Steyn on Obama speech:‘You can’t pass a teleprompter. It’s not in the U.S. Constitution'

The Daily Caller ^ | September 9, 2011 | Jeff Poor

[caroline2005nc]

Apparently President Barack Obama’s speechwriters thought repeating the phrase “pass this bill” over and over again would magically resonate with members of Congress. The president used the line 17 times in his Thursday night address.

Did he overdo it?

On Friday’s “Rush Limbaugh Show,” fill-in host Mark Steyn said that catchphrase was more reminiscent of an infomercial than a presidential proclamation.

[rokkitapps]

Barry won’t step aside for anyone. He will tear this country to shreds before he let’s another unseat him.

[The_Media_never_lie]

Mark Steyn is so darn funny with his razor sharp dry wit.

[KarlInOhio]

29,952 combinations if you eliminate the impossible combinations of null/hyphen and null/space in the {Al/al/El/el/null}+{-/space/null} pair.

[Iron Munro]

Sham-Wow !! is now Scam-Wow!!

[The_Media_never_lie]

Mark Steyn is so darn funny with his razor sharp dry wit.

[ArchAngel1983]

" Call now and we’ll DOUBLE your order. (Just pay additional shipping and handling.)"

Order before midnight. Supplies are limited. LOL

[ArchAngel1983]

"There are liberals out stupid enough to believe he wrote ‘Dreams’... Ronco might give him a job - a newspaper never would..."

Maybe after the election, he'll become the new Sham-Wow guy!

[ArchAngel1983]

"“We are a nation of laws!!!!”

What a fairy tale. Actually we're a nation of crooked lawyers and activist judges.

[Cyropaedia]

It’s unbelievable.

[Pharmboy]

Mark was really funny as heck this week...loved listening.

[Erasmus]

The union forbade obamma to do do.

And I suspect he'd even obey that order.

≤}B^)

[Erasmus]

Not so much wow, but plenty of sham.

[Georgia Girl 2]

I needed a laugh today and Mark Steyn was just the ticket. I laughed my head off all the way across town listening to him rip Obama’s speech. It was pure gold.

[Disambiguator]

The other Rush fill ins are horrible (except WW who hasn’t been on lately).

Oh, come on. Who doesn't like Mark Davis?

* ducking for cover *

[Iron Munro]

Not so much wow, but plenty of sham.

I should have said "Sham-Now"

[Political Junkie Too]

Pass the bill, and you will get a second bill FREE.

Just pay additional shipping and handling.

-PJ

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

“pass this bill”

Reminds me of an old commercial aimed at car dealers to encourage them to sell the Edsel. A song and dance group constantly repeating “Sell the Car!”

Maybe that is what Obama’s speech was missing, a SEIU-Teamsters-Afl-Cio song and dance group!

“Pass the bill or we beat yo’ brains out!”

[Future Snake Eater]

“Stimulus 2: Son of Stimulus” and “Stimulus 2: The Stimulus Strikes Back”...Man, I love Mark Steyn.

[Some Fat Guy in L.A.]

You know the drill - they have to pass it before we find out what’s in it.

[D-fendr]

Great comment on the site below the article:

“I Think That Boehner Should Tell The President That Congress Has Passed The Imaginary Bill and That It Will Be Funded With Imaginary Money.”