***OFFICIAL OBAMA ON LETTERMAN THREAD****

[HopeOverFear]

[Clio the Leo]

1. wooo hoooo! nt

[graywarrior]

2. My station just lost the entire show.

WTF? the screen is frozen!

[HopeOverFear]

3. whaaaaa?????

what happened?

[graywarrior]

5. Entire monologue was off air.

It's back now, but it keeps breaking up. Comcast bastids.

[Clio the Leo]

6. change the channel and change it back nt

[graywarrior]

7. Doesn't work.

Guess I'll watch it online tomorrow.

Carry on.

[Clio the Leo]

13. whack it with a stick

no seriously, unplug and plug it back in

[Clio the Leo]

4. "President Barack Obama" ..... has a nice ring to it don't it?

[Phx_Dem]

72. Sometimes I still can't believe we actually won!

:D

[Cha]

8. Thanks for starting this HOF..

I'm all in position to see the President come out and greet Dave:bounce:

[Captain Hilts]

9. Man, I can't pull in an HDTV signal!!!! Thanks!

[HopeOverFear]

10. heart shaped potato LOL

[Clio the Leo]

14. love that dry humor from Barack and Dave nt

[flvegan]

11. "I couldn't goof off all summer." Dave: "Others have"

That was priceless.

[HopeOverFear]

15. LOL

[Cha]

16. Thanks, I missed that..I knew it was

funny bc everyone was laughing but I didn't hear what Dave said when PO said "of course I couldn't".

[FLyellowdog]

12. I can't stop smiling !!!!!!!

:bounce:

[Cha]

17. I know it's pleasureable

experience..I have to keep pinching myself that he's the President!

[mucifer]

18. Dave did his part to get him there.

:)

[HopeOverFear]

20. He sure did

[Cha]

21. I know, huh! I love everyone

who contributed!

[Clio the Leo]

19. it was the superbowl sir

with the 3d glasses.

how sad is it that I knew that and he didn't?

[Cha]

23. Why did they have 3D glasses at the

Super Bowl? It's a good thing he added that "It's "UP" ..I think" at the end.

Lot of water under the bridge since the Super Bowl.

[Clio the Leo]

25. there was a 3d commercial during it

I'll get you the flicker link when we're done

[Cha]

30. Ah, thanks..

:)

[Clio the Leo]

53. As promised.....

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama wear 3-D glasses while watching a TV commercial during Super Bowl 43, Arizona Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, in the family theater of the White House on February 1, 2009. Guests included family, friends, Cabinet members, staff members and bipartisan members of Congress.
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)


This is a the end when the Steelers scored that long run back for a touch down ... or maybe it was just a regular long run for a touch down, but clearly, there was only one Steelers fan in the room lol. The Cardinals had just scored themselves to move out ahead if I'm remebering correctly.

(for crying out loud! He's the Attorney General! Let the man have a seat! lol)

And just for clarification, I was not saying that it was sad that HE didn't know the answer .... but that I DID! lol

[Phx_Dem]

73. Check out the two women toward the back -- one seated, in red dress

and the other against the wall! LOL Now that's a reaction!

[Clio the Leo]

74. lol yep, CLEARLY not Steelers fans. NT

[Arugula Latte]

63. Well, the man does have other pieces of information to store in his brain.

:)

[Clio the Leo]

22. I bet if you tied his hands behind his back....

he would not be able to talk lol. cracks me up

[FLyellowdog]

24. And that SMILE....is he hot or what?

:blush:

[Clio the Leo]

26. shhhhh! focus! nt

[FLyellowdog]

29. I think I'm riled up. n/t

[Clio the Leo]

35. but you're supposed to be FIRED up

and ready to go. not, ya know, the opposite of go ;-)

[HopeOverFear]

37. oh she's ready to go, alright

:)

[FLyellowdog]

39. I'll be whatever this president wants me to be.

All he has to do is ask me...and smile. :loveya:

[Clio the Leo]

51. yeah, you know you and I both would be..........

.... like the chic in Eddie Murphy's "Coming to America"

"Jump up and down on one leg and bark!"

dont lie ...... you know it's the truth! lol

[Clio the Leo]

32. '

[HopeOverFear]

28. lol

[LiberalFighter]

27. Obama stated "I was black before the election"

[HopeOverFear]

31. Don't get mad if he doesn't mention PO on Letterman, ya'll

if he doesn't mention it it doesn't mean he's forgotten it.

