Jim Hoft’s Idiotic Post of the Week: Obama Photoshopped into Situation Room

More mind-boggling idiocy from the Internet’s dumbest man
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MEGA DERPHere’s dim Jim Hoft, hilariously stupid and obsessed as always, with what may be the dumbest thing he’s ever posted (and there’s a lot of competition for that dubious prize): Swedish Paper: Obama Photoshopped into Famous Situation Room Photo.

Hoft, with his unerring instinct for brain-dead conspiracy theories, has discovered another heinous plot by the diabolical Barack Hussein Obama: this time, Obama’s trying to trick people into thinking he was actually in the situation room when Osama bin Laden was killed.

In Hoft’s twisted wingnut mind, this seems perfectly logical.

Swedish news agency Afton Bladet claims the famous “chipmunk in the small chair” was photoshopped.

What’s wrong with this picture?
The Swedish news agency, Afton Bladet, is telling us to

“Look closely, the picture from the White House ‘Situation Room’ in connection with Bin Laden’s death holds an impressive error … Can you detect it?”.

They say Obama was photoshopped into the picture. AB insists that the president was just way too small in the picture. It must be a fake.
Via Free Republic.

Obama was really out golfing that day. Maybe he got stuck at the 19th hole?

I believe that last line is supposed to be humorous.

UPDATE at 12/8/11 10:37:48 am

But wait — it gets even more moronic.

Upon checking the Aftonbladet story (which is a web-only video) a little more thoroughly, we find that it’s actually about the Internet meme in which people photoshop funny images into that situation room picture. In other words, Hoft is totally wrong; it has nothing to do with Obama being photoshopped into anything. Aftonbladet even leads with one of the parody pictures, featuring the well-known “Sad Keanu” image.

Hoft, of course, is too dim to understand this, and he updates his post:

UPDATE: Afton Bladet mocked the White House. They added Keanu Reeves to the photo in their video. Hah!

Wow. The level of utter fail in this one is remarkable.

UPDATE at 12/8/11 10:51:38 am

And the stupid goes on. The Swedish tabloid Hoft thinks is “mocking the White House” previously published a lurid antisemitic article claiming that Israeli soldiers were kidnapping and murdering Palestinian children to harvest their organs.

In other words, in his hate-driven confusion Hoft is citing with approval a source that he would normally call a “far left Jew-hating rag.” But he’s not going for consistency, obviously.

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67 comments
1 ElCapitanAmerica  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:00:07am

Admit it Charles, if we all applied to be writers or editors for the Onion, this guy would have us all beat ... as long as nobody told him the real purpose of the Onion of course.

2 makeitstop  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:00:46am

After a while, you have to ask yourself whether Hoft posts this crap just to have something to post.

I almost wrote 'no human could possibly be that stupid,' but I caught myself.

3 kirkspencer  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:02:56am

re: #2 makeitstop

After a while, you have to ask yourself whether Hoft posts this crap just to have something to post.

I almost wrote 'no human could possibly be that stupid,' but I caught myself.

Depends on your definition of "human".

4 makeitstop  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:04:11am

re: #3 kirkspencer

Depends on your definition of "human".

Good point.

5 reloadingisnotahobby  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:05:01am

How does Hoft earn a living?
Serious question....
Do people actually PAY to join his site and recieve his
'news'letters... or is he a professional 'Carney'?

6 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:06:49am

Giving the crowding in the room, someone was in that corner.

Who else do you suppose it was, considering that that person seems to have been given more room than the others.

(Actually, I've always thought that the guy way in back in the blue shirt looks photoshopped because of the lighting. He was probably standing directly underneath a fixture.)

7 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:09:51am

Just waiting for someone to photoshop pepper spray cop into the photo.

8 Vicious Babushka  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:11:27am

Yeah, why not? It could even have been done by the same graphic artistists who Photoshopped Hillary out!
//

9 Vicious Babushka  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:11:55am

re: #7 EmmmieG

Just waiting for someone to photoshop pepper spray cop into the photo.

Israeli pepper spray guy. (not a Photoshop)

10 Killgore Trout  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:14:34am
11 JAFO  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:16:04am

There's a gunman on the Virginia Tech campus, again. Here's the police scanner channel.

