Barack Obama

person · in 47 videos (2007–2013)

Mentions by year: 2007: 11 · 2008: 12 · 2009: 5 · 2010: 2 · 2011: 2 · 2012: 7 · 2013: 8

Threads

Hank's full-body rash after a viral infection (2008) — story, retell, 2008–2008
John asks Nerdfighters who should be Obama's running mate (2008) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2008–2008
Brothers punish themselves in return for donations to Obama's campaign: proposed project (2008) — stage, lapse, 2008–2008
John: Obama's inaugural address will be boring (2009) — prediction, unresolved, 2009–2009
Hank learns of Osama bin Laden's death while playing Mario Kart Wii with Katherine (May 2011) — story, tell, 2011–2011
John's Google+ Hangout interview with President Obama (2013) — story, update, 2013–2013
John invites viewers to submit questions for President Obama's Google+ Hangout (2013) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2013–2013
Birth of John and Sarah's second child, a child of the brothers (2013) — story, update, 2013–2013

What the videos say

2007

2007-02-07 · Brotherhood 2.0: February 7, 2007 — The narrator says Barack Obama's poop kind of makes him believe in America again. (00:02:20)
2007-03-01 · Brotherhood 2.0: March 1, 2007: Sophistication. And balls. — John thinks Brotherhood 2.0 should endorse a candidate, and in the primary, naming Barack Obama. (00:02:19)
2007-06-01 · Brotherhood 2.0: May 31: Yogurt eating — John objects to Hank dissing Barack Obama as merely well-spoken and attractive, saying Brotherhood 2.0 tries to present a united front. (00:00:41)
2007-06-01 · Brotherhood 2.0: May 31: Yogurt eating — John asks who Hank will vote for in 2008 if not Obama; he concedes Obama has a problem with liquid coal but says others have more serious problems. (00:00:41)
2007-06-01 · Brotherhood 2.0: May 31: Yogurt eating — John says Obama is smart, and that, maybe biased as a nerdfighter, he values intelligence. (00:00:41)
2007-06-02 · June 1: Barack Saabama — Hank would vote for Obama against Mitt Romney but might not against John McCain. (00:00:59)
2007-06-02 · June 1: Barack Saabama — Hank says a candidate who wants to increase the carbon dioxide produced by 'our automobile fleet' by over 100% (via liquid coal) is not smart. (00:00:59)
2007-06-06 · June 6th: Lindsay Lohan's Bikini and My Pants — John appreciated Hank's John McCain retraction on the forum, but says Hank is still underestimating Obama. (00:01:35)
2007-10-06 · October 5th: Feuding, Goonies and Politics — Hank recalls the brothers' Obama-Edwards argument: Brotherhood 2.0 hasn't endorsed a candidate because Obama 'has a problem with coal', which apparently doesn't bother John. (00:00:45)
2007-10-08 · October 8th: Zombies v. Unicorns — John says that right now he likes Barack Obama a little more than Edwards, but it is early. (00:00:39)
2007-10-10 · October 10th: A Spoilerific Attack on Unicorns — John likes John Edwards and is now equally for Edwards and Barack Obama, conceding that Hank has won that part of the feud. (00:00:39)
2007-10-10 · October 9th: The Feud Continues — If Edwards loses the primary, Hank will back the next candidate with the strongest environmental record; Obama is up there with good plans but lacks nearly as strong a global warming policy. (00:01:47)
…and 9 more statements in 2007 (most important shown)

2008

2008-02-05 · Obama Says Subscribe — Hank declares a 'man crush' on Obama and says he and John are both pretty much Obama supporters now. (00:02:02)
2008-02-05 · Obama Says Subscribe — Hank says a black president would be amazing and Obama seems ready to take on the system; he likes the way Obama talks. (00:02:02)
2008-04-10 · Barack John Obama Green — Watching John's video from the day before, Hank noticed it sounded familiar, and he intercuts John's 'us problem' lines with Obama's speech. (00:00:55)
2008-04-17 · ITCHY MUSIC! — Hank has a rash over his entire body; his doctor says it is a side effect of a viral infection he probably got at the Barack Obama rally. (00:00:00)
2008-04-24 · Pills Pills Pills — Hank says the illness he blamed on Barack Obama last week was actually an allergy to sulfasalazine; his blood pressure fell to 80 over 40 and he needed IV rehydration. (00:00:00)
2008-06-04 · VEEPSTAKES! — John introduces ten of the most likely running mates for Barack Obama in 2008, giving an upside and a downside for each. (00:00:46)
2008-09-25 · Obama llama Duck — Hank explains that his old idea of the brothers punishing themselves for donations to Obama's campaign was dropped: good, but not achievable alongside Nerdfighters, EcoGeek and Paper Towns. (00:00:00)
2008-09-26 · Obama Llama Song — The song urges listeners to vote for Barack Obama, wishes him luck and says he will be the next president. (00:00:02)
2008-10-08 · John Green on the Debate — John says Barack Obama was the debate's second winner, sounding smart, ready and fired up, while John McCain wandered the stage as if lost. (00:00:49)
2008-10-08 · Hank on the Debate — Hank reports Obama's answer: he would ask Americans to use less energy, grow Peace Corps enrolment and let young people serve, unlike being told to shop after 9/11. (00:00:58)
2008-10-08 · John Green on the Debate — John says the debate was all about the economy and agrees with the plurality of undecided voters that Obama handles it with more clarity than McCain. (00:01:01)
2008-11-24 · DFTBA Records — Hank says the label's first release is his own album (joking about a 'promising young artist' with songs about Harry Potter, Barack Obama and Helen Hunt); the digital version is on sale now. (00:00:53)
…and 10 more statements in 2008 (most important shown)

