Obama jokes
Have you noticed how few jokes there are about Obama? A man you cannot make fun of has a definite problem. He needs change! If you hear or read an Obama joke, please post it under comments. German, French, Arabic, Kisuahili, etc. welcome. We know the battle to find humor in Obama will be long, […]
Growing up in DC in the 1960s
This morning I found a newspaper clipping and a picture that took me back to my childhood, growing up in DC.
Me for president?
LOL. Thank you, Christian 😀 ! Do it yourself.
The Obamas on the New Yorker
The liberal New Yorker tried its hand at satire this week. Michelle in combat fatigues, Barack dressed like bin Laden and a picture of same on the wall, as the stars and stripes burn in the Oval Office fireplace. The liberal part of the blogosphere is not laughing. Should we lighten up? I don’t know. […]
Summer fashion
This stupid T-shirt showing Obama as Curious George got a lot of excited coverage. It’s so 19th century. After Charles Darwin’s “On the Origin of the Species” was published in 1859, racists looking for the “missing link” between man and monkey settled on blacks. No human rights for slaves and ex-slaves, then. I’m amazed that […]
The Obama campaign, first half
Dark clouds are gathering: While Karl Rove, the architect of Bush’s success, has joined the McCain team, which means the campaign is going to turn very dirty, Barack Obama is making statements that can only alienate his supporters. Obama did so well in the first half of his campaign, but the presidency is his to […]
Michelle, ma belle
Michelle Obama is very good at the difficult political wife routine – she sounds about as grounded and real as you can sound if you have to be everything to everybody.