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Hiawatha Pete

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Sat Mar 25, 2023, 10:42 AM Mar 2023

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For (apparently) being addle minded... RainCaster Mar 2023 #1
+1000. "Sleepy" schooled PeePee like it was second nature. Hiawatha Pete Mar 2023 #2
Gottcha! sheshe2 Mar 2023 #3
+1000. And Pres Joe Biden is always welcome here in Canada as far as most Canadians are concerned: Hiawatha Pete Mar 2023 #4
Thanks for your thread, Pete! sheshe2 Mar 2023 #5
No problem! Hiawatha Pete Mar 2023 #6
Kick! Hekate Mar 2023 #7
Serious own! dchill Mar 2023 #8
I like it republianmushroom Mar 2023 #9
In my memory (back to Truman), only Biden and Obama have the ability to do a quick erronis Mar 2023 #10
Clinton had the knack as well Bev54 Mar 2023 #14
I can't disagree. But I think the short zingers are so effective, and I don't remember Clinton's erronis Mar 2023 #22
JFK was quite good also! MyOwnPeace Mar 2023 #17
JFK was the best rurallib Mar 2023 #20
Well, he may have pre-planned it....... MyOwnPeace Mar 2023 #25
here is a short (4 minute) clip of some press conference moments rurallib Mar 2023 #27
Great stuff indeed! MyOwnPeace Mar 2023 #33
Always wondered what happened to Meader rurallib Mar 2023 #34
I had that album (vinyl) for many many years. halfulglas Mar 2023 #35
It's just too bad that we didn't have enough time with him! erronis Mar 2023 #23
Yeah Clinton was excellent at it. LisaM Mar 2023 #19
Who is PeePee? Apricothellbeast or a Canadian pol? TY irisblue Mar 2023 #11
It's there in my OP: Hiawatha Pete Mar 2023 #12
When I saw it in the thread title, Mr.Bill Mar 2023 #15
HA! Me too!!!!!! MyOwnPeace Mar 2023 #18
This message was self-deleted by its author Hiawatha Pete Mar 2023 #29
The confusion is understandable Seinan Sensei Mar 2023 #26
This message was self-deleted by its author Hiawatha Pete Mar 2023 #28
I totally missed his name irisblue Mar 2023 #16
Pierre Poilievre -- Conservative leader of the opposition True Dough Mar 2023 #21
those stupid old men who wouldn't clap for the women ...... CUT OFF THEIR "YOU KNOW WHATS" !!!!!!!! Trueblue1968 Mar 2023 #13
People like these old men shouldn't be allowed to have children. Why do some women erronis Mar 2023 #24
This message was self-deleted by its author Hiawatha Pete Mar 2023 #30
Excellent & Heartwarming, TY! Cha Mar 2023 #31
No problem! Hiawatha Pete Mar 2023 #32

RainCaster

(11,545 posts)
1. For (apparently) being addle minded...
Sat Mar 25, 2023, 10:58 AM
Mar 2023

Dark Brandon can sure read a room quickly and respond.

Hiawatha Pete

(1,961 posts)
2. +1000. "Sleepy" schooled PeePee like it was second nature.
Sat Mar 25, 2023, 11:01 AM
Mar 2023

Dark Brandon is kicking ass & taking names.

sheshe2

(87,499 posts)
3. Gottcha!
Sat Mar 25, 2023, 11:15 AM
Mar 2023

Dayum he is good.

Hiawatha Pete

(1,961 posts)
4. +1000. And Pres Joe Biden is always welcome here in Canada as far as most Canadians are concerned:
Sat Mar 25, 2023, 11:32 AM
Mar 2023

sheshe2

(87,499 posts)
5. Thanks for your thread, Pete!
Sat Mar 25, 2023, 11:36 AM
Mar 2023

Hiawatha Pete

(1,961 posts)
6. No problem!
Sat Mar 25, 2023, 11:42 AM
Mar 2023

Hekate

(94,665 posts)
7. Kick!
Sat Mar 25, 2023, 11:58 AM
Mar 2023

dchill

(40,475 posts)
8. Serious own!
Sat Mar 25, 2023, 11:59 AM
Mar 2023

republianmushroom

(17,650 posts)
9. I like it
Sat Mar 25, 2023, 12:03 PM
Mar 2023

erronis

(16,845 posts)
10. In my memory (back to Truman), only Biden and Obama have the ability to do a quick
Sat Mar 25, 2023, 12:12 PM
Mar 2023

read and a zinger of a response.

And this isn't rehearsed. Not like tfg's big sharpie notes on a pad of paper.

Bev54

(11,917 posts)
14. Clinton had the knack as well
Sat Mar 25, 2023, 01:11 PM
Mar 2023

erronis

(16,845 posts)
22. I can't disagree. But I think the short zingers are so effective, and I don't remember Clinton's
Sat Mar 25, 2023, 01:38 PM
Mar 2023

being short....

