2008 Woodie Awards
The Daily OrangeObama didn't start the fire
By Kevin Eggleston
Posted: 12/2/08, 3:28 AM EST Section: Opinion
Sarah Palin, Tina Fey, Red States, un-married gays, bible belt, Joe the Plumber, evangelicals.
John McCain, Mrs. Clinton, holograms on television, North Korea, Shiite, Shia, High School Musical.
Neo-cons, Enron, is it another Vietnam? Hussein, Jihad, and Ahmadinejad.
John Kerry, Howard Dean, England's got the same queen, acid rain, Valerie Plame, Heath Ledger's final nod.
Obama didn't start the fire. This bush's been burning since George said our children's' learning. Obama didn't start the fire. No, he didn't light it…but he's got to fight it.
Vlad Putin, Georgia, Hamas rule, Florida, Donald Trump, jobless slump, economic lows.
Tricky Dick's (the VP pick) crazed and deadly Iraq shtick, Al Qaeda strikes, hot mics, reality TV shows.
Stem cells, missile shield, heroes crash-land in a field, Pat Tillman, Thai Coup, Kelly Clarkson, bird flu.
Cuba, Holy Land, fighting in the Sudan, Princess Di, Mumbai, Paris Hilton, Perez.
You didn't start the fire; it's been the rage since Foley stalked the page. You didn't start the fire - no you didn't light it, but you've got to fight it.
Comeback kid, 'clean' coal, Don Imus, Anna Nicole, Columbia, Orange Alerts, Jerry Seinfeld's puffy shirt.
Lebanon, Siegfried tiger maul, Steroids in baseball, Plaxico gets shot, "Twilight" sucked but Edward's hot.
Britney Spears, Client 9, Darwin versus God's design, Red Sox win, wire-taps, Michael Phelps' record laps.
YouTube, Facebook me! Senate lion Kennedy, Sopranos, WorldCom, European subway bombs.
They didn't start the fire; it's been spreading since they banned gay weddings. They didn't start the fire - but even if they fueled it we've still got to cool it.
Palahniuk, Blitzer, awkward Silda Spitzer, Nagin, Reagan, Iraq war invasion.
O'Reilly and Hannity, Jonas Bros. insanity, New Orleans, blackout, Dumbledore comes out.
We didn't start the fire. It's been heatin' since Gore was beaten. We didn't start the fire - we didn't light it, but we've got to fight it.
Miley Cyrus, Jamie Lynn, OJ Simpson back again, warming seas, dying bees, Whitewater, obesity.
Rummy, Condi, Syria, AIDS explodes in Africa, Larry Craig's wide stance, John Edwards' happy pants.
Firestone, end times, poverty, hate crimes, foreign debts, homeless vets, Freddie Mac, Virginia Tech.
Melting glaciers, rising shores, China's superpower roar, loose nukes, water wars, we can't take it anymore.
We didn't start the fire. It will keep burning as long as this world's turning. We didn't start the fire - no we didn't light it, but we've got to fight it.
Kevin Eggleston is a junior political science and television, radio, film major. He can be reached at kmeggles@syr.edu
John McCain, Mrs. Clinton, holograms on television, North Korea, Shiite, Shia, High School Musical.
Neo-cons, Enron, is it another Vietnam? Hussein, Jihad, and Ahmadinejad.
John Kerry, Howard Dean, England's got the same queen, acid rain, Valerie Plame, Heath Ledger's final nod.
Obama didn't start the fire. This bush's been burning since George said our children's' learning. Obama didn't start the fire. No, he didn't light it…but he's got to fight it.
Vlad Putin, Georgia, Hamas rule, Florida, Donald Trump, jobless slump, economic lows.
Tricky Dick's (the VP pick) crazed and deadly Iraq shtick, Al Qaeda strikes, hot mics, reality TV shows.
Stem cells, missile shield, heroes crash-land in a field, Pat Tillman, Thai Coup, Kelly Clarkson, bird flu.
Cuba, Holy Land, fighting in the Sudan, Princess Di, Mumbai, Paris Hilton, Perez.
You didn't start the fire; it's been the rage since Foley stalked the page. You didn't start the fire - no you didn't light it, but you've got to fight it.
Comeback kid, 'clean' coal, Don Imus, Anna Nicole, Columbia, Orange Alerts, Jerry Seinfeld's puffy shirt.
Lebanon, Siegfried tiger maul, Steroids in baseball, Plaxico gets shot, "Twilight" sucked but Edward's hot.
Britney Spears, Client 9, Darwin versus God's design, Red Sox win, wire-taps, Michael Phelps' record laps.
YouTube, Facebook me! Senate lion Kennedy, Sopranos, WorldCom, European subway bombs.
They didn't start the fire; it's been spreading since they banned gay weddings. They didn't start the fire - but even if they fueled it we've still got to cool it.
Palahniuk, Blitzer, awkward Silda Spitzer, Nagin, Reagan, Iraq war invasion.
O'Reilly and Hannity, Jonas Bros. insanity, New Orleans, blackout, Dumbledore comes out.
We didn't start the fire. It's been heatin' since Gore was beaten. We didn't start the fire - we didn't light it, but we've got to fight it.
Miley Cyrus, Jamie Lynn, OJ Simpson back again, warming seas, dying bees, Whitewater, obesity.
Rummy, Condi, Syria, AIDS explodes in Africa, Larry Craig's wide stance, John Edwards' happy pants.
Firestone, end times, poverty, hate crimes, foreign debts, homeless vets, Freddie Mac, Virginia Tech.
Melting glaciers, rising shores, China's superpower roar, loose nukes, water wars, we can't take it anymore.
We didn't start the fire. It will keep burning as long as this world's turning. We didn't start the fire - no we didn't light it, but we've got to fight it.
Kevin Eggleston is a junior political science and television, radio, film major. He can be reached at kmeggles@syr.edu
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ECB
posted 12/02/08 @ 11:47 AM EST
I believe you owe Billy Joel a reference and an apology.
Chevalier MaFet
posted 12/02/08 @ 1:24 PM EST
Goodness. If I wanted to read vomit on a page, I'd pop some ipecac and hold up construction paper.
houseofsix
Mary Anne Jasuta
posted 12/02/08 @ 3:41 PM EST
I liked it... and I didn't even vote for the guy.
Jack Squirek
posted 12/02/08 @ 4:11 PM EST
Eggleston, this column sucks, no sentences, Chip Kelly, Oregon Ducks.
Whatever.
ABH
posted 12/02/08 @ 4:52 PM EST
Usually I enjoy your columns, but this was just annoying to read and not nearly as clever as you thought it was.
Andrea
posted 12/02/08 @ 10:11 PM EST
Well I liked it! It's easy to pick someone apart, but I think it took creativity to come up with this-rhyme and all! And I think it's a nice commentary of our times, like Billy Joel's version was of his. (Continued…)
g33k
posted 12/02/08 @ 10:42 PM EST
It's not commentary. It's a series of rhyming proper nouns.
bruce skewes
posted 12/04/08 @ 2:36 PM EST
"Senate Lion Kennedy"?? Who? You mean the murdered of Mary Jo Kopechne? The swimmer? The one who rolled around the floor of La Brasserie restaurant with Sen. (Continued…)
Adam
posted 12/04/08 @ 3:45 PM EST
jesus some harsh comments give the guy a break
...i thoughtthe article was as awesomely bad as the original song
(thats a compliment)
Jay
posted 12/09/08 @ 7:45 PM EST
Perfect!
though, better when read with the music playing in the background
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