The rise of Barack Obama is hailed by the liberal media as a unique rise to power of the underprivileged. The man of the people, beloved by his fellow country men. The working man triumphs over the aristocracy. Unique? Change the name from Obama to Evita and you have a thirty year old musical that mirrors today's events.
"I came from the people, they need to adore me, so Christian Dior me." The community organizer from Chicago is not very different from the actress activist who vowed to lift up the masses from the lower class. She organized a relief concert for earthquake victims and secured government funding to rebuild the neighborhoods.
Both use/used the image of the common man/woman breaking the glass ceiling by wrapping themselves in designer duds and hob-nobbing with the elite.
"The actress hasn't learned the line you'd like to hear". Both Obama and Evita use/used anti-government and anti-capitalism to inflame the masses. While Eve Peron got her lines from a script, Obama gets his from the teleprompter.
"And the money kept rolling out in all directions." The Peron's depleted the Argentine treasury by literally handing out cash and prizes with lotteries and give aways. Playing Robin Hood by buying the support of the lower class. Obama has initiated the largest treasury give away ever. States and organizations have to apply for "stimulus funding". A lottery.
"Let's hear it for the Rainbow Tour, it's been an incredible success". Evita's handlers hailed her European tour as a success even before it was finished. As a trip used to improve the image of the Perones (And deposit a few million into secret bank accounts) it proved to crack the facade of the actress and her dictator husband. The only world leader to show her adulation was fellow dictator Francisco Franco. While accomplishing little, the trip was hailed in the state run press of Buenos Aries as a triumph. Sound familiar?
One can only wonder what other lyrics from the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical will find their way into the Obama saga. Will Hillary be singing "Another suitcase in another Hall"? Will Geithner hear "Goodnight and Thank You"? While Obama is "High Flying, Adored" at the moment, will he be writing a swansong of "Don't Cry for Me" in four years time?
This entry was too much fun to write and has prompted me to listen to the Evita soundtrack once again. For a laugh of your own, get a hold of it and listen for yourself. Just substitute OBAMA for EVITA.
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