San Francisco Comical: “Obama-themed” holiday tree-lighting celebration
(Photo credit: Zoe Stagg)
This afternoon, Zoe Stagg at the SFChronicle alerted me to a blog post by editor-at-large Phil Bronstein noting that San Francisco is holding an “Obama-themed” holiday tree-lighting celebration tonight at McLaren Lodge in Golden Gate Park.
Here’s the info in case you are in the area:
Thursday December 4, 2008 from 5:00pm – 7:00pm
McLaren Lodge in Golden Gate Park
501 Stanyan Street
San Francisco, California 94117
Bronstein expected me to be outraged about it. But I was more amused than anything else. His reference for the Obama-themed lighting ceremony was this blog post at SF Citizen, which includes a photo of the children’s train at McLaren Lodge sporting the phrase “EL CHOPE” and the slogan “YES, WE CAN!” Another photo shows that the Pikachu cartoon character in the train’s window has been replaced by city workers with a photo of Obama on top of the “EL CHOPE” lettering:
If you guffawed like I did when you saw the image, then you know that it was the satire masters at The People’s Cube who came up with the original, mocking CHOPE poster.
I asked Zoe Stagg to check whether the photos on the SF Citizen blog were real or Photoshopped. She headed down to McLaren Park with her camera and discovered that, indeed, the Obama-worshiping park officials were using the satirical CHOPE slogan and image to honor Dear Leader:
The self-self-parody of it all is making my snort muscles sore.
Where’s the separation of cult and state when you need it?
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All hail the great lord OBAMA (PBUH)
El Chope? Is that a new kind of food at Taco Bell? Comes in a big package with all sorts of promise and nothing inside?
I’d salute but it’s too cold to be dropping trou.
El Chope = empty taco
No, radical leftists don’t see Obama as a messiah figure. How could you possibly say that? It’s not like they use a day of celebration for the birth of a messiah and replace his image with Pres-elect Oba…
/sarc
Oh, wait. They did.
Leave it to San Francisco.
El Chope – the little engine that couldn’t.
Chope: like chump + dope?
Heh. Only we’re the chumps.
LOL – that’s what popped into my mind, too.
El Grande Dopey Chompo.
Yes, he is.
Songs for the occasion…
Obama Night (sung to O Holy Night)
Obama Night
The gays for once aren’t rioting
It is the night praising Dear Leader’s Worth…
Obama Tree (sung to O Tannenbaum)
Obama Tree Obama Tree
How lovely are your speeches
You read them off so very well
As long as hope and change still sell
Obama Tree, Obama Tree,
How lovely are your speeches!
Pelosi never had a train…
I’m still puzzled over the “El” before Chope… anyone know why they would do that other than to try and make it sound Spanish?
Obama
Religion liberals can believe in
I would rather celebrate El Chalupa day than a day for Obama! As I often say: “thank God I live in Oakland!” At least 70% of blacks voted “Yes” on Prop 8. We will be marching on Sacramento if, and when, they overturn our vote again to make marriage between a man and a woman (which is the definition of marriage by the way).
I only adore One at Christmas and it sure isn’t bho.
L
ugly color combination and what the hell does El Chope mean…. when the population learns “Slainte”, I’ll care.
And the Obama worshippers are the dopes.
Yep.
And he shall reign for ever and ever…
I’m sure it will seem like it.
chope (French): tankard/mug
chope (Portugese): beer
chope (Singapore [Malay?]): to reserve a seat, usually by placing a packet of tissue paper on it
chope (Spanish): …
chope (English): LOL
Blame the Internet for possible inaccuracies of the first three translations, not me.
Is it time to canonize him yet?
Is El Chope related to El Guapo?
“Barack Obama, uber alles………”
Hmmmmmm…..Actually, Chope is dangerously close to:
Chupar.(sp.) To Suck.
EL CHUPAR!
Our hostess wrote:
Ah, you are equating the Cult of Obama with Christianity. Nothing so common (extra sarcasm here!) from the professional Democrats–so long as the cult is around one of them, it’s beyond the reach of the Constitution–kind of on the level of Napoleon Bonaparte not letting the Pope crown him but, instead crowning himself emperor.
