Reply #96: Note, oh person of words

[Bluenorthwest]

that I did not suggest that politicians never attempt humor. I suggest that this particular person needs to use ad libs with great care until he gains his stage feet as the most powerful man in the world.
It is not exactly rocket science. It is not a world of mystery. There is no reason for his remarks not to score points in the telling, and no reason for them to even have the appearance of any slight to any one, and the fact is, when the man you trying to reach via protest says he is not reached, that is by very nature a slight. The joke in question did not pay off, and in its place could have been something funny that also spoke a positive and clear message. And any p.r. person worth a damn could have predicted that Obama facing his first organized protest on a hot news day might want to be on the ready with the verbiage. They should have framed that event, not muddled it. It could be predicted, and so he should have been ready to win the moment. In doing so he also could have 'addressed Prop 8' in a pleasing manner without actually addressing anything specific. Instead of many unhappy people, he could have scored major points with everyone, and why the hell not do that? Because learning a skill is beneath him?
The lost potential breaks my heart. As much as the lousy punch line does not crack my face. A joke is a terrible thing to waste.