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Barry H. Obama goes country.

My first instinct was to turn this into a post asking the question if (a) Obama is pissed about wearing the hat but feels he has to, (b) think it's funny, or (c) doesn't really care one way or the other. But honestly, that question is irrelevant. The photo says all it has to. And Obama actually seems to wear the hat rather well. Though I know nothing about this subject, it seems like that slight dip is preferred. (See other famous cowboy hat wearers Bush II and Eastwood/Man With No Name.)

(The title of this post comes from Blazing Saddles. Or so I thought. Apparently it originated in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, and has since been used in UHF, Troop Beverly Hills, and The Super Mario Brothers Super Show!.)

Read on to see why (1) The New Republic thinks Obama needs to emphasize his gay-black-cowboyness and affinity for "bombs," and (2) why Fox News hates Obama because he's black, Muslim, a smoker, a liberal, and intelligent.

The New Republic's blog, The Plank had this to say about the video for The Gap Band's "You Dropped a Bomb on Me":

It works thematically as well. Think about it--what are Obama's biggest political liabilities?

1) Perceived as "not black enough."

2) Too weak on national defense.

Our take: the video appears to be homosexual black cowboys accompanied by animated bombs flying from the sky. Perfect.

Finally, one last Obama note. We assume that Fox News is absurd, but just for affirmation, here's some clips of what they've had to say about Barry H. Obama:

(Note: this writer also dislikes these holier-than-thou-educate-the-public clip factories (which tend to be uber-left, but go both ways) that seem to exist all over the internet, but they serve their purpose.)