'I Would Make A Bad President,' Obama Says In Huge Campaign Blunder

[Pale Blue Dot]

TALLAHASSEE, FL—In a campaign gaffe that could potentially jeopardize Sen. Barack Obama's White House bid, the Democratic presidential nominee told nearly 8,000 supporters Tuesday that, if elected, he would be a terrible president.

The blunder, captured by all major media outlets and broadcast live on CNN, occurred when the typically polished Obama fielded a question about his health care policy. Obama answered by saying he would give small business owners a tax credit to help them provide health care for their employees, and then added, "Now, I'm not completely certain that my plan would work because, overall, I think I would make a bad president."

According to sources, before those on hand could fully process what Obama had said, the Illinois senator continued to stumble, claiming that, were he to win the general election, he'd have absolutely no idea what to do.

"My youth and inexperience would definitely make me an awful president," said Obama, whose seven-minute misstep was further exacerbated when he called himself "no expert" on the economy. "To be perfectly honest, I'd be worried about putting me in charge of the most powerful military in the world because I'm not any good when it comes to making important decisions. Also, I'm not sure how much I care about keeping this great nation of ours safe."

"I'm an elitist, I hate Israel, and I want to lose the war in Iraq," Obama concluded, and then, seemingly unaware of the magnitude of his blunder, smiled, gave a thumbs-up to the stunned crowd, and urged his supporters to get out and vote on Nov. 4.

http://www.theonion.com/content/news/i_would_make_a_bad_president_obama?utm_source=onion_rss_daily

[msallied]

1. ROFL. I about had a heart attack until I actually read the damn article.

[Bicoastal]

2. Hoboy, that was the fakeout to end all fakeouts...

...not sure whether to laugh or cry.

[democrattotheend]

3. Scared the hell out of me!

Until I saw that the source was The Onion. Please don't do this to me...1 week left and I am a complete basketcase.

[Sebass1271]

4. Huh? i hope your joking..

[Zhade]

8. It's the Onion.

: )

[applexcore]

9. The Onion (source) is a comedy news website (fake)

[Usrename]

56. Sometimes their attempts at satire are scary.

Did you ever see this one from way back before he was even sworn in, back in Jan 2001?

Bush: 'Our Long National Nightmare Of Peace And Prosperity Is Finally Over'

snip>

"My fellow Americans," Bush said, "at long last, we have reached the end of the dark period in American history that will come to be known as the Clinton Era, eight long years characterized by unprecedented economic expansion, a sharp decrease in crime, and sustained peace overseas. The time has come to put all of that behind us."

Bush swore to do "everything in power" to undo the damage wrought by Clinton's two terms in office, including selling off the national parks to developers, going into massive debt to develop expensive and impractical weapons technologies, and passing sweeping budget cuts that drive the mentally ill out of hospitals and onto the street.

snip>

"You better believe we're going to mix it up with somebody at some point during my administration," said Bush, who plans a 250 percent boost in military spending. "Unlike my predecessor, I am fully committed to putting soldiers in battle situations. Otherwise, what is the point of even having a military?"

On the economic side, Bush vowed to bring back economic stagnation by implementing substantial tax cuts, which would lead to a recession, which would necessitate a tax hike, which would lead to a drop in consumer spending, which would lead to layoffs, which would deepen the recession even further.




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[surrealAmerican]

67. It's scary how close to actual headlines...

... some of their Bush headlines are.

[Usrename]

69. It's as if satire is dead.

Tina Fey just uses Palin's exact verbiage to create a gut-wrenching satire, but it isn't really satire is it? It's mimicry.

[HughMoran]

5. You fat meat head!!!

You had me going for a minute there, then I glanced down for the link :D

[Coexist]

6. that was damn funny.

[Sebass1271]

Geeeezz.. how can you do that to us?? don't you know we

are shitting on our pants and bitting our nails???

[Razoor]

7. dont scare me like that!!

I read the article and was releived to see theonion. of course I know obama would never do that.

[firedupdem]

10. I just peed on myself! n/t

[redstate_democrat]

11. Watch McCain run with this tomorrow with the low info voters

[Rosa Luxemburg]

34. McCain doesn't understand the economy so you don't need to worry

[Hellataz]

12. OMG I felt sick until i saw the onion link

[dave29]

I love the ending

"As of press time, the McCain camp has yet to respond to the potentially damaging blunder. However, many feel this is exactly what the Arizona senator needed following a mistake he made earlier in the week when he said that "a vote for McCain is a vote for mass genocide." "

[mallOUf]

13. John McCain is going to be so desperate...

to find another ship to sail, since Joe the Plumber fucked him today, that I wouldn't be shocked if he picked this up as a real story.

[mucifer]

14. we almost had a group suicide here. careful with those Onion links while we are so on edge.

you got me good!

[Cirque du So-What]

15. If someone 'accidentally' posted this in freeperland

they'd work themselves up into an apoplectic tizzy :evilgrin:

P.S. - Finfan, you so bad! :spank:

[msallied]

16. "Seven-Minute Misstep" hahahaaha

[Lost-in-FL]

17. I almost had a Code Brown until I look at the link... "The Onion"

:spank:

[nc4bo]

22. :D Twasn't only you my dear Lost-in-FL

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[KathieG]

18. Thanks for scaring the hell out of me...my blood pressure wasn't high enough as it was.

:spank:

[Blackhatjack]

19. Well put on a seatbelt when the Repub Faux News Echo Chamber Gets Ahold of This One...

.... it does not matter to them that the source is The Onion.

