This is my weekly update of translations of Obama's speeches and statements into Burma-Shave jingles. As with the previous week, this one concludes with the Weekly Address. As always, you can follow Obamaburmashave on my blog or or Twitter.
On Saturday, President Obama met with the President of Brazil:
Meeting with Lula da Silva, 3/14/09
On biofuels
I need to mention
We need to
Ease the
Excess tension:
Followthelula
More after the jump.
On Monday, the President noted a contrast between what AIG gets and what small businesses need:
On Small and Big Business, 3/16/09
That AIG's sure
Got some stones
Yet smaller
Merchants still
Need loans:
Compensizing
Also on Monday, the President celebrated an anniversary:
Department of Veterans Affairs, 3/16/09
Our obligation
Binds our fates
To those who
Passed beyond
These gates:
Debtofhonor
On St. Patrick's day, President Obama noted an interesting possibility:
With Irish PM Brian Cowen, 3/17/09
The Taoiseach and I
Just may be related
His county's
My county
Distantly dated:
Offalysons
In California, the President talked about the difficult, distasteful choices he's had to make:
Costa Mesa, CA, 3/18/09
To heave the country
From its rut
I've had to
Go against
My gut:
Bonusymptom
On Thursday, he had a conversation with the world's worst interviewer (sorry, Leno fans; the truth hurts) and did great anyway:
Tonight Show, 3/19/09
The problem's grown
Through many years
It takes some
Time to
Change our gears:
Cultureshift
Before the show even aired, he had apologized to Special Olympics chair Tim Shriver, but since that apology was private, it's not getting Burma-Shaved.
On Friday, the President focusd on acccountability in stimulus money:
With National Conference of State Legislatures, 3/20/09
We'll spend the funds
For many uses
But wasters
Will have
No excuses:
Meetthetest
He also sent a video message to a foreign people:
Message to Iran, 3/20/09
We seek a future
Including Iran
Nowruz New
Year new
Yes we can
Eidehshomamobarak
Finally, in this week's address, President Obama again framed the basic principles of his budget:
Weekly Address, 3/21/09
This budget must
Be green and healthy,
Teach kids
And make us
Long term wealthy:
Fourprinciples