Thoughts of Obama from Bama

Week Twenty-Two: Hurry Up and Wait

I'm in a hurry to get things done. Oh I rush and rush until life's no fun. All I really gotta do is live and die. But I'm in a hurry and don't why

Alabama - I'm in a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)

Barack Hussein Obama, our 44th President, is a man on a mission. He claims he has a mandate from “We the People” and aims to take full advantage of the situation. The Administration that has adopted the motto “Never Miss an Opportunity to Take Advantage of a Crisis” hasn’t missed an opportunity to create a crisis of biblical proportions and then ram their Socialist/Communist/Fascist solutions down the Country’s collective throat.

Seems our Commander-in-Chief has been in a mad dash for the finish line since day one. Thoughts of Obama from Bama has recently uncovered never seen before medical records which provide new insight and understanding of Mr.Obama’s early childhood, prepubescent and those most formative adolescent years that helped shaped the man we so admire and love today.

Although the exact location of his birth is in dispute, there is more and more evidence pointing away from his claim of Hawaii and more towards Moscow, Havana, or possibly Beijing. What is not in dispute, according to his recently discovered medical records, was his early arrival by 4 weeks on August 4, 1961 instead of early September as predicted by the OB/GYN Docs at Moscow General.

Maybe he just couldn’t wait to experience government controlled socialized medicine for the first time or was eager to feel the oppressive hand of Big Brother on his smooth little baby’s behind that compelled him to enter this brave new world back-asswards (Breach) and in one big hurry.

Perhaps this explains some aspects of the President’s personality and physical attributes. When confronted and threatened leftwing liberals do tend to show their ars first and frequently. As for any further damage the docs also put a vice grip with their forceps on his head thinking they had a hold of the other end. This may account for some of his more boneheaded ideas and the humongous ears that were violently tugged, twisted and turned during the delivery.

Young Barack continued to race through life becoming the youngest member in the history of the Hawaii Communist Youth League at age 6. He continued on the fast track smoking his first cigarette at 10; joint at 12; burning his first American flag in protest over some communist objections to US labor practices at 14; and back to smoking at 16 with his first hit of many to come of crack cocaine. (The latter of which might also help further explain his oh so many boneheaded ideas)

He then blew through undergraduate school at Columbia in New York City, with several notable long term absences rumored to have been alcohol and drug induced binges with fellow low lifes in New York’s militant leftwing underground. A quick stint at Harvard Law achieving prominence as the first black President of the Harvard Law Review. His meteoric political ascent was soon to follow.

Following a few years as a Community Organizer with the criminal and communist activist group ACORN, Mr. Obama was elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1997. He made an unsuccessful and what many considered a premature run for the US House of Representative in 2000. Then he was the unlikely victor in the 2004 US Senatorial race where many believed young State Senator Obama was too inexperienced and that he had not “paid his political dues” to the Chicago Democrat political machine. He somewhat unexpectedly threw his hat in the Presidential race in 2007 and as they say, the rest is his-tor-y.

“Unreasonable haste is the direct road to error” Moliere

Since taking the oath of office in January almost every one of the Administration’s major new policy initiatives have been described as urgent; crisis of unprecedented proportions; inherited from the evil W. Administration; with dire consequences if immediate, bold and audacious actions aren’t instigated – flood, famine, world ending, dogs and cats …. in the streets, all probable disastrous results if the enlightened one’s great and wise solutions aren’t implemented immediately.

In his first week of office the President signed an Executive Order declaring Gitmo would be closed in the next 12 months. 5 months later there are still hundreds of enemy terrorist combatants housed there and the Administration remains clueless. Effective leadership and governance is a lot more difficult it would seem than making empty campaign promises.

“Deceit is in haste, but honesty can wait a fair leisure” Southern Proverb

Subsequently the President has sounded the alarm and declared a crisis/emergency status for most of the initiatives on his far over reaching and radically left leaning agenda. These alleged crises and emergencies include:

1. Withdrawing our troops from Iraq
2. Passage of Mr. Obama’s Trillion Dollar Stimulus Package
3. Energy Reform / Cap & Trade
4. Healthcare Reform
5. Confirmation of Supreme Court nominee - Sonia Sotomayor

A brief review of each of these initiatives is certainly warranted.

“Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty” Publius Cornelius Tacitus

1. Withdrawing our troops from Iraq – For no other reason than politically expediency, President Obama announced he would end combat operations in Iraq arbitrarily selecting Aug. 31, 2010, putting a halt to all U.S.-led counterinsurgency efforts. Without one mention of victory or winning, this rushed departure has been orchestrated for no other purpose than to appease his own anti-military, blame America first, pacifist beliefs and those of his bleeding heart, radical, leftwing comrades at home and in Paris, Caracas and Tehran.
2. Passage of Mr. Obama’s Trillion Dollar Stimulus Package – Remember the dire warnings from the bully pulpit about the urgency of the immediate passage of this legislation? Plague, petulance and famine if we failed to act with lightening speed. After Senate approval the President waited 3 days to sign the bill so it wouldn’t conflict with a long weekend with the fam.

5 months later less than 10% of the funds have been expended, all those shovel ready projects have mysteriously evaporated in thin air and we have 8.5% unemployment headed towards double digits like a runaway train. The only stimulative effect of this boneheaded bill is the outrage engendered from this massive $1Trillion government payback to the unions, ACORN and other loyal democrat support groups
3. Energy Reform / Cap & Trade – The President’s Energy policies that must be adopted now to save us all from cooking with Franklin Stoves and reading by candle light by year’s end are all included in the Markey-Henry “the Hobbit” Waxman Cap and Trade/Energy Tax Bill currently moving through Congress at warp speed. According to the Heritage Foundation this so called energy bill, which excludes any provisions for additional nuclear power, domestic drilling or clean coal development, will have a catastrophic economic impact over the next 20 years.

An example of social engineering at its self righteous best, or worst, depending on one’s perspective, our economy will experience a $9.6 trillion aggregate annual reduction in GDP. If that’s not enough mayhem and destruction, the bill will also destroy over 1 million American jobs per year and increase the average family’s annual energy bill by $1,500. A small price to pay to create Mr. Obama’s Green Utopian fantasy world.
4. Healthcare Reform – Now or never, do or die, the cornerstone of the President’s economic recovery plan. According to Mr. Obama if the Congress fails to pass his idea of Healthcare Reform legislation this summer, which basically would represent a government takeover of approximately 15% of our country’s GDP, we will surly experience economic Armageddon and a total financial meltdown.

Talk about a Chicken Little sky is falling strategy on an issue that truly deserves serious, fact based, considered deliberation. Maybe we should send our good President to Canada or England to attend Smoking Cessation classes so he can experience firsthand the mediocrity and frustration associated with government run healthcare.

5. Confirmation of Supreme Court nominee - Sonia Sotomayor – Elections have consequences and one of the most long lasting spoils of a presidential victory is the opportunity to shake up the makeup of the Supreme Court. President Obama’s nomination of a leftwing, liberal, socialist should come as no surprise. What is disconcerting is the lady judge has some extremely disturbing sexist and racist views and isn’t shy about applying these biases in her judicial decisions.

Our so called constitutional scholar of a President has declared that it is imperative to expedite the confirmation of Judge Sotomayor and his democrat comrades in the Senate are proceeding accordingly. Pushing for an abbreviated confirmation process under the false pretense of her need to be on the bench to review cases that will be heard at the court’s next session is a travesty of justice. One more example of a fabricated crisis to justify railroading another truly dangerous presidential mandate initiated by this Administration.

Good ideas, policy initiatives and people of character can stand the test of time. Those that require a false sense of urgency and artificial time constraints aren’t worthy of our consideration. Politicians that attempt to deceive us with such devious tactics, including our 44th President, should be run out of town on a rail (In jargon he can relate to) in a New York minute; post haste; without delay; with the utmost urgency; with extreme prejudice; and don’t let the door knob hit you in the ars on your way out.

