April 07, 2008
Political Pirates
Yard Work gets Barack Obama to endorse the Pittsburgh Pirates:
In conclusion, I'm reminded of a recent conversation I had last week with a woman named Grace Kovac. Grace is a single mother in Johnstown, widowed when her husband John fell into an unsafe vat of boiling metal at one of this region's fine steelworking shops. Things have been tough since then for Grace and her three children, Willie, Tyler, and Lester; she works three jobs during the week to try to feed her growing boys, but it still isn't enough. Though the union members pitched in, the family still cannot cover their bills, and their health insurance has run out. She caught her foot in a swimming pool drain last month, and our antiquated court system cannot even guarantee that it will pay for the iron foot she now needs. When I meet with people like Grace, I usually end up having to reassure them that I can make everything all better through some kind of political legerdemain and my considerable personal charm. But Grace just looked me in the eye and said, "Hey, enough of my yappin'. How 'bout that little cutie Nate McLouth? He's got more wheels than a Cincinnati chop shop!"
Tell me that isn't audacity. Tell me that isn't hope.
He's cementing the underdog vote with that speech. :-)
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"legerdemain"? Wow! I don't want this to turn totally political, but regardless of political persuasion, isn't it nice to have evidence of higher cognitive functions in our candidates for a change?
Nor- yard work is a parody site. Barack didn't actually give that speech.
Higher cognitive functions, indeed ;)
Ha! Got me on that one. Well done, Yard Work!