“Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States…” With those words, the start of Barack Obama’s speech at the 2011 WHCA (White House Correspondents’ Association) gala was officially announced. But this was not just another formal entrance made by a celebrity-politician at the beginning of a banquet sponsored by a nationally renowned American journalism organization. On the contrary, the presentation was “carnivalesque” and had a taste of patriotism with a special flavor from the glorious 80s decade. Recent questionings of Barack’s “Americaness” made by Donald Trump justified any attempt to deviate from tradition. President Obama made a triumphant entrance to the official WHCA podium and Hulk Hogan’s “Real American” song delighted a surprised audience that ranged from “non-profit” journalism organizations like NPR to corporate moguls such as Fox News, MSNBC, and of course, Mr. Donald Trump.
Being an old school professional wrestling fan, I have to admit that Obama’s creative entrance to the banquet was inspiring and powerful. Despite my opposition to many recent American foreign interventions and a whole life denouncing U.S. colonialism in Puerto Rico, hearing that legendary song gave me some small pride on being one of the few graduate students at Penn State that supports and follows the spectacle of excesses known as professional wrestling. I knew someday Barack was going to compensate me for the loan (vote) that he received during the 2008 presidential elections. Yes, he did!
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