In Which Our Main Character Escapes to Her Hidey-Hole
I’m not the only one trying to find a tiny little corner of the world where I can easily hide from Obama’s ubiquitous presence, am I? Thus far I have found these things that I can no longer do without being bombarded with our soon-to-be President: grocery shop, listen to talk radio, listen to normal radio, watch the news (duh,) watch the Disney channel, watch Nickelodeon, watch MTV or VH1, watch ESPN (!) or any of the affiliates, visit twitter, facebook, myspace, or any number of social media sites, read gossip magazines, read sports magazines, read any blog at all.
I’m sick of it. Tomorrow I will be sleeping late, watching dvds all day and participating in the SGP Ball (which starts at 9, details at http://smartgirlpolitics.ning.com,) my only inauguration-related activity.
I actually made the mistake of voicing my irritation in front of my liberal friend while at Wal-Mart the other day. Her response was “that’s not his fault, don’t be mad at him for that.” Uh, I’m mad at a whole bunch of people for that. And I’m fairly certain that his “open letter to his daughters” was his doing. Granted, not every instance is generated by Obama himself, but he has a hell of a PR campaign going on right now. It’s actually pretty impressive from a marketing standpoint.
There is not a single place I can go without seeing his face. I feel like I’m living the book 1984. I’m not lying when I tell you that there is a mural of Obama’s face painted on a wall down the street from me. It makes me ill.
Also, can anyone else remember a time in which the yet-to-be-sworn-in POTUS was as omnipresent as Obama seems to be? I realize that I’m only 22, but I can’t recall a single occurrence. It certainly wasn’t the case four or eight years ago when George W. Bush was inaugurated.
And what happened to the outrage over the frivolous use of funds during a time of war? Didn’t we hear all about how Bush’s $40 million inauguration was disrespectful, and how there were better ways to spend that money? It’s interesting that Obama gets a pass on his $150 million blowout bash during not just a time of war, but the worst recession this country has seen in decades. The double standards are glaring. Well, they are to some of us.
I’m unplugging for now. I have got to get away from the Obamania, it’s driving me insane. Here’s to hoping it wears off, preferably soon.
Believe What You Want, As Long As You Believe Obama
What happened to my Obama channel? I want it back. These daily updates from the Office of the President Elect are simply not enough. There needs to be someone with a camera on him at all times. I want him mic’d and live every second of every day. And follow Michelle and the Obamettes around too! They should all be on television all the time!
Why should we have television shows not dedicated to our great leader? He’s intelligent, I mean, why would he seal his college transcripts if not for our own protection? He’s so kind; he didn’t want us to feel inadequate.
He’s a wonderful speaker; the “um”s and “uh”s are his way of letting us all know that he’s one of us. And he just doesn’t want to answer the tough questions because he doesn’t want us to worry our little heads about “important” issues like pay for play scandals.
There’s no way he was involved in that! Why would he want to sell his seat? I’m sure he’s got enough money! I mean, look at the millions of dollars he raised during his campaign! Nevermind where it all came from, those election laws are stupid anyway. And what’s wrong with selling it anyway? I don’t see a problem with it. This country was built on the free market. Just ignore that Congress is tearing it apart, piece by piece.
That’s what we should do! Give Obama his own unreality show and put it on every channel and just ignore the parts that aren’t all sunshine and daisies. Better yet! Just edit them out! All I’m saying is this: we have the technology. Make it happen.
