Parody As a Weapon Part CXVIII; We got Joe Biden, Babe.

Earlier this month, in Part CXVII, we examined how a certain secretary of the Biden cabinet was Absent With Out Leave from his duties as a member of the National Command Authority. This week, we add that to the ever expanding lists of Biden administration “accomplishments” (otherwise known as “losses”) that have been parading before us all for the last three years.

Late next week on February 2^nd will be the observation of Groundhog Day. As a result of Harold Ramis’ brilliant film masterpiece (which he co-wrote and directed), the holiday has gone beyond the celebration of a weather-predicting mammal to a metaphor for being required to relive the same task over and over again until you figure out how to do it right.

As weatherman Phil Connors, Bill Murray found himself stuck in a snow-covered Punxsatawney, PA and forced to repeat this day that he most dreads, and learns to work out what is truly important and meaningful as a result of the rote repetition and failure.

Each Groundhog Day opens for Connors with the radio alarm clock in his bed & breakfast room sounding at 6 am with Sonny and Cher belting out “I Got You, Babe”. When one hears the tune enough, it is not difficult to imagine a purgatory-like existence being punctuated by its repetitive performance.

The metaphor of Groundhog Day should not be lost on those who love America and don’t want to see our mistake of the last election repeated. As the 2024 election approaches, it looks like we might be given a chance to do 2020 over one more time in order to get it right (though unlike Phil Connors, there are not enough do-overs to give time for piano lessons). Hopefully, we will use this opportunity to save the old man and win over Andie McDowell, and not drive America off the cliff and into the quarry, where it explodes shortly after impact.

Though “I Got You, Babe” ultimately fed well into the fabric of the movie for the reason noted above, this was not the Sonny and Cher song originally slated to be the first thing heard by Bill Murray’s character during each Groundhog Day repeat. The earlier plan was to have Phil Connors made awake by the bass-driven “The Beat Goes On”, which has a subject matter more closely related to the themes of the film. The decision to change this certainly didn’t hurt the movie, and it left the other tune free for me to borrow and expand to set the lyrics to this week’s parody, which is a summary of why Joe Biden shouldn’t be given another chance to hit the snooze button on the White House alarm clock after January, 2025.

Defeat goes on, defeat goes on
Biden keeps showin’ the world his behind
La-de-da-de-de, so says Joey B.

U S troops once held Afghanistan
Now the folks there have the Taliban
Biden says they’ll help protect our troops
Suicide bomber makes our hosts say “Oops!”