Obama and Nero - A Despot Comparison

Nero.

Nero enjoyed driving a one-horse chariot, singing to the lyre, and poetry.  He even composed songs that were performed by other entertainers throughout the empire.  At first, Nero only performed for a private audience.

In 64 A.D., Nero began singing in public in Neapolis in order to improve his popularity.  He also sang at the second quinquennial Neronia in 65.  It was said that Nero craved the attention,  but historians also write that Nero was encouraged to sing and perform in public by the Senate, his inner circle and the people.  Ancient historians strongly criticize his choice to perform, calling it shameful. (bold by ed.)

Obama.

Regarding that little singing bit the president did recently.  The Al Green thing.  If you haven’t seen the clips of that then look it up.  Easy to find.  It’s been spread wide and far.  And that was the plan.  That moment was rehearsed to death. As in over and over and over again.  Apparently the president has been complaining for some time that he’s no longer cool.  He was actually in on a meeting with some of the Plouffe gang and told them more than once he wanted to be cool again.  “Like in ’08.  We were the sh-t back in 08″.  Those are the president’s words.  He is obsessed with getting back to being cool like in ’08.  It’s become something of a theme apparently in-house among the younger staff.  They have started to greet one another with “Are we cool again?” as a joke.

So anyway, back to that singing thing the president did.  Told he practiced that little line for days.  Seems likely that Obama spent more time on trying to sound good on that bit than he has on dealing with anything else facing the country.  They brought in a voice coach.  He was playing the song over and over again. It was a complete focus… (bold by ed.)

Above quote taken from a The Ulsterman Report post titled White House Insider: Obama Complains – I Wanna Be Cool Again! linked via Sondrakistan.

Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 02/06 at 11:26 AM

  1. You’re between “Hit & Run” and “Instapundit” in my bookmarks, and sometimes I accidentally click here when trying to go to one or the other. And almost every time I encounter a great little post like this that immediately reminds me: Why don’t I purposefully come here more often?!

    Keep it up.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  on  02/06  at  07:56 PM

  2. Beware anonymous assertions that use the word “apparently” twice in one paragraph. And can you produce the voice coach, please?

    Remember the rule: if you can’t tell me who wrote it, it’s probably worthless tripe. But my esteemed host knows this of course. The gracious blogger from Michigan wasn’t relying on a cheap link for lack of actual content. No, no, no. He who improves cinches is clearly in on the joke, because the joke is on (ahem) “ulsterman.” Oh for the love of subtlety!

    Posted by Erin O'Brien  on  02/07  at  04:51 AM

  3. Thanks for the kind words, and for stopping by Motown Guy.

    Posted by John Venlet  on  02/07  at  08:46 AM

  4. Erin, I’d also be interested in knowing, with certainty, if there indeed was a voice coach, or, whether there was only “apparently” a voice coach.

    Posted by John Venlet  on  02/07  at  08:49 AM

  5. in 60 years will the memoirs be made into a film called the “kenyan’s speech”?

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  on  02/07  at  05:29 PM

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