[frogcycle]

20. hell, his polls would go up if he did that

as long as he was laughing while he did it

[crazy_vanilla]

21. you deserve a time out for this prank

:spank:

I almost lost it till I got to the Onion link:hi:

[truthisfreedom]

23. Whew. I'm so glad I scrolled down to the source before I read the rest of the article!

Typical good humor from the Onion, our friends indeed.

[Canuckistanian]

24. Please don't do that again

Gahhh! I nearly had a heart attack.

Please, just put the (Onion) disclaimer on your thread titles in future.

Whew!

[Mother Of Four]

25. GARRGHHH

:spank: Stop that, you made my chest hurt.

[frogcycle]

26. l loved this line...

Forty-two percent of citizens polled said that, at this point, a "just plain bad" president would also be good enough.

[Danieljay]

27. ok. You got me. My heart pounded, adrenaline flowed. Deep breathing now. n/t

[FLyellowdog]

28. You are a bad, bad person...no soup for you!!!

[Phx_Dem]

29. It's WAY to close to the election to be scaring the shit of us!!

Damn you Onion!! :rofl:

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

30. McCain Tucks Extra Neck Skin Into Collar

http://www.theonion.com/content/from_print/mccain_tucks_extra_neck_skin

[trayfoot]

31. Shame On You - For Giving Me Heart Problems!

[Marsala]

32. BREAKING: Drudge links to Onion article as serious headline!

At this point, nothing would surprise me.

[Rocknrule]

33. Don't DO that!

[ShadowLiberal]

35. You scared me to death, I thought this was another take what we said out of context story

When I saw the title I thought you made a typo and met Obama said "I could make a bad president", and figured it was something similar to Biden's comment about them testing Obama.

[kwenu]

36. Oh please. I smelled Onion long before I got past the first paragraph. Our man is too good for that

[CreekDog]

37. 10 years off my life

you ass. :spank: :rofl:

[TZ]

44. Oh come on.

I knew it had to be The Onion the moment I saw it.
Props to Finnfan for pulling a fast one on GDP!:rofl:

[Dr. Strange]

48. That's like 70 in CreekDog years!

Alas poor CreekDog. We knew her well.

[Demi_Babe]

38. DAMN...scared the hell out of me...I should have known better

[boppers]

39. OUCH.

Eeek! Onion!

[Jersey Devil]

40. Ha! You had me hooked until the end of the 3rd paragraph

Bastid! :spank:

[nsd]

41. Don't do that! LOL.

[SarahB]

42. You goofball!

I'll just bet you were doing your happy dance with this one! :spank:

[dtotire]

43. Post this on FreeRepublic--They would believe it

Also RaptureReady.

[Ozma]

60. Yes, those places would think it was real. They know NOTHING of Onion!

[Phoonzang]

45. You owe me new underwear. n/t

[SidDithers]

46. Well played, sir. Well played...nt

Sid

[yy4me]

47. I'm too old for this, gave me a fright. Not until I saw the "Onion" did

my heart stop racing. I know it was supposed to be funny but not this close to "D" day.

GoBama

[Smuckies]

49. Holy............I thought that was real until I saw the comments

:9

[AyanEva]

50. D:

I almost threw up my coffee. And then I saw the link.

XD Good one! But now my stomach is all queasy. God I'll be glad when this is all over.

[Courtesy Flush]

51. "no expert" on the economy. Good jab. n/t

[2bfree]

52. Mother Trucker!

My heart almost stopped, don't do that!

[SweetieD]

53. lol

[renate]

54. Gaaaaaaah! Not funny!

If you were one of my kids you'd have to write "I will not give my mom a heart attack" 100 times. In your own blood.

Of course, we should have known the story was fake from the "8,000 supporters." Way too small a number for any rally he'd have these days. :)

[WinkyDink]

55. This curmudgeon hates prank GD: P threads.

[dennis4868]

57. thanks...

I had a heart attack reding this and I am in am ambulance on the way to the hospital...I am sending you my medical bills...

[Herman74]

58. DON'T PLAY THOSE GAMES WITH ME, MAN! n/t

[Ozma]

59. I love this line............

"Forty-two percent of citizens polled said that, at this point, a "just plain bad" president would also be good enough."

[okieinpain]

61. damn it. this joking crap has got to stop. lol. n/t.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

62. Oh, you son of a...

:spank:

[and-justice-for-all]

63. Oh, The Onion!!! I about went into cunvulsions..nt

[1776Forever]

64. OK - I admit I am an old fuddy duddy - BUT should DU have a "faux" news Presidential thread?

Just saying - some people who get a hold of this stuff - funny or not - do take it literally. I notice that if you do a Google search DU discussions come up 1st a lot of the time. Just asking! And remember I said I am an old fuddy duddy. Not to take away anyone's free speech - just saying........

[Libby2]

65. damn you

[RedSpartan]

66. WHAT HE REALLY SAID WAS...

[eppur_se_muova]

68. I'm sure he meant to say Nov. 5. :evilgrin: nt