MOTUS A.D.

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Obama,Lincoln,Gettysburg Address: Which doesn’t belong and why?

Why would a man as enamored of Abraham Lincoln, as Big Guy professes to be, pass up the opportunity to attend the 150th anniversary celebration of what is perhaps the most historic address in American history? I’ll try to explain.

First, a brief review of how Barry has displayed his admiration for Lincoln, the man and the President, from the moment he decided he wanted to be the leader of the free world:

Big Guy kicked off his 2008 presidential campaign with an eloquent 25 minute announcement at the old State House in Lincoln’s hometown of Springfield, Illinois.

He returned there again, on the way to accepting his destiny at the Denver Democratic Convention, to announce Joey B as his Vice President pick (apparently he still owes Springfield $55,000 for that visit).

And while many thought that DNC convention stage was designed to look like a Greek temple, it was actually designed to resemble the façade of the Lincoln memorial; because he thought that highly of Lincoln. The elaborate stage served as the set for BO’s eloquent 42 minute acceptance speech.

He rode into Washington D.C for his inauguration on the train from Philadelphia, just like Lincoln did in 1861 - even though he doesn’t know a single soul in Philadelphia. Butt he’s been known to enjoy a cheese steak.

He took the oath of office on Lincoln’s bible (twice):

And I can bear witness to the fact that, just like Hillary used to “commune” with previous FLOTUS Eleanor Roosevelt while she and Bubba lived here, Big Guy has been known to commune with Abe as well.

It started out well enough, with weekly consultations on matters of policy:

“You know son, a Team of Rivals should really include, well, a few of your rivals.”

And he even ran over to the Lincoln Memorial from time to time, to commiserate at the feet of President Lincoln.

Butt soon, Abe started to tell him things he didn’t want to hear:

“Get your feet off the furniture, son.”

And soon, Barry began to grow a little paranoid, complaining about Abe constantly looking over his shoulder,

in a judgmental way that Big Guy was neither used to or comfortable with. In fact, Abe started second-guessing some of the decisions BO wasn’t making,

“What on earth were you thinking, leaving our boys in Benghazi like that, son?”

…an some of the issues he wasn’t being advised of:

“Fast and Furious, the IRS and NSA: seriously? Nobody told you? Seriously?”

Soon their weekly coaching sessions began to be less productive than they once were:

“What do you mean that I can’t just take over a sixth of the economy? And no, I don’t think I’ve got things upside down.”

Shortly after that, BO began to find his little ad hoc discussions with Abe less and less fulfilling:

“Why are you handing out more candy when we can’t even pay for last year’s?”

And BO began to resent Abe leaving calling cards laying around the Big White House inscribed with cryptic little messages:

So as Barry reviewed the Gettysburg Address, and saw that Abe had managed to pack more import into a 2 minute speech than he has after 5 1/2 years of eloquent articulation, he started to feel…no, not inadequate; more like unappreciated. And you know how prickly people can get when they no longer feel like they’re getting their props:

Pic h/t to the enduring wisdom of Cripes Suzette

So, yes, Barry blew off the 150th Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address in order to address the Wall Street Journal’s annual CEO council meeting. The WSJ doesn’t mind if he uses TOTUS to help him with his words, and they don’t try to make him feel smaller for it. Unlike certain other people around here who have taken to criticizing almost everything Big Guy does lately.

“Speak from the heart, son; you’ll cast a much longer shadow.”

The Gettysburg Address, delivered on November 19, 1863, as inscribed on the South Wall of the Lincoln Memorial:

FOUR SCORE AND SEVEN YEARS AGO OUR FATHERS BROUGHT FORTH ON THIS CONTINENT A NEW NATION CONCEIVED IN LIBERTY AND DEDICATED TO THE PROPOSITION THAT ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL •

NOW WE ARE ENGAGED IN A GREAT CIVIL WAR TESTING WHETHER THAT NATION OR ANY NATION SO CONCEIVED AND SO DEDICATED CAN LONG ENDURE •

WE ARE MET ON A GREAT BATTLEFIELD OF THAT WAR •

WE HAVE COME TO DEDICATE A PORTION OF THAT FIELD AS A FINAL RESTING PLACE FOR THOSE WHO HERE GAVE THEIR LIVES THAT THAT NATION MIGHT LIVE •

IT IS ALTOGETHER FITTING AND PROPER THAT WE SHOULD DO THIS • BUT IN A LARGER SENSE WE CAN NOT DEDICATE~WE CAN NOT CONSECRATE~WE CAN NOT HALLOW~THIS GROUND •

THE BRAVE MEN LIVING AND DEAD WHO STRUGGLED HERE HAVE CONSECRATED IT FAR ABOVE OUR POOR POWER TO ADD OR DETRACT •

THE WORLD WILL LITTLE NOTE NOR LONG REMEMBER WHAT WE SAY HERE BUT IT CAN NEVER FORGET WHAT THEY DID HERE •

IT IS FOR US THE LIVING RATHER TO BE DEDICATED HERE TO THE UNFINISHED WORK WHICH THEY WHO FOUGHT HERE HAVE THUS FAR SO NOBLY ADVANCED •

IT IS RATHER FOR US TO BE HERE DEDICATED TO THE GREAT TASK REMAINING BEFORE US~THAT FROM THESE HONORED DEAD WE TAKE INCREASED DEVOTION TO THAT CAUSE FOR WHICH THEY GAVE THE LAST FULL MEASURE OF DEVOTION~THAT WE HERE HIGHLY RESOLVE THAT THESE DEAD SHALL NOT HAVE DIED IN VAIN~THAT THIS NATION UNDER GOD SHALL HAVE A NEW BIRTH OF FREEDOM~AND THAT GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE SHALL NOT PERISH FROM THE EARTH •

“I said scram!”

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Monday, November 18, 2013

Nancy on “Meet the Press” - A Tale Told By An Idiot

Well, I see the lady-parts were out in force yesterday, defending their sex (and lots of it) as well as the very foundations of Obamacare (free birth control and pregnancy coverage):

Infamous Obama-Biden 2112 Campaign

First Nancy “hoop-de -doo” Pelosi was on Meet the Press, with former water boy and cheerleader David Gregory who bemoaned the “fumble” on Obamacare that created what “may be the lowest moment of (Obama’s) presidency.” Assuming you disregard Benghazi, Fast & Furious, NSA, IRS, etc..

“There is a bottom line to this which I think people understand and the president has acknowledged, if the government has decided there has to be minimum requirements in any health care plan … it doesn’t meet what the government says you have to have, you cannot keep it. That’s not what you said here.”

That however did not comport with Nancy’s received truth:

"The law does not demand that all of these cancellations go out," Pelosi said. "The laws says if you had your plan before the enactment of the law, you can keep it. And that's what the president said. So there's a distinction between those who had it before."

A parsing that only earned her a PolitiFact badge for the effort, rather than the usual full “Pants on Fire” designation.

Having first staked out her position on Obamacare back in 2010:

“We have to pass the bill to find out what’s in it beyond the fog of the controversy.”

Nancy is not deterred now that we’ve finally waded through “the controversy.” She soldiered on; still claiming that people will love their more expensive coverage after they buy it and finally find out what’s in it (preventive care, birth control and pregnancy coverage - even for boys!) And she’s certain that all the negative press is just a whole bunch ’a “hoop de doo and ado” about nothing.

Goodness, was that Freudian? Surely she knows that the plot of Much Ado About Nothing is based on multiple and deliberate deceptions, right? And that one of the play’s major themes is “deception as a means to an end” right?

Wait, what!?

Yeah, well, her degree is in political science which contains a lot of course materials on deception butt Shakespeare? Not so much. So let’s cut her some slack and just go with it being a poor choice of idioms.

Then we switch over to catch Kirsten Gillibrand on ABC’s “This Week” telling us this:

“No, we all knew (there would be cancellations of “sub-par” insurance plans). The whole point of the plan is to cover things people need, like preventive care, birth control, pregnancy.”

Goodness. It’s almost as if we are living in parallel universes or something. Somebody simply must tell somebody at HHS that 60 year old women - and men of any age - simply are not going to be excited about paying for Julia’s birth control and pregnancies.

No matter how badly they want Julia to have that coverage.

Seriously? Even your cat knows better than that.

I leave you today with this short soliloquy to contemplate from the master of the English language; no, not Big Guy, William Shakespeare:

"Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow,

a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more:

it is a tale told by an idiot,

(take your pick)

full of sound and fury,

signifying nothing."

Macbeth (Act V, Scene V).

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Sunday, November 17, 2013

Hold My Hand. ‘Cause I want to love you the best that I can.

I’m beginning to think that Gerard is just a trouble maker.

First, I see Petee’s latest pic of Big Guy and Joey B - which I’m sure you’ve all seen – in his American Digest post: Those Magic Moments

It's sweet when two hearts and hands entwine: Obama, Biden Hold Hands in Immigration Prayer - Fox Nation White House photographer Pete Souza tweets this picture of President Obama and Vice President Biden holding hands "during a prayer at end of mtg w faith leaders on immigration reform." [And afterwards it was back to the residence for a tickle fight!]

I was prepared to let that slide until I saw the first comment, from from Gagdad Bob: “Probably nice to be caressed by a feminine hand after all those years with Michelle.”

What??? Like, is he sayin’ my FLOTUS isn’t…feminine???

Ok…so he’s got a point. Never mind.

Anyhoo, you’ve all seen the still, butt how many of you have seen the video? That’s what I thought, since it’s been embargoed. So I decided to be a little naughty and give us all a treat today; I’ve got the video clip, along with a little traveling music (h/t: Jackie Gleason).

As always, click the button to play, and sing along. Although I should warn you that this might seem sort of gross, after reading Ann Barnhart’s post and all. Butt in my defense, I didn’t link to that, someone else did that for me (h/t creeper).

Take it away:

Hold My Hand: Hootie and the Blowfish

"Hold My Hand"