Posted by
Icarus on Wednesday, September 24, 2008 2:02:26 PM
Imagine ...
Robert Ferrigno, a fellow Seattle-ite and one of my favorite writers, wonders what Pres. Obama might sound like addressing the UN:
“As the great philosopher John Lennon sang,” said President Obama,
winging it, using one of his never-fail college town stump speeches,
“imagine there’s no countries, it’s uh . . . it’s not hard to do.”
Most
of the ambassadors looked confused. The Chinese ambassador removed his
earpiece, rapped it on his desk and put it back in place.
President Obama’s tongue felt thick but he soldiered on. “Nothing . . . nothing to kill or die for. And no religion too.”
...
“Imagine
no possessions, I wonder if you can,” intoned President Obama. “No need
for greed or hunger, a brotherhood of man . . . and women, men and
women, and . . . and transgendered too.” He wiped his eyes, overcome
for a moment with the beauty of the sentiments. “Imagine all the people, sharing all the world. . . . ”
It would be hilarious if it was not so frightening.