Obama: Yes We Can... borrow from those more creative than myself

Heh. Just saw this at HotAir.

Apparently Obama may have lifted his latest whine about critics. From Jimi Hendrix.

Though Obama didn’t acknowledge it, the line was a verbatim quote from “Stone Free,” the first song Hendrix wrote after moving to England in 1966. “They talk about me like a dog,” the song says. “Talkin about the clothes I wear. But they don’t realize they’re the ones who’s square.”

Amusing? Oh, yeah. Surprising? Not even a little bit.

Allahpundit wrote that "The One does like to sneak pop-culture references into his political rhetoric from time to time..."

From time to time? Are you shitting me? This guy's entire POLITICAL IDENTITY is stolen.

What has been the single, no-thought-required mantra of his entire campaign and his Presidency? What is the slogan he chose to be remembered by? What is his message?

YES WE CAN!

And now, ladies and gentlemen... The Pointer Sisters:



And now... the lyrics:

Now's the time for all good men
to get together with one another.
We got to iron out our problems
and iron out our quarrels
and try to live as brothers.

And try to find a piece of land
without stepping on one another.
And do respect the women of the world.
Remember you all have mothers.

We got to make this land a better land
than the world in which we live.
And we got to help each man be a better man
with the kindness that we give.

I know we can make it.
I know darn well we can work it out.
Oh yes we can, I know we can can
Yes we can can, why can't we?
If we wanna get together we can work it out.

And we gotta take care of all the children,
the little children of the world.
'cause they're our strongest hope for the future,
the little bitty boys and girls.

We got to make this land a better land
than the world in which we live.
And we got to help each man be a better man
with the kindness that we give.

I know we can make it.
I know darn well we can work it out.
Oh yes we can, I know we can can
yes we can can, why can't we?
If we wanna, yes we can can.
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I'm not convinced this national embarassment President has ever had an original thought. Gawd help us, we're being led by someone whose entire personal and political philosophy has been "borrowed" from pop culture. America has actually elected a President with less depth than Paris Hilton. If it weren't so sad it would be funny.

h/t to (of all things) Stephen King. That's right, Stephen King. And to Henry... who only wanted something mindless to block out the Grayboys.

See that? We're living in a horror novel. Or the 70's.
Either way....