As Bush, Will Ferrell Responds to OBL Death by Announcing ‘Terrorist Gopher’ Death
- Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:14pm by
Emily Esfahani Smith
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NEW YORK (AP/THE BLAZE) — Will Ferrell has returned to his President George W. Bush impression, this time to respond to the death of Osama bin Laden.
In a Web video posted Wednesday on Funny Or Die, Ferrell’s Bush sends his remarks from a Sizzler steak house in Texas. His message? He has personally overseen a “strategic and covert operation,” killing a gopher that had been terrorizing his backyard.
The parody ends with the Bush character getting the news that bin Laden has been killed. That makes “two good things,” he says.
Ferrell’s impression of Bush was popular on “Saturday Night Live.” He resurrected it in a 2009 Broadway show, as well as in sporadic videos.
Watched by more than 300,000 by Wednesday afternoon, the video was rapidly gaining viewers.
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Comments (122)
Cell92
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:54pmW has been out of office for almost 2-1/2 years … and they’re STILL going after him? Libs, you need a new line of attack. Will, you need real work.
Report Post »ares338
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:51pmI never liked him, even before he became uber stupid.
Report Post »white fang
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:49pmWell Ferrell isn’t funny now and never has been. He looks and acts like a fool.
Report Post »Paulhgreenbay
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:47pmBooring and in poor taste.
Report Post »Islesfordian
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:41pmThere are far better Bush impersonators. Too bad they aren’t able to impersonate the current president.
Report Post »EP46
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 5:21amIt is hard to get a PUPPET to impersonate a PUPPET
Report Post »Carl1
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:40pmWill and That skit is deader than OBL
Report Post »april 12 1861
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:39pmor is it ha ha?
Report Post »april 12 1861
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:36pmha I think
Report Post »Exrepublisheep
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:34pmI guess he needs the money?…
Report Post »Kathleen3
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:32pmYou can win a bet – every time – realizing that every and any one ever associated with SNL will attempt to get their laughs ridiculing Conservatives/Republicans. One of the reasons this show has lost so many viewers is it is so predictable, as is Will Farrell. This is also one of the reasons every movie he has appeared in has flopped.
Report Post »Rob
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:32pmI have never found this fool funny. Very childish humor.
Report Post »dustyluv
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:37pmOnly when they do it to obama it’s funny.. yes I agree…
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:53pmFake Dustyluv.. Nothing the idiot in the Whitehouse has done is funny. Even the comedians who play this dufus make him funny. This is DUSTYLUV ,the imposter
Report Post »marksi
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:31pmReally stupid.
Report Post »KeepAndBearArms
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:30pmThis guy is a complete idiot. It’s hard to believe he use to be funny
Report Post »JuanaDance
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:30pmReally? Is this it? Could Will possibly suck any more?
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:38pmA Obama speech could
Report Post »Eric_The_Red_State
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:30pmFunny like a cold sore.
BUT – to the BLAZE….. when you parade carnival side shows like this crap – you lose my respect.
Report Post »Let’s keep the banter at least somewhat ceberal.
Eric_The_Red_State
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:31pmI can spell – really – CEREBRAL
cerebral, creative, highbrow, highbrowed, intellective, intelligent, inventive, learned, mental, phrenic, psychological, rational, scholarly, studious, subjective, thoughtful
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:48pmI had cerebral for bareakfast
Report Post »Jackie Rogers, Jr.
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:51pm“ceberal”
Report Post »Actually that would be a funnier imitation of Bush speak that Ferrell.
momprayn
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:29pmYes – all this makes us Bush fans miss him………..maybe he had his flaws and didn’t agree with all that he did – not even staying in Iraq to “nation build”; but one thing most of us knew is that he was honest, caring, prayerful, loved this country greatly, showed much compassion for the hurting/troops. We didn’t question his patriotism….as we do with our present one. I was happy to hear people were putting flowers in front of his house in Dallas when they heard the news. I’m sure it was a great day for him – as Andy Card said he sent him an e-mail that said just that — it’s a great day!!! Thank you Pres. Bush….and may God bless you and may God bless America…..again.
Report Post »biohazard23
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:27pmWhat, didn‘t he get the memo stating that he’s STILL not relevant – or funny?
Report Post »heavyduty
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:27pmOne of these days Ferrell will wake up and find a terrorist staring down at him. Then he can do his imitation of Mr. Bush. I don’t think it will help him, but that’s about all he can do.
Report Post »GMAN
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:25pmnot funny at all, kind of a waste of time and energy. we are all now dummer having watched that.
anyways, im with you JIM, tired, not funny anymore.
