Look, Up In The Sky, Obama!

2:32 am EST October 17th, 2008 | News | 21 Comments

Why is this blog such a big supporter of Sen. Obama?

This video should explain it as the Senator tells his origin.

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21 Responses to “Look, Up In The Sky, Obama!”

  1. Dennis says:
    October 17, 2008 at 2:48 am

    But someone else there brought down the house.

  2. Nimrod Gently says:
    October 17, 2008 at 6:54 am

    And that is why he is the best candidate in the history of the United States.

  3. anotherbozo says:
    October 17, 2008 at 7:44 am

    Nimrod: Good a theory as any.

  4. Pete says:
    October 17, 2008 at 8:21 am

    http://movies.crooksandliars.com/AlSmithDinner-Obama(Full).wmv

    Watch the whole thing (9 mins long). Absolutely hilarious.

    My favorite line:

    ‘My greatest weakness…it’s possible that I’m a little too awesome.’

  5. Duros Hussein62 says:
    October 17, 2008 at 9:11 am

    http://crooksandliars.com/media/play/wmv/6603/23435

    Linkee no workee, Pete.

  6. Duros Hussein62 says:
    October 17, 2008 at 9:12 am

    “Barack is Swahili for ‘That One.’”

    Funny dude.

  7. Nimrod Gently says:
    October 17, 2008 at 10:06 am

    “Who would have thought that a cross-dressing mayor from New York City would have a tough time running for the Republican nomination. It’s shocking. That was a tough primary you had there, John.”

    McCain gave almost as good as he got, as well, which is cool, actually.

  8. Dr. Monkey says:
    October 17, 2008 at 10:08 am

    I thought of you the second I heard him say that.

  9. bobh says:
    October 17, 2008 at 10:49 am

    I knew you would pick up on this line Oliver. As soon as he said it I started looking for an Obama pic with him in the superman suit on your site.

  10. Nimrod Gently says:
    October 17, 2008 at 10:56 am

    I see no reason not to post this:

  11. Nimrod Gently says:
    October 17, 2008 at 10:57 am

  12. Bruce says:
    October 17, 2008 at 11:07 am

    Was waiting for to catch the Kal-El reference….

  13. SpiderJ says:
    October 17, 2008 at 11:23 am

    They both did pretty well. McCain managed to even joke about Obama without letting his clear disdain shine through.

  14. Sean D. Martin says:
    October 17, 2008 at 12:10 pm

    Just to note the contrast:

    From the right: Description of the YouTube Dennis links to: “Title says it all, McCain was awesome… Obama was a dud.”

    From the left: “McCain gave almost as good as he got, as well, which is cool, actually.” (Nimrod)

    There are rabid partisans on both sides, but more often than not when credit is given to the other side it’s the left that is doing it.

  15. Jim in Chicago says:
    October 17, 2008 at 12:18 pm

    Somehow I knew that clip would be up on your site, Oliver. ;)

    Obama’s best line was an aside to McCain that I don’t think most people in the room heard. At the end of his riff on “lipstick” Obama points out that for some reason the cross-dressing Mayor of New York City had trouble running for the Republican nomination. Barack then turned to McCain and said, “Tough primary you had there John!” =D

    McCain’s best line was in the bit about nicknames: after making the obligatory joke about calling Barack “That one,” he said Obama had a pet name for him too: “George Bush.” McCain also ended very strong (after his awful anti-abortion pander) with his “expectations” set-up of Obama.

  16. Sean D. Martin says:
    October 17, 2008 at 12:26 pm

    OK, first :) of the day

    Nimrod Gently’s post of “I see no reason not to post this:” followed by his post of ” “.

  17. Nimrod Gently says:
    October 17, 2008 at 12:43 pm

    HTML is my archnemesis. I was trying to post that Alex Ross of Obama as Superman. Google it instead.

  18. essrog says:
    October 17, 2008 at 1:11 pm

    McCain’s concluding remarks introducing Obama with “unreasonably high expectations” was surprisingly funny. Both speeches worth watching, a genuine “time out” moment

  19. Joe C from Austin says:
    October 17, 2008 at 1:38 pm

    If the levity and good humor that is expected at the Al Smith Dinners was a requirement for all political campaigns the country would be a far happier place –and I suspect, far better governed.

  20. Sean D. Martin says:
    October 17, 2008 at 2:59 pm

    Nirod: HTML is my archnemesis. I was trying to post that Alex Ross of Obama as Superman. Google it instead.

    Yeah, I screw images up all the time. Hoping this works:

  21. Sean D. Martin says:
    October 17, 2008 at 3:00 pm

    D’oh!

    sigh

    It’s here.