In the first few moments of his speech at Northern Virginia
Community College on Tuesday, President Obama gave the game
away.
He said he ventured to the campus, a mere 17 miles from
Washington, to “get out of the immediate environs of Washington and
hear directly from voters and have a conversation with
them.”
Voters?
The election is 19 months away. The government’s collision
with its debt ceiling is about one month away, maybe less. How is
Obama spending the first of the four weeks (if that) he has left
before the government — over which he allegedly presides — hits
its credit limit? He is campaigning for reelection.
Obama’s three-stop trip to California and back
“has all the markings of a campaign swing,” according to
Bloomberg News. That’s because it is one. Los Angeles-based
Democratic strategist Bill Carrick told Bloomberg that the trip was
not really campaigning, but, well, with it the White House will
“start focusing on swing states early so you can broaden the
electoral map.”
Two of Obama’s three stops are in the swing states of
Virginia and Nevada. After his speech in Palo Alto, Calif., he
attended fundraisers in San Francisco and Los Angeles — which is
what Democrats running for national office do in Democratic
states.
In the trip’s public speeches, Obama has portrayed
Republicans as cold-hearted agents of the greedy rich who work to
squeeze a few more dimes from the peasants by “cutting children out
of Head Start.” Not a campaign trip? Sure, and Donald Trump has a
lovely flaxen mane.
If this story sounds somewhat familiar, that’s because in
only two years the president has repeated it incessantly. When the
stimulus bill was making its way through Congress, Obama took to
the road to sell it to the people. His budget? Ditto. The health
care bill? Months of the Traveling Obama Show.
On the day of Obama’s September 2009 speech to a joint
session of Congress urging the passage of health care reform,
Politics Daily columnist Walter Shapiro wrote, “Obama has
been constantly singing a downbeat chorus about the burden of
rapidly escalating health care costs.” That was an understatement.
By March 3, 2010, Obama had given 35 “major” speeches on health
care reform, according to a tally by the Washington
Post.
The man loves to talk. He loves the performance and the
attention it brings. But at this point in the Obama presidency, it
should be obvious to someone in the West Wing that this is an
enterprise of rapidly diminishing returns. What is gained from the
expulsion of so much wind from the president’s overtaxed
lungs?
Passage of major legislation? Obama’s nearly three dozen
speeches actually hurt the cause of health care reform. The health
care bill, which he let Congress craft as he flew around the nation
talking, was passed through the old-fashioned back-room arm
twisting of Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, not the persuasive powers
of the president. The stimulus bill passed because it was a
traditional Congressional goodie bag, not because the president
converted reluctant lawmakers into Keynesians.
The president’s appeal among independents might be a good
indicator of his persuasiveness. These are the Americans most
susceptible to a good argument. Obama won 52 percent of
independents in the 2008 election, according to CNN exit polls. One
year later, CNN exit polling showed that independents broke 60
percent for Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie in
New Jersey and 65 percent for Republican Bob McDonnell in Virginia.
A year after that, CNN reported that 57 percent of independents
voted Republican in the 2010 mid-term elections. Obama’s support
among independents today? Thirty-five percent, according to the
latest Gallup poll.
How can Obama win the future if he can’t even win
independents? Obama’s answer: Give more speeches! The right answer:
Park Air Force One, unplug the teleprompter, roll up the sleeves,
and govern.
Americans see a nation falling apart around them. Home
values continue to drop while inflation, gas prices, government
spending, and the national debt are shooting so high, even Charlie
Sheen would look at them and say, “Dude, I think you have a
problem.”
Yet instead of sitting at his desk and fixing these
problems, the president has spent the last two years doing the same
thing he spent the previous four years doing: giving speeches. Is
it too much to ask that the president stop talking and start
working?
Erebus Thogmorton| 4.22.11 @ 6:26AM
This guy Obama is a pathetic whining little thing. Shame on American voters for electing him.
Michael Tomlinson| 4.22.11 @ 8:27AM
Erebus shame on those who voted for him. Those of us who were sane and don't like fecal sandwiches voted for the other guy (warts and all).
SpiralArchitect| 4.22.11 @ 1:05PM
The Commander in Cheat knows what he is doing now & his plan(s) are going as he desires. Of this I have no doubt.
IMO Anything that brings the populace down and / or increases dependancy upon the Gov is a working part of B.O.'s plan. This concept he is unleashing (doubtful his own idea, yet he is fully supportive of said idea) is not for the good of this nation. - To continue would be merely preaching to the choir at this point. I am sure as most of the people that comment here are of similar belief to some extent.
USSAlabama| 4.22.11 @ 11:15AM
A great companion piece for this article is "The Unhappy President" by Jonah Goldberg on NRO.
PCC| 4.23.11 @ 6:00AM
A big component of the presidency, like most other executive roles, is sitting at your deask, doing the paperwork (reading briefs) and presiding over staff meetings. These tasks are essential to governing effectively.
Mr. Obama has had no prior experience doing these things and it is now obvious that he has a visceral distaste for them, hence he does them poorly.
The same could not be said of most of Mr. Obama's immediate predecessors, including Nixon, Carter, Reagan, Clinton and GW Bush.
What a pity. Regardless of his political views, he's simply not suited to the job.
Conserdude| 4.25.11 @ 11:42AM
Au contraire! I say, "keep talkin' Mr. President!" Give that man a mike and teleprompter since he'll talk his way right out of office in Nov. 2012.
Robbins Mitchell| 4.22.11 @ 6:28AM
Let's remember that the aforementioned Bill Carrick 'made his bones' as a political adviser to the Kennedys...so anything he says is probably deceitful going in
ENOUGH ROPE| 4.22.11 @ 3:45PM
New borrowing is not needed to service the existing debt. Tax revenues can be used for weeks to pay interest and maturing principal without issuing new debt to pay off the maturing debt. There is more time than the conventional wisdom claims.
Obama’s puppet masters must be very happy with their SMILING SLEEPER AGENT, SMILING MARXIST THUG, SMILING LIAR, and SMILING SABOTEUR who is destroying the U.S. Dollar and the U.S. economy.
Dee See| 4.22.11 @ 6:58AM
---Obama looking more than ever like he is,
in fact, of the Averell Harriman bloodline
through Ann Dunham.
You all remember Harriman.
Part of the Rockefeller Globalist cabal.
Helped set up the Soviets.
