Pirate Attacks

[GilvaSunner]

How does someone pronounce Obama as 'a bummer'? How does that work?

[MrCaltec]

BRING CAITLIN BACK! end of story. :)

[superearthbender]

Cute, but none of Molly's sheer arrogance.

[dustyb58]

I want a Rocketboom with Caitlin and Molly and Katers and Amy

[xxxnexuzxxx7]

yee Mollys still better :(

[neetrab]

wow... thanks for the info. very interesting. and i must have been living under a rock because i just found out today that pirates still exist. Do they ever retire? lol... i mean, when they get gold and money and whatever else they look for... do they go to some island and live there where no one can find them??

[grendelee]

@neetrab when they get enough gold and money, they retire about every five years and past the name onto another man. The fears in the name.

[neetrab]

@grendelee -- haha! Thanks. Do you know this by experience? lol!

[grendelee]

@neetrab I wasnt the original Dread Pirate Roberts. Neither was the one before me.

[SuperNiceU]

pirates wanna kill obama cause hes black

racist priates........

[Bangilipekeyake]

She is a cutie :)

[pepo123455]

this girl is so funny i love it

[juice797]

Obama isn't the only one... don't forget about the...

Barbary wars! Except those were terrorist-pirates! (cause they were muslim)

We've been killin em in the name of protectionism and our "interests" since the beginning of this great country... no reason to stop now.

[animasterJrowe]

obama=pirate killer?

[kubikdoctor]

the proof is he can kil flies, that was on TV

[effyleven]

Have all the girls that can speak nicely and look pretty migrated to Rocketboom?

Must subscribe!

[gaccer]

Since Caitlin replaced Joanne, there's less videos of her presenting the news. What happened?

[jmalmsten]

I knew it... Obama's a  Ninja!

[gumgumningen]

No, Obama is the feudal lord that tells his ninja's to go on a rescue mission to save that ships captain, kill the Somali Pirates save for one who would be put on trial to inevitably be executed by the government for crimes equivalent to the late 1700's.

[Supagraph]

hahahahahaahha lol

[encibaduyut]

I'd like to shave her hairy, bushy, blond pubic, and lick her light-pink pussy. Then I'll try to impregnate her for 2 days and 2 night straight non-stop until her vagina become very very dry, and it would be irritating, wouldn't it? lol

[ajax2themax]

its a joke tubers

[encibaduyut]

I'd like to bang you, sweetheart!

[happyjack29]

encibaduyut.......FUCK YOU, WHY DON'T YOU SHOW SOME CONSIDERATION YOU FUCK!!

[SpreadingtheMuse]

I was going to mention Thomas Jefferson as well. It was one of the most famous acts of his presidency.

In the Civil War, Confederate privateers who ransacked Northern shipping were also referred to as "pirates" and were punished accordingly.

[thelastoneyousaw]

Idiot! Our third president Thomas Jefferson ordered the attack on pirates who were ransacking ships in the Mediteranean over 200 years ago! Ever heard of the bloody shores of Tripoli?

[bigchunk1]

What specificly is so significant about this statistic? The fact that they happen to be pirates seperates themselves from other US president approved killings? Isn't it just as significant if someone was killed who was a bankrobber or a hijacker? I don't understand what point they are trying to make here.

[leitermann]

I'd like you to meet my good friend Mrs. Thepoint.

[m0e0]

Yes, Jefferson killed hundreds of pirates at least - and he stormed the pirate lairs to boot!

[m0e0]

Er...I think Jefferson actually killed more. You're graph is not complete.

[neocool12]

lmao ...kinda like a classic, more grown up caitlin :D

[darkslash24]

seriously does anyone else think her videos are just plain annoying? I mean A PIRATE KILLING GRAPH!!!!!!???????

[AlwaysRi]

Then don't watch them..

[FuiSoyYsereUnGil]

what the hell is that machine you keep clicking?

[mhwaad]

lol

[sismian]

Lol. i actually have a soft spot for Pirates, hazards of the job i guess...

[HeeBee87GeeBee]

lol true, they knew what they were getting themselves into before they started that gig hahaha

[gman72275]

Yeah, pretty sure pirate killing was in Africa, President in US. Pirates were not killed by Obama! Stop the Obama love affair from everyone! PS, did you know that Obama invented the air we breath? He's so dreamy!

[UnderseaCaveman]

Sorry, the POTUS didn't do the training of the actual "trigger pullers".....

However, I am pretty sure the real "trigger dudes" don't care for attention, they just did their job with precision and are thankful that the outcome was positive for the violated!!

