Well, it's not been a particularly good week for President Obama and it has nothing to do with the ever-growing list of domestic scandals. As you know, Our Dear Leader has been in Northern Ireland lecturing world leaders at the G8 Conference about stuff. Then on to Germany to lecture the Germans about more stuff. The crowd at the Brandenburg Gate, where he gave his latest grand speech was downsized from a Hope-N-Change crowd that was 200,000 strong in 2008 to around about 4,800 invited guests. Sadly, his usual big finish was spoiled by the sun. Yes, the sun got in his eyes and he couldn't read his teleprompter, so the crowd wasn't awed by the wonder of his soaring rhetoric. But, it is reported that he covered nicely. Feeling that he was losing the crowd, he decided it would be a good time to disrobe and that was met with thunderous hoots and applause of an appreciative crowd. [Note to speech-givers: When sensing you might be losing the crowd, take off an article of clothing]
But, not everyone was impressed this week. Earlier, President Obama met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and the reception was kind of...well...let's just say that maybe former President Medvedev didn't give Putin the whole "I can be more flexible after the election" message. Or maybe someone accidentally pushed the famous Hillary Clinton reset button and it got re-reset again. Maybe it is over Syria or that questions about an allegedly stolen Super Bowl ring. Maybe Putin was just not in the mood to talk because of his pending divorce. Who knows, but whatever it is, it was kind of chilly. What could have caused these two world leaders to be so uncomfortable with each other?
I mean, we've gone from this in March of 2012 -
To this -
Is it something Obama said or did? What could that have been?
Okay, so you know the drill. Tell us what you think is going on here? So, do your stuff. Btw, extra point will be awarded for using "epipheral" in your caption.
*Actual awards will sent to the winner or winners as soon as we can locate them. Dang invisible t-shirts keep getting lost. Hey, if the NSA is listening, maybe they can help us locate them with some of their super-duper detecting stuff they use to find terrorists and/or wayward former whistleblower. But we won't bother the IRS. They have enough trouble...
But, not everyone was impressed this week. Earlier, President Obama met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and the reception was kind of...well...let's just say that maybe former President Medvedev didn't give Putin the whole "I can be more flexible after the election" message. Or maybe someone accidentally pushed the famous Hillary Clinton reset button and it got re-reset again. Maybe it is over Syria or that questions about an allegedly stolen Super Bowl ring. Maybe Putin was just not in the mood to talk because of his pending divorce. Who knows, but whatever it is, it was kind of chilly. What could have caused these two world leaders to be so uncomfortable with each other?
I mean, we've gone from this in March of 2012 -
To this -
Is it something Obama said or did? What could that have been?
Okay, so you know the drill. Tell us what you think is going on here? So, do your stuff. Btw, extra point will be awarded for using "epipheral" in your caption.
*Actual awards will sent to the winner or winners as soon as we can locate them. Dang invisible t-shirts keep getting lost. Hey, if the NSA is listening, maybe they can help us locate them with some of their super-duper detecting stuff they use to find terrorists and/or wayward former whistleblower. But we won't bother the IRS. They have enough trouble...
The sun got in his eyes? I'm envision him either bursting into flake like a vampire or suddenly screaming, "Hello Cleveland!"
ReplyDeleteAs for the photos:
Medvedev: Pull my feenger.
Putin: I vill pull my own feenger.
Actually, I think you have to see the cause and effect between the two photos. In photo one, Obama has clearly made a play for Medevdev's Johnson, causing Medvedev to respond angrily. Having learned their lesson, the Ruskies this time wisely keep Putin out of arms reach.
ReplyDeleteIt is a good thing Obama has won over the respect of all the world leaders. Without him Putin would have nuked us by now. Can anyone say "cold war"?
ReplyDeleteAnd where are their goddamn ties! They look hungover.
Both leaders were saddened today by the news of James Gandolfini's death.
ReplyDelete"He was my favorite Soprano," mused Putin. "I based my whole leadership style after his character. He was so...epipheral."
"So you like, um...?"
ReplyDelete"Assad."
"--Assad! Right!"
"That's right"
"Uh huh."
"And you are going with...?"
"Uh, that would be the Rebels--"
"The Rebels. I see."
"Yep...the Rebels...yep."
"Ri-i-ight..."
"I agreed to share intelligence with Obama but all I got was this lousy secret decoder ring."
ReplyDeleteThings are really happening there, when Putin looks like he is missing his PDA.
ReplyDeleteWhat a waste of a POTUS.
