Tracy Morgan Finally Weighs in on Obama Peace Prize (Mayer Too!)

101509tracy.jpg To promote his memoir I Am the New Black, Tracy Morgan has been answering questions from readers at Time magazine. One wanted to know what he thought about Barack Obama’s recent Nobel Peace Prize win. Morgan replied, "I think he deserves it. I think he’s really trying to stop nuclear war. I love Obama. You see how cool he is? You see the way he gets off of Air Force One? He kicks that leg just like Richard Roundtree. Ain’t no other countries gonna mess with us. And as far as health care is concerned, tell them to put cocoa butter on it. Those old remedies still work!"

Morgan's comment tops recording artist John Mayer's thoughts on the peace prize, which were dragged out of him by a New York scribe. Approached at a party the other night, Mayer said he thought it was "fantastic," but grew testy under further questioning: "Do you think I'm smart enough to be able to articulate to you why our president receiving the Nobel Peace Prize is a bit early for things? What's your overall opinion?"

The awkward exchange, uh, climaxed with Mayer vowing to "forcefully sodomize" the reporter's editor for assigning off-topic questions. New York editor Jessica Coen swiftly tweeted: "John Mayer threatens to sodomize nymag editor—swoon!" So... now you know two celebrity's and one editor's opinions on Obama and sodomy. We welcome your traffic, Google pervs!

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NY magazine has some good feature writers, but the people they send to interview celebrities always manage to act like jerkoffs. One minute the question is about health care, or the Nobel prize. The next breath they want to know if your screwing so and so. In an interview with Michelle Trachtenberg one of their reporters got stomped flat. Michelle fucking Trachtenberg. Their pathetic.

I'd like to take this opportunity to mention that Tracy doesn't tip waiters.

"I think he’s really trying to stop nuclear war." The second half of the 20th century called and wants their quote back.

sodomy. so hot right now. sodomy.

the only funny thing john mayer did was the chappelle skit showing the music preferences of different ethnic groups and how white people can dance, if you know their music.
and tracy morgan should do a parody bloomberg ad, all thompson does is just talk, talk, talk.

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