Ecclesiastes meets the Messiah, Taft in a Boat, and why we didn't Click with Dick —
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Red Stick Rant wrote a post that looks at an Obama grassroots campaign song and compares it to the types of songs that North Koreans spontaneously compose in honor of their Revered Leader.Judge for yourself:I did a YouTube search, and found that children aren't the only ones singing Obama's praises. Here are some adults doing the same:And perhaps "cult of personality" is the appropriate way to describe these songs. But upon further reflection, I realized that Barack Obama is not the first one to have campaign songs sung about him. Clifford, there is nothing new under the sun. (Actually, in...
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