American Prayer to Almighty Obama
This has to be seen to be believed.
What on earth is the message of this video? Vote for Obama, because Barry Manilow and George Costanza pray to him? All of the Rush Limbaugh-style jokes about the Lord Messiah Obama underestimate the ludicrous, over-the-top worshipping at the altar of the Church of Barack embodied in this laughable display of celebrity cluelessness.
Come on, folks. This is beyond vapid. “This is my American prayer?” Gobbledygook. Dave Stewart, the author of these insipid lyrics who looks vaguely like Eric Clapton throughout the video, is British, for the love of mud! Does his British prayer look anything like his American prayer? I wonder if Cyndi Lauper and Joan Baez can pray in Belgian, too.
“American Prayer” is written and performed by people who seem entirely unfamiliar with genuine prayer. The ditty uses religion childishly, like a talisman or a lucky charm, to invoke a sense of spiritual heft to a decidedly secular purpose. Amid pleas for huddled masses to finally breathe free under an Obama administration, there’s also an implicit call for lower gas prices. You know what lowers gas prices, Whoopi and Cyndi and Forrest and Macy? Drilling! Maybe you should start praying to Exxon-Mobil for that one. (Lord Obama’s only going to answer your prayers by inflating your tires.)
Every time some pile of celebrity has-beens injects themselves forcibly into the national conversation, I have to ask: Is there anyone on this planet who was waiting to see how Whoopi Goldberg was going to vote before making their decision? Was anybody wondering which way the guitarist for the Eurythmics was going to fall in 2008? Does Jason Alexander really think he can move political opinion in this country? I mean, that guy can’t even be master of his own domain, if you know what I mean.
What these guys don’t realize is that they do move public opinion – in the opposite direction. I live by the Streisand Touchstone – whatever Barbra’s for, I’m against. Babs didn’t show up for this one, though, so they had to settle for famed pundit and political analyst Pamela Anderson. I lost all respect for her when she refused to marry Borat. (Actually, I never had any respect for her, so I didn’t really lose anything.)
I hope this American Prayer goes into heavy rotation on MTV alongside this piece of crap from the fat, ugly, and/or aged McCain Girls.
Run both these unintentionally hilarious nightmare videos from now until Election Day and Jacques Cousteau is a shoe-in.
What on earth is the message of this video? Vote for Obama, because Barry Manilow and George Costanza pray to him? All of the Rush Limbaugh-style jokes about the Lord Messiah Obama underestimate the ludicrous, over-the-top worshipping at the altar of the Church of Barack embodied in this laughable display of celebrity cluelessness.
Come on, folks. This is beyond vapid. “This is my American prayer?” Gobbledygook. Dave Stewart, the author of these insipid lyrics who looks vaguely like Eric Clapton throughout the video, is British, for the love of mud! Does his British prayer look anything like his American prayer? I wonder if Cyndi Lauper and Joan Baez can pray in Belgian, too.
“American Prayer” is written and performed by people who seem entirely unfamiliar with genuine prayer. The ditty uses religion childishly, like a talisman or a lucky charm, to invoke a sense of spiritual heft to a decidedly secular purpose. Amid pleas for huddled masses to finally breathe free under an Obama administration, there’s also an implicit call for lower gas prices. You know what lowers gas prices, Whoopi and Cyndi and Forrest and Macy? Drilling! Maybe you should start praying to Exxon-Mobil for that one. (Lord Obama’s only going to answer your prayers by inflating your tires.)
Every time some pile of celebrity has-beens injects themselves forcibly into the national conversation, I have to ask: Is there anyone on this planet who was waiting to see how Whoopi Goldberg was going to vote before making their decision? Was anybody wondering which way the guitarist for the Eurythmics was going to fall in 2008? Does Jason Alexander really think he can move political opinion in this country? I mean, that guy can’t even be master of his own domain, if you know what I mean.
What these guys don’t realize is that they do move public opinion – in the opposite direction. I live by the Streisand Touchstone – whatever Barbra’s for, I’m against. Babs didn’t show up for this one, though, so they had to settle for famed pundit and political analyst Pamela Anderson. I lost all respect for her when she refused to marry Borat. (Actually, I never had any respect for her, so I didn’t really lose anything.)
I hope this American Prayer goes into heavy rotation on MTV alongside this piece of crap from the fat, ugly, and/or aged McCain Girls.
Run both these unintentionally hilarious nightmare videos from now until Election Day and Jacques Cousteau is a shoe-in.
posted by Elder Samuel Bennett | 12:34 PM
12 Comments:
Do you know what this means????
Obama supporters can sing and McCain supporters can't.
Sad, huh.
Long song.
I'm not an Obama supporter, but what he seems to have done well is to convey the message that he will bring change. Not to minimize the intelligence of his followers, but I wonder if many people will vote for him for that one reason- they think that he will bring change and that change will be good.
This video is the measuring stick for horrible election year songs. What were they thinking?
If any of you want a truly awesome campaigning music video, go here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1P0WBlVAIA
Who said Ron Reags is dead?
Let them sing.
SM
Well, he is the Dem's Marxist Messiah.
Though usually a quiet reader..
I am sorry have to comment...
What is so funny to me about demo thinking in general (that S.C. has alluded to before) is that they think that republicans are AGAINST the very things they are for.. for instance, they think that republicans HATE peace. They go around wearing their peace signs in opposition to the president, alluding or even saying that a republican administration LOOKS FOR ways to go to war. Instead of realizing that we ALL WANT peace, we just disagree on how to reach lasting, long-term peace.
What happened after the tenure of a president that had zero interest in worrying about foreign terrorism? 9/11.
Thank Bill Clinton's lack of interest in intelligence and basic awareness of foreign activity whatsoever.
Our family has seen this whole thing from a personal level. With Clinton's administration there was no funding of intelligence. With Bush's administration. Believe me, intelligence has saved the nation and definitely brought peace that those "stars" think they are advocating by making a music video.
We laugh about Julia Childs being a spy, but at least there was a "star" that was DOING something that she felt aided her country. Rather than singing about it and then hoping that this will miraculously bring peace.
It drives me nuts that the rich and famous' opinions are valued more than those Americans that are really giving our whole lives to the acquisition of peace without war. (and making "normal" wages) I guess it's like a calling. And that's our family's calling to give it all with no pat on the back, no thanks and to see that everyone would rather listen to the opinion of someone that knows absolutely nothing of the situation. The just want peace. So let's sing about it on MTV, that'll solve it. oh brother.
Go see House Bunny. They also use the word vapid.
Why did I watch those? I will have nightmares, now.
In the Obama video, it is ironic that very near the end you see a man with his head pressed against his wife's pregnant belly. Didn't the makers of the video realize that the man gave her a burden that she won't be punished with under Obama?
And the fact that the old woman in the out of tune McCain video is transparent most of the time is a sign that she's not long for this world.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cA-tCz03phk
I just posted a video response to American Prayer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yREka7yqbWU
Let's see how many folks can figure out that I'm mocking the media's portrayal of Obama.
By the way, that response could very well make you vomit, so protect your keyboard.
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