Ok, yeah.. I just listened to that speech, and it sounded much better in my head than it did on tv. Sorry, you could tell he wasn't reading a lot of his own words. I can see it now:
script writer(sw): Hey Obama, so you can only say 20% of your own speech in your own way.
Obama: Why?
sw: Well, firstly it is MLK day, so you have to do something with that, well because you are well, you know, African American.
Obama: Really, I am the pres you know?
sw: yes, but you have no say anymore. Secondly, you have to pander to the religious right, make them feel loved, say God a lot, that usually helps with that. Mention faith and family, you should be good.
Obama: But I am... never mind.
sw: Ok, next, you have to talk about the troops, they are after all shedding blood for a war that your peo.... I mean the last president started... yeah that's it.
Obama: what were you just about to say??
sw: Ok, next, give them some hope, don't sugar coat it, but be real. Mention education to get the liberals happy, that shit always makes the liberals happy. Also, you have to mention sciences, Liberals love that word. You may have to mention God a few more times, just to put ease to the religious right, they don't like that word.
Obama: *sighs*
sw: Pres, no sighing, that makes ratings suck. Ok, also, you need to not sound as smart as you are, that puts the majority of the population at ease. Makes them think that the reality tv programming bullshit might just be used to dumb them down. Mention random lines, hell just repeat We the people every paragraph and a half, and well, maybe a few random other lines from the Constitution, and that will appease the Teabaggers.. I mean Tea Party..
Obama: So how much of this speech can I have input into?
sw: Well, now that we have that out of the road, maybe about 5% now. Oh, and just to let you know, we won't be calling you Barak Hussein Obama. We will instead go with just Barak H. Obama.
Obama: WTF? Do I want to know why?
sw: George Bush Sr and Jr still get nightmares when Hussein is mentioned. They see their oil profits drop 30% and lose sleep that they didn't bomb Iraq back into the Jurassic era.
Obama: Fuck this..
21 January 2013
12 January 2013
Be.A.Man
Firstly, I want to say that this topic came up via a post by my dear, and sometimes old fashioned friend, Humaira Riaz.
What does this mean? Really?
To me, it means this. Don't be the type of guy who hides your emotions, holds on to outdated stereotypes both of women and traditional male roles in society. If you want to play a violin, don't listen when someone in your family says it is gay, do it. If you want to be a hair dresser, do it. Don't think that because you are a man, that you are better at everything than women. Remember that it is through education/dedication/hard work/persistence and perseverance that makes you better at something than someone else.
What I am trying to say is this. Be.A.Man that anyone would like to be for all the real reasons, not the fake reasons that people think are important. Live your life honestly, love yourself and others with utmost passion. Help those who are not as fortunate as yourself and don't expect recognition for it. Love those who are defenceless and protect them to your utmost capacity. Honour those who came before you if they are worthy, and honour those who come after you if they prove worthy of it. Respect yourself, your friends, your home and your surroundings. And finally, be at peace with all of this, knowing that what you do, can change so many things in someones' so drastically, that you may actually be the cause of something great, or something tragic.
The 1950's - 1980's role model
Or the modern male (Insert a picture of yourself here!!)
What does this mean? Really?
To me, it means this. Don't be the type of guy who hides your emotions, holds on to outdated stereotypes both of women and traditional male roles in society. If you want to play a violin, don't listen when someone in your family says it is gay, do it. If you want to be a hair dresser, do it. Don't think that because you are a man, that you are better at everything than women. Remember that it is through education/dedication/hard work/persistence and perseverance that makes you better at something than someone else.
What I am trying to say is this. Be.A.Man that anyone would like to be for all the real reasons, not the fake reasons that people think are important. Live your life honestly, love yourself and others with utmost passion. Help those who are not as fortunate as yourself and don't expect recognition for it. Love those who are defenceless and protect them to your utmost capacity. Honour those who came before you if they are worthy, and honour those who come after you if they prove worthy of it. Respect yourself, your friends, your home and your surroundings. And finally, be at peace with all of this, knowing that what you do, can change so many things in someones' so drastically, that you may actually be the cause of something great, or something tragic.
The 1950's - 1980's role model
Or the modern male (Insert a picture of yourself here!!)
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