Senator Barack Obama’s (D-Ill.) superstar popularity has certainly been no surprise. Virtually all media outlets act as if he is the center of the universe,and record his every move,no matter how insignificant or irrelevant. Courtesy of CNN news, I’ve learned more about his affinity for basketball, his quasi-addiction to cigarettes, and his exorbitant gym hours than his positions on various important national issues. Much like Louis XIV of France, Barack Obama has been depicted (primarily by the media, but also by die-hard supporters) to what resembles a God-ordained panacea to the United States’ problems. Unfortunately, there is little evidence to indicate that Mr. Obama is actually competent or able to deliver on these promises, or more importantly,live up to these exorbitantly bloated expectations. Mr. Obama has frequently used his undying faith in our federal government to make promises to our people; essentially, he proposes that his election to our country’s highest office will undoubtedly solve all of America’s problems. Blasting any rational criticism of his proposals as “same old Washington politics,” Mr. Obama would like us to believe that he is able to deliver what no other human in office has been able to do thus far. Despite the fact that he has yet to complete one full senate term (and has made very meager accomplishments to date),Mr.Obama has pledge to solve America’s economic,energy, and social problems during the course of his anticipated first term. Further, he also believes that his devastating lack of experience in government poses zero risk and liabilities; however, it probably wasn’t a coincidence that he picked a Vice President with 20+ years of political experience. While I acknowledge his vivacious stage-presence, dramatic speaking skills, and suave political maneuvers, it is clear that Mr. Obama is primarily driven by an over-inflated ego.
If we need a reminder of the true Barack Obama, we only need to venture back a few months to April 2008,when Mr.Obama provided commentary on the reactions of small-town Americans to the difficult economic situation that existed at the time. At a private fund-raiser in San Francisco, Mr. Obama proclaimed, “It’s not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.”
Although these comments have long been scrutinized, repeated,and criticized since they left Obama’s uppity lips,they will forever provide a window to how Mr. Obama truly feels about the individuals he will ultimately need to draw votes from: lower and middle America. To assume small-town Americans (or any Americans in any town for that matter) only care about crucial 2nd Amendment,immigration,or free trade issues when the tides are down not only disrespects them to the nth degree, but immensely downplays the national importance of the three aforementioned issues. Despite committing this grotesque faux pas, Mr. Obama refused to apologize; after all, by doing so, he would effectively be pleading guilty to the charges of arrogance. Instead however, he offered the following words of comfort: “If I worded things in a way that made people offended, I deeply regret that.” How thoughtful. The fact of the matter is, Americans were not distraught with the semantics of his message,but turned off by his pretentious, condescending attitude.
Mr. Obama’s ego may be overinflated, but surprisingly, that is not what makes him dangerous. His undying need to enlarge, empower,and expand the federal government is what truly equates him to The Sun King. Through the octopus-like tentacles of government, Mr. Obama plans to increase taxes with the intention of redistributing incomes. Further, using the power of taxation and piggy-backing off America’s wealthy, Mr. Obama plans on providing a faulty nationalized healthcare plan. Instead of allowing large oil corporations to act autonomously, Mr. Obama plans on digging deep into their profits, and effectively rendering them unable to invest in new technologies that will ultimately make us independent of international oil. Obama’s election to the government foreshadows an inevitable (and exponential) increase in the size of our national government, with him on the helm. Instead of taxing, Obama should focus on limiting the size of our federal government,giving tax credits,and lessening the tax burdens; all of these maneuvers would ensure increased economic activity, a much needed development in these past slumping quarters. Not surprisingly, Sen. John McCain’s economic platform involves heavy use of tax credits,reduced taxes, and commitments to keep congress from raising taxes.
In essence, Mr. Obama’s hackneyed campaign messages of “change” and “hope” ultimately convey one very interesting message; Mr. Obama is basically saying, “I will fix everything, all by myself.” This is conveyed through his decision to wage a serious campaign for the Presidency, despite not having completed even one term in the Senate and not occupying a single leadership role in government since his entrance into politics. Further, his undying belief in the effectiveness of big government is not only egotistical,but dangerous for everyday Americans. While a direct comparison to King Louis XIV presents a hyperbole, we should not dismiss the comparison outright; until then, do not wait for one election to magically erase our country’s problems.
Well put — sadly, these Obama worshippers will probably kill you for writing this.
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Sadly, this article is a mere personal attack, which only degrades the quality of the magazine.
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Summary of first half of article: “Obama has a large ego. a REALLY large ego!!! its BIGG!!!”
Then you drop this bombshell:
“Mr. Obama’s ego may be overinflated, but surprisingly, that is not what makes him dangerous. ”
Translation: All the stuff I said about obama’s big ego? I just wasted your time. Because him having a large ego doesn’t matter. Here comes a totally separate issue that matters.
Let’s go down your deep analysis of why Obama’s a bad candidate:
You describe government as having “octopus-like tentacles”. Which I suppose is a lot worse than if government had tentacles that were more “squid-like”.
You say “Mr. Obama plans to increase taxes with the intention of redistributing incomes.”, without acknowledging that Bush has been giving the rich tax cuts for many years.
You say “Further, using the power of taxation and piggy-backing off America’s wealthy, Mr. Obama plans on providing a faulty nationalized healthcare plan.”
The analysis here is simply brilliant. The adjective “faulty” REALLY tells me what’s wrong with obama’s healthcare plan! Thanks for getting into the details here!
You say “Instead of allowing large oil corporations to act autonomously, Mr. Obama plans on digging deep into their profits, and effectively rendering them unable to invest in new technologies that will ultimately make us independent of international oil.”
You provide absolutely zero evidence for the following assumptions and claims:
1) large oil corporations have an intention of investing in said new technologies instead of simply lining the pockets of executive officers
2) oil corporations will not have “autonomy” (whatever that means in your small world) after tax increases
3) oil corporations are the only entities capable of making us independent of international oil (gov’t funded r&d, anyone?)
You say “Obama’s election to the government foreshadows an inevitable (and exponential) increase in the size of our national government, with him on the helm.”
I really don’t know how you calculated “exponential” here. Do you know how exponents work?
The federal government spent close to 3 trillion dollars in fiscal year 2007. For Obama to increase the size of our national government by the smallest integer exponent that is not 1, he would have to increase spending to 3^2 trillion dollars. That’s spending 9 trillion dollars.
Do you seriously think that Obama is going to approve 6 trillion dollars in new spending?
“Instead of taxing, Obama should focus on limiting the size of our federal government,giving tax credits,and lessening the tax burdens; all of these maneuvers would ensure increased economic activity, a much needed development in these past slumping quarters.”
Yes, all those tax cuts for the rich did wonders for the Bush presidency! Oh wait, who was the president leading the charge into these “past slumping quarters” again…?
“Not surprisingly, Sen. John McCain’s economic platform involves heavy use of tax credits,reduced taxes, and commitments to keep congress from raising taxes.”
Really? He uses “reduced taxes” to stop “raising taxes”? That’s f-ing brilliant!
I’d also like to mention that while you point out that his running mate has 20+ years of experience, you totally disregard it.
What does the resume of the VP pick on the other side look like? I’ll tell you what the resume looks like. It looks like the winner of a beauty pageant in a state outside of the continental US. That’s the kind of VP I need.
All in all, very insightful analysis! You sir, have the IQ of a chair.
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