When 2008 Presidential Candidate Barack Hussein Obama won with the phrase “Hope & Change“, many people believed the next four years would be one big Leslie Gore song of sunshine, lollypops, and rainbows, with maybe a little fairy dust, unicorns, and free love thrown in as icing on the cake: Now the United States could move a bit closer to being one big happy family where everybody just gets along.
Well, after three years of failed bailouts (lets see: cars, homes, construction…, oh, and Solyndragate), sustained high unemployment, overt partisanship, racism, antisemitism, socialism, class warfare, pro-Islam foreign policy, warmongering, Fast & Furious gun running, and more – all performed after Obama promised increased transparency, of course – it seems he needs a new campaign angle if he expects to get another four years of public housing, transportation, meals, healthcare, and pension.
So, while reflecting on my Leslie Gore reference (and my Marshmallow Fluff container during lunch), I discovered a perfect theme song for Obama’s 2012 Campaign which I guarantee should “never fail“:
(hover over, or click on, any of the links to see some background info in a new window)
Don’t know much about history
Don’t know much biology
Don’t know much about a science book
Don’t know much about the French I took
But I do know that I love you
And I know that if you love me, too
What a wonderful world this would be
Don’t know much about geography
Don’t know much trigonometry
Don’t know much about algebra
Don’t know what a slide rule is for
But I do know one and one is two
And if this one could be with you
What a wonderful world this would be
Now, I don’t claim to be an “A” student
But I’m trying to be
For maybe by being an “A” student, baby
I can win your love for me
Don’t know much about history
Don’t know much biology
Don’t know much about a science book
Don’t know much about the French I took
But I do know that I love you
And I know that if you love me, too
What a wonderful world this would be
La ta ta ta ta ta ta (History)
Hmm-mm-mm (Biology)
La ta ta ta ta ta ta (Science book)
Hmm-mm-mm (French I took)
Yeah, but I do know that I love you
And I know that if you love me, too
What a wonderful world this would be
It’s the perfect campaign song for Obama: It admits his shortcomings, subtly hints at his abject failures without blaming just about everyone else for them, professes his underlying love for his constituents, provides coverage for his troubling lack of experience or accomplishments, and yet still incorporates a bit of his 2008 “Hopey-Changey” thing that got us into this flaming train wreck him elected in the first place.
And…extra added bonus: Obama even looks a little like Sam Cooke! Yep, unlike at least one of Barack’s photos, there’s no need for extensive Photoshopping here:
 Sam Cooke's Classic Album |
 AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Pool. Source: Washington Examine |
(Obama Photo Source: Washington Examiner; Sam Cooke cover from songsofsamcooke.com, but I’m sure it’s property of ABKCO Music, Inc.
Modesty aside, it’s simply brilliant! And, the most brilliant thing about it is… Obama used this identical song back in 2008 (albeit with substantially different lyrics) to point out just how bad the country would be if Senator John McCain became President. In fact, his 2008 video ad ends with the tagline, which today fits Mr. Obama’s presidency perfectly:
“Do we really want four more years of the same old tune?”
Nope. Heck, I didn’t want Obama’s first four years.
(My apology in advance to ABKCO and their counsel(s) if I’ve tarnished a great song via my associating it with Mr. Obama 
Update: The 2012 Obama Campaign may have tipped their hand regarding their new campaign slogan – click here to see the song it inspires!
Thanks for reading!
