Posted on 10/15/2008 9:01:25 PM PDT by fiodora
Moments of crisis have their purpose, not least of which is to witness how those weathering them will measure up to much greater challenges ahead. The recent financial market tumble afforded priceless opportunities to rate the strength of character of those to whom we may soon be yielding the power to govern. It is noteworthy that when the opportunity arose to display the desired strengths upon which voters will be counting on beyond voting day, Barack Obama -- not John McCain -- chose instead to mock the presumed shortcomings of his opponent.
This particular crisis also furnished Obama and his loyal media posse with an unparalleled opportunity to reinforce the central theme of his campaign, which casts his opponent as the proud and fated heir of the totality of George W. Bush's legacy. The favored three-pronged Obama strategy now consists of dissociating his own party of any shared responsibility for the debacle, refocusing the blame for the negatives on his opponent and taking front stage as the deliverer from all our calamities. But this strategy is bound for failure.
The first reason why Obama will be defeated is that this hour of crisis has uncovered a fierce vein of opportunism in the man. This pathological streak, characterized by a blind determination to succeed at all costs, was prominently displayed in his gleeful impetuosity to capitalize on the media's alarmist reports of a complete financial "meltdown".
During this financial collapse's most climactic moments, Obama directed his efforts at pandering to a somewhat misguided public discontent and stoking the embers of panic, rather than drafting alternative solutions for addressing the economic imbalances that precipitated the crisis in the first place. For a campaign that was pioneered on the pledge to steer off petty attacks, these types of knee-jerk reactions now define both the man and his campaign as both marked by extreme lapses of cognitive dissonance.
The second reason for the coming fall of Obama is that, while bad tidings may draw some attention, they are seldom guaranteed to encourage sustained support for the messenger. Obama's own predecessor is well acquainted with the unintended consequences of placing too much emphasis on the politics of doom and derision. Most people are eventually worn out and disillusioned by the constant drum of negativity. Other than the static mantra of "change we can believe in" -- recently modified to the slightly more imperious "change we need" -- Obama has little to offer in the way of any substantial alternatives to offset his ominous outlook of a future absent his wisdom and guidance at the helm, which leads one to believe that about the only thing that he can guarantee will change are his campaign slogans.
The third reason for Obama's eventual defeat is that -- in spite of his hopes for the triumph of image over substance -- he seems not to have yet assimilated the rather basic political maxim that words and deeds which project mutually contradictory messages can easily become very powerful weapons in the hands of one's adversary. To wit, few things appeared more contrived than the impassioned appeals on behalf of the downtrodden and the stern words of rebuke against the excesses of ruthless Wall Street profiteers still in his breath, as he boarded his personal jet to join in a $28,500 (hat tip to readers for correcting the figure) per plate fund raising fete with the most fiscally intemperate of our species: the lavish Hollywood glitterati. Needless to say, such glaring inconsistencies leave Obama wide open to the same charges of hypocrisy he has more than once indignantly leveled against the opposition.
The fourth reason is Obama's curious -- but not wholly unpredictable -- decision to yoke himself with Joe Biden, the gaffe-prone and mischievously wry senator from Delaware, whose core ideology is virtually indistinguishable from his own. Set against McCain's choice of Sarah Palin as his running mate, which brought a new level of political relevance to the office of vice-president, the democratic ticket has suddenly emerged as the one that offers the least opportunities for distinct philosophical approaches to today's sundry economic and social issues. It is no wonder the McCain-Palin ticket has become so attractive to a country that -- contrary to the current progressive dogma -- is very willing to embrace diversity.