Even ran the country during WW2
after Stalin had his nervous breakdown.
Assisted in the off-loading of much technology
their way as well.
Also the man who betrayed China to the REDS,
and later had his operatives directing the betrayal
of our fighting forces in Korea and its subsequent division into the EUGENICS paradise we know
today.
Wonderful human being.
----------------------Wonderful.
Darin| 4.22.11 @ 6:58AM
He's like the guy who watches football on Sunday afternoon and talks smack about how great a player he is. Until the guys get together for a game of touch football, and it becomes clear he has no clue how to really perform on the field.
RT| 4.22.11 @ 7:29AM
Well the narcissist in chief has proven that he can't throw a baseball.
SpiralArchitect| 4.22.11 @ 1:07PM
He throws a ball just fine. The problem is he throws the ole Socilaist / NWO ball that most of us do not condone one bit.
He is an excellent pitch man, Hell, he is pitching (himself) right now!
The Bruce| 4.22.11 @ 11:22PM
Sure he can. He just can't do without looking like a complete girl (no offense to women).
Hillel| 4.22.11 @ 7:33AM
Like the feudal chiefs of old he wants to govern from his camel.
John Daniel| 4.22.11 @ 7:49AM
Spends all his time campaigning because he knows nothing of governing...or, for that matter, running anything.
chuck| 4.22.11 @ 7:54AM
Except running his mouth.
Robbins Mitchell| 4.22.11 @ 8:13AM
Is that a Reggie Love double entendre?
Melvin| 4.22.11 @ 8:21AM
In-spite of this man's glaring failures, there are millions of Americans as well as every single government bureaucrat, elected or appointed that still hang breathlessly upon ever word he utters.
This Country is basically divided down the middle on Conservatism, and Socialism. "Well, Melvin Liberalism, or Progressivism isn't really Socialism.." Yea, right and the Queen is going to invite me to the wedding to, if you believe that load of elephant crap.
If it isn't Obama it is going to be someone else. Either a Country Club Blue Blood Progressive Republican, or a Democrat Union goon. But either way it is sliced we are a divided Nation, with no hope of reunification. We might as well be North and South Korea. One side is prospering and one side is in it's death throws because of a failed Socialist State.
Conservatives are going to have to decide in whether we want to prosper or want to become part of a failed Socialist State.
Some say this can be brought about by Secession.
If first response is, "Oh, hell no, no secession." The only other alternative is, to be stuck in a perpetual choke hold with Conservatives and Socialists at each others throats but neither strong enough to kick the other into submission.
People, I want to prosper, I don't want to keep paying year after year, after year, for failed Socialist and Progressive policies. I don't want to be a Globalist where we all we grasp hands and sing Kumbaya. I just want to be a plain old American without the government telling me that a whiffle ball and bat are weapons of mass destruction.
People secession by dividing Conservative States from Socialist States is not that bad of concept. Let the Socialists and Progressive Republicans pay for their own failures. While the Conservative States prosper and build with a smaller less intrusive government.
Think about it, because whether you like it or not, it is going to happen, and sooner than one might think.
Michael Tomlinson| 4.22.11 @ 8:36AM
Melvin what would happen to the decent Americans in places like California, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon and Connecticut? What would we do with the Obamanites in our midst? The best answer isn’t session it is an overwhelming electoral defeat at the polls for Democrats up and down the ticket. Marginalize them and keep them out of power till they become a faint echo of a failed policy and Barack Obama is a footnote in history as the first black President (that is unless Donald Trump can prove there is no birth certificate then that’s a whole new kettle of fish).
Melvin| 4.22.11 @ 9:08AM
We cannot have an overwhelming defeat, if we could have we would have done so already. We can change the head of the snake but we cannot change the rest of the snake. It is what is.
If the Socialist and Progressive States can't pay for their social programs on their own. Then I say, "Sorry about your luck buddy, we're doing just fine over here."
Michael, I just hate having they're Socialist ideology crammed down my throat whether I like it or not, and having to foot the bill for their welfare state.
Michael Tomlinson| 4.22.11 @ 9:22AM
Agree, but I'm a believer in the "glass is half full." I still believe in the American dream, but back it up with a house built on the Second Amendment.
Melvin| 4.22.11 @ 9:30AM
I'm with you there Michael. It is kind like paying Union dues, a person pays Union dues their entire working career, and if they don't agree with the leadership, they have no say in where they dues are spent or used.
That is where we are now. The producers are paying and paying, and having no real say in where they're taxes are being utilized, and in the same breath they're being told, they must sacrifice more.
The main problem is the Producers are the ones doing the sacrificing and the Socialists are going on holiday.
Mike D.| 4.22.11 @ 7:40PM
I agree with both your takes. the problem is that there is a solid 40%+ that will vote for this guy no matter what he does as long as they get their take of the wealth of others. If that same 40% is slowly weaned off the dole, then and only then is a rollback possible. I don't see any answer to the divide, Marxist on one side and anti-Marxism on the other. These two sides will never reconcile because its impossible. If the Marxist/Globalists can't win they will conduct a scorched earth campaign to destroy what they can't control or win outright. The first signs of secession are already there. It won't be much longer when a group of states will form some kind of anti-federal cabal and refuse the edits of a tyranical central government. States are and will be the central battleground and thats where the end result, win or lose will be decided.
Michael Tomlinson| 4.23.11 @ 12:44AM
Good point Mike. No matter how bad Obama is at least 40% of the electorate will vote for him. The key will be insuring independents who lean right don't get fooled a second time. That's why I wish Mike Pence would run for POTUS -- articulate, intelligent, telegenic, been a leader of so-called establishment Republicans, Tea Party likes him, tough, principled, strong on defense and social issues and fiscally sound.
Dai Alanye | 4.22.11 @ 8:49AM
I only hope Obama doesn't listen to all the advice conservatives are giving him. Were he to change his approach (always assuming Michelle gives her permission) he might stand a chance of reelection.
The Bishop| 4.22.11 @ 8:59AM
The thing that continually amazes me is how many cars I see on the roads around South Bend (okay, admittedly a Democratic stronghold) that still display "Obama/Biden" bumper stickers. You would think that eventually shame and remorse would kick in and they would get peeled off. Still, you would think a solidly Catholic community wouldn't cling to a pro-abortion bombast. But then again, old Notre Dame did let him speak at the 2009 commencement. (I'd better stop now. I just threw up a little in my mouth.)
