The toss that couldn't!

For those of you who didn't watch baseball's All-Star Game on Tuesday, you missed an extra special treat. We've all heard of the shot 'heard 'round the world.' Now hear of the tale of the baseball that couldn't even reach home plate. At the pre-game festivities of the mid-summer classic at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Cardinal legend Stan Musial received a rousing standing ovation as he entered the playing field courtesy of a convertible. Just when Cardinal fans cele-brated its hero, along came President Barack Obama to deflate the air out of the balloon. Here's what happened.

When Joe Buck introduced the President, our Cammander-in-Chief was greeted to an equal serving of cheers and boos. Now Cardinal fans rarely ever boo anybody. They even cheer for opposing teams, which is unheard of. (Strike one!) To make matters worse, Obama wore a Chicago White Sox jacket. He didn't even have the common sense to wear his Presidential jacket
to let people know he's the President of all the people. (Strike two!) And then there was the throw to home plate. In case you didn't see it, that's okay. Nobody saw it because Fox showed his throw to Albert Pujols from the pitcher's mound on an upward angle. This was clearly a poorly-drawn PR move on the part of the White House. Obama's throw was nothing less than wimpy.
It was a high arch that resembled the St. Louis arch. And it didn't even make it to home plate because Big Albert scooped it out of the dirt. (Strike three!)

Now let's compare this to President George W. Bush's pitch at Yankee Stadium in 2001 right after the 9/11 tragedy. And you can't get away with anything in New York City, especially in the Bronx. You'll get dragged out of the city with your tail between your legs if you upset them. But Bush was cool under pressure as he threw a perfect strike. And everybody saw it too. No decep-tive camera angles were necessary, and Bush won the crowd over. Deal with that, Barack!

I think Obama's throw, if you dare call it that, will resemble America's greatness during his first and only term in office. Our dominance in the world will reach its peak and then crash to the ground with no safety net. I'm afraid the worst is yet to come.

G.J. LaRouche, 17 July 2009