That’s pretty funny. Of course, the man is right. We will be there for a long time. We broke it, we bought it. Sen. Obama was questioned on this not long ago (sorry, can’t find the link) and while saying he would withdraw, and we had to end the fighting, and all the other stuff that the peaceful folk like to hear, at the very end when asked to lock that down and make it a 100% commitment, he said “oh, but of course, as commander in chief I’m going to have to make my own assessment.” Translation: he knows darn well he can’t withdraw, and he’s laying groundwork to be able to gracefully say “sorry, kids…” There are going to be a lot of broken hearts in March 2009, when he announces a “temporary delay” in the withdrawal plan.
I’m watched this in my office with the volume down low trying my hardest not to laugh out loud. I probably never would have seen this if you hadn’t posted it. HILARIOUS.
Hilarious! Thanks though. Now I have something to throw at my friend who says he might vote for McCain in November if Hillary gets the Democratic nom. How somebody who likes Obama because he was against the Iraq war from the beginning can consider McCain his second choice is beyond me.
I’d heard about that “Bomb, Bomb Iran” clip but this was my first time seeing it. Anyone who thinks he’s a moderate is nuts.
hahaha, that’s a wonderful parody. The original video, while it originally really impressed me, it got me thinking about it really is a hollywood campaign. What makes the video, and by extension, Obama’s campaign so poignant isn’t so much about what it says about what he’ll do with the country, which issues he’ll challenge, what policies he believes in, but rather, it seems to tap into a deep yearning for vague ambiguous change. In that speech, Obama’s speechwriters poetically mix the populism of a unionist chant with the emotional weight of historical moments of change to convey the impression that Obama is the one to guide us to the next ‘great historical moment.’ And yet he doesn’t say what he stands for, what he’s going to do that is so great and revolutionary and that will be so much of a ‘change’ from the past. Either way though, you have to admit that adding some slick music and hollywood sheen to that clever speech does work extremely well.