The Official Barack Obama Thread (country, American, quote, history)

[sleepy jack]

What drives me insane about that comment is that anyone is reacting to a remark that was clearly meant to be humorous. Should a Head of State make facetious remarks that are borderline sardonic and politically incorrect? Yes; is it a smart move politically? No - but it doesn't affect his political ideology or policies so it's an non-issue.

Now as for the reactions to the comments...I don't know what to say. Many people have come out and said it was degrading - Sarah Palin for instance - and represented some form of bigotry (she also referred to them as the world's most precious people which is absurd seeing as placing any people on a pedestal leads to acceptance and tolerance no quicker than throwing them down the metaphorical/proverbial well) which is absurd seeing as Obama signed a stimulus package which will put billions and billions of dollars (dollars which Sarah Palin refused) into special education programs to deal with unfunded schools which don't have resources to provide for this group of kids. Barack Obama has, just by signing his signature, done more for the disabled community of America than Sarah Palin or Fox News ever has.