ONE YEAR GONE: Welcome to the Obama Era of Awesomeness
by Kurt SchlichterWe can look back today and see that George W. Bush’s departure from Washington on 1/20/09 was when the oceans stopped rising, the Earth began healing and, for Hollywood, when an unprecedented era of right-wing oppression and stifling conservative ideological conformity ended.
It is hard to believe the oppression we endured under Bush from our vantage point here in this age of openness and transparency – are you as sick as I am of those endless health care reform negotiations that C-SPAN keeps broadcasting? Before 1/20/09, our artistic community huddled in collective terror at the specter of a midnight knock on the door should they dare to dissent from the Bush regime’s party line in public. Hollywood’s silence was deafening.
But with the dungeons of Guantanamo Bay finally closed, the threat of government repression of dissident voices has completely vanished, and the demonization of opposition voices is a thing of the past. Once again, we have a mainstream media that dares to break and run with news stories that speak truth to power, aided by a White House press office dedicated to providing straightforward, truthful answers to reporters.
Yet, who can forget how the rigid control exercised by the Bush clique led to a soul-deadening uniformity of right wing thought that pervaded every facet of the media? Who can forget how every television series promoted positive, wholesome religious values and behaviors? How every news station faithfully parroted the Republican Party’s positions? How artists were so intimidated that every reference to the President extolled his policies and personal characteristics, and how actors and musicians dared not utter even the most minor criticisms of President Bush on the air?
Thankfully, that’s all ended.
Finally, we can speak the truth, with films that depict American soldiers as the bloodthirsty psychos they are, instead of the unselfish defenders of freedom that movies about the War on Terror – I mean “Overseas Contingency Operations in Response to a Rarely-Mentioned Man-Caused Disaster” – always made them out to be during the Bush years.
Finally, crime dramas can name the real villains who commit the vast majority of crimes in the United States – corporate businessmen, evangelical ministers and Americans trying to defend their country.
Finally, Hollywood celebrities can speak out publicly on behalf of left-wing causes instead of hewing to the conservative line to avoid the well-known anti-liberal blacklist maintained by the right-wing power brokers of Tinsel Town.
Thankfully, the entertainment community can once again assert its independence and fearlessly comment upon our society without worrying about whose toes are stomped upon in the process.
No more will celebrities be forced to humiliate themselves by publicly declaring their obedience and desire to serve the President.
No more will comics fear to make even the most innocuous joke about the Chief Executive.
No more will artists take their marching orders from White House flunkies and surrender their integrity by offering up their art in the service of a politician’s agenda.
Yes, everything certainly changed on 1/20/09.
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Good stuff.
The way you present our deliverance, you could be the next Robert Gibbs
Good grief and three years yet? To quote Rep. Wiener – Pigs flew out of his butt, when Barney Frank becomes concillatory. Of course it didn't hurt that Coakley lost in his district. Come next election, he may have to take up macreme. And Tim Matthews tingle has turned into full-fledge charlie horse.
Year One: He never said anything important, and he always said it sonorously.
"Pigs flew out of his butt, when Barney Frank becomes concillatory"
So that's where Barney's been hiding his pork barrels.
About the best thing I've read today. Great piece!
Can't wait to see how good things get in Year Two…
http://www.IsThisTheChangeWeNeed.com
Does this mean I have to stop setting fire to hippies? Darn. The Golden Age of Fascism has truly ended.
There's no chance a wheelchair bound black man would be beaten to a pulp for exercising his first amendment rights in a public forum, or that media outlets wouldn't report protests by hundreds of thousands of people marching on Washington against government policies. Certainly there's no chance that the most transparent administration in history would legislate behind closed doors in an attempt to fundamentally change the relationship between government and governed. And with the Era of Awesomeness here, I don't lay in bed at night staring at the cieling wondering what happened to my county anymore.
I used to live in the USSR – I've seen many soviet war movies. Now I am an American and a see a lot of war movies. War is nightmare only the politics in the script are different. What amazes me in the Hollywood war movies is that many hurt the national interest of America.
we call it the Era of Cluelessness…
So busy enacting socialist dreams from the last century they have NO feel for the electorate, or how to govern.
