That's OBAMA to you, Dubya

[Plaid Adder]

This little story was circulating in the Chicago area long before this week. Thought I would share it here:

Jan Schakowski (sp?), a Democratic congresswoman from the Chicago area, was hanging out at a Congressional Black Caucus event which Dubya, surprisingly, was also attending. She was sporting an Obama button, since he is after all running for Senate in Illinois. Bush saw her button, swallowed his tongue, and then upbraided her for wearing a pro-Osama button.

She said, "It's not Osama, it's OBAMA. As in Barak Obama."

"Obama?" Bush spluttered. "Never heard of him."

"Don't worry," she said. "You will."

Truer words were never spoke,

The Plaid Adder

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. Thanks!

I'd heard something about this, but wasn't sure of the details!

[katusha]

2. a-huuuck a-huuck a-huuuk

well gooooolllly george, don't you look stupid.

[Cyrano]

3. Guess Condi or Dick weren't there to read the button for him

and tell him what it read.

Guess it's not just newspapers that Bush doesn't (can't?) read.

[Fleshdancer]

4. Is this for real??

I'm trying to act surprised by Dubya misreading something, but it's getting too hard these days.

"Don't worry, you will" is a perfect response.

[Dudley_DUright]

5. This was published in the New Yorker magazine

Jan Schakowsky told me about a recent visit she had made to the White House with a congressional delegation. On her way out, she said, President Bush noticed her “obama” button. “He jumped back, almost literally,” she said. “And I knew what he was thinking. So I reassured him it was Obama, with a ‘b.’ And I explained who he was. The President said, ‘Well, I don’t know him.’ So I just said, ‘You will.’”

http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/?040531fa_fact1

[Immad2]

6. Excellent!

What a great story.:thumbsup:

[MrSlayer]

7. Obama is awesome.

This guy has "political superstar" written all over him. I can't expressed how impressed I was last night with him.

[BlueEyedSon]

8. That's MISTER Obama to you, George!

[Sugarbleus]

9. Woooooohooooooooo O B A M A!!!

'Poor dubya, he can't help it. He was born with a silver foot in his mouth.......'

God Almighty, I LOVE that new young man. I watch Obama's speech FIVE times!!

[hedda_foil]

10. Jan was with the CBC at the WH to take * to task over Haiti!

They pushed so hard that after many runarounds with Condi, etc, they finally got in to see his majesty. That was when the episode with the button occurred, according to Jan.