Jokes on you, goatee dude, I don't have a PS3!

Why does Julio need a tax credit? Do Ritalin users need to pay taxes?

I think Julio is the illegitimate dee-duh-dee brother of Vince from Shamwow...sort of a Billy Carter deal.

BTW, did you see the video of the older homeless woman from Florida ask President Obama about what he planned to do for people like her? It's not what she said or he did (for the record, he asked her name, sweetly walked over and kissed her, and told her his staff would talk to her after, before addressing her issue).

It's what happened behind the woman who asked...there, to her left, about 2 rows back was a middle-aged woman prominent in the frame, who, as she looked on to Obama's sweet gesture, mouthed the words "I Love You Barack." Not sweetly. More like "I WANT YOUR CHILDREN. I'D SERVE TIME FOR YOU. I CUT YOUR NAME IN MY THIGHS EACH NIGHT" kind of a thing.

Ah, Obama...

Why it's gotta be a man, I dunno. --was it an woman earlier, two women, a lot of women?
-'bama goin fundi on us and a brother's gotta close in prayer? (whats up with that???) (I'm not sweating the answer.)

Every once in a while a politician connects with 'the little people,'
--they refer to them in anecdotes (Mr. and Mrs. Hometown, Joe SixPack, 'SoccerMom,') -but they always sound more attractive than they 'really are,' ya know?

--I've always been sort of fascinated, and a little saddened when you find a 'true believer' (of) a politician, star of any sort, athlete, (etc,)
--who's obviously so sold out on this person,
-cause you know everybody's gonna look at them and be like: 'Freak.'

It's funny. We all have these wacked out things that we do that some may find endearing, --others repulsive.

But the world we live in,(now?)
One step towards 'peculiar' and it's immed. ridicule.

This is how the last election was won.
We wanted people to believe in something hook line and sinker.
-and when they get emotionally involved, show they may not have social graces, and the word 'suave' may be only a shampoo?

We make fun.

-The cool thing about Obama?:
people believe in him,(like he's some sort of deity.)
(at a time where pols are seen as cheesy, slick, uncaring weasels who you should never trust.)

-The unfortunate part is?
people believe in him, (even the athiest and agnostic,) like he's some sort of deity.)

-which is (I guess) okay, (initially) but there has to be a transition from 'awkward stage' to 'mature and cool.'

-But when they don't have a whole lot,
and don't posses that refreshing chill of snark, derision, and cynicism? (that makes us all better human beings, and so defines the modern milk of human kindness?,)
--they come across as saps.

Now, this guy may have impulse control issues.
It may or may not be diagnosed,
--and the reality of it is?
People who have conditions like this (often have) a hard time in a traditional workplace of any level...
--so Slingin' Burgers may be where he's at right now.
(Just because he's in college doesn't mean that he can't have a chemical imbalance going on somewhere... which is fine.)
-He may be GREAT as a radio announcer... If he can get his timing down, his enthusiasm may really hook up.

-He's obviously a religious person, --ten to one?
He goes to a house of worship where the participants don't just sit there like their backsides are frozen to the pews, --but may really 'let it out' with enthusiasm.

And he just got a chance to 'talk to,' the one man who has managed to electrify and gather the hope of an entire nation, (what) two, three months ago?
So he's pumped. (and it's nice to see somebody excited about something, even if they're riding outside of their dosage a little...
so what?
There are TONS of behaviors we're expected to endure and stomach everyday from folks who may have poor impulse control, play it, are downright vicious,
(and hide behiind their 'condition' as just cause,)

-This guy is hurting nobody.

But still, we need to see him as a dolt, and someone to be shunned.
(Especially in the uber-cool land of Fresno.)

Those of you who believe in 'karma?'
--trust me,... somewhere they're laughing at our responses to whatever we're observed saying, (or even where we live.)

Those of you who understand politics and social structure? The wry smile of '...well, we want fans like that, but not TOO much like that.' know that it's buying and selling image, and a lot of manipulation, while 'business is done.'

But this guy?
Just got to talk to his hero, and is on cloud nine.

And that last thought, and just being happy for him?
I'm gonna stick with.

Ah.... well, don't anyone tell the husband... I think I just fell a little bit in love with the Towel man.

...aw claire... such a sweetie.
-but as a man going into medicine?
I'd take glasses of wine, lie down on the couch with said spouse for the while, --and wait for this 'towel' feeling to pass. (best to you and the mister.);)

I'll switch that wine for a little Baileys on ice and follow the doctors orders. The mister just had a good chuckle, gotta love a man who's that secure.

I knew I liked Towlie.. you are absolutely right.

