Kroft to Obama: Are you punch-drunk (Obama jokes about "gallows humor")

Politico ^ | March 22, 2009 | Craig Gordon

[RDTF]

President Barack Obama said he believes the global financial system remains at risk of implosion with the failure of Citigroup or AIG, touching off “an even more destructive recession and potentially depression.”

His remarks came in a “60 Minutes” interview in which he was pressed by an incredulous Steve Kroft for laughing and chuckling several times while discussing the perilous state of the world’s economy.

“You're sitting here. And you're— you are laughing. You are laughing about some of these problems. Are people going to look at this and say, "I mean, he's sitting there just making jokes about money—” How do you deal with— I mean: explain. . .” Kroft asks at one point.

“Are you punch drunk?” Kroft says.

“No, no. There's gotta be a little gallows humor to get you through the day,” Obama says, with a laugh.

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[Yaelle]

I completely agree with your psychological assessment of our President.

[DirtyHarryY2K]

you prefer your ideology over the welfare of the nation
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Let's see..

Obama = big govt - amnesty for illegals - bailouts for everyone but the taxpayers, etc

McLame = crossing the isle and stabbing Conservatives in the back while calling us his “friends” for big govt - amnesty for illegals - bailouts for everyone but the taxpayers , etc...

Now, which is the lesser of the two evils again? I'm friggin confused!

[sickoflibs]

RE “ It does however require one loving country more than ideology. .”

DA-DA-DA-DA “You are a great American” Hannity flag waving , “Only we RINOs have the country’s best interest at heart, not you conservatives/independents and not average dem voters, only us”

A liberal coworker accused republicans (to me) of the same thing a few minutes ago, because we don't support Obama’s plans that are going bad. As much as I dislike Bush, I reminded him that is how democrats won two elections, staying on his case every second blaming him for everything. He said that was different.

[top 2 toe red]

I'm friggin confused!

Ya betcha you are!

[DirtyHarryY2K]

Typical liberal reply, personal attacks are all you fools got.

Thanks for playing!

[top 2 toe red]

DA-DA-DA-DA “You are a great American” Hannity flag waving , “Only we RINOs LMCTAs have the country’s best interest at heart, not you radical, demogoguing, fanatical conservatives/independents and not average insane, socialist, fanatical dem voters, only us”

With a few tweaks, your statement reads fairly true.

[top 2 toe red]

ROFL! I agree with you and you insult me for it!!! ...and the fool is who?!?

[rabscuttle385]

It does however require one loving country more than ideology...

Ceding control to "moderates" and RINOs like McCain is not an act of love for your country. It's a last act of desperation.

Bush's false (yet "compassionate") conservatism severely damaged the Republican Party's brand and credibility. Further blows from McCain might have destroyed it outright.

In any case, you only would have bought some time at the expense of the most prominent and best-positioned political mechanism to advance the conservative agenda. And then we would have Obama, or Hillary, or somebody just as bad, except without any opposition at all.

[DirtyHarryY2K]

I agree with you and you insult me for it!!!
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I use a rhetorical question and add extreme sarcasm for emphasis to show you what a fool you are and you twist it around and use it ad hominem. You're pathetic. Now run along back to DU and play with your troll friends. This is a Conservative site. Not a sanctuary for mindless liberal rino drones.

[rabscuttle385]

Obama is the ‘woodpecker’ ... McCain is the ‘termite’ posing as plant food

If Obama is the woodpecker and McCain is the termite, then who is playing the part of the kudzu? Hillary?

[Patriot777]

Pretty much a clinical case of psychotic behavior, that.

[calcowgirl]

If Obama is the woodpecker and McCain is the termite, then who is playing the part of the kudzu? Hillary?

LOL I believe that would be liberalism, of which Hillary is just a small part.

Liberalism: an invasive species.

[dennisw]

You got him pegged! (0bama)

[DirtyHarryY2K]

Ceding control to “moderates” and RINOs like McCain is not an act of love for your country. It's a last act of desperation.
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Exactly. But Red toes isn't smart enough to get it. Viking kitty bait if you ask me.

[mel]

You know I have been thinking about Roman Empire a LOT lately.

[mel]

I agree

[cpforlife.org]

Excellent job, Phil!!! As always.

TOTUS should provide you with many good ideas. Looking forward to those!

[CaliforniaCon]

Mark Steyn made mincemeat out of Zero over that 60 Minutes interview today on Rush’s show — excellent work by Steyn!!!

[CaliforniaCon]

Re: “I have forecast since last November that he will implode from the actual pressure of this job”

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I’ve said the same thing — I seriously doubt he will make it through this four year term —

[CaliforniaCon]

RE: “I’ll take Biden.”

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Me too! Sounds unappealing, but compared with zero Biden would be a relief in numerous ways.