while i do think that obama is articulate and a brilliant politician, a simple 30 min. investigation of his proposed spending policies would be enough make most rational people take pause...
is obama likable? completely. is he a bit snobbish? probably. does that matter? or rather... do i need to like my country's chief executive officer personally? not really. bill clinton is a total asshole, and everyone knows it. did he have reasonable foreign policies? for the most part, yes. did he curb the welfare state of the late 20th century? indeed he did. give me an interpersonally challenged leader with brilliant, sound policies over an attractive, personable marxist and i'll promise to vote the right guy in. or at least try.
There you go again. Reagan said it to Fritz Jimmy, and I repeat it in the same spirit addressed to the media.
Look at what they are telling us: That as the GOP Sharpens Attacks on Obama, they've noticed that In Flag City USA, False Obama Rumors Are Flying.
Meanwhile, as Obama Fiercely Defends His Patriotism, they've talked to a few people and discovered that McCain game plan worries insiders. (In early July? What kind if idiot "insiders" are these, if their opinions are accurately portrayed? Sorry, but lefty bloggers do not count. For much. Interested, yes. Worried? Hardly.)
Notice how Barack the August soars above the pagan rhetoric of the GOP and of his lesser-endowed fans, while John McCain is unleashing the flea-bitten hordes, bitterly clinging to the stale demons of the yesterday's politics.
They have their meme, do Barry and his pals o' the press, but I am hereby raising my hand and shouting: ENOUGH! Stop idealizing an unreconstructed leftist whose greatest feature is his willingness to play nifty tricks on the ditzy masses waiting for a guide to come and take them by the hand, leading them to the magical land of HOPECHANGEHOPE. For all of our faults, the American voters deserve much better from all of you than this hysterical swoon. Our nation faces important problems on which our government is Constitutionally empowered and entrusted to lead. To promise us the moon and the stars when they are only models created in some left-leaning Hollywood studio is to distract us from the business at hand.
We, the American people, want to win this war and leave Iraq for the Iraqis. We, the American people, want to sweat our way out of these economic doldrums. We, the American people, at long last realize that we have the energy under our own land to solve our current energy problems AND the ingenuity which, if unfettered by trite regulations, can create and transition to the next sources of energy.
This country, to paraphrase someone of whom most of us haven't heard, has paid to see the Carter Administration, and now we won't pay again. The cost is too high, even if its face is prettier.
The giant Obamatron be damned.
By Mark Kilmer
reposted from andrew buttaro's blog:
You see them. You know them. You may even be one. We're talking about Obamatrons.
Barack Obama has frequently touted his ability to attract new voters to his campaign, and there's no doubt he's been fairly successful in this regard. But there's something unnerving about many of his backers. Whether it's supporters fainting at his rallies like teenage girls at a Justin Timberlake concert or the euphoric, vaguely Orwellian "Yes, We Can" chants, it's clear that at least some Obama boosters are uniquely, er, proud of their candidate. For your robotic, unwavering support, we hereby dub thee Obamatrons.
What qualifies you as an Obamatron? If at least a few of the following conditions describe you, well, you're probably an Obamatron:
1. You've ordered multiple items from the Obama campaign store, and habitually show up to bars and parties wearing an "Obama '08" tee shirt. Obama gear is usually accompanied by a smug, self-satisfied smile.
2. The will.i.am video is bookmarked on your computer, and saved on your YouTube favorites list.
3. When asked to substantiate your support for Obama, you offer platitudinous explanations like "We just need change," or, "He's so inspiring!"
4. Despite fervent support for Obama, you show a general lack of knowledge about American politics B.O. (Before Obama). When watching a Hillary Clinton rally, for instance, you point to Bill and ask, "Who's that?"
5. At the same time, you often feel compelled to share arcane details about the political system with anyone who will listen. Most likely picked up from a headline in the New York Times or overheard on CNN, you'll ask, "Did you hear that Obama won the Wyoming caucuses?" or make observations like "I hear superdelegates are breaking 2-to-1 for Obama!"
6. You have an almost irresistible urge to tell every cashier, cab driver, and - especially - Starbucks barista that you're voting for Obama. While waiting in line for your soy macchiato you may even strategically arrange your Obama pin so that it appears more prominently.
7. You have actually texted primary and/or caucus results to a friend while celebrating an Obama victory, or have asked them to do the same.
8. You have changed your Facebook profile picture or AIM buddy icon to Obama's visage.
9. You blithely mention Obama's race speech or his 2004 DNC address as evidence that the Illinois Senator is the second coming of John F. Kennedy, but when pressed, can't explain the content of either speech.
10. You own, but most likely haven't read, at least one of Barack Obama's books. Either "The Audacity of Hope" or "Dreams From My Father" probably even rests on your nightstand, or better yet, your coffee table.