12 Charleston Chew  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:16:09am
13 (I Stand By What I Said Whatever It Was)  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:16:46am

Aftonbladet (not Afton Bladet) is a tabloid, not a news agency.

14 NJDhockeyfan  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:20:02am

re: #10 Killgore Trout

Press TV: Iran airs footage of downed US drone (video)

I just posted a Page on that.

;)

15 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Tears  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:20:49am

Does it really make a difference whether Obama was in the room while the mission was carried out? If he authorized it, and it was done, then there's the true impact.

Beyond that it's essentially propaganda and publicity about where he was and what he was doing during the actual time. And it's fairly crazy to think that the administration thought it necessary to *fake* Obama being in the situation room as his being elsewhere would in some way be some sort of massive failing or show a lack of caring about American servicemen being sent on a dangerous mission.

16 lawhawk  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:20:57am

re: #12 Charleston Chew

Photoshops! One and All! /h8r

17 (I Stand By What I Said Whatever It Was)  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:21:38am

Aftonbladet, btw is the same tabloid that published the Israeli organ harvesting "story" acouple of years ago:

[Link: articles.cnn.com...]

18 (I Stand By What I Said Whatever It Was)  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:22:19am

re: #17 000G

[Link: en.wikipedia.org...]

19 lawhawk  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:23:11am

re: #11 mracb

Early reports indicate that a VATech police officer was hit by shots fired by an unknown assailant, but so far the school's website indicates only the reports of shots fired.

20 mikec6666  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:23:56am

Only the tiniest of tiny minds would believe that crapola. I agree, Dim Hoft just didn't have anything to piggybacked on some furriners stuff.

21 Bulworth  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:24:34am

Bill Ayers wrote Dreams Of My Father! Obama is Malcolm X's child! //

22 (I Stand By What I Said Whatever It Was)  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:28:41am

From what I can make out, I think they're talking about an internet meme that consists of photoshopping stuff into that situation room photo. And it's a web-only entertainment show to begin with, not in any way an actual news program.

23 Killgore Trout  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:29:04am

re: #14 NJDhockeyfan

I just posted a Page on that.

;)

Warmonger!
/

24 funky chicken  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:29:10am

Hey, if Obama was at the 19th hole having a delicious pulled pork sandwich and tasty adult beverage while Osama was being killed, I'd be OK with that. It's not like he was going to start shouting orders to the individual Seals or anything.

I'm sure he was there in the situation room, I'm just sayin'.

25 NJDhockeyfan  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:29:10am

re: #19 lawhawk

Early reports indicate that a VATech police officer was hit by shots fired by an unknown assailant, but so far the school's website indicates only the reports of shots fired.

On VT's website:

From VT Alerts (1:12 p.m.): Suspect remains at large. A police officer has been shot. A potential second victim is reported at the Cage lot. Stay indoors. Secure in place.

From VT Alerts (12:47 p.m.): Suspect described as white male, gray sweat pants, gray hat w/neon green brim, maroon hoodie and backpack. On foot towards McComas. Call 911

From VT Alerts (12:37 p.m.): Gun shots reported- Coliseum Parking lot. Stay Inside. Secure doors. Emergency personnel responding. Call 911 for help.

26 Vicious Babushka  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:29:27am

Speaking of Photoshop, that super annoying pop-up ad of a woman in a leotard, jumping up and down, with a Drudge siren on her head, now has some blonde woman's head badly Photoshopped on it.

27 (I Stand By What I Said Whatever It Was)  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:30:11am

re: #17 000G

Aftonbladet, btw is the same tabloid that published the Israeli organ harvesting "story" acouple of years ago:

[Link: articles.cnn.com...]

LGF article on that issue back then: [Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]

28 Charleston Chew  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:31:08am

So what Hoft and these Swedish meatballs are claiming is that the black guy can't possibly have been there because he looks out of proportion, and yet the fact that Robert Gates' head appears bigger than Mike Mullen's entire torso is fine?

Oh, that's right, white guys are supposed to be there.

29 Killgore Trout  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:31:36am

re: #14 NJDhockeyfan

Here come the peaceniks!
[Link: www.daylife.com...]

