Obama on Jay Leno Last Night

I saw a commercial saying he would be the first president on a show like that while he is still in office. I thought DUMB right away thinking the president shouldn't be making time for comedy shows when he has a coutry to save! Then when I heard what he said I thought DUMB again. Maybe the reason no other president has gone on a late night talk how is because they were smart enough to realize that everything they say, even as a joke, would be analyzed. Obama's gotta stop doing the celebrity circuit and go back to work. I think it was poor judgement, and could hurt those who ARE in the special olympics. I'm sure it was just a slip up - not that he's a horrible person who hates them or anything. But as the president he should know better. Let's just say this.... when someone on Big Brother called the kids he worked with "retards' (kids he loved and really cared for).... everyone protested until he got FIRED from his job working with the kids! But the president says something basically at the same level and it gets "oh well, he apologized". Whatever! PC people will pick and choose what they get in an uproar about, and I be they WON'T get in an uproar about this because he's their guy!

I would say he was not thinking when he said it. It definitely was a big blunder. And I am sure he will be hearing about it for sometime to come, especially from the parents of those that are in the Special Olympics, or handicapped.

People do put their feet in their mouth, all people. I am impressed that he realized what a blunder it was before the show hit the air. On the other hand, I also believe that this blunder reveals how he perceives the people in our society who have less ability than average people do, and it does not look good to me for that thought to have even entered his mind, let alone rolled out of his mouth.

that part of the show was aired in the news here in the philippines. the way i see it when he said that, he meant to criticize his own ability but of course, since he is a president, he must be careful of what he is saying.

Talk about blown out of proportion. WOW!! He was just talking and put his foot in his mouth making a joke which I bet about 85-90% of Americans have made at some point or another. I don't think because he is the President, we should fault him for being human. He's no more the perfect person than the rest of us are and I don't think we should put him up on a pedastal and throw stones at him until we are perfect ourselves. Cut the guy a little slack and let him make a mistake, he called and apologized so let's all let it go. I personally like the fact that he appeared on the Tonight Show, he is a more visable president than the others and seems to want to make himself open to all genres of people. I hate seeing the presidents that won't appear anywhere unless it's a state of the union. It's a little old-fashioned.

People act like if one is in a public office one isn't allowed to be human. It's human to say something without thinking. He wasn't insulting the Special Olympics, he was insulting himself. People take things too seriously. Anyone who's doing poorly at something, if they're trying to laugh it off, says something derogatory about themselves. It lightens the tension, gives everybody a laugh, and if the one who said it is the one who's doing poorly it gives the other people a chance to say something without upsetting the poor performer. It's either that or everybody has to bite their tongue to try not to give offense. He made a mistake and said Special Olympics. Big deal. When anyone I work with says something like "I'm special." the automatic answer is "Yeah, special ed!" It's a standard joke at home. My hubs started it, cause he spent a year, while in school, being in that "class." Not insulting the class but insulting a person claiming to be special.

Maybe he just wasn't thinking about what he saud, Well I think that it was only right fir him to appoligize, He just has to watch what he saids in the Public.

I don't usually get involved in political discussions but I will just this once. I really don't see what the big deal is. It just shows that he is human. I'm sure there are many people who joke like that but won't admit it. I agree it probably shouldn't have been said on national tv. I'm glad he apologized. Honestly, I am getting sick of everyone picking on every little thing he does. And I am not talking about you. Its everywhere you look. And no, I didn't vote for him.

For me nobody is perfect. heck i may have said the same thing if i were in his shoes. We all are guilty of it. I just hate the fact that someone who no one has ever heard something says something similar its funny as all get out, but yet if someone of power or fame says something stupid on air or in front of an audience, it an instant outrage and drama fest. He made a dumb remark...oh my God people he is human after all...perfection is not the name of the game here.

I think the man has a lot on his mind and he is human. Yes, it was not nice of him to say that but I am sure he did not mean it to sound so bad. I think he just made a human mistake like a lot of people do. And, I think it was good of him to apologize for it. Some people don't even say that they are sorry when they do make mistakes. I think we should cut the man some slack he just has to much on his mind. **Peace and Love get's you through everything in Life**

I think, anyway, he should not say so! Since can take part in the "special Olympics" of the people, In any case, his spirit is very commendable! Yes courage, perseverance in order to encourage them to take part in "Special Olympics". I think that us ordinary people are not able to do it! I want to, we look at any problem, they should look worthy of our place of study! Rather than look at someone else's mistake! So that we can continue to progress! Also more tolerant to others. In this way, we will every day more fun!

I cant lie, I've made similar jokes, but only around close friends, never so any disabled hear it, and I know I'm not dumb enough to say it for millions of people to hear it, and him being in power has nothing to do with him being scrutinized for it, I'm not in any kind of power, and im not a celebrity, but I guarantee you if I would have done the same thing I would have caught heat for it as well, geez does this man need to drop a nuke right in the middle of the states before people realize hes not fit to run this country?

Isn't President Obama known for getting off track without a teleprompter? There he is PC because the teleprompter is there to guide him. He is human, and humans do make mistakes. I'm sure when it was out of his mouth he probably knew of the blunder. He wasn't insulting the kids, he was making fun of himself, just like when he called himself a mongrel... referring to his biracial heritage. I didn't see any biracials taking exception to that remark. I don't care for his politics, but I think he is only human, and he puts his clothes on every day just like we do.. and I make mistakes from time to time... and I hope that society wouldn't judge me too harshly for it just because I said something they didn't like.

I saw it on the news today. C'mon guys, (forgive me if i dont know much, i live in canada) its the Jay Leno show and its like comedy-ish? So maybe Obama was just joking around. Maybe regular ppl like you and i can make this joke and not get flammed but nooo, if the president makes a joke, he gets torn apart.

It was both in bad taste and poor judgment but I think he really didn't think what he was saying before he said it. People are human he will not be the first politician to make a blunder like that and he certainly will not be the last.