Counting on Ignorance
The fascinating phenomena that continues in the form of the Obama campaign represents the most striking example of a campaign relying on the ignorance of the population to win the most powerful office in the land.
All that is required is the suspension of preconceptions and biases, simply listening to Obama talk, and reading about his policy positions. It doesn't take long to discover that the Democrat's Messiah is nothing close.
In his own speeches he will tout his commitment to bringing civility and respect back to the political process. Then he trashes President Bush in almost the next sentence, surprisingly even doing so when the Bush bash has nothing to do with the topic of his speech.
On the big issues of the day, he crafts his message based on his audience. Just a few examples I've noticed:
He proposed sweeping new taxes to fund his Univeral Healthcare plan. Then he said that only the rich will pay them.
One of the few issues you can find where he has held a consistent position is on gun control. He has always opposed private ownership of guns, and supports outright bans on handguns and assault rifles. Suddenly after the Supreme Court overturned DC's ban, he seemed to reverse himself.
He gives a speech on patriotism, apparently in an attempt to reassure people he really does like America. He promises never to question his opponent's patriotism, even though a day before his speech, a key member of his campaign did just that. When he was campaigning for the support of the Democrat Left, he announced that he would not wear a flag pin because, well, I still don't really know what he meant - something about it might be viewed as a pander. Then suddenly when he all but sealed his nomination, he began wearing one, which looks pretty much like a pander.
Ultimately, I can't figure out how so many are excited to elect a guy who will make their lives miserable. How does it make sense to elect somebody who has promised to raise taxes, restrict trade, cap energy supplies, pacify our enemies, dismantle the military, let the United Nations levy taxes on us, and give away our national sovereignty?
Yet the lemmings sprint toward the cliff.
All that is required is the suspension of preconceptions and biases, simply listening to Obama talk, and reading about his policy positions. It doesn't take long to discover that the Democrat's Messiah is nothing close.
In his own speeches he will tout his commitment to bringing civility and respect back to the political process. Then he trashes President Bush in almost the next sentence, surprisingly even doing so when the Bush bash has nothing to do with the topic of his speech.
On the big issues of the day, he crafts his message based on his audience. Just a few examples I've noticed:
He proposed sweeping new taxes to fund his Univeral Healthcare plan. Then he said that only the rich will pay them.
One of the few issues you can find where he has held a consistent position is on gun control. He has always opposed private ownership of guns, and supports outright bans on handguns and assault rifles. Suddenly after the Supreme Court overturned DC's ban, he seemed to reverse himself.
He gives a speech on patriotism, apparently in an attempt to reassure people he really does like America. He promises never to question his opponent's patriotism, even though a day before his speech, a key member of his campaign did just that. When he was campaigning for the support of the Democrat Left, he announced that he would not wear a flag pin because, well, I still don't really know what he meant - something about it might be viewed as a pander. Then suddenly when he all but sealed his nomination, he began wearing one, which looks pretty much like a pander.
Ultimately, I can't figure out how so many are excited to elect a guy who will make their lives miserable. How does it make sense to elect somebody who has promised to raise taxes, restrict trade, cap energy supplies, pacify our enemies, dismantle the military, let the United Nations levy taxes on us, and give away our national sovereignty?
Yet the lemmings sprint toward the cliff.
posted by Dan S. at 7:02 AM
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