Obama Jokes about Drones – Is it offensive?

When I first heard about the joke – the fact that he had made such a joke, I felt like I had been hit in the stomach. It made me sick. I started reeling with all kinds of hyper-crazy assumptions, like maybe indeed he IS a plant by the GOP and that he is no different than Bush.

Then I did the smart thing, and looked it up – and it turned out that I was completely misguided by my fears. Here’s a reprint of the joke:

“Jonas Brothers are here, they’re out there somewhere. Sasha and Malia are huge fans, but boys, don’t get any ideas. Two words for you: predator drones. You will never see it coming. You think I’m joking?”

I was relieved afterward, seeing that it was OBVIOUSLY not the sick kind of joke Bush made about trying to find hidden WMD’s in Iraq. What’s the difference? Obama wasn’t making fun of the victims, soldiers, or people we are at war with, or the families of victims of any war. He was making fun of the Jonas Brothers. Celebrities. Big, big, big difference.

Sigh of relief….