Patton Oswalt asks if Obama can follow the paths of both Martin Luther King, Jr. and George W. Bush

Doug P. | 9:46 PM on August 28, 2013

Comedian Patton Oswalt wondered if President Obama could or would simultaneously follow that path of both Martin Luther King, Jr. and George W. Bush. For some tweeters responding, the answer was obvious:

"Yes we can!" – Obama. RT @pattonoswalt Dear @BarackObama: You either do MLK thing or you do GWB thing. Can't have both. I think. Can you?

— Dave Rubin (@RubinReport) August 29, 2013

https://twitter.com/pderprevere/status/372872745958506496

One other option was put on the table:

@pattonoswalt Or the worse than Jimmy Carter thing.

— Roger von Oech (@RogervonOech) August 29, 2013

Ouch!