Yes, this is a play on the word abomination, which I'm sure many people have believed Obama to be, and that only highlights his tricksterism. Obama came from the fringes, not really "properly" black or white, always evading traps laid for him, and through creative discourse captured the imagination of a nation. He is the ultimate survivor. He is the master of "the dozens" in debates. Let us just hope he does not, with that so-serious look he had when he spoke tonight, end up in the role of that trickster nemesis, "Hates to be Contradicted," who was so well embodied by our soon-to-be past pres, W.
Or worse (better?) still, let us hope he does not get caught up in the other trickster weakness that Monica Lewinsky represents. Bill Clinton was quite fool enough in that regard, as the trickster tends to be when his pants get involved, or lack of same.
So here's hoping for the best a trickster can offer an ailing nation, with a cautionary nod at what a trickster can further mess up.
Word of the week: ‘telemetry’
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2 comments:
"soon to be past pres"
That just has a great ring to it.
I wonder if you could do a history of trickster mythology as it applies to U.S. presidents. I'm sure each of them, in his own way, has embodied elements of the trickster. That might be an interesting study.
hmmmm... food for thought.....
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