Ghost of a flea

Yes we can

This is the sound of President Obama. Note the coveted Scarlett Johansson endorsement (via the Jawas).

This is a masterpiece of editing. In fact, it feels almost churlish to criticize it. The feelings it evokes are authentic as are, presumably, those of the man who inspired it. But one is forced to raise one's hand from the back of the class and ask...

"Ok. Got it. Yes we can... Umm. What is it we are doing exactly?"

And while the answer to that question is being pondered, perhaps the best target for this sort of optimism and enthusiasm is the audience of Al Jazeera. There are some folks who think strapping bombs on to women with Down Syndrome and detonating them in a pet market is better politics than the most uplifting oratory. Unless Senator Obama has a better suggestion than convening a parliament of dictators to air their grievances and abandoning the peoples of Iraq to their fate, I remain to be convinced.

Though Ms. Johannson really is quite extraordinary.

Posted by Ghost of a flea at February 3, 2008 08:44 AM

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