Special Olympics

Drew263

So, I'm sure it's safe to assume you folks are all up in arms over our leader's comment last night, right?


http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/

Anon

He shouldn't have even been there.

flywallyfly

Not me, I have a sense of humor.

milarso

Drew263 wrote:

So, I'm sure it's safe to assume you folks are all up in arms over our leader's comment last night, right?

Eh, I have more important things to worry about right now...

alaina

nope, not a big deal, i cant bowl either

TheDecline13

its better to make fun of himself then to sing about your fuck ups and killing people!!

Drew263

TheDecline13 wrote:

its better to make fun of himself then to sing about your fuck ups and killing people!!

He wasn't just making fun of himself. Geez, it's not hard to figure out.

I'm guessing if a republican had said it, this board would be in a meltdown. Hyprocrits.

Cosmo

There's a name for people who get **Offended** by shit like this... they're called 'Retards'.

Cosmo

Drew263 wrote:

TheDecline13 wrote:

its better to make fun of himself then to sing about your fuck ups and killing people!!

He wasn't just making fun of himself. Geez, it's not hard to figure out.

I'm guessing if a republican had said it, this board would be in a meltdown. Hyprocrits.

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See... that's where you are completely wrong. We have something called a 'Sense of Humor' and can differientiate the context of the statement.
For Example: If George W. Bush had made the same statement... we would have taken it as FACT... since we all could picture George W. Bush competing in the Special Olymipcs.
Big difference.

CB206820

Drew263 wrote:

TheDecline13 wrote:

its better to make fun of himself then to sing about your fuck ups and killing people!!

He wasn't just making fun of himself. Geez, it's not hard to figure out.

I'm guessing if a republican had said it, this board would be in a meltdown. Hyprocrits.

I'm a Liberal, but I think in general, Americans and Canadians are too easily offended. Since when did anyone have the right not to be offended?

IamMine

:roll:

I fall under the disabled category (though I don't necessarily perceive myself that way but the society...that's another story, smile) and I have briefly met President Obama when he was here for a rally at Troy High School.

Too often, people feel awkward when they first meet me but President Obama, then President-Elect, was not. He was very comfortable with me and others, looking at us as simply human beings and taking the time to briefly talk or responding to questions.

Cosmo is right... it's called sense of humor. :P I did not get the sense or feeling that he was mocking people with different abilities.

Cosmo

You know what the irony in all of this is.. right?
The people who are complaining about this are usually the very same people who get their panties in a bunch about the same basic principle of the Special Olympics... 'Everybody Is A Winner'. Everyone who runs a race in the Special Olympics gets a medal, regardless of how they finish... there are only winners, hence... no losers.
Take that principle to the Little League Diamonds and these very same people bitch about Trophies going to all teams, even the 0-12 team in the basement... leagues that don't keep score or personal stats on the players... because 'it teaches kids the 'Wrong' message'.
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The problem in America... too many idiots think that politics is a sport. They pick a team and are loyal to it til they die. They are so focused on being a proud and devoted Republican or Democrat, Liberal or Conservative... that they lose the overall view of being an American.

VINNY GOOMBA

Cosmo wrote:

Drew263 wrote:

TheDecline13 wrote:

its better to make fun of himself then to sing about your fuck ups and killing people!!

He wasn't just making fun of himself. Geez, it's not hard to figure out.

I'm guessing if a republican had said it, this board would be in a meltdown. Hyprocrits.

...
See... that's where you are completely wrong. We have something called a 'Sense of Humor' and can differientiate the context of the statement.
For Example: If George W. Bush had made the same statement... we would have taken it as FACT... since we all could picture George W. Bush competing in the Special Olymipcs.
Big difference.

You just insulted the disabled way worse than Barack Obama ever could

VINNY GOOMBA

A comparison to W. is just not fair to anyone!

blondieblue227

read what a few in the disabled community think of his comment. there's a couple who couldn't care less.

http://www.disaboom.com/forums/t/42780.aspx

Phool

So if making fun of the handicap makes for a punchline when do you guys think it will be acceptable to make fun of the kids at the Bridge School which Pearl Jam has been such a big part of.

You people who think this is a gaf are sick and really should sit back and ask yourself what is right and wrong.

