Thursday, January 10, 2008

Re: Campaign thoughts   [Mark Steyn]

Victor, over at Powerline, they seem to reckon Obama's "Yes, we can!" slogan is an allusion to Sammy Davis Jr's autobiography, Yes, I Can - which would be a droll jest on the Senator's part: The other day, asked if he resented Obama, the Reverend Sharpton played the authenticity card and replied that James Brown wasn't jealous of Sammy Davis Jr. I don't quite know why Barack would be channeling the Rat Pack, but perhaps it's a trend and Hillary will be comparing herself to Angie Dickinson and John Edwards to Peter Lawford. Bill Richardson is Joey Bishop.

By the way, if it is intentional, the Senator should borrow one of the all-time great album titles, The Wham Of Sam: The wham of Obam!

01/10 05:42 PMShare