I am, “American by Birth and Southern by the Grace of God”

Ron W. Garikes

Thoughts of Obama from Bama

Week Twenty - One: Uncle Sammy’s Tropical Paradise Tours

Ground she's movin' under me, Tidal waves out on the sea

Sulphur smoke up in the sky, Pretty soon we learn to fly

Let me hear ya now, I don't know, I don't know

I don't know where I'm a gonna go, When the volcano blow

Volcano, Jimmy Buffett

Tired of the same ole boring summer vacation options? A week at the beach, cabin on the lake or paying dearly for the privilege of fraternizing with a giant rodent and long lines chock full of rude foreigners not sounding too appealing this year either?

Maybe you are considering retirement. Golf, shuffle board, cooking lessons, crafts, rampant STD epidemics, and 10,000 of your fellow senior citizens all crammed into a cookie-cutter planned community.

A little short on cash because of the worst economic depression in the history of the civilized world (Part of the mess inherited from W of course) and in dire need of some R & R at an exotic locale with the promise of some real fun, excitement and adventure. Well, ain't no never mind about It, (means don’t worry for all you Yankee Americans) Uncle Sammy’s Tropical Paradise Tours have got a deal for you.

To qualify for this all expenses paid (By “We the People” the rode hard and put up wet American tax payer) endless vacation amongst the palm trees, trade winds and emerald colored seas is easier than you might think. Just follow the instructions in the “I’m a Radical Jihadist Islamic Terrorist Seeking an Endless Tropical Paradise Vacation Checklist” below and you’ll be greasing up with the sunscreen, soaking up rays, grooving to Buffett, and sipping on rum flavored drinks with umbrellas in them before you know it.

“I’m a Radical Jihadist Islamic Terrorist Seeking an Endless Tropical Paradise Vacation Checklist”

1. Allow someone to sneak up behind you, stick a straw in your ear and suck half your brain out. A prerequisite for any fanatic, radical, Islamic Jihadist, terrorist.

2. Change your name to Omar the Tent Maker Mohamed; Omar the Rug Maker Mohamed; Omar the Camel Jockey Mohamed; Abdul the Date Grower Mohamed; Abdul the Goat Herder Mohamed; Abdul the Shoe Thrower Mohamed; Billy Bob Mohamed or Betty Lou Thelma Liz Mohamed. Actually, any name including Mohamed, Goat or Rug should do nicely.

3. Pull out the Amex and set off on a little shopping spree for a new wardrobe. White silk long sleeve Pajamas or a vintage 1970’s Nauru jacket would be a good start. A diaper, towel or sheet, appropriately folded and/or wrapped, is definitely mandatory head ware for the well dressed Jihadist. Slip on shoes, that can be easily pulled off and thrown at the nearest infidel, with menacing and intimidating symbols painted on the souls, are always the ideal accessory to finish off the best dressed radical terrorist ensemble.

4. Get your recently sucked out half of a brain, newly Billy Bob Mohamed named, decked out in your Islamic Jihadist terrorist best new threads self to Gitmo. Approach the front gate with the white flag a blaze and blowing in the tropical trade winds with your arms out stretched and palms open in a sign of friendship and submission.

5. Surrender unconditionally to the imperialist sons of a monkey, disciples of the Great Satan, and infidels. Humbly confess your many cowardly acts of terrorism inflicted on innocent men, woman and children, which we will downgrade to criminal offenses, so our President can maintain his popularity and celebrity status with his Arab brethren, European comrades, and radical leftwing, Bill Ayers domestic terrorist types in this country.

6. Listen submissively and attentively to your Miranda rights, recently revised and directed to be read to all captured enemy combatants by the Obama Justice Department (See below), to appease his ACLU comrades and support his new policy downgrading the War on Terror to a criminal offense.

· You have the right to remain silent and refuse to answer questions. What we don’t know can’t hurt us so by all means just keep your mouth shut.
· Anything you do say may be used against you in a court of law. Which might be a problem if there was any chance of you ever setting foot in a court of law, since you’ll be whisked away to Tahiti or Fiji long before that ever happens.
· You have the right to consult an attorney before speaking to the Police/Armed Services Customer Services Representative and to have an attorney present during questioning now or in the future. However, since the only questions we plan on asking you are about your plans for relocating to another tropical paradise, your travel agent might be of much greater service. · If you cannot afford an attorney or travel agent, one will be appointed for you before any questioning.
· If you decide to answer questions now without an attorney present anything you might say, suggest or even think about will never be used against you in this life or the next.

