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In Tribute To “Ridiculous” Michele Bachmann, Conan O’Brien Turns His Back On America

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Nope, this gag just hasn’t gotten old yet. Conan O’Brien took time out on Conan to explore the nuances of Tuesday night’s State of the Union address. Or, more accurately, to comment on how “ridiculous” it looked for Michele Bachmann to look into the wrong camera during her “Tea Party Response” to the State of the Union, and in the process drifted off camera himself–rather extensively.

While mocking Bachmann with sidekick Andy Richter, O’Brien gradually ends up with his back turned. In the process, he mock angrily rips into Bachmann, saying “we’re supposed to trust these people to figure out the deficit when they can’t even figure out where the camera is!”

As Richter puts it, it’s all “pretty unprofessional.” Indeed it is, indeed it is.

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  • OxyCon

    Pretty funny how none of these comedic geniuses haven’t noticed in four years that Obama speaks like he’s watching a tennis match and speaking at the same time.

    No…nuthin’ funny about that! Or the way Obama looks and sounds exactly like one of Disney World’s animatronic robots from their Hall of Presidents when he speaks.

  • The Real Royal King

    Conan is not wearing enough make-up to be convincing.

  • nice_thought

    OxyCon said:
    Pretty funny how none of these comedic geniuses haven’t noticed in four years that Obama speaks like he’s watching a tennis match and speaking at the same time.

    No…nuthin’ funny about that! Or the way Obama looks and sounds exactly like one of Disney World’s animatronic robots from their Hall of Presidents when he speaks.

    Obama has higher IQ then all of your family’s added together. Do u feel stupid now?

  • The Real Royal King

    nice_thought said:
    Obama has higher IQ then all of your family’s added together. Do u feel stupid now?

    Whilst I find OxyCon’s remarks utterly ridiculous, I must also say you have some of the worst writing skills I have ever come across. Is English your first language? If so, enroll in a writing course at your community college. If not, enroll in an ESL class at your church or school.

  • Harry Flashman

    Sigh.

    Once again, it wasn’t the “wrong” camera. She was looking into the camera that belonged to the people who invited her to speak, not the CNN camera that decided to cover the event.

    The dishonesty and outright lying viciousness of the left never ceases to amaze.

  • The Real Royal King

    Harry Flashman said:
    She was looking into the camera that belonged to the people who invited her to speak

    We all understand that is the talking point, and I commend you for so ably repeating it.. You are a credit to talking point spouters throughout the world.

  • writer

    “Conan is not wearing enough make-up to be convincing.” RRK

  • OxyCon

    nice_thought said:
    Obama has higher IQ then all of your family’s added together. Do u feel stupid now?

    Even though boasting on the internet is “utterly ridiculous”, as TRRK would say, and even though I was a jock and a partier, as a high school sophomore I scored a 135 on the school administered IQ test. As a junior, I scored a 98 on the ASVAB the military administered.

    Go Google the percentiles.

  • The Real Royal King

    OxyCon said:
    Even though boasting on the internet is “utterly ridiculous”, as TRRK would say, and even though I was a jock and a partier, as a high school sophomore I scored a 135 on the school administered IQ test. As a junior, I scored a 98 on the ASVAB the military administered. Go Google the percentiles.

    So, were you the guy drinking Scotch in a tall glass last week at the MENSA meeting?

  • WCinWI

    nice_thought said:
    Obama has higher IQ then all of your family’s added together. Do u feel stupid now?

    Seeing how it’s than and not then, no I don’t feel stupid. :)

  • WCinWI

    Is Conan turning his back to the 57 states of the USA?

  • The Real Royal King

    WCinWI said:
    Seeing how it’s than and not then, no I don’t feel stupid. :)

    I also find it odd he used “added together” with the collective “family’s”.

  • The Real Royal King

    WCinWI said:
    Is Conan turning his back to the 57 states of the USA?

    That had a nice run, but even “Take my wife. Please.” became stale. I thank Mad Michelle and SarahSpudnuts for all the fresh material they give us. I’m particulalry fond of the herringbone tweed.

  • WCinWI

    The Real Royal King said:
    That had a nice run, but even “Take my wife. Please.” became stale. I thank Mad Michelle and SarahSpudnuts for all the fresh material they give us. I’m particulalry fond of the herringbone tweed.

    Frankly, it’s barely had a run except in the blogosphere. If you’d like to show me ways in which Obama plans on bringing down our deficit dollars and lowering our unemployment, that would be great. Otherwise, we can just go over all of his bloopers….of which there are many. :)

  • The Real Royal King

    WCinWI said:
    Frankly, it’s barely had a run except in the blogosphere. If you’d like to show me ways in which Obama plans on bringing down our deficit dollars and lowering our unemployment, that would be great. Otherwise, we can just go over all of his bloopers….of which there are many. :)

    HCR is one.

  • http://www.zazzle.com/talkingpoints NORBIT Jr.

