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World Hails Obama’s Rescue of Balloon Boy
Scrappleface ^ | October 16, 2009 | Scott Ott

Posted on 10/16/2009 6:24:37 AM PDT by Constitutionalist Conservative

Congratulatory messages poured into the White House this morning from global heads-of-state celebrating President Barack Obama’s dramatic rescue of a 6-year-old Colorado boy, whose apparent flight in an experimental balloon yesterday captivated viewers around the world.

While the White House declined to comment on how the president could have flown to Colorado, retrieved the boy from the balloon, and returned him safely to the attic of his family home, press secretary Robert Gibbs said President Obama was “surprised and deeply humbled” by the international attention. He said the president views this latest round of global tribute as “a call to action” to lend urgency to the cause of passing comprehensive health care reform as well as cap-and-trade climate change legislation.

The incident comes just a week after Mr. Obama stunned the world by winning the Nobel Peace Prize for his diligent labors during the initial 12 days of his administration to promote fraternity among nations and to abolish or reduce standing armies.

Mr. Gibbs said the president is committed donating to charity any reward money he gets for the boy’s rescue, and that the White House still awaits a return phone call from the boy’s family regarding the amount of that reward.


TOPICS: Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: balloon; balloonboy; bho44; falconheene; hoax; obama; rescue; scrappleface

1 posted on 10/16/2009 6:24:37 AM PDT by Constitutionalist Conservative
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To: Constitutionalist Conservative

LOL.


2 posted on 10/16/2009 6:25:20 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: Constitutionalist Conservative

HOAXERS UNITED


3 posted on 10/16/2009 6:28:47 AM PDT by Carley (OBAMA IS A MALEVOLENT FORCE IN THE WORLD)
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To: Constitutionalist Conservative

President Awesome does it again!!! LOL!


4 posted on 10/16/2009 6:28:52 AM PDT by ScottinVA
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To: Constitutionalist Conservative

Time and again, Scrappleface —though fully satirical — has come VERY close to reality. I could actually see 0bama finding some way to take credit.


5 posted on 10/16/2009 6:30:14 AM PDT by ScottinVA
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To: Constitutionalist Conservative

This is a classic.

I wonder who this kid’s mom and dad voted for?


6 posted on 10/16/2009 6:43:30 AM PDT by popdonnelly (Yes, we disagree - no, we won't shut up - no, we won't quit.)
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To: Constitutionalist Conservative

:)


7 posted on 10/16/2009 6:48:22 AM PDT by allmost
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To: Constitutionalist Conservative
This is IMO the best line:
The incident comes just a week after Mr. Obama stunned the world by winning the Nobel Peace Prize for his diligent labors during the initial 12 days of his administration to promote fraternity among nations and to abolish or reduce standing armies.
The last few words are pretty much a direct quote of Alfred Nobel's stated reason for establishing the peace prize. Merely quoting this shows the absurdity the prize has become.
8 posted on 10/16/2009 6:49:43 AM PDT by Constitutionalist Conservative (Two blogs for the price of none!)
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To: Constitutionalist Conservative

Such a delicious irony! Many layers in one serving..


9 posted on 10/16/2009 6:49:59 AM PDT by IamConservative (I'll keep my money. You keep the change.)
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To: popdonnelly

“I wonder who this kid’s mom and dad voted for?”

Something tells me they voted Obama. Maybe it was the attention hound syndrome.


10 posted on 10/16/2009 6:50:11 AM PDT by hoe_cake (A member of the Society of the Descendants of the Signers of the Constitution.)
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To: Constitutionalist Conservative

Obama says: “Get your hoax on bro!”


11 posted on 10/16/2009 6:50:24 AM PDT by Danae (No political party should pick candidates. That's the voters job.)
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To: Constitutionalist Conservative

12 posted on 10/16/2009 6:53:07 AM PDT by Stand Watch Listen ("All that's necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.")
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To: Constitutionalist Conservative
LOL! Gosh - is their anything this President cannot do?


13 posted on 10/16/2009 6:59:14 AM PDT by reagan_fanatic (Hope....Change...Bullsh*t)
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To: reagan_fanatic

Yes there is. He cannot tell the truth,cannot find his birth certificate and cannot keep his oath to support, uphold and defend the Constitution.


14 posted on 10/16/2009 7:34:49 AM PDT by thethirddegree
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To: Constitutionalist Conservative

Bwahahahahaha!


15 posted on 10/16/2009 7:37:34 AM PDT by Freedom2specul8 (I am Jim Thompson............................Please pray for our troops....)
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To: Constitutionalist Conservative
When asked how he did it Pres_ _ent Obama replied, "I had Airforce One fly close to the balloon while I leaned out the door and snatched the child from the balloon. We then used top secret military gear to transport the child from Airforce One into his attic inside a cardboard box."

"We told the child that if he ever said a word about the top secret military gear we would make sure that his family was first in Obamacare. That really shut him up."

16 posted on 10/16/2009 7:40:15 AM PDT by Just another Joe (Warning: FReeping can be addictive and helpful to your mental health)
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To: Constitutionalist Conservative

The article does not even mention how Obama with his personal persuasion managed to divert a 10 Km asteroid away from the earth. What a guy!!


17 posted on 10/16/2009 8:13:38 AM PDT by jesseam (Been there, done that)
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To: Constitutionalist Conservative

He, the One, thought a happy ending. And so it was.

Congress should give the One a medal.


18 posted on 10/16/2009 8:22:03 AM PDT by Borderline
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