Posted on 10/02/2013 8:28:11 AM PDT by jackspyder
Barack Hussein Obama became the 44th President of the United States and is now seated in a position of power and privilege that few men have ever experienced. What must that be like - to go so quickly from obscurity to international fame? What affect would it have on one's sense of responsibility and sense of self? How heavy would the burden be to meet the needs and expectations of those who helped put you into power? How far does one become removed from the common man's conundrums, and yet how similar could the untold emotions range? ...
(Excerpt) Read more at examiner.com ...
Everybody’s talking at me.
I don’t hear a word they’re saying,
Only the echoes of my mind.
People stopping staring,
I can’t see their faces,
Only the shadows of their eyes.
I’m going where the sun keeps shining
Thru’ the pouring rain,
Going where the weather suits my clothes,
Backing off of the North East wind,
Sailing on summer breeze
And skipping over the ocean like a stone.
“Tommy Can You Hear Me” by the Who.
Sorry for hijacking the thread, but IMHO, the theme song for the Tea Party is by the same group: “Won’t Get Fooled Again.”
BTW, Sarah Palin’s response would also be from The Who: “I Can See For Miles”
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