lindsay lohan, caesar, and obama

Henshaw — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:35:29 +0000

There really isn’t enough time in the day to follow the idol and idle worship of Obama on the left. He’s not just the President, but a super human sent from light workers in order to heal the planet. People who share this worldview aren’t worth the time to debate. It reminds of this time I met a young woman who was hopelessly obsessed with Lindsay Lohan. This was about three years ago when Lohan still had some career ambition. For some reason Lohan came up as a topic of conversation and immediately the young woman started praising Lohan’s latest movie and performance. I can’t remember the title of the movie and neither can anyone else because it was terrible. More importantly Lohan was terrible; however, the young woman remained loyal.
There’s something about worshiping idols that makes people project. They want to believe the most incredible things about their chosen celebrity. Plus, the celebrity can do no wrong. Obviously some kind of celebrity worship exists on both sides of the political spectrum. The right’s adulation of Reagan is one example, though much of that came after he left office. At least Reagan achieved something first. President Clinton was loved by many despite his severe character flaws. It’s not likely a Republican President would have survived a similar scandal.
President Obama worship is an amazing phenomena. It’s also hilarious because it’s idiotic. That night when the young woman praised Lindsay Lohan with a religious ferocity that would have made members of the Crusades look like indifferent agnostics, she lost credibility. Internally, everyone in the room thought to themselves, “This is not a person to discuss popular culture with.” Obviously I love to share my opinion with others. I have my own blog for crying out loud. However, I love hearing what other people think. I may disagree, but that’s part of the process. There’s no point in talking to idol worshipers like Rocco Landesman, the new chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts. Here’s part what he said in a recent speech:

This is the first president that actually writes his own books since Teddy Roosevelt and arguably the first to write them really well since Lincoln. If you accept the premise, and I do, that the United States is the most powerful country in the world, then Barack Obama is the most powerful writer since Julius Caesar. That has to be good for American artists.

I’ll address the most ridiculous part of that quote in a moment; however, I can’t help but think of the audience’s reaction to what Landesman said about American power. Landesman’s claim that the United States “is the most powerful country in the world” must have been met with blank stares and audible gasps. I’m surprised that they didn’t stop the speech and blast “Imagine” by John Lennon over the loud speakers until the panic subsided. Or maybe suggesting that American is exceptional is okay again in the arts commune, I mean community.
Anyway, back to the real amazing statement by Landesman. President Obama is the most powerful writer since Caesar? How does one even quantify the sheer ridiculousness of that claim? Was Julius Caesar good for the arts community? While Cicero was speaking truth to power evidently Julius Caesar was writing his prophetic masterpiece Julius Caesar. It’s funny that the only time Landesman uses the word “arguably” is in relationship to the writing prowess of Teddy Roosevelt and Lincoln. I guess the claim that Obama is the most powerful writer since Caesar isn’t up for debate. Just like the fact that Lindsay Lohan is a great actress. I guess that makes Obama the Lindsay Lohan of historical figures. It’s quite fitting, actually.

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