Hillary or Bust

Just when you thought the Obama craze couldn’t get any creepier, some inane advertising agency thought it would be a good idea to come up with an Obama “salute.” As you can see in the image on the right, it consists of putting two hands together to make a big O (or ZERO).

On the one hand, this is laughable, but on the other, it’s pretty damn scary. As many commenters have pointed out on the USA Today article breaking this news, Hitler also had his own salute…and look where that got Germany.

Some astute readers have also pointed out that this very same salute was featured in the Star Trek episode “The Way to Eden.” Ostensibly one of the worst episodes in the original series, “The Way to Eden” featured a group of annoying mindless hippies who were following a cult leader to the mythological planet of Eden, where they would eschew technology and live in peace and happiness forever. They would give each other the very same salute presented here. “Squares” (or rigid, conservative people) were called “Herberts.”

Their mindless dippy singing and prancing truly makes this episode almost unbearable to watch - much like Obama’s mindless supporters make him insufferable. While the episode perhaps stereotyped hippies a bit too much in favor of the rigid conservatism of the Enterprise’s military structure, the point about following a cult leader was pertinent then as it is now. The episode ended tragically, a lesson that being part of a cult is probably not a good idea, no matter how high-minded the rhetoric sounds.

Fortunately, most people seem to be reacting negatively to this new Obama salute (although apparently negative comments were disappearing from USA Today’s website, which was then explained as a “computer glitch.” Hm.) But as long as we’re coming up with salutes, how about an Obama Dance Craze (as some commenters suggested)? Here’s one idea from Tim of Illinois:

The Obama Sway:

First you glide to the center, then you cover your eyes, then you wag your finger (as in no, no, don’t do that), then you smack your lips as if you are saying something, then you tilt your head up slightly, revealing your superiority, then you end with a fist bump.

Of course, such humor is lost on the Obama campaign, who has now started to believe the hype so sincerely that no humor will be allowed whatsoever. Do not make fun of The Obama! It’s sacrilege! Treason!

But…with all Obama’s posturing and seriousness, I’d have to say, he’s the real Herbert here. HERBERT! HERBERT!