[gabogrifa]

She's adorable...

[chairde]

That is simply not historically accurate. The US had a war with the Barbary pirates when the US was a new nation.

[wrader2001]

That's not true. I notice your graph only lists US Presidents since William McKinley. Before him there were several US Presidents who ordered much larger attacks on pirates.

[Persiana]

Clarissa explains it all.

[SunJooNee]

Um, where is the other woman? I haven't watched ROCKETBOOM in a while but where did the other one go!? She was awesome.

[holbrookprieto]

she left.... :-( joanne colan is her name and i was smitten 2

[MaybePensive]

Brief but enjoyable.

[joen0411]

Johnny Depp better watch his back.

[Pvic]

Ummmm the Barbary pirate wars 1784+

Nice research Rocket Boom, your almost as good as MSNBC

[christjewells]

this graph only goes back to McKinley... by then, most pirates in the u.s. sphere of influence were gone or low-level. pirates get killed more often than zero times O.o anyone remember the Barbary wars?

[VonStrakovich]

I saw Joanne on the latest Sears commercial

[FlyingNifo]

of course no president has ever killed pirates. we haven't had any Ninja presidents.

[rogelead]

Ninjas cant kill pirates anyways.

[rnb8220]

down with pirates on the high seas. heh heh

[nickrose83]

She's perhaps cuter than Joanne, but not funnier.

[vanityvideo]

hahaha funny obama is a pirate killer

[theendisus]

She looks more and more like someone who is skipping grade school to make a video. I understand young is in, but really?

[genghis6l99]

she's a grown woman. should she get plastic surgery to placate your weakness for children?

[thelegendofbob]

What about way back in the 1800's when America went to the Mediterranean Sea to kill the Barbary Pirates?

[funtime77777]

I think that chart needs some tweaking. Can you kill 0.5, 1.5, or 2.5 pirates?

[polywoly15]

why of course. havn't you seen the pirates that are half-bodied from fighting giant sharks or of the sort?

[marsCubed]

"Can you kill 0.5, 1.5, or 2.5 pirates?"

Just get Schrödinger's cat to scratch them to death. keel haul them first though, ooh arrr!

[henbya94]

that graph is wrong. as others have pointed out there have many battles in the meditarian area because of pirates stopping our trading boats.

[exodus2142]

i think your your right this time the order came from obama but back then it was more indirect

[monkeymac3]

ninjas can kick Pirates' asses.

[bropink]

definately, ninjas would pwn them

[NathanSt]

The US went to war against the Barbary states to stop piracy in the early 19th century so I would assume Thomas Jefferson had far more kills.

[d5o4s3h2i1]

Jefferson is history's finest pirate slayer..

[dannyjafnilive]

so...?

[UnlikelyDejaVu]

In the fight between Obama and pirates. The battle unimaginable. Only one word can describe it... Chuck Norris...

what do you think?

[NextLifeDK]

So, do Somali pirates say "Allahu Akbarrrrr"?

[exoneuk]

LOL! Very much YARRR and suchlike.

[JoMiMo555]

Bully for Obama, but President Ford single handedly killed hijackers aboard Air Force One!

Can't beat that...

[NextLifeDK]

Wasn't that President Harrison?

[SinCorpProductions]

yes president Harrison Ford everybody knows that

[RuddyWasHere]

I actually like the machine, gives it a cool randomness. Please save the pirates.

[jamiehasnomercy]

Your Right

But im sure people from the US have killed pirates before! Pirates were first reported around 3400years ago known then as SEA PEOPLES.

[moomman89]

I wonder if Obama can ever hold a gun.But I'm sure he can hold his gun.HA,HA.

[RentTheSpokeMan]

Hmm less pirates means global warming will increase.

[UnlikelyDejaVu]

and the seals will die!!! Ahhh! who will defend us from the wrath of the dolphins...

[darkally]

this whole thing hinges on the definition of a pirate...these poor people have had their land and coast pirated by the west for a long time. People come and steal their fish and dump chemicals into their coastal area! They are just trying to survive

[rizwan1983]

not what i expected either...

She's somewhat endearing too...

[BigAndTall666]

Joanne still RULES!!!

[MrCaltec]

James Madison killed over 400 and Thomas Jefferson over 800 according to some accounts.

[CuriouserNCuriouser]

Love ya, Caitlin!

But President Monroe sent the "Mosquito Fleet" to fight pirates in the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Bahamas. I'm sure that some pirate deaths must've ensued.

I expect that the Aussies have had to deal with some pirates in their history, no? Better you should tell us about that, IMHO.

