It is just starting to sink in to some of the groups that supported Obama just how badly you chose when you voted for this guy. Well, when I say “chose” I mean “blindly believed in and slavishly worshipped”. I mean, it isn’t liek you actually looked at the alternatives, or actually paid any attention to Obama beyond “Hey, he’s black! He must hate “˜the man’ as much as I do! And he dislikes the country! Awesome!”. You are angry, you are hurt, you are flabbergasted.
You are idiots.
Overall, maybe this is just one more good thing that can come out of the unmitigated disaster that will the be legacy of the Obama presidency. It is just possible that after electing this empty suit the left will realize that gosh darn it maybe character does matter after all, huh?
You don’t get off that easily though. I hear you crying and whining about “how were we supposed to know!”. I’ll tell you how.
- You knew Obama had almost no experience in government, had never balanced a budget or run a company.
- You knew Obama would say anything necessary to make an audience love him even during the election cycle he often flip-flopped on issues depending on who he was talking to.
- You knew Obama was no great thinker his academic record is not nearly as special as you think it is. This is no “constitutional scholar”. This is a man whose much vaunted tenure at “The Harvard Law Review” was substandard and weak.
- You knew this was a man who was afraid to let you know what he really thought about anything, if he thinks about it, because his voting record as a senator tells you everything you need to know about this guy. Namely that he is merely “present”.
- You knew he was corrupt his time in Chicago politics is a trail of kick backs, bribes and special deals for himself and his family.
- You knew he was in the pocket of the Democratic Party top echelon they re-wrote or broke many of their own rules to make sure he got the nomination.
- You knew he didn’t wholeheartedly support gay marriage he said so, out loud. It’s one of the few things he actually DID say.
- You knew he was going to be a national security disaster because he has based his whole foreign policy on personal popularity.
- You knew that he was more than willing to through any supporter under a bus the moment it suited his needs. he did it with long time confidants and associates.
In short whatever part of you thought Obama would be a useful ally simply wasn’t paying any attention. With any luck, this multi-trillion dollar lesson ( not to mention the decades to repair the economic and systemic damage ) might teach you to look beyond a pretty speech and a checkbox in the “why yes, I am a minority” box.
Just a thought.
cc: The image for this post is “Shepard Fairey’s Portrait of Barack Obama” and was used under creative commons as listed on this Flickr post.
Every time I watch the guy speak, I am appalled that America bought his act. He can't even act. He fails to ever speak sympathetically or emotionally. He just reads his script. At Buchenwald the other day he made a few remarks about the Holocaust with almost no emotion. How can anyone stand in place such as that and keep their eyes dry and on a script?
It's pretty obvious that you folks have not been paying attention. Republicans in general and conservatives in particular are so marginalized that no one really give a shit what you say or think. You are preaching to the choir and the choir is becoming smaller every day. With "leaders" like Limbaugh, Cheney, et al, you have become the laughing stock of the world as we repair the terrible damage done to the country by the idiot that preceded Obama. You can blame Bush for the election of Obama. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Terrible Bush = Excellent Obama. You idiots are so ignorant you can't see the rope a dope game that Obama is playing with you and you are falling for it hook line and sinker. Stay tuned for more of the same. he is running circles around you and you can't even see it.
This is an interesting comment to look back on.
* Obama's poll numbes are falling like rocks
* The "marginalized" Republican party is now more trusted by the american voters than the Dmeocrats are on economic issues
* Even with majority control of the House and the Senate, Obama cannot muster the political support to pass his own health care bill yet. He needs more time (long past his own deadline) to cut the deals and pay the pork
You're right – there are reactions. As the Hopium wears off the voters are seeing what they actually bought and they are getting pissed.
There is not a fact in the whole article ….just a lot of attempted smear. What a lightweight with undertones of racism. Neither the far left or far right get it done. People are elected by the independent vote. They spoke loud and clear but this un-scholarly hack article shows how weak the opposition is. Get some facts or go cling to your bible and guns.
Ok… lets try democratic anti-dissent bingo with rocky up there.
* Imply that your opponent is some sort of maginalized, potentially violent Jesus freak. Check.
* Accuse them of racism for daring to speak out against Obama. Check.
* Deny facts, but continue to demand them. Check (apparently we need the approved facts!) . Ckeck.
* Appeal to authority – claim that the dissenter is not qualified to comment ("un-scholarly"). Check.
Bingo!
Ok… lets try democratic anti-dissent bingo with rocky up there.
* Imply that your opponent is some sort of maginalized, potentially violent Jesus freak. Check.
* Accuse them of racism for daring to speak out against Obama. Check.
* Deny facts, but continue to demand them. Check (apparently we need the approved facts!) . Ckeck.
* Appeal to authority – claim that the dissenter is not qualified to comment ("un-scholarly"). Check.
Bingo!