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Barack-a-Bye Baby -- Obama Advisor Nods Off

Posted Apr 23rd 2009 7:01PM by TMZ Staff

Barack Obama wants change -- his top economic advisor just wants a nap.

Lawrence Summers, Director of the White House's National Economic Council, was caught dozing off during a meeting with credit card officials on Thursday.

Looks like someone needs a more stimulating stimulus plan...

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46. The way the Obamster drones on and on about nothing I am not surprised.....

Posted at 4:25PM on Apr 23rd 2009 by Stacie

47. Meh, It's not the first time a disciple has dozed off in the presence of his Lord...

Posted at 5:08PM on Apr 24th 2009 by Darth Fuster

48. I like the guy .. So sue me .. *I'm just say'en

Posted at 4:27PM on Apr 23rd 2009 by TMZ IS DE SHIZ NIZZLE

49. And terri has the title for the biggest dope...

Posted at 4:30PM on Apr 23rd 2009 by Jeb

50. they freaking sleep all the time... dick cheney always nodded off..

at the state of the union they do all the time...

the dude has a tough job... and there are long hours... I'd be falling asleep too!

give 'em a break!

Posted at 4:28PM on Apr 23rd 2009 by whatever, yo

51. No problemo, for what excitement could there be in listening to credit card company profiteers whine on and on about how greedy they are. Wake me up when they've said their piece, so we can apply some logical and rational and business-friendly regulations and stop the rip-offs.

Posted at 4:32PM on Apr 23rd 2009 by PolarBear

52. Thats OK. I ALWAYS fall asleep when BO talks.

Posted at 4:39PM on Apr 23rd 2009 by jay senior

53. I would fall asleep after listening to Obama - the guy talks for 20 minutes to make a point that could be made in three sentences. BORING. Obama likes to hear himslef talk and it is getting BOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIINNNNG.

Feel sorry for summers - even though he is an idiot.

Posted at 4:03PM on Apr 24th 2009 by Robert NYC

54. Has anyone considered that maybe he has simply been working very hard day and night? Or maybe he is simply meditating or praying? Or just deep in thought...when I sleep I usually use a pillow or lay back in a chair..but not as this is pictured.

Stop prejudging when you don't even know the facts!

Posted at 4:48PM on Apr 23rd 2009 by ALAN

55. "It depends on what the meaning of the word 'sleep' is. If the--if he--if 'sleep' means asleep, that is not--that is one thing. If it means actually sleeping, that was a completely true statement....Now, if someone had asked me on that day, are you having any kind of sleeping relations with Ms. Lewinsky, that is, asked me a question in the present tense, I would have said no. And it would have been completely true."

Posted at 1:55AM on Apr 24th 2009 by voice of reason

56. Shocker!! The most dangerous, incompetent, anti-American/capitalism/freedom Adminitration ever elected into office. This White House is just one gaffe after another. I'd laugh if I wasn't so fully aware of how much damage this thug of a President can, and will, do in a short 4 years.

Posted at 4:48PM on Apr 23rd 2009 by Socialism rocks!!

57. I hope he wasnt the guy running the teleprompter...

Posted at 4:42PM on Apr 23rd 2009 by Dusty

58. Hey, notmzfan, are you one of Barry's cabinet excuse makers? "He could be reading" sounds like when you said he really didn't bow to the the sheik. How was it again? "Barry is so much taller than the sheik that he had to slightly bend to grasp his hand." Everyone could see in the video that Barry had his left hand across his waist while he bowed very low and grasped the sheik's hand. Just keep on making excuses for the president intern.

Posted at 5:00PM on Apr 23rd 2009 by arhitectbob

59. #36, I agree! I am worried that people who are out-of-touch with young adults in the 18-30 age group think that either we a) don't know a thing about socialism (or communism, for that matter) or b) are like Meghan McCain and prance around declaring our love for the Republican party yet know NOTHING about its principles or even basic economics. The problem is that kids in our education system are being brainwashed into thinking capitalism is a BAD thing (turn on MSNBC - they say it too), and I bet only 1 in 2500 college students could tell you any of the tenants of the manifesto of Karl Marx. Hell, they probably don't even know who Karl Marx is. People are too stupid and lazy to LEARN the facts - instead they buy into this crap of a promise for "change."

Posted at 4:45PM on Apr 23rd 2009 by holland

60. Give the guy a break, he's been listening to Obama all day long.

Posted at 4:50PM on Apr 23rd 2009 by Johnny B Good

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