7. Hunker down for several weeks of living hell at Gitmo, while plans are being finalized for your future permanent island paradise vacation, suffering through 3 meals a day; unlimited reading and movie time; sun, surf and tropical sunsets; group therapy and sing alongs with fellow terrorist; no goats to heard; and fluffy new prayer rugs every week compliments of the USO’s Islamic Outreach Program recently initiated by the Obama Administration

8. Thoughtfully, methodically, carefully and diligently fill out the “I’m a Radical Jihadist Islamic Terrorist Seeking an Endless Tropical Paradise Vacation Checklist Future Permanent Island Paradise Home Questionnaire”. This information is critical for assuring you are relocated to a tropical paradise compatible with your unique and specific needs. Be prepared to provide answers to questions about your preferences and priorities including:

1. Please list in order of preference region of the world your tropical paradise is located – (A) Caribbean (B) South Pacific (C) Other
2. Preferred color of sand on beach – (A) Brown (B) White (C) Black (D) Pink

(E) Other
3. (A) Mountainous or (B) Arid, desert terrain
4. (A) Boat access only or (B) Airport accommodations

9. Submit your completed Questionnaire, catch up on some sleep and wait for further instructions from the wicked, decadent infidels.

10. Pack up your Tommy Bahamas; dive gear; Bob Marley and Buffett CD’s; Mosquito netting; sun screen; and embark from the tropical paradise at Gitmo on the Island of Cuba to your new and permanent tropical paradise island home. Where you can fish the pylons, dive the reefs, or just frolic about in the sun, sea and sand for rest of your natural born life, compliments of the American taxpayer and Uncle Sammy’s Tropical Paradise Tours.

Mark Twain once remarked, “It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense” These words never rang truer when considering the actions of the Obama Administration this week as compared to the fictitious account of the treatment of enemy combatant terrorist prisoners at Gitmo as satirized above.

With the full knowledge of and authorization from our Commander-in-Chief 17 Chinese Uighur Muslim terrorist captured in Afghanistan are slated for release and relocation from Gitmo. 4 have already been relocated to the pink sand beaches and pastel colored homes of the Atlantic Island paradise of Bermuda. Known as one of the most scenic and expensive pieces of real estate on the planet the four recently released terrorist have been spotted looking fat and happy enjoying some of the many tropical pleasures that abound on their new island home.

Cost to the American tax payer has yet to be disclosed by the most “transparent” administration in the history of the Union for setting up housekeeping for these four in Bermuda but considering the neighborhood this could be an extremely expensive proposition. As for the remaining 13 Chinese Terrorist Uncle Sammy has laid out $200 million to the Island nation of Palau in the South Pacific to take in and shelter these poor wayward souls.

$200 million equates to over $15 million for each Chinese terrorist. Thoughts of Obama from Bama estimates it will take over 500 years to recover any return on this investment. Keep in mind this is the same group that is currently running GM, Wall Street and in the not too distant future the American Healthcare System. Truly makes one weep for the future of our soon to be broke socialistic country.

Uncle Sammy’s Tropical Paradise Tours is open for business, fully backed and financed by the American taxpayer, and anxious to find new homes in tropical island paradises for some of the world’s most dangerous and deranged Islamic Jihadist terrorist. Having half your brain sucked out, wearing a diaper on your head and changing your name to Billy Bob Mohamed seems like a small sacrifice to make, in the overall scheme of things, to qualify for this once in a lifetime opportunity.

I am, “American by Birth and Southern by the Grace of God”

Ron W. Garikes

Thoughts of Obama from Bama

Week Twenty: Obama’s Secret Shadow Government, Part II – The Salary Czar & the Slippery Slope Towards Socialism

“Big Brother isn’t watching. He’s singing and dancing. He’s pulling rabbits out of a hat. Big Brother’s busy holding your attention every moment you’re awake. He’s making sure you’re always distracted. He’s making sure you’re fully absorbed.”

