College Republican
The
President visited the University of Central Missouri a few days ago to read a
couple teleprompter screens with a speech on them, written by one of Obama’s
speechwriters. Probably Cody Keenan. He’s Obama’s director of
speechwriting. That’s one of the neat things about being president. You don’t
actually have to know anything. You just have to be able to read and have
a winning smile.
And be
able to adopt the local accent of wherever you’re giving the speech. That’s
actually also a tactic salesmen use to buddy up to a potential client. Just
sayin’. So, when Obama stepped up to the mic in the recreation center at UCM,
he said, “It is great to be back in Missouruh.” I’m sure that
prompted the audience attendees to gasp in excitement, “Wow, he’s just like one
of us!” If Chris Matthews had been there, he’d feel a thrill up his leg.
It
was the same ol’ fluffy speech we’ve heard over and over again. The same
lamentations about how Congress never does anything, and wouldn’t it be great
if he could just bypass Congress altogether like a king or a dictator. A benevolent dictator.
About
2,500 people had secured tickets to the event. Even some college Republicans.
But when they came
to the entrance door, security turned them away, citing
“security” concerns. Surrrrre:
“Despite the fact that the students had tickets
to the event, security personnel turned them away at the door to the recreation
center where Obama gave a speech on economic policy, telling the group it
wasn’t about their politics but the president’s safety… The students, some of
whom donned Tea Party T-Shirts and others who wore patriotic or
Republican-inspired clothing, had protested the president earlier in the day on
campus, but had put away their signs and said they were ready to simply listen
to Obama when security shut them down – and even told them to leave the
vicinity and stay several hundred yards away from the rec center. The students
had waited in a long line and under the hot sun to wind their way to the front
of the line two hours in advance of Obama’s scheduled 5:30 p.m. remarks. Still,
they were rejected.”
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