Barack Obama can't seem to get away from controversy. This time he's in trouble after Bernie Mac made jokes about his wife and daughter (Mac's not Obama's) being Ho's willing to take $50k from the mailman to sleep with them.
It was a joke, and Bernie Mac is a professional comedian, do not try this at home!
That said Barack Obama is taking flak from his over sensitive Democratic Party, especially those that were Hillary supporters and have witnessed a significant amount of sexist remarks and actions by Obama and many in his camp, of which, most are NOT professional comedians. So when an actual comedian said the following:
Bernie Mac said his "little nephew came to me and he said, 'Uncle, what's the difference between a hypothetical question and a realistic question?' "I said, ‘I don't know,’ but I said, 'I'll tell you what you do. Go upstairs and ask your mother if she'd make love to the mailman for $50,000.’"
Mac's wife, in the joke, said she sleep "with anyone" for $50,000, and Mac's daughter said the same.
Explained Mac: "Hypothetically speaking, we should have $100,000. But realistically speaking we live with two hos."
Barack Obama had to step in and step on the comedians act in an attempt to pander to that part of the Democratic Base that feels slighted over his own nomination.
Obama addressed the issue in his remarks, saying, "We can't afford to be divided by race. We can't afford to be divided by religion, or by region or class. Or by gender. That means, by the way, Bernie, you got to clean up your act. This is a family affair. ... I'm just messing with you."
Hmm, maybe next time, Obama or his staff will take sometime to vett their comedians before inviting them to a fundraiser. Its not like anyone that has ever seen Bernie Mac perform didn't know that Bernie Mac jokes about women being Hos from time to every time. In fact there is probably a Dummies book on Amazon books right now calling Barack Obama, "Avoid Picking Sexist Joking Comedians for Dummies"
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