Michael Tomlinson| 4.22.11 @ 9:23AM
Brush, floss and rinse. Then sit down and watch Reagan's first inaguration. You'll feel better soon.
Bob Grant| 4.22.11 @ 10:52AM
I'm always mystified how the Catholic religion (count me in) allows democrats to use them for their own political purposes. The list is long of those on the left who chest-beat how Catholic they are and then blatantly violate cannon law. From the kennedy and cuomo families, to that disgrace in California, pelosi, they shamelessly and politically use that great religion.
Mike D.| 4.22.11 @ 7:44PM
The Catholic church at least in the US has become a very leftist organization. Here where I live, a large number of nuns in a motherhouse attend the green and leftist rallies. The notion of Marxist social justice rings well with Catholic policy as they see some kind of Christlike image in that concept.
Mark | 4.23.11 @ 12:15PM
I see an amazing number of those bumper stickers too, here in Austin, TX. Admittedly this is the biggest liberal bastion in the southern tier, but I agree. Whats really amazing is that many of the stickers look NEW !! Those folks must have stockpiled them. A large number of these cars also have the silly "co-exist" sticker on them too. It's really hard to debate anyone that can distill an ideology into something that can fit on a doggone bumper sticker.
Sam Levi| 4.26.11 @ 11:33AM
I wish people would wake up and realize that as long as Socialism and Islam exist, we cannot "coexist". Stupid people shouldn't breathe (or breed).
post*tenebras*lux| 4.22.11 @ 9:00AM
1. Melvin, respectfully, weren't the States divided during the Civil War? That didn't turn out very well.
2. What's up with Obama's "scholarships", weren't they "grants" he went to school on? Which means free money to him, but costs to we, the taxpayers. Do a profile of all the free money Obammy has taken from the hand that fed him and the BIG mouth that mocks/disrepects the hand that fed him.
3. Wish someone would do a profile on what is an independent? The word gets thrown around a lot as to whom the respective political parties cater to.
I've started a profile and would like to know, just who are the d**mn independents anyways. Maybe I'll change my designated politcal party to INDEPENDENT or SWING vote since we are told they are the ones that control the parties anyway although, so far, my research indicates they are weak and unstable in all their ways, they change their minds at the drop of a hat, the mention of a pedigree, the report of a groundswell political momentum, the lilt of a voice in a well crafted, lying speech, the advice of an experienced grifter and a tear trickling down the face thrown in for good measure.
Melvin| 4.22.11 @ 9:14AM
Yes, post*tenebras*lux your correct to a certain degree and it has never been the same since. As in States rights, and individual freedoms is concerned. I was reading somewhere it was 1913 when the decline actually picked up steam.
Besides the reasoning for Secessionist is completely different now than it was then.
Nowadays it is Conservatives vs Socialists. Those that want a smaller less intrusive government without oppressive taxation, and those Socialists who desire a big intrusive government, and be taken care of by the state from cradle to grave, that can only be brought about by oppressive taxation and regulatory government rules.
Michael Tomlinson| 4.22.11 @ 9:26AM
It's time for Trump to start demanding Obama release all his college and law school papers, transcripts and grades.
Mark | 4.23.11 @ 12:18PM
What a waste of time, with all this nonsense about O's qualifications, records, etc. The shelf life on that ran out around November 3, 2008. We must focus our energy on finding a candidate, not wasting it on Obama's personal background. I suspect there is a LOT of interesting info to be found in them, but it's a distraction from the serious work that lies ahead.
Bob Grant| 4.22.11 @ 10:43AM
In answer to statement #3, I believe they (the mainstream media) mixes in the few "independents" left with those who I call "floaters" , citizens who feel it's their "duty" to vote but don't have a full grasp on the issues and who aren't capable of casting an educated vote, nor a consistent one. They are the undecided voters Frank Luntz gathers in a room and polls after a presidential debate; totally clueless but the mainstream media LOVES them.
Let's just say I don't share the love.
Michael Tomlinson| 4.23.11 @ 12:51AM
Bob the concept of floaters is very sound and explains a large segment of the independent vote and poll base. That's why recent polls show people wanting the deficit cut without raising taxes, but majorities being OK with raising taxes on those who make $250,ooo a year. Duh?
Time to ignore the polls and carefully explain and articulate what reform of Medicare and Medicaid will positively mean for them now. A sizable portion of the electorate doesn't give a tinker's damn about the future only "what can you do for me now." We've got to convince them that reform is in their best interest now and Obama's promises are pie in the sky or will hurt them now and in the future.
SpiralArchitect| 4.22.11 @ 1:11PM
Yes, they are independant = uncontrollable.
> note: that does not mean wise nor smart - good nor bad, simply 'uncontrollable'.
Noelle| 4.22.11 @ 10:53PM
I'm an independent, and I would define myself thusly: belongs to neither major political party - "unaffiliated" as they say in PA. Independents are usually discontent with, or not convinced to join, a party.
Independents are not a party; they are leaderless and have no hierarchy. They are an amorphous conglomeration of voters who are like triangular pegs that fit in neither round nor square holes. Most independents do lean left or right, with some maintaining a moderate stance. There is no independent "movement." The most prominent independent is Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, a former Democrat.
Independents are important in general elections now because the country is so evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans, with tiny factions of Greens, Communists, Libertarians, etc. The problem is, in some states, independents cannot vote in primaries, but in general elections, they can tip the balance.
Naturally, there is something to the belief that independents are undecided, don't stand for, or believe in, anything, are wishy-washy, flip-flop, are gullible and weak-willed. But make no mistake, not all independents are like that. Underestimate independents and they will turn on the unwary candidate. This makes me glad to be an independent, where once I felt despondent, because these days, no smart candidate takes independents for granted. Some, if not many, independents pay attention and have definite opinions and ideas.
To become an independent, all you need to do is simply go to your voters registration office in your town, and change your current party to independent, unaffiliated, or undeclared, which ever term is used on the voter registration form, and congratulations! you are no longer controlled by agendas you don't agree with in part or in whole.
You are still free, however, to offer opinions, and to leave no butt unkicked.