MyOwnPeace

(17,275 posts)
17. JFK was quite good also!
Sat Mar 25, 2023, 01:28 PM
Mar 2023

rurallib

(63,200 posts)
20. JFK was the best
Sat Mar 25, 2023, 01:36 PM
Mar 2023

MyOwnPeace

(17,275 posts)
25. Well, he may have pre-planned it.......
Sat Mar 25, 2023, 01:41 PM
Mar 2023

but I think it's amazing anyhow!

"I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered together at the White House, with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone." --"Remarks by President Kennedy at a Dinner Honoring Nobel Prize Winners of the Western Hemisphere (161)," April 29, 1962.

rurallib

(63,200 posts)
27. here is a short (4 minute) clip of some press conference moments
Sat Mar 25, 2023, 02:00 PM
Mar 2023

I remember getting home as quick as I could to watch the pressers cause they often contained some good laughs:



MyOwnPeace

(17,275 posts)
33. Great stuff indeed!
Sat Mar 25, 2023, 04:07 PM
Mar 2023

Related to one of the questions asked in the video, I remember that one of my early thoughts after the assassination of JFK was that one man's career was finished - that being Vaughn Meader - a marvelous comic who had made it big doing impersonations of JFK.
Here's a piece about that very thing:

https://mobituaries.com/news/the-podcast/season-3/season-2/season-1/jfk-impersonator-vaughn-meader/

And, he, too, was very quick with a 'sharp' answer, as demonstrated in this clip of an actual on-stage appearance:



And finally, a summary of his own 'demise:'



Sad - such great loses - a leader with such great promise - and an entertainer with great talent.

rurallib

(63,200 posts)
34. Always wondered what happened to Meader
Sat Mar 25, 2023, 04:16 PM
Mar 2023

When JFK died he sort of (understandably) disappeared

halfulglas

(1,654 posts)
35. I had that album (vinyl) for many many years.
Sun Mar 26, 2023, 07:50 AM
Mar 2023

I apparently lost it in one of my moves. But in the 60s I played it often (and would sometimes cry because of how much he got Kennedy).

erronis

(16,845 posts)
23. It's just too bad that we didn't have enough time with him!
Sat Mar 25, 2023, 01:38 PM
Mar 2023

LisaM

(28,601 posts)
19. Yeah Clinton was excellent at it.
Sat Mar 25, 2023, 01:34 PM
Mar 2023

He had the ability to seemingly enjoy being heckled.

irisblue

(34,265 posts)
11. Who is PeePee? Apricothellbeast or a Canadian pol? TY
Sat Mar 25, 2023, 12:41 PM
Mar 2023

Hiawatha Pete

(1,961 posts)
12. It's there in my OP:
Sat Mar 25, 2023, 12:42 PM
Mar 2023

(For reference,
Dean Blundell is a progressive former radio talk show host in Canada.
Pierre Polievere, or #PeePee, is the hard-right 'leader' of the Conservative Party of Canada)

Mr.Bill

(24,790 posts)
15. When I saw it in the thread title,
Sat Mar 25, 2023, 01:14 PM
Mar 2023

I immediately thought Trump. Ya know, it's pretty bad for Trump when someone says PeePee and his name comes to mind.

MyOwnPeace

(17,275 posts)
18. HA! Me too!!!!!!
Sat Mar 25, 2023, 01:29 PM
Mar 2023

Response to MyOwnPeace (Reply #18)

Seinan Sensei

(698 posts)
26. The confusion is understandable
Sat Mar 25, 2023, 01:42 PM
Mar 2023

... especially when you know the difference between a Chickpea vs. a Garbanzo Bean

Response to Mr.Bill (Reply #15)

irisblue

(34,265 posts)
16. I totally missed his name
Sat Mar 25, 2023, 01:27 PM
Mar 2023

True Dough

(20,283 posts)
21. Pierre Poilievre -- Conservative leader of the opposition
Sat Mar 25, 2023, 01:37 PM
Mar 2023

He'd fit right in with the ReThugs!

Trueblue1968

(18,116 posts)
13. those stupid old men who wouldn't clap for the women ...... CUT OFF THEIR "YOU KNOW WHATS" !!!!!!!!
Sat Mar 25, 2023, 01:07 PM
Mar 2023

NOT REALLY but they are horrible people

erronis

(16,845 posts)
24. People like these old men shouldn't be allowed to have children. Why do some women
Sat Mar 25, 2023, 01:41 PM
Mar 2023

accept them as reasonable partners to father a child?

Response to Trueblue1968 (Reply #13)

Cha

(305,428 posts)
31. Excellent & Heartwarming, TY!
Sat Mar 25, 2023, 02:51 PM
Mar 2023

Hiawatha Pete

(1,961 posts)
32. No problem!
Sat Mar 25, 2023, 02:52 PM
Mar 2023
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