Five excuses for Obama’s forthcoming bad debate performance

After the first 2012 presidential debate the Obama campaign and its allies came up with some very bizarre excuses for President Barack Obama’s terrible debate performance.

And if the last two debate performances from Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are any indication of what to expect during tonight’s debate, the President is going to need all the excuses he can get.

In the spirit of “Saturday Night Live,” Red Alert has pre-butted tonight’s debate with with five excuses for Obama’s bad debate performance tonight:

 

5. Obama took the pundits a little too seriously

 

In the case that Obama has a Chris Matthewsesque meltdown during the debate like Biden did last week, we’ll know he took Matthews’ advice to watch more MSNBC to heart.

 

4. The location threw him off.

Obama’s not used to being in New York unless it’s to fundraise with hip-hop icons like Jay-Z and Beyonce or to appear on talk shows like “The View” or “The Late Show with David Letterman.”

 

 

3. He was distracted by Mitt Romney’s hair

Could you focus if you had to look at Mitt Romney’s perfectly combed follicles for 90 minutes? I mean, really.

 

 

2. The Clinton Factor

Obama was too busy brainstorming ways to throw Hillary Clinton under the bus over the Libya attack to fully listen to questions from the audience.

1. Holy Smokes, Batman!

Whoever poisoned Joe Biden’s holding room last week with laughing gas has struck again! Somebody call Batman!

 

 

 

Francesca Chambers About Francesca Chambers

Francesca is the Editor of Red Alert Politics - an online publication written by and for young conservatives. Red Alert Politics is a product of Clarity Media Group, the parent company of The Washington Examiner and The Weekly Standard. She is also a contributor to The Washington Examiner.

Francesca is a veteran of several political campaigns and political organizations. She has also worked in new media and communications at The Leadership Institute, at the Republican National Committee and on Capitol Hill. She has been featured as a speaker at Leadership Institute, Cato Institute, Americans for Prosperity's "Defending the American Dream Summit," the State Policy Network's annual conference and CPAC, in addition to appearing as a regular guest on the "Big Picture" with Thom Hartmann on Russia Today.

She has also appeared on ABC's "Nightline", PBS' 'NewsHour', PBS' "To the Contrary", MSNBC, CNN, on TheBlazeTV (aka Glenn Beck TV) and had radio segments on Take Action News with David Shuster, NPR and "The Michael Koolidge Show."

In 2012 she was named to the DC GOP's first ever "35 under 35" list.

Francesca graduated from the University of Kansas with BAs in Political Science and Journalism. At KU she was an editor of the University Daily Kansan and an active member of Student Senate.

Comments

  1. James says:

    There is way more than 5 reasons. This guy is more concerned about traveling and dinners with celebs than he is being President.

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