Thursday Thirteen #16

Thursday Thirteen Campaign Edition

Starting last week and running until next week, I'll be giving my suggestions for campaign songs that could prospectively be used by the three remaining candidates for the President of the United States of America.

Keep in mind that these are tongue-in-cheek and not meant, in any way, to inflame and/or start a political debate. If you don't like my humor, go elsewhere.

Top 15 Campaign Song Suggestions for Barack Obama

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1. Aretha Franklin - I Say a Little Prayer
   Praying for his former Pastor to shut up, that is!
2. Audioslave - Show Me How To Live
   "Is this a cure...or is this a disease?"
3. Beach Boys - Wouldn't It Be Nice
   He's seen as the savior to both the Democratic party and African Americans - but I'm really afraid that both factions will be disappointed in him in the long run!
4. Billy Joel - Keeping the Faith
   Well, kinda. Just not at that church!
5. Bobby Pinson - Don't Ask Me How I Know
   Repeatedly dodging questions on how his minimal experience will make him a good President...doesn't that worry anyone?
6. Bon Jovi - Thank You For Loving Me
   He's been set up by the Democrats from the get go to be a poster boy...wonder how much he loves them loving him?
7. Pat Benatar - Hit Me With Your Best Shot
   Come on, Hillary! Is that the best you've got?
8. Aerosmith - Janies Got a Gun
   In his world view, apparently there are a lot of bitter girls named Janie with guns...and religion.
9. Bryan Adams - Please Forgive Me
   That whole comment about religion and guns, well, I didn't really mean that...and yeah, my Pastor of 20 years that apparently hates America? Didn't know. Swear it.
10. Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time
    I'd change churches, get a better speech writer, and never says things off the top of my head...
11. Chris Cagle - Don't Ask Me No Questions
    Unless I've already got a scripted answer, that is!
12. George Jones - The Race Is On
    He's giving Hillary a run for her money...but will it be enough to go all the way?
13. Green Day - Minority
    Let's face facts, folks. People are painting Obama as a strong African American man who is representative of a race long underrepresented in politics. But that's bunk. Flat out. First of all, his father was African. Period. Not an American, not a decendant of the same legacy that Obama purports to represent. He was raised by a WHITE mother and spent a large portion of his childhood overseas. When he was in this country, he lived in Hawaii. Not exactly representative of the struggles of the people he's supposed to be the savior for. All of a sudden, he goes and becomes an organizer in Chicago to fill some selfish void within himself and get his ticket punched for having dark skin but having no identification point with people who have actually had struggle because of their race. What I'm saying here, folks, is that he's a fraud. Period.
14. Meatloaf - Two Out of Three Ain't Bad
    Representative - check. Senator - check. President - eh.
15. REM - Losing My Religion
    'Nuff said.

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