The Devil and Mr. Obama: A Tragicomedy in Three Parts
Filed under: US Elections
PART I - Mr. Obama Goes Back to Church
So, Barack Obama makes his first visit to a church over the weekend after throwing his old church (of two decades) under the bus when it became politically inconvenient. One must wonder, of course, what else he'll be prepared to throw under the bus when it suits him -- our country, for instance? Does he, in fact, actually believe anything at all, other than that (just like Bill Clinton) he really wants to be president?
And while speaking at this church in Chicago, he declares that black fathers are "missing from too many lives and too many homes, they have abandoned their responsibilities, acting like boys instead of men. And the foundations of our families are weaker because of it."
I'd be genuinely interested in being educated by readers who are more expert in Obama's past than I am:
(1) In his pre-presidential career, what has he done for black folks? What, specifically, has he done to improve the lives of American blacks, either on a local or, more importantly, on a national scale? Because, if it's nothing, that would imply that black people are voting for him based on the color of his skin -- and as far as I'm concerned, that's racism.
(2) Has Obama ever said anything about negative about black fathers before he decided he wanted to be president? Has he ever said it to a room full of black voters during a campaign? More important, has he actually done anything to crack down on these irresponsible fathers? Because if he hasn't, that would imply he's only making this remark because he hopes it will play well among white voters -- a group he has substantial trouble with.
(3) Do black people take Obama seriously when he says things like this? Because if Obama really believes what he said, that should mean any number of people will come forward now to attack him as an "Uncle Tom" selling out to "whitey," the way they attacked Bill Cosby for saying similar things, the way they attack personages like Condi Rice, Clarence Thomas and J.C. Watts. Is that happening? Because if not, that would imply Obama is so sure of his black constituency that he believes they will blindly vote for him no matter what he says. In that case, see (1) above, and it would make his statement seem like a cosmic joke of truly epic proportions.
PART II: Mr. Obama Steps in it . . . Again!
Recently I reported on the fact that Obama's very first act in setting his presidential campaign in motion had been a total disaster leading to a humiliating resignation, and that this was pretty damning since Obama had specifically told us that, since he lacks executive experience, we must judge him by the quality of his campaign.
Again, leave aside how simply insane this position is. It means that, in Obama's view, anyone who manages to get elected president is therefore qualified to be president.
Amazingly, in his second major decision, he's blown it again. This time he has attempted to appoint a former campaign manager of Hillary Clinton's to chair his vice presidential nominee's staff before that nominee has even been selected. In other words, Obama is denying his own nominee the chance to have input as to who will lead the nominee's own staff! Even the Daily Kos, fanatically pro-Obama, is dumbfounded by this outrageous and arrogant misstep.
Two pitches, two strikes. Need we say more?
PART III: They Call Him Mr. Smear
The Chicago Sun Times reports that Obama has formed a new website to fight "smears" against his campaign. And how does he start things off? By smearing Rush Limbaugh with an utterly false accusation. Obama also claims that conservative bloggers started the rumor that his wife had used a racist term for whites while at church with Jeremiah Wright, a rumor Limbaugh specifically questioned. In fact, that's also totally false. A liberal blogger started the rumor, and left-wing journalists then turned around and blamed it on conservatives. Time magazine's Jay Carney was forced to apologize, but Obama still hasn't said a word.
Seems that rather than fighting smears with truth, Obama prefers to fight the truth with smears. how ironic!
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