Barack Velveeta

Joseph Tracy brook7 at sover.net
Fri Oct 16 14:53:56 CDT 2009


Is Jason Velveeta a kind of early 70's caricature of Barak Obama as  
aspiring pimp for the American Dream?

Since I mentioned this thought earlier I thought I would follow up a bit

Stage set for JV by Soul Gidget song.   Obama grew up in surfin  Hawaii

Both JV and BHO have an unfortunate name and  a processed cheese  
quality.

J V arrives in snow white Chauffered Rolls
O arrives on world scene as Democratic J V quarterback speaking  
Harvard English introduced by Clintons/Kerry as star speaker at Dem  
convention. A widely palatable black man in a very white package.

  JV reeks of his phony patchouli oil aspiration to coolness. But  
can’t exercise authority, doesn’t seem to know the real from the fake.
Obama seems like MLK when he speaks, wants to be a Lincoln, but backs  
down every time he is challenged( Israeli settlements, domestic  
spying, accountability for banker fraud, public option, )  He hires  
thieves to mind the store. Offerin some low grade shit with great  
promises.

JV depends on oriental whore Jade. US economy depends on Chinese  
putting out.

Career counseling failed. Neither ended up in an honest line of work,  
or a job suited to their character, since nether seems to have much  
taste for beating up whores or other pimps. Both seem to want others  
to believe them but don't seem to believe themselves.

Quick loss of street cred.

OK, it’s an unflattering comparison, most will say ridiculous, but it  
has a kind of ringy-dingy- zinginess to me, and I will be surprised  
if no one else makes it. It would poke at the question of how much  
difference there is between high aspirations and being a pimp, the  
kind of question P asks.

I know I'm setting myself up for more spinal adjustments  and if I  
had a university job I would stand to lose it. Nothing to worry about  
there , but I think its funny and apt and as good as any other ideas  
that been tossed on the table. Also










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