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Sinbad endorses Obama; calls on JJR, Mark Penn, other fake avatars to follow suit
Today, with great enthusiasm, I announce my full support and endorsement of the candidacy of Senator Barack Obama. He is an honest and decent man who has captured the imagination of the American people. Additionally, this is a man who knows definitively whether we should eat here, or at the next place. "The next place," he told me this morning as I informed him of my decision, "has tacos."
That is enough for me.
Now let me say something about my great friends, the Clintons. First of all, my great affection and admiration for Senator Clinton and her husband will never waver. Deep in the heart of battle, pinned down by sniper fire, I relied on nothing so much as the bravery of JJR and HRC to rescue me from harm and guarantee the preservation of my life. I owe them both my loyalty. I do not, however, owe them my vote.
Do not think that this is easy for me. I planned on calling and informing the Clintons of my decision myself, but lately their phones have been busy, and I couldn't get through. I left a message last night, but just in case they didn't get it, this is what I said: "Hey, I'm endorsing Obama."
Barack Obama has impressed me in other ways. When others called for him to abandon his mentor and minister, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, for making incendiary statements, Obama stood by his side and defended him. That's the kind of leadership I want. I know that I've made some pretty sill things in my life, like that time in First Kid when I said, "I ain't skated since I was a kid, and back then I had a pizza face. Now I got a great big pizza face!" Truly an insult to acne-riddled children everywhere, and a comment for which I'm eternally ashamed.
Friends, the time for hostilities has passed. You can put away your flak jackets. The greeting ceremony will go ahead as scheduled.
Now is the time for unity.
JJR, I know that you and HRC fought together on the battlefield at Tuzla. She has proven herself a worthy soldier, and a fierce warrior, and though you owe her your life, you do not owe her your support. I encourage you to support Senator Obama.
Mark Penn, I understand that you work for HRC, that she owes you large sums of money which have yet to be paid to you, and that you have been a loyal adviser to the Clintons for many years. Indeed, your endorsement of Obama would come as a great surprise - it would be seen as a perplexing and disloyal act of political convenience. In that light, it would be hard to sell you on the idea. But let me put it to you another way: if Obama were to suddenly start winning the microdemographic of microtrend-obsessed pollsters with comb-overs, would that not be a clear sign of momentum for Obama? I daresay it would.
Friends, countrymen, and fake avatars, lend me your ears. Today is the day we coalesce behind Senator Obama and begin working together to defeat John McCain in the fall.
I have no doubt that if Senator Obama begins winning the support of fake avatars all across this country, victory will be his, and ours, in November.
Comments (43)
I'm waiting for Smurfette...er I mean anneeliz to do an "Obama Smurf-girl" video.
March 31, 2008 10:37 AM | Reply | Permalink
Oh, to be an animator....
March 31, 2008 7:11 PM | Reply | Permalink
The founding member I am:
"Jedi Knights for Obama"
March 31, 2008 10:38 AM | Reply | Permalink
Inspiring.
March 31, 2008 10:43 AM | Reply | Permalink
Sinbad:
LOL...Great post, but where have you been dog...!?!?
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"...argues that we must build alliances not on ethnicity or gender, but on truth..."
-- Alice Walker on Obama [03.30.08]
http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/2008/03/alice-walker-on-obama-ignore-t.php
March 31, 2008 11:14 AM | Reply | Permalink
What is a "fake avatar"?
A conduit for truthiness?
March 31, 2008 11:37 AM | Reply | Permalink
To paraphrase Mike Huckabee's statement about Ronald Reagan in the Republican California debate, fake Sinbad, it does not matter whether you endorse real Obama:
I, fake Obama avatar, endorse you.
March 31, 2008 11:58 AM | Reply | Permalink
Do fake silhouette avatars from red states count? If so, I'm in.
Surely this is the best of all possible virtual worlds.
March 31, 2008 12:05 PM | Reply | Permalink
A fraud like Obama:
http://www.pr-inside.com/washington-post-backs-andy-martin-on-r509563.htm
March 31, 2008 12:31 PM | Reply | Permalink
Are you going to spam this lame story in every post?
I'll repeat what I wrote in the other thread:
Keep pushing this story, bro. No, seriously. Spread this far and wide. Because all it does is call attention to the fact that the Kennedys were great philanthropists who supported the airlift of talented Africans to get an education in the United States. The fact that Obama's father was a recipient of that airlift one year before Kennedy funded it doesn't change the narrative.
And Obama's campaign has already acknowledged the slip-up. The story changes, the greater narrative does not.
But like I said, keep pushing this story. At the end of the day I'd say it shines a really positive light on Obama's family history and the role that the Kennedys had in bringing people to this country.
March 31, 2008 12:39 PM | Reply | Permalink
Gotalife's posting is clown shoes.
Don't let it get you down, fake Sinbad. There is no fraud as cool as you.
March 31, 2008 12:43 PM | Reply | Permalink
And you are predicating your vote for the future of the nation based upon this?
March 31, 2008 12:57 PM | Reply | Permalink
"Mark Penn... In that light, it would be hard to sell you on the idea."
How about switching to another light, say, about $5 million?
March 31, 2008 1:06 PM | Reply | Permalink
So this is what it comes to. She saved you from sniper fire, and this is how you pay her back? Judas!! You've sold out an American military hero, to whom you owe your life -- in short, your savior -- for a few cheap tacos. Pathetic.
March 31, 2008 1:12 PM | Reply | Permalink
To avoid confusion (good luck with that) my previous question was in reply to the gotalife/link. Sorry, learning to fly.
March 31, 2008 1:25 PM | Reply | Permalink
Incidentally, like Gore and Edwards, up to this point I've done everything I can to stay out of this race, in order to preserve my status as an elder statesman.
But this is really the last straw. The score needs to be evened. I, Gaius Baltar, have now decided to endorse Hillary Rodham Clinton for President of the United States!
Why? Well, from the beginning, I've found myself oddly drawn to her combination of machine-like efficiency and deep, mysterious compassion for us all. Moreover, I can say with confidence that she has what it takes to protect us from our enemies, the Republicans. Working with my close friend, Mark Penn, she has designed a shield of spin that no Republican attack will ever be able to penetrate.
March 31, 2008 1:29 PM | Reply | Permalink
Gaius, you are a disgrace to the entire human race!
Go sleep in the arms of your cylon lover!
March 31, 2008 3:28 PM | Reply | Permalink
Maybe Gaius Baltar is the final cylon.
March 31, 2008 6:07 PM | Reply | Permalink
Go sleep in the arms of your Cylon lover!
Thank you, I believe I will.
March 31, 2008 6:35 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yes, I bet you will. What if Hillary is the last Cylon?
March 31, 2008 7:12 PM | Reply | Permalink
Ohhhh OK?
Ed Rendell was just on saying how "Fair and Balanced" Fox News was regarding Hillary.
Scaife was just saying how he changed his opinion of Hillary. You remember Scaife? The main guy pushing the "Clinton's are a murdering bunch of con artists" meme in the 90's?
Wow I guess the big bad republicans are not so bad in Hillary's eyes anymore. They have been so gracious through this primary. Fox has rolled out the red carpet and gave her a megaphone to get her message across. Wow. Who would have thought the guys at Fox Noise and Scaife (even Bill Kristol!) would turn out to be such noble characters.
That is unless she manages to steal the nomination.
Then every right wing smear will be followed by the video of her praising Fox News for it's "fairness".
Is she blind or just completely incompetent? Either way, is this the fine leadership we can expect from Hill?
Scary.
March 31, 2008 8:39 PM | Reply | Permalink
Gawd, as if the trekkie references weren't bad enough.
April 1, 2008 10:10 AM | Reply | Permalink
North Carolina's seven Democratic fake Mr. Hanky avatars are poised to endorse Sen. Obama as a group before that state's May 6 primary.
March 31, 2008 1:36 PM | Reply | Permalink
Well, good luck with that, Mr Hanky.
But I have it on good authority that the Underpants Gnomes have already endorsed HRC on another thread. Moreover, they have a plan for victory, which I will take the liberty of reproducing here:
1. Keep campaigning until you have gathered 47% of the delegates and 48% of the popular votes.
2. ?????
3. Profit!
March 31, 2008 2:02 PM | Reply | Permalink
There's something I don't understand here. What's the point of continuing to gather delegates and popular votes if you know in advance that you can never gather enough to secure the nomination?
March 31, 2008 2:53 PM | Reply | Permalink
I knew someone would ask that. Please re-read the plan:
Step Three is "profit!"
March 31, 2008 3:13 PM | Reply | Permalink
You might want Mark Penn's vote but by no means should you accept his "help." Trust me.
March 31, 2008 2:08 PM | Reply | Permalink
Hey -- how can I get a fake avatar?
March 31, 2008 2:57 PM | Reply | Permalink
Just download something you like from images.google.com and you'll have your very own fake avatar!
March 31, 2008 3:41 PM | Reply | Permalink
Oh and then after you find an image and save it to your computer you come back here and edit your profile. There's a place where you can upload the picture.
March 31, 2008 3:49 PM | Reply | Permalink
Spending most of the last few decades in foreign countries battling despotic regimes hasn't left JJR with a lot of time for watching the television, but now that I'm back at home in Bowie, Arizona I find some time to check it out every so often. Mostly it's not all that impressive, but on Friday night I learned of a terrible secret: Sinbad has been lying to us.
I direct your attention to the following video at the 3:40 mark.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=57MVLPYm2Ko
That's right: Sinbad is Special Forces. It would appear that it was no mistake that Sinbad was sent into Bosnia along with HRC. It would ALSO appear that Sinbad is afflicted with the very same warrior's modesty.
Sinbad, given this recent revelation that you are a fellow soldier JJR will not disrespect your recent endorsement, but this is your chance to finally come clean with us once and for all.
Stand tall my brother! We have been silent for too long.
March 31, 2008 6:28 PM | Reply | Permalink
Why do fake avatars always refer to themselves in the third person?
March 31, 2008 11:19 PM | Reply | Permalink
Or, even worse, by the third person and with their initials! I dunno. Maybe it's in the fake avatar union contract?
April 1, 2008 1:37 AM | Reply | Permalink
Are you implying that Ralph Nader is a fake avatar?
April 1, 2008 3:21 AM | Reply | Permalink
Laura, this is a logical fallacy. The fact that the fake avatars always refer to themselves in the third person does entail that all people who refer to themselves in the third person are fake avatars.
April 1, 2008 10:09 AM | Reply | Permalink
What fake avatars? Mine is genuine Photoshop.
March 31, 2008 8:36 PM | Reply | Permalink
The point is at the end of the process, despite minor adversity along the way, you call on all those superdelegates that you have already paid for.
March 31, 2008 8:39 PM | Reply | Permalink
I too will like to announce my full support for Senator Barack Obama for President of the United States.
John Edwards For Obama = JEFO
March 31, 2008 9:16 PM | Reply | Permalink
Fake Gump for Obama...although Lt Dan said that I should respect the sniper fire and the way She protected me and Bubba. I still had to run away from all that excitement. Do you think Obama likes shrimp?
March 31, 2008 11:10 PM | Reply | Permalink
Sinbad, I applaud your efforts to rally the fake avatars behind you, and I urge you to direct your combined might against the Great Troll Uprising. (It will be like the Hall of Justice vs. the Legion of Doom.) If you accept this quest and succeed in smiting the trolls, I will forgive you your past transgressions and endorse you with all my heart, such as it is.
March 31, 2008 11:26 PM | Reply | Permalink
what next, a fake fidy cents?
You know that he beat you to the punch in endorsing Obama?
In fact, he SWITCHED from Hillary to Barack!
April 1, 2008 3:14 AM | Reply | Permalink
We finally found another Professor worth fighting over...er for. Upon searching the island, we discovered a cannibal willing to eat the entire DEM party to satisfy their powerful hunger. It is only due to the slap-stick comedy of Fake Sinbad and Professor Obamas quick thinking that this cannibal is sure to be defeated.
We are therefore ready to announce that the ticket of Obama/Sinbad has the Island Girl vote wrapped up!
April 1, 2008 9:22 AM | Reply | Permalink
Fake avatar? I'm beginning to wonder. Notice how you never see fake Sinbad and real Sinbad in the same room together?
April 1, 2008 9:33 AM | Reply | Permalink
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