Posted on 06/06/2008 11:33:34 AM PDT by TornadoAlley3
On Friday’s CBS "Early Show," co-host Maggie Rodriguez highlighted Barack Obama’s "fist bump" with his wife Michelle during his victory speech on Tuesday night: "A simple fist bump between Barack Obama and his wife Michelle the night that he secured the Democratic nomination is generating a lot of buzz." [audio available here]
Correspondent Priya David then reported: "It was a historic night for Barack and Michelle Obama, there was the hug, the kiss, and then this. You can call it a 'fist bump,' a 'fist pound,' a 'knuckle buckle,' a 'dep'..." However, David also acknowledged: "...but whichever phrase you use, some are using it to call Obama out" and quoted one woman who though it was Obama: "Trying to be a little too cool."
Then David moved on: "Others say it's a symbol of love." She quoted CBS political analyst Jeff Greenfield, among others, who said: "To me it was a kind of little light moment, maybe a moment of kind of intimacy. It certainly didn't reach the level of Al and Tipper Gore's record breaking kiss at the 2000 convention. And it is what it is. And you know, Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, said sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. And sometimes a fist bump is just a fist bump." David then added: "It's not the first time Obama bumped with the younger generation. While bowling in Pennsylvania, this is how he congratulated an 8-year-old boy."
David went on to describe how much the ‘fist bump’ is ingrained in popular culture: "Commercials are cashing in on the cool factor of 'the bump.' And sports figures have used it for ages." She then observed: "But Obama showed you don't have to be an athlete to pull it off."
David again got reaction from Greenfield, who explained that only someone "young" like Obama could pull off such a gesture: "What it tells me is that these are relatively young people for politics. It's not something that Bob Dole would have done with Liddy Dole in 96'. It's not something Bill and Hillary Clinton do. They -- they're from a different time."
Greenfield also showed how pleased he was with the Obama bump on Wednesday’s show.
Here is the full transcript of the segment:
7:19AM TEASER:
HARRY SMITH: And when we come back, the story of this -- this gesture right here. Stay tuned.
[Video: Barack & Michelle Obama fist bump]
7:23AM SEGMENT:
MAGGIE RODRIGUEZ: Alright everybody, give me a little pound pound. A simple fist bump between Barack Obama and his wife Michelle the night that he secured the Democratic nomination is generating a lot of buzz. CBS News correspondent Priya David has the story.
PRIYA DAVID: It was a historic night for Barack and Michelle Obama, there was the hug, the kiss, and then this. You can call it a 'fist bump,' a 'fist pound,' a 'knuckle buckle,' a 'dep,' but whichever phrase you use, some are using it to call Obama out.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: Looks really weird to have like a presidential like -- and she's like so stylish.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN B: Trying to be a little too cool.
DAVID: Others say it's a symbol of love.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: I think that shows that, you know, they really are one team.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN B: Whatever they choose to do, that's up to them.
JEFF GREENFIELD: To me it was a kind of little light moment, maybe a moment of kind of intimacy. It certainly didn't reach the level of Al and Tipper Gore's record breaking kiss at the 2000 convention. And it is what it is. And you know, Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, said sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. And sometimes a fist bump is just a fist bump.
DAVID: It's not the first time Obama bumped with the younger generation. While bowling in Pennsylvania, this is how he congratulated an 8-year-old boy.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: Yo, Steve, fist bump is out, man.
DAVID: Commercials are cashing in on the cool factor of 'the bump.' And sports figures have used it for ages. But Obama showed you don't have to be an athlete to pull it off.
JODI R.R. SMITH: The handshake is going to be much more formal, much more business appropriate where as the fist bump is something that you use with somebody you already know and clearly already like.
DAVID: And like all politicians, every move of their life is analyzed.
GREENFIELD: What it tells me is that these are relatively young people for politics. It's not something that Bob Dole would have done with Liddy Dole in 96'. It's not something Bill and Hillary Clinton do. They -- they're from a different time.
DAVID: The Obamas have five months ahead until election day, in what's sure to be a bumpy road to the White House. And that bump is certainly giving a whole new meaning to the term political punch. One of the things we found people love most about the fist bump is since you're not actually shaking anyone's hand, it's much more sanitary.
RODRIGUEZ: There is that.
DAVID: Maggie, there you have it.
[Rodriguez and David fist bump]
RODRIGUEZ: Nice job.
DAVID: Thanks.
The “fist bump” is just short of gang signing. Nice going Barry.
Isn’t this the Black Power salute?
Yeah. Wouldn't want to get any of your wife's germs.
It won’t be long before the old “fist bump” craze will be sweeping across the “college” campii. The drivebys loved it!
Wondertwin powers activate?
Its just hip high-5, nothing more nothing less.
Dubya once slapped Laura on the butt during one of them National Press Club Luncheons.
