Obama calls local talk show: 'Barry from DC'

[RamboLiberal]

Source: USA Today

Outgoing Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine hosted his last call-in radio show this morning and greeted a guest who employed a surprise moniker:

"Barry from DC."

Turned out to be none other than Pennsylvania Avenue resident Barack Obama.

"Barry" dialed in to "Ask The Governor" to pay tribute to the man he almost picked for vice president and did tap for Democratic Party chair -- after first joking that he wanted to complain about traffic in northern Virginia.



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[onehandle]

1. Funny. nt

[Divine Discontent]

64. Oh, he's funny and folksy, whimsical and cute. Reminds me of how B*shy made everyone laugh on stage

looking for WMD's sarcastically, or dancing with the African tribesman, or poking at the press corps. Yeah, that president sure is funny! Doesn't do much for all the words that come out of his mouth, but damn, he's funny!

And, knowing how Kaine is rather conservative, (and Obama is anti-Gay rights to marriage and pro-Afghan-war expansion and other American imperialism, for the Patriot Act, made no effort to keep real cost controls in the health care bill) I couldn't help but think, "oh aren't you two just PRECIOUS playing radio!"

[bobbolink]

66. ~~nods~~

The comedy part is easy.

The doing-what's-right for the COUNTRY (as opposed to the corporatocracy) is the hard part.

[Divine Discontent]

67. Hello bobbolink, yes, the hard part he's failing. please try & have a good holiday, warm regards, DD

[MineralMan]

2. Nice!

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

3. You can't deny the man has a knack for cool stunts.

I still laugh a little inside when I remember "No, my ears are actually that big." with Colbert. :rofl:

[Myrina]

48. key word: Stunts.

sigh. :(

[saracat]

4. Somehow, besides having no respect for Kaine, my sense of humour fails to

appreciate this from a president who couldn't find tme to support a PO.Go ahead, flame me for ruining a "cute post".Maybe if it were someone else other than the woman hating Kaine, who encouraged the Bishops in the anti-choice amndments in HCR, I would find it amusing.

[Fearless]

5. +1

[RedstDem]

6. No big fan of Timmy Either

I did vote for him tho, remember the asshat he was running against?
holy crap that guy was out there.

[Don Caballero]

7. President Obama did support the Public Option

He absolutely was in favor of a strong PO in the HCR bill. When he realized that the Republicants would not vote if it was in the bill he weighed his options carefully. This bill, though flawed, will bring real change to the American people.

[saracat]

8. Sorry, message discipline was ruined when Feingold, Sanders and other

also revealed what Lieberman subsequently admitted, Obama did NOT campaign for the PO. Rahm's brother Zeke, special health care adviser to the WH actively campaigned against it and the Prez never took a stand where he even threatened to veto a Bill that did not contain it. He has also proved he would sign any kind of crappy bill just to claim a win. The content doesn't seem to matter. That is why he would even sign a Bill with Stupak Pitts and the Nelson Bill.

[FarLeftFist]

32. A Democrat bashing Democrats to a freeper.

Hell has officially froze. This place should be named 'Doomacratic Underground'.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

52. He didn't campaign for a PO, but he spoke out in favor of it. I heard Barry say it myself.

[pundaint]

11. If I wrote that it would be sarcasm

[GodDamLiberal]

12. So Obama failed?

He traded an unknown number of lives for 1 repug house vote.
Sounds like a major FAIL to me.

[aggiesal]

56. Since all Senators that caucus with the ...

Republicans voted against cloture, the
Dems should strip out all amendments to the HCR bill that
were added to try and get Republican votes. Then put back
the Public Option, and maybe the bill would be worth some
real reform.

Why give Repugs any concessions if they're going to vote
against the bill anyway?

[Chan790]

57. Sometimes triangulation is unacceptable...

in those cases, you either have to take whatever lumps you need to in order to make sure the end result is unchanged or ride it all the way to defeat. This was one of those cases. I don't think there will be real change as a result...just more of the same. We could have had real change but that would require BO to grow some courage.

Why did we elect a guy who just can't seem to stop back-pedaling and side-stepping? Take your lumps and fire back, you ninny. (Barry from DC is the ninny, not you.)

[Richardo]

13. Oh for Christ's sake lighten up Francis.

What are YOU doing posting on the internet when there's genocide in Sudan?

I hope you get that sense of humor for Christmas.

[SoxFan]

59. +1

[CreekDog]

15. Must every single thing the man does be a slight against entire segments of the population?

that's where you lose me.