Even Carter's presidency was more together than this.
And THAT is hard to do…
Nothing, other than my own family, tugs at my heartstrings like our military. The way they are being demonized by this President and his staff ires me more than the socialist agenda they are trying to shove down our throat. We as a country can resist it, as proven last night. Though I didn't agree with a lot of what Bush did in his 2nd term, I never, ever doubted that he loved our military. I literally cried the day he left. For a lot of reasons, but, this one being key.
Keep bowing O then Exit…..Make that Stage Left…Of course.
Well, I'd like to impeach Obama, but then we'd have Joe Biden "you've got to go spend money to keep from going bankrupt" Biden holding the football.
Great piece. Sad, funny and so, so true all at once.
No no, you can keep doing that.
I just wonder when Obama is finally going to pull out the jack boots and black military outfit he parades around in for Rahm after hours.
Probably about the same time he starts referring to himself in the 3rd person.
It amazes us, too.
I prefer beating them to death with baseball bats, but to each his own.
Fire is the only thing that can get rid of the smell.
Our Hollywood writers, directors, producers and actors are all Communists. You know, "useful idiots".
Biden can be declared non compis mentis and then… aw crap. Nancy Pelosi.
It's a Russian nesting doll of idiocy!
As to the military-having 30K more troops in Aghanisatna doing "nation building" nonsense under dangerous rules of engagement rather than hunting and killiing Bin Laden is criminal and impeachable. If that is the idea(and it was under Bush as well) you migth as well bring them home. someday someone has to pay for these abuses foisted on our wonderful military.
Thank goodness wonderful commentators like whoopi and ms. behar can finally express their pent-up emotions. I was really beginning to think they might slip emotionally during the "bushiest" years we have ever seen. Man, those aught years were a blend of sublime repression and outright paranoia, now I see unicorns in my dreams every night.
The only thing missing is That's My 'Bama.
In case you missed it, during the first year of the last Presidency the boys that created South Park created this gem called That's My Bush, a sitcom insulting the sitting president. Later, of course, the same network created the animated Lil' Bush, for some reason.
Wonder when the laugh out loud performance of this administration becomes fair game. Any Guesses?
Best,
Lazy Jack
http://www.thanksforthelaughs.wordpress.com
You can't impeach a guy who hasn't done anything. Not "anything illegal" – just anything, period.
Wait, I thought Rahm wore the SS uniform and Barry wore the leather bustier…
Biggest laugh of the day!
By nessecity Rham needs the high heels more than Obama
Socialism looks good on paper (or on film) – it is not as pretty in the real world. I guess the Hollywood artistic souls don't like to face the stinky reality
Great! There is hope!
AHHH, I can't read this.
You must have drank up a pitcher of colortini's before writing this.
: )
The racist in the White House thinks we are all as dumb as his Acorn supporters. Surprise, Obama. Not everyone can be bought, unlike your supporters.
Aaawwww but I love the smell of burning hippy in the morning it smells like…victory
Excellent satire, wish to God there wasn't such a bunch of reality in it, You could call it Future Perfect.
The best we can hope for is a Change in the balance in Congress to stop this maniac before he speaks again.
Funny how Congress and the WH can have biparisan talks and listen to other patry's ideas today and apparently going forward….And Why wasn't this possible say last week, or last month or Oh way long ago, last Year??? Amazing to hear Nancy say that they've heard the people and will heed what they've said, now that Scott's coming to DC. Reminds me of a bunch of teens who trashed their parents house while the parents were away, and NOW they're back, and the teens know they are in BIG TROUBLE. Only thing is WE WEREN"T AWAY KIDS. And YES You are in BIG TROUBLE. Have seen the look of fear on their darling faces??
I'd simply like to spit on them…ad nauseum.
actually would also rather tie them to a chair and then burn in effigy all their favorite people to worship: Mao, Lenin, Saul Alinsky, Chomsky, Che Guevera, Castro…make them sit and watch while we do to the effigies what they loved to do to effigies of Reagan and GW.
What about Oliver Stone's next movie project entitled, "H".