2nd photo: Obama finding out that Putin is not referring to him as President Of The United States (POTUS) but President of State
ReplyDeleteOn the Super Bowl ring, I find it interesting that Kraft claims that Putin stole the ring. Putin angrily denies it. The Patriots officially run away from the story. A few days later, a New England Patriot is being investigated because a dead athlete was found near his home! The KGB in action? Me thinks so. It's like finding a horse's head in your bed.
ReplyDeleteAt least Booosh was a man"
ReplyDelete"this Obama thinks he's such a BFD. Fewer people showed up for his bullshit speech on nukes than read Tennessee Jed's last review"
ReplyDelete...........okay........maybe I wasn't clear enough........President of the United States (POTUS).......President of State (POS)
ReplyDeleteHuh?.......Huh?........Anyone?
Good ones Jed.
ReplyDeletePutin: "I do not like this man. He think he all dat and bowl ov borscht WITH a potato."
ReplyDeleteObama: "Hmm, I wonder if they have golf courses here in Ireland? Maybe I can just fly home for the afternoon...where's my latte?"
Andrew - Holy Shneyekies on the Super Bowl ring thing. Wouldn't that be wild if it turns out to be true?
ReplyDelete10J - You are in the lead, but Koshcat is closing in with the inclusion of the word of the day!
ReplyDeleteK -
ReplyDelete"I agreed to share intelligence with Obama but all I got was this lousy secret decoder ring."
"That is just absurd. What intelligence? We know nothing about intelligence in my Administration! If you don't like the t-shirt, I have an Ipod filled with all of my best speeches! And when I say "all", I mean "all". You should know, Vlad, I never give a bad speech..."
Tryanmax: That is probably EXACTLY the way it went maybe with the added dressing down by Obama for Putin not bending to his will because well, Obama has Nobel Peace Prize and Putin doesn't. Nyaah!
ReplyDeletePatriot - Putin's just jealous...
ReplyDeleteOh, btw, the stock market's crashing just a little today. I guess its all that Fed pumping. It's got investors scared.
ReplyDeleteIt is deeply frightening that, for all intents and purposes, these 2 men in the 2nd picture are the most powerful men on planet Earth.
ReplyDeleteObviously, they need a new planet; they can name it "Epipheral", because soon they will be in the exact same situation and have no clue why...
rlaWTX - Geez, I just asked you to use "epipheral" in a sentence, not create a whole new solar system! LOL! You crazy Texans always...hey, wait...um, what I meant to say was you crazy WEST Texans! Though I must day-dream just a little...Obama on another planet...I can feel the tension just drifting away.
ReplyDeleteFirst picture:
ReplyDeleteMedvedev: "Knight takes queen. Checkmate, comrade."
Obama: (thinking): "Please keep her."
Second picture:
Obama: (owing to the presence of the modern KGB) "I always feel like...somebody's watching meee...and I no privacy...ohhh..."
Putin: "Why does no one like me? And I follow gospel according to Stalin so well. How many former Russian journalists does a modern Soviet, er, uh, Russian despot, er, dictator, uh, tyrant, ah, um, prime minister have to kill, er, uh, liquidate, no, um, deal with in order to get some respect around here?
"And why do people still hate me after visit to U.S.? They told me photo-op with Hatriots would be good for publicity. But it didn't work. Note to self: deal with PR people later.
"(Sighing) Ah, little Super Bowl ring. Now that I'm separated, you're the only one who truly understands me. Remember when we watched that tape of Obama practicing his speech that we secretly recorded? Yeah, that really doesn't work here. And I had the cameraman taken out, er, uh, eliminated, er, um, uh...you're so pretty."
-Rustbelt
From a Time Mag Article Now The Selling of Obamacare - Will Americans Buy A Plan They Don't Love?
ReplyDelete"To prevent that, Obama-land is going on offense. Organizing for Action, the grassroots group spun out of the President’s campaign, has made selling the already-passed bill a top priority with its first television ad. Enroll America, a nonprofit coalition of community groups and insurers that has been promoted by the White House and is staffed by Obama campaign alumni, launched its “Get Covered America” campaign to educate uninsured Americans about the exchanges."
So I guess we already knew that this was going to be Obama's Propoganda Arm. Or least we should have when he found out he couldn't use the NEA.
Bev, The stock market today is what happens when you tell a crack/stimulus addict that you're cutting them off.
ReplyDeleteBut, hey, Bernanke said that "...maybe sometime, if things get better in the maybe not too distant future we MIGHT stop feeding the beast, but we will let ya' know." (okay those weren't his EXACT words, but pretty close).
ReplyDeleteBev, I think those were his exact words... that's how I heard them. But that's enough when you're addicted.
ReplyDeleteMaybe Putin's abs of steel have deteriorated with age and a marriage on the rocks, and that's why he's looking so frumpy. It happens to a lot of guys, so I hear.
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