Posted on 08/08/2010 9:49:05 PM PDT by HushTX
Stop blaming Obama.
I have noticed a growing trend to attribute every crisis or failure to President Obama. Out of control spending, the leak in the gulf, sexual education in public schools are all Obama’s fault.
Except, not really.
While it is easy to blame the man in the White House for any number of problems in this country, and it is tempting to praise the Commander in Chief when things go right, there are more players in this grand game than the President alone. The obvious next step is to look at the President’s cabinet, those he has appointed to those roles, but that is not exactly the point I’m getting at. Sure, it’s easy to say that they are responsible for problems under the jurisdiction of their office, but that is as dishonest a response as placing all blame on President Obama.
Congress- the House and Senate- are obviously a mess, and are guilty of bringing on so much of the frustration, ills and woes that face us today. The dangerous legislation they enact, the denial of accountability, the rampant ignorance and the sheer lack of understanding that plague our legislative branch have put the United States between Barack and a hard place, but even they are not the end of the line when seeking someone to blame.
My fellow Americans, I am blaming you. Everything we have today is your fault. It is my fault. It is our fault.
We voted these people into office. We, as voters, have allowed them to lapse into untouchable incumbency, and our own ignorance has fueled their abusive corruption of our Constitution and legislative system. It doