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Obama's Anger Translator

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The setup

President Obama introduces an outspoken interpreter to translate the anger behind his carefully measured remarks.

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The premise

Here’s the bit.

During a weekly address, President Obama introduces Luther, an aide who turns his restrained language into blunt expressions of frustration. Obama discusses international affairs, political opposition and his record while Luther supplies threats, insults and increasingly animated gestures. Questions about the president’s birthplace finally strain the arrangement, and even Obama’s request for restraint receives its own translation. Luther then takes a personal anecdote in a direction the president immediately rejects.

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Okay, Luther, rope it in.

Dial it back, Luther, damn.

A little extra

Notes from the archive.

The official clip was released online on January 11, 2012, ahead of the series premiere on January 31.

ScriptEnglish · 30 turns

Automatically generated script; wording may contain errors. Speaker labels are inferred.

  1. 00:05

    Barack Obama

    Good evening, my fellow Americans. Now, before I begin, I just want to say that I know a lot of people out there seem to think that I don't get angry. That's just not true. I get angry a lot. It's just that the way I express passion is different from most. So, just so there's no more confusion, we've hired Luther here to be my anger translator. Luther.

  2. 00:28

    Luther

    Hi.

  3. 00:29

    Barack Obama

    Hi.

  4. 00:29

    Barack Obama

    First off, concerning the recent developments in the Middle Eastern region, I just want to reiterate our unflinching support for all people and their right to a democratic process.

  5. 00:39

    Luther

    Hey, all y'all dictators out there, keep messing around and see what happens. Just see what happens. Watch.

  6. 00:45

    Barack Obama

    Also, to the governments of Iran and North Korea, we once again urge you to discontinue your uranium enrichment program.

  7. 00:53

    Luther

    Hey, Mahmoud, Kim Jong, I think I already untold both y'all, 86 of your shit bitches almost come over there and do it for y'all. Please test me and see what happens.

  8. 01:04

    Barack Obama

    On the domestic front, I just want to say to my critics, I hear your voices, and I'm aware of your concerns.

  9. 01:11

    Luther

    So maybe if you could chill the hell out for like a second, then maybe I can focus on some shit, you know?

  10. 01:16

    Barack Obama

    That goes for everybody, including members of the Tea Party.

  11. 01:19

    Luther

    Oh, don't even get me started on these motherfuckers right here.

  12. 01:22

    Barack Obama

    I want to assure you that we will be looking for new compromises with the GOP in the months ahead.

  13. 01:27

    Luther

    And you know these motherfuckers are gonna say no before I even suggest some shit.

  14. 01:30

    Barack Obama

    Now, I know that a lot of folks say that I haven't done a good job at communicating my accomplishments to the public.

  15. 01:37

    Luther

    Because y'all motherfuckers don't listen.

  16. 01:40

    Barack Obama

    Uh, since being in office, we've created three million new jobs.

  17. 01:45

    Luther

    Three million new jobs.

  18. 01:47

    Barack Obama

    We ended the war in Iraq.

  19. 01:48

    Luther

    Ended the war, y'all. We ended a war, remember that?

  20. 01:51

    Barack Obama

    These achievements should serve as a reminder that I am on your side.

  21. 01:55

    Luther

    I am not a Muslim!

  22. 01:58

    Barack Obama

    And that my intentions, as your president, are coming from the right place.

  23. 02:02

    Luther

    They coming from Hawaii, which is where I'm from, which is in the United States of America, y'all, okay? This is ridiculous! I have a birth certificate! I have a birth certificate! I have a hot, biggity-doggity, mama-say-mama-samu-makusa birth certificate, you dumbass crackers!

  24. 02:18

    Barack Obama

    Okay, Luther, rope it in.

  25. 02:20

    Luther

    Yeah, dial it back, Luther, damn.

  26. 02:22

    Barack Obama

    In conclusion, last night I had a conversation with Michelle and...

  27. 02:27

    Luther

    I says bitch.

  28. 02:28

    Barack Obama

    Nope. I did not say that. I did not say that.

  29. 02:30

    Luther

    You did not say that.

  30. 02:39

    If I'm tweeting, you better be reading. Follow my ass on Twitter.

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