Chuck Palahniuk, Novelist

Our 44th President achieved another unprecedented milestone during week 20 of his “Yes We Can Trample on the Constitution, Convert Us All to Socialism and Bankrupt the Country All at the Same Time” Administration. The appointment of Kenneth Fienberg as the country’s first ever Salary Czar is truly one of the most extraordinary events in the nation’s 233 year history, which as we all know is chock- full of extraordinary, historic, milestone events.

This Administration has already broken more new ground and pursued dozens of unprecedented actions and initiatives. Until now we would have considered it an abuse of power and possibly even criminal. In only twenty weeks the President has compiled quite an impressive list of transgressions that have Big Brother’s and Big Government’s oppressive fingerprints all over them:

· Breaking his own Executive Order by appointing several lobbyists to senior positions.
· Appointing several admitted tax cheats to Cabinet and other senior level positions.
· With no apparent Constitutional Authority he is in the process of Nationalizing/Socializing the US Banking, Financial, and Auto industries. Not even FDR, the author and chief advocate of the New Deal, which served as the catalyst of plunging our nation into a quasi democratic/socialist welfare state creating a new class or demographic of people; “Victims”, dared to veer as far left as Mr. Obama.
· The President, his Car Czar and comrades in Congress fired the CEO of a private sector company, GM, appointed all but 2 of their new Board members and will now dictate the types of cars they will make and sell to “We the People”
· The same group has dictated what dealerships should be closed and in a lot instances with no consideration of their profitability but with much more emphasis given to who’s congressional district their located in. (Barney Franks GM dealership in Boston was miraculously saved while a lot of dealers who recently supported GOP candidates got the shut down order, go figure.)
· They are proposing a Nationalized, Socialized, government controlled, single payer healthcare system that is estimated to cost $15 Trillion over 10 years. Government bureaucrats deciding what doctors we see and when, what treatments we are allowed and drugs we are entitled too.
· The EPA is hoping with the probable passage of Cap and Trade to tax every carbon emission made by every business enterprise, building structure, mode of transportation, human dwelling and citizen. Will this include criminal illegal aliens? Rumor has it they exude massive quantities of carbon emissions. According to a news report today cows emit staggering amounts of methane. May not be carbon but according to Al “I’m full of methane too” Gore still contributes to Global Warming and must be taxed, regulated and Big Brothered out of existence.
· Strong arm tactics and threats to persuade “Front of the line” creditors to aqueous to auto companies offers of pennies on the dollar so he can reward the unions for their loyalty and generous support.
· The President’s authorization to release classified CIA documentation about W’s, who has admitted responsibility openly and without shame, use of Enhanced Interrogation Techniques. This blatant misuse of power and attempt to embarrass his predecessor at the expense of National Security has needlessly placed US service men and woman in harms’ way.
· “Thoughts of Obama from Bama” addressed the unprecedented unchecked abuse of power of the Obama Administration’s appointment of 18 Czars in our Week 16 Article, “Obama’s Secret Shadow Government”. At that time, we pointed out the unconstitutional nature of these appointments and our concerns about the corrupting influence of absolute power.
· We also addressed the President’s appointment of his Energy/Climate Czar in Week 16, Carol Browner. Another dubious milestone for the “Change We Can Believe In Like Having Known Socialist and Communist Sympathizers Openly Working in the West Wing” crowd. Ms. Browner is a card carrying member of the Socialist Party, another unprecedented first for a senior White House official. A strong advocate of the President’s radical energy agenda they are both currently busy plotting another major intrusion into our personal lives with extremist views as recently expressed by our fearless Big Brother-in-Chief "We can't drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times ... and then just expect that other countries are going to say OK,"

Not satisfied with Nationalizing a major chuck of our private sector economy; providing aid and comfort to our fanatic Islamic terrorist enemies; over taxing every form of energy known to man unless it’s green, doesn’t work, and cost prohibitive. The President of the United States has appointed a Salary Czar to establish executive compensation levels for private sector companies. If we get any further down that proverbial slippery slope towards Socialism and Communism you can probably just paint my arse red and call me Comrade Uri.