Report Post »survivorseed
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 12:07amBlazers don’t get dumber, its not possible
Report Post »OBAMABLOWS
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:24pmLOL! I thought that was funny. But Will needs to fix that lower tooth! Wow! Can you say “root canal”? Damn son……….get your grill fixed!
Report Post »Lucy Larue
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 8:51pmOBAMABLOWS,
Report Post »It was not funny.
This nation should be THANKING George Bush and everyone in his Administration,not mocking him.
Yeah you post as OBAMABLOWS but you abet what he is doing by your asinine post!
jeffdubya
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:24pmAhh geez… it’s funny. Have a sense of humor.
Report Post »Al J Zira
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:45pmI really go have a sense of humor but Ferrell hasn’t been funny in years. He’s in the same mold as Jim Carey: overact, scream a lot and say off the wall things and people will laugh. It’s old. He actually thinks that portraying Bush at a buffet is funny? He’s a legend in his own mind.
Report Post »Paulhgreenbay
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 6:15pmReally? Southern dialect just doesn’t make it funny. Bush’s downfall was trying to be too lighthearted. He set himself up to be parodied like this.
Think I just did a Freudian slip on my last post. As I was typing one of the twenty-something girls around here was mounting up her crotch rocket outside. She’s a little hot blond with a Napoleon complex. I typed out “Booring” instead of Boring. Must of been thinking of a word that starts with “boo-”. Height and weight proportionate of course in a spaghetti strap blouse. She clearly doesn’t look comfortable on it. That would be such a shame if she lays it down. I digress.
Report Post »Lucy Larue
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 7:25pmJEFFDUBYA,
No…,it is not funny. Your post is cavalier to the extreme.
Usama Bin Laden is dead!
The man Will Ferrell should be thanking…,he is mocking.
There is nothing funny about it. NOTHING!
Ferrell doesn’t get it, nor does he want to.
He is part of HOLLYWOOD!
He perpetuates the lie that Bush is a dumb hick. He extols the intelligence of Socialist ,moral relativist,President Dunham.
Will Ferrell is a coward.
Will Ferrell should take a deep breath, take a time out to think about the damage he does.
He won’t. He won’t.
In Ferrell’s narcissistic world he dances to a different drummer. He dances to the praise of his fellow Hollywood Leftists.There are MANY! They suck up the largesse and goodness of this nation while simultaneously causing it’s demise.
That is not COMEDY. That is TRAGEDY.
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:24pmFunny?
Report Post »CatB
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 6:10pmNope .. not even a “good” actor .. he is always Will playing “_____” … he never “becomes” a character. YAWN.
Report Post »D0ntTread0nMe
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:23pmI really used to like you! I find it terrible that you can’t seem to see how stupid you sound…
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Mr. Nice Guy
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:28pmHe was really good in Elf.
Report Post »eat-more-bacon-USA
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:23pmYawn.
Report Post »jim
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:19pmHow tired is this… your career’s over, Will, get a life.
Report Post »Revere1
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:22pmA lame joke on Ferrell’s part. Bush was more responsible for Bin Laden’s death than Obama was. http://www.elephantwatcher.com/2011/05/after-bin-laden-should-republicans-be.html
Report Post »Finch88
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:26pmWill is always there to turn serious into satire.
http://politicalbowl.com – Political Videos
Report Post »ozchambers
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:26pmI get a laugh out of some Bush impersonations, but this just wasnt very funny. I have laughed often at Will’s humor, but i barely cracked a smile with this bit.
Report Post »PatriotSmith
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:27pmSorry Will but your not smart enough to play President Bush…
Report Post »Bible Quotin' Science Fearin' Conservative American
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:29pmIf Bush hadn’t diverted to Iraq in the first place, he may have even gotten Osama during HIS term. Buuuuuut he didn’t.
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:29pmSo Obama will be running against Bush in 2012 ….good to know
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:31pmExactly, the time is over for mocking Bush, he did what needed doing in his POTUS time; now we need to do what needs doing in ‘12…elect a true American POTUS who will do what needs to be done.
Report Post »Avidmonkey
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:31pmHe tries to show GW as an incompetent, bumbling oaf,. The ironic thing is that the REAL bumbling oaf is currently in the White House.
Report Post »unsalvageable.org
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:33pmIt’s interesting that the Libs still have to mock Bush. News flash! Obama has done far more assinine things in his long 2 years than Bush did in 8. http://www.unsalvageable.org
Report Post »dustyluv
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:35pmI love Will, he does a great impression of the boob….
Report Post »NOWINTHEKNOW
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:36pmHe should stick to being one of Santa’s Elves.
Report Post »SpeckChaser
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:38pmI sure hope they release the picture of been-shotten. Gruesome and inflammatory would look great above my fireplace mantle.
