Tags: Obama and teleprompters, Ron Burgundy Posted Feb 17th 2009 at 7:01 am in Political Humor |
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Trying to find Teh Funny in Obama's speech habits after 8 years of listening to someone who had the speaking skills of a retarded chipmunk. Way to waterboard the funnybone Chris.
Paul D… better to listen to a retarded chipmunk than be woo'd to our demise by the siren call of a demagogue. It's not the style… it's the message stupid.
Blarty Blarckleblart - February 17th, 2009 at 4:27 pm
Obama's reading from Cheney's teleprompter? Or is this just another Chris Muir cartoon that makes zero sense?
Note to Chris: spend less time perfecting your tit-drawing technique, more time on figuring out how to write a punchline.
Paul_D - February 17th, 2009 at 4:35 pm
That's just spectacularly clueless. "Our demise" was brought on by a 2 term administration that could screw up a bagel yet all that went out the memory hole on January 20.
Your POW and Potatoe couldn't get it done. Get over it.
Mike - February 17th, 2009 at 4:42 pm
If you haven't seen Anchorman, why are you posting your opinion of a cartoon using it as a point of reference? Oh, I see…you're a lefty that wanted to take a jab at Cheney.
Note to Blart: If you're going to troll, put some effort into it. This isn't Wonkette.
Brian Hines - February 17th, 2009 at 4:46 pm
I'm glad retarded One™ will be using a teleprompter. I was sick of hearing um's. My daughter got a B on her oral report in science class last week for saying 'like' too many times. I petitioned the teacher for a pass since she had just watched the President give a speech the night before and the use of a stall word when you don't know what you're talking about seemed to work okay for him.
mike baron - February 17th, 2009 at 4:57 pm
Chris Muir rules! Go Chris! This administration is begging for ridicule on its knees.
Blarty Blarckleblart - February 17th, 2009 at 5:02 pm
I saw Anchorman and I get that aspect of it. The basis of this gag is that using a TelePrompter turns a person into Ron Burgundy, which would only be arguably clever if the TelePrompter were some edgy new technology that no president has ever used before. But it isn't.
The gag fails, like most of Muir's gags. But I hope he sticks with it because his crappy strip is an endless source of amusement to those of us on the left.
When Obama gets as job in Moscow, he better take a coat.
Sergeant Rock - February 17th, 2009 at 5:22 pm
Chris,
You can tell by the squeals of pain from the "lefties" on this thread, that this "rock " you've tossed – like all your 'deadly accurate' strips – has hit numerous fat, porcine targets.
Wow! Dan Quayle's evil twin brother posts here!!! Hey, Brilliant Paul D, It's POTATO NOT POTATOE. Dang, same thing brought down your brother. What are the odds?
The gag is that Obama is as tied to the prompter as Burgundy. He doesn't know what he's saying, he just reads with his soothing, powerful, leader voice. Obama would mindlessly read the prompter, spewing all manner of anti-american sentiment, and not bat an eye lid. Then he'd take questions.
The joke always loses something when you have to explain it.
Andy W - February 17th, 2009 at 6:47 pm
Please, will someone get the word out that obama has giant ears that we can make fun of!? Even the mad magazine cover stayed away from the EARS…..HOW LONG OF A FREE PASS WILL HE GET…..The free pass includes that we cannot tell a joke about him??
Blarty Blarckleblart - February 17th, 2009 at 8:48 pm
"The joke always loses something when you have to explain it."
Exactly.
And we haven't even touched on how the "video feed" rumor is relevant, other than as an awkward device to introduce the subject of the TelePrompter. (Note also that there is no equivalence between the rumor about Bush's wire, which, if true, would be newsworthy – and the rumor about the video feed, which, if true, would not be.) Of course the whole purpose of introducing the subject of the TelePrompter is so that the echo chamber can reverberate with "BLAR HAR! Obammy can't talk without a TelePrompter! He sucks!" Which, I grant you, is enough for Muir's purposes.
But that's also part of the reason Muir will never be widely popular outside of right-wing blogs; understanding his gags requires deep fluency in this type of petty wingnut talking point, which most people don't have.
jmckinne - February 17th, 2009 at 9:04 pm
But Bush WENT TO AN ELITE SCHOOL!
And the left said that going to an ELITE SCHOOL is what made Obama so enormously qualified for the job, as opposed to Sarah Palin who graduated from lowly Boise State.
So Bush must have been a genius because HE WENT TO 2 ELITE SCHOOLS(!), even tho he sounded like a retarded chipmunk. No wait, if someone went to AN ELITE SCHOOL and still came out sounding like a retarded chipmunk…. maybe going to AN ELITE SCHOOL doesn't mean jack?
If you can make the A honor roll at AN ELITE SCHOOL and sound like a retarded chipmunk when speaking, think how dumb you might be if you won't publish your ELITE SCHOOL grades, think there are 57 states, and read what you say off a teleprompter…
Thanks for the heads up Paul!
jmckinne - February 17th, 2009 at 9:10 pm
Don't forget Nathan, he only "takes questions" from Huffington Post "reporters". Questions that are distressingly simliar to SNL's priceless parody questions:
Q: Are you comfortable?
