Obama Doling Out Dap On The Stump

Last week, some nimrod commenter over at Cal Thomas' blog at Human Events took note of the affectionate "fist bump" that Barack and Michelle Obama shared last Tuesday night and remarked, "Michelle is not as 'refined' as Obama at hiding her TRUE feelings about America -- etc. Her 'Hezbollah' style fist-jabbing..." The comment, which did not apparently manage to drag itself across Cal Thomas' threshold for accepted idiocy, was scrubbed from the post, but not before a lot of people noticed, including Fox News' E.D. Hill, who teased a groundbreaking segment on dap thusly: "A fist bump? A pound? A terrorist fist jab? The gesture everyone seems to interpret differently."

MediaMatters has announced an "action" today, asking readers to sign a petition and call Fox news to complain about Hill's effervescent stupidity. But, perhaps aware that the fist bump is the hottest thing in politics right now, Obama himself is taking it in stride. In a video posted over at Ben Smith's Politico blog, we see Obama and North Carolina Governor Mike Easley dapping it up. Seconds later, Obama and Easley would exchange the "thumbs up" sign, which is clearly a secret sign to the Fonzie Liberation Front to begin a jihad against broken jukeboxes.

Comments

[thedave25]

I think its great that this happened - everyone under the age of, oh...60 knows that this is the latest evolution of the old "gemme five" from the 70s.

Just shows fox noise is VERY out of touch with American pop culture

[queotic]

People please! It's called a "pound" or "dap." Only terrorists called it a fist bump ;-)

[ChicagoBlackRainbowWomen]

OMG!!!! The fist thumping terrorist have infiltrated the democratic party....give me a break

[Pyrrhus]

I guess the Dems are doing okay if this is the best the rethugs and faux news have at the moment.

[midknightryder13]

This will backfire -- watch, it will now become EVEN COOLER to fist bump.
I can see it now -- people will be fist bumping Senator Obama (or trying to, anyway) at all his events.
I can't wait to see him and Hillary do it -- what WILL Fox say then?

(btw -- the first time I ever saw this was on a Disney animated show called "Fillmore!" -- some 6 or 7 years ago. The two lead characters did it. Oh, did I mention that they are students in MIDDLE SCHOOL?!?!?)

[2cntswrth]

I hope that Obama certainly does not react to this and stop doing this little fist bump. Fox news is beyond awful. To try to mischaracterize someone as a "terrorist" is nothing short of hatemongering. They are desparately attempting to do anything and everything to distort the truth and keep the myth going about Barack's patriotism. Fox news is like a hideous virus we all need innoculations for

[pacats]

Obama seems to not bruise easily. He is tough, and comes from Kansas (strong stock).

[ZimboChick]

and Kenya...even stronger stuff hehehe

[godlessliberal]

LMAO, goodness this promises to be a very entertaining election season. Next thing we know everytime Obama sneezes he is sending secret messages to his brother Osama Bin Laden......

[Pyrrhus]

LOL now that is funny!

[SCurry713]

should'nt have said that, since you know whats going on, its off to Gitmo' with you to tell all!

[ZimboChick]

lol

[harriscrl3]

Aww the best way to handle Fox noise is to make fun of their stupidity now someone need to do a video of the fist bump. In fact it should be standard greeting of democrats from now on.

Carol

[neesy08]

they are idiots!!!!!!!! How were these people elected into the presidency?

[UrbanInterloper]

You can smell the Republican desperation in the air.

[RudyV]

Thumbs up? Uh-oh...apparently these guys haven't read this:

http://www.cracked.com/article_16335_7-innocent-gestures-that-can-get-you-killed-overseas.html