Man the beatification of this guy just will not stop. Are any of you aware that Antigua wants to name a mountain after this guy? It’s absolutely insane!
The CHOPE thing is absolutely hilarious, however.
Another song:
Obama Wonderland (sung to, well you guessed it)
Obama bells ring,
are ya listening
in the lane
liberals are glistening
it’s a moonbat night
we’re all high tonight
walking in Obama wonderland
In the meadow we can build a politically correct being made out of frozen precipitation…..
Enough, that makes my head hurt.
Hrmph! Is that all? Why, I’d expect some country would want to rename itself after him. Then hit him up for some more foreign aid. Though, Dear Leader would probably expect to be paid in perpetuity for the use of his name.
Except that didn’t work too well for the Obama school in Kenya.
Of course, when he’s spending OUR money, I’m sure he’ll be generous.
Isn’t every Democrat and not too few Republicans?
She probably had to pull one to get her job . . .
Yes, true for the pols. Among real people, the average conservative, statistically speaking, is more generous with their OWN money…
Chofe = to drive
Chope = punch (noun)
If he’s driving, he too busy looking left to see the danger lurking ahead.
more generous than the average lib (despite an average slightly smaller household income).
*Waiting for Chope flavored Kool-Aid*
I kind of like El Chope. It really does sound like something that happens after you go to Taco Bell.
Reminds of of the Grateful Dead:
“Driving that train,
high on cocaine.
Chopey Jones you better,
Watch your speed.
Troubles ahead, troubles behind.
And you know that notion,
just crossed my mind!
Great – I like it. Can we run him out of town on a rail?
Mine too. Lack of O2 to the brain from laughing so hard gave me a headache!
Those first three numbers on that train are off by two digits. ie:666.
Choo Choo Charlie says “Love my Good n Plenty!”
Why stop at a country? Let’s just re -name the entire planet after him.
No, wait– how about the entire solar system? No, No– the galaxy!!
OK, can’t resist:
“Deck the Halls with Marx and Stalin
O-ba-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma
The cult of ‘O’ is quite apallin’
O-ba-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma
Sing this song for our Dear Leader
O-ba-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma
Wait till you see what’s planned for Easter
O-ba-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma!”
And finally:
“On the First Day of Christmas, my true love gave to me …
Nothing, I was in too high of a tax bracket.”
Anyone without his hubris would tell these people to knock it off.
I think it sounds more cutesy with the diminutive; El Chopito
El Chopito Poquito
They need another earthquake to wake them up. Sorry.
I mean really…what has SF given us?
Rice-A-Roni
Nancy Pelosi
Ultra Liberalism
Al-Gayda
and now…Obama Holiday tree???
Too hilarious!
Chope = change + hope?
That sounds like something silly my kids would come up with just to make themselves laugh.
4447… shouldn’t that read 666?
*I’ll be good… Toby*
El Chupacabra…
I don’t care who you are, that there “separation of cult and state” was funny.
OT: Michelle, I can always depend on you to be a real conservative. Many thanks.
I have the perfect ornament for the occasion!
I love the Carols in this thread. Keep ‘em coming!
there, fixed it.
BTW:
!
I realized the other day why he’s he’s worked so hard to hide his past…
After all, with a man as effeminent[sp?] as Mr.Ears,
I’m sure he’s
pulleder…,uhmm…ridden many a train.You folks could give Capitol Steps and Weird Al a run for their money! Keep it up!
I think it would be more appropriate to have BO’s celebration on April 1.
Where’s the separation of cult and state when you need it?
yet another awesomely succinct MMism!
On December 5th, 2008 at 7:02 am, mike.musculus said:
O come let us adore whadda wh0re abhore Him…
HA HHAAAAAA BWAAAHHA …. nice lol
Chode is spelled with a “D”, not a “P”.
O Little Town of Smut and Sin
How blatant are your lies
Beyond the pale you spread your filth
So much it makes a grown man cry.
And in thy dark streets shineth
Through all that Urban Blight
The dread and fears of the Obama years
Is what we all must fight.