30 makeitstop  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:32:26am

re: #26 Alouette

Speaking of Photoshop, that super annoying pop-up ad of a woman in a leotard, jumping up and down, with a Drudge siren on her head, now has some blonde woman's head badly Photoshopped on it.

I have never understood that ad, no matter who's head is on it.

31 lawhawk  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:32:59am

re: #29 Killgore Trout

Who stole my TARDIS!? /The Doctor

32 NJDhockeyfan  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:33:20am

re: #29 Killgore Trout

Here come the peaceniks!
[Link: www.daylife.com...]

Is that an outhouse?

33 Vicious Babushka  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:33:37am

re: #30 makeitstop

I have never understood that ad, no matter who's head is on it.

It's supposed to annoy the crap out of you until you click on it.

34 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:33:57am

re: #31 lawhawk

Who stole my TARDIS!? /The Doctor

Somebody's nicked my motor...

35 Eventual Carrion  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:34:58am

re: #29 Killgore Trout

Here come the peaceniks!
[Link: www.daylife.com...]

Yeah, peace is so over rated.

36 Killgore Trout  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:35:44am

re: #31 lawhawk

Who stole my TARDIS!? /The Doctor

lol

37 NJDhockeyfan  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:37:40am

re: #17 000G

Aftonbladet, btw is the same newspaper that published the Israeli organ harvesting "story" acouple of years ago:

[Link: articles.cnn.com...]

Aftonbladet Ignores Bedouin-Egyptian Organ Trafficking

Aftonbladet is infamous for running a highly sensational and totally fictional account of alleged Israeli trafficking in organs from dead Palestinians. But somehow, the investigative powers of its reporting staff have failed to detect a real and lethal organ-snatching industry which is operating in Egypt. The victims are African refugees fleeing persecution in their home countries and hoping to get to Israel.

Accounts of organ trafficking, confirmed by a number of sources, began to hit the mass media last week. In fact the story was known over a year ago. In a report released in June 2010 by the Israeli NGO Kav Laoved an African woman refugee reported this incident:

-“the Bedouins hurt and threatened to kill [13 individuals] if their families didn't send more money. Those among them who were unable to obtain more money were killed by the Bedouins and their organs were sold.”

Workers from Kav Laoved learned of this case in March of 2010. But Aftonbladet’s staff, which was so quick to accuse Israel with no real evidence, has yet to move on this story which is full of facts and murdered victims.

...

38 SanFranciscoZionist  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:44:36am

re: #11 mracb

There's a gunman on the Virginia Tech campus, again. Here's the police scanner channel.

Gottenyu.

39 SanFranciscoZionist  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:45:11am

re: #17 000G

Aftonbladet, btw is the same tabloid that published the Israeli organ harvesting "story" acouple of years ago:

[Link: articles.cnn.com...]

I remember them. They also, IIRC, had one of their new crews attacked in Cairo because they were mistaken for Jews.

40 lawhawk  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:46:05am

re: #25 NJDhockeyfan

Person outside performing arts building surrendered with hands up. [Link: t.co...]

Appears that the guy arrested matches the description proffered.

41 NJDhockeyfan  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:46:09am

Collegiate Times tweets...

CollegiateTimes Collegiate Times
Also hearing reports of someone running under Latham Hall on other side of campus
1 minute ago

CTSportsTalk Collegiate Times
RT @zcrizer Person who surrendered was wearing gray shirt and jeans. Unsure if he was suspect
2 minutes ago
Retweeted by CollegiateTimes

CollegiateTimes Collegiate Times
Person outside performing arts building surrendered with hands up. yfrog.com/mnvumoj
2 minutes ago

CollegiateTimes Collegiate Times
collegiatetimes.com is currently down, please follow us on Twitter and Facebook for continuing coverage
2 minutes ago

CollegiateTimes Collegiate Times
Person who surrendered was wearing gray shirt and jeans. Unsure if he was suspect
3 minutes ago

CollegiateTimes Collegiate Times
RT @zcrizer Police entering performance arts building on College Ave. One person surrendered. Another apparently at large
4 minutes ago

CollegiateTimes Collegiate Times
Breaking: suspect being apprehended on steps of performing arts building on College Ave
6 minutes ago

42 Killgore Trout  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:46:56am

Anarchist group may have sent letter bomb - German police

A hidden, rolled-up letter written in Italian from the Federazione Anarchica Informale (the Informal Anarchist Group, or FAI) spoke of "three explosions against bankers, banks, fleas and bloodsuckers," the German investigators said.

