Why would Barack Obama have a problem with his BIG ears?

[harveyc]

I guess Joe Biden could have mentioned this instead of complimenting him.

OBAMA (off mic): You talked about my ears, and I just want to put you on notice: I’m very sensitive about — What I told them was, ‘’I was teased relentlessly when I was a kid about my big ears.”

DOWD: We’re trying to toughen you up.

[Ninja Jordan]

1. Another great post from 'harveyc.'

not.


If that's a "compliment" in your view, I'd hate to see a criticism.

[harveyc]

3. What Joe said in the context and tone of the interview ...

was a compliment. Give it a read.

http://www.observer.com/20070205/20070205_Jason_Horowitz_politics_newsstory1.asp

[Ninja Jordan]

4. It is representative of his bloviating nature.

He's said suspect things in the past (see Indian-7/11 comments). It becomes harder to view his comments as purely innocent based on his history.

[Milo_Bloom]

5. Read it, already disproved your theory on it.

[rocktivity]

2. Duh--maybe he was KIDDING???

:eyes:
rocknation

[TheCowsCameHome]

6. Why bring this up? Rush and the other shitheads are already making an issue of it.

[harveyc]

8. Just illustrating what would be derogatory and what wouldn't ... n/t

[jefferson_dem]

14. bullshit. your OP has nothing to do with anything constructive.

let's not be so obvious, eh.

[rhombus]

7. Obama was joking about his ears. How many times is this going to be debunked? sheesh

Why are you repeating this crap? If you took the time to read the entirety of the column, you'd know that Obama was making fun of himself and joking about Maureen Dowd's column. Stop repeating rightwing falsities. I'm not even an Obama fan, but this is getting ridiculous the way folks here are content with fact-free information.

[snowbear]

9. Not soon enough... Another FLAMEBAIT thread brought to us by harveyc

[harveyc]

10. Another baseless stalker post ... n/t

[Solon]

11. Jesus fucking Christ on a popsicle stick, what the fuck is this shit?

You are comparing Obama making a joke about HIMSELF with what Biden said? Hell, I can relate to Obama at least, on this level, cause I was teased for my big ears as a kid too. I have big lobes.

[snowbear]

12. And yet harveyc keeps getting away with it....

[Solon]

13. He's pushing the boundary, that much I'm sure about...

Don't worry, he won't last much longer, all of them "crack" at some point. Let's help hand him the rope.

ON A PERSONAL NOTE(EDIT): I was called Dumbo as a kid, my ears didn't stick out, but my lobes are still big, and always were. If I slept wrong, I used to get zits on a lobe because it would lay against my head, and that hurt like HELL, especially as a teenager, and the ear in question would swell up as well, and turn red.

[zulchzulu]

15. People I know named Harvey are usually asswipes

Perhaps there is a pattern.

[The Magistrate]

16. Locking

The O.P. is no longer among us....