[Cha]

36. Yeah, he just talked about other

Heads of State who are conservative that don't understand why Americans don't want Health coverage that works better, cheaper, healthier.

That's why he has to be end up being on The Dave Letterman Show!..Because of all the misinformation out there..and I might add disinformation.

[dflprincess]

41. If the polls can believed, it isn't Americans that don't want better health care

it's our elected officials who consider "reform" to be forcing us to pay premiums to the companies that have been cheating us for years without any guarantees that we'll actually be able to access care.

[Clio the Leo]

33. isn't there a law against sitting higher than the Prez .... DAVE! nt

[HopeOverFear]

34. LOL

[Clio the Leo]

38. nice spin on the end

basically said "i solve the problems no one else can."

[firedupdem]

40. I love listening to the president....when I listen to him it makes sense

to me, even if I don't agree. Journalism in this country is horrible. That entire conversation regarding the afghan war will be spun a million different ways by morning.

[Clio the Leo]

42. If you can, go back and watch his reaction.....

.... when Dave finished by saying "it's incredably satisfying to watch you do your work" and the audience reaction to that statement. His face spoke of a flattery that seemed very genuine. I think hearing that may have wiped out the pain of about 10 "Obama as the Jokers" posters.

Wishing I could "+1" Dave right now.

[Cha]

46. I heard it but I was typing

and didn't see the facial expressions.

I sure did like those words, though. Dave speaks for moi.

[jbnow]

47. He does work hard and it is great to watch. When I was

researching him old articles about him at various places (community organizer, law review and onward) those with him then would talk about his 80 hour weeks or whatever. Hopefully that went down when married with kids...but he never really left a job. Before he ran for US Senate and was a state senator he still trained organizers, still did research for law firm, still taught at law school Friday nights and Monday mornings.
I think about that as I watch him work now. It's what he does...
and it's a pleasure to watch.

[mucifer]

43. I liked the soft ball interview. We don't get many of those.

Not sure I like the Afghanistan answers tho.

[Cha]

45. I do..I just said in my post below

that this White House is assessing Afghanistan as a real situation..not to continue the feeding of the military complex.

He mentioned that we went into Afghanistan in 2001 and then we were "sidetracked"..ah yeah.

[Arugula Latte]

64. Oops.

posted wrong place

[Cha]

44. I didn't watch the Sunday shows with PO

and from what I've read, I'm glad I didn't because this is the kind of interview I like when the interviewer treats his guest with respect.

He just laid it out about Afghanistan..they're assessing it as a real situation..not feeding the military complex.

[Clio the Leo]

50. Yeah ...... and there's the little fact that Pakistan has a whole bunch of Nukes....

... I wonder why he's not saying that. Because *I* would say, "ok folks, Afghanistan is next to Pakistan, basically what we're doing is trying to keep the Taliban whack jobs away from Pakistan's warheads. Ya got it?"

[Cha]

56. Thanks again..that is a little gem of info.

Maybe he didn't want to give away the whole thing on Letterman's..but, now that you've mentioned it ..it does ring a bell.

[Cha]

57. Just saw this posted..

steve2470 (1000+ posts) Tue Sep-22-09 01:30 AM
Original message

LAT: U.S. says Pakistan, Iran helping Taliban
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-afghan-spies22-2009sep22,0,3144734.story

The U.S. military commander in Afghanistan says he has evidence that factions of Pakistani and Iranian spy services are supporting insurgent groups that carry out attacks on coalition troops.

Taliban fighters in Afghanistan are being aided by "elements of some intelligence agencies," Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal wrote in a detailed analysis of the military situation delivered to the White House earlier this month.

McChrystal went on to single out Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agency as well as the Quds Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard as contributing to the external forces working to undermine U.S. interests and destabilize the government in Kabul.

The remarks reflect long-running U.S. concerns about Pakistan and Iran, but it is rare that they have been voiced so prominently by a top U.S. official. McChrystal submitted his assessment last month, and a declassified version was published Sunday on the Washington Post website.

more at link above

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6603411

[Clio the Leo]

61. And Eugene Robinson is on Morning Joe saying the same thing...

"maybe it's worth it to stay in Afghanistan to keep them out of Pakistan."

And there's this.....