All of these unprecedented milestones, including the formation of the President’s Secret Shadow Government, 19 unconstitutional and unaccountable so called Czars who for all practical purposes are running the country, achieved in Mr. Obama’s first 20 weeks begs the question – What’s next? “Thoughts of Obama from Bama” has it on good authority that we can expect the following Presidential appointments:

· Anti-Torture Czar – Teddy Kennedy: A internationally recognized pacifist, humanitarian and do gooder. He was recently overheard expressing his views about torture with CIA Director Leon Panetta. “Making detainees think they are about to drown is torture and should not be tolerated”. Mr. Panetta replied, “Couldn’t agree with you more Senator Kennedy, not one of them will ever be allowed in your car”
· Truth Czar – Nancy Pelosi: Finds herself on the wrong side of the truth so often she can recognize a lie faster than white gets all over rice. When backed up she can always call on Madame Secretary Hillary “Ducking From Sniper Fire” Clinton and impeached Hubby “I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Monica Lewinsky”
· Alternative Life Style Czar – Barney “Freddie in the Fannie Mack” Frank: Openly gay since a homosexual sex scandal in 1990 which involved a male prostitute and favors from the congressman. Reprimanded by the congress, Frank is now a strong public advocate for alternative life styles including his right to be one of the goofiest individuals to ever serve in the US congress
· Propaganda Czar(s) – Chris Mathews; MSNBC; CBS; NBC, Katie Couric; PBS; ABC; the AP; Each and every Late Night Host; the entire multi-media apparatus with the exception of Fox News and Talk Radio
· Smoking Czar – President Obama hiself: A closet smoker protected by his comrades in the press. Sources who would know tell “Thoughts of Obama from Bama” our Commander-in-Chief sneaks off daily with first pooch Bolshevik the Waterdog to chain smoke French cigarettes sent to him from his good friend and comrade Fidel in Cuba
· Immigration Czar – Teddy Kennedy: Because of his big heart Mr. Compassion gets double duty. He summed up his feelings about immigration stating, “ I just couldn’t bear the thought of anyone drowning in a river while trying to make a better life for themselves”

Big Brother Baracky and his Shadow Government aren’t just singing, dancing and pulling rabbits out of hats they are doing double back flips and running about the White House like their hair was on fire. In only 20 weeks they have artfully and deceitfully pushed us further down that slippery slope towards socialism than any other Administration in the history of the Union. We best push back soon or we will all be walking a dog name Bolshevik, assuming the Pet Czar allows us the privilege of owning a pet of course.

I am, “American by Birth and Southern by the Grace of God”

Ron W. Garikes

Thoughts of Obama from Bama

Week Nineteen: The American Idol Presidency

“I won’t be happy till I’m as famous as God”

Madonna

“Senator McCain and Senator Obama, America has voted”….. go to commercial and come back to more infuriating stalling comments from Ryan Seacrest…. “Barack Hussein Obama, you have received more votes from your adoring fans (and criminal ACORN Community Activist and a whole bunch of recently deceased folk they registered) than any other contestant in the history of the show. You are the new American Idol.”

Seacrest asks, “Randy, your take”? Randy responds, “Never any doubt in my mind dog, the dude has style, class and a sense of elegance never witnessed on this stage before.”

“How about you Kara”? asks Seacrest “I am just completely in awe of your greatness and the aura of strength and wisdom. You truly are The One” Kara replies.

“Paula” Seacrest inquires, “anything to add?” Paula, “Barack, you look great tonight. I really don’t have a clue what you are talking about, might be the oxy or tabs clouding my thoughts, but you sound great and really passionate about whatever it is you are saying so you can certainly count on me, I will always respect you for being true to yourself.”

“And Simon, what do think of our new American Idol?” Seacrest asks. “Well Ryan, truth be told, I think he is over rated, an empty suit full of empty rhetoric and the most bloody dangerous chap we have voted in since that peanut farmer from Georgia mucked things up so bad back in the 70’s,” Simon retorts.

“Barack” Seacrest anxiously and admiringly asks, “Any thoughts about Simon’s comments?” Barack authoritatively and forcefully responds, “Yea man, the people have spoken and he is living in the past. I am “The One”, the biggest celebrity and the most popular person in this country and probably the world. I am more famous than God” (Note to Chief of Staff, Rahm the Enforcer Emanuel – add this Simon fella to our Enemies List, send him a dead fish wrapped in one of his white T shirts, revoke his visa and send his happy arse packing back to England).

