Obama takes on Rand Paul at White House Correspondents Dinner (VIDEO)

[anaconda]

???? That monologue should result in another 2-3% drop in approval ratings for the President.

 

[anaconda]

Rand did not flip flop on Bundy. All he ever said was that the federal land management should be shifted more towards the many states.

 

[KingNothing]

I'm not sure why y'all thought it was necessary to take a thinly-disguised shot at Ron in order to make Rand look good here (it wasn't).

That said, my comment on the video: Obama just told the worst joke since W went looking for the wmd's under the table that one year (2004, maybe?)

Literally no one took shots at Ron. Saying "Ron wasn't enough of a threat to warrant discussion at the Correspondence Farce," isn't a hit. It's a fact, and it has to do with a litany of things, namely the differing ambitions of each Paul, and the positions they hold. Rand has a more serious political tone and uses politically careful words and tone. Ron was bombastic, and made biting, deep, and broad comments without concern for his political career. He was an educator, and played the role excellently. Rand is running to win elections; really important ones. That's not taking a shot at either man. It is stating fact.

 

[acptulsa]

Literally no one took shots at Ron. Saying "Ron wasn't enough of a threat to warrant discussion at the Correspondence Farce," isn't a hit. It's a fact, and it has to do with a litany of things, namely the differing ambitions of each Paul, and the positions they hold. Rand has a more serious political tone and uses politically careful words and tone. Ron was bombastic, and made biting, deep, and broad comments without concern for his political career. He was an educator, and played the role excellently. Rand is running to win elections; really important ones. That's not taking a shot at either man. It is stating fact.

This is the first 'shot at Ron' I've seen in this thread. The others simply stated that Rand is getting this free publicity, without even trying to analyze whether because of differing styles or whether because we've come too far to be ignored any longer.

 

[niklarin]

Rand should come out and say: "The way he was laughing at his own jokes, might make someone suspicious whether Mr Prez is back to his old habits, so I'm not sure it's the Colorado stoners that we should worry about"

 

[jbauer]

I think some of you have your panties in to much of a bunch. He's telling jokes and taking stabs at all the who's who's in DC. Be glad that Rand made that list.

 

[acptulsa]

The only complaint I have is that there were countless 'journalists' in the room yet this unqualified endorsement of Rand Paul is getting zero airplay.

 

[Crashland]

This is the first 'shot at Ron' I've seen in this thread. The others simply stated that Rand is getting this free publicity, without even trying to analyze whether because of differing styles or whether because we've come too far to be ignored any longer.

And analyzing whether because of differing styles is a shot at Ron...how?

 

[acptulsa]

And analyzing whether because of differing styles is a shot at Ron...how?

Considerably more than anything else I've seen in this thread, imho.

 

[KingNothing]

Considerably more than anything else I've seen in this thread, imho.

I certainly didn't mean it as a shot at Ron. In fact, it's the opposite. Ron was at least as adept as Rand at choosing words thoughtfully. In his writing, every word mattered and every sentence was structured specifically to invoke a certain thought or feeling. Ron has been a VERY deliberate politician, and human being. He pursued a path, and has been excellent at it. If it weren't for him running the kind of campaigns he did, Rand wouldn't even register on Kentucky's radar, let alone the entire world's.

 

[francisco]

I certainly didn't mean it as a shot at Ron. In fact, it's the opposite. Ron was at least as adept as Rand at choosing words thoughtfully. In his writing, every word mattered and every sentence was structured specifically to invoke a certain thought or feeling. Ron has been a VERY deliberate politician, and human being. He pursued a path, and has been excellent at it. If it weren't for him running the kind of campaigns he did, Rand wouldn't even register on Kentucky's radar, let alone the entire world's.

QFT

 

[satchelmcqueen]

so hes making jokes about facts the gov is screwing us? not funny asshole. this reminds me of bush making jokes about not finding wmds.

 

[FriedChicken]

I think some of you have your panties in to much of a bunch. He's telling jokes and taking stabs at all the who's who's in DC. Be glad that Rand made that list.

I'm perfectly fine with him poking fun at Rand, its quite flattering.
My points are just that he made an idiot out of himself doing it.

He could have taken all same ingredients and made into something that made more sense or was at least funny.

 

[Carlybee]

???? That monologue should result in another 2-3% drop in approval ratings for the President.

It won't with Dems.

 

[Rudeman]

I think it was dumb on his part to include Colorado as a part of his jab at Rand. Obviously Obama is trying to paint Rand as a paranoid racist but that shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone here since they did that with Ron.

 

[Thor]

It has been over 12 hours, and Rand has not come up with a response to these conspiracy, racially slanderous, comments. He should be ashamed for not reacting sooner.
(sarc)

 

[FriedChicken]

What was he talking about with "Rand Paul disinviting that rancher from this dinner"?
I just came from googling it and can't find any back story on that. Did I miss something? Or did he just completely make it up?