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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
John McCaslin :: Townhall.com Columnist
Obama Rap
by John McCaslin
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Who isn't riding Barack Obama's longer-than-life coattails into the glaring inaugural spotlight in hopes of earning a profit?

"Oprah's losing 15 pounds before Inauguration Day and you can too!" reads South Beach Acai's all-cleansing solution advertisement, which encourages all overweight Americans such as Oprah Winfrey to "flush the pounds away!"

Yuk!

"Dear John," reads the "Dear John" letter from Houston.

"In light of your political coverage area, I am writing to you regarding ... Barack Obama's inauguration and to introduce you to Presidential Park and Gardens ... scheduled to open in September of 2009. The park will feature 43 larger-than-life statues of all the United States presidents ... and the Obama sculpture is currently in development with plans for completion by Presidents Day.

"The presidential sculptures are all at least 18 feet in size and weigh an average of 7,000 pounds apiece."

I don't know about you, but this columnist can't wait to travel to Texas and lay my eyes on an 18-foot-tall, overweight replica of Chester A. Arthur.

Then there's this colorful flier: "Polynesian Adventure Tours presents The President Obama Tour."

We open it to read that the "very special and amazing tour celebrates our nation's 44th president and one of the world's newest and powerful leaders who was born and raised in Hawaii. Visitors will be taken on a deluxe transportation tour to key historical locations and learn of the special events and the Hawaiian culture that has played a key role in shaping President Obama's life ...

"Highlights: Obama's Birth Place, President's First Home, Amelia Earhart lookout on the slopes of Diamond Head, Punahou School, Baskin & Robbins 'first job,' Nu'uanu Pali Lookout, Punahou's Circle Apts. where Obama was raised from 1971-1979, La Pietra School for Girls, Drive by Makapu'u Point, Waiola Shaved Ice, Halona Blowhole, Hanauman Bay (except Tuesdays), Sandy Beach - favorite bodysurfing spot - and Punchbowl Cemetery."

ORWELL AND GORE

Talk about an eye-opening article in Monday's Daily Princetonian about the latest opinions of Princeton physics professor William Happer, a former senior researcher at the Energy Department who was fired by Al Gore, reportedly over his refusal to support the former vice president's views on climate change. Continued...
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John McCaslin is a contributing columnist on Townhall.com and author of Inside The Beltway: Offbeat Stories, Scoops, and Shenanigans from around the Nation's Capital .

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Reply # 1
Date: Jan 14, 2009 - 1:18 PM EST
Best Wishes for Obama
I am looking forward to the spectacle of Obama's Abe Lincoln-themed Inauguration. I wish him well at the celebration and in his Presidency. I suggest he not go overboard though in his striving to emulate Lincoln. Two points on that: 1) Emancipation is accomplished; slavery is long since over. 2)Stay away from the Ford's Theater; matter of fact don't attend any plays in copying Lincoln.
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Date: Jan 14, 2009 - 11:41 AM EST
Clearly, global warming scientist
sceptics are growing in number. Evidence of cold every where and thick ice in the artic are before us. I saw a rerun of a national geographic presentation yesterday on how dire the situation is in the artic wherein the melting threatens shorelines all over the world. Now, we are told the ice is thicker then since 1929. All this needs to be considered before any spending on attempts to influence the natural cycles costs so much it damages the economic growth of this nation. We are all for preserving a healthy environment but......
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