Obama pokes fun at own debate performance

[Tx4obama]

Obama pokes fun at own debate performance

LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Barack Obama has a new critic of his debate performance — himself.

Speaking at a celebrity-led fundraiser at the Nokia Theatre, Obama came on stage after performances by such singers as Katy Perry, Jon Bon Jovi and Stevie Wonder and remarks by actor George Clooney. He marveled at how they are able to perform flawlessly night after night and then said, quote, "I can't always say the same."

It was a shot at his listless debate showing against Republican Mitt Romney on Wednesday. Supporters in the crowd laughed at the line.

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http://bigstory.ap.org/article/obama-pokes-fun-own-debate-performance#overlay-context=users/rjagodzinski

[Tcbys]

1. Thats all fine and good. But he needs to bring out his A game for next debate.

[bluestateguy]

2. I'd like to see him come up with a wisecrack about it, as Reagan did in his second 1984 debate

nt

[gateley]

3. Agree -- it would relegate it to a non-issue. I think that would be a great move! What did

Reagan say?

[bluestateguy]

5. Game. Set. Election. Nancy can pick out her new inaugural ball dress now:

[gateley]

11. Humor is powerful. Hope Obama does something similar. Thanks!

[gateley]

4. Good for him!

[MotherPetrie]

6. Unbelievable.

[Cha]

7. That's the President..he doesn't mind admitting

when he's made a mistake..yeah, it's quite believeable.

He still won the post debate cycle cause romney had free reign to be fucking romney..yeah, lets say kill Big Bird before 67 million people and see how that flies. Was that a trial balloon?

[Wounded Bear]

8. Don't forget the string of ads.....

that were basically just clips of Romney debating Romney. Since the debate they've been writing themselves.

[NCLefty]

9. A stark contrast to Dubya, who never admitted he did a single thing wrong.

Well except that one time...

[bigdarryl]

10. There's nothing funny about this

[desertduck]

12. smart move. that is EXACTLY what a person in his position should do, in fact, he should have done

it the next day! i can't believe some people are so indignant about this. clearly, it is not lost on him what he SHOULD have done. round 2 will be a good knock down, drag out fight.