The art of fundraising is getting people in the mood to open their checkbooks, and with various parts of the world on fire at any given time, including right here in America, that task becomes all the more difficult for President Obama in his role as fundraiser in chief.
Appearing at a pair of fundraisers Friday, the president had to soften donors up with a healthy dose of optimism, or the best facsimile he can muster. He did this by saying “the world’s always been messy,” adding that we’re only noticing it because of social media.
Seriously.
In series of tweets, CBS News White House correspondent Mark Knoller gave us a blow-by-blow of Obama’s remarks:
“If you watch the nightly news, it feels like the world is falling apart,” Pres Obama told Dem donors, citing ISIL, Russia and Ukraine. — Mark Knoller (@markknoller) August 29, 2014
Pres Obama said “The world’s always been messy … we’re just noticing now in part because of social media.” — Mark Knoller (@markknoller) August 29, 2014
“We will get through these challenging times just like we have in the past,” the pres told Dem contributors.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) August 29, 2014
O.J. Simpson wants to convert to
Islam, but there’s just one problem . . .
As you can imagine, Obama’s comment did not go over well on social media. Twitter users had a field day responding, as seen here:
Quote o’the week: “@markknoller: Pres Obama said “The world’s always been messy … we’re just noticing now in part because of social media.”” — Simon Marks (@SimonMarksFSN) August 29, 2014
@markknoller “Just noticing now” LOL. Ok. This guy is always last to know. — Joe (@JSJ35) August 29, 2014
@markknoller I’m sorry but that statement just proves he’s an ignoramus. — Steve___J (@Steve___J) August 29, 2014
@markknoller How pathetic – we noticed the world was messy in the 40’s we used newspapers and radio. #sidestep #makeAdecisionObama — Artfull Warhater (@dodgr007) August 29, 2014
.@markknoller whoa, “we’re just noticing now”? THIS is a man that somehow thought he could be potus?? — Lady Goodman (@LadyGoodman3) August 29, 2014
@markknoller proof that the porch light is on but nobody’s home…. — Thinking Man (@Collinsdw) August 29, 2014
@markknoller he needs to stop talking. These quotes are not helping him. — Tim O’Brien (@Timobns) August 29, 2014
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The longest-tenured writer at BizPac Review, Tom grew up in Maryland before moving to Central Florida as a young teen. It is in the Sunshine State that he honed both his passion for politics and his writing skills.
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