Report Post »Miami
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:39pmIt would be funny if he did it in black face paint ….guess not then either.
Who finds this guy funny?
Report Post »JayCee
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:54pmHe should stick to the stupid cheerleader schtick from SNL.
Report Post »He is flat out boring on The Office and his GWB is an epic fail.
Neo Con John
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:56pmYOUR EXACTLY RIGHT! This guy is washed up and he is trying to KISS SOME LIBERALS BUTT in Hollywood so he can get cast in something.
Report Post »Bible Quotin' Science Fearin' Conservative American
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:58pmI don‘t even like Will Farrell but I’m not a moron so I’m not calling this huge movie star washed up and naming the one thing I can think of that he did from ten years ago.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:59pmHow about putting on Obama makeup .. and making fun of the REAL “joke” in America. Too bad the joke is ON America .. the left still spinning ..
Report Post »70S_KIDS_FIGHTING_SOCIALISM
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 6:03pmI love how all these actors and musicians who used to spout freedom are really control freak fascists. Its time to start confronting these commies at their concerts and events and call them the fascists they are!!
Report Post »AzDebi
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 6:32pmYou need to go to the following site and scroll down to the 5th article…it is intense reading…YOU NEED to read it! Get informed and send this viral!
9 Months, 16 hours …… Obama’s Reluctance, Osama Poised to Flee
http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/
Report Post »enemy of the statist
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 6:33pmBwah Ha Ha! I just cant stop laughing!!! Will Ferrell actually believes that internet media Bush jokes are still funny? Excuse me, I’m tearing.
Report Post »Miami
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 6:34pmdustyluv
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 5:35pm
I love Will, he does a great impression of the boob….
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You mustn’t have any sense of humor what so ever… pull my fingerrr…therrrr
While Bush jr was a joke, this is a lame interpretation of an interpretation. Bush, Gore, Kerry, McCain and Obama are all buffoons that couldn’t fight their way out of a paper bag without an adviser. God lord it took Obama 55 minutes to “write” a speech that said Osama bin Laden was dead having known for 7 months where he was and that this was going to happen.
The real joke is, all who have followed the prompter and chief, who are no brighter that cult members…
Report Post »TBlazer
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 6:34pmWill Ferrel is the real racist here!!
Report Post »pajamash
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 6:36pmWow Will, you go from hacking Conan poorly to doing a poorly done hack impression of a President that is not even in office any longer. How bout doing a hack impression of President Clinton next since he chickened out on going after Bin Laden when he had a chance?
Report Post »AOL_REFUGEE
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 6:40pmHey, Will, you’re mother just got blown to smitherines by a Muslim IED! Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! Now, THAT’S funny! Don’t you think?
Report Post »survivorseed
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 6:56pmThanks for the laughs Will….funny thing is Bush is even dumber than you portray him
Report Post »ishka4me
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 7:03pmhe is funny, has done some great things, but this is awful, reminds me of an ad hoc junior high skit.
Report Post »cemerius
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 8:27pmThis just in…..since the flak is getting to tough for Obama and the “unarmed UBL assasination/murder” it has now fallen onto that time honored phrase…”Bush did it!”
I liked the analogy I read today: “Did President Nixon take credit for the moon landing”? Nice to place that into today’s news stream all the way to 2012 when we are paying at the pumps the minimum wage a gallon!!!!
Report Post »rubbernecker
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 8:40pmI agree with many conservative views, but I will never stand behind any of you until you get a sense of humor. Life is too awesome to not know how to laugh. I think that is the saddest thing about listening to Beck, who, by the way, is terribly unfunny.
Report Post »AynRandLives
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 9:05pmThe Office….is now considered DEAD!
Report Post »restorehope
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 9:10pmIt’s tiring watching guys like him make a living by demeaning other people, especially a former president. It just demeans him….an actor who has to cause anguish for someone else to get a laugh.
Report Post »How pathetic is that?
CultureWarriors
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 12:46amSnore .. Will is an idiot and he’s not funny. Seriously why do you even give 1 inch of press to a total moron like this. Bad decision.
Report Post »ILUVJESUS
Posted on May 6, 2011 at 1:54amThis guy is a dirt bag according to autograph seekers. He has even acted like he is signing and then hands back a blank sheet of paper.
Report Post »TonLoc
Posted on May 6, 2011 at 7:27pmBIBLE QUOTIN‘ SCIENCE FEARIN’ CONSERVATIVE AMERICAN- Bush “diverting” to Iraq led to the capture of Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti “the courier” right hand man of Osama..which also led to many other captures over the past 10 years..very lame video..loved the other ones..love Will Ferrel but this is just dumb.
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