Hey, so remember when President Obama warned Vladimir Putin not to be on “the wrong side of history”? During a speech today extolling the virtues of Lyndon B. Johnson, Obama apparently amended his earlier position:
President Obama: "We are here today because we know we cannot be complacent. History travels not only forwards, but backwards and sideways."
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) April 10, 2014
Pardon?
Word salad. RT @RBPundit: "History travels backwards." https://t.co/CKBrR6ONOD WHAT?
— Physics Geek (@physicsgeek) April 10, 2014
"History travels backwards." https://t.co/6B17mZvwRV WHAT?
— RBe (@RBPundit) April 10, 2014
@WhiteHouse uh, what!?
— Matt Vespa (@mVespa1) April 10, 2014
.@WhiteHouse I know what all those words mean, but those sentences don't make any sense.
— Dr. Kankokage (@kankokage) April 10, 2014
@WhiteHouse you need to get some new speechwriters. Seriously.
— Bleuteaux Fett (@bleuteaux) April 10, 2014
.@WhiteHouse
WTF?! What does that even mean?
Who writes this piffle?— aThirdOfDuane (@aThirdOfDuane) April 10, 2014
Joe Biden?
Can someone explain what the hell Obama is talking about? RT @RBPundit: "History travels backwards." https://t.co/GbUmoLeQR8 WHAT?
— Christy Lynn (@ChristyLynnLSU) April 10, 2014
https://twitter.com/NoahWehrman/status/454314120574038016
Sideways?? RT "@RBPundit: Imagine, if you will, the commentary if George Bush said history traveled backwards. https://t.co/iPcFDT8K9e"
— LMR (@LilMissRightie) April 10, 2014
So what side of history is that? MT @WhiteHouse President Obama: "History travels not only forwards, but backwards and sideways." #tcot
— Curtis Kalin (@CurtisKalin) April 10, 2014
How can you stand on the wrong side of history — or any side, for that matter — when history moves forwards and backwards and sideways?
https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/454313270334464001
History is like climate change! It can do ANYTHING! RT @RBPundit: "History travels backwards." https://t.co/5dJogfogbv WHAT?
— Heather (@hboulware) April 10, 2014
Wonkavision! RT @RBPundit: "History travels backwards." https://t.co/syfOylXId0 WHAT?
— Michelle Ray (@GaltsGirl) April 10, 2014
@WhiteHouse Is this a parody account?
— Scott Lofquist ن (@ScottLofquist) April 10, 2014
Good question. Here’s another one: What the hell is going on at the Obama White House?
Obreezy has the Stargate in the White House basement.
— Eat at Arby's (@ThatElJefe) April 10, 2014
Maybe he’s keeping some other stuff in the basement as well:
https://twitter.com/gordonshuckrow/status/454313043888189440
Lay off the choom, @whitehouse https://t.co/3lZZ06o68h
— The H2 (@TheH2) April 10, 2014
Choom. MT @WhiteHouse President Obama: "…we know we cannot be complacent. History travels not only forwards, but backwards and sideways."
— Leslie ن (@LADowd) April 10, 2014
https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/454314037967613953
https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/454314886181318656
@WhiteHouse Obama's back on the crackpipe, huh?
— GoSellCrazy… (@rrobertschwartz) April 10, 2014
@WhiteHouse Day drinking again?
— James Humphreys (@BPratto) April 10, 2014
@WhiteHouse Step away from the blotter acid. I repeat: step away from the blotter acid!
— Mysterion (@PornPops69) April 10, 2014
We’re in good hands, America.
Smrtest. POTUS. Evar. pic.twitter.com/32o7ZzXru4
— ن Mikey Ramone ن (@ThePantau) April 10, 2014
And once again, The Simpsons were right:
Damn, beat me to it. RT @redsteeze: .@WhiteHouse http://t.co/yGcCRweT4U
— #NeverTrump (@OrwellForks) April 10, 2014
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