In case you didn’t know, Barack Obama is the President Elect! AHHHH. Anyway, B held his first press conference yesterday to discuss some really important issues…like Malia and Sasha’s new puppy. Let me just say that I wrote about this awhile ago. Malia needs a hypoallergenic dog. The obvious choice here is the Chinese Crested Hairless. Duh. Perhaps the Obama family will read my blog post and agree with me. Riiiiight. But anyway, B made a funny when talking about the dog.
With respect to the dog – this is a major issue. I think it’s generated more interest on our Web site than just about anything. We have two criteria that have to be reconciled. One is that Malia is allergic, so it has to be hypoallergenic. There are a number of breeds that are hypoallergenic. On the other hand, our preference would be to get a shelter dog but obviously a lot of shelter dogs are mutts, like me.
Nothing has ever made me happier. Because, like President Elect Obama, I am a mutt as well. But it’s not just about the identity politics. This comment is exactly what America needs. A little bit of humor. What I’m saying is lighten up, ya’ll. Making lighthearted jokes is the best way to disarm the skeptics.
But back to the whole puppy thing. I read an article on CNN that chronicles White House pets over the years. Malia and Sasha should have aimed a little higher. I mean, Calvin Coolidge had a pygmy hippopotamus named Billy. True story. Herbert Hoover’s son had a pair of gators that liked to chill on the White House grounds. Benjamin Harrison had two opossums. Sick. A puppy will be cute though. Especially if it’s a Chinese Crested.
So it’s obvious I’m on cloud nine. Is there anything higher than cloud nine? Because the next topic is about to put me over the edge.
If you read this blog every once in a while, you might know that I am obsessed with the best TV show ever, the West Wing. During the cold years of the Bush administration, I’ve often pined for the Bartlet administration and all of its players. Well. I’m coming as close as I can to my West Wing dream. Barack Obama has named Illinois Congressman Rahm Emanuel as his Chief of Staff. Emanuel worked in the Clinton White House with West Wing consultant DeeDee Myers, who served as Clinton’s press secretary. So CJ Cregg is based off of Myers, and…I AM NOT MAKING THIS UP…JOSH LYMAN IS BASED OFF OF RAHM EMANUEL. Josh Lyman is coming back to the White House. YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS.
Rahm’s brother is also kind of famous. Ari Emanuel is the founder of a talent agency and well-known talent agent and is apparently the inspiration for Ari Gold on Entourage. I know. This is almost too much to handle.
So let’s recap. Barack is amazing and addresses the race thing perfectly, there’s going to be a perfect puppy in the White House to complement the perfect family, and the West Wing is actually starting to become reality.
This is fantastic. Now I’ll go back to writing about dumb stuff, I promise. But I had to get this out.
[Posted by Kathleen]
six words to change the world. 