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People here what they want to hear. Me? I heard him acknowledge the tragedy, then he changed the subject a bit and as he did a spontaneous reference to his kids growing up and leaving home led to this. Was it in poor taste? Perhaps. But it wasn't planned and it wasn't evil despite what some of you think.
He is beginning to realize that his legacy will be the spread of Islamic terrorism, a faltering economy, and domestic unrest so the only way he can block it out is through chuckling at his own Washington insider adolescent jokes.
Obama does not give shout outs in speeches. Please stop your shenanigans.
Uhhhh, yes he does (notice that this 2013 one comes from the White House website). He does it all the time:
"I want to give, also, a special shout-out to one of my closest advisors, one of my oldest friends. But he's also a great friend to all of you, and he doesn’t get a lot of credit because he hates credit; he just likes to work behind the scenes. But he worked with many of you when he worked in the Senate. He has been a key advisor on Native American affairs for me throughout this process, and I could not be prouder of him -- Mr. Pete Rouse. So give Mr. Pete Rouse a big round of applause."
"But instead of a somber chief executive offering reassuring words and expressions of sympathy and compassion, viewers saw a wildly disconnected and inappropriately light president making introductory remarks. At the event, a Tribal Nations Conference hosted by the Department of Interior's Bureau of Indian affairs, the president thanked various staffers and offered a "shout-out" to "Dr. Joe Medicine Crow -- that Congressional Medal of Honor winner." Three minutes in, the president spoke about the shooting, in measured and appropriate terms. Who is advising him? Anyone at home aware of the major news story of the previous hours had to have been stunned. An incident like this requires a scrapping of the early light banter."
"A one-day summit was recently held at the White House, during which President Barack Obama welcomed leaders from five Nordic nations. During his speech, Obama gave a shout-out to Finland for the country’s contributions to metal music."
Obama does not give shout outs in speeches. Please stop your shenanigans.
I'm sure plenty of presidents also have injected slang into their speeches at some point.
In this case you expect everyone to speak 100% "perfect English" at all times. Got it.
No I won't stop my shenanigans for you. You must be completely clueless if you haven't heard Obama give shoutouts before.
Just so you stop crying like a little baby, I was also critical of GW Bush's presentation style too at times. Make you feel better little man?
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