Obama's Vain Beginning [Alan Keyes]

WorldNetDaily ^ | January 23, 2009 | Alan L. Keyes

[EternalVigilance]

Never forget the difference between good-sounding reasons and good sound reasoning. That was one of the first admonitions I remember hearing from my debate coach in high school.

Barack Obama's address at the high-priced ceremony marking his first day as an occupant of the White House is a masterful symphony of good sounding reasons, filled with allusions to America's founding principles, high ideals and high-minded purposes. Yet in the whole of it, there is not one shred of reasoning based on those principles, not one line that takes true account of their content and deliberately connects it with the view of government he articulates, or the wisps of policy he rhetorically flourishes. He uses words that evoke the founding ideals to give his assertions an aura of legitimacy, but he does not accept them as the starting point for deliberate reasoning that would justify those assertions. He respects their usefulness, not their authority.

Though Obama cleverly exploits the positive emotions still evoked by references to our founding ideals, he speaks without regard for the understanding that justifies those emotions, the logic that transforms them from good feelings to reasonable convictions; from vague hopes to truths which inform our lives and deserve our allegiance; and that we can sustain in the face of great sacrifice, pain and danger, even unto death. Because he refuses to acknowledge the vision of faith and reason actually articulated in our founding documents, his effort to portray the hard work and sacrifices of previous generations falls woefully short, in terms of truth and effectiveness:

[little jeremiah]

Here’s one, it only starts when 0bama gets angry, I’ll see if I can find more.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2170219/posts

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0109/17831.html

I saw a 3 1/2 minute one that was very telling because first 0bama was all cheery and friendly and as soon as a quesiton was asked his entire demeanor, body language, tone and “vibe”, if you will, changed.

Hmm - can’t seem to find the longer video, if I find it I’ll post a link here or maybe someone else will.

[Bosh Flimshaw]

This article makes me want to donate money to Keyes’ latest political organization/slush fund. Who knows, maybe a freeper here and there might even benefit.

[HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity]

He likes metaphors and clichés which mean nothing. The speech was filled with logical contradictions and nonsense which Keyes is right to point out. But when Obama is criticized for errors in fact and logic, the media calls the conservative critics racists and mean-spirited as if there is something hateful about being logical and factual. Obama's first order of business was to sign U.S. funding for abortions in foreign countries. That is insane. No U.S. tax money should be paying for that abroad. Obama lowers the standards and values of the United States to the "self-centered materialism" he learned at Columbia and Harvard. God, the Bible, divine and moral law go out the window. Along with your tax dollars.

But the media adores and worships Obama.

[BlueDragon]

bookmarked

[4Liberty]

Youth voters didn’t want a father-figure, they wanted an older-boyfriend figure.

They got it.

But the guy’s not competent to hold this position; he’s the Wal-mart greeter for the U.S. at best.