    That’s fair enough, because as the ratings showed – America turned it’s back on Conan!

  • WCinWI

    The Real Royal King said:
    HCR is one.

    No – It’s already been proven that it will cost more money. Also, when you operate your system on the idea that if everyone pays into the system and then give waivers to hundreds of groups, unions, etc…..that’s not operating your system the way that it was supposed to be enacted.

  • WCinWI
  • Gasket

    Harry Flashman said:
    Sigh.

    Once again, it wasn’t the “wrong” camera. She was looking into the camera that belonged to the people who invited her to speak, not the CNN camera that decided to cover the event.

    The dishonesty and outright lying viciousness of the left never ceases to amaze.

    No. she was looking at the WRONG camera. She was supposed to look at the pool camera.

    WCinWI said:
    No – It’s already been proven that it will cost more money. Also, when you operate your system on the idea that if everyone pays into the system and then give waivers to hundreds of groups, unions, etc…..that’s not operating your system the way that it was supposed to be enacted.

    Yes, cost more money but not create deficits. The original estimate was not deficit neutral. It SAVED money. This is why CBO is projecting repeal will ADD to the deficits.

  • The_Reasonable_Lib

    Such a tragedy, Mediaite. And by that I’m referring to the fact that you post this and not Jon Stewart’s segment which was simply great.

  • WCinWI

    Gasket said:
    No. she was looking at the WRONG camera. She was supposed to look at the pool camera.

    Yes, cost more money but not create deficits. The original estimate was not deficit neutral. It SAVED money. This is why CBO is projecting repeal will ADD to the deficits.

    CNN was invited to her speech. Nice try

    No – there is video proof of the meeting that the budget committee or some other hearing committee had with the Medicare Actuary, discussing this point. Multiple times the guy said that people would not be able to keep their plans and that costs would not be low. You can try say this all you want, but CBO is only as good as the data that they’re being given. If you take away the mandate, you take away the cost structure.

  • The Real Royal King

    WCinWI said:
    No – It’s already been proven that it will cost more money. Also, when you operate your system on the idea that if everyone pays into the system and then give waivers to hundreds of groups, unions, etc…..that’s not operating your system the way that it was supposed to be enacted.

    No such thing has been “proven”. In fact, it is generally conceded, even by Republicans the repeal will run up the deficit.

  • WCinWI

    Who’s talking about repealing? I mean seriously, how dense can you be? I say that in all sincerity. It’s clear that there is a new health care system that is going to be cost-effective. The CBO already claimed that and it’s called Paul Ryan. Welcome to the Tea Party folks. Enjoy the ride. :)

  • The Real Royal King

    Why did your parents name you after a toilet? Did they have the only Water Closet in Wisconsin?

  • Carol West

    WCinWI said:
    Seeing how it’s than and not then, no I don’t feel stupid. :)

    The Real Royal King said:
    I also find it odd he used “added together” with the collective “family’s”.

    May I ask if you two are the english, grammar, spelling and typo police?

  • shortstopk

    OxyCon said:
    Pretty funny how none of these comedic geniuses haven’t noticed in four years that Obama speaks like he’s watching a tennis match and speaking at the same time.

    No…nuthin’ funny about that! Or the way Obama looks and sounds exactly like one of Disney World’s animatronic robots from their Hall of Presidents when he speaks.

    You must not have ever seen Fred Armisen do Obama on SNL.

  • pakattak

    OxyCon said:
    Even though boasting on the internet is “utterly ridiculous”, as TRRK would say, and even though I was a jock and a partier, as a high school sophomore I scored a 135 on the school administered IQ test. As a junior, I scored a 98 on the ASVAB the military administered.

    Go Google the percentiles.

    Cool story, bro.

    I was also a super jock and partied in high school while getting a 1600 on my SATs and curing cancer.

    (It’s the Internet, you can say whatever you want and it won’t matter.)

  • Yoda002

    OxyCon said:
    Pretty funny how none of these comedic geniuses haven’t noticed in four years that Obama speaks like he’s watching a tennis match and speaking at the same time.

    No…nuthin’ funny about that! Or the way Obama looks and sounds exactly like one of Disney World’s animatronic robots from their Hall of Presidents when he speaks.

    You need to go on youtube and watch some of Bush’s old speeches especially to the press. He never could find the words to express how he really felt about something.

  • Dem4Ever

    Hey Conan, kinda like how you can’t find your razor? Naw…it’s all good.

  • WHarropson

    Harry Flashman said:
    Once again, it wasn’t the “wrong” camera. She was looking into the camera that belonged to the people who invited her to speak, not the CNN camera that decided to cover the event.
    The dishonesty and outright lying viciousness of the left never ceases to amaze.

    Mark Joyella,
    Just in case you check back in on the posts on your report here. It would be a good time for you to amend your asessment. You might recover some some of the respect somone may have had of you. Heck, you could probably amend the actual report to reflect the truth of the matter. She wasn’t talking to CNN. She was talking to someone more important.

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