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babylonsister

(171,079 posts) Mon Mar 23, 2015, 02:45 PM Mar 2015

Obama Halts Speech: 'Something Smells Like It's Burning'

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/obama-halts-speech-something-smells-its-burning-n328606

Obama Halts Speech: 'Something Smells Like It's Burning'

NBC News President Obama stops in the middle of his remarks at the White House Science Fair to call attention to a burning smell in the room. Obama jokes that the last time there was a fire at the White House "the British were invading."

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Obama Halts Speech: 'Something Smells Like It's Burning' (Original Post) babylonsister Mar 2015 OP

REPUBLICANS DONT HAVE ANYONE SO CHARMING srican69 Mar 2015 #1

They're probably still trying to figure out the reference to the British KansDem Mar 2015 #6

Some of them want to burn it too. Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2015 #18

LOL! Spazito Mar 2015 #2

OMG the second part of that video - the supergirls rurallib Mar 2015 #3

Did he smell sulfur? hifiguy Mar 2015 #4

Was Ted Cruz in the room? Or more specifically, his pants? Shrike47 Mar 2015 #9

He did look concerned through his joking. Dont call me Shirley Mar 2015 #5

But you could also tell than many of the young students understood the joke. erronis Mar 2015 #8

Or maybe it was when BushCheney announced WMDs in Iraq JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2015 #10

Yes, many pants ablaze in the whitehouse during 2001-2008 Dont call me Shirley Mar 2015 #11

No, that was not Malia...n/t monmouth4 Mar 2015 #13

Thanks. Her reply was so "dad, why did you say that" though. What a cutie. Dont call me Shirley Mar 2015 #17

that's another thing we're going to miss onethatcares Mar 2015 #7

Prediction: Professor Palin will attempt to make a snarky comment about this in the next few days. tanyev Mar 2015 #12

Probably, but it will just be word jumble padfun Mar 2015 #16

Hey, Hey whats that smell???? Historic NY Mar 2015 #14

lol Renew Deal Mar 2015 #15

The Repub clown car must have driven by. Contrary1 Mar 2015 #19

I thought it was when Sam and Josh lit a fire in the fireplace with the sealed up chimney... hunter Mar 2015 #20

He knows how to deal with a room treestar Mar 2015 #21

He's got a way about him. stage left Mar 2015 #22

srican69

(1,426 posts)

1. REPUBLICANS DONT HAVE ANYONE SO CHARMING

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2015, 03:00 PM

Mar 2015

The are all just so ANGRY all the time ..

KansDem

(28,498 posts)

6. They're probably still trying to figure out the reference to the British

Reply to srican69 (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 23, 2015, 05:00 PM

Mar 2015

Probably thinking a letter to their government is in order...

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)

18. Some of them want to burn it too.

Reply to KansDem (Reply #6)

Mon Mar 23, 2015, 05:48 PM

Mar 2015

Spazito

(50,408 posts)

2. LOL!

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2015, 03:21 PM

Mar 2015

rurallib

(62,432 posts)

3. OMG the second part of that video - the supergirls

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2015, 03:30 PM

Mar 2015

is so adorable!

Imagine Ted Cruz doing a science fair - he would be wielding a sledge hammer and spouting the bible.

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)

4. Did he smell sulfur?

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2015, 03:47 PM

Mar 2015

Is Darth Cheney in town?

Shrike47

(6,913 posts)

9. Was Ted Cruz in the room? Or more specifically, his pants?

Reply to hifiguy (Reply #4)

Mon Mar 23, 2015, 05:09 PM

Mar 2015

Dont call me Shirley

(10,998 posts)

5. He did look concerned through his joking.

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2015, 04:30 PM

Mar 2015

Was that Malia standing on his right? She hid her face, almost in embarrassment, when he told the joke about the last fire in the whitehouse was when the British were invading.

erronis

(15,316 posts)

8. But you could also tell than many of the young students understood the joke.

Reply to Dont call me Shirley (Reply #5)

Mon Mar 23, 2015, 05:04 PM

Mar 2015

Probably a lot more than the NoParty would - they don't care so much for history, just what their leaders/bibble tells them so.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,362 posts)

10. Or maybe it was when BushCheney announced WMDs in Iraq

Reply to Dont call me Shirley (Reply #5)

Mon Mar 23, 2015, 05:24 PM

Mar 2015

... pants on fire, in the Oval Office.

I don't remember any fire when the Beatles landed.

Dont call me Shirley

(10,998 posts)

11. Yes, many pants ablaze in the whitehouse during 2001-2008

Reply to JustABozoOnThisBus (Reply #10)

Mon Mar 23, 2015, 05:29 PM

Mar 2015

Could have been The Beatles they were guilty of "The British Invasion"

monmouth4

(9,709 posts)

13. No, that was not Malia...n/t

Reply to Dont call me Shirley (Reply #5)

Mon Mar 23, 2015, 05:40 PM

Mar 2015

Dont call me Shirley

(10,998 posts)

17. Thanks. Her reply was so "dad, why did you say that" though. What a cutie.

Reply to monmouth4 (Reply #13)

Mon Mar 23, 2015, 05:48 PM

Mar 2015

onethatcares

(16,178 posts)

7. that's another thing we're going to miss

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2015, 05:01 PM

Mar 2015

with a republicant in the whitehouse.

SCIENCE FAIRS

tanyev

(42,591 posts)

12. Prediction: Professor Palin will attempt to make a snarky comment about this in the next few days.

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2015, 05:35 PM

Mar 2015

padfun

(1,787 posts)

16. Probably, but it will just be word jumble

Reply to tanyev (Reply #12)

Mon Mar 23, 2015, 05:46 PM

Mar 2015

and nobody will quite understand what she is saying.

Historic NY

(37,452 posts)

14. Hey, Hey whats that smell????

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2015, 05:43 PM

Mar 2015

Renew Deal

(81,866 posts)

15. lol

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2015, 05:46 PM

Mar 2015

Contrary1

(12,629 posts)

19. The Repub clown car must have driven by.

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2015, 07:35 PM

Mar 2015

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hunter

(38,322 posts)

20. I thought it was when Sam and Josh lit a fire in the fireplace with the sealed up chimney...

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2015, 08:20 PM

Mar 2015

...oh, right, that was during the Bartlet Administration.

Our sad alternate reality got the Cheney administration, which was in no way entertaining. Whenever the Cheney administration did something foolish, they didn't just set off the smoke alarms, instead, many thousand people would die.

treestar

(82,383 posts)

21. He knows how to deal with a room

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2015, 08:32 PM

Mar 2015

If he smelled it he'd know the other people in the room needed some reassurance that it was being dealt with or was OK. Dubya would have droned on while everybody wondered.

The girl with long hair at the left really cracked up at the joke.

stage left

(2,964 posts)

22. He's got a way about him.

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Tue Mar 24, 2015, 01:33 AM

Mar 2015

That's for sure.

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