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iqyaFh_efr-brDq0rMLF1hkop0tgD9ARVHGO0

I mean that seems pretty clear to me. Why is he not mentioning this? Clearly I'm missing something. Is it too reminiscent of Vietnam? Even if it is (and maybe my youth is showing here) we didn't get into a nuclear war with the Soviets during Vietnam .... so there ya go.

[Cha]

67. Thanks for that link, Clio..

<snip from your article>>

"High-level Obama aides said the Pentagon's case to send more troops was being pushed most aggressively by Joint Chiefs chairman Adm. Mike Mullen.

White House officials were caught off guard and reacted with displeasure last week when Mullen told a Senate panel that more troops were all but certainly needed in Afghanistan, and that a second report asking for the additional forces would be delivered "in the very near future."

Gates has said he has not decided whether he agrees that more troops are needed, and Obama made clear in his weekend interviews that he is far from ready to decide."

We'll see what happens..maybe PO just didn't want to get into it at that point in time.

[Clio the Leo]

48. Ok, everyone write to Dave and THANK him!!!

Remember, a few months ago he had five noisy protestors outside of his studio because he had the b*lls to call out that Palin woman.

Time to show him that the OTHER 70% of us think he's awesome and appreciate the show tonight!

[e-mail]

Here's what I wrote.......

Ok Dave, I have NO IDEA who that distinguished gentleman was you just had on your show for the WHOLE hour but he was AWESOME!!!

Try to bring him back tomorrow!!! ;)

Yours truly forever and ever,
M*.

PS: Seriously Dave, I know it's your thing and all, but you CANNOT sit higher than the President! It's in the Constitution or something, I'm sure!!!

[HopeOverFear]

52. I will write him! thanks!

[Cha]

54. If Dave read letters..he'd

read your's, Clio! Thanks for the addy, I do feel inspired to write Letterman now.

Dear Dave,

We loved watching you interview the President with such class and respect..especially, when you gave him the heart shaped spud!

Sincerely,
Cha Hussein
New York

[NBachers]

59. Done! Thanks for the email address

One little point: The heart-shaped potato was obviously very important to the lady. I hope it was returned to her; it would have even greater significance to her now.

[Clio the Leo]

62. No! He NEED the potato ..... the WORLD needs the potato!

He's meeting with the Israelis and Palestinians today, it will no doubt come in handy! :)

[Cha]

68. Are you kidding! I would love to give something

heartshaped to PO and by the look on her face ..she did too.:D

[Clio the Leo]

49. They cut the Top 10.....

.... no doubt to make room for all of the interview ..... awwww, those folks get cooler and cooler all of the time.


Here it is ......

Top Ten -- Top ten reasons why president Obama agreed to appear on the show.

10. Heard the lady with the heart shaped potato was gonna be here.

9. Thought it would be fun to watch someone else get heckled

8. Something to do with that whole cash for clunkers deal

7. Every president since Teddy Roosevelt has done it

6. Someone offers you 600 bucks you take it ladies and gentlemen

5. We told him Megan Fox would be here

4. Needed some time to hang out before check in time at his hotel

3. I have no idea

2. Said yes, without thinking, like Bush did with Iraq.

1. Wanted to congratulate Dave on the big Emmy win.

http://www.politico.com/politico44/perm/0909/letterman_preview_1344ea42-982f-4fd4-8fd6-415cedc2bd36.html

[Cha]

55. Thanks, so did Dave

get an Emmy or was he just joshing?

[Princess Turandot]

58. No. I think the Daily Show won that category...nt

[Drunken Irishman]

60. Dave used to clean up in that category until Jon Stewart came along.

[Cha]

66. Thanks, I just investigated and

yeah, Dave was just being funny.

[Arugula Latte]

65. That was good for me. Was it good for you?

:smoke:

[Cha]

69. Hey, Arugula~ It was an awesome

way to wind down the day. Overexposed?! I don't think so!..PO is like family and friends you want to hang out with.:)

[Arugula Latte]

70. Definitely!

I love his sense of humor (the potato thing killed me! :rofl: ) He's the only politician I've ever felt like, hey, I WOULD like to hang out with that guy! Ooh, and Michelle, too. I don't want to have a beer with her, I want to have a glass of white wine with her! :)

:hi:

[Cha]

71. I'm like Dave..."It's so satisfying to

watch them work"..paraphrasing:P

:hi:Arugula Latte~