[saracat]

18. It does when as president you call the express gratitude and respect for a man who works against the

interests of half the population. Kaine actively works againsts the interests of women and the GLBT Community. And this wasn't even a "Joke". Obama immediately said this is the President of the United States calling to express my gratitude etc

Would it be alright if he expressed such sentiment to asny other anti civil rights folks?

[CreekDog]

27. I think you are actually distracting needed attention from civil rights

rather than towards it.

but go on and complain about phone calls to radio shows.

i'm sure that will help secure civil rights more than actually pushing legislation to address it and fighting legislation that harms.

[ElboRuum]

17. Consider yourself flamed.

Lighten up. Seriously. It can only help you.

[saracat]

19. So I will be better off if I take civil rights less seriously? Sorry if I don't find women and gays

to be a joke.Kaine is in himself an anathema.And "respecting" him at a time when civil rights are in real jeopardy striles a wrong note.

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[saracat]

23. Then why do you respond, Except to insult?I love how much respect

women and GLBT get.Keep rah rahing. You might get to preserve some of your rights. Some of us have already lost.

[Chan790]

58. I'm with you on this one...

we can't be a cohesive party as long as we're unwilling to tell the likes of Tim Kaine to GTFO, any potential and resultant losses be damned. There are some people that just simply aren't worth having as an ally or friend.

[jonnyblitz]

62. thank you!

:hi:

[Bleacher Creature]

20. Correct. The public option died because the President spent 90 second calling a radio show.

Oh brother. . .

[Richardo]

26. !

:rofl:

Wait, you're mocking women and GLBT. I read that somewhere.

[defendandprotect]

37. Wow . . . AGREE . . ..

Thought maybe Obama called in to mention the tragedy of war and death --

or the HOMELESS or IMPOVERISHED in this holiday season????

Support for an anti-abortion fanatic is disturbing, but even more so since I

now know he was considering him as VP!?

Let's also be clear about the male supremacist Vatican and U.S. Catholic Bishops

who are acting in their own self-interests in trying to regain control over human

sexuality, birth control and abortion. The MAJORITY of Catholics disagree with them

and ignore them.

In fact, Catholic women have just as many abortions as any other women.

And, further, Catholics support by a majority of 70%++ a government run health program --

and a majority of Catholics believe that within that plan -- or a private plan --

CONTRACEPTION AND ABORTION SHOULD BE COVERED.

The right wing religious movement/GOP inspired is as fake as their "teabaggers" and

everything else they do -- and it will still be FAKE when Pelosi adopts it into the

Democratic Party!!!

This is an overwhelmingly liberal nation -- a reality that the corporate press works to

keep hidden!!

[katandmoon]

39. +1,000,000

[Captain Hilts]

50. Kaine, under guidance from the prez, made no effort to pressure conservative Dems. nt

[elocs]

51. Frankly since Obama evidently could not find time to support a P.O.

he had no business sleeping. No going to Norway or other globe-trotting until he got the business done here. No family time, no laughing, joking, nothing.

[Iowa]

54. Yeah, I think I know what you're saying...

Obama conned the country into voting for him by promising "change" and "hope", and then proceeded to prop up the status-quo and give away even more to the corps (at our expense). So it's hard to see such a snake and a liar as the lovable, fun-loving, cutesy guy he pretends to be. It just comes off as smarmy and self-serving. GW tried to be all cutesy too, and it made most of us want to puke. If someone really uses you and fucks you over, there's really nothing they can do that will be funny to you. So yeah... I feel the same way.

And there's also an element of arrogance in Obama's little act that detracts from the humor. He calls into this show as "Barry from DC". It's pretty obvious that he's thinking, "Wow... it'll really blow them away when they find out who I REALLY am!". Self-importance disguised as humility. More calculated play-acting to impress the rubes. For those who see through his con, his shtick is growing very thin.

[GreenPartyVoter]

9. LOL

[Phlem]

10. I'm sure it'll bring real change

but that's not the kind of change I want. I actually need a fucking break, but it seems that health insurance companies and all lobbyists are the one's getting a nice fat Christmas present from Santa Obama.

Am I the only one that see's no difference between him and shrub?

Thanks for the lump of coal Mr. President.

flame me if you want, I've got worse things to actually focus on right now.

-phlem

[Richardo]

14. .

:nopity:

[Phlem]

25. I accept your no pity emoticon

and understand and fully understand I'm not the only one, but just to be accurate I was never a huge "deer in the headlights" fan of "Bipartisan Obama". I wanted someone to come and kick ass because of the control we would have in government. Bipartisanship wasn't going to get that done, but there was no way I was voting for McSame.

- tin foil hat on

I also just posted on another thread that it doesn't seem to matter who's in power anymore as the "Agenda" never seems to steer off course. I actually fear our political system is "theater" for the masses and that there's a predetermined course we're all headed towards. Government is just a distraction and someone, some group, owns our country and is at the steering wheel.