Was that symbol of some “Priory of Zion” code? Or just a jovial love tap from the husband to wife?
Been doing this with my kids for about 5 years now...
Can this guy do anything without them fawning?
As an aside, I would love to see fist-bumping replace handshaking. I don’t know where people’s cold, clammy hands have been.
Fist bump? How charming. And what a marvelous example for all the black kids in projects all over the country...especially Chicago.
It legitimizes being a thug and a punk. Nice.
It’s just the next “hip” version of a handshake or high five. I don’t understand why it’s generating “buzz.”
(At least he didn’t chest-bump her.)
}:-)4
“Young?” I know grandparents that are Barack & Michelle Obama’s age. Most people in their late 40’s have teenagers, college-age or adult children. Did they wait to have kids because of their post-graduate studies? I’m a year older than Obama and my son is in high school. The media is so in bed with BHO that they ought to wear pajamas or nightgowns while they are on the air...
Yeah, middle school and high school kids have been doing this for quite a while now. The media really needs to get off the broadcast set and mingle with the ‘little people’ once in a while. They might appear less stupid....or not.
When my boss tries to do this with me I jusk look at him like he’s an alien.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a9-l3l9WnY
Obama just said that in 2016 he will be wrapping up his second year as president.
That ought to be a big story, but it won’t be I guess.
A kiss and a hug with your wife is appropriate. A fist pump??....spells Wright's followers.
The Shukokai Karate Fist
Fist bump is fine. Just don’t reprise Algore’s tongue assault on Tipper.
It’s generating buzz because the messiah did it.
If Bush had done it, we’d have a whole other angle from the media...
Carolyn
Around here, it’s called “the pound”, and my kids use it. They learned it from their uncle (my brother), who is as far removed from a gang as a person can get. We all use it. If anything, it’s probably considered old-fashioned now. I’d equate it to the ‘70’s “gimme five” hand slap... lol.
I worry about the prospect of an Obama presidency, but this story sounds like much ado about nothing. I didn’t see it happen, but if anything, it sounds like he’s trying too hard to be hip/cool/whatever the latest term is. ;-)
Howie Mandel made this famous. He is a germ-a-phobe.
I think it's cute and funny. My grandkids get a big kick out of it when I do it with them. They think it's funny when grandma tries to be cool. (Or maybe they just think I'm an old silly, but that's kids for you).
I don't know what was more ridiculous - the clumsily choreographed kiss or the insistence among MSM shills that it was spontaneous.
Like Bill Clinton "absentmindedly" making a cross in the sands of Normandy beach with pebbles at the 50th D-Day Anniversary.
Or Bill and Hillary Clinton doing an "impromptu" post-Lewinsky waltz in their swimsuits while on "family vacation."
Buzz comes from his being unconventional and above current traditions. That’s why he’s so special. /s.
The whitey’s who cling to their guns and Bible will think it is real cool.
A comment comes to mind, but it would (and should!!) get me suspended.
Bad news, people have been fist bumping for several years. It’s like shaking hands.
FINALLY! CBS is examining the hard issues and not letting Obama off the hook! /s
It legitimizes being a thug and a punk. Nice.
You either forgot your sarcasm tag or are wholly unaware of pop culture happenings from the past 10 years or so.
It is more evidence of the penetration and corruption of our dominant culture by the minority. There will be a lot more of this if Obama gets into the White House.
Same here. I think it's like a high five. May have been sinister at one point but now is just something people do.
Now if Barry and Shelli wanted to be uber trendy...well they could have done a chest smash (but their tooooo old).
I used to fist bump morning, noon and night. Then I got married...
Let’s see. Today is June 6. The election is November 4.
Five months of this crap?
Just shoot me.
With leftists, EVERYTHING is "STYLE" and NOTHING is "SUBSTANCE."
If all adults with the minds and hearts of teenagers VOTE for him, he may win but the Nation will certainly LOSE!
Nope. Never was. Much to the surprise of some of the apparent hermits on this thread.
Being a bama supporter I didnt think ms Bama could be that dumb,,then seeing her give the Dap power panther ghetto salute to B O on stage in front of whitey world I wonder.
Posted By: mcnertny | June 06, 2008 at 01:23 PM
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0608/Obama_denies_a_rumor_and_questions_the_question.html
And for the record (thx for posting the pic) Shelli’s got it allll wrong (must be a Princeton thing). You don’t hold your fist sideways w/thumbs for crying out loud...you go straight in (hello!) like you are throwing a punch. Geeshhh...even I know that...
Someone needs to tell that to the drivebys. All of their legs have been tingling this morning over it.
I can think of nothing more heinous, demonic or traitorous than a fist bump with one’s wife...
Why is her thumb up?
That’s not part of a fist bump.
Exactly. This came from the world of sports as baseball and football players have been doing it for a long time. The political media is just THAT out of touch...
Hey, I live in between two projects. I know the culture alright.
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