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Obama vs. Pinky & The Brain
Posted by Raven on July 19th, 2008
I’ve always thought the ObamaMessiah was too confident and arrogant and it would all come back to slap him upside his big head. I think people are starting to see this fool for what he really is. More than a few handfuls of Obama fans up my way have began to question the qualifications and experience, or lack of. And many are getting annoyed at the Rock Star and Groupie like behavior they perceive Obama has become.
I read this yesterday with amusement because it’s so true and in a way, very humorous.
Barack Obama wants to speak at the Brandenburg Gate. He figures it would be a nice backdrop. The supporting cast — a cheering audience and a few fainting frauleins — would be a picturesque way to bolster his foreign policy credentials.
What Obama does not seem to understand is that the Brandenburg Gate is something you earn. President Ronald Reagan earned the right to speak there because his relentless pressure had brought the Soviet empire to its knees and he was demanding its final “tear down this wall” liquidation. When President John F. Kennedy visited the Brandenburg Gate on the day of his “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech, he was representing a country that was prepared to go to the brink of nuclear war to defend West Berlin.
Who is Obama representing? And what exactly has he done in his lifetime to merit appropriating the Brandenburg Gate as a campaign prop? What was his role in the fight against communism, the liberation of Eastern Europe, the creation of what George Bush the elder — who presided over the fall of the Berlin Wall but modestly declined to go there for a victory lap — called “a Europe whole and free”?
One lady I know actually mentioned the JFK speech- she was young and politically active at the time and felt JFK deserved to grace that space with his speech. Granted the world was different back then, but she did tell me that Obama has done nothing to rate such attention. She’s as liberal as they come. Bless her soul.
Americans are beginning to notice Obama’s elevated opinion of himself. There’s nothing new about narcissism in politics. Every senator looks in the mirror and sees a president. Nonetheless, has there ever been a presidential nominee with a wider gap between his estimation of himself and the sum total of his lifetime achievements?
Obama is a three-year senator without a single important legislative achievement to his name, a former Illinois state senator who voted “present” nearly 130 times. As president of the Harvard Law Review, as law professor and as legislator, has he ever produced a single notable piece of scholarship? Written a single memorable article? His most memorable work is a biography of his favorite subject: himself.
Yes, Obama thinks rather highly of himself. Arrogant? Big ego? Over confident? Has someone talked him into this whole thing? Some of my liberal friends are starting to think this is the case. Arrogance, a big ego and over confidence aren’t always viewed as good traits. Obama needs to change this image so many have of him now. He needs to drop the halo and come back to Earth.
For the first few months of the campaign, the question about Obama was: Who is he? The question now is: Who does he think he is?
The serious question people should be asking is WHY is OBAMA running for President? Is he really trying to change the world with all his gainful wisdom? Is he using his admired but still questioned life fairy tale as proof he is THE ONE to save the world?
I think Pinky and the Brain would do a better job.
July 19th, 2008 at 8:15 pm
Funny you should mention Pinky, tall, skinny, big ears, hmm. The Brain has it all over Obama.
As far as his arrogance and lack of experience, you would think voters will not be fooled but it has happened before. This is an election that is winnable but can McCain do it? I’m afraid this will be McCain pulling defeat from the jaws of victory.
July 30th, 2008 at 5:21 pm
It is becoming more and more clear to me that Obama really has no underlying politcal convictions than perhaps a few socialist persuasions. What he really wants is the office, and he’s doing whatever it takes to get there.
August 1st, 2008 at 11:24 pm
and I ask, what did JFK do prior to him becoming president? He too, was elected in a rock star “air”. Does it really matter? In either case, would you want a president that was unsure of himself and had his hands in his pockets and was mumbling “Aw shucks”. He is just the figurehead. The senate controls what happens, not the president.
August 2nd, 2008 at 12:02 am
Um. The President controls the entire executive branch. He is the Commander in Chief of the armed forces. He can veto laws. He nominates the Supreme Court justices. He is more than a figure head Marie. Much more.