President Barack Obama's use of a barnyard epithet to describe Republican candidate Mitt Romney in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine is causing quite the stir around the Internet this morning.
Here's how Politico summed it up:
FIRST LOOK – Rolling Stone cover, “Obama and the Road Ahead: The Rolling Stone Interview,” by Douglas Brinkley: “We arrived at the Oval Office for our 45-minute interview … on the morning of October 11th. … As we left the Oval Office, executive editor Eric Bates told Obama that he had asked his six-year-old if there was anything she wanted him to say to the president. … [S]he said, ‘Tell him: You can do it.’ Obama grinned. … ‘You know, kids have good instincts,’ Obama offered. ‘They look at the other guy and say, “Well, that’s a bullshitter, I can tell.”’”Tweets are pouring in, the majority of them negative (warning, the profanity continues).
Business Insider: "This is the first time we can ever recall a President using that sort of language in an interview. We look forward to hearing the White House's response."
Politico: "That's some frank language from Obama, who has a genuine disdain for GOP challenger Mitt Romney, as POLITICO's Glenn Thrush has reported."
Twitchy: "Just when you thought President Obama couldn't stoop any lower, here he goes again."
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Now that's the real October Surprise!
Not surprising. Although isn't that like the pot calling the kettle...oh never mind. Showing again what a classless moron he is.
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=874_1334964694
Who let the dogs out?
The infamous dogmeat eater exemplfies people are what they eat.
Obama barks into microphones and goes down steps of airplanes with his 2 front paws up around his chest.
Very interesting.
Old Blue the WH bloodhound pooch.
Does Obama ever look in the mirror??
If George W. Bush had said it, then it would be, "oh, he's just talking like a good ole boy"...or he's one of us, straight talk...etc, etc....can't be worse than Mitt Romney's son going on federal public radio, saying that he wanted to take a swing and the prez, the double standards that you blind Republicans often use is amazing...the biggest most blindest moron of them all is Mitt "double talk" Romney...what is this chameleon going to say next?
Good for Obama. It is beyond time he took the gloves off and quite trying to play nice with opponents that are completely and 100 percent devoid of honesty, integrity and concern for this nation, willing to stoop to any level to sabotage him.
"As we left the Oval Office..." tells anyone with a clue that the actual interview was already over.
As a personal remark, Obama is completely accurate. What else do you call a guy who looks at the American public with a straight face and tells them whatever the polls tell him they want to hear. Nobody REALLY knows where Romney stands on many issues. He has changed those positions so many times that no reasonable person who has been paying attention is certain what his true position is. That is the classic definition of a BS'er.
Anon 11:37, anyone who supports the current admin and their ongoing push toward national bankruptcy id the very definition of a moron-so look in the mirror
Why is it everyone is so up in arms about comments people make these days??? Everything you say gets scrutinized, commented on or passed off as being "offensive". What ever happened to letting people have their say, and if you don't like it, you just let it go in one ear and out the other.
Most people who are losing the polls have to resort to such things. Obama lied and 4 people died.
meh
Obama is an engaging fibber.
"Bullshitter", "Liar, "Felon", "Criminal". Gee, and people wonder why Barack Obama can't work with the other side of the aisle?
And the Obama blunders keep coming....
Yeah, well...
Does anyone remember the Nixon Tapes?
Just about every sentence contained an "expletive deleted"...
I am so sick of The Conservative Observer readers being so ignorant. Romney changes his position and lies to the American Public - modifying his 'position' literally on a week by week basis.
Obama spoke frankly and personally - and I applaud him for being honest! Think this is why the Administration can't work with Congress? Or, maybe, because the Teapublicians have taken the GOP hostage and refuse to do anything at all, if it will help the County.
Finally, the comment about us decending into bankruptcy... funny. Deficit is less now that under Bush II (look it up), and it's hypocritical the debt is suddenly such an issue - the other 14 Trillion racked up under GOP leadership didn't seem like such a big deal until the Black, Moderate Democrat came to the presidency!
It's true. So who cares what language he used?
Anonymous 12:20PM
Regarding flip-flops....
Guess you haven't seen the videos in response to Obama's challenge to reporters that they can look at videotapes of his past positions and not see flip-flops. Guess what, they did. And exposed him again for the liar he is:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/obama-says-to-look-at-videotape-for-his-flip-flo
Call what you want and stop sugar-coating it. The real reason the GOP and the likes hate the president is the fact that an african american is now the leader of this country and can't stand the idea of him successfully accomplishing what they can't or won't do.