This country is in serious trouble, people are losing their jobs left and right and I don't think it is appropriate for the leader of the free world to be spending time chatting with talk show hosts or hanging out on the set of ESPN.

Second, those of you who want to blow this off as "oh, he made a mistake". Please! There are just some things that are considered taboo and I would consider making fun of the handicapped one of those things. Isn't that something we teach kids in kindergarten?

Third, the lack of outrage is astonishing to me! Michael Richards (Kramer from Seinfeld) made a racial slur "off the cuff" on some grainy cell phone camera in a second rate comedy club and he was ready to be tarred and feathered. Remember the Don Imus situation..... people wanted him pulled off the air ASAP! So let me get this straight, racial slurs not okay, compairing yourself being bad at a sport to the mentally handicapped is okay. Good, glad I got that straight (insert sarcasm here).

Also again, if Bush would have said something like this people would be calling for him to resign but since it was "the chosen one" I guess it is okay, he just made "a mistake". Sarah Palin actually has a mentally handicapped child and Obama's people were all over her and all over the media spreading a false rumor that she cut funding for Special Olympics. So I guess that's not okay either (insert sarcasm again).

The people that Obama made fun of are the people who really should be getting government assistance not the free loading, lazy pieces of garbage who choose not to work that sit around and suckle at the government tit.

Cosmo

Phool wrote:

So if making fun of the handicap makes for a punchline when do you guys think it will be acceptable to make fun of the kids at the Bridge School which Pearl Jam has been such a big part of.

You people who think this is a gaf are sick and really should sit back and ask yourself what is right and wrong.

This country is in serious trouble, people are losing their jobs left and right and I don't think it is appropriate for the leader of the free world to be spending time chatting with talk show hosts or hanging out on the set of ESPN.

Second, those of you who want to blow this off as "oh, he made a mistake". Please! There are just some things that are considered taboo and I would consider making fun of the handicapped one of those things. Isn't that something we teach kids in kindergarten?

Third, the lack of outrage is astonishing to me! Michael Richards (Kramer from Seinfeld) made a racial slur "off the cuff" on some grainy cell phone camera in a second rate comedy club and he was ready to be tarred and feathered. Remember the Don Imus situation..... people wanted him pulled off the air ASAP! So let me get this straight, racial slurs not okay, compairing yourself being bad at a sport to the mentally handicapped is okay. Good, glad I got that straight (insert sarcasm here).

Also again, if Bush would have said something like this people would be calling for him to resign but since it was "the chosen one" I guess it is okay, he just made "a mistake". Sarah Palin actually has a mentally handicapped child and Obama's people were all over her and all over the media spreading a false rumor that she cut funding for Special Olympics. So I guess that's not okay either (insert sarcasm again).

The people that Obama made fun of are the people who really should be getting government assistance not the free loading, lazy pieces of garbage who choose not to work that sit around and suckle at the government tit.

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Lighten up, Francis.

Phool

Cosmo wrote:

Lighten up, Francis.

..............thanks for the insight Cosmo...and who the hell is Francis

CB206820

For Christ sake, he made a joke... Some people take things FARRR too seriously.

Jeanwah

I have a daughter with Down syndrome and although I think Obama's classic foot-in-mouth comment was pretty bad, he did do the right thing in IMMEDIATELY apologizing. He apologized before it aired to the director in charge, and invited some athletes from the S.O. to the White House bowling alley. So people see this as OK.

I get pissed when I hear people making fun of disabled people. And even though he was making fun of himself, he was mocking those with challenges. Am I angry and will I try and find him to throw my shoe at him? No. Because living in this country means hearing this garbage every day. I can't let myself get so offended that I lose my faith in humanity and live angry all the time. So I spend my time educating the ignorant instead. Obama will be on my list.

CB206820

Jeanwah wrote:

I have a daughter with Down syndrome and although I think Obama's classic foot-in-mouth comment was pretty bad, he did do the right thing. He immediately apologized before it aired, and invited some athletes from the S.O. to the White House bowling alley. I get pissed when I hear people making fun of disabled people. And even though he was making fun of himself, he was mocking those with challenges. He's just lucky to come back as wisely as he did.

He handled it well...

He PROBABLY shouldn't have said it, but can anyone here say they haven't made an offensive comment in an attempt at humor? He was making a joke, it was in poor taste, however, I think there are more important things to worry about.