And finally, with the exigencies of the moment calling for more desperate measures will come the re-awakening in Obama's mind of the notion that sooner or later he will have to conjure up the uncharitable verdict of racial malfeasance as the cause for this country's hesitancy in exalting him to the lofty echelons of American politics. No longer will he forego requiring votes from the reluctant as guilt offerings to atone for their prejudice laden indecision, or employing subsidiary bully pulpits to showcase his own personal (and mostly imagined) upheaval as a contestant of unwonted pedigree amidst what he and his minions insist on characterizing as a hopelessly racist electorate. And the more egregious these calls to penance for racial sins at the voting booth become, the more he will incur the disdain of those who silently feel that it should only be called racism when one votes or doesn't vote for a candidate because of the color of his skin. on "Why Obama Will Lose"
However, if a southern democrat senator with a democrat governor as a running mate were on the ticket........then it would be 24-7 the importance of executive experience, the history of presidential elections, etc., etc.
Another good example is military service......
When Clinton ran, military experience was played down by the MSM, because the republicans, Bush41 and Dole, were real war heroes and Clinton was a draft dodger (the MSM even covered up his lying/law breaking concerning his draft record), BUT, when Gore and Kerry ran, suddenly, it was important for a candidate to also be a veteran (the MSM covered up the real reasons that Gore and Kerry only served a fraction of the required term/tour of duty for Viet Nam).................today, the MSM reluctantly acknowledges McCain's real hero status, but is, for the most part, silent on the importance of military veteran service. How convenient.........
NOT ONLY HAS OBAMA NOT SERVED IN THE US MILITARY, HE HAS SIDED WITH AMERICANS AND US GROUPS THAT HAVE SIDED WITH THE ENEMIES WE ARE CURRENTLY ENGAGED IN WAR WITH !!!!!!!!!!!!!! YES, I AM YELLLLLLING !!!!
The MSM covered for Clinton to get him elected, and they are covering for Obama to get him elected.......Clinton was/is deeply flawed, as is Obama.
If Obama were to win, it would only be possible through naked media bias and massive vote fraud, the same way Clinton won two presidential elections.
For those who cannot see the naked media bias, well, the scales have not fallen from their eyes as of yet..........
The basic tools of the MSM are hammer and tongs, and rose-colored glasses. To paraphrase Fox News, I'll let viewers decide as to which political party gets the hammer and tongs, and which party is seen through the rose-colored glasses.
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One last thought...
Obama has no Perot factor helping him.
Clinton did, both times.
Obama does not have the Perot factor, but he does have something very big that the Clinton races did not have to such a degree......."racial bias" browbeating peer pressure by the Obama camp and the MSM.........the kind of stuff that frightens queasy democrats, moderates, independents and RINOs into hiding behind the couch.
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That too!! You have a point but Fraud by any other name is still Fraud no? It all stinks imho. CO
Recently, the nauseating cult-like media does not even bother to pretend they are “converted.”
The media-lackies happily hump the freedom of press...
Now we have Odinga’s model...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8QcpdUtxNQ
You are right!!!!!
Do you think then that Joe Biden along with other officials in the Democratic Party should be prosecuted for fraud in allowing Obama to continue his charade of running for President when everyone knows he doesn't have a valid birth certificate?
I left off the Obambi...that comes from Jack Wheeler.
Yeah actually I do. I think they should ALL be prosecuted, exposed and everything else that can be done to them. I suppose it depends on the will of the opposition and “authorities” whoever that might be nowadays. Shiza. CO
Yeah actually I do. I think they should ALL be prosecuted, exposed and everything else that can be done to them. I suppose it depends on the will of the opposition and “authorities” whoever that might be nowadays. Shiza. CO
Actually in addition, Biden also, being the plaguerist that he is should be completely under the microscope but it doesn’t seem like the American public are interested in any of these matters. Along with the f-—ing media McCain is fighting an almost impossible battle. However, I can attest to the fact that the American public will absolutely RUE the day that they ever got Obama, (the complete Socialist/Marxist/Fascist) running their country. Freedom as they know it, will no longer exist, period. CO
Oh, sorry!
I am seeing almost as many 4 year old Kerry stickers as I am seeing Obama stickers.
There is the key. White guilt. My freaking liberal neighbors are PROUD that they have a chance to vote for a black man. His history be damned. What a bunch of freaking idiots. And yes all of us not voting for the messiah are racists in their eyes. These are college educated dumb asses.
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