Comments for Barack on the Daily Show

Barack on the Daily Show

2008-10-30T16:14:42Z

Love it. White folks didn't get the memo. Awesome.

Comment from Eduardo on 2008-10-30

2008-10-30T16:41:54Z

It was great. I watched the whole segment and Obama didn't start too well --he isn't all that great in that format-- but then all of the sudden he started to enjoy himself a lot. The white/black sides of him struggling was just really, really funny

Comment from LisaAngelaPamelaRenee on 2008-10-30

2008-10-30T16:54:08Z

I think that Tito "the Builder"/Bob The Builder bit was HILARIOUS!

I heart the Daily Show.

Comment from Tessa on 2008-10-30

2008-10-30T16:54:27Z

Can I be a silly girl for just a moment and say Barack Obama is so adorable, in the charming sense of the word. It's just so refreshing, after watching Dick and Gaucho for eight years, to see a leader with a graceful stance and a geniuine smile who has something inspirational to say. I want to clone him and place another seat at my dinner table.

Comment from Neville on 2008-10-30

2008-10-30T17:05:37Z

"Dick and Gaucho"

HA!

And yes the Tito/Bob bit was hilarious. Stewart's stereo-typical "Jersey" voice is always good for a laugh.

Comment from Miles on 2008-10-30

2008-10-30T17:06:19Z

Hahaha the part where Jon asks him if he's worried that he'll fall under the Bradley Effect because he's half white was awesome.

Comment from Curtis on 2008-10-30

2008-10-30T17:29:44Z

Granted, the Daily Show is preaching to the choir. But the combination of the infomercial and the appearance last night destroyed the argument that this guy is scary. Who the hell would be scared of Obama after watching these things?

I've got all kinds of landslide drool running down my chin.

Comment from Tony Comstock on 2008-10-30

2008-10-30T17:33:26Z

I hope Palin goes on the Daily show before the election is over and we all forget about her.

Comment from cyd on 2008-10-30

2008-10-30T17:40:34Z

He looked really, really tired (and who could blame him?).

Comment from Paula on 2008-10-30

2008-10-30T17:55:03Z

He looks thinner and grayer than he did a couple months ago ... He's already doing that accelerated aging thing, but a friend of mine noted that it could also be the added stress of this pas week with his grandmother.

Comment from Bee on 2008-10-30

2008-10-30T18:10:47Z

Tessa,

It is perfectly fine for you to be a silly girl. I have been thinking the same thing for months. I love how much self-control he exudes...sigh...

Comment from Colin Hansen on 2008-10-30

2008-10-30T18:14:22Z

As soon as he mentioned the Bradley effect I was all like "yeah, Coates!"

Comment from dm on 2008-10-30

2008-10-30T18:16:36Z

Obama was funny --- the "two halves struggling over the Bradley effect" bit, the "I don't think white people got the memo". He and Jon Stewart make a pretty good team.

I remember John Kerry on The Daily Show in 2004. He was pretty flat.

Comment from Charlotte K on 2008-10-30

2008-10-30T18:57:05Z

You know what I'm struck by when I see Obama in situations like this? The guy is HAPPY. He knows the world is a serious place and he has serious work to do on our behalf. But he is a happy person who loves his wife & kids and he likes to have fun and joke around. He's serious but not solemn.

The bit about the Bradley effect was so surprising and so funny!

Comment from socratic_me on 2008-10-30

2008-10-30T19:10:15Z

TNC,

If only you trusted The Corner like you should, you would know that Obama's trip on the Daily Show was condescending and silly and showed that Obama is already counting his win as a done deal.

Stein and Lopez say its so, so it must be true.

/sarcasm

Comment from liz on 2008-10-30

2008-10-30T20:23:39Z

Obama + Stewart = best men on the planet.

No seriously though. You really can't get any better than the two of them.

Comment from Margarita on 2008-10-30

2008-10-30T20:26:25Z

He looked really, really tired (and who could blame him?).

I thought he looked a tad lit (and who could blame him?). But yeah, he was probably just tired.

Comment from Darkrose on 2008-10-30

2008-10-30T20:48:51Z

Obama is totally adorkable. (adorable + dork) The fact that he laughs at his own jokes makes him so made of win in a dorky sticky-outy-ears way.

Comment from emma on 2008-10-30

2008-10-31T00:16:35Z

Barry really is basically an unusually hot nerd. He's going to do wonders for cute nerdy guys. I predict they will be the next trophy boyfriend.

Comment from marilyn on 2008-10-30

2008-10-31T02:29:19Z

Re; The posting by Charlotte K about how happy Barack is. I agree, but would add that he is comfortable with who he is. He's grounded. He knows what he's about. Contrast that with McCain. Interestingly, Palin seems to be grounded, and knows who she is. Too bad who she is is so.....icky. Scary. A diva. Closed minded. But Barack - a strong sense of self, an ease with that. I think it's not only his upbringing and his growth as a person, but his relationship (security) with Michelle, and his strong faith. It's not a faith like Palin's - God is on her side - but a faith that asks, am I on God's side? While knowing, deeply, that he is doing God's work in a more encompassing sense, a more humble way.

Comment from Shawn on 2008-10-30

2008-10-31T03:44:03Z

@Emma,

I've been praying for that for years! lol!

Comment from Rosy on 2008-10-31

2008-10-31T10:36:32Z

@Emma: Shhh! Not so loud! It's a well-kept secret that cute geeks make the best lovers, and those in the know like having a field to choose from. Not that I'm choosing-- I married mine.

Comment from Nate on 2008-10-31

2008-10-31T18:11:22Z

A nice performance over all, no doubt, but did anyone but me feel bad for him when his "joke" about interrupting Malia's shows on the Disney channel didn't even get a chuckle from the crowd?

Comment from Therese on 2008-10-31

2008-11-01T03:01:30Z

Nate: My husband (a kindergarten teacher) and I giggled at that. It'd be his students' first concern too.