Things we can’t say
There are things that are true that we cannot say about Barack Redacted Obama. We cannot, for instance, use his middle name. Because it’s Hussein. And that sounds really similar to Saddam’s last name. We also cannot say he went to a Muslim school when he was young, even though he said he did in his autobigraphy.
Because if you do, you’re a racist.
Or something.
July 16th, 2008 at 10:30 am
Might be appropriate to link to the Paul Graham essay: “What You Can’t Say”
“http://www.paulgraham.com/say.html”
July 16th, 2008 at 11:26 am
There is that lovely cover of the “New Yorker” that depicts the Obama’s. It went so far to the left that it came around to the right. Nice to see the left attempting to satirize the right and ending up producing our own propaganda for us.
July 17th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
Anyone can use his middle name—it’s not untruthful or racist—but they should be honest about their reasons for using it. It’s apparent that people who make a point to use it do so to draw a subtle parallel with him and Saddam Hussein. If his middle name was James, nobody would bother mentioning it. I have a friend who’s middle name is Dick. Obviously, he does not use it. But I use his full name when I want to fuck with him. So people can use “Hussein,” but they shouldn’t act like there is no purpose behind it.
(Also, it’s OK to say he attended a Muslim school. It’s not OK to say he attended a radical Muslim madrassa and imply that he’s an al Qaeda Manchurian Candidate. One is true, the other is not.)
July 17th, 2008 at 12:47 pm
How unfortunate is his name though, seriously? It could only have been worse if his name was Adolf Hussein Osama Obama. And imagine if in addition to being black, he was also a gay midget?
July 17th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
Oh, I guess I can’t use the “strikethrough” html in the comments. Oops.
July 17th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
u can. u just have to use the del command or the button above.
July 17th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
I R RETARTED.