Mark | 4.23.11 @ 12:23PM
Noelle, I agree with your point. I'm a registered republican. That's the only identification I have with the Party of Stoopid. I'm assuredly NOT controlled by their agenda and couldn't disagree more with the establishment philosophy. I'm a proud Conservative, patriot, citizen, father and foremost a child of G-d. I think a lot of GOP registered citizens have the same feelings on this. My home blog has proven over the years that GOP affiliation and their agenda are diverging from conservative thought in America.
Claypoole| 4.24.11 @ 10:34AM
A note: If you live in a state that has closed primaries--you may cast a primary vote only for the party you are registered with--you have no vote at all if registered as an Independent. General elections, of course, are open ballots. I'd like to be registered as Independent, but remain Republican, as I believe the primary vote can be crucial.
Radioman777| 4.22.11 @ 9:56AM
Surprised? He's never done any actual work.
SpiralArchitect| 4.22.11 @ 1:12PM
ROFL he has milked it harder than 'Farmer John'!
Nate W.| 4.22.11 @ 9:56AM
Besides all the campaigning, it seems like this Prez has taken a vacation every other week! Am I wrong in my impression? Does someone have a compilation of hours golfing, throwing celeb parties/concerts, family vacations, etc for this guy? How does is compare to past presidents?
K962| 4.22.11 @ 10:13AM
This guy doesn't know how to govern hasn't that been evident yet? The dollar is declining in value driving fuel prices up and a result all other prices follow. Yet where is he? He runs away and makes speeches which are nothing but class warfare and demonization of the opposition party. Complete ineptness and a national disaster.
SpiralArchitect| 4.22.11 @ 1:18PM
Little grumpy today, so I will say it once more - he is doing exactly what his plan was from the start. It is all out in plain sight. How do you (not you personally) think this freeloader with no visable background became (placed into) the POTUS "job".
BTW, his plan is working so far ( the destruction of the USA). By bringing down the US in so amny ways he is creating a situation where he can offer a solution. He will only be able to do this with a second term; one term is too short a time table I believe.
Should he win a second term I will no longer hold in reserve any doubt of election fixing. Hate to sound like a nut when I say that but sometimes the truth is strange.
martin j smith| 4.22.11 @ 10:17AM
TEA PARTY MEMBERS SHOULD SHADOW OBAMA WITH SIGNS SAYING; DO YOUR JOB.
SpiralArchitect| 4.22.11 @ 1:18PM
They are probably the few with jobs these days - they are dilligent after all. Good idea though.
Bob Grant| 4.22.11 @ 10:25AM
If this clown thinks he can claim "there's not much I can do about high energy prices..." during a campaign town hall, he's delusional .
Let him spend the next year and a half campaigning while most American's standard of living is dwindling.
He should be ripe for the taking in '12 but I have this nagging feeling the repubs will somehow snag defeat from the jaws of victory.
Ned| 4.22.11 @ 1:02PM
If Repubs nominate Trump, or even allow him to be a distraction during the campaign to come, we'll be stuck with another four of Barry Bull$hit.
We need a solid candidate with some teeth, and the willingness to use them - NOT another "It's my turn" candidate like Dole, or McCain.
Mike D.| 4.22.11 @ 7:46PM
or Romney.
George True| 4.23.11 @ 4:05AM
"We need a solid candidate with some teeth, and the willingness to use them..."
My dear Ned, that is precisely why Trump is resonating with the people. He is the only Republican who is willing to go where none of the other lily livered Repubs dare to go. People are frustrated and righteously angry that Obama was not vetted (purposely so) by the DNC and their propaganda arm, the MSM. Obama paid several million dollars to "disappear" the paper trail of his entire life. (He is also using a fraudulent social security number, among other things.)
And yet no Republican has the guts to publicly state the obvious conclusion that Obama is most certainly hiding something that has to do with his eligibility. No Republican is brave enough to simply say, "Why WON"T you produce your original long form birth certificate, Mr Obama?"
This issue is neither a sideshow nor a distraction. It is the core issue of the campaign, as it speaks directly to Obama's fundamental corruption and criminality. It is a winning issue for the Republicans, if they just had the courage to go straight at Obama on this issue. It is an issue that is only now getting some real traction, and we have only Trumo to thank for that.
Mark my words. If the Republicans run away from this issue and continue pretending it does not exist, they will NOT win the presidency next year. This is the issue where Obama is most vulnerable.
Pete| 4.22.11 @ 10:28AM
Community organizers don't work and don't know how to work. What's the point of achieving a top spot if you can't exploit it and live high?
jackc| 4.22.11 @ 10:43AM
President Hussein - One Baneful Arrogant Messiah for America (OBAMA)
Charlatans masquerading as benevolent politicians must be fired.
Fire Hussein.
Hire Trumph, for company America in a global economy - a new business model
Minimal government, smart regulation, zero income tax for all - to propel a stunning recovery of the human spirit and wealth creation.
Save America!!
Alan Brooks| 4.22.11 @ 11:19AM
Obama will do better than McCain would have done. McCain would have had a heart attack by now.
junkyard infidel| 4.22.11 @ 2:56PM
thanks for the daily contribution of pathetic mental flatulence, brooks! your brain farts never disappoint!
Alan Brooks| 4.22.11 @ 6:42PM
Thanks, Junkyard... I ... guess.
BTW,
'Father Time' McCain might soon be wearing adult diapers in a nursing home.
Mel Torme| 4.22.11 @ 6:44PM
Yeah, infidel, except every bit of flatulence has it's day - by that, I mean Brooks is right this time. McCain would have done no better, and half of the Spectator crowd would be rootin' for him like he were the black superman, Mohammed Ali.
On, the other hand, if he had had a heart attack, we would have Sarah Palin as president, and she wouldn't stand for too much of the nonsense going on right now. McCain is indeed a complete dipshit; on that, Alan Brooks, you get kudos. Just don't post again anytime soon, as you're on a 1-post winning streak.
Alan Brooks| 4.22.11 @ 7:37PM
"Just don't post again anytime soon, as you're on a 1-post winning streak."
Alrighty! if you don't count this comment right now, advice taken.
Alan Brooks| 4.22.11 @ 8:55PM
(PS,
Mel, you are VERY convincing on this; you ought to be in public relations, or involved in labor-management arbitration).
Mel Torme| 4.22.11 @ 12:08PM
Here's what it's come to
(sung to the tune of the Paul Simon song, circa early '70's):
****************************************
Well the Mama Obama rolled outta bed,
and she ran to the police station.
