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zappaman

(20,606 posts)
Thu Sep 12, 2013, 09:32 PM Sep 2013

Barack Obama's Answer to Putin's Op-Ed

WHAT DID I JUST READ?

By Barack Obama

Imagine my surprise when I opened the New York Times and read Vladimir Putin's Op-ed. I didn't know what I was reading for a few minutes. Sometime's my Chief of Staff will put The Onion in front of me just to shake things up so it took me a moment to realize this was not a joke.

First off, let me say I had a very nice time at the G20. The food was good, although a bit heavy for my taste, and the weather was pleasant. Certainly you can see the sky sometimes, which you can never do in China.

As I continued to read the Op-ed, I really couldn't understand whether we were being insulted or praised. Mr. Putin seemed to respect the United States for one paragraph, and then blast us in another. Now understand, I admire Mr. Putin. For his age he seems to be in great physical shape and even though I could kick his ass in basketball I do believe that if a bear were to attack the both of us, he would be the one to shoo it away.

But let's make one thing perfectly clear: this is written by a man who is the head of Russia. Russia, where the air conditioning in the room conked out even though I was in the Presidential Suite. Russia, where no one smiles and where people actually look disappointed that they are white.

Mr. Putin, we put a man on the moon and you barely got a monkey home safely. We invented the computer and you invented the way to steal it. Your country is filled with our fast food businesses and yet there is not one Russian take out place in the whole United States.

You are known for Siberia, we are known for Big Sur. We make Cadillacs and Lincolns and God knows what you call those little square deathtraps. It's one thing to put down exceptionalism, but before you do that, you at least have to produce one Broadway show, or make one commercial airliner, or invent one type of salad.

Having said that, your people are wonderful and I know that you care about them deeply, except, of course, for the gay ones. As a matter of fact, you care about them so much that you hate to see them argue, especially with you, so you graciously offer them the solace of prison.

In any case, I enjoyed your editorial and I am very impressed that it was printed in The New York Times. If only there was a newspaper in your country that would print this.

My very best wishes,
Barack Obama.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/albert-brooks/obama-putin-syria_b_3914774.html

Click on the link to read this marvelous satire.

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Barack Obama's Answer to Putin's Op-Ed (Original Post) zappaman Sep 2013 OP
That was exceptionally funny. Scurrilous Sep 2013 #1
I think that was very nice, much kinder than what I expected. I expected this: NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author Tx4obama Sep 2013 #3
Thank you! zappaman Sep 2013 #4
That is NOT written by Obama. It was written by comedian Albert Brooks - it's SATIRE Tx4obama Sep 2013 #5
I know. zappaman Sep 2013 #7
uhh..... Duh??? philosslayer Sep 2013 #14
It might be a good thing to add the word SATIRE to the OP's subject line since Obama's name... Tx4obama Sep 2013 #6
done! n/t zappaman Sep 2013 #8
Love Albert Brooks.. thanks zappaman! Cha Sep 2013 #9
. ProSense Sep 2013 #10
Albert Brooks is one funny dude... SidDithers Sep 2013 #11
Well I'm REALLY embarrassed right now. I always had thought he was Mel Brooks son !!! Tx4obama Sep 2013 #12
Heheh... SidDithers Sep 2013 #13
Max Brooks lives around the corner from me. zappaman Sep 2013 #16
LOVE it. And I wanted it to be true LOL Heather MC Sep 2013 #15

Response to zappaman (Original post)

Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)
5. That is NOT written by Obama. It was written by comedian Albert Brooks - it's SATIRE
Thu Sep 12, 2013, 10:03 PM
Sep 2013

I fell for it until I took the time to read the whole thing!!!

Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)
6. It might be a good thing to add the word SATIRE to the OP's subject line since Obama's name...
Thu Sep 12, 2013, 10:04 PM
Sep 2013

... is used at the beginning and the end of the post.



Cha

(296,878 posts)
9. Love Albert Brooks.. thanks zappaman!
Thu Sep 12, 2013, 10:29 PM
Sep 2013
"In any case, I enjoyed your editorial and I am very impressed that it was printed in The New York Times. If only there was a newspaper in your country that would print this." rofl

Thanks goodness there are those who are talkng about the irony of his Oped instead of just rootn' for putin ...

HRW covers it more seriously ..

HRW dispatches : what Putin didn-t-tell american people

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023657858

SidDithers

(44,228 posts)
11. Albert Brooks is one funny dude...
Thu Sep 12, 2013, 10:30 PM
Sep 2013

from a funny family. His dad was Harry Einstein, and old-time radio comedian, and his brother is Bob Einstien - better known as Super Dave Osborne.

Brooks is a stage surname. His real surname is Einstein

No surprise why he changed it.

Sid

SidDithers

(44,228 posts)
13. Heheh...
Thu Sep 12, 2013, 10:47 PM
Sep 2013

Mel Brooks does have a son, author Max Brooks, who wrote both The Zombie Survival Guide, and World War Z.

I'm just full of useless information tonight.

I always find it funny to think of Albert Brooks and Super Dave as brothers. The two couldn't be more dissimilar.

Sid

zappaman

(20,606 posts)
16. Max Brooks lives around the corner from me.
Fri Sep 13, 2013, 01:25 AM
Sep 2013

Nice guy and he wants you to know he had nothing to do with the movie version of WORLD WAR Z.

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