Gotta say, I sure did like the icy stares Barack, Joe, and Nancy shot to Wilson

[saltpoint]

in response to Wilson's puerile outburst last night.

That is an image burned in deep now. I don't think I'll ever forget it.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. I saw that clip again tonight...

And wow! They turned as one...and the stares were meant to strike fear in Wilson's foolish heart!

I won't forget it either...

And neither will he, lol!

:hi:

[saltpoint]

4. Hey California Peggy. Howdy!

I thought the speech was a triumph and all the Pukes could muster against it was some half-assed petulant outburst from a marginal right wing hack from South Carolina.

And the folks up on the podium stared him down but good.




:hi:

[fishwax]

2. yeah, a great set of stares here

[Libertas1776]

5. Either Nancy was wearing red

or she was wearing a mood dress. Either way, She looks ready to attack.

[saltpoint]

11. There they are. Three expressions, tight as a dance troupe, drilling thru

the air space between the podium and Joe Wilson's miserable heart.

Zowie.

Thanks for the photo, fishwax.

[Barbara2423]

30. President Obama looked like he wanted to go over there and

kick you know what. Thank goodness he had some restraint.

[nilram]

34. the corners of Obama's smile reminded me a bit of Jack Nicholson's Joker

Especially when I saw the clip on youtube. I'd have serious chills going down my spine if that look was directed at me.

[krispos42]

37. If their glares were phaser beams...

...Wilson would have been reduced to chunky salsa!

[RagAss]

42. Biden looks like a guy in a bar, just before ripping a leg of the barstool to crack a skull.

[Jennicut]

3. Joe had utter disappointment written all over his face and Nancy looked totally pissed.

I think Barack was just like...WTF is wrong with that loser over there?

[saltpoint]

7. LOL! Perfect read. In Biden's face there was that disappointment

you mention and then that flash of, "If this weren't on tv I'd go out there and kick that fool's ass from here to Charleston."

[Jennicut]

12. This is what Joe (the good one) said on ABC this morning about the bad, idiot Joe:

"I was embarrassed for the chamber and a Congress I love," Vice President Joe Biden said on ABC News this morning. "It demeaned the institution."

Can't say it better then that.

[saltpoint]

15. Yes. Biden is no slouch on the public remark. And he's scored big

here. He can make something real big quite personal and something quite personal real big.

I like that zoom lens he carries around in his public dialogue.

[zonkers]

27. well observed.

[Raine]

36. Joe just kind of shook his head

in disgust and disappointment.

[knowbody0]

and Obama's little arm twitch,

shaking it off, then sternly saying with his cold darkest stare, "not true".

he does not fear the freaks, they just annoy him. Joe and Nancy glaring. it was beautiful!

[BlooInBloo]

6. I watched Obama in particular, and his double-take a bunch of times. Made me wonder....

if he's going to silently adjust his approach to those people - even if in just subtle ways.

[saltpoint]

8. Yep. He looked like he was weighing several options, one of which might

have been to call Wilson out and force him to defend the Republican alternative.

That would have been a real brief dialogue.

[BlooInBloo]

9. Heh. Looked to me like another option considered was kicking his ass.

I would be a surprisingly popular President with DUers, but in the large scheme of things, probably not very effective.

:rofl:

[saltpoint]

16. But dammit, I LIKE how you think!

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :hi:

[Jennicut]

18. LOL. How does he deal with these fools? I would have slapped them a long time ago.

Obama must reach a level of zen I cannot get to.

[cliffordu]

20. I'd vote for ya,

if you promise to give me Immanuel's fucking job.

When was the last time a capitol hill critter got flogged on the floor of the house???

[Tangerine LaBamba]

10. A classic, that's for sure -

they all turned at the exact same moment. It looked choreographed, it was that perfect.

And they looked. If looks could kill, Pelosi would have had blood all over her hands within those few seconds.

I still can't believe that really happened. The GOPigs have sunk that low, and are doing everything they can to take all of America down with them.

This vulgarity is really hard to take, but that's all they've got.

I wish Barry Goldwater could show up, just for a day, and see what passes for "conservatives" these days.

He'd die all over again, of embarrassment, disappointment, and shame........................................

[saltpoint]

13. Agree -- Goldwater would be puking in the aisles.

If there were any justice in the world the Republicans would be crawling all over health care reform generally and behavioral health coverage especially, as they have so many twisted and crazy folks.

Joe Wilson is just one, although clearly he shot into first place last night.

Agree also that this seems to be all they've got to use. It bodes well for two terms of Obama's judicial appointments, and likely a decent health care reform bill.

Good to see you knocking around these boards making good sense as always, Tangerine LaBamba.

[ThoughtCriminal]

14. Prevention

I explained to my son what it would be like if we heard his cell-phone's ring-tone during his grandfather's funeral.

He didn't forget to turn it off.

Too bad there weren't any grown-ups on the GOP bench.

[saltpoint]

23. Good point. Your son should run for Wilson's seat in Congress.

It would be a big improvement over Joe.

[madamesilverspurs]

17. We used to get looks like that

from our grandma. The look of doom.

We need a Mammy Yokum to whip a whammy on the lot of 'em!

[saltpoint]

19. It was reported that Joe Wilson's website was out last night "for repairs."

I bet the actual cause was the 'doom' stares he got from Barack, Joe, and Nancy.

[PDJane]

21. I didn't get that pic last night, so thanks...........

I have to admit that Obama has a really, really interesting expression.......there are times I'd like to be inside that man's mind for just a few seconds!

[saltpoint]

22. It does seem as if the Republicans figured they could bully Obama

into submission.

It doesn't appear to be a working strategy so far.

Even though it's been 24-plus hours, I'm still shocked at the Wilson outburst. There are literally millions of grade school kids who behave better than that.

[lonestarnot]

24. He has more class in his shit than that nutbag ever thought of having.

If one is into class. :evilgrin:

[saltpoint]

25. Hey lonestarnot. What killed me was that Wilson left the entire nation

with the impression that he was either shit-faced drunk, utterly immature, or both.

It's been 24 hours or so for me to think it over. I think I'm leaning toward 'both.'


:hi:

[lonestarnot]

26. Pathetic he.

:hi:

[omega minimo]

28. PHOTOS. LINKS. OP.

[saltpoint]

33. Try to manage it.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

29. Nancy is very good at staring daggers.

They say she has five kids...the Mom Stare is no doubt well practiced.

[Contrary1]

31. Put a habit on Nancy...

and I'd swear she was one of the nuns at my elementary school.

[saltpoint]

35. My hunch is she would likely later on have confronted Wilson

about his conduct on the floor of the chamber.

I would have liked to have been there to watch.

[zonkers]

32. You can hear Joe scream it twice, the first time over boos was hard to hear but Nancy heard it and

scanned the crowd and then boom -- he screams it again. That's when she glares. She has good hearing.

[lamp_shade]

38. There's a great .GIF.... here:

[saltpoint]

39. Thank you, lamp_shade. The "live action shot" freshens the memory

of the moment it happened.

I'm guessing Wilson was possibly loaded, or maybe he wasn't loaded and was just full of himself.

Another possibility is that he was trying to win the esteem of his GOP colleagues who he felt might value him more if he did something outrageous against the president.

[BlooInBloo]

40. Obama's arm-twitch was funny. And I assumed Wilson was directed to do that...

by the republican leadership - they probably picked one of the stupidest among them (no mean feat to determine), and let him sacrifice himself on the altar of Teh Crazy.

[Gold Metal Flake]

41. Saving the Republic from fascism one icy stare at a time.

:eyes: