UNFORGIVABLE.
December 1, 2009
UPDATE: Charlie Brown will air next week. But its still annoying.
Listen, Obama. I understand that we disagree on some very pertinent issues and that we differ in terms of our ideology. I get that. Its not a big deal. Lots of people disagree, and I’m willing to be professional and adult about it. Until I get really pissed off, but then, Obama, we’re all entitled to our moments.
But there are some things that are unforgivable. For weeks — weeks — you’ve agonized over the Afghanistan war, and you should. Never mind that, personally speaking, the decision seemed easy: sh*t or get off the pot. If you want to win the war, win the war. If you don’t, don’t waste anyone’s precious time and money farting around in the desert. But I’m not you. If you want to chill for a few weeks before you make a commitment, or until you’ve picked the most inconvenient night to interrupt prime time television, that’s your call. I can’t argue with you. I can’t even crash your party. Someone’s done that already.*
But, being a fan of television, I have to tell you, there are some shows that you just don’t f*ck with. Not because they’re fantastic or anything, but because loving them makes us American. Because loving them is loving freedom. Because they are American institutions. And one of those is Charlie Brown.
The address before the United States Military Academy at West Point on Tuesday night will not only be used to announce the immediate order to deploy roughly 30,000 more troops, but the administration will also use the occasion to convey how it intends to turn the fight over to the Kabul government, the New York Times reported.
But the administration may also face an unforeseen enemy as it lays out its long-awaited plans. And they are loud and they are legion: We’re talking about preschoolers and their parents.
That’s because ABC-TV was scheduled to present its annual screening of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” at 8 p.m. tomorrow night. And we don’t know about you, but that show is pretty sacrosanct around our house and not to be trifled with lightly.
I don’t know about you, but in a fight between Obama and Charlie Brown, my money is on Charlie Brown and my preference is obviously with the dog. Because Snoopy is like ten million times more interesting than Bo, even given that Bo has been made into one of those ridiculous yappy battery-powered dogs that makes whirring noises and scares other, real household pets. If Obama wants his own Christmas special with Oprah and God and Britney Spears and Twilight and whatever else he can dig up, he can get his own damned Christmas special and pre-empt it with his speech on the war. I mean, given that he’s been at this for something like two months, what exactly is one more week going to change?
* BTW, those people were professionals. I’ve gotten close to celebrities in my day, and even once accidentally (I SWEAR) crashed some random celebrity’s birthday party in Vegas by following some people who looked like they knew where they were going, but seriously, if I had tried, it never would have happened. There’s no freaking way I would have managed to get into a White House party. Because its the White House. So unless someone is majorly not telling the truth, or we’re all invited to the next one.
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December 1st, 2009 at 9:28 am
Personally, I keep hoping Obama will try to kick a football, so I can pull it out from under him. But I’m in agreement with you nevertheless.
December 1st, 2009 at 10:05 am
What a way to start off the month of December. Rock on Princess.
December 1st, 2009 at 3:25 pm
The Grinch who stole Charlie Brown’s Christmas.
December 1st, 2009 at 6:47 pm
I also hate Charlie Brown.