History is Banging History

After having deliberated in my head and re-reading my post from earlier in the month I think I can be almost 100% certain that the Snuggie is indeed Thunderlips. I hope the American public doesn't get duped into the Snuggie when the Slanket has been there for them all along. Damn you Snuggie and your hostile takeover. A comparison was almost drawn to the current Gaza Strip conflict but I thought better of it. On second thought I hate the Snuggie so much I thought it would be insulting to Hamas if I compared them to a knock-off sleeve blanket.


Now let's talk inauguration... as if everyone hasn't been already. Botching the oath was pretty sweet, not a great first impression Barack... but who's perfect? Part of me still wishes Barack Obama did not win this election, the problems he is saddled with are going to be nearly impossible to rectify in four years and what of that exponentially sized wall of bulletproof glass constantly in the picture? Doesn't that say a lot about our country? That there are still people that will kill a man based on race or the fact that the guy they voted for didn't win. Sad.



On the other side of the pillow are the droves of people that trekked to D.C. just to be a part of something, that says something great too, that some of us, a lot of us, believe. What is it that we all believe in? I'll have to think more about that but it is a tremendous start.

While listening to NPR on the ride home many commented that Obama's speech lacked that gusto others possessed in their speeches. My response is so what. It isn't a time for a Mission Accomplished banners and a bomber jacket with a dorky "we won" smile, it's time for critical thinking and reserved expressions. Currently I would say none of us are winning, the economy is in shambles, we are losing lives in a country that hates us and our 43rd President garnered absolutely no respect from other foreign countries, it wasn't time for a maverick. It was and is time for a level headed, clear thinking, intellectually sound person who is willing to work his balls off to make it better for everyone else. Will it happen? Maybe, maybe not but everyone should wait and see before dragging a President through the mud on a Facebook status update.



My point? To be completely honest, I am not sure I have one yet. An apt summation would be to shut the hell up and do something, anything at all really, something other than just watching and pointing fingers. All I could think about mid-speech was that I needed to be helping someone in some way. I felt worthless for a minute and appreciated the next. And do not think I am only talking to Republicans, I blame a lot of things on the old regime but this is something we all need to get on board with because these next few years will be trying times for everyone of every color and creed. I just hope the importance of that is not lost in the message.

Back to the funny soon I promise.