Critics Slam Obama For "Just Standing There" During Photo Op
Guests on the Onion News Network's new political-debate show "The Beltway" decide who's leading and who's bleeding in the 24-hour political battle royale.
Tighten up your beltway,
we've got more politics to talk.
I'm Lee Decker.
I've got Jason Copeland
and Marie Byron
hogging up my screen
so you know it's time
for Gaffe or Good.
Hi Lee. -Good evening Lee.
-Alright, you know the rules.
I play a clip, you tell me if it's
a huge gaffe or a good move.
First up, John Boehner
talking to a small business owners
association Tuesday. Watch.
Small businesses are the engine
of job creation
in their communities.
Marie, gaffe or good? go.
-Good. He's on message.
He's showing the people he knows
how to speak their language.
Come on.
-Jason, gaffe or good?
Lee he's on message but
he's got to get off this script.
Boehner is trying to act confident
but he's trying way too hard.
Gaffe or good Jason?
-Gaffe.
He's regurgitating stale
Republican talking points.
Americans aren't buying this.
So who's right, who's wrong?
Jason says gaffe,
Marie says good.
Jason if it was 1996
I would agree with you
but yesterday's gaffe, today's good.
Let's crowd source it.
Crowd says good, file it.
Next up, Harry Reed caught
vacationing this week. Look.
Well, gaffe or good?
-Obvious gaffe.
This is just sloppy.
Get this guy a handler.
Why is he walking around
like that? -He's relaxing.
This candid camera stuff
works wonder for Palin.
But she's not a US Senator, Lee.
-They love it on Slick Willy.
Marie. -I've got to go
with gaffe.
The public wants to see
the Democrats doing their work.
Nothing else. -Exactly. Keep it
serious until you're out of office.
Jason, you know how it works
but I don't like how it works.
Everybody says gaffe, I can't
change the world. Gaffe.
I'm making this the Dean's Scream
Memorial gaffe of the week.
We've got one minute left
in this hour.
Let's see who won it,
the GOP or the Dems.
GOP gets it. They've won
seven of the last ten hours.
22 of the last 48.
Can the Dems recover?
Days trump hours so we'll see
who won the day
tomorrow at 5am, whenever.
Mike Allan does his deal.
I don't get up that early.
Alright last clip, I think
you'll recognize this guy.
Quick, gaffe or good? Marie.
-Gaffe, Gaffe.
He is just standing there
taking no action
while the country
is crumbling around him.
So you can't stand still.
What should he do, Jason,
start juggling?
Gaffe or good?
Go, we're running out of a time.
-Yes, good good.
He's not just standing there.
He's good, good.
He's showing resolve and that's
what the American people...
One the one hand
he's not doing anything,
on the other hand
he's a pillar of strength.
Yes, it's this sort
of level-headedness...
Jason, don't interrupt me.
Is it enough to beat the Tea Party?
Almost certainly unclear.
Jason, Marie was right
more than you today
but you had a better showing
so you win the segment.
Alright. -Sorry Marie, you're
out of touch with the mainstream.
Alright, we need to take a break
but stick around.
We've still got to check out
our political momentum equation.
Momentum
is mass times velocity.
Tea Party still got the mass,
can they keep up their velocity?
Or are the Dems finally upping
their drag coefficient
as Harry Reed whittles down
the GOP's mass density consensus
on the war in Afghanistan.
Suck in that gut, the beltway
is cinching up after this.
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