"Yes, everything certainly changed on 1/20/09."
Not unlike an equity the day after a huge downdraft. There are three camps. One thinks it's a buying opportunity. The other says it's a buying opportunity while selling.
The third? Out and watching them run for the exits.
Liberal response: Uhh, I don't get it. This all seems spot on, yet it's posted at BigHollywood. What gives?
Any day now Professor Obama is going to come to my house with a magic pot of gold and rub my belly. He's so soulful and magical he can heal all my problems. Going to put the computer down and wait for him, Santa told me he would come and all will be ok in the world.
welcome to obamaland
or
obozoworld?
welcome to obamaland
land of liberal America hatred and jack mutha and john kerry
hope for America is gridlock on 11/2010 till obozo is boooted
teleprompter told him to do it
after using the bus on others – looks like its time for obozo to get thrown under it
but………… hey………………its all Bush's fault
obozo has and will continue to tell anyone who is still listening and that is getting fewer everyday………at least the obozo media will always give him an audience
paintball gun on hippie is always good game
Pure evil (i.e. socialism) does know how to disguise itself as pure good and cast the heroes as villains.
LOL !!! Great article! I love the sarcasm. Great job comparing pre 1/20/09 with post 1/20/09.
That's counter productive; you might end up putting out the fires.
I can be bought; my price is the elimination of the cabal of losers who are shoving socialism down our throats!
I don't come cheap.
He'll not only come, he'll bring you lots and lots of that Obama money.
I can only hope that you haven't been foolish enough to be paying your mortgage or paying to put gas in your car; Obama gonna take care of all that.
Yes indeed, Obama be coming to town!
Just keep the carbon release to a minimum.
I don't do colortinis myself, but i do like the pictures flying thru the air.
Ole' Barney may have to re-open his pedophile palace in his apartment after next November.
Ridiculous column. You are the Don Quixote of bloggers, jousting at apparitions you made up yourself. Your sarcasm swings so wide that it cannot even begin to land a punch. All I could hear was the swoosh of hot air as it blew past me irrelevantly. The only thing offensive to me about this article was the knowledge that you can do so much better. Where's the substance? C minus.
But you don't need my opinion, you've got a gallery of sycophants loving your every word. All y'all keep making shit up, and have a blast agreeing with each other. Just as effective for solving this nation's problems as playing Mafia Wars all day.
IF YOU GIVE A SINGLE DAMN ABOUT YOUR COUNTRY, why do you work so hard at dividing it?
SPREAD THE HATE.
p.s. looking forward to that beer.
Sorry, I can't shut up. You wrote: "Yet, who can forget how the rigid control exercised by the Bush clique led to a soul-deadening uniformity of right wing thought that pervaded every facet of the media? Who can forget how every television series promoted positive, wholesome religious values and behaviors? How every news station faithfully parroted the Republican Party’s positions? How artists were so intimidated that every reference to the President extolled his policies and personal characteristics, and how actors and musicians dared not utter even the most minor criticisms of President Bush on the air? "
You have simply overlaid some awful communist repression nightmare-fantasy onto the Bush years. I never once heard anyone worry about freedom of speech under GWB. Your research is weak, your target ill-sighted. Tear it up and start over. Silly columnist. Be relevant.
Deeper realization: All your readers follow you down the same rabbit holes. Now they think what you made up is real, too. Reading you, they are even more convinced that liberals are out of touch. As a result, they become even more out of touch with what a liberal American actually cares about. Thus the misinformation serves to deepen the divide. "I'd love America alright, if it wasn't for all these damned Americans."
If you truly love your country, you'll find a way to include the people who don't agree with you. (And I say that to any hater liberals, too!) A divided America is not the answer.
How does a man of your sharp intellect get caught up in this silly, unproductive, petty, hate-filled idealogical bickering? Can you not see it for what it is? You're so intelligent that your head leaks brain fluid. I am expecting you to be part of the solution, not just an amplifier of problematic thinking.
Very well, Lieutenant Colonel… I've said my piece.
I am quite sure that anyone who wants to take potshots at Obama's presidency is free to do so. See above.
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