Because, to start, 43 white men in a row is a bit much. Seriously – change it up a little.
A lot can be said left and right about the man, but I think the things that remain in my mind are this: he’s a black man, born to a Kenyan father, exposed to Islam internationally, and his name is Barack Hussein Obama. Seriously. Could you craft a more unlikely candidate? Like he was hand picked to finger every ugly prejudicial nerve this country has. What a hilarious followup to W. Kudos, sir.
True story – sometime last year, software developers for spelling correction software had to add his name to the dictionary because it kept getting corrected as Osama.
I say all this…
…because it makes me giddy thinking about the amount of stress Republicans and Fox News had trying to form attacks against him that didn’t come off racist or abjectly juvenille – and therefore totally undermining their cause. Because Lord knows nothing ends a public rally like the “N” word. Beautifully powerful. Once a terrible slur of hatred, now a wonderful landmine placed for folks in the spotlight.
(8 months ago in a Fox News program meeting)
“What’s going on people?! How the hell is Obama in the lead?! I mean for Chrissakes people, the guy is…”
(looks to the one black producer in the room)
“…um, Socialist. Clearly he’s Socialist.”
Everyday I watched the news waiting for Rush or one of those other crazy radio performers to slip the “N” word. You could see the beads of sweat on their heads as they mounted attacks. Come on O’Reily… you’re almost there…
About his critics
Enh, jury’s still out. Don’t know how we were still singing “Stand by your man” into Bush’s 5th year, but somehow folks were ready to analyze Obama’s Presidency after 90 days. We’ll talk when Obama doubles the National Debt. Sure, it took the last President 8 years, and sure, at this rate it could be Thursday for Obama, but let’s hold the verdict until then. K?