In this polarized political atmosphere we find ourselves in you certainly hear a lot of criticisms of our current president Barack Obama. Some are valid, some are fair and many are ignorant, fear mongering, ignorant slams.
With the large sum of educated citizens we have in this country I found it odd that the most rational and poignant criticism I read of Obama was by a convicted cult leader. Charlie Manson resurfaced this week for the first time in 20 years as part of an hour long telephone interview for a piece in Vanity Fair about the 40th anniversary of his conviction. Judging by the racist ramblings in his Helter Skleter theory and the swastika carved in his forehead you would think Manson’s thoughts on Obama would make the Tea Party seem respectful but Manson’s main criticism was Obama’s inability to hold Wall Street accountable.
"I think Obama is an idiot for doing what he's doing," Manson said, referring to the Prez as a "slave of Wall Street." "They're playing with him."
Of course Manson also rolled out some of his classics by reminding us he “doesn’t play” and “shoots people.”
"I'm too bad. I'm a mean guy. I'm an outlaw. I'm a criminal. I'm everything bad."
But between the boasts about being America’s boogeyman Manson had a few interesting things to say, such as his concern about global warming.
"Everyone's God, and if we don't wake up to that there's going to be no weather because our polar caps are melting because we're doing bad things to the atmosphere," said Manson, whose forehead is tattooed with a Nazi swastika. "If we don't change that as rapidly as I'm speaking to you now, if we don't put the green back on the planet and put the trees back that we've butchered, if we don't go to war against the problem...”
Manson also asked Obama to set him free recently but it looks as if America’s new political pundit is going to be staying put in prison. Maybe he and Glenn Beck can do a crazy show together from jail.
P.S. - Doesn't Manson look old as hell now? If it weren't for the swastika scrape he'd look like somebody's run down grandpa.
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