Let the saga continue! Apparently, our beloved Jesse Watters – we hate you too – made news this past week on POLITICO for, wait for it, supposedly giving $500 to, wait for it, President Obama’s reelection campaign. Yes, this is the same Jesse Watters who called Obama voters “zombies” and basically implied that all Brown students are atheist foot soldiers in the ”War on Christmas.”
This honestly seems a little sketchy (and too funny to be true), but according to the FEC filing report, Watters, or someone with the same name, employer, and address, gave 500 dollars to the Obama Victory Fund 2012 in late September.
We would like to think that all of those times he came to Brown to harass talk with us inspired him to support the elected President before it was cool. Or maybe he just wanted to keep his job, by making fun of a President that he “doesn’t agree with” and by reporting serious and pressing news…like the “War on Christmas.”
Sooo election day happened. We reelected a president. We reacted. Despite the fact that the post-election buzz is dying down, some of you are still reacting. Which brings us to a very essential question…
Yeah, the campaigns have been brutal. Yeah, the attack ads have been flying. Yeah, Obama’s still using that weird hand gesture from ’08 and Ryan’s hair makes him look like Count von Count. But that doesn’t mean the candidates can’t, now and then, engage in some time-honored American pasttimes to get some pep back in their step. And what’s better than holding babies?
From Reuters, the folks that brought you “We Actually Report On Real News,” comes this rare tongue-in-cheek photospread. It’s priceless. Trust me.
Okay, so this study break might not provide a real respite for IR/Poli Sci/Econ concentrators, but for the rest of us it’ll do just fine. It slipped by without much hubbub, but the 2012 White House Correspondents’ Dinner last Saturday was a slick affair. Sure, host Jimmy Kimmel can never live up to the standard set by Colbert’s scorching roast of Dubya back in 2006, but it doesn’t matter. Obama held his own for a solid 17 minutes, getting in some real zingers. And you know what? I actually believe that the guy knows who Young Jeezy is. Get on his level, Mittens W. Romneyton III.
Who would have thought that Obama had this much soul? Reppin’ his old stomping grounds, it turns out that “Sweet Home Chicago” can turn into a pretty snazzy campaign moment. It should be fun to see how this one gets spun into an attack ad…
Don’t get too excited. Former Providence mayor Joseph Paolino, Jr. announced that the First Lady will be gracing the East Side of Providence this weekend. She will be at a fundraiser September 30 at Paolino’s home to raise money for her hubby’s reelection campaign. But don’t start picking out your business clothes just yet — breathing Mrs. Obama’s air will cost you a pretty penny. Tickets start at $1,000 and could go up to $30,500.
So you need to ask yourself: do you really want to spend a year’s tuition on a few hours with Mrs. O?
If today’s Brown-and-Waterman anti-gay marriage protest didn’t sate your appetite for dumb and offensive protests, why not stop by the Hitler-Obama booth on Thayer near Waterman? They also have pamphlets and look more eager to chat than the last group did.
Look at him, signing stuff.... Olivier Douliery / Abaca Press
So, while this time-waster admittedly might have been more effective before the election, we nonetheless present What the fuck has Obama done so far?. He hasn’t found a cure for the common cold, but according to this site, he’s done a hell of a lot.
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