June 7, 2012
STAY CLASSY, UR:
President Obama gets enthusiastic welcome at L.A. gay event: The LGBT community turns out in force to celebrate the man who has been dubbed the nation's 'first gay president.' (Robin Abcarian and Kathleen Hennessey, June 6, 2012, LA Times)
Before launching into his serious remarks, the president seemed briefly caught off-stride when the audience interpreted as off-color a joke he made about a push-up competition between DeGeneres and his wife, initiated by the talk show host in February.DeGeneres, Obama said, is "a great friend who accepts a little bit of teasing about Michelle beating her in push-ups. I think she claims Michelle didn't go all the way down."The audience began to chuckle and then erupt in bawdy laughter.
Don't blame him. He was just reading the teleprompter.
Posted by Orrin Judd at June 7, 2012 5:52 AM
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