"So it must be deduced from this that two more letter bombs may have been sent," the Criminal Investigations Office for the state of Hesse and Frankfurt prosecutors said in a statement.

Earlier they said initial tests had shown the letter bomb sent to Ackermann was operational.

The FAI previously claimed responsibility for a parcel bomb that injured two people in the offices of the Swiss nuclear lobby group in March, as well as for parcel bombs sent to the Swiss and Chilean embassies in Rome last year.

The group also claimed to be behind a letter bomb sent to the European Central Bank, also based in Germany's financial capital Frankfurt, in 2003.

43 NJDhockeyfan  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:49:04am
CollegiateTimes Collegiate Times
Students are reporting shots near Torgersen Hall
1 minute ago

CollegiateTimes Collegiate Times
@
@sarastancik what did you hear and see?
1 minute ago

CollegiateTimes Collegiate Times
Police are emptying the Performance Arts building
3 minutes ago

CollegiateTimes Collegiate Times
Breaking: person who surrendered at Performance Arts Building is not under arrest
3 minutes ago

WOW

45 NJDhockeyfan  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:51:19am
46 Greup  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:51:57am

Being Swedish, i watched the clip at Aftonbladet. The discussion is about photo-shopping "memes" into pictures. The example picture was from the situation room and it came in three different examples. First with Keanu Reeves at the table, Second with Obama having a video game controller in his hands, and third with an actress from some US lawyer series at center of the picture.

So it was a case of having fun with pictures. The people discussing this are various artists in Sweden and the guy explaining the pictures on screen is a well known celebrity blogger.

So the political significance of this is absolutely Zweo.

47 Lidane  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:54:21am

Can someone explain to me how Jim Hoft gets through the day without a crash helmet, and how he's able to dress and feed himself?

I don't get it.

48 kirkspencer  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:54:32am

re: #43 NJDhockeyfan

WOW

So I'm reading this, and thinking of the fun of adding a dozen or so armed (concealed carry) students who suddenly pull out their weapons to defend themselves.

I put myself in the mindset of policeman Jones, hearing one of mine has been shot and killed, and I see student X standing there with handgun drawn.

I don't see any good result barring luck.

49 NJDhockeyfan  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:55:40am
CollegiateTimes Collegiate Times
Reports of police activity all over campus, now including outside Squires Student Center
2 minutes ago
50 NJDhockeyfan  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:56:16am

re: #46 Greup

Greup
(Logged in)
Registered since: Jan 23, 2011 at 3:03 pm
No. of comments posted: 1
No. of Pages posted: 0

You waited 11 months to post that?

51 wrenchwench  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:56:47am

re: #46 Greup

Being Swedish, i watched the clip at Aftonbladet. The discussion is about photo-shopping "memes" into pictures. The example picture was from the situation room and it came in three different examples. First with Keanu Reeves at the table, Second with Obama having a video game controller in his hands, and third with an actress from some US lawyer series at center of the picture.

So it was a case of having fun with pictures. The people discussing this are various artists in Sweden and the guy explaining the pictures on screen is a well known celebrity blogger.

So the political significance of this is absolutely Zweo.

Welcome, hatchling.

The political significance is that Jim Hoft is an idiot, and so are the Freepers. They write about politics, though not well.

52 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Tears  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:57:14am

re: #46 Greup

Being Swedish, i watched the clip at Aftonbladet. The discussion is about photo-shopping "memes" into pictures. The example picture was from the situation room and it came in three different examples. First with Keanu Reeves at the table, Second with Obama having a video game controller in his hands, and third with an actress from some US lawyer series at center of the picture.

So it was a case of having fun with pictures. The people discussing this are various artists in Sweden and the guy explaining the pictures on screen is a well known celebrity blogger.

So the political significance of this is absolutely Zweo.

