It was an unfortunate comment that he should not have made. According to Tim Shriver, chairman of the Special Olympics board, President Obama has apologized and: * "He was very sincere, expressed an interest and an openness in being more engaged in the movement, and said he was a fan of the movement and I think, importantly, he said he was ready to have some of our athletes over to the White House to bowl or play basketball or help him improve his score." * Sometimes people make unfortunate comments by accident. I think we can forgive the President and let him get on with his job.

It just wasn't politically correct. If you are the president then you should try your hardest to be above everyone else.

I think we all are looking out for our mentally changelled friends. I know it's not spelled right.

People are way to worried about things, I just go with the flow. Almost nothing can offend me! I think that Handicapped people should be able to go into the Special Olympics, everyone should have the same opportunities to do the things they love. Its not fair to a runner that is told they can't be in the Olympics because they have a prosthetic leg, they should be able to participate! If they get it, its apart of life, but if they absolutely bit the dust and almost kill themselves, then we should be worried.

I don't quite get it but maybe its just me. He used the term "special olympics" when referring to his ability to bowl. Just because he used the word "special" did that really mean he was referring to "The Special Olympics" for the handicapped. I mean if someone said I can't win in a cooking contest so maybe they will have to have special olympics for me, did that mean I would be referring to the Special Olympics for handicapped people? Of course not. The people who are associated with the handicapped special olympics don't have the monopoly on the word "special" and should interpret the word "special" to always refer to them. I think it must be Republicans who are trying to discredit Obama and will take every opportunity to find something negative about him.

From most of the input I've seen on it, the ones acting offended by it are mainly people who've spent the last few months *Looking* for something to be offended by from Obama. Speaking from common sense, I sincerely doubt that many handicapped people are going to have their psyches gravely injured by the president making an unintentional jab at their bowling skills. And if they have been, it's not as though President Obama has been insensitive to that - he seems to have apologized for his remark. Personally, I think that when a casual, self-deprecating joke is taken THIS seriously, things have gotten out of control.

This is a video from the local news in my area, near the middle they speak to a local Handicapped man that was offended, but who also accepts the presidents apology and challenges him to a bowling game! http://www.rnews.com/mediaplayer/players/wmplayerlite.aspx?sid=70519

Well I'm handicapped. Now tell me how they took it, I'm only handicapped in speech. I took it all right what about other people.

The OBAMA haters are always looking for something to discredit him with. That remark was simply a remark made in fun and not in disrespect. He doesn’t owe anybody anything, because he didn’t do anything

No, I don't know any handicapped person who was offended by his remarks, but that doesn't mean there aren't any. I'll give my opinion, or guess because you asked for it. I actually spend quite a bit of time with Special Olympic kids in their late teens to early twenties every week. I can't speak for everybody, it only represents about 20 such individuals who have particular needs, but I can tell you those youngsters barely know who Obama is, it was a chore just to get them to remember his name, let alone pay attention enough to know anything about a comment he might have made. Once a week I see the same individuals in a much older age range, who barely know who he is either. With some exceptions, as a whole, I find this group to be especially forgiving, but I doubt that the ones I know really care one way or the other honestly. My guess is the representatives are "probably" more offended, but it's a just a guess and I'm not an expert on these things. Take it with a grain of salt, but I think it's a very good question. I imagine there is a whole group that is involved in the Special Olympics that I never even see and wouldn't want to speak on their behalf.

Everyone wants to hate Obama SO BAD. It's just another thing for people to be pissed off about ... they loooove to complain.

There's always someone who's offended by something and to be honest people seriously need to grow up. People make fun of handicapped all the time in comedian shows and what not yet no one complains about that. If people are offended then there the ones with the problem.

Too many people today go out of their way to try to find a reason to be pissed off at someone. This is just like the time Ross Perot said "You People".

Nah... I didn't even catch it until it was pointed out, and even then, he was making fun of himself, not of the Special Olympics.

Only retards would be offended. wait...