Devildetails

Well, since you have likely no power you are. If you think the first president to see a jail cell will be Obama, please explain the likely charges.

INTERNET_TRASHCAN

The joke was about how far removed he is from the general population.

He begins by listing things they share in common, and then drops "appointing judges, everyday stuff" as the punchline.

It was a joke about how normal people don't appoint judges. I hate Obama too, but this is silly.

fricknmaniac

I do not, I was too young when Ronald Reagan was in office.

Devildetails

Ha. You're silly.

Devildetails

That's a joke about his death?

muffalettadiver

He did laugh pretty heartily at the idea of appointing a supreme court justice....obviously the judgment call is up to the viewer.

GoddammitMrNoodle

Oh please, this is hardly a joke about Scalia's death. There's valid criticism and then there's going on a witch hunt.

[edit] Let's break it down. The joke, and it's a minor one, is about how one of the things Obama has to do before his term ends is, among many other things, appoint a supreme court justice (for added effect he says judge, but we know what he's talking about). It's funny because of the juxtaposition of a very uncommon and serious duty with the trivial act of list making. If anything you could complain that he's making light of the duties of his office, but to claim that he's cracking a joke at Scalia's expense or because he's reveling in power is IMO just manufacturing BS reasons get irate. Sure Obama has made mistakes, but here? Oh please.

DragonsChirping

His joke shows a complete lack of respect. And a man's death isn't the time to laugh about the power he just might get to appoint another judge. What's the reason you post here?

muffalettadiver

He was laughing heartily at the death of a man for the personal gain of appointing a sc justice. The valid criticism is that he seems happy about Scalia's death.