The other day I told you about Obama’s “community organizer” guru, Saul Alinsky and Rule #5. In “Rules for Radicals” Alinsky says Ridicule is the most potent weapon in defeating one’s political enemies. I questioned then whether President Obama could handle ridicule and I still think he cannot.
However, Obama supporter, comedian and blogger Andy Borowitz on his website maintains that humor is not dead (has not been killed by political correctness) and says he is confident that Obama can be ridiculed. I doubt it. We will see.
Did you notice yesterday or the day before how annoyed Obama looked when VP Biden made a snide remark about Chief Justice Roberts and the error Roberts made in administering the oath? Well, here is Borowitz take on that.
Of course, the ridicule below is of Biden and not Obama. We will see if Borowitz ever really ridicules Obama or whether good ol’ Joe will be the butt of jokes siphoning off the ridicule quotient and leaving Obama untouched.
We’ve all been wondering what Biden’s role would be in the administration once Hillary got the big foreign policy job, holy cow, these people are smart, knowing ridicule was inevitable, we now know what his job is!
Here is Borowitz in a piece Judy just forwarded:
In the first major initiative of his presidency, President Barack Obama today dispatched Vice President Joe Biden on what he called “an important and special mission” to Antarctica.
The news of Mr. Biden’s unexpected trip appeared to take the Vice President by surprise, as he was in the middle of making a joke about Chief Justice John Roberts to members of the press corps when the President interrupted him with the news.
“Here’s how John Roberts sings the National Anthem,” Mr. Biden was saying. “’Oh see can you say…’”
Mr. Obama, yanking away Mr. Biden’s microphone, then informed him of the extraordinary journey to the South Pole he was about to undertake.
The President was vague about what the mission to Antarctica would entail, but he did indicate that it could take “up to four years.”
While some witnesses to the scene said that Mr. Biden seemed surprised by the news, his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, offered another version of events during an appearance later in the day on “Oprah.”
“Joe was given a choice of places to go and he picked Antarctica,” she said. “President Obama said he could also go to the moon or Mars.”
Dr. Biden’s remarks were cut short when President Obama appeared on the set and unplugged her microphone.
Other than the Biden news, Mr. Obama’s day went as planned, meeting with senior staff, drawing up a budget, and being sworn in as President for the third time.
I can’t do another blog, but would one of you start a blog called something like Obama Ridicule Watch—it would be so much fun!
Update Feb. 13th: Obama throws Biden under the bus.