Obi’s Sister

Mulligan’s Bar and Grill in Marietta, GA, is selling Obama ‘08 T-shirts. But instead of the picture of THE Messiah, it’s a picture of Curious George.

“We’re not living in the (19)40’s,” he [owner Mike Norman] said. “Look at him . . . the hairline, the ears — he looks just like Curious George.”

Offending the delicate sensibilities of the Cobb County PC crowd (the ones trying too so hard to rise about that redneck reputation), protesters are appearing calling for something to be done against his “hate speech.” In this day and time, everybody looks like somebody you see on TV. For years, I was told I looked like Sally Field in her younger days (think Smokey and the Bandit). [Aside: FYI, I mostly see myself as one of the dancing hippos in Fantasia.] For years, my husband has been teased that he looks like Burl Ives when he plays his guitar. When College Girl was a baby, people said she had Yoda ears. When Wee Highlander was a wee bairn, people said he looked like Mr. Magoo. Did we jump and holler “racist!”, “hate speech!” - just because we aren’t terribly flattered by people’s comparisons? No, because we are GROWN-UPS. GROWN-UPS respond with a smile and a thank you, even if it includes an inward groan.

The usual suspects will show up with bullhorns and placards and try to smear a normal American for exercising his First Amendment rights. Personally, I think it’s brilliant. Making an analogy between a presidential candidate and a childish, naive and inexperienced cartoon character (who has to learn all his lessons the hard way - where else would you get your weekly story lines?) is a stroke of genius. What better way to illustrate his complete and utter unsuitableness for the job? Do you want your next Commander In Chief participating in an on-the-job training program, struggling desperately to get their experience level a tick higher than the intern down the hall? Do you REALLY?

Only the people who think HARD about candidates and what they mean to the future of this country will get this. Use the brain God gave you, folks. Use it before you lose it.

Cross-posted at RedState.

UPDATE: Who jumped up and cried “racist!” when Bush was being called a monkey? Yeah, I know, consider the source.

But then, of course, there’s always those will side with the poor, abused monkeys.