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HamNation: Obama on Your Shoulder (video)
Mary Katharine Ham, with the help of her favorite songwriter, explores life under the new rules and politics of an Obama administration that's in all your bu...
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HamNation: Obama On Your Shoulder
Pat Dollard | Young Americans — “Barack Obama will require you to work. He is going to demand that you shed your cynicism. That you put down your division. That you come out of your isolation. That you move out of your comfort zones. That you push yourselves to be better. And that you engage. Barack will never allow you to go back to your lives as usual; uninvolved, uninformed. ” - Mrs. Messiah

Obama on your shoulder
Power Line — In the video above Mary Katharine Ham humorously elaborates on the hectoring and devotional elements of the Obama campaign. Ms. Ham omits any reference to the warning Mrs. Obama provided in her admoniton to the Los Angeles disciples ...

Joke 'Em If They Can't Take A...
Wizbang — Well, it appears that the John McCain campaign -- among others -- have discovered Barack Obama's secret weakness, his Achilles heel, his kryptonite. And it's one I've discussed before: The man seems to have no sense of humor. As trivial as that sounds, it holds a great deal of weight with the American people. And, I believe, it is a key element of character, and indicates a great deal about a person. And Obama doesn't seem to have much of a sense of humor. That is finally being seen as the weakness it is. His opponents have begun to realize that the best way to highlight Obama's weaknesses is through gentle humor, chiding, playful mockery. Not hard, ...

Viral Video of the Year
Sound Politics — Viral Video of the Year It came out in June, but this last installment of HamNation has withstood the test of time. While so many political videos quickly become dated, the issues that so adroitly become the subject of jest are still with us today. That and the tune is just darn funny: It's a catchy humorous way to deal with a serious topic; a necessary moment of levity in the grind of attack ads, faux outrage, and the daily back-and-forth of the day. And to prove the serious resonance of some of the video's themes, the NRA is finally out with the beginnings of its voter contact blast ...

Obama’s absolutely clear flip-flops
The Anchoress — Via Ace and Mary Katharine Ham, who also created the memorable “Obama on Your Shoulder”

Obama on Your Shoulder
The Corner on National Review Online — [image] [image] NRO BLOG ROW | THE CORNER | ARCHIVES SEARCH E-MAIL PRINT RSS [image] [image] Tuesday, December 02, 2008 [image] Obama on Your Shoulder [John J. Miller] This is what the Obama action figure is for. 12/02 09:30 AM [image] [image] [image] © National Review Online 2008. All Rights Reserved. Home | Search | NR / Digital | Donate | Media Kit | Contact Us ...

Obama, On Your Shoulder
small dead animals — Obama, On Your Shoulder Is there nothing that The Savior cannot do? h/t Posted by Kate at December 2, 2008 3:39 PM

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