Posted on 06/17/2008 7:03:48 AM PDT by .cnI redruM
Let me be the first to defend the good name and honor of one Winnie the Pooh. He is indeed smarter than the average bear. According to my two-year old son, this is no empty slogan. So mighty is the wisdom of Pooh, it now even informs the philosophy of Barak Obama military advisor and former Navy Secretary Richard Danzig.
The Honorable Mr. Danzig offered us the following observations about my little boy’s favorite story book character and stuffed animal model.
Mr Danzig told the Centre for New American Security: “Winnie the Pooh seems to me to be a fundamental text on national security.”
Apparently, this sagacity imparted upon the loveable bear by his creator A. A. Milne, will give him a leg up on all of those big, bad terrorists who emulate the worst in American popular culture. Danzig describes these little piglets below.
He spelt out how American troops, spies and anti-terrorist officials could learn key lessons by understanding the desire of terrorists to emulate superheroes like Luke Skywalker, and the lust for violence of violent football fans.
Well, Winnie is certainly a nicer fellow than that nasty Killer Rabbit that bedeviled President Jimmy Carter. He has a much stronger media presence than Congressman Kucinich’s favored imaginary advisor; Grandfather Twilight. Given these great strengths of mind and character, and given that Barak Obama’s chief VP headhunter has certain fiduciary issues that are damaging Senator Obama’s reputation countrywide, the Democratic Party could do far worse than nominating Winnie the Pooh as their Vice-Presidential candidate.
Having written a fundamental text on national security makes Winnie the Pooh more of an authority on the subject than the current Democratic Presidential Nominee happens to be at present. Winnie would add depth perception to a ticket that seems to not quite see past the next morning’s headlines. He has spent his formative years talking, cajoling and judiciously applying brute force when necessary in order to talk hives of angry bees out of their honey.
With Winnie as Vice President, no one in small town America could possible stay bitter. He, Eyeore and Tigger could explain to Iranian President, Ahmadinejad that you win friends with honey; not vinegar. Winnie’s solution to high gas prices would certainly involve a much-needed influx of light, sweet crude. Maybe Owl or Rabbit could take care of the refinement; that not being Pooh’s strength.
So with no further ado, myself and my two-year old son, heartily commend Winnie the Pooh to the number two spot on The Democratic Party’s Presidential ticket. As all the beautifully illustrated children’s books prove, Winnie is truly a bear for all seasons. With Winnie the Pooh on the ticket, pundits would only mean it in the kindest way possible when they referred to Senator Obama as Barak O-Bambi.
He’ll probably be smarter than the average bear. Might have difficulty matching wits with a pig, though.
Sorry, it’s been a while... but wasn’t it Yogi who was “smarter than the average bear” and not Winnie the Pooh? Pooh was just a honey addict. ;-)
Danzig is a pretty solid guy actually, Winnie the Pooh notwithstanding. I’d be very surprised if Obama chooses him, but he’s not a loon.
Honestly, with the current two candidates to choose from, I wish Pooh Bear could be President.
“I’m Barack Obama and I wuill sit down and talk with these Hefalumps and Woozles. Perahps it is we Americans who are very confuzal.”
Yeah, it was Yogi. I guess the author made a booboo.
Hunny in every pot!
probably be smarter than the presidential candidate.
Thank you...Mr. Ranger, Sir. :-)
Doesn't he know that it is Yogi bear that is smarter than the average bear?
And yet Yogi was constantly in trouble, IIRC. So maybe the Yogi makes the better comparison with Obama?
You are correct. Idiot libs!
Is the average Demoncrat smarter than a fifth grader?
“Will Barak Obama’s VP Choice be Smarter Than the Average Bear?”
No. He’ll go with a typical brain dead Democrap.
Correct.
Confusing Yogi with Poo... and liberals expect to have any credibility about Polar Bears? What’s next? Confusing Huckleberry Hound with McGruff the Crimedog? ;-)
This means he's been 'educated' in the elite schools, but is dumber than a sack of rocks. Anyone whose thought processes can be in lock-step with those dead old communists and who spouts their failed theories is, indeed, stupid.
That goes for the evil and murderous Clinton duo and that simple-minded sh-t-eating grinning Jimmie Carter as well.
I'm like most Americans sick of liberal politics...to death!
We have five more jackasses on the Supreme Court who not only brought dishonor to the Court, but disgraced themselves as well. They have literally taken a gigantic crap while 'sitting' on the bench and are worthy of our contempt.
It wasn't Danzig who confused Yogi and Pooh, but the conservative author of the column posted in this thread. Danzig said nothing about Pooh being smarter than the average bear.
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