VIDEO: Obama to Letterman: I Was Black Before The Election
Posted on Sep 21, 2009 @ 08:45PM
The President’s health care plan might be ailing, but he knows the best medicine is laughter, so that must be why he went on Dave Letterman’s show Monday night.
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When Letterman asked Mr. Obama what he thought about former President Jimmy Carter’s suggestion that racism is behind the criticism of the healthcare plan, Obama joked “I think it’s actually important to realize that I was actually black before the election.” The crowed roared with laughter and Dave himself even snickered!
Recognizing that being the president is a difficult job, but that he can handle it, Obama told Letterman “One of the things you sign up for in politics is folks yell at ya.” We haven’t seen the President get yelled at by too many people, but we always know about the Secret Service being there to watch out for him!
The Late Show with Dave Letterman airs Monday at 11:30 pm on CBS.
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Maybe Obama thought he could reach the people who watch Fox by appearing on Letterman since he refused to appear on a real news channel. Wrong - most of them don't watch Letterman either!
Posted Tue, 09/22/2009 - 11:26am
Obama has made over 120 speeches since becoming President while Clinton had about 20 and Bush about 23 - I think he just likes to see himself on TV - says same thing over and over.
Posted Tue, 09/22/2009 - 11:24am
Painful! If anyone was tuned in during the run for the WH, O did not spare the crowds w/o this same laugh line. Too bad Letterman's writers didn't help him w. a new one. Now America wake up, this is socializing healthcare. USA is already broke!
Posted Tue, 09/22/2009 - 6:50am
That was pretty funny!
Posted Tue, 09/22/2009 - 6:44am