I have watched the clip several times- if you notice Obama rubs his hand over his eye right before he says it- a real look of indecision. I think he had to think about taking the risk before saying it. That to me says he did mean for it to have a double meaning- the audience “got” what he meant, lib posters on the net “got” it too and they loved it. I do think he thought he could get away with it, he has done such things before and made it work. Part of the backlash is also what goes around comes around. Obama has called everyone that questioned him a racist and won’t allow people to use his middle name and other tactics- honestly that is just begging for things like this.
I don’t even think Republicans are the main force behind the huge backlash- I think women who already felt slighted by him- Hillary supporters and others are the ones that made a big deal out of this. They claim he has been sexist all along and that this is further proof. Honestly I didn’t even listen to the man when he was running against Hillary so I don’t know if they are right about his sexist treatment of Hillary or not.
This man has angered a lot of groups for someone that needs votes- he has angered Christians, gun owners, women, small town people, etc., etc. He is creating his own backlash by ticking off so many people.
Same here. My Liberal sister supported him at first, but was put off by the way Obama and the media demeaned her.
I watched the clip twice on Fox and Friends this AM and as it played I was struck by the way Obama somewhat hesitated and stuttered and covered his forehead before making that remark. I think he was very uncomfortable knowing what he was about to say. I agree that the double meaning was intended and am glad the Republicans didn’t let it pass. F&Fs also played the Republican response ad twice and I am thrilled that we have fighters back in the campaign for rapid response. The Republican ad team did good.