2009

2009-01-18 · PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA Inaugurated: Some Historical Background — John says that on Tuesday Barack Obama will be sworn in as the 44th president of the United States. (00:00:00)
2009-01-18 · PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA Inaugurated: Some Historical Background — John says he received an email claiming Obama would take the oath of office on the Quran. (00:00:00)
2009-01-18 · PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA Inaugurated: Some Historical Background — John says Obama will take the oath with his hand on the Bible, the same Bible Abraham Lincoln used. (00:00:54)
2009-01-18 · PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA Inaugurated: Some Historical Background — John says inaugural addresses matter but are usually boring, and suspects Obama's will be boring too despite his skill as a speechwriter. (00:02:12)
2009-01-18 · PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA Inaugurated: Some Historical Background — John advises Obama to keep his inaugural address short and wear a coat, and congratulates him. (00:02:41)
2009-01-21 · Hank's Journal!!! — Hank cheers the new president and recommends watching Barack Obama's inauguration speech, calling it pretty amazing. (00:03:32)
2009-02-16 · Stimulus Plan Explained — John argues that to avoid the spiral, now is the time to cut taxes and raise spending, which is exactly what the stimulus bill the president signs tomorrow is designed to do. (00:02:22)

2010

2010-08-22 · Is Obama a Muslim? Examine the Evidence! — John reports an opinion poll last week found more than 20% of Americans believe President Barack Obama is a Muslim. (00:00:01)
2010-08-22 · Is Obama a Muslim? Examine the Evidence! — John notes Obama repeatedly says he is a Christian but also repeatedly said he'd allow importing prescription drugs from Canada, which hasn't happened, so they won't take his word. (00:00:08)
2010-08-22 · Is Obama a Muslim? Examine the Evidence! — John says no one can prove Obama has, or hasn't, ever said the Shahada. (00:00:36)
2010-08-22 · Is Obama a Muslim? Examine the Evidence! — From Obama's public schedule: during evening prayers on April 8, 2010 he dined with Dmitry Medvedev, and during noon prayers on April 5, 2010 he hosted the White House Easter Egg Hunt; no one saw him pray. (00:00:48)
2010-08-22 · Is Obama a Muslim? Examine the Evidence! — Per Obama's public tax returns, he and Michelle gave on average less than 1% of their income to charity in 2000-2005, so he was not performing zakat. (00:01:27)
2010-08-22 · Is Obama a Muslim? Examine the Evidence! — John says Muslims do not eat or drink from dawn to dusk in Ramadan, which began August 11 this year; on August 17 Obama was photographed ordering and eating lunch, and he eats in daytime nearly every day. (00:01:40)
2010-08-22 · Is Obama a Muslim? Examine the Evidence! — John says able Muslims must make the hajj to Mecca once; Obama hasn't and likely never will, since the Saudi government bars non-Muslims from Mecca. (00:02:03)
2010-08-22 · Is Obama a Muslim? Examine the Evidence! — Since Obama fails four of the five pillars (never mind beer and pork hot dogs), John concludes he is either not a Muslim or a really bad one. (00:02:22)
2010-08-22 · Is Obama a Muslim? Examine the Evidence! — John stresses there is nothing wrong with being a Muslim; President Obama just isn't one. (00:02:39)
2010-11-27 · p4a, Space Pasta, and Giant Squids of Anger — Hank says they just spoke with YouTube, which is giving them treatment like Conan O'Brien and the President get: a four-hour live stream on YouTube. (00:00:54)

2011

2011-05-02 · Osama Bin Laden is Dead — While Katherine was in the bathroom during a Mario Kart Wii game, Hank checked Twitter and ended up watching Obama's address with the Mario Kart music playing. (00:00:31)
2011-05-02 · Osama Bin Laden is Dead — In his address Obama announces that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaeda. (00:00:41)
2011-05-02 · Osama Bin Laden is Dead — Obama ordered the assault just before flying to Alabama to survey tornado damage, and during the attack phoned Pakistan's president to tell him, without asking permission. (00:02:27)
2011-05-02 · Osama Bin Laden is Dead — Hank cannot imagine Donald Trump making that phone call and is glad Barack Obama was in charge just then. (00:02:46)
2011-05-23 · Eating the Unicorn — John says he long said he doesn't believe in spoilers but, borrowing President Obama's phrase, his position is evolving: he now believes in them. (00:01:50)

