Obama Scolds Comedian for Crude Jokes at Fund-Raiser (Ho Jokes, Ebonics Aplenty)

NY Times ^ | 7/12/08 | John M. Broder

[LdSentinal]

It’s one of the iron rules of politics – you have more to fear from your friends than from you enemies. Senator Barack Obama’s supporter, Jesse Jackson, seemingly threatened him bodily harm this week. Senator John McCain’s pal and economic adviser, Phil Gramm, went all “mental” on him a day later.

Then, last night in Chicago, a longtime friend and supporter of Mr. Obama, the comedian Bernie Mac, “entertained” an Obama fundraiser crowd with a humor routine touching on menopause, prostitution and black family relations. By the time he was wrapping up his remarks, some in the crowd had turned on him and Mr. Obama, when he took the stage, told him to “clean up his act.”

Some of what Mr. Mac said was unprintable, but some was well-received by the crowd.

He said that Mr. Obama should watch the 2003 movie he made with Chris Rock about a black president, “Head of State,” to prepare himself for the dirty tricks the opposition will play on him if he wins the White House, such as spreading false rumors about him.

“People like rumors. They’re going to say things like you was at the club with Lil’ Kim, and you and Kanye West got into a fist fight,” he said. “You can’t get upset. You’ve got to keep hope alive.”

[LdSentinal]

Bernie Mac under the bus.

[Army Air Corps]

Now seating Bernie Mac under the Obambi Bus...

[Sacajaweau]

Apparently Obama doesn’t listen to “black” music.

[Mr. Peabody]

He threw Bernie under the bus? Say it ain’t so!

[Lijahsbubbe]

Some of what Mr. Mac said was unprintable, but some was well-received by the crowd.

Bernie Mac is so annoying. And he's about as funny as Eddie Murphy.

[smedley64]

Bernie Mac should know better. He should have slammed white people and America, that would have been fine with Obama. I wonder if Obama ever told Rev Wright to “clean up his act?” Oh yeah, after he needed to, 20 years too late.

[sam_paine]

which by the way, that means, Bernie, you’ve got to clean up your act next time,” Mr. Obama said. “This is a family affair. By the way, I’m just messing with you, man.” Later, an Obama spokeswoman, Jen Psaki, formally repudiated Mr. Mac. “Senator Obama told Bernie Mac that he doesn’t condone these statements and believes what was said was inappropriate,” she said.

Jeez. A flip within a flop while throwing under the bus. Krazier moves than Air Jordan.

[Reagan79]

Just another staged act to show him admonishing ghetto culture.

[DarthVader]

Phonics + Obama + Ebonics = Moronics

[Loud Mime]

What? Jeremiah Wright didn’t do a comedy bit?

[Biblebelter]

Are Barry and the RINO relic playing the same game? They seem to be spending more time giving lectures to those on their pwn team than giving voters any idea what solutions they have to this nation’s many problems.

[kewlhandluke2]

He threw Bernie under the bus? Say it ain’t so!

Obama said. “...By the way, I’m just messing with you, man.”

[xtinct]

[Faith]

But did anyone faint?

[Selmore]

Obammie the crack-head scolded him and then he said to Bernie Mac, “I’m joking”
In other words, .... I’m only scolding you for political convince.
This guy is spinning out of control.
one more thing.........
McCain in a landslide!!!

[Fox_Mulder77]

Bernie Mac just learned that free speech doesn’t exist when one is in the presence of the “messiah”.

[TornadoAlley3]

Obama did not scold him...”By the way, I’m just messing with you, man.” wink wink.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

So far, this election is about nothingbut racism. That’s all I am hearing from the Left. Race this, race that. Feh.

[Selmore]

thats a real convenient spell check.

[Repeal 16-17]

Bernie Mac should know better. He should have slammed white people and America, that would have been fine with Obama.

Exactly! Know your audience.