A: Yes.
Q: Can we get you anything?
A No, I'm fine.
Q: No really can we get you anything?
Life imitating art…
Jamesb - February 17th, 2009 at 9:32 pm
It's pretty easy kool-aid drinker…let me translate for you. text of Obama: "Uh er uh,uh ooo, er booga booga, something economics, my real daddy Saul the commie, uh uh st ut ter , whaaa i want to mate with a teleprompter, er, er, er." Translation of Obama: "Welcome to the new Socilaist version of America, we'll call it American 2.0." Please comply or "vee vill cast you down with the sodomites in the nearest prison!" " You read me Sparky?" "Here you are in this one room Hilton all cozy, we can Venezula-ize this be-@ch faster than sh-iite through a goose if you keep it up!" How is that? Any other quetions?
Jamesb - February 17th, 2009 at 9:40 pm
Right on target! It's the content of the words IN ADDITION to the delivery of said words! Bush never pulled out a GUN, put into the MOUTH of America's businesses and taxpayers and FIRED! Bush had some executive experience, Obama couldn't find the Senate chambers without a map, a compass and a Senate page to guide him! If Obama could be a practicing lawyer, "ya know, er uh uh duh", "Bubba" Clinton could be a monk in a monastery.
I pretty much just skimmed thru this thread because I had ignored The Obamamessiah's 1st press conference, so really wasn't aware of what all the fuss was about, and moved on…
Then I saw John Lott's piece.
Obama was depending on a teleprompter not only for his opening statement, but to answer questions????
If that had been Bush (or any other Republican…) the Left would be howling with glee…
The problem stems from a simple case of you "missing the point". The joke is not based on Obama's "speech habits" as you stated. Rather, "Teh Funny" is based on the perception that Obama has to have all of his words written for him. That's the grain of truth that is the foundation of any attempt at humor. Then, the element of truth is taking to the absurd when Obama naively reads "America Go *$%& Yourselves" as if he were Ron Burgandy.
Bush is only mentioned to point out the hypocrisy of people who were complaining about him possibly wearing a wire in one of the debates. I don't think it is really part of the joke as that line could be removed from the comic and the joke would still be complete.
Now, understanding all of that, you still might not find the joke funny. But, that is your problem.
A. Men - February 18th, 2009 at 10:09 am
Every time I see BO speaking, I get the vision of the Wizard of Oz behind the curtain.
I'l be chuckling over that line the rest of the night….
Bill Willingham - February 20th, 2009 at 7:48 am
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Chris Muir is weird.
Ok, this one made me giggle a bit. Cheers!
Trying to find Teh Funny in Obama's speech habits after 8 years of listening to someone who had the speaking skills of a retarded chipmunk. Way to waterboard the funnybone Chris.
Paul D… better to listen to a retarded chipmunk than be woo'd to our demise by the siren call of a demagogue. It's not the style… it's the message stupid.
Obama's reading from Cheney's teleprompter? Or is this just another Chris Muir cartoon that makes zero sense?
Note to Chris: spend less time perfecting your tit-drawing technique, more time on figuring out how to write a punchline.
That's just spectacularly clueless. "Our demise" was brought on by a 2 term administration that could screw up a bagel yet all that went out the memory hole on January 20.
Your POW and Potatoe couldn't get it done. Get over it.
If you haven't seen Anchorman, why are you posting your opinion of a cartoon using it as a point of reference? Oh, I see…you're a lefty that wanted to take a jab at Cheney.
Note to Blart: If you're going to troll, put some effort into it. This isn't Wonkette.
I'm glad retarded One™ will be using a teleprompter. I was sick of hearing um's. My daughter got a B on her oral report in science class last week for saying 'like' too many times. I petitioned the teacher for a pass since she had just watched the President give a speech the night before and the use of a stall word when you don't know what you're talking about seemed to work okay for him.
Chris Muir rules! Go Chris! This administration is begging for ridicule on its knees.
I saw Anchorman and I get that aspect of it. The basis of this gag is that using a TelePrompter turns a person into Ron Burgundy, which would only be arguably clever if the TelePrompter were some edgy new technology that no president has ever used before. But it isn't.
The gag fails, like most of Muir's gags. But I hope he sticks with it because his crappy strip is an endless source of amusement to those of us on the left.
When Obama gets as job in Moscow, he better take a coat.
Chris,
You can tell by the squeals of pain from the "lefties" on this thread, that this "rock " you've tossed – like all your 'deadly accurate' strips – has hit numerous fat, porcine targets.
Please keep it coming. We need you.
Much Respects
Meh, its just "tossed."
No respects.
Wow! Dan Quayle's evil twin brother posts here!!! Hey, Brilliant Paul D, It's POTATO NOT POTATOE. Dang, same thing brought down your brother. What are the odds?
Obama is already a has-been
"I'm Barack Obama?"
Maybe he's just trapped in a glass case of emotion. Did you ever think of that?
I would bet money you have a foot fetish.
