Happy Inauguration Day, fellow Americans!
In Soviet Ratchet, robot transform you!
This came from a conversation with my fiancee. We were talking about how Ratchet’s magnets aren’t exactly show accurate, and she said they looked kind of like sickles. Then I noticed how his helmet looks like an ushanka with the flaps folded down.
After that, this repaint was inevitable.
No, I am not a communist. I just thought this would make for a fun post in celebration of Socialist Super President’s first day in office.
Yes, that was sarcasm. Barrack Obama will always be known to me as that. It’s not that I’m entirely against the guy, he’s certainly charismatic. And honestly, it’ll be nice not to hear people pissing and moaning about George W. Bush. (Seriously, as much as people made Bush their scapegoat for all that’s ill in the world, Super President is the reverse scapegoat.)
But the guy is from Chicago politics, and as a proud resident of Illinois, I harbor some resentment to our urban neighbor to the north- the state of Chicago.
What do you mean, ‘it’s not a separate state?’ Bah!
(Often times I wonder if people from rural California think the same way about, well, most of California.)
Regardless, Chicago politics is not exactly renowned for being on the up and up (as several recent governors won’t tell you), and that’s where Super President got his start. I’m not going to blame him much for that, but it does raise an eyebrow. Nothing wrong with being suspicious when it comes to someone put into a place of power.
Then there’s that whole socialism thing.
Still, idealistically and appearance wise, he seems a charismatic ray of hope.
Lets hope that’s the case, and that it’s not just that his shit is more shiny than it should be.
I’m not really into politics, but it’s hard not to comment a bit when the presidential elections roll around. I’m a Libertarian, I suppose. I distrust most politicians, like guns, and am fairly anti-social. I realize that congress is more responsible than the president for any problems with the country, and that alot of wide eyed rabble rousers (and even some of the often snooty douche bag psuedo-intellectuals) really do mean well…
What was it Penn Jillette said? “Saving the world is sexy.”
Regardless, I’m not so into politics that I want to make a cohesive argument on here, so I’ll stop the ramble there and go to something that hopefully we can all agree on.
Barrack Obama is black. Woo.
Seriously, that’s cool. I discriminate on important things (like whether a person is rude, or a dumbass), but not so much on race or gender. I recognize the difference, and with the history behind it I can honestly ‘Good for you!’ on the historical precedent of a black president.
But I hate things like affirmative action, being politically correct about anything, and the fact that people keep going on and on about how Barrack is black.
Not to be an ass, but he’s half white, you know. That is some epic lulz, but does it counterbalance the annoyance?
I really want him to say, “That’s great everybody! But now I’ve got a job to do, and I’d like you to judge me on how well I do, and take that example to your every day lives.” Fruits of his labor, and all that. That would be AWESOME.
But he won’t. He’s got the best pr situation he could hope for, coming in as the Super President, setting milestones and cleaning up the mess of the guy before him.
I don’t blame him, though.
But Montel Williams? Oh, you better believe I’d like to shove those ‘Barrack Obama Commemorative Coins’ up his ass.
So, lets see. Today I’ve offended politcally correct people, Barrack Obama fans, people from Chicago, people who live in the city (even if you didn’t realize it), the naacp, Montel Williams, people who hate politics mentioned on a non-political blog, and Penn Gillette for just being mentioned on this blog.
The rest of you probably like me even better, though. :D
See you later in the week for decidedly non-political but possibly more offensive transformer related goodness!
~Matt Booker
See, there was a reason I knew you were cool. You can mod the TF’s and have a head on shoulders(AKA to hell with PC-ism). And yes, Soviet Ratchet is sweet! Did you put “CCCP” on his license plate?
This is Clockworkmecha from the TF boards BTW.
No CCCP, as this is just a digibash so far. (I’ve got a spare Ratchet set aside for it, though.)
And yes, PC-ism is a horrible blight on my ‘not punching people in the face’ resolution.
As for Super President, I still hope he does a good job. He’s off to a good start, right? 150 million on his inauguration party is just some secret plan to help the economy and reduce the national debt, right?
Right?
…
~Matt Booker
Like many things in politics, this is a lose-lose. Without a big inauguration, people would claim that Obama has no confidence in himself and his abilities (among other accusations). With it… he’s accused of wasting America’s money mere hours after taking the oath.
Personally given the two, I’d throw the party before getting down to business, so I really can’t blame him.
Fine logic there, Luke.
But did it have to cost three times as much as the last guy’s?
Again, here’s hoping he’s as good as he is charismatic.
~Matt Booker
I’m a big supporter of Obama, but I thought it was funny.
You do have some valid thoughts, and they’re rather well articulated, both of which are things I respect.
And I don’t let politics enter into my opinion of people unless it’s all they talk about.
Anyways, the Soviet Ratchet is hilarious.
Thank you. :)
Honestly, I really hope he’ll make a kick ass president. It’s kind of an odd thing for some people to hope otherwise. If he screws up, that hurts the country. So… Yeah.
Anyway, I won’t talk politics too much on here, but let me just say that hopefully this time next year I’ll still be calling him Super President, but it won’t be sarcastic.
It’ll be strange to hear some Green Day songs that aren’t anti-America, though. And lets hope that conservative political people don’t swap places with all the liberals, and I have to put up with 4 more years of people (even if they are different ones) bitching about the president.