[R0drigue55]

lame :(

whats up with that damn machine she's always clicking

[invisblchzbrgr]

I know, I don't like the machine either. :/ It's distracting and somehow melodramatic lol.

[Nikotyniak]

Wait, Pirates as sailors (sea terrorits, etc) or Pirates of software ?

[manuelito1233]

As cute as t3h last one! :3

[ofeydofey]

what about ninja zombie pirates

[SgtHydra]

Or robot ninja zombie pirates?

I bet George Washington killed a few of those.

[Probewitch]

AArghh ; the pirates union gonna hear about this !

[MidgardViking]

You are kewl girl :P

A splendid replacement!

[Svekris]

Hwo Killed Joanne? She was Great! I would be really happy seeing her back :)

sry.. but Catilin is making impresion of a lame person...

[thedicennian]

OMG... she... she is so damn hot! absolutely a good replacement for Joanne! :) They're just as good.

[Unsuperior]

20 seconds? joanne could fill atleast 3 minutes *sniff sniff*

[baddate]

Joanne is dead. Move on, mate.

[il3bood10]

i miss her

[xdereksx]

Well, I must admit I was really disappointed when Joanne left, but Caitlin is making a good replacement.

[trumpsnuffler]

couldn't have put it better myself

[jaime21985]

This was very short, but let me tell you it was a very good one!

[Kyoukichi]

Wearing Joanne's button-up shirt won't make us love you more :(

Good info on Obama tho =]

P.S. Find your own style of clothing, please. It's pretty heart-wrenching to watch.

[emzirek]

Can someone point to a video that says anything about Joanne going bye bye?

[Emocrash]

When did Obama kill a pirate?....

[Hopeful71]

"When did Obama kill a pirate?...."

Watch the news much?

But seriously, he didn't personal kill them, just gave the order to 'take em out'

(side note: I miss Joanne too. Caitlin, despite her youth, is growing on me)

[VonStrakovich]

He just waited for the situation to be resolved then took more than his share of the credit. The Navy handled it just fine. Hmm, I wonder if we can get the Navy to fix GM and all the others?

[Hopeful71]

"then took more than his share of the credit"

How was that? Did I miss him spiking a ball on the WH lawn? Or him even mentioning his role in the affair?

Christ, there are always enough things to criticize any politician about, you don't have to start making them up.

[VonStrakovich]

After the captain was rescued and the bad guys were eliminated we were told that the POTUS had been keeping track on an hourly basis and was hands on from the start. It was a good PR way to go because if it went bad then he would've been blameless, but could claim to be involved in a positive outcome. If you don't follow the news it would've been easy to miss it in our 24 hour news cycle. By the next day we had moved on to the captain's homecoming et al.

[ArkeAngelRevonulet]

if I'm not mistaken there is a reference to fighting pirates at the shores of Tripoli REF marine hymn. Thomas Jefferson sent a marine detachment and ships to fight the barbary pirates. REF First and Second Barbary war.

[HeyRadialMoon]

Didn't Gerald Ford kill one with a golf ball?

[iRacerMatt]

I bet George Washington killed a lot of pirates, just back then there were to many to count.

[GMVitus]

lol! That video is awesome! The stats are remarkable!

[NORCALVLOG]

as much as i want joanne, we cant have her, and we need to show this one support because i can imagine how much it sucks to read all these comments about how we want joanne back when its not going to happen....

if joanne and andrew still wanted to work on rocketboom together they would, get over it

[pcdoctorjosh]

"It don't madder what day it is because I found this!" Vary funny In 21sec.

[chailisowns]

lolz damn pirates

[cuppachai]

No No No!!! WTF!!! Where's Joanne?!! That ws just So Bloody Wrong!! A fresh faced squeeky teenager in the place of Joanne the great?! Sure.. She's good at imitating Joanne's Style but Where's the magic!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAARrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr­rrGGGGGGGGGGhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! This CannOT Be HApPPeninG!!!!!!

[Fex13]

Get over it...

[piper77]

obama kills kittens too.

[eskay2001]

That made my day xD

[CasualDaveDotCom]

Instead of the button just clicking, it should make a noise like canned laughter or applause or a explosion, in this episode, the sound should have been "aargh!"

[undercoveragent832]

Have any presidents killed any ninjas?

[Newosmusic]

Lincon once pulled an AK-47 out of his hat, and blew a ninja away with a rat-a-tat-tat

[Skeezy727]

yeah but then he ran out of bullets and ran away.

