Posted on 03/15/2008 11:35:59 AM PDT by bahblahbah
The Obama Implosion
In a nutshell, Obama just doesn’t get it. The more he keeps hedging and huffing about the demagogic (“God damn America”) Wright, while simultaneously preaching about ethics, tolerance, and healing, and the more his own prior sermons are juxtaposed to Wright’s venom, so the more Obama appears an Elmer Gantry-like figure.
He obviously either doesn’t fully grasp the degree to which his intimate relationship with a peddler of hatred offends Americans; or he feels that the Wright narratives are merely a wink-and-nod part of the local Chicago African-American landscape, and thus not that big a deal; or he finds some sort of psychological fix in listening to a surrogate provide a vitriolic, vicarious payback; or he is so indebted to Wright for providing him the requisite racial fides to start his career that he simply cannot say, “I was wrong to have been a part of Rev. Wright’s church; it is divisive and at odds with what I have tried to achieve in this campaign, and I’ve resigned from it.”
I pass on the fifth option that someone like Obama really believes the Wright lunancy.
Hard to Believe
Given Obama’s past sanctimonious dismissal of the Christian right (“The so-called leaders of the Christian right, who’ve been all too eager to exploit what divides us.”), he now is in danger of not just playing the hypocrite, but the fool as well. Referring to Wright as a “respectable biblical scholar” et al, is laughable—given that almost everything Wright seems to assert, whether about the Roman Empire or the origins of AIDs, is buffoonery.
The notion that Obama never heard any such nonsense is, well, nonsense—given that he frequented the church for 20 years, laughed off some of the Wright hyperbole in his own memoirs, and has a wife whose invective about America as not worthy of her pride, mean, etc dovetails with his pastor’s sermons. Moreover, his own past interviews belie his most recent assertion that Wright was merely his pastor, rather than a political advisor. And we learn that during those tough years in which Michelle Obama was whining about having to budget money to pay back those government-guaranteed student loans to Harvard Law School, the Obamas were giving thousands of dollars each year to subsidize the Wright hatred. Messiahs are supposed to tell the whole truth, and nothing but the truth—and all the time.
This is hope and change and the new transparency?
The Dean Syndrome
What we have here is a bright, eloquent, and utterly insular candidate, incredibly naïve, with terrible judgment who is absolutely clueless about America. He seems an improved model of Howard Dean—opinionated, snazzy, faddish, riding on popular insanity—and then in one fell swoop (“Yeaaahhhhhhh”) ridiculous. It may well be that the old guard Democratic elite, as nervous now at the popular Obama hysteria as they were over the flash-in-the-pan Deanomaniacs, may have to impose a buyer’s remorse “Kerry solution” and step in as super-delegates to stop the hysteria nonsense and get behind the plodding Hillary workhorse. But unlike the Dean implosion, the Obama crack-up is much later in the game.
You see, the problem is that the Obamas have had two only audiences in their lives, both narrow and, worse, fawning: one, apparently a highly politicized and often angry Chicago African-American constituency that believes in AIDs conspiracies and the pathological role of the United States, and, two, a guilt-ridden elite white audience in the Ivy League and the media who does not object to, or in fact enjoys, being told why America is the sort of awful place Rev. Wright depicts.
Harvard Square and the Chicago Hood are not necessarily America
But leave that womb? Very shortly you enter the majority world of downtown Los Angeles, Toledo, Upper Michigan, West Texas, upstate New York, the Salt Lake City suburbs, northern Florida, East Fresno, or Reno. When those driving to work in those environs hear on the radio each morning the crudity and coarseness of Rev Wright’s snippets—and that they are directed at themselves no less and have a creepy quality when listened to rather than read—they more or less explode.
If Obama keeps talking about his new politics of hope and change while contextualizing Rev. Wright’s hatred, soon in the middle of one of Obama’s inspirational speeches, someone is going to stand up and shout, “Depart, I say; and let us be done with you. In the name of God, go!”
Apparently Obama’s saving grace so far has been the protective mainstream media that is teary-eyed and lip-biting over these disclosures, and, more importantly, the dramatic news breaking around Obama’s own tawdry mess—the Wall Street earthquakes, the Fallon resignation, the dollar, gold, gas, etc—which reminds us that while we fiddle over Rev. Wright, our world seems to be burning up.
“Obama—An American Tragedy”
The tragedy is that this thoroughly unaccomplished, affirmative action Marxist can get so close to being elected Commander of Chief.