Drell Cooper
I can not believe that these sanctimonious hypocrites are giving Obama a hard time for this. Romney spends a couple of years lying his head off and someone calls him what he is. Good for you Mr. President.
LOL.
Who would've thought the Left would throw out the race card in defending their failed President??
When you can't argue facts, there's always the race card to play...
Someone asked "remember the Nixon tapes". I do and bet the @&*t is going to deeper for the pres whether is is re-elected or not. If re-elected he'll be the next Nixon and won't fill out the term. Too many people with too much info to keep Lybia under wraps.
I can't believe this is news. I never heard that word before call a barnyard epithet. If anyone trying to make this equal as a racial epithet is ignorant.
Classless Chicago hack.. And to the genius who posted the deficit is less now than it was under under Bush and then tells us look it up.. You epotimize just who clueless the liberal base is and good for you little sycophant.
But, but, but, but isn't the definition of a politician the same as bullshitter?
I'm so sure Romney...holier-then-thou Mormon that he is...has never referred to the president in any way that might be deemed offensive. Ditto for his staff...they're all a bunch of little angels, aren't they?
What a load of horse puckey. Obama calls it as he sees it.
Now that's what I call straight talk!
Mittens is an epic BS'er. He has eclipsed John Edwards as the most transparently phony politician I've ever seen. So if the right is all upset ... well, the truth hurts, I guess.
Incidentally, I'm pretty sure past presidents have cursed from time to time. Dubya was no stranger to the F-bomb (nor was Cheney, who told Sen. Patrick Leahy to "go (eff) yourself."
LBJ, JFK, Truman ... none of those guys were shy about cursing.
Yet when Obama does it, the right starts shrieking that it's unprecedented. More phony outrage, just like their hysterical reaction to "horses and bayonets."
Republicans have falsely called Obama a socialist, a secret Kenyan, a radical Muslim, a Marxist, a communist, a homosexual, a cocaine addict, an "anti-colonialist" (i.e., anti-white) and literally -- literally -- The Antichrist. And they've repeatedly called the First Lady of the United States fat, even though she is gorgeous.
So if they can call him (and her) all of those things falsely, it's OK with me if he truthfully points out that flip-floppin', "severely conservative" Mitt is a bull--------.
Those kinds of words are used all the time when talking about the POTUS so I'm glad he hit back for a change. Romney has consitently used negative, racist word when talking about President Obama.
When the other side starts to give respect then they will get respect. Since day 1 with POTUS got into office they started with the name calling and disrespect so therefore all those that think it's a disrespectful for the President to do it....guess what folks get tired of being disrespect especially the POTUS! Go Obama! Don't take they mess anymore!
I can't wait for Obama to respond by doing what he does best. Write a speech. American voters, do your country a favor and get this talking head out of White House and into a job at CNN.
Unbelievable. Those of you who support Obama's behavior demonstrate how little critical thinking you can actually do. You probably thought Clinton having an affair with an intern his daughter's age in the oval office was "ok" too. Mitt Romney has done nothing but be successful at everything he has ever done, serve his country and act according to his beliefs. Why WOULDN'T we want a man like this as our president? After fours years as President, Obama still blames the previous administration for the state of the country and our economy; I have yet to hear him take responsibility for ANYTHING that didn't work out the way he wanted. Congress didn't act, its Bush's fault, its "rich" peoples fault, etc. If he wasn't an eloquent speaker (I give him credit for that)he would have never been elected and he certainly wouldn't get re-elected. And for the love of all that is good - quit calling him the POTUS . . . makes you sound as lazy as you probably are.
You know if Republican leadership is so grand where is the last leading bunch during this election? Rove, Rummy, The Decider, Chickenhawk Cheney where are they????? Virtually invisible that's where. Ask to hide from the machine I'm sure. They're probably hiding in the bushes, no pun intended, because they're hoping we all forget that last round GOP- istic leadership and pursuits.
Those of you who justify the President's boorish behavior on the basis of "other people do it" need to grow up and accept that the President of the United States is, and should be, held to a higher standard of behavior and decorum than "everyone else." Perhaps if you held yourself to a higher standard and quit expecting the government to take care of you and blaming others around you for your situation in life our country would be better off.
