With the big election just a handful of days away, I thought I'd capitalize on our national political preoccupation by posting a couple of over the top kiddie recitations in the form of letters to the President.
First up is Randy Davis, who recorded Dear Mr. President in 1966. Though Randy sounds like he's only about 7 or so, he nevertheless feels compelled to write Lyndon Johnson a letter to let the President know they have very compatible views on freedom, the Vietnam War, and the student protest movement.
Next up is 6-year-old Little Kathy Hoffman, who drops President Nixon an extraordinarily sympathetic line to express her own dismay at all the older kids getting carried away with their habitual protesting. And even though she's not completely clear on the concept of anarchy, she's still a little concerned about it after overhearing someone discussing it.
Though I have no kids, I won't let that stop me from offering the following advice to parents: it's probably best to avoid letting your small children get involved with making overt political statements about issues they couldn't possibly comprehend. We all know you're the ones who put them up to it and it's pretty damn creepy seeing them try to be so sincere when they're obviously parroting your beliefs.
Randy Davis - Dear Mr. President (2:26)
Little Kathy Hoffman - Kathy's Letter (4:32)
And the cheap sensationalism of parents seeking validation of their own political beliefs through the exploitation of their kids? Sadly that persists.
Can "Obama Camp" be the left's answer to "Jesus Camp"?
Posted by: Conrad | October 30, 2008 at 12:16 AM
These children, the Obama-Jungen, will one day man the homosocialist re-education camps, where unrepentent republicans will be forced into gay marriage with unicorns and rainbows.
Posted by: K | October 30, 2008 at 02:23 AM
more kids!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlItG4raicA&e\
Posted by: jason | October 30, 2008 at 02:33 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlItG4raicA&e\
YIKES!
Posted by: Listener Greg G. | October 30, 2008 at 03:14 PM
Isn't Obama against gay marriage? It's amazing how people credit the guy with great positions 180 degrees from reality.
Taking him at his word, the only thing Obama is gonna "spread" is chunks of Afghan children around Afghanistan...
Posted by: Quizmasterchris | October 30, 2008 at 03:52 PM
Check out the Pyongyang remix:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2naSzb1psU
What's stunning is that it's Republicans who are turned off by this crud, since it's too scary fascist for them! Ha!
More stunning: my 35 year old friends who drank the Obama Kool-Aid advance the same "arguments" in the exact same language for Obama as these kids do. Change it, rearrange it... Obama's gonna lead us... unspecified, unspecified...
Me? Voting Nader 4th time. Anti-war, anti-bailout, and anti-creepy fascist/Messiah vibe.
Posted by: Quizmasterchris | October 30, 2008 at 04:21 PM
SURELY we haven't forgotten Old Skull.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtEmcruWTso
Posted by: Dylan | October 31, 2008 at 01:54 AM