- tin foil hat back off

- flame retardant suit back on

-phlem

[burning rain]

16. Funny!

I can't resist the opportunity to mention that Kaine is a shit DNC chairman, though, a docile, inarticulate hack lacking in decent principles.

[deaniac21]

21. Wow! Funny! Wonder how he can find the time for this with all the great

work he is doing!

[Phlem]

28. +1

Spot on and the main reason I posted a response (now 3)to this thread, sometimes I get distracted.

-phlem

[kestrel91316]

49. He's just hanging around waiting for Congress to act.

[DuckyCase]

24. See, Barack isn't his real name...

That birth certificate is fake! /stupid.

[Cleobulus]

29. Ugh, the President paying tribute to a blatant homophobe, why am I not surprised? n/t

[defendandprotect]

30. Isn't Kaine anti-abortion .... and he almost picked him for VP????

[Suji to Seoul]

31. We need more DLC DINOs in high places

Isn't Rahm just the tip of the iceberg?

[defendandprotect]

46. Agree . . . and look at Pelosi and the dance with the male-supremacist Catholic Bishops..!!!

Pelosi is also DLC -- we're already subsidizing the Vatican and their

"faith-based" organization . . . and there is an investigation into whether

they used that money to pay off their pedophile priest lawsuits!!

Meanwhile, Pelosi surely knows that Catholics are ignoring the Vatican on birth control

and abortion -- !!

What we're seeing is the right wing religious farce being brought into the Democratic

Party --

[Arkana]

38. Kaine doesn't believe in abortion, but he's more than made it clear

that he doesn't believe his opinion should be law.

[defendandprotect]

40. It would still trouble me to have anyone so confused on reproductive freedom...

in the Veep spot -- or appointed to any other position of influence.

It signals a disdain for women and their rights -- especially their reproductive freedom

which is alarming.

PLUS . . . we've also seen from Obama that rather than producing "CHANGE"

for the nation . . . Obama simply changed his positions!

Would it be unlikely for an anti-abortion enthusiast to change his mind on the "law" angle?

[Arkana]

41. Kaine didn't strike me as an "enthusiast". Just a Catholic who doesn't believe in abortion

but also recognizes that fundamental principle of "If you don't like abortions, don't fucking have one."

[defendandprotect]

47. Well, if he doesn't personally "strike you" that way... I guess we'll take your word for it??

Remember when Gore gave us Lieberman as Veep?

Quite a Trojan Horse that would have been!!!

Guess Gore had absolutely no idea who Lieberman really was???

But you without doubt know exactly who Kaine is . . . ??

:evilgrin:

[RetroLounge]

33. So what?

Kaine is a DINO.

RL

[freddie mertz]

34. You're listening to DINO RADIO! Don't touch that dial!

We got lots of empty platitudes and happy-talk for ya coming right up.

And pay no attention the insurance company man behind the curtain....

[Bluenorthwest]

35. So one homophobe phones another and this is news?

Kaine of course is an unmitigated religious bigot opposed to any form of family rights for 'those gays' and also a woman hating anti choicer, as well as being anti science, and as dull as dishwater.

[NYC_SKP]

43. Yes, Barack Obama is scared to death of homosexuality, scared to death I can tell you, petrified.

Nothing is scarier to him, it is widely known.

:sarcasm:

[Arkana]

36. Ahahahahaha. Awesome.

[blackbear79]

42. I have a bridge to Brooklyn for sale

Please. Remember how tightly scripted his campaign was. So was this call in.

Not that there was anything wrong with it, but it was not a random act of coolness.

[Umbral]

44. Ahh, yes Tim Kaine, head of the DNC...

It's nice to be reminded of blunders past, when blunders present are still so fresh in the mind. It makes one wonder what horrors the ghost of blunders future will bring.

[alp227]

45. K&R

:rofl:

Why couldn't he just straight up introduce himself as "the president of the United States"?

:rofl:

[Retrograde]

60. you're confusing him with the other guy

you remember, the one with the presidential socks and and cowboy boots and underwear - he needed them to remind people (and himself) he was important.

[Ian David]

53. Good thing he didn't try to call Ed Schultz. You can never get through. n/t

[Divine Discontent]

65. ha! Love it!

[Renew Deal]

55. Barry from DC. First time long time

:D

[Odin2005]

61. LOL, that's funny.

[katkat]

63. fiddling while Rome burns

Shows how much he cares about the people he just sent down the tubes.

[HEyHEY]

68. Yeah, I've hardly seen him work at all since he was elected

:eyes: