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RED ALERT - He's off teleprompter, prepare apologies!

Submitted by Robert Lindquist on Fri, 03/20/2009 - 5:41am

The NY Daily News reports this AM (I didn't stay up to watch it) that "President Obama's historic appearance on the 'Tonight Show with Jay Leno' was accompanied by a foot-in-the-mouth quip about the Special Olympics he later regretted. Talking about his dismal bowling skills, Obama said he'd been practicing and had gotten his score up to 129. "Oh, no, that's very good," Leno told Obama. "It was like the Special Olympics or something," Obama joked, drawing laughter from the funnyman and his audience.

Okay, so what's the big deal about that. Two things really.

First, if I were the parent of a child with special needs, I know I would have been bothered by that remark—to what extent, I can't say. But I can say that my wife has spent 30+ years of her life as a teacher of kids with special needs—she didn't find it the least bit amusing, and knows that the parents of the kids she teaches aren't going to find any humor in it either. Obviously, the administration realized immediately that it was a pretty big deal as they had released yet another official presidential apology prior to the show even airing. Yet, when you read the comments from his worshippers coming to his defense, you really have to ask why? How can anyone possibly defend a sitting president saying something so stooge-worthy? It's either offensive, or it's not. There's nothing to defend! It's okay to like the guy. It's okay to support him. But you don't have to throw yourself under the bus every time he goes off teleprompter and sticks his foot in it. If that's your choice, you better get really use to the taste of imitation Chinese shoe-leather. On the other hand, if liberals want to paint conservatives as more caring and compassionate about children with special needs, I have no problem with that. I happen to believe it's true.

Secondly, what is The President of The United States doing there in the first place? Doesn't he realize that he already won the election? It's like he's still campaigning. Either that, or with all the gaffs and goof-ups that have pot-marked his young administration, he realizes that his best hope in maintaining a good approval rating is to play the charisma card—which he plays very well. In the long run, however, these Bidenesque gafs will take their toll. This POTUS is no different than all the previous ones. The time will come when his worshippers will wake up and realize that he's no different. They'll tire of defending him, just as many conservatives got tired of defending Bush (and he was really starting to were 'em out there told the end). Speaking ratings, a daily news poll shows that 42% of respondents thought it was great that he was on Leno. 57% either thought it was a disgrace or didn't bother lose any sleep over it. 'nuff said.