President Obama released a statement Tuesday on the death of writer-actor-director Harold Ramis, who died this week at the age of 69. In his statement, the President quoted Ramis' classic 1980 film, Caddyshack.
Statement from the president on the passing of Harold Ramis:
Michelle and I were saddened to hear of the passing of Harold Ramis, one of America's greatest satirists, and like so many other comedic geniuses, a proud product of Chicago's Second City. When we watched his movies—from Animal House and Caddyshack to Ghostbusters and Groundhog Day—we didn't just laugh until it hurt. We questioned authority. We identified with the outsider. We rooted for the underdog. And through it all, we never lost our faith in happy endings. Our thoughts and prayers are with Harold's wife, Erica, his children and grandchildren, and all those who loved him, who quote his work with abandon, and who hope that he received total consciousness.
Here is the scene from Caddyshack where the president got that "total consciousness" bit:
