“Once again I give you thanks for your merciful love, kindest Lord, for having found
another way of arousing me from my inertia.”
--
St. Gertrude the Great
I have been waiting for someone to put Obama to this music from Evita - I frankly thought it would have been done during his Now I Have Foreign Policy Experience World Tour (but perhaps the ‘rainbow tour’ number might have worked better?) but I’m happy to see it now, thanks to the PUMAS, who are not happy, and still not ‘coming around’ to Obama. It works beautifully. H/T
My only quibble - the use of the awful, uncomfortable-sounding Madonna, from the awful, uncomfortable film. Patti Lupone’s shrill devilry from the original broadway recording would have suited mmmwha, muy bien!
Speaking of PUMAS, has anyone else noticed that President & Sen. Clinton are incredibly, unnaturally quiet right now? This suggests two things to me - either they’ve been told by the Obama Democrat Party that if they’re not going to go out and campaign with some vigor for him they may as well stand down, or…they’ve got a little bomb to throw his way and they want to be as far away from the electoral carnage as possible. Either scenario entertains.
“As a mere observer of this tasteless phenomenon,
“One has to admire the stage management.
“…There again, perhaps I’m more than a mere observer!
“Listen to my enthusiasm, gentlemen!”
The PUMA vote? Eleventh-hour sabotage of the Obama campaign by the obliging Clintons? This is rather difficult to credit. If the McCain side is truly reduced to pinning its hopes on these chimerical Wunderwaffen, then I expect we’ll see “electoral carnage” indeed.
[Oh, brother...take it to the extreme, Rand, if I mention them, I must be "pinning my hopes..." How about I'm just amused? -admin]
The evidence is qute strong, and getting stronger as we speak, that the Clintons are maneuvering against Obama, to preserve Mrs. Clinton’s prospects for 2012.
Mrs. Clinton wants very badly to be president. Indeed, she feels she’s owed the title. Obama’s Chicago-style chicanery deprived her of the nomination. No one in America would be happier than she to see him defeated — and you may rest assured that whatever unobvious thunderbolts she can deliver toward that end will be fashioned and flung in her best style.
Maybe the PUMAs picked Madonna’s version as a bit of a payback to her for threatening to kick Sarah’s @%%? Just a thought…personally, I’d like to see Madonna try that…I think Sarah could more than hold her own….
Still praying for the good…”let God arise, let His enemies be scattered.”
Anchoress, have you seen macsmind.com? It seems that the Hillary democrats are working side by side with republicans to expose the fraud at ACORN. Patrick Fitzgerald (as in Scooter Libby) is on the case (grr.. I hope he is doing the job right!) It looks REALLY bad for obama although they are apparently scrubbing everything they can get their hands on…BUT many bloggers have the original posts.
This is war: socialists/communists vs. America the Beautiful. No different now than it was in WWII and the Cold War except it is from within now, imho.
Praying hourly. As my friend just told me: Pray. Let G-d do the worrying.
(paraphrased from Martin Luther, I believe)
Just want to say I got my coffee delivery. They aren’t making Jingle bell java for the time being and I’m traumatized. However, Carmel is pretty good! Can’t wait to open chocolate cherry.
We got the Rum Royal Pecan the other day…it’s just incredible. It’s dessert. I’ve never had a coffee like it! -admin
You know who the PUMAS are, don’t you? Well, the acronym stands for Party Unity My (rear end) They are the Clinton voters who were cheated out of getting their candidate nominated for president and are now actively working to elect John McCain….
Yes they are quiet, but there is no way they are sitting idly by and letting The One grab Hilary’s gold ring.
I never thought I’d be rooting for them to accomplish one of their dastardly deeds, but here we are.
Of course, the beauty of this situation is that there is lots of accurate, albeit scary, information that SHOULD be exposed to throw a bigger spotlight on the methods and worldview of the guy who seems poised to occupy the Oval Office.
October 12th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
[cue Mandy Patinkin]
“As a mere observer of this tasteless phenomenon,
“One has to admire the stage management.
“…There again, perhaps I’m more than a mere observer!
“Listen to my enthusiasm, gentlemen!”
October 12th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
The PUMA vote? Eleventh-hour sabotage of the Obama campaign by the obliging Clintons? This is rather difficult to credit. If the McCain side is truly reduced to pinning its hopes on these chimerical Wunderwaffen, then I expect we’ll see “electoral carnage” indeed.
[Oh, brother...take it to the extreme, Rand, if I mention them, I must be "pinning my hopes..." How about I'm just amused? -admin]
October 12th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
Methinks the Clintons just don’t want to do anything to help The Cause. (What was it my mother used to say? “If you can’t say anything nice…”)
On the other hand, perhaps Hillary is busy being fitted for her Supreme Court robes.
October 12th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
The evidence is qute strong, and getting stronger as we speak, that the Clintons are maneuvering against Obama, to preserve Mrs. Clinton’s prospects for 2012.
Mrs. Clinton wants very badly to be president. Indeed, she feels she’s owed the title. Obama’s Chicago-style chicanery deprived her of the nomination. No one in America would be happier than she to see him defeated — and you may rest assured that whatever unobvious thunderbolts she can deliver toward that end will be fashioned and flung in her best style.
October 12th, 2008 at 5:39 pm
I think the Clintons have determined that the best way to play both sides is to sit out. Minimize the enemy count.
October 12th, 2008 at 5:51 pm
Maybe the PUMAs picked Madonna’s version as a bit of a payback to her for threatening to kick Sarah’s @%%? Just a thought…personally, I’d like to see Madonna try that…I think Sarah could more than hold her own….
Still praying for the good…”let God arise, let His enemies be scattered.”
October 12th, 2008 at 6:34 pm
I was lucky enough to see LuPone in Evita. (But admit I have the Madonna version of the movie.)
After Madonna’s nasty Palin remark, I doubt she will be happy with her voice being used in this!!
October 12th, 2008 at 7:57 pm
Anchoress, have you seen macsmind.com? It seems that the Hillary democrats are working side by side with republicans to expose the fraud at ACORN. Patrick Fitzgerald (as in Scooter Libby) is on the case (grr.. I hope he is doing the job right!) It looks REALLY bad for obama although they are apparently scrubbing everything they can get their hands on…BUT many bloggers have the original posts.
This is war: socialists/communists vs. America the Beautiful. No different now than it was in WWII and the Cold War except it is from within now, imho.
Praying hourly. As my friend just told me: Pray. Let G-d do the worrying.
(paraphrased from Martin Luther, I believe)
October 12th, 2008 at 8:52 pm
I am hoping that Hillary has a moment of lucidity and buys ad time for a Profile in Courage…recanting her support for Obama.
October 12th, 2008 at 9:35 pm
Just want to say I got my coffee delivery. They aren’t making Jingle bell java for the time being and I’m traumatized. However, Carmel is pretty good! Can’t wait to open chocolate cherry.
We got the Rum Royal Pecan the other day…it’s just incredible. It’s dessert. I’ve never had a coffee like it! -admin
October 13th, 2008 at 1:12 am
You’ve Gotta Love Those PUMAS…
You know who the PUMAS are, don’t you? Well, the acronym stands for Party Unity My (rear end) They are the Clinton voters who were cheated out of getting their candidate nominated for president and are now actively working to elect John McCain….
October 13th, 2008 at 8:30 am
Too funny. We await the parody of the full musical.
October 13th, 2008 at 10:23 am
I cast my vote for the Clinton “bomb” squad.
Yes they are quiet, but there is no way they are sitting idly by and letting The One grab Hilary’s gold ring.
I never thought I’d be rooting for them to accomplish one of their dastardly deeds, but here we are.
Of course, the beauty of this situation is that there is lots of accurate, albeit scary, information that SHOULD be exposed to throw a bigger spotlight on the methods and worldview of the guy who seems poised to occupy the Oval Office.