President Barack Obama is sorry for Special Olympics joke

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Posted March 20, 2009 17:26:39
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latimesblogs.latimes.com - Trying to describe his very inexperienced bowling skills to Jay Leno on Thursday, President Barack Obama joked, “It was like the Special Olympics or something.”

Everyone laughed at the self-disparaging remark.

Except the POTUS' staff.

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+7 america March 20, 2009 17:50:38

It is also a joke when Obama claimed he was for change. Guess what he was right. Change in what your allowed to make, change in having to find a new job (if you can). Change in taking responsibility. Obama, Nancy, and Reid can't even take responsibility for their own actions. Giving bailout to companies that should go under, if you had a business that failed you would go under, no government is going to bail you out. AT TAX PAYERS EXPENSE. Obama did not inherit the failing economy he added to the fall of it. putting our country further in debt. It is the Demo. party that wrote up and passed the debt package, yes the debt package. Where's the stimulas from it there is none. The Obama addministration gave AIG money with the provision stated that the excecutives would recieve bonuses. Yet some how He takes no responsibility for it, along with Nancy and Reid. WAKE UP PEOPLE
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postmamy . April 04, 2009 11:39:28

once i had a jokes ,,,,,,,,
i'm out and ,,,,,,,,
created my own comedy club now and then,,,,,,
shamika78 March 27, 2009 18:46:25

He is such a looser!!!!
♥~Rainbow~♥ March 25, 2009 14:42:13

flippin PC police everywhere i see...

fry bigger fish people! its amazing to me that a slip of the lip becomes a head hunt.....

btw... i do not support Obama policies!
MUGEN ::: 無限 March 24, 2009 17:18:21

*sigh*
Riahlennlove. March 23, 2009 23:44:39

-sighs- and people voted for this man?
sadly i wasnt old enough to vote this year so i'm ganna stop there.
Royal Warrior March 23, 2009 03:37:05

Look the man is a MAN, not Superman. He'll open his mouth and something rather thoughtless will slip out occasionally. Let him be human, let's not start with requiring him to be faultless all the time too. He apologized, and in this case, that should be it!
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cuzzywuzzy March 23, 2009 02:58:46

There are very few people who like this president's policies less than I do, but c'mon, let's let the guy be human once in a while. That gaff was just one of those things that we all do occasionally without thinking. We can argue about how clueless the man may be as to how to run a country, but I truly believe that he has a good heart when it comes to those with special needs. Nobody is all bad, and I really don't think that President Obama meant anything malicious, and his promptness in calling the head of the Special Olympics, Tim Shriver, tells me that he did regret that little quip. Just imagine being under such a microscope 24/7 like a president is. I say let's take the high road, and just drop it.
Royal W... to cuzzywuzzy March 23, 2009 03:35:20

Thank you very much. Way I feel also.
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Dan-Proud American March 23, 2009 01:56:13

Unless he apologizes for being the bigot that he is, I really don't care to hear his apology.
Loctia March 23, 2009 00:56:15

I'm also surprised that no one has mentioned that everyone laughed. At the time, lots of people thought this was funny. I mean, TV makes remarks like this all the time, sometimes far worse.
middle of the road March 23, 2009 00:50:42

There you go!!!!!!!!!! "SORRY AGAIN" HOW MANY TIMES HE IS GOING TO SAY SORRY?...ITS LIKE A KID , YOU KNOW? I DIDN'T MEAN THAT....

So what is true , what you meant before you said sorry or after you said sorry?..How do we know?...He is losing his credibility...
ima.rock March 22, 2009 23:42:09

If Obama was a kind person, that thought would never have entered his brain. It's clear he's a bully and would see no problem with taunting special ed kids, given the chance. He's sick.
Mike March 22, 2009 23:36:22

Yeah, crocodile tears sorry
che March 22, 2009 23:30:21

Why the double standard when imus make a comment he was pulled off the air wonder if the Civil Rights commission will censure him??
Marianne March 22, 2009 22:02:10

This is what happens when a sitting President would rather be a 'celebrity' rather than a commander in chief. Obama's not up for the job, and probably would have been more suited for "The Gong Show" rather than The Tonight Show...What a pathetic road he is taking us down...Grrrr!
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Clarissa Stephens-Manning March 22, 2009 20:04:51

I can overlook President Obama's remark about the Special Olympics. I truly think he was being self-effacing when he was referring to his bowling score. He is under soo much scrutiny that if he breathes wrong the media, public jump all over him. I don't believe, as my cousin used to say, he meant any harm. Certain people are just looking to scourge the first president of color because,well he is the first President of color. Bigotry is alive and well in 2009!

Oh, all those who disagree with The President's economic plans and proposals, please share your stellar ideas that will help us out of this mess. We are waiting.....
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betz to Clariss... March 22, 2009 21:26:19

Oh my gosh...please don't tell me that since I think his comment was insensitive, to say the least, that I'm a racist. Far from it. Ok I guess because he's a person of color he can say whatever he wants. Happy now?
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Royal W... to Clariss... March 23, 2009 03:43:44 (edited)

Could you grow up enough to get past the man's race? Please! I said, and feel that he just made a silly, spur of the moment comment that we all make sometimes, but for pete's sake, QUIT ACCUSING ALL WHO DISLIKE HIM OF RACISM. I've met too many African-Americans who didn't vote for him and don't like him or his policies to first accuse someone of racism. In the first place, you can't see anyone's race on this web-site, and do yourself a favor, and don't assume MINE. You would probably be wrong. Most that got all up in arms, have a relative that's handicapped and are sensitive because of that. The others are probably extremely partisan, and that is protected by the constitution.
noBama March 22, 2009 18:21:06

Impeachment is the first of two stages in a specific process for a legislative body to consider whether or not to forcibly remove a government official from office
Clariss... to noBama March 22, 2009 20:07:58

What is this talk of impeachment?