His "swamp rabbit" moment?
The title of this post hearkens back to those thrilling days of yesteryear in the Carter Administration, when our clueless Commander-in-Chief told a bunch of his staff he'd been attacked by a rabbit while fishing. Here's an article to refresh your memory if it's hard to recall; http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/950/what-was-the-deal-with-jimmy-carter-and-the-killer-rabbit
They didn't believe him (What kind of man is prey for bunnies? Even Pee Wee Herman hasn't had that happen.) so he insisted on showing them the pictures another staff member had made of the event.
How clueless do you have to be to not only relate an incident like that, but insist on showing the proof? Well anyone who lived through those years doesn't need further explanation. If you don't recall Carter's single term in office you can count yourself lucky.
Evidently B.O. has now shown an equal lack of appreciation for doing dumb things in the public eye. He's given a speech to a 6th grade class in Virginia while using a teleprompter. I kid you not, here is the link; http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/slideshow/photo//100119/480/9131bc77c7534185bdbf267bb4ab8497/
I originally came across the item at the Goomba News Network, but discounted it as a photoshop job. Now Drudge is carrying it and Drudge doesn't play those games. The story claims the photo is taken when he speaks to the media after talking to the kids. Noted. How often did G.W. Bush talk to reporters after a school visit? Even if it's true, who needs a scripted response for times like that? At the very least we've a Commander-in-Chief who is always ready to read the cue cards. Disturbing.
So has B.O. had an event similar to Carter's swamp rabbit episode, has he shown himself so inept and naive there is no realization how pathetic a grown man looks giving a speech to junior high students and relying on a teleprompter to do it?
No matter how you slice it, what a fool!
4 comments:
I'm not buying it. I think he used TOTUS to speak to the sixth graders. Yikes! This guy is a joke!
Is it 2012 yet?
I've never been a big fan of George W. Bush...I was never a Republican. However, Obama makes George look smart, and that's really scary.
Regarding the Jimmy Carter attack rabbit story, I never remember hearing that before! I was probably up to my eyeballs in kids at the time and missed it in the news. Thanks for that story, it made me laugh so hard!
I was never a big Jimmy Carter fan, either. I never thought he was evil, just not a good leader. Although after hearing some of his remarks in the last year or so, I have to wonder if he isn't' a bit touched in the head.
Arby, a very bad joke.
Rick, if only!
Mary Ellen, I lost faith in G.W. a long time ago. Felt his heart was in the right place but in some areas he just didn't "get it". As for B.O., that would be a case where the voters didn't "get it" until after Election Day. Now it's a case of BOHICA 24/7.
As for Carter, I always thought we'd have done better electing his brother.
Rev. Gregori, and all the lapdogs kept happily yapping about what a great speaker he is. Must be some really good Kool-Aid they're drinking!
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