Obama's comments to Jay Leno about his low bowling score – in particular, an off-the-cuff remark that it was "like Special Olympics or something" – had the chief executive calling Special Olympics chairman Tim Shriver from Air Force One on Thursday before the program even aired.
"He expressed his disappointment and apologized," Shriver told Friday's edition of ABC's Good Morning America. "He was very sincere."
In a statement issued Friday, White House spokesman Bill Burton said, "The President made an offhand remark making fun of his own bowling that was in no way intended to disparage the Special Olympics. He thinks that the Special Olympics are a wonderful program that gives an opportunity to shine to people with disabilities from around the world."
Shriver also noted that "words hurt and words do matter, and these words that in some respect can be seen as humiliating ... do cause pain." He further said that he hopes the president's slip of the tongue "a teachable moment for our country."
Wow, he called the dude before the program even aired. And called it a "teachable moment." Very impressive, Mr. President. />
As I predicted (it wasn't that hard to predict), President Obama has apologized for his joke about the Special Olympics on Leno last night.
Obama's comments to Jay Leno about his low bowling score – in particular, an off-the-cuff remark that it was "like Special Olympics or something" – had the chief executive calling Special Olympics chairman Tim Shriver from Air Force One on Thursday before the program even aired.
"He expressed his disappointment and apologized," Shriver told Friday's ed...
I was really surprised when Chris Brown and Rihanna got back together after he assaulted her. I was not surprised by their fake break-up this week. Now, Star Magazine is reporting that Chris and Rihanna made a sex tape that Brown is in possession of. Of course. This would explain why Rihanna had to stay with him post-abuse. Not because she has no self-esteem. It was all because she feared the tape, that I will go out on a limb and say doesn't even exist, being released.
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There is something really wrong in this world. No, it's not just the fact that My Name Is Earl star Jaime Pressly has critical, misplaced and altogether missing vowels in her name. She has a fucking book that was just released. I. Kid. You. Not. So, I hear this news and think she must have some juicy or tragic life story that I don't know about that would warrant the need for her to be penning her memoirs. I surfed over to Amazon to read the synopsis:
America knows Jaime Pressly...
It just became a fiasco of madness. [But] I always stay true to my heart and true to everything I did and my intentions, and I am in no way a liar.
I look back on it as very interesting [in terms of] how things have been sort of unraveling for her since. [But] it is what it is. I can sleep at night knowing I made decisions that I wanted to make. [Still], I'm a supporter. I was then, I guess I am now.
Her own decisions and different things in her life, people can judge her all they want...
I know that Miley and Nick Jonas dated, but really, she has so much more in common with Joe-except that whole purity ruse which Joe actually seems to participate in.
A couple of months ago, Miley was slammed when a picture surfaced of her in which she appeared to be mocking Asians. Now, this lovely snapshot has hit the internet showing Joe Jonas in a similar situation. These two Asian-taunting, manufactured by Disney twits are, like, soul mates.
Expect a non-apology to be released b...
I'm wondering how Beet will feel about this-her lady love Lohan talking smack about Brit. Lindsay Lohan is the cover girl on the April issue of Nylon magazine and also talks about Sam, Sean Penn and her desire to model.
On Samantha Ronson:
Samantha and I have been living together… and I finally found this great new house in LA – so now we’re closer to each other. It’s literally around the block… I got my license back a week and a half ago. That was a big deal. It’s [restricted],...