This morning, the Drudge Report is linking to a YouTube video of Obama congratulating McCain for a hard fought battle. But in the midst of the congratulation, he wipes his mouth 3 times, first with his forefinger, then with his thumb, and the last time with his middle finger. So, looking at it one way, as he's in the middle of congratulating his opponent, it looks like he flips McCain the "bird".
Here's the clip:
If anything, it's hard to believe he would do that intentionally so publicly, so you want to think it's subconscious or just coincidence. But YouTube's "related videos" column makes you begin to question that. Below is a video from a North Carolina speech during the primaries during which Obama, slightly irritated, is discussing Hillary Clinton. This one looks even more subconscious or inadvertent, but this version of the video has a slow-motion that notes the responses from audience members who seem to immediately notice that it looks like he just "flipped the bird" to Clinton while talking about her.
You've got to wonder what's going on here when it's happened in 2 different speeches at the exact moment when he's referring to his opponent. Is it intentional? Is it coincidence? Is it subconscious? How strange!
Can wait to see what the international reaction is when he flips off Kim Jung Il, Huga Chavez and crew . . . or maybe he's on their side. . .
Posted by: Will Worsham | November 07, 2008 at 01:10 AM