# Seriously, heckle the President and get taken out. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 15, 2012, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-heckle-the-president-and-get-taken-out/625279 "2012-06-15T20:20:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-heckle-the-president-and-get-taken-out/625279/21 "2012-06-15T21:24:47Z")
Munro is a political operative, not a journalist. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-heckle-the-president-and-get-taken-out/625279/22 "2012-06-15T21:28:07Z")
It’s pretty disrespectful to interrupt anybody, really. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-heckle-the-president-and-get-taken-out/625279/23 "2012-06-15T21:28:58Z")
…and the guy is trying to get out his second question but is knocked backwards with six feet of Zulu spear sticking out of his chest, whereupon he croaks, and Obama yells “That’s how we do it in Kenya, motherfucker!”. Yeah, I know. But still… ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-heckle-the-president-and-get-taken-out/625279/24 "2012-06-15T21:35:39Z")
> [@bup](#): > > Can’t the White House revoke the _ **Daily Caller** _’s press credentials? That seems appropriate. Didn’t they get that slot when Jeff Gannon left Talon News? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Tethered\_Kite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a5b964/32.png) [@Tethered\_Kite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tethered_Kite)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-heckle-the-president-and-get-taken-out/625279/25 "2012-06-15T21:38:00Z")
Call me archaic, but I still prefer a President I can respect for quick thinking and dignity. Don’t need any action heros in politics, thanks. Please don’t advocate violence in our White House. ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-heckle-the-president-and-get-taken-out/625279/26 "2012-06-15T21:39:05Z")
> [@Gangster\_Octopus](#): > > It’s pretty disrespectful to interrupt anybody, really. Agreed. I’ll back off any of my deeper points. I’m still just kinda “meh”, though. If you invite a jackass with an agenda to the party, don’t be surprised if he acts like a jackass with an agenda. _::shrug::_ ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-heckle-the-president-and-get-taken-out/625279/27 "2012-06-15T21:41:47Z")
> [@A Monkey With a Gun](#): > > If you invite a jackass with an agenda to the party, don’t be surprised if he acts like a jackass with an agenda. _::shrug::_ No argument there, so they shouldn’t invite him again. (And if he had a serious employer, he’d be fired.) But this is not acceptable or expected behavior from journalists, and it’s not even close. If the first rule of journalism is “Don’t make yourself the story”- well, do need to go any further? ---
**Author:** ![mister\_nyx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@mister\_nyx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mister_nyx)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-heckle-the-president-and-get-taken-out/625279/28 "2012-06-15T21:50:23Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > …and the guy is trying to get out his second question but is knocked backwards with six feet of Zulu spear sticking out of his chest, whereupon he croaks, and Obama yells “That’s how we do it in Kenya, motherfucker!”. > > Yeah, I know. But still… The Zulus live a long way from Kenya. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-heckle-the-president-and-get-taken-out/625279/29 "2012-06-15T21:52:39Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > …and the guy is trying to get out his second question but is knocked backwards with six feet of Zulu spear sticking out of his chest, whereupon he croaks, and Obama yells “That’s how we do it in Kenya, motherfucker!”. > > Yeah, I know. But still… Still giggling at this. But in all honesty, I’d hate to get in Obama’s face. I get the idea that he could verbally evicerate you with a steady 5 minute stream of blood-chilling rhetoric that never breaks the decorum of the situation, and never rises above a polite conversational tone. Like him or not, he’s a frosty, _frosty_ man. In fact, folks should start calling him Frosty. I bet he’d kick ass in a rap battle. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-heckle-the-president-and-get-taken-out/625279/30 "2012-06-15T21:53:59Z")
> [@mister\_nyx](#): > > The Zulus live a long way from Kenya. That’s because they’re scared of Obama! ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-heckle-the-president-and-get-taken-out/625279/31 "2012-06-15T22:00:21Z")
> [@Inigo\_Montoya](#): > > That’s because they’re scared of Obama! Stolen! Mine, the rest of you guys back off, I stole it first! ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-heckle-the-president-and-get-taken-out/625279/32 "2012-06-15T22:04:21Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > If the first rule of journalism is “Don’t make yourself the story”- well, do need to go any further? Maybe. But the first rule of making money off reporting the news is, “If there’s no news - make it”. Always has been, always will be. Damn, that’s depressing. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-heckle-the-president-and-get-taken-out/625279/33 "2012-06-15T22:08:54Z")
> [@A Monkey With a Gun](#): > > Maybe. But the first rule of making money off reporting the news is, “If there’s no news - make it”. Actually the first rule is “MONEY?! WHERE???” And the second is “DO I HAVE TO PUT DOWN MY DRINK TO GET THE MONEY??” ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-heckle-the-president-and-get-taken-out/625279/34 "2012-06-15T22:11:17Z")
Reporters don’t drink anymore, huffing glue is the most they can afford. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-heckle-the-president-and-get-taken-out/625279/35 "2012-06-15T22:12:04Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Reporters don’t drink anymore, huffing glue is the most they can afford. Who said anything about affording it? Credit cards exist for a reason. And so do sources and media events with buffet tables. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-heckle-the-president-and-get-taken-out/625279/36 "2012-06-15T22:15:30Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > Who said anything about affording it? Credit cards exist for a reason. Wouldn’t know. Every once in a while, I get a “Don’t Even Think About Applying!” letter from Visa. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-heckle-the-president-and-get-taken-out/625279/37 "2012-06-15T22:17:58Z")
> [@Inigo\_Montoya](#): > > Still giggling at this. > > But in all honesty, I’d hate to get in Obama’s face. I get the idea that he could verbally evicerate you with a steady 5 minute stream of blood-chilling rhetoric that never breaks the decorum of the situation, and never rises above a polite conversational tone. Like him or not, he’s a frosty, _frosty_ man. In fact, folks should start calling him Frosty. I bet he’d kick ass in a rap battle. Or as the Counterpuncher-in-Chief himself said, [“I will crush them.”](http://www.dailykos.com/tv/w/000339/) ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-heckle-the-president-and-get-taken-out/625279/38 "2012-06-15T22:36:00Z")
> [@mister\_nyx](#): > > The Zulus live a long way from Kenya. So does Obama, yet Republicans often seem unable to tell the difference. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-heckle-the-president-and-get-taken-out/625279/39 "2012-06-15T22:38:08Z")
> [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#): > > Or as the Counterpuncher-in-Chief himself said, [“I will crush them.”](http://www.dailykos.com/tv/w/000339/) He has such a friendly, open smile. Still, I wouldn’t play poker with him, I’d just give him my money and save time. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-heckle-the-president-and-get-taken-out/625279/40 "2012-06-15T22:59:32Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > He has such a friendly, open smile. Still, I wouldn’t play poker with him, I’d just give him my money and save time. Better to be a poker opponent than [a fly buzzing the man](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rbUH_iVjYw). OTOH, if you happen to have an inconsolable baby, [he’d come in mighty useful](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqhzWlqN3uc&feature=fvwrel). Hmmmmmm… if only that would work on GOP Congresscritters… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-heckle-the-president-and-get-taken-out/625279.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-heckle-the-president-and-get-taken-out/625279.md?page=3)