President Obama calls 'Transformer 2' Michael Bay 'a big a-- director'

By Elizabeth Snead

June 19, 2009 6:26 PM

Director Michael Bay was asked at today's press conference at the Four Seasons why he used Barack Obama's name for the president in "Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen," rather than coming up with a fictional POTUS.

Watch his response and hear him talk about meeting Obama in an airport and -- naturally -- introducing himself.

And yes, Obama has seen Bay's movies and he called Michael "a big a-- director."

Hey, he's the president of the United States. I think we can quote him on this.

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I saw the movie last night, and didn't once hear the name Obama (I was already listening for it).

they kept referring to him as "the President" in every scene I saw.

brianguy | June 25, 2009 9:17 AM

i heard it on the tv at one stage. i think in sams apartment.

Justsawit | July 1, 2009 2:09 AM

Here is a terrific start for Transformers 3:

The Machines rose up after the battle that took place. President Obama was correct- one day the machines would take the earth and people would become slaves to their own mistakes; however, some machines took on the emotions and feelings that humankind once embraced- like their creators, they were created and they evolved and learned to love and respect those who brought them into this world from here and afar:

FRIENDS AND FOES FROM AFAR
THE BATTLE OF THE EARTH BEADDEN SUBSTANCES OF CREATION WE RESIDE.
BESIDES OUR COMPANIONS OF THE EVER STRIFE OF THE WARS OF DESIRE
THE DESIRE OF THE HEART OF HUMANKIND AND TECHNOLOGY
ARE WE ONE OR ARE WE NOT?
LEAST WE NOT BE FORGOTTEN
A CONFLICT WITHIN
THIS IS HOW IT BEGINS.
GOLD, OH SO BOLD
NICKEL, HOW IT TRICKLES
ALUMINUM, BALANCING LIKE A PENDULUM
THE TIME IT TICKS, MOMENTS OF EVER EMBRACING MEMORIES OF THE PAST, THE PRESENT, THE FUTURE ENFOLDING
FOREVER MOLDING INTO THE NEW STORIES TOLD, TO NEVER BE FORGOTTEN
AS ONE DAY WE SEE AND HOLD TO AGREE.
ARMIES OF METAL AND ELECTRICITY, ONCE FLESH AND OF HEART
YET IT IS THE SAME WHEN THE COMPASSION AND EMOTIONAL FEELING COME TO PASS.
FOR IS IT AN IMPORTANCE TO THE MATTER OF THE FORM AND SHAPE THAT TAKES THE PLACE IN THE PERCEPTION OF WHAT WE SEE IN THE COMPLEXITY OF THE BEINGS OF EXISTENCE OR CREATION BE IT KNOWN.
WE START AS ONE AND BECOME ANOTHER.
CONSTANTLY EVOLVING
REVOLVING, RESHAPING, BETTERING THE STAR INSIDE THE SOULS OF SUPPRESSION
A SHORT RECESSION AT BEST
ONE DAY THIS SHALL COME TO REST.
WE SEE THE FUTURE AS ONE AND MANY, ALL COMPANIONS AS ONE, WATCHING THE SUNRISE, WE WILL WAKE TO THE PEACEFUL NEVER ENDING STREAM OF NO MORE OPPRESSION