So, um, yeah. Yay America. :D
~Matt Booker
One more thing to add, and then I’ll leave the politics alone for a while…
In Socialist President, Healthcare pay for you!
Sorry. It was too tempting. :)
~Matt Booker
Matt, you filthy liar. That’s SHOPPED!
I know, because I’ve done a few shops in my time
*points to the second comment on this post*
“No CCCP, as this is just a digibash so far. (I’ve got a spare Ratchet set aside for it, though.)”
Not ‘shopped, but PSP’D. :)
That Trixie version of TFA Jazz, though… That’s totally real.
~Matt Booker
I’m not for PCism either and I wish people would stop thinking that it’s progressive thinking. It’s the exact opposite. We do have a Bill of Rights and people need to learn and remember them! I think Obama is going to turn the country around, but it’s not going to be overnight. He seems like a no nonsense type person and as far as accusations of him being communist, he can identify with the common man unlike the Presidents of the past who only could identify with the Elite class. We need someone that could help the middle and lower classes. What is so communist about that? Why should the wealthy get wealthier while the middle class gets screwed and the poor get poorer? We were prosperous under Clinton and he maintained a surplus and when Bush came into power, instead of keeping the surplus, he gave it back as rebates to the American public and everyone seems to have a short memory about that. Then the war came, people were losing their jobs after 9/11 because all of the jobs were going overseas and the Administration did nothing to stop it. It’s going to get worse before it gets better and I hope Obama forces the companies to bring the jobs back because I am so sick and tired of talking to someone in another country that is not qualified to answer my questions. I like them, they’re polite, but they weren’t fully trained for that.
Ha ha! I love the Ratchet. And wow, I’ve actually come across a fellow Transfan with views similar to my own. I’m libertarian as well, and so IMO all politicians (on the State and federal level, at least) are scumbags. I also don’t understand the hero worshiping of someone who is still alive. I mean, what if the object of your admiration gets caught in a compromising position with two prostitutes, the cast of Rent, and a donkey? I would rather play it safe and wait until they’re dead and buried. And even then maybe not if they seem like the kind of person to have secret journals that might come out…
But then I’m a cynical bitch, so there you go. :)
Yeah, I learned my lesson with Richard Nixon…
*Shakes his fist angrily at the cast of Rent and the corpse of that donkey.*
Oh, and RedConvoy, all nice points. Again, here’s hoping he turns out to be good. So far as his economic policies, he seems to be leaning towards FDR style ideas, and history shows us that those types of things don’t work.
As for the socialism thing, and ‘the rich get richer while the middle class and poor get poorer…’ Well, while worship of money is not a good thing, getting rich is a traditional part of the American dream. Capitalism, and all that. The truth of the matter is that our system is built on competition, and that’s a harsh thing for most of the namby pamby of today.
In the history of other countries, there are few examples of rags to riches stories. But in American history, how many men can you think of where they grasped and clawed at the dirt around them, gnashed and forced their way up through industry, and resounding made success their bitch?
Sure, there are lots of examples of already rich people doing the same thing, but that’s not the point.
The rat race is called that for a reason, but it rewards the ambitious.
I think we should have fair and equal education, and help the actually disabled, but there are lots of people that, having tasted the sweet teet of government milk (or is that government cheese?), they grow idle and keep on suckin.
I come from a middle class to low income county of Illinois. I love the land, and it’s safe to say that the majority of people are middle class, with a smattering of wealthy (by our standards) people. But I’ve known whole families who raise their kids with the knowledge to take advantage of the system. They’ve had generations to figure out the best way to get government money, to get hurt at jobs, and to have kids by several different daddies so they can get support.
(In case anyone wants to bring race into this, these people are mostly white. That’s just the demographic of the county.)
I am not kidding about that. Nor am I exaggerating, and it sucks that I’m not.
For those people, and there are allot of them (and many different kinds, ranging from hippies to welfare families), working is for suckers.
Well, I’ve got to go to work so I’ll have to cut this rant short. Let me finish this post by just saying… Man, I really hoped the Obama presidency wouldn’t be tainted by lots of race remarks, but it doesn’t look like it. Dumbass rappers being racist, economic advisers talking about ‘white construction workers’ (and how jobs should NOT go to skilled professionals), and conservative and liberal commentators talking about race constantly. Blar…
So, um, yeah. *Shakes his fist at the cast of Rent, but is less angry at that dead donkey.*
~Matt Booker
Still planning on actually making this guy?
I dunno. I’ve never done an actual repaint before, so he’s there but shelved back a bit. It’s currently sitting behind ‘finish the lugnut guide’ which is right behind ‘cut a big chunk of plastic for the lugnut guide’ which is behind ‘do the wreck-gar guide’.
At least it’s not behind ‘fix cheator.’
I do have something special ready and scheduled to post on Easter, though.
~Matt Booker
Yeah, the most I’ve done on a repaint is painting a bit of one Snake Eye’s lower arm to match the color of another Snake Eyes (I wanted to give the second G3 Snake Eyes (First one with the visor) the wrist dart launcher from the Pyramid of Darkness Snake Eyes, which was purple). I could probably do more if I got better paint, but that would mean less new TFs and figures!
And you should get working on that Wreck-Gar guide!