Obama Bullshit Bingo

Before Barrack Obama's next televised speech, prepare your "Obama Bullshit Bingo" card by drawing a square. I find that 5" x 5" is a good size -- and dividing it into columns –five across and five down. That will give you 25 1-inch blocks.

 

Write one of the following words/phrases in each block:

• Restored our reputation
• Strategic fit
• Let me be clear
• Make no mistake
• Back from the brink
• Signs of recovery
• Out of the loop
• Benchmark
• Job creation
• Fiscal restraint
• Win-win
• Affordable health care
• Previous Administration
• Greed on Wall Street
• At the end of the day
• Empower (or empowerment)
• Touch base
• Mindset
• Corporate greed
• Ballpark
• Game plan
• Leverage
• Inherited as in "I inherited this mess"
• Relief for working families
• ...Or add your own favorites

Check off the appropriate block when you hear one of those words/phrases.

 

When you get five blocks horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, stand up and shout

 

"BULLSHIT!"

 

Testimonials from past satisfied "Bullshit Bingo" players:

• "I had been listening to the speech for only five minutes when I won." - Jack W., Boston
• "My attention span during speeches has improved dramatically." - David D., Florida
• "What a gas! Speeches will never be the same for me after my first win." - Bill R., New York City
• "The atmosphere was tense in the last speech as 14 of us waited for the fifth box." - Ben G., Denver
• "The speaker was stunned as eight of us screamed "BULLSHIT!" for the third time in two hours." - Harry A, Chantilly
• I got “Blackout” in less than 15 minutes! – Billy, Atlanta

OUR READERS WRITE:

In Obama's defense, you could probably play a similar game with every elected official in the country, past and present. To be a political figure is to spout bullshit.

- Anonymous

Won't argue with you there, but Obama has certainly taken it to a new level.

- Editor Paul