So essentially you're saying that Jom Hoft took a clip about photoshopping meme that just so happened to use the situation photo as an example, took it 100% out of context, and claimed it was part of some sort of Obama Administration conspiracy to dupe the public.

I'm shocked. Shocked.

53 NJDhockeyfan  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:58:01am

Now it's two dead...

CollegiateTimes Collegiate Times
The shooter is at large
1 minute ago

CollegiateTimes Collegiate Times
VT releases report: Suspect killed police officer in Coliseum Lot, then fled toward Cage. Second victim was killed in parking lot.

54 SanFranciscoZionist  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:58:14am

re: #44 Alouette

A police officer has been shot and killed.

OK, rhetorical question here: hasn't this fucking campus been through enough already?

55 wrenchwench  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:59:07am

re: #50 NJDhockeyfan

You waited 11 months to post that?

Hey now, it's not often we need help with Swedish. Some people wait until they have something to say (and a really cute avatar to say it with).

56 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Tears  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:59:35am

re: #54 SanFranciscoZionist

OK, rhetorical question here: hasn't this fucking campus been through enough already?

Makes you wonder what's in the water or demographics of the university and community to make lightning strike twice like this.

57 HappyWarrior  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 10:59:55am

Goddamnit another shooting at Va Tech. I'd be lying if I told you what happened a few years ago didn't impact my choice a little in university. Fucking sucks.

58 makeitstop  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 11:00:49am

re: #47 Lidane

Can someone explain to me how Jim Hoft gets through the day without a crash helmet, and how he's able to dress and feed himself?

I don't get it.

I thought he was wearing one...

Never mind. That's his hair.

59 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Tears  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 11:02:28am

re: #55 wrenchwench

Hey now, it's not often we need help with Swedish. Some people wait until they have something to say (and a really cute avatar to say it with).

Hey noo, it's nut oofftee ve-a need help veet Svedeesh. Sume-a peuple-a veeet unteel zeey hefe-a sumetheeng tu sey (und a reelly coote-a efeter tu sey it veet).

:)

Oh yeah, bork bork bork!

60 Greup  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 11:03:21am

re: #50 NJDhockeyfan

WEll yes.:) Ive been reading here on and off for 6 or 7 years. Usually not much to add since im on this side of the pond.

[Link: www.aftonbladet.se...]
for the clip.

61 SanFranciscoZionist  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 11:05:15am

re: #60 Greup

WEll yes.:) Ive been reading here on and off for 6 or 7 years. Usually not much to add since im on this side of the pond.

[Link: www.aftonbladet.se...]
for the clip.

That doesn't stop some people. :)

Welcome, and thanks for the translation support.

62 NJDhockeyfan  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 11:05:23am

re: #60 Greup

WEll yes.:) Ive been reading here on and off for 6 or 7 years. Usually not much to add since im on this side of the pond.

[Link: www.aftonbladet.se...]
for the clip.

Well here's a belated welcome to LGF.

:)

63 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 11:06:47am

I live 30 miles from VA Tech.

It's terrible, I know. Shouldn't happen, I know.

Population of Blacksburg is probably 60,000 when school's in session. Bad things are bound to happen when 60 thousand people live in the same town.

64 Charleston Chew  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 11:16:56am

re: #46 Greup

Being Swedish, i watched the clip at Aftonbladet. The discussion is about photo-shopping "memes" into pictures. The example picture was from the situation room and it came in three different examples. First with Keanu Reeves at the table, Second with Obama having a video game controller in his hands, and third with an actress from some US lawyer series at center of the picture.

So it was a case of having fun with pictures. The people discussing this are various artists in Sweden and the guy explaining the pictures on screen is a well known celebrity blogger.

So the political significance of this is absolutely Zweo.

Then my apologies to Aftonbladet for thinking they were as stupid as Hoft.

65 wilburs  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 11:22:11am

LOL

His commenters even brought up the "ulsterman" lunacy

66 SanFranciscoZionist  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 11:22:58am

re: #65 wilburs

LOL

His commenters even brought up the "ulsterman" lunacy

Ulsterman? Do I want to know?

67 darthstar  Thu, Dec 8, 2011 12:11:59pm

Suck it, Perry...


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