Even if he goes down in flames, the fact that a bereft of ideas, platitude-spewing racist can rise so high, speaks to the REAL problems in present-day America.
Just like Eliot Spitzer being brought down by the very thing he prosecuted others mercilessly for, Obama is the ultimate hypocrite. He preached during his prez run about racial forgiveness only to have an anti-American racist, wacko as not only a pastor but as MENTOR!!!!. Unbelievable that someone like Obama did not analyze his past associations better. Did he actually think that ordinary, patriotic Americans would take kindly to the demented ravings of his minister?
But unlike the Dean implosion, the Obama crack-up is much later in the game.
Yup - but I think the optimal time is after he gets the nomination. I wish people could keep their powder dry with respect to Obama, then let him collapse with nomination in hand.
I’ll bet Hillary wishes she had found out about this a couple of months ago. Maybe early primaires weren’t such a good idea. The Dems are going to be left with a dirty sack come election time.
This seems like an accurate description. And his attempts to defuse the controversy have come off as classic political evasion. Before this broke I saw him as utterly wrong in his political positions, but at least a sincere person. No more.
The rats and the drive-by media are in a huge mess. But it’s their own fault for worshiping rather than vetting Osamabama when they had the chance. How this plays out will be fun to watch.
Hussein ObamaSamma gave $22,500 to this Racist Church in 2006. He must have loved what he claimed not to hear.
“When Obama decided against wearing an American flag pin, we may all have been a bit too quick to accept his rationale, too quick to find that issue unimportant. Now, that American flag pin has gotten a lot bigger for a lot of us, especially in light of what may have been and may still be Obama’s deeper, and, perhaps, secret, less than patriotic beliefs about America.”
“Wright says that blacks can’t be expected to sing God Bless America because of racism. Obama doesn’t salute the flag during the National Anthem. That sure strikes me as an amazing coincidence since Obama swears he never heard Wright say anything against America.”
I don’t think it will matter. In order for Hillary to win, the super delegates are going to have to override the popular vote. That will cause a terrible backlash among the black community.
In a nutshell.
A lot of wrights sermons that I have heard also reflect on what I have heard coming from democrats over the years.. start with murtha. and our troops, durbin and our troops. Kennedy dissing our troops. Maxine waters has the same opion of aids, Harry Reid does not have much positive to say about the US either, most of the dems keeps harping how awful the US is..Some black congressman have the same views about blacks being in prison verses the population..I have heard Al Gore screaming about George Bush... and also Hillary screaming about disagreeing with this administration..We have white americans who think Geo. Bush, had an inside job on 9-11, Our politicans went to Libya, Pelosii I believe it was.. I disagree with what this man said about my country.. but a lot of the socialist congress people have the same views.. and do any thing to bring our country down..I have heard Jesse Jackson yelling as well, and he counseled Clinton when he was being impeached..Al Sharpton is another who disses the US when he gets a chance.. I think all the democrats should dis a vow the party, as they spew a lot of hate America .
Hillary knew about this a long time ago. She couldn’t alienate the black voters by bringing it out before now. In Hillaryland, desperate times call for desperate measures. She offered Obama second seat and he laughed at her. Then, she lowered the boom, effectively ruining his chances for President AND Vice President. When Hill says “now the fun part starts,” she ain’t joking.
You are correct. I thought he was a “nice guy”.
For Obama-lama-ding-dong to have this come out about his long time clergyman, when he has been touting his own “judgement”, is absolutely devastating to his candidacy. In my opinion.
Mama always said: “If you lay down with dogs...”
<”I’ll bet Hillary wishes she had found out about this a couple of months ago.”>
You bet.
She’ll never get the black vote now.
Obama is the black community’s messiah, their new religion. She will never be forgiven for bringing him down.
McPain shouldn’t even need to break a sweat in Nov.
I’ll take option (door?) number five, Monty.
He obviously either doesn’t fully grasp the degree to which his intimate relationship with a peddler of hatred offends Americans; or he feels that the Wright narratives are merely a wink-and-nod part of the local Chicago African-American landscape, and thus not that big a deal; or he finds some sort of psychological fix in listening to a surrogate provide a vitriolic, vicarious payback; or he is so indebted to Wright for providing him the requisite racial fides to start his career that he simply cannot say, “I was wrong to have been a part of Rev. Wright’s church; it is divisive and at odds with what I have tried to achieve in this campaign, and I’ve resigned from it.”
