Carpenter was on to something here...

[tagryn]

"The feeling is definitely there. It's a new morning in America: fresh, vital. The old cynicism is gone. We have faith in our leaders. We're optimistic as to what becomes of it all. It really boils down to our ability to accept. We don't need pessimism. There are no limits. We must look to the strength of our nation, our ideals, a vision. We don't want to just survive; we want to succeed." - from John Carpenter's They Live
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...which is probably why a lot of the rhetoric swirling around the Inauguration this week is giving me a "wait, haven't we heard this all before?" feeling. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss...

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[erikred.livejournal.com]

I laughed my head off at the South Park episode covering Obama's victory (title: The Greatest Thief Club in the World).