@kantstanzya From day one when POTUS got in office people like you have blatanly dispected him and his wife. You are one of the reason POTUS can't get bipartisanship in the govt. You sit on this board and do nothing but disrepect and talk about the POTUS! Be carefull what you say about people cause KARMA is a mother! Every post you put on CO is negative and racist.
Desperation is making him come unhinged.
Obummer's voting block has been reduced to racist black people, gays, union members, America haters, illegals and closet socialists.
Disagreeing with a black person is racist. Disagreeing with a woman is anti-women. Disagreeing with a Democrat makes you selfish and ignorant. Disagreeing with a Republican makes you correct??!! . . . yea.
Liberals want freedom of everything unless they disagree with what you want . . .
Best day of my life will be when Obama is no longer the President of our country.
So he called Romney a BSer. Romney would probably say the same. I don't consider this a big deal.
What amazes me are the comments here. Everybody thinks that their party is as pure as the driven snow, absolutely perfect in action and thought, completely incapable of ever doing anything wrong, and that every human being in the other party is the devil alive in the flesh.
You people are ridiculous. All of you.
@anon 3:30 p.m.: Oh you poor VICTIM! Black people and women have it made, and you just can't catch a break, right?
Anyway, I hate to break it to you, but you're gonna have to wait four years for the "best day of your life," because Mitt isn't getting 270 electoral votes.
sorry, typo, that was for anon @ 3:05 p.m.
But Obama is the President of The United States, no matter what that is his first and only job.
If you are not upset about the President of The United States saying this, and in the circumstances he said it in, then you must want nothing but the worst for America. So what is your agenda and why?
http://hotair.com/archives/2012/10/25/president-you-dont-deserve-a-bunch-of-name-calling-obama-goes-smaller-and-smaller/
The other side who had a secret meeting the night he was elected promising to block everything he proposed . Paul Ryan attended the meeting . As far as Obama's statement, was he lying? As far as Twitchy and the Business Insider , wonder if they had a reply to the secret Nixon tapes released in 2010 Google In Tapes, Nixon Rails About Jews and Blacks
Here are the words of Richard Nixon. Typical white racist republican. Thank God he is in hell where he belongs with your founding pedophile fathers .
The Jews have certain traits,” he said. “The Irish have certain — for example, the Irish can’t drink. What you always have to remember with the Irish is they get mean. Virtually every Irish I’ve known gets mean when he drinks. Particularly the real Irish.”
Nixon continued: “The Italians, of course, those people course don’t have their heads screwed on tight. They are wonderful people, but,” and his voice trailed off.
A moment later, Nixon returned to Jews: “The Jews are just a very aggressive and abrasive and obnoxious personality.”
At another point, in a long and wandering conversation with Rose Mary Woods, his personal secretary, that veered from whom to invite to a state dinner to whether Ms. Woods should get her hair done, Nixon offered sharp skepticism at the views of William P. Rogers, his secretary of state, about the future of black Africans.
“Bill Rogers has got — to his credit it’s a decent feeling — but somewhat sort of a blind spot on the black thing because he’s been in New York,” Nixon said. “He says well, ‘They are coming along, and that after all they are going to strengthen our country in the end because they are strong physically and some of them are smart.’ So forth and so on.
If only President Obama was as classy as the former President Bush and Vice President Cheney! They would NEVER, EVER dare utter a profane word.
The right is a bunch of sanctimonious hypocrites. Can't wait to watch y'all crying in your milk on Nov. 7.
Romney is a such a liar and has traveled from left to right and back again that I doubt even he knows what he believes.
So he is a total BSer.
Many Presidents have been known to swear including Truman, Johnson, Nixon and W.
A nation that scarfs up violent sports, reality teevee and guns has little room to complain when a POTUS speaks a vulgar epithet.
Yet another tempest in a teapot from the right wing.
Why are we feigning shock and clutching our pearls over words we hear every day, if not say ourselves? Get over it. I'm sure it was just an "inelegant way" to say what he really meant.
This is the Mitt. President Obama calling the Mitt like the Mitt it is!!!
I need to keep up with the news, I had no idea Richard Nixon was running?
By the way what is Richard Nixon running for again, I am sure he must be related to that President from back in the sixties and seventies.
