Obama’s final question at today’s presser was about his reputation as a rather insular fellow. But let him be clear: he likes to party.
"I'm a pretty friendly guy and I like a good party." — President Obama. Yes, he said that.
— Chris Cillizza (@TheFix) January 14, 2013
"I'm a pretty friendly guy," declares the president after several prickly answers.
— jimgeraghty (@jimgeraghty) January 14, 2013
Obama: "I'm a pretty friendly guy and I like a good party." #It'sComeToThis
— Philip Klein (@philipaklein) January 14, 2013
"I'm a pretty friendly guy…and I like a good party." ??? #obamapresser
— Kirsten Powers (@KirstenPowers) January 14, 2013
You're friendly enough, President Obama.
— Bill Hammond (@NYHammond) January 14, 2013
Someone should tell Obama he's "likeable enough."
— Kirsten Powers (@KirstenPowers) January 14, 2013
Obama's really greasing up the press with this soliloquy – I'm ready to party!
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) January 14, 2013
But with all he’s got going on, it’s tough to let loose.
To be sure, he’d like to party with Republicans:
Shorter Obama: I have a white friend. His name is John Boehner.
— Randy Clemens™ (@bostonrandy) January 14, 2013
POTUS: "I like @johnboehner personally. When we played golf together we had a great time. But that didn't get a deal done in 2011." #tcot
— JackieBWriting (@JackieBodnar) January 14, 2013
RT @GrahamDavidA: Obama, making case for what a friendly guy he is, mocks John Boehner
— Melissa Clouthier (@MelissaTweets) January 14, 2013
But they’re just so meanypants!
You can tell how thin the President's skin is by the length of time its taken him to answer this question.
— Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) January 14, 2013
Shorter Obama "Stop being mean to me"
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) January 14, 2013
Obama says people blast him for "being a big-spending socialist." And then criticize him for not socializing enough.
— Neil King (@NKingofDC) January 14, 2013
Obama: Socializing with GOP members of Congress doesn't stop them from calling me "a big-spending Socialist."
— Olivier Knox (@OKnox) January 14, 2013
Get out your hankies — Obama is boo-hooing about Congress calling him names. Sticks and stones, Mr. President…
— toddstarnes (@toddstarnes) January 14, 2013
As evidenced by how they ostracized Charlie Crist:
POTUS: "It doesn't look real good socializing w/ me."
— David M. Drucker (@DavidMDrucker) January 14, 2013
Obama on GOPers getting punished for socializing/being chummy w/him: "Charlie Crist down in FL testifies to that."
— Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) January 14, 2013
Yeah, it was only socializing with Obama that caused Republicans to turn against Charlie Crist. Nothing policy-wise, right?
— jimgeraghty (@jimgeraghty) January 14, 2013
And he can totally relate to Charlie. After all, he gets lonely in that big ol’ house of his:
Uh Oh. President is lonely–JUST LIKE JODIE FOSTER.
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) January 14, 2013
Obama: "I'm getting lonely in this big house."
— toddstarnes (@toddstarnes) January 14, 2013
Awe Obama says he is feeling lonely. Well there's a 16T debt that's always looking for some company.
— Demetrius Minor (@dminor85) January 14, 2013
I'm a bit stunned that Obama just said he's bored and needs someone to come over and keep him company. Seriously? #headdesk
— Eye on Politics (@EyeOnPolitics) January 14, 2013
Obama is spending more time on this "socializing" question, calling himself "lonely in this big ol' house" than actual topics that matter.
— Lady Patriot (@Lady_Patriot) January 14, 2013
Even the media were mystified by the president’s bizarre wallowing:
POTUS seems to have just invited the entire House GOP caucus over to play cards with him and Carney.
— Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) January 14, 2013
Party at the WH! "Maybe a whole bunch of members of the House Republican caucus want to come over and socialize more."
— Rebecca Berg (@rebeccagberg) January 14, 2013
I think Obama just invited House Republicans to a card game at the White House. Go fish or poker?
— Chris Jansing (@ChrisJansing) January 14, 2013
.@Terry_McAuliffe always up for a game of cards.
— Peter Hamby (@PeterHamby) January 14, 2013
President Clinton was never lonely.
— Downtown Josh Brown (@ReformedBroker) January 14, 2013
Sitting in his room listening to the Cure's greatest hits. #ObamaNeedsFriends
— Ana Marie Cox (@anamariecox) January 14, 2013
If Obama only realized Boehner likes Merlot and not Sangiovese, things would be so different http://t.co/hVL2HI8d
— Domenico Montanaro (@DomenicoNPR) January 14, 2013
@anamariecox he sent 2 aides into the House with notes saying – Am I Likable? Check box 1)..Are we friends? Check box 2) #obamaneedsfriends
— Christofurrr (@kuusela34) January 14, 2013
The thing is, that’s exactly the sort of thing we’d expect from President Boyfriend. Maybe he’ll start his own White House petition!
Wow that was quite of a stream of consciousness on why the president thinks he's a social person. Painful.
— Kirsten Powers (@KirstenPowers) January 14, 2013
I think for the next presser, Obama should answer while lying down on a therapist's couch.
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) January 14, 2013
And Joe Biden can interpret his Rorschach test results.
https://twitter.com/JGreenDC/status/290873347275898880
Awww … it’s hard out there for a president. He could really use a friend right about now.
Ronry
— Howard Fineman (@howardfineman) January 14, 2013
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Update:
#ObamaNeedsFriends: Twitterers offer a glimpse into Obama’s lonely existence