[theshontman]

Are you quoting Ultimate Showdown lyrics here?

[CrimsonsDeath12]

Probably. roosvelt in WW2 declared war against japan and bombed the heck out of it so yeah, possible xD

[CasaLuBanana]

i miss joanne

[infinidem]

Wrinkly shirt, but great smile!

[BudCatcreations]

i hate them Somalian terrorist fucks, they don't deserver to be called pirates. pirates are cool those weird buttfuckers arn't and Obama is over-rated and is gonna get america bombed by russia

[AtheistPride007]

Why don't you look up why they became pirates in the first place before you hate on them. People don't just wake up and say I WANT TO BE A PIRATE. This is what the media never talks about and why they are fuckheads.

[xbmarx]

Obama just lost the support of the Pastafarians. Yargh!

[matthewcastillo45]

Still kinda missin' Joanne, but I digress, our president is quite the badass.

[SalehUddin1986]

Its funny because it is not actually true. The United States was involved in operations against the Barbary Coast early in its history, these operations killed pirates.

[todd76705]

That's true, SaleUddin1986. I had forgotten about that until I read your comment and then I remembered that I had seen something about that on the History Channel some time ago.

[poolsuporter]

Obama ownd them pirates.

[Mysticomega]

BEST EPISODE SO FAR

5 Stars!

=)

[eSilva90]

LOL chart says pirate kills

3.5

3

2.5

2 and so on LOL

[jacktchance]

Obama is a freaking Ninja!

[beeohhski]

a gangsta ass motha fucka in a badass way not in a racist politician way

[hyderunner]

100 percent of Black Presidents kill pirates,

Just statistics is all

[beeohhski]

lol you win

[gvi341984]

I like the new rocketboom girl she is so cute and bubbly

[beeohhski]

see more at thehill88 its her personal channel

[Bucknik]

I'll 5-star this for Caitlin, but Thomas Jefferson "killed" a lot more than three pirates.

[colin340]

she is cute as where Joana was hot

[deskcheck3]

It would just look like a single colored pie.

[pfizzbones]

This only went back to McKinley. 1900. What about the 1800's and Adams? The first war on terror? And by the way, Obama didn't kill them. Navy Seals did. And when have we heard of pirates before the last year?

[TheSodaFreaK]

He ordered them to kill. . so pretty much hes the only president to order a killing of a pirate. not exactly sure but it works out somehow.

[pfizzbones]

I guess you're right for modern times. That would be excluding the declaration of war that the Barbary pirates declared on many nations, and when we were sent by Pres. Adams and Jefferson to destroy these pirates. Hence, the battle in Tripoli. But, otherwise, I guess so, if you want to look at it that way. Comrade Obama the hero. Whatever. Just glad the Navy Seals were allowed to do their job.

[DoctorWeeTodd]

The Marines Hymn has the stanza "From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli" for a reason.

In that war the U.S waged an all out war against piracy and I'm sure the President would have to approve it.

[edAVP1138]

Didn't Jefferson kill pirates?

[8Tails]

This shouldn't be funny... but it kind of is. >.>'

[nomiSimple]

very nice

[FreiheitKampfer]

In the "City of God," St. Augustine tells the story of a pirate captured by Alexander the Great. The Emperor angrily demanded of him, "How dare you molest the seas?" To which the pirate replied, "How dare you molest the whole world? Because I do it with a small boat, I am called a pirate and a thief. You, with a great navy, molest the world and are called an emperor." St. Augustine thought the pirate's answer was "elegant and excellent."

~Noam Chomsky, 'Pirates and Emperors'

Obama is an Emperor

[FreiheitKampfer]

watch this vid(paste it in after the '?v='):

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[AtheistPride007]

Why does the graph go up by .5? How can you half kill someone.

[djderk]

+10

[honman92]

Only if that data could have been shown in a pie chart. mmm...pie chart.

[gm928]

Caitlin.. what about Thomas Jefferson and the Barbary pirates?

[CognosSquare]

She did not have that much space on her X-axis.

[Syntox]

EXACTLY. We actually had a war with the pirates, the Barbary Wars, 1801?

ZERO research here. JOANNE would have done her research....

[gm928]

I never even watched Rocketboom before Caitlin took over, and I love her even when she's a little bit .. errr.. wrong.

[OzBros]

First it's pirates; next it'll be ninjas! Go Caitlin (and Obama too!)

[JoMiMo555]

God help us the day it's ninjas...

[rappienl]

I argee, this bar chart explains it all. To think I was all worried about the Swine Flu. Obama saves the day again. Right?