DUmmie FUnnies Writer First to Coin 'Magical Misery Tour'

NewsBusters ^ | August 16, 2011 | P.J. Gladnick

[PJ-Comix]

So who was the first to coin Barack Obama's "non-campaign" campaign bus tour as "Magical Misery Tour?" Was it Mitt Romney or Rush Limbaugh?

Answer: Neither. The first person documented to have so coined the bus tour was my DUmmie FUnnies co-author  Charles Henrickson as you can see documented in his August 9 Free Republic post:#57 (same number as the number of states in the Obama States of America).  Charles also posted a DUmmie FUnnies edition on August 14 by that same name which included a parody song about the "Magical Misery Tour" sung to the tune of Magical Mystery Tour:

 

Barack, Barack and the Magical Misery Tour! Step right this way!

Barack, Barack and his Misery Tour
Barack, Barack and his Misery Tour

Barack, rolling across the nation
Barack and his Misery Tour
Barack, but this is no vacation
Barack and his Misery Tour
 

[PJ-Comix]

No matter who first coined it, it was INEVITABLE that it would be given that name. However, guess who provided the first parody song?

[luvie]

Well, we all know that Charles is THE premier parody song writer!

He should publish...his are AS good if not better than Paul Shanklin...made popular by Rush. :)

[Arrowhead1952]

I thought it was the Manure Spreading Tour.

[Ballygrl]

I read that this morning at Newsbusters and got so excited, I was like I know him LOL!

[eddie willers]

I always thought it was the Tragical History Tour.

They couldn't show that on TV....their trousers were too tight.

[Jet Jaguar]

Bump

[Palladin]

Thanks for this, PJ.

Charles is a FReeper Extraordinaire, well-known for his wit and humor. It does not surprise me that he coined this phrase.

All the campaign gurus read here, and steal stuff freely.

Also all the talking heads on the Cable News networks.

What would they do without us?

[Palladin]

Excellent!

Is this your work?

[luvie]

Thank you, but no...just the “Magical Misery Tour” part of the picture.

I wish I were so talented! :)

[freedumb2003]

Have you ever heard the original “Magical Misery Tour” with a Lenin imitator?

Hilarious (and definitely NSFW or tender ears): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDOBMz2TGi8

[SparkyBass]

[SparkyBass]

[NYpeanut]

And I’ve been humming it ever since. CH is the best!

[Tatze]

There is this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gTon6TOfKc

Apparently from some Minnesota group. Uploaded today though.

[Tatze]

From the video:

[Dr.Deth]

Actually, it was the National Lampoon (language warning but very funny, especially if you remember anything about the late 60's Beatles/John Lennon)

[Dr.Deth]

Better audio in the National Lampoon link a post or two back... and lyrics :D

[Notforprophet]

Just heard on WLS-AM 890 "Don Wade and Roma"... they were talking to Mitt Romney and Don said, "Noone has come up with a better name for the President's bus tour than you have: the Magical Misery Tour."

NFP