I Came, I Saw, I Skedaddled

[Wehrwolfen]

Decisive moments in Barack Obama history.​

By P. J. O’Rourke
September 16, 2013, Vol. 19, No. 02

Chief Executive of Sparta, Barack Leonidas Obama, at the Battle of Thermopylae

Julius Barack Caesar Obama Crosses the Rubicon​

Stand down, men. The chairman of the Greek City States Alliance Joint Chiefs of Staff has indicated to me that our capacity to execute this mission against Xerxes is not time-sensitive.

I am crossing the Rubicon. Brrr, the water’s chilly. Deep, too. I’m going for a walk along the riverbank to look for a bridge. And I will cross the Rubicon as soon as the weather warms up. The die has been cast. That is, the deck has been shuffled. Or the Wheel of Fortune has been spun. And I’ll buy a vowel...


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Hmm..., I wonder if the committee on choosing Nobel Peace Prize recipients would have chosen any of the above?

 

[Velvet Elvis]

I Came, I Saw, I Skedaddled

Damn. I was so hoping this was more of a autobiographical thread.

 

[Wehrwolfen]

Damn. I was so hoping this was more of a autobiographical thread.

As long as your autobiography doesn't follow in the path of your idol. Elvis was a contemporary of mine. I'm still here while you still pine for the dead.