When the birthers found out, they began to shout, and they started the investigation.
It's against the law,
it was against the law,
Article II, sect. 1, paragraph faw,
it is against the law.
The voters look down and spit on the ground
every time my name gets mentioned.
The Soros said "oh, I'm gonna get that boy,
to the Democratic Nat'nl Convention."
Well, I'm on my way,
don't know where I'm goin'
I'm on my way,
on the taxpayers' dime,
but I don't know where.
Goodbye middle class,
here's a case of Corona.
See you, me, and Julio down
by the schoolyard.
In a couple of days Soros'll take me away,
and the press makes the story reek.
And when the radical preacher
come to get me released,
we was all talkin' totally Newspeak.
And I'm on my way
I don't know where I'm goin'
I'm on my way.
I'm bustin' a rhyme,
cause I got nappy hair.
Goodbye to Rosie,
and the show Oklahoma,
see you, me, and Coolio
down at the schoolyard.
****************************************
Maybe I could get some help on some of this. The title here got me going. Try to keep the meter good - I think it's got
PO-tential.
Ray| 4.22.11 @ 4:16PM
A better musical parody would be along the lines of "On the cover of the Rolling Stone," for "positive" publicity seems to be Obama's biggest concern.
Here, let me help you get things started:
Well, I'm a big Promoter,
of the Socilaist Order,
And I'm loved by everyone I know.
I speak about Change,
and I speak about Hope,
requesting donations everywhere I go.
I speak of Medicare and pills,
Green Energy Windmills,
and the thrill of the Noble Prize, ain't it so?
But, as I sit upon the hill,
nothing else can match the thrill,
like the cover of the Rolling Stone.
Rolling Stone
You get to see my picture on the cover,
as I scandalize my own Grandmother.
Don't you love my smiling face
on the cover of the Rolling Stone?
Mel Torme| 4.22.11 @ 6:45PM
Well done, Ray, and I couldn't have sung it better myself.... no, wait, yeah I could have.
Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show, was it?
Margie| 4.22.11 @ 8:56PM
Pretty good there, guys!
idalily| 4.22.11 @ 9:33PM
I agree with Margie. Well done, guys!
Claypoole| 4.24.11 @ 10:41AM
"Cover of the Rolling Stone" lyrics by Shel Silverstein, I think.
How about "The Great Pretender" as a theme song for BO? I especially like the line "....adrift in a world of my own."
Harry Flashman| 4.22.11 @ 12:15PM
"Birther" is a catchy perjorative that has been used for the past three years by most of the mainstream media and various other Obama operatives and supporters.
It serves them to demonize and ridicule anyone who mentions the fact that The Chosen One has always concealed virtually the entire paper trail of his existence.
The word "birther" is thought to have been originally coined and spread about by David Axelrod.
By portraying the so-called "birthers" as crazy and racist individuals who are obsessed with the belief that Barack Obama was born in Kenya or eleswhere outside of the United States, they continually seek to avoid any emphasis of the fact that practically every personal record and document from his past has never been released or allowed to be subjected to any sort of scrutiny.
Astute observers in corridors of power and other quarters tend to take Obama at his word, that he was indeed born somewhere in Hawaii. Most serious people in public life consider it unlikely that he was born anywhere else.
Whether the current president's actual birth mother was in fact the late Stanley Ann Dunham and his biological father the late Kenyan Barack Obama "Sr." is quite another matter, one that has long been the subject of international speculation that is rapidly growing with the approach of the 2012 presidential election.
The controversial mystery of the true origins of the man known as Barack Hussein Obama is fast becoming less a matter of "Where?" and more a matter of "Who?"
Obama's infamous original long form birth certificate, the most widely discussed item from his extensive hidden paper trail, has never been proven to actually exist anywhere, and may in fact have never existed at all.
No record or document or notes have ever been found, and no physician or nurse or midwife or administrator or other witness has ever been located or come forward, with any sort of evidence or testimony or proof that the late Stanley Ann Dunham ever gave birth anywhere in Hawaii at any time, either in or outside of a hospital.
Perhaps the idea of Obama's long form birth certificate is just a distracting mirage, what a mystery writer might call a "MacGuffin."
Whether the current president's actual birth mother was the late Stanley Ann Dunham or some other female, and whether his actual biological father was the late Kenyan Barack Obama "Sr." or his boyhood mentor the late CPUSA member Frank Marshall Davis or his late "grandfather" Stanley Armour Dunham (arguably the likeliest candidate - see cashill.com among numerous other sources) or some other man, is all far less relevant to the future of the United States than the facts about his past associations and ideological convictions and behavioral influences and ongoing relationships.
This is the sort of information about their presidential candidates that American voters believe they have the need, and the right, to know.
The sort of information that Obama and his handlers are obviously determined to keep from them.
It had become customary in postwar modern times for presidential candidates to allow for the release and scrutiny of the substantive body of their personal records and credentials, indeed up until 2008 largely because of a strong interest from the mainstream media.
The appearance of Barack Obama upon the national political stage changed that tradition, and he was given an astonishingly egregious special exception from this traditional practice that American voters had come to expect.
In their eagerness to "make history" by helping to elect the first black president, the mainstream media failed in their essential national responsibility to report with thorough impartial objectivity. They ignored their duty to search for the truth and should be regarded with disdain by all people who value information in a free society.
Barack Obama was presented in 2008 as a brilliant intellectual with stellar Ivy League credentials whose cool low key style would transform the culture of Washington, leading America into a new harmonious postracial era with an administration of great transparency, all while achieving miracles of bipartisan cooperation.
It has become quite apparent to rational people of all political persuasions how that ridiculously naive wishful fantasy has really played out.
There exists a widespread and growing international speculation that an objective examination of Obama's hidden paper trail would clearly reveal that his meteoric rise up the educational and career ladders was largely the product of multiple affirmative action preferences and an uncritical fawning media.
In short, Barack Obama is just another left-posing big city machine politician, one with more than a touch of narcissism and a proven record of ruthless self-serving dealmaking, who has cleverly used his race to get ahead and get over.
Obama and his handlers were able to hide his past and explain away and minimize his relationships with highly controversial individuals and groups during their 2008 campaign.
Will they be able to effectively repeat this deception between now and 6 November 2012?
Only if you let them.
Mel Torme| 4.22.11 @ 12:28PM
Dude, I agree with you (about "birther" being a perjorative and all), but I'm tryin' to write a song, see?
