians speak Austrian and the Arabs invented printing, and that we need Arabic interpreters in Afghanistan. Obama is *not* an intelligent man- he just tries to play one on TV. This is, after all, a man who has never, ever accomplished a single thing in his entire life, save pad his resume.

Uncle Cracker   March 18th, 2010 - 11:58 am

So the mika the critical thinker…

The “provision” in the bill that helps Katrina victims would also help Haiti? Really? Our healthcare overhaul will help other countries?

Ridiculous no matter how you SPIN it. Sorry.

DIck TUck   March 18th, 2010 - 12:00 pm

Notice how the libsnots come out of the woodwork to “REWRITE” what O’Bozo said? Who do you believe, O’Marxist, or your lyin’ eyes?

Who's Sorry Now   March 18th, 2010 - 12:02 pm

And you said Bush was dumb. Gee, 57 states, a 3000% decrease, corpse, and now mystery earthquakes. Talk to Elvis lately obomber?

Superpower   March 18th, 2010 - 12:02 pm

One way to stumble through an interview without having to tell the truth is to cut-off or interrupt your interviewer. Clearly the president is feeling the heat, so half truths and lying by omission is the order of the day and probably the only way this guy would hope to last three more years tearing down a great country. The American people have been on to this guy for a long time and finally his voter-remorse and previously uninformed supporters are starting to see the light when it comes to his actions around the world, what with the help of his chinless and gutless wonder sidekicj AG Eric Holder. You know, now that I listen to obama talk, I don’t undersstand uuuuuuhhhhhhh, how it is, uuuuhhhh, that he is considered gifted with uuuuuhhhh, mad oritorical skills.

lubbockboy   March 18th, 2010 - 12:03 pm

That was a Freudian slip. He is preoccupied with Hawaii and money because of the birth certificate issue. He has to get the money to someone on time.

Airborne869   March 18th, 2010 - 12:04 pm

Biden and Obama ARE more STUPID than Jimmy the Pennut Farmer Carter was /// IS…

Armyscott   March 18th, 2010 - 12:07 pm

This is what happens when you are not an American citizen

Re-phrase   March 18th, 2010 - 12:08 pm

Biden (Lt. Frank Drebin, (ā€œThe Naked Gunā€) and Obama ARE more STUPID than Jimmy the Pennut Farmer Carter dunce was /// IS…

Snertly   March 18th, 2010 - 12:08 pm

Oh, look! It’s feeding time at the dog pound.

Republicratarian   March 18th, 2010 - 12:11 pm

The saddest thing about this whole debacle is that fact that we DO need healthcare reform but we
DO NOT need the government to do it. The Democrats never planned to hammer out a
bi-partisan bill that was actually representative of what the people want. There was NO
transparacy into the research and no opportunity for citizens to see what is in the bill. As
usual the left elite progressives believe they are so much more capable to decide what is good
for us than we are. How arrogant, egotisical, and perverted they have become.

WilsonSpaulding   March 18th, 2010 - 12:12 pm

“If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem.”

Abraham Lincoln

Kevin   March 18th, 2010 - 12:12 pm

Come on – there was some island that starts with a ‘H’ that had an earthquake wasn’t there? What does it matter if it was our 57th state or in the Caribean Ocean, or off the coast of Nebraska?

Joe   March 18th, 2010 - 12:13 pm

Maybe he is planning to make an earthquake in Hawaii the way George Bush made a hurricane in New Orleans.

Babchie   March 18th, 2010 - 12:14 pm

“If George W had said exactly the same words that Obama said during this interview it would be on
15 minute rotation on every broadcast TV network showing how STUPID he was. DUHble standard ..
..DUH!”

Can you imagine if Sarah Palin had said these things? It would be all over MSNBC, SNL, and the Huffing Post!

Swami Poobah   March 18th, 2010 - 12:14 pm

Is he as stupid as he sounds?

JollyD   March 18th, 2010 - 12:18 pm

We Stand on the Cusp of one of Humanity’s Most Dangerous Moments
By Chris Hedges, Adbusters
Posted on March 18, 2010, Printed on March 18, 2010
http://www.alternet.org/story/146005/

Aleksandr Herzen, speaking a century ago to a group of anarchists about how to overthrow the czar, reminded his listeners that it was not their job to save a dying system but to replace it: ā€œWe think we are the doctors. We are the disease.ā€ All resistance must recognize that the body politic and global capitalism are dead. We should stop wasting energy trying to reform or appeal to it. This does not mean the end of resistance, but it does mean very different forms of resistance. It means turning our energies toward building sustainable communities to weather the coming crisis, since we will be unable to survive and resist without a cooperative effort.

Mr. "C"   March 18th, 2010 - 12:19 pm

Not starting a fight here, but here is what he said…
And Im on the fence for HC reform, I want more answers b4 I decide 1 way or the other.

Obams said… (per the quote in this article above)
“Something that was called a special deal was for Louisiana. It was said that there were billions — millions of dollars going to Louisiana, this was a special deal. Well, in fact, that provision, which I think should remain in, said that if a state has been affected by a natural catastrophe, that has created a special health care emergency in that state, they should get help.

I’m giving you an example of one that I consider important. It also affects Hawaii, which went through an earthquake. –
Which did happen 4 days ago.
http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/neic_tqaq.html

“So that’s not just a Louisiana provision. That is a provision that affects every state that is going through a natural catastrophe.”

So why is this a bad thing, and why is the headline of this article…
“Puzzling Statement: Obama Says ā€˜Louisiana Purchase’ Will Help With the Earthquake in Hawaii”

When the stated provisions here WILL help other states, including Hawaii.

WilsonSpaulding   March 18th, 2010 - 12:20 pm

“My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth.”

Abraham Lincoln

BlofeldBuildings   March 18th, 2010 - 12:20 pm

“the earthquake in Hawaii….”

“57 states….”
“I don’t know what it is in Austrian….”
“Corpse man….”
“your employer’s healthcare payment will be reduced by 3000%….”

And people call Sarah Palin stupid?!?

What a Dunce   March 18th, 2010 - 12:21 pm

eric March 17th, 2010 – 11:04 pm
I am sure he meant Haiti, I am 3000% sure…

==========================================

Yeah, and I am sure we meant McCain, I am 3000% sure…

throneberry   March 18th, 2010 - 12:21 pm

Ok gang, stop watching Fox News all the time. On October 15, 2006 a 6.8 quake hit our 50th state. On October 17th 2006, President George W Bush declared ” a major disaster exists in the state of Hawaii” due to “an earthquake that occured on October 15, 2006 and related aftershocks”. Wilson Spaulding quotes Lincoln correctly, one of the ways we can destroy ourselves from within is ignorance. If you have a problem with policy, fine. If you get your “facts” from Steve Doocy, you best double check them, otherwise you end up sounding like an idiot.

Babchie   March 18th, 2010 - 12:21 pm

…and sorry Billy. I know you’re trying to salvage this for Oboe, but there WAS NO EARTHQUAKE in Hawaii in spite of your effort to find one. There was an earthquake in Haiti. There was an earthquake in Chile. There was NO earthquake in Hawaii. Nothing but an extra ripple in the ocean. No damage, which was the context of Oboe’s statement.

Jim   March 18th, 2010 - 12:22 pm

I watched the interview and he didnt answer ANY of the questions. Just pre-prog