2012

2012-01-20 · Thoughts on SOPA From New Orleans — Hank thanks the internet, President Obama, Nerdfighters and John. (00:02:01)
2012-10-16 · Burning Peeps, My OTP, and Velociraptors: It's Question Tuesday — Asked whether Barack Obama's Tumblr really posted Hank's voting video, John first says no, then, surprised, tells Hank he is on the President's Tumblr. (00:02:37)
2012-10-23 · Understanding the National Debt and Budget Deficit — John says Obama and Romney both favour unspecified spending cuts; Romney also favours a 20% across-the-board tax cut, Obama rolling back the Bush-era tax cut on income over $250,000. (00:05:25)
2012-10-23 · Understanding the National Debt and Budget Deficit — John says neither plan is likely to eliminate the deficit, which need not be eliminated, and neither is terribly radical. (00:05:36)
2012-10-23 · Understanding the National Debt and Budget Deficit — John says Obama wants a 39% top marginal income tax rate, which was over 50% every year from 1945 to 1986; Romney wants 28.5%, its level in 1989. (00:05:48)
2012-11-04 · Policy and Politics: Brotherhood 2.0 Week Begins — Obama's deficit-reduction plan would cut most families' taxes but tax income over $388,000 at 39%; Romney's would cut that top marginal rate to about 28%. (00:00:00)
2012-11-04 · Policy and Politics: Brotherhood 2.0 Week Begins — For a married couple with one kid making $500,000, John says Obama's plan means about $5,000 more tax and Romney's about $36,000 less; most people are unaffected. (00:00:29)
2012-11-04 · Policy and Politics: Brotherhood 2.0 Week Begins — John says Obama's plan would take tax rates back to where they were in the 1990s and Romney's to about where they were in the late 1980s. (00:00:29)
2012-11-04 · Policy and Politics: Brotherhood 2.0 Week Begins — Obama would raise the capital gains rate back to 20%, its level in 1997-2002; Romney would keep 15% but eliminate all tax on capital gains under $250,000. (00:02:26)
2012-11-04 · Policy and Politics: Brotherhood 2.0 Week Begins — John thinks Romney's idea is bad, since even people with a billion dollars in capital gains would get their first $250,000 untaxed, and Obama's plan better, but he might be wrong. (00:02:26)
2012-11-04 · Policy and Politics: Brotherhood 2.0 Week Begins — John concludes the two tax plans are somewhat different but neither is radical. (00:02:55)
2012-11-08 · The 51st State — Hank calls the election one for the history books: the first female amputee in Congress, first female Asian American senator, first openly gay senator, first second term for a black president, and first legalizations of recreational marijuana and gay marriage. (00:00:00)
…and 1 more statements in 2012 (most important shown)

2013

2013-02-12 · Talking to the President — John says that on Thursday he will be in a Google+ Hangout with President Barack Obama, and will probably have a cold sore, which he has begun to develop. (00:00:37)
2013-02-12 · Talking to the President — Someone at Google called John a couple of days earlier asking whether he wanted to be in a Google Hangout with President Obama and ask him a few questions. (00:01:04)
2013-02-12 · Talking to the President — John tells Hank and viewers that anyone can submit questions to the President and RSVP to the Hangout via links in the description. (00:01:47)
2013-02-12 · Talking to the President — John knows the President won't care about his cold sore and will forget him seconds after the Hangout, but he is still extremely anxious about every facet of the interaction. (00:02:03)
2013-02-12 · Talking to the President — John's number one reason never to want to be president: nearly everyone you deal with, even staff, is nervous around you every single day. (00:02:48)
2013-02-15 · Baby, Harlem, Obama, Dance Crazes, Big Week — Hank reports that John got to interview the President a bit this week, and shows a highlight. (00:01:47)
2013-02-15 · Baby, Harlem, Obama, Dance Crazes, Big Week — In the clip John tells the President almost all economists agree the US should stop minting pennies - obvious and not partisan - and asks why it hasn't been done. (00:01:53)
2013-02-15 · Baby, Harlem, Obama, Dance Crazes, Big Week — Obama answers that he doesn't know, suggesting people get emotionally attached to the way things have been. (00:02:05)
2013-02-15 · Baby, Harlem, Obama, Dance Crazes, Big Week — Hank reports that, in the interview, the President refused to name John's unborn child. (00:02:37)
2013-02-15 · Baby, Harlem, Obama, Dance Crazes, Big Week — Obama explains he won't state a name preference: if the parents chose otherwise, the child would forever say the President doesn't like its name. (00:02:42)
2013-02-15 · Baby, Harlem, Obama, Dance Crazes, Big Week — Obama tells John that the main thing is to tell the child, whichever name they choose, not to forget to be awesome. (00:02:49)
2013-03-12 · Understand the Sequester (Spoiler: It's Bananas.) — John says sequestration, originally proposed by President Obama, meant automatic cuts of $1.2 trillion over ten years if no deal: half defense, half other spending, very little to mandatory programs. (00:03:17)
…and 6 more statements in 2013 (most important shown)