If you haven't already seen the video tapes from the 2011 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner last night you have missed some lovely moments. If you are not familiar with the format it is generally a roast of the President and the President typically gives a humorous and self-effacing speech. Last night our president did both but he also showed an ability to fight back. With Donald trump in the audience our president cut him up far better than last year's Thanksgiving turkey. He also took shots at many of his potential opponents in the 2012 election. I cheered and applauded as I watched. While at the same time I prayed that our president has for breakfast everyday whatever he had yesterday.
The master of ceremonies was Seth Meyers from Saturday Night Live. During his monolog Seth made one remark that was a perfect bulls-eye. He turned to Obama and said that he knew the one man who could beat him in the next election. That man was Obama, version 2008. I couldn't agree more. I doubt very much that we will hear "Change that we can believe in" during the next election. I doubt that we will hear very much about transparency.
What allowed Barak Obama to win was not so much who he was. Rather it was the amazing confluence of America's being fed up with Bush and the wonderfully inept campaign waged by McCain and his mean spirited, rather ignorant, hockey Mom that was to be one heart beat away from the Presidency. If the status quo continues and the Republican party continues to be controlled by the Conservative Right and the Tea Party wrong then Obama has a pretty good chance of being re-elected. I pray that once this happens he will spend 4 years on whatever form of Viagra he took yesterday so that we might hear truth spoken to evil. The Republican Party is waging a fairly flagrant war on the middle and lower classes in America. The staggering transfer of wealth that has taken place since Reagan does not seem to be enough. If we are not careful our children will soon be serfs.
I want to conclude with a brief note about the Donald. Prior to last night he appeared to be heading for his own Charlie Sheen moment. On Thursday he gave an obscenity laden speech in Las Vegas. On Saturday night he suffered a rather severe narcissistic wound by being repeatedly humiliated in public. If you notice he has been unusually quiet today. I don't believe his silence is coming from a place of repentance. Such a wound typically arouses a great deal of anger. It isn't clear at this time whether that anger will be directed inwardly or outwardly.
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Great post, Bob - you've been quiet for too long. I was beginning to think married life had blunted your edge!
ReplyDeleteJust like you Americans, I imagine there are millions (like me) over this side of the pond who hope that Obama finally throws-off the shackles (whatever/whyever they may have been) and begins to fulfil his potential. Donald Trump for President? Now that IS a scary thought!
Marriage can actually sharpen the tongue :)
ReplyDeleteI never felt Donald was a real contender rather that it was simply a publicity stunt. Frankly I think he is too sleazy of a character to have such a bright light shined on him that is the office of president. In my opinion he was simply preying upon the ignorance that is the Tea Party and the sheep that is news media.
ReplyDeleteI especially enjoyed the comments that were made about him at the dinner. I loved watching him squirm in his chair while those surrounding him kept looking at him waiting for him to blow his top. I believe the humiliation was the catalyst for him to finally slither back into the abyss of which he resides. We are definitely all the better for it. His ignorance of politics could only be rivaled by that of Bush.
Here is is Nov 19 and I still find myself laughing out loud when I remember Seth Myers' BRILLIANT performance (and Obama's) at the correspondent's dinner. My husband and I just learned about this site thru a Unity eblast and are glad to know there were others in Marsha's district laughing as loud as we were in April. Thanks for immortalizing this moment!
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