VD raises some good points.
He doesn't have a clue who Elmer Gantry was, though, but that's to be expected from him.
Actually, Jeremiah Wright is a lot closer to Sinclair Lewis's fictional Elmer Gantry than Obama is.
Good summation.
“Even if he goes down in flames, the fact that a bereft of ideas, platitude-spewing racist can rise so high, speaks to the REAL problems in present-day America.”
Therein lies the real and most disquieting truth!
I doubt in the long run the Democrats care so much about the black community now that they have the latino community. Besides, where are the blacks gonna go? Either stay home or vote Hillary...the hateful ones sure aren’t going to vote for our side.
This is certainly exposing it all for what it really is. Obama had a winning formula until the truth came out.
“The tragedy is that this thoroughly unaccomplished, affirmative action Marxist can get so close to being elected Commander of Chief.”
One Marxist actually did get elected in 1992, Bill Clinton.
The backlash was substantial and righteous in 1994.
That is why although I will hold my nose and vote for McCain in November, if Obama wins the presidency.......There WILL be a backlash in 2010 that in my opinion will dwarf 1994, more so than if Hillary wins the presidency.
Of course by then the damage will have already will be done...US as a laughing stock, freakshow judges on the Supreme Court, Iraq War lost, taxes up, Iran with nukes, possibe AWB, disasterous foreign policy and ecomony like the Carter years, etc.
Now is the time to invest in Orville Redenbacker’s company!
hehe
I disagree. Elmer was a charming and captivating charlatan, in the way that Obama is and Wright is not.
Go get him Hillary!!!
did i just say that?
Yes. People have short memories. This should have come out in October/November, not March.
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Yes, and disillusioned Obama supporters will blame Hillary for this fiasco and stay home en masse. Good for the good guys.
Most of them aren't hateful. They are just trying to get along. With respect to voting Democrat, they've been on auto-pilot since the sixties. The Hildebeest stealing the nomination might just be enough to wake them up and cause a historic realignment.
In the speaking style of Barry's mentor:
The black people are married to the Democrat Party, and the Democrat Party has been good to us. No, they haven't! They did us, just like Bill did Monica Lewinsky. They was riding dirty!
Aren’t his ears too small?
Aren’t his ears too small?
Henceforth, all rising star Dem candidates will be vetted for the Jeremiah Wrights (and Rezcos and Ayres et al) they hide in their closets before they get this far.
Is there a future Dem star out there, as marketable a Marxist as Obama, who will have no sordid connections? They'll have to start grooming one now.
Bush is hated because he is supposedly inarticulate
(I have always understood him)
Obama is loved because he is supposedly articulate.
Beyond feel good pablum I dont know what he is for
(He must be brilliant, he doesnt like war)
mark
Exactly. This information has been discussed for months on Free Republic, but the MSM kept it under wraps. It wasn't till someone connected to the Hillary campaign gave the word, that the MSM started showing these video clips.
You are absolutely right on. Now think of how the others feel who dropped out of the race. Another problem that Obama has is that he is either an American or and African-American. He best make up his mind if he wants to be President of this country. He best say the Pledge to our flag also. He doesn’t have to do this but Americans will not elect a communist..........that goes for Hillary also.
Ah dammit! Now this is bugging me. Who said this, someone in Parliament or the House of Lords wasn't it? Or in America?
I'd like to see their parishoners take their clergy to task over this. Sounds like Wright has embodied his "Chickens coming home to roost" statements.
Hear hear!
Hillary is the same.
FMCDH(BITS)
Doesn’t Oprah Winfrey also belong to this same hate church? Why should she emerged from this unscathed?
FMCDH(BITS)
Obama is an unsuitable vessel by virtue of his own gullibility or his disengenuousness.
...nutshell... buffoonery...plodding Hillary workhorse...
BHO should bravely stand up for his convictions and the convictions of his party. He has shown himself unfit for leadership in the way he has ducked responsibility for his own beliefs and the beliefs of those he seeks to lead. Shame on you BHO. It seems after all, you can't.
bump
I don't remember Gantry as just being mealymouthed and willing to please people, though I may be wrong.
There was that charmer or spellbinder side, but also something much uglier underneath.
Maybe that is Obama and maybe it isn't.
But Spitzer week has given us a far better example of an Elmer Gantry in politics.
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