Posted by
The Gunny on Friday, May 29, 2009 8:33:38 AM
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In this, the age of noise, we are bombarded daily with images of, and are constantly forced to listen to, the praises of Obama. I once went an entire month without watching TV, without listening to the radio, and without reading a newspaper. I actually survived the ordeal quite well and the world did not destroy itself, the sky didn’t fall, and the Wall Street is still there. In fact, out of curiosity, I monitored my blood pressure daily and I noticed it was down significantly. But, of course, I couldn’t continue ignoring local and world events, because, you see, I’m a political news junkie. Political news to me is what the Soaps are to others. With soap operas you have a choice of two or three channels depending on your preferences, but with the news, no matter which news channel you select, it’s the same bland pap of Obama this and Obama that and how magnificent, intelligent, and forward –thinking he is. At times it smacks of outright idolatry. It sickens me. Yet, like a deer in the headlights, I continue to watch.
Noting the mental illness aspect of this, I have observed that many who voted for Obama are still waiting for a different result. “Give the man time.” “Rome wasn’t built in a day.” “He means well.” These are typical phrases coming from friends and relatives who have gone over to the dark side. They are still awaiting the “hope” and “change” they were promised by Obama. When I ask them what hope or what change, I get that stunned by the headlights look, but no answer.
Has anyone else noticed the absence of satirical humor concerning Obama in the Main Stream Media? It’s like we are living in the Soviet Union and Stalin is dictating things. Oh, there was plenty of underground humor in those bad old Cold War days, or so I’m told, but no one dared to publish or speak openly about the man unless it was in praise. Why do I get that eerie feeling that we are reliving those days, but it’s in United States instead of the Union of Soviet Russia? Instead of jokes being whispered in the backrooms and alleys of Moscow, we of the age of noise have the relative anonymity of the internet where you can find plenty of hilarity about the Bamster, for the time being.
I wonder how many Obamanites know the meaning of the terms “individualism” and “collectivism.” Then I wonder how many of these same folks know the tremendous impact of the phrase “pursuit of happiness” found in the opening sentences of our Declaration of Independence. While the Supreme Court has decided that the pursuit of happiness means, in some perverse, convoluted way, the right to abortions on demand, I for one, do not believe them. One has to accept the premise that the pursuit of happiness is either an individual or a collective endeavor to further your station in life in a legal manner. If you believe that we as individuals have the right to make as much out of our lives as we possibly can, to pursue wealth and luxury for ourselves and our families, then you are a Capitalist. If, on the other hand, you believe that it is mean and selfish to look out for yourself, that individuals should not pursue wealth and prosperity because of the mistaken belief that it forces someone else to be poor and down-trodden, then you are a Socialist.
Those enamored of Obama may or may not see through his many disguises. He can tell you out of one side of his mouth that he believes in all the values and morals of conservative America, while on the other side of mouth he is spouting socialism — about the value of government ownership and leadership in all aspects of your lives. You should know this about Obama: he lies when he wants to appeal to your national pride. Otherwise, he tells the truth when he talks about making changes in America. It’s those “changes” that every freedom loving American should be very afraid of.
If you believe in freedom and in yourself and in the power of your own intellect and ability to make your own way in this world, and you still believe Obama is the answer, you are in for a rude awakening. If you believe that sacrificing yourself for the good of society will make a better world, then you are a deluded fool who thinks equality is the same as freedom and that mediocrity is ideal. How dare you, Obama, think you can spend the yet unearned money of our future and punish us today with higher taxes to pay for it? How dare you think that ignoring our Constitution, thumbing your nose at those who produce the real wealth and killing incentives for large and small business men and women is in any way honorable and deserving of the praise of decent and honest Americans? How dare you take the world's finest system of medical care and socialize it into an inferior life-threatening abomination? How dare you create more taxes every day, yet tell us that you won't tax our income? How long Lord, before this country gets its back up and throws him the hell out?