I'm pretty sure that there's not a single perfect person on the planet, and am real sure that judging this guy is really not the thing to do...

Hopefully I am not accused of jumping on the Obama bandwagon, but lemme say this:

The fact that he did pick this guy (somehow I still suspect he was planted) goes a long way in continuing his ideals that he was giving us in his run for office. I personally think it's refreshing and certainly a 'change' from 'normal' questions being asked by 'normal' people. I think that by not picking the guy in the tie, he certainly reached a lot more of the younger folks, who, albeit probably not just like Mr Oz. II, are concerned for their futures as well.

in this day and age, I'm thinking that any job, including McDonald's is a good thing. I'm certainly not above working at one, and would if it was the only job I could get. (I'm sure there is a lesson to be learned from this guy that a lot of these banker type folks who should be out of a job could learn.)

Every word that comes out of Julio's mouth? Seriously? I bet you were one of those guys that made fun of people in class for asking a question, and in reality were too scared to ask your own... This kid had something that he wanted to know, and he asked it. maybe we should get him here, explain to him the situation with the police around here, and he can ask Chief Dyer what the deal is. Kid's got moxie...

Finally, about Julio jumping up and down at the end:

If you were standing there, felling like there was no hope, and someone gave you some, even if it was just for a second, wouldn't you be happy too?

@chris: i went to mcdonalds today for breakfast (ok, i go every morning -- i dont eat very healthy). and there is a very nice girl who takes my order. my thought about this is she could probably get a better job. not sure i'd say the same about julio. but julio said it himself: he doesnt want to work at mcdonalds. what does that tell you?

i will say, dude is in college and trying to better himself. (so more power to julio.) the funny part about the video is even obama didnt know what to say to the guy. because valid question or not, he comes across as a little crazy. so obama is up there saying his working at mcdonalds is a good thing.

thats funny to me.

as for the other knocks i made, well, if you think my blogging is out of line, thats cool. but you dont know what i was like in school, so i'd advise caution on those types of assumptions.

i think this is a funny video, and im posting it here because i figure a good percentage of the beehive's readers who watch it will also think it's funny. if not, there's always a jessica simpson post waiting in the wings.

but i agree with you about obama talking to real people. i read that these questions werent screened, and he had to really work the other night, as opposed to previous administration's "town halls."

@towel and claire: i would say get a room, but your back-and-forth veiled flirtations are too fun.

...will, will, will (marcia-marcia-marcia.)

Claire has a wonderful name
(I happen to really dig the story of St. Claire (she had a major thing for St. Francis,
but he was sworn to servitude as a monk,
--so she went and started her own order (the Clairines) and served beside him

--I also just love that the word means 'Clafiry' (to screen, filter, bring to purity and focus, to make clear...)
-Obviously the girl lives up to that, has got a pair and she ain't afraid to speak her mind (and she makes sense.)
-what's not to love?

But she:
(according to her and most definitely Mr. Claire)
is 'mahweged.'
(mahzel-tov, you to crazy kids, have fun storming the castle.)

So... no, no room required
(though I do wish this lovely cold rainy evening is spent at the Claire household not talkin' bout taxes...

---Same fer you sir...
(you rascally newliwed, you... quite the catch you've managed yourself, (I'm just sayin')
(but you know that.)

And no... for the record?,
I don't think you were being evil and trying to make sport of said McDonalds worker
(who, yah, may have been a plant,(strange thought,)

-as I KNOW (personally) that you are a decent and big hearted man (Chris,,, 'fraid so, he really is, you'd like Will, I think everybody would like will..., aside from that unfortunate hatred of the greatest baseball team in the history of the earth as we know it? He's a really great guy.)

--So I'm not wussin' out on the point to be made, (about goading the dweebs in this life,)
-I just don't think BBQ'n Will is the right thing ta do, (...at this time...)

(Besides, he's from Florida, and Floridians are allowed to tease other Floridians,
it's a professional courtesy we Tri-Staters have to allow, on account that we ship all our old people (who can't drive for squat) down to his homestate.
-tellin' ya.. whole place smells like Ben-Gay and Gators...

(oooh, he's gonna love that..)

Oh, I don't hate the guy, never met him... I just disagreed with him. At the end of the day we can both still sit down and have a beer....

@ Will - apologies for an assumption... totally not cool of me.

Beers at Chris' place!

Towelie... NO tax talk here... life's too short and the hours in which a small child sleep are not long enough. Stormin' the castle should always be the first order of business ( after a good ego boost, online).

Now, I must go look up the joys of my name... there's more to it than "Claire's a fat girl's name". ;)