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Special Olympic Team Captain Apologizes For Comparisons To Obama Administration (satire)
DotPenn.com ^ | 03-23-2009 | Sven Waring

Posted on 03/23/2009 5:27:41 AM PDT by SvenWaring

John-John Fenster, two-time Special Olympic fencing gold medalist and team co-captain, continues to apologize for comparing his dismal leadership ability during last year's games with those of President Barack Obama's first days in office.

Fenster said he was a terrible team captain and his leadership skills "were like I was Obama, or something," during the live Special Tonight Show. The statement drew laughter from the studio audience, but fell under the hot media spotlight.

"You know, it's just something I said, a joke, you know, that I wasn't much of a captain," said Fenster. "And then it's all this, you know."

"I know it was hurtful," he added. "I guess I need to keep using the teleprompter."

Many of Fenster's fellow Special Olympian team captains were upset with Fenster's gaffe, saying that it equated them mentally and morally with Obama and members of his administration.

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TOPICS: Government; Humor; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: leno; obama; specialolympics

1 posted on 03/23/2009 5:27:42 AM PDT by SvenWaring
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To: SvenWaring
Oboma dissed the disabled, then apologized to the head of the Special Olympics. The head of the Olympics accepted his apology without a problem. What isn't being reported is the fact that the head is a Shriver. That means he's a Kennedy. Of course he's going to “gracefully” accept Obomas apology. “It's the politics, stupid!”
2 posted on 03/23/2009 5:41:34 AM PDT by concerned about politics ("Get thee behind me, Liberal")
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To: SvenWaring

Since I won’t watch anything that features Bambi, how did Leno react to this statement? Did he fall all over himself laughing?


3 posted on 03/23/2009 5:44:41 AM PDT by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA (Serkit 3/19/09 "Slow Joe needs to stay out of the deep end of the Think Tank")
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To: SvenWaring

lmao


4 posted on 03/23/2009 5:46:57 AM PDT by txhurl (ralph...history books will read: Lincoln freed the slaves & Obama enslaved the free.)
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