We already have a "Snooki-gate" reference.

[gauguin57]

Obama told The View ladies he doesn't know who Snooki is. When he said it, I cringed, cuz I knew he'd mentioned her before, in some other speech. It was the Correspondents' Dinner. This is the kind of minutiae the media will make hay out of ... instead of focusing on the substance of Obama's answers.

And Snooki will be all over the media EVEN MORE. Sheesh!

http://www.mediaite.com/online/snooki-gate-obama-tells-the-view-he-has-no-idea-who-snooki-is-after-joking-about-her-at-whcd/

[nmbluesky]

1. Who is Snooki

I don't know who Snooki is either....
I don't care about her.. She is fake tan italian..

[AngryAmish]

7. elitist

[Retrograde]

15. even this elitist has heard of her

She's been mentioned in the NY Times recently, though why I can't fathom.

[bigwillq]

12. She's on MTV's "Jersey Shore"

You really don't need to know who she is.

[nickinSTL]

18. ah. FINALLY, someone actually explains it

and confirms to me that I don't give a rat's ass, and neither should anyone else.

Who gives a fuck whether Obama knows who this person is> :eyes:

:banghead:

[sharp_stick]

2. Or maybe Obama was fortunate

enough to forget who the hell Snookie was and banish it from his brain. If only we could all be so lucky.

[SunsetDreams]

20. ,,,,

:rofl:

[Lance_Boyle]

3. I sort of doubt Obama watched Jersey Shore.

Or that he wrote his own jokes for the correspondents' dinner.

That said I do hope this Snooker falls into obscurity sooner rather than later.

[jefferson_dem]

4. Twas a fleeting pop culture reference dropped in his speech by a speech writer.

Uh oh! He will be exposed for using ... speech writers! :scared:

I do rather hope scum-suckers try to manufacture this into a "Snookie Gate" controversy. That would be a real hoot to watch.

[vaberella]

5. Who cares?! I mean really, who gives a fuck?!

How stupid and petty must people be for this to be an issue?! I mean really. I mean seriously...this is out of hand. Ugh.

[gauguin57]

8. That's my point. WE don't give a f*** about Snooki, and we'd prefer Obama NOT know who she is.

But this is the kind of petty crap that comes out of what was actually a reasonable discussion on the couch at The View. The right wing spinmeisters can't jump on Obama for the content of his speech, so they'll point at him for "lying" about knowing who Snooki is.

I hope it blows over, but count on Rush and the rest to obsess.

[vaberella]

16. Yeah, I totally got your point.

I was venting on this because it boggles my mind. It will blow over but between this and mongrel-gate----I just don't know what people are wasting their time on.

[onehandle]

6. The only reason I know what a 'Snooki' is, is because of his speech. nt

[Connie_Corleone]

9. On edit: I read the article.

who cares?

[Lilyeye]

10. Sadly, I could see the media jumping on this stupid shit. A new season of JS starts this week too.

[monmouth]

11. He doesn't know her, the person who wrote his speech did...n/t

[Oregone]

14. Give that speechwriter a bonus

He made his man seem hip for a few weeks




Oh, what a silly story. Fodder for silliness

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

13. Cringe!

:eyes:

[tallahasseedem]

17. Jeezus...

the far left is getting as ridiculous as the teabaggers. The fact that this is getting any play especially on DU is just sad.

[Jennicut]

19. Can I just say this makes him MORE cooler for not knowing who she is?

So Obama doesn't watch The Jersey Shore...he saved himself a few braincells.