This comic is just not that funny. meh…
The gag is that Obama is as tied to the prompter as Burgundy. He doesn't know what he's saying, he just reads with his soothing, powerful, leader voice. Obama would mindlessly read the prompter, spewing all manner of anti-american sentiment, and not bat an eye lid. Then he'd take questions.
The joke always loses something when you have to explain it.
Please, will someone get the word out that obama has giant ears that we can make fun of!? Even the mad magazine cover stayed away from the EARS…..HOW LONG OF A FREE PASS WILL HE GET…..The free pass includes that we cannot tell a joke about him??
"The joke always loses something when you have to explain it."
Exactly.
And we haven't even touched on how the "video feed" rumor is relevant, other than as an awkward device to introduce the subject of the TelePrompter. (Note also that there is no equivalence between the rumor about Bush's wire, which, if true, would be newsworthy – and the rumor about the video feed, which, if true, would not be.) Of course the whole purpose of introducing the subject of the TelePrompter is so that the echo chamber can reverberate with "BLAR HAR! Obammy can't talk without a TelePrompter! He sucks!" Which, I grant you, is enough for Muir's purposes.
But that's also part of the reason Muir will never be widely popular outside of right-wing blogs; understanding his gags requires deep fluency in this type of petty wingnut talking point, which most people don't have.
But Bush WENT TO AN ELITE SCHOOL!
And the left said that going to an ELITE SCHOOL is what made Obama so enormously qualified for the job, as opposed to Sarah Palin who graduated from lowly Boise State.
So Bush must have been a genius because HE WENT TO 2 ELITE SCHOOLS(!), even tho he sounded like a retarded chipmunk. No wait, if someone went to AN ELITE SCHOOL and still came out sounding like a retarded chipmunk…. maybe going to AN ELITE SCHOOL doesn't mean jack?
If you can make the A honor roll at AN ELITE SCHOOL and sound like a retarded chipmunk when speaking, think how dumb you might be if you won't publish your ELITE SCHOOL grades, think there are 57 states, and read what you say off a teleprompter…
Thanks for the heads up Paul!
Don't forget Nathan, he only "takes questions" from Huffington Post "reporters". Questions that are distressingly simliar to SNL's priceless parody questions:
Q: Are you comfortable?
A: Yes.
Q: Can we get you anything?
A No, I'm fine.
Q: No really can we get you anything?
Life imitating art…
It's pretty easy kool-aid drinker…let me translate for you. text of Obama: "Uh er uh,uh ooo, er booga booga, something economics, my real daddy Saul the commie, uh uh st ut ter , whaaa i want to mate with a teleprompter, er, er, er." Translation of Obama: "Welcome to the new Socilaist version of America, we'll call it American 2.0." Please comply or "vee vill cast you down with the sodomites in the nearest prison!" " You read me Sparky?" "Here you are in this one room Hilton all cozy, we can Venezula-ize this be-@ch faster than sh-iite through a goose if you keep it up!" How is that? Any other quetions?
Right on target! It's the content of the words IN ADDITION to the delivery of said words! Bush never pulled out a GUN, put into the MOUTH of America's businesses and taxpayers and FIRED! Bush had some executive experience, Obama couldn't find the Senate chambers without a map, a compass and a Senate page to guide him! If Obama could be a practicing lawyer, "ya know, er uh uh duh", "Bubba" Clinton could be a monk in a monastery.
I do NOT have big ears, I have a small head.
"Our demise" was brought on by a 2 term administration that could screw up a bagel…
I'll give you that one. GW governed just like a democrat, aside from fighting Islamists.
Waitaminnit.,
I pretty much just skimmed thru this thread because I had ignored The Obamamessiah's 1st press conference, so really wasn't aware of what all the fuss was about, and moved on…
Then I saw John Lott's piece.
Obama was depending on a teleprompter not only for his opening statement, but to answer questions????
If that had been Bush (or any other Republican…) the Left would be howling with glee…
PS: Lets see if HTML tags work; survey says….
And that answers that. Good… I hate using caps for emphasis.
The problem stems from a simple case of you "missing the point". The joke is not based on Obama's "speech habits" as you stated. Rather, "Teh Funny" is based on the perception that Obama has to have all of his words written for him. That's the grain of truth that is the foundation of any attempt at humor. Then, the element of truth is taking to the absurd when Obama naively reads "America Go *$%& Yourselves" as if he were Ron Burgandy.
Bush is only mentioned to point out the hypocrisy of people who were complaining about him possibly wearing a wire in one of the debates. I don't think it is really part of the joke as that line could be removed from the comic and the joke would still be complete.
Now, understanding all of that, you still might not find the joke funny. But, that is your problem.
Every time I see BO speaking, I get the vision of the Wizard of Oz behind the curtain.
"Ignore that man behind the curtain with the initials "R.E." on it!!!"
I'l be chuckling over that line the rest of the night….
I doubt you'll recall this, Chris, but I've been a fan of Day by Day since its beginning and sent you a letter to that effect — assuming an email counts as a letter — early on in its run. It's terrific that you're here, posting often. And I'll continue to follow your strip (sorry, but here it comes) day by day.
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