We live in the age of Celebrity. Our society worships these mostly no count; burned out; repulsive; no talent; strung out on drugs; illiterate; loudmouth; boneheaded; revolving door rehab patients; mostly liberal; hip hop rap spewing ; criminals for no apparent reason other than the egg heads in the left wing media elite have elevated these low life’s to celebrity status.

Reality TV programs are some of the worst offenders, providing 15 minutes of fame to some bug eating yahoo and/or a second (or in most cases) last chance to a has been/never really was overweight, aging, balding, second rate “star”. Rock of Love, the Hills, Survivor, the Amazing Race, the Bachelor, Fear Factor and Celebrity Apprentice are all prime examples of these instant/empty celebrity phenomena.

In this era of instant and in most cases undeserved notoriety is it any wonder we just elected our very first genuine celebrity President. Celebrity in this case meaning, as they say over in Texas, “Big hat and no cattle”. John F Kennedy came close to achieving this status, hanging with the Rat Pack, Marilyn Monroe and such, but he actually had solid and impressive credentials deserving of a Commander-in-Chief. A decorated WWII war hero, JFK also served 12 years in the US Congress before his election to the presidency and was truly deserving of real celebrity status.

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In comparison, President Obama worked as a Community Organizer for ACORN and as an on air Food Critic for a local Chicago TV station.
To maintain and promote his celebrity status our 44th President makes almost daily appearences on TV. In fact, Mr. Obama seems to get more face time on the tube than Barbara Walters, Paris Hilton, Bill O’Reilly and the Sham Wow pitchman combined. Certainly not the first president to exploit this medium, but definitely the first to abuse his access to the airwaves at such unprecedented levels.

Addressing a wide range of topics and issues, Mr. Obama’s daily performances have included more traditional presidential actions such as the announcement of Presidential appointments and nominees; Bill signing ceremonies; New Executive Orders and Directives; and major new policy initiatives. He has also used the airwaves in unprecedented ways to do his Mr. Good Wrench impression hawking US made cars, guaranteeing warrantees and service contracts and to update us all on the government’s stealth takeover of the credit card industry, which was just priceless!

He also has made remarks on the tube none of us could imagine an American President ever making. The public firing of GM’s CEO, urging companies to cancel meetings and conferences in a major US city, (costing Vegas over $100 million) and claiming America is not a Christian nation.

This White House has even scheduled TV news conferences for the purpose of announcing future announcements. Just this week the President conducted such a conference to inform all of us of his urgent plans to announce the appointment of a Cyber Czar at a yet to be scheduled future news conference.

During the campaign the First Lady of Evading Enemy Sniper Fire and the President’s current Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, accused then candidate Obama of being nothing more than an inexperienced, lightweight, empty suit with a gift for soaring, lofty oratory absent of any substance or gravitas. In our opinion Madame Secretary has more accurately than most defined the modern day empty shell, shallow, vain and often incompetent individuals our society now considers a celebrity.

The President’s pathetic efforts to maintain his popularity, celebrity and enhance his fame here and abroad by overexposing himself dally on national TV trivializes the office of the Presidency. Focusing on mundane issues more “housekeeping” in nature in the name of transparency diminishes the urgency and priority of the really important business that should be occupying the President’s time, energy and attention.

Maybe a lot of this is just a smoke screen to divert our attention from the President’s real agenda, the bloodless socialist coup to take government control of all aspects of American life as we know it. This most likely being the “Yes We Can Take Over the Auto Industry Although we Have No Interest in Running it, wink, wink” administration’s real intent, by all means, Mr. President, stay focused on enhancing your celebrity status, living the dream and achieving your goal of being elected the next American Idol.

2012 - just imagine. Ryan Seacrest saying, “Mr. President, America has voted….and they are sending your happy arse packing back to Chicago so you will have lots of time to spend with all your local celebrity pals – Reverend White, Bill Ayers, Tony Rezko, Governor Blago and Senator Burris, at least on visitors day. And by the way, Simon sends his greetings”

I am, “American by Birth and Southern by the Grace of God”

Ron W. Garikes