I love the comment someone made about the other side plotting to end the Democrats power.
Why that is just mean, I am sure the Democrats worked as well as they could with the Republicans while in office.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRwF2X1kKII&feature=share
....but let's not dare say anything derrogatory about the Black Empty Chair...
I just wish I could find some comments from Robert Byrd.
Oh wait I did, but sadly can only let you look them up yourself.
Spoiler alert, you are not going to be happy if you a w n as Byrd said about people.
The truth hurts, and anyone who can't see the bs has it covering their eyes. Romney is a fake.
The truth hurts?....LOL...
The truth cuts both ways.
You also have people saying Palin used a smear using the term "shuckk and jive" describing Empty Chair.
Obama is so inept, that if re-elected, the Republic known as the United States of America will cease to exist.
Big deal. This won't change a single vote.
Obama can put a $1 in the curse jar and move on.
Let's get back to important issues.
Yes, let's get back to business as Obama has presented it lately, beginning with Big Bird.
Wiley coyote cease to exist? Shut up. You sound so stupid. As far as the race card you white boys whip say that because you do not want to face it. You call blacks racist? Really. Look up the definition and please inform us how black racism has hurt white people in this country? How has it affected white people ? Take all the time you need.
All race baiters - what ever side they're on - are master baiters.
www.adherents.com/misc/hsk.html
Homos and pedophiles not only committ 99% of all violent crime but are serial killers.
Ignore the ignorant racist useless white hillbilly hick serial pedophile homo squatter bum on welfare living in some remote rural trailor spewing trash 24/7 soon the be dealt with by community parents of abused youth or headed back to Dix or Central prison.
Democrackheads or assorted nut libs dont claim that racist pervert nutcase psychopath sociopath.
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/25/sununu-cites-race-as-factor-for-powells-obama-endorsement/?hpt=hp_c1
Thank you ex NH Gov John Sununu of Spanish Cuban ancestry serving under Reagan and Bush. Sununu smells a conspiracy.Powell a jihadist too?
Romney is a sure victory over the muslim marxist socialist who rigged the deaths of the 4 Americans in Libya Consolate and lied to cover it up using some bogus film maker muslim also a setup. Dont be fooled. Jihad in the WH.
Romney will end the 6 trillion theft off taxpayers since 2008 destroying America taking it to
3rd world status and investigate Obama on its whereabouts.
Even the CNN liberal rag questions Powells racism and questions the entire Libyan attack and coverup as anti-American.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204530504578079232194509700.html?mod=hp_opinion
Noonan says its all over for the real Obama.
ELECT ROMNEY 2012
THE REAL AMERICAN
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL PARTY
http://www.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_t3#/video/bestoftv/2012/10/25/pmt-john-mccain-libya.cnn
RINO McCain finally makes sense since everyone knows liberal democrats have always been war mongers and start wars RNP has to finish.
Reagan Sierra Society
Santa Barbara California
If Romney had made a remark like that, the press would be all over it ... but apparently O-bots think it's fine - to have a President who is an ambarrassment to the highest office. Well, it's just another notch in the current admin. mantra of Deny, Distort, Distract, Divide, Disrupt ..guess "defame" should be added to the equation ...
romdog is a bullshitter, everyone can see that, and he will lose, and the repugnants will lose the house too
Where is the video link??? I want to see/Hear Obama saying this!!
The Democrat socialist 47% government welfare food stamp entitlement crackhead liberal violent criminal party of dirty liberal scum, filthy perverted homosexuals and lesbians, mooching illegals wants to turn America into a 3rd world slimy drug war murering raping gangster skuz real new Mexico is going to hell in a handbasket with 16 trillion debt Obama who is a complete idiot and knows nothing about running a nation except trying to be a king holding onto power and converting America into some 3rd world poverty indebted weakling nation.
Vote a straight capitalist progressive conservative Republican ticket at the election booth.
There is not a single democrat worthy of holding office stealing another cent of taxpayer funds.
Vote straight Republican only !!!!
Democrats are 150 years behind time and in the dark ages of poverty and Marxism.
Vote straight Republican local state and national.
Obama really is an idiot.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/29/us/tropical-weather-sandy/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
Obama milking windstorm nor'easter like a moo cow
Get lost opportunist. Nobody buying your convenient concern and it wont get you any votes.
White "boys"? I'm offended?
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