If you've got constructive criticism that's fine. I know you don't like the term "birther", but if you have a better one, it must fit the meter of the lyrics, capiche?
BackToBasics| 4.23.11 @ 1:32AM
An interesting article I'll link to says that Timothy Geithner's father, Peter Geithner, was overseeing Obam's mom as she was setting up "savings and loan" systems in Indonesian banks in the 1970's.
the link is:
http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/35298
Peter Geithner was a globalist and was invloved in the BCCI banking scandal in the 1980's. BCCI was an international money-laundering operation masquerading as a bank.
Geithner and others including Obam's mom were globalists of the first order. And Obam has brought in some of this old team, or their children to run his crooked regime / USA economic makeover.
Anthony| 4.23.11 @ 9:45AM
A very thoughtful post Harry. Several responses to Obama's past by the left and the LSM have, over the months, convienced me something is indeed rotten.
1) Why defame with such hate and vitriol a reasonable and rationale request from folks for otherwise public documents, if nothing to hide? Especially with a Constitutional component attatched to it.
2) Since when does relying on what officials in Hawaii reported to have seen, become the final word?
3) Why don't folks with access to the media ask those who are convienced there is nothing untoward about Obozo's past, to show us what they know and how they know it, so that the rest of us can be equally enlightened and this subject can go away?
The answer is clear, there is indeed somethng serious to hide from the public. The left and the LSM know it, or don't care to know, and will do all they can to aide and abett Obozo in his scam. The R establishment is too cowed and timid, even talk radio i.e. Limbaugh and Levin.
Levin says even if the truth was to come out, Obozo would not be impeached. True enough probably, however Levin fails to see this through, if not impeached, the truth would most certainly deny Obozo a 2nd term. No, something is indeed rotten here.
The truth will indeed come out, and those who have helped pertetuate this fraud will also pay the price. America is ready to blow.
Mark | 4.23.11 @ 12:32PM
Outstanding !!! I'm sitting here reviewing my own position on the issue now. I commented up thread, that the birth certificate, school records, etc. was a waste of time when we don't have a real candidate. I was wrong. We need to till this soil and have it ready to plant when we do find the right nominee. If and that's a BIG IF, we can get a few kibbles to work with, then we should be able to pull the string and see where it goes. We must understand that this will be a Sisyphian job, the media will go ballistic trying to demonize the effort. It has to be handled properly. Those crucial independents are fed up with partisan bickering and could change their current view.
Anthony| 4.23.11 @ 2:16PM
Mark, I admire you ability to face questions and challenge your own orthodoxy. We need more folks willing to do this.
Yes, many in the establishement think the shelf life on Obozo's past was Nov.08. It is a very conveient way not to look upon the issue again and deal with some very dirty facts.
I noticed on Drudge a very interesting article by the AP that has come out since the announcement of Corsi's book about Obozo's past.
In a very carefully worded article, replete with sly innuendo and slight of hand references, the AP says for years info about Obozo's past has been out there for all to see.
It of course assumes the COLB to be the alpha and the omega on any such discussion on Obozo, w/o any reference to the fact that a COLB will not suffice in obtaining vital documents like a passport.
It references the unnamed officals in Hawaii who have "sworn"to have examined the official birth certificate and find it satisfactory.
Really, then why the coverup, with all of Obozo's documents? Funny, such documents from the TANG weren't sufficient for Dan Rather and his quest to destroy Bush, so why now with Obozo are "take my word" officials ok with the LSM? Where is the inquring media and their thrist for facts?
And of course, the dutiful AP spends a few paragraphs apologizing for the fact that various laws forbid making public these documents. Damn, how inconvient, why, we would really get to the bottom of this if only we could. But hey, we got McCain to prove he was a natural born citizen under the Constitution, 50% ain't bad, right?
Drip, drip, drip, drip...... each explaination offered by the enablers on the left invites more questions.
The left and the LSM are not very clever nor terribly adroit at obfuscation, they rely on the timidty and cowardice of the R establishment to help perpetuate the fraud and the stupidity of many of the American people.
Just one brave American can blow the lid on this sky high, but that requires sacrificing oneself for the cause. Who will step up, that's the question, before it's too late.
Claypoole| 4.24.11 @ 10:49AM
Who? How about the National Enquirer? And I'm not kidding--they have the nerve and can find the informants.
Dave Williams| 4.22.11 @ 12:48PM
First of all, congrats to Mel for a fine bit of creative work.
Second, I am perfectly willing to let the birth certificate go, but what about the undergraduate and graduate grades??? ....to say nothing of King Zero's "scholarship"? I'm a professor myself, and if this guy were a candidate for tenure, I'd vote against. But We the People have chosen him as PRESIDENT????
"Fool me once, shame on thee; fool me twice, shame on me."
Pat| 4.22.11 @ 12:55PM
Obama is “working” despite this author’s characterization of him as a president distracted by politics from more important job duties. In fact, last year the Obamas reported a gross income from their “work” of almost $2 million dollars. Pretty impressive annual income for a couple who have spent their adult years working directly for the government or for private institutions with access to much government funding. In fact, that’s the amazing thing about our much loved Democrats – for people who care only about helping those less fortunate, they do surprisingly well at acquiring personal wealth and high annual incomes. And that seems to explain why Left Wing Americans and their ideological offspring employed within our media can remain so tolerant of these well-to-do Democrats – they’re willing to throw incredible amounts of other folks’ money around while keeping only a small portion for themselves – of course, a small portion of hundreds of billions will keep you in Hermes’ ties and Armani suits for quite a spell.
So, Obama’s work, as he sees it, consists of speechifying, high profile visits to high profile cities, urging his media allies to provide him with free air time in order to address the nation – in short, he believes being an advocate for the “less fortunate” is his primary job – and a job which pays quite well – both in the present and in the past. Amusingly, when Obama demands the rich should be heavily taxed, we have to remind Independent voters that the Obamas are rich and will grow even richer helping the “less fortunate”.
Does that seem hypocritical to you? Perhaps it does, but his loyalists point out he pays his taxes - in fact, the Obama’s 2010 tax bill alone represents more money than 95% of American wage earners will earn in 2011. Of course, Democrats will tell you it’s not their fault they don’t pay more in taxes, they’re only following the law and would be quite willing to pay much more in taxes – although their good intentions never seem to result in actual financial sacrifice. Consequently, Conservative pundits may wish to focus much less on where Obama was born and much more on exactly how he became so wealthy – that tale may turn out to be far more illuminating than Obama’s biological conception and the geographical location of his delivery room.
