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NYC Liberal

(20,136 posts)
Thu Aug 23, 2012, 08:48 PM Aug 2012

"Baroque Yo' Mama": Young Barack Obama's Genuinely Hilarious Self-Parody

Young Barack Obama's Genuinely Hilarious Self-Parody (Buzzfeed)

This article, written by Obama under the name “Baroque Yo' Mama,” was published in the “Harvard Law Revue,” a parody of the Review done by the law school's graduating class. The article gives a look into young Obama's sense of humor and serves a preemptive send-up of Dreams From My Father.


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Barrage O'Trauma

Age: Extraordinarily Mature

Occupation: First African-American President of a major law revue published outside of New Haven.

Latest Accomplishments: Faking macho sports injury to ensure election; Limiting body meetings to two and a half hours; Deflecting questions about ring on left hand.

Last Book Read: Everything I Know I Learned in Kindergarden; Modern Folk Tales.

Why I Do What I Do: "To contribute to legal scholarship, sharpen my mind, . . . and the ladies love it."

Quote: "Engage, empower, smoke Marlboro."

Profile: Shy, awkward, insecure. Not interested in politics

His scotch: Doers White Label. "Six or seven bottles makes even McConnell go down smooth.


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"Baroque Yo' Mama": Young Barack Obama's Genuinely Hilarious Self-Parody (Original Post) NYC Liberal Aug 2012 OP
I feel a kindred spirit there......... kestrel91316 Aug 2012 #1
The footnotes are killing me arcane1 Aug 2012 #2
proof at last that he was born in another country! pepperbear Aug 2012 #3
 

arcane1

(38,613 posts)
2. The footnotes are killing me
Thu Aug 23, 2012, 09:40 PM
Aug 2012

How long until our FRiends believe it's proof Obama wasn't born in the US?

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