SpiralArchitect| 4.22.11 @ 1:19PM
Way to back up your statement, thx.
martin j smith| 4.22.11 @ 2:32PM
It might be true that there are issues of Obama's birth circumstances might be interesting, yet I believe unless someone has the "truth" that makes Obama a foreigner who is not a citizen-and this documentation must be provided for examination and must be absolutely genuine--unless one has THIS--this issue for me is a DISTRACTION. Some one is BS ing us and until the truth comes out--if it every does--this is a non issue.
ITS THE ECONOMY STUPID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Which is short for the following; Are you better off or worse off than you were in 2008 ? Are you more or less safe now than 2008 ?
These are the issues.
George True| 4.23.11 @ 4:21AM
Martin, I see no reason why the 2012 campaign cannot be about TWO issues. Issue number one, the economy. And issue number two, the missing birth certificate and all the other records that have been made to disappear or have been shown to be forgeries.
We can multi-task. We can say Obama, you have destroyed our economy, and by the way, why WON"T you release your original long form birth certificate. He is more vulnerable on this issue than any other, even the economy.
It is not a distraction, it is THE core issue. It goes directly to Obama's fundamental criminality.
Anthony| 4.23.11 @ 12:10PM
Quite right George. martin sounds like Mark Levin, who insists the B.C. issue is a distraction as well.
Martin, if indeed "it's the economy stupid", which most rational and thinking people agree, why is it that Obozo is still riding fairly high in the polls given his deplorable record?
Sorry martin, despite the truth to your correct analysis of our current horrible fiscal situation, not to mention $6 a gal gas, Obozo would win re-election tomorrow.
I hate to tell you folks, the only way Obozo will be defeated is with his being exposed as a lying fraud, hence the paper trail issue. It's the only way to penetrate the thick skulls of the "undecided" voters.
George is absolutely correct, it's not a distraction, it's the core issue.
Why do you think the left and the LSM attack any such discussion with such vicious vitriol? The left will always tell us what they fear the most. We just have to listen and pay attention.
George S| 4.22.11 @ 2:47PM
Some things are easier than others. It's easier to burn a book than to write one, easier to criticize a painting than to paint one, easier to demolish a building than to build one. It's also gutless to attack a budget proposal than to propose your own -- especially when that would put reelection at risk (so you simply don't do it?). So it's no surprise that the natural inclination of a slacker is to campaign against the mess he created. Just blame it on others and run away; that is, after all, what he is good at.
What else can he do? He has no accomplishments that the American people agree with. He is presiding over record unemployment and high gas prices. He has the middle east in turmoil. His policies are stagnating the economy. Tin pot tyrants are laughing at him (and us). He is visibly and in-your-face supporting union mob uprisings against taxpayers. He is mocking everything that is dear to Americans.
And now he is campaigning against that, as if he is a flabbergasted bystander. What this man is doing is throwing a rock through your window with a note attached: Vote for Me and I'll Fix Your Window. While his bureaucrats fine you for having a drafty house.
But that is not the infuriating thing. No, that would be the fact that no Republican is doing anything about that. It is why Trump is taken seriously. It is why two women -- Palin and Bachmann -- are drawing the bigger, more enthusiastic crowds. It's as if the Republicans expect the presidency handed to them by the Tea Party they so despise. And to top it off, they still think the key to victory is not to insult independents by espousing conservative principles while, at the same time, taking the fight to Obama. No, civility my friends, civility. We need to find common ground (vomit!).
It appears that the least dysfunctional political family will win next year. The way things are going, it is not so obvious.
PattyMor| 4.22.11 @ 6:25PM
I'd say that Obama travelling around is more like a carnival barker. He rakes in big bucks from the rich folks on the West coast and then talks about taxing the "rich"? Doesn't anyone really believe this stick? The rich will always have their tax shelters, their trust funds, and capital gains. Just as the rich banker got bailed out and
the rich UAW got bailed out.
wodiej| 4.22.11 @ 9:14PM
We have no leader. The US is running on fumes.
Christopher Holland| 4.23.11 @ 4:53AM
It is not running on fumes either. The tank is dry and this car is simply free wheeling down hill while the driver sleeps at the wheel.
williambransford| 4.22.11 @ 9:22PM
I cannot even stand to listen to Pres. Obama anymore. I try very hard to listen to all sides, I teach my children listen to all sides but remember everybody has an agenda. I did not vote for Obama but once he won I was determined to give him a chance, but I do not believe a word that comes out of his mouth. I cannot be alone in feeling this way, he is is not only a typical lying , self serving politician he is worst than most. He promised to be better, bring positive change and bring us together, He has torn us apart as a country.
R E Helgesson| 4.22.11 @ 9:27PM
Why doesn't he sit at his desk and work on fixing the problem? He doesn't because he doesn't know how to do anything but campaign. His whole life is about campaigning. I myself would prefer that he stays away campaigning. I certainly don't want this incompetent working on screwing up the country anymore than he already has.
BackToBasics| 4.23.11 @ 1:34AM
I'll post this a second time - not as a reply since I foud this article about Obam's mom and Secretary of the Treasury, Timothy Geithner's father, Peter Geithner, interesting ---
An interesting article I'll link to says that Timothy Geithner's father, Peter Geithner, was overseeing Obam's mom as she was setting up "savings and loan" systems in Indonesian banks in the 1970's.
the link is:
http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/35298
Peter Geithner was a globalist and was invloved in the BCCI banking scandal in the 1980's. BCCI was an international money-laundering operation masquerading as a bank.
Geithner and others including Obam's mom were globalists of the first order. And Obam has brought in some of this old team, or their children to run his crooked regime / USA economic makeover.
Michael Tomlinson| 4.23.11 @ 2:56AM
Just read this on NRO in a Mona Charen article, "A Marist poll brings even more disturbing news. Among self-identified Tea Party supporters, 70 percent oppose cutting Medicare or Medicaid in order to “deal with the federal budget deficit.” WTF? The poll could be rigged, but I’m not sure even the liberal Marist Group could stilt the polls this much. This is the problem with populism – swayed by emotions and the cause celeb/celebre.
For all the Tea Partiers attacking "establishment Republicans" this is just one more reason to be skeptical of the vaunted Tea Party. It is time for Tea Partiers who claim to be conservatives and for righting the Obama deficit wrongs to quit spewing uninformed invectives against Republicans and educate your own as to how reforming the budget doesn’t mean embracing the status quo.
Pull your heads out and carpe diem or Obama’s in, in 2012.
Margie| 4.23.11 @ 5:18PM
Forget it, Michael, it ain't gonna happen.
These punks hate the Republicans more than they hate Obummer.
They absolutely DESPISE anyone who says it's better to vote for ANY Republican in order to defeat Obummer. Said Republican must be PERFECT (in their eyes only).
Well, for their eyes only HANDS it to Obummer for a SECOND TIME around.
While preaching perfection they become the hypocrites who cry: RINO! RINO!
A RINO is a Republican who won't vote Republican, not one who will for the sake of the country and in order to DEFEAT the LEFT.
Clint| 4.23.11 @ 8:11PM
RINO-CINO Ruling Elite Apologist Apocalyptic Crank Lady Victor-Margie Voted For The Serial Traitor To Conservatism in Both The Closed Super Tuesday GOP Primary & Beat The Drum For & Voted For The RINO-CINO Poster Boy In The 2008 General Election.
Tell Us About McCain-Feingold, McCain-Kennedy, McCain-Lieberman, The Gang of 14, Opposing The Bush Tax Cuts Of 2001 & 2003, Tarp.
The Tea Party Rebellion Escalates.
Carpe Diem.
Clint| 4.23.11 @ 8:04PM
Pull Your Own Head Out & Stop Wearin' It As Your Asshat RINO-CINO Ruling Elite Apology Fop.
Tea Party Supported Senator Pat Toomey,
"In fact, Secretary Geithner implicitly acknowledges that failure to increase the debt limit need not lead to a default on our debt. But he dismisses this fact by arguing that failure to make any obligated federal payments would be seen by the markets as though it were a debt default. Thus, he equates furloughing federal workers; postponing welfare payments; and delaying implementations of federal contracts, for instance, with failing to make interest payments on our national debt. This assertion is absurd, and the market demonstrated as much last week when it ignored the federal government's near shutdown, which would have resulted in a host of delayed payments.
The markets do not equate failure to make any and all federal payments with default, nor do they believe - at least for now - that the Treasury secretary will willingly choose default. I don't believe he will either. But Secretary Geithner is implicitly threatening to do just that with his doomsday predictions that could only materialize at his own hand. These threats are dangerous, and they should stop.
If the secretary truly wanted to eliminate any specter of default, then he would have supported my legislation, the Full Faith and Credit Act. This bill would require the Treasury to prioritize payments on our debt in the event the debt ceiling is not raised, thus ensuring the U.S. government does not default."
The Tea Party Rebellion Escalates.
Carpe Diem.
Margie| 4.23.11 @ 10:58PM
Exhibit A Class #1 Punk.
Margie| 4.24.11 @ 4:18PM
Dedicated to the Neo-Nazi punks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....h_response
Christopher Holland| 4.23.11 @ 4:51AM
Obama has never had a real job in his life, he has never done anything but talk. Don't expect him to stop talking and start working now - he doesn't know how and he hates it anyway. Work! That is what stupid mugs who never went to Harvard do.
puma pas cher | 4.23.11 @ 5:42AM
nice sharing.
martin j smith| 4.23.11 @ 12:52PM
The question is how will Obama be defeated ?
By himself
What is needed ?
Motivated voters
What motivates voters ?
Anger!!!!!!!!
What will make them angry ?
THE COST OF LIVING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What can save Obama:?
Indifference and
voter fraud and voter intimidation
What could cause indifference ?
You can
martin j smith| 4.23.11 @ 1:08PM
Another answer to what can save Obama:
confusion--mixed messages,lack of focus,
and failure to indentify with the voter and their fear!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is a key requirement to winning THIS ELECTION.
Oldefarte| 4.23.11 @ 1:09PM
Andrew, I know that you're asking a retorical type question and know the answer to same, but for anyone here not having a clue as to same, I'll 'splain it,okay? Obama doesn't govern because he does not know how to. He's never run a business, a state or a snowball stand [and couldn't successfully if he tried to]. He is a priveledged nitcompoot who has spent a great part of his life inside academia and searching for answers to problems INSIDE BOOKS. He's a typical theory-professor type egghead, okay? He doesn't have a clue, doesn't care, thinks he God's gift to the world, and so therefore he wants to campaign 24-7. He probably would need a seeing-eye dog in order to locate the oval office inside the white house. This is why this country is on the brink of disaster now, because instead of having a president who manages/administers, we have a telepromptered speech-king!!!!!!
Mimi Anka | 4.23.11 @ 5:36PM
They say it will take about 1 billion dollars to give Obama a shot at winning. You can't raise that kind of jingle without starting early!
He always was a better campaigner than leader, it's easier......just keep repeating the same thing over and over to people that are there cause they love you and will hang on your every word. Much simpler.
shipley130| 4.23.11 @ 7:02PM
Let him campaign!!! That is less time he is signing our Republic away with ten different pens.
Rick| 4.23.11 @ 8:58PM
Your a rasist!
Tenn Slim| 4.24.11 @ 10:45AM
Amen.
Stop the Rheoric, Govern, However ineptly
semper fi
Dee See| 4.26.11 @ 12:20AM
Even as just hours ago we were speculating
Obama is, IN FACT, related to the likes
of RED China 'conjuror' Averell Harriman,
through the concealed Dunham bloodline
---SO news of bankster-created and owned
RED China has more than virtually surprassed
our long subverted American economy.
"The TRAITOR ----is the plague."
-CICERO
KNOW YOUR CICERO
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weddingdress | 7.1.11 @ 12:43AM
First of all, congrats to Mel for a fine bit of creative work.
Second, I am perfectly willing to let the birth certificate go, but what about the undergraduate and graduate grades??? ....to say nothing of King Zero's "scholarship"? I'm a professor myself, and if this guy were a candidate for tenure, I'd vote against. But We the People have chosen him as PRESIDENT????
"Fool me once, shame on thee; fool me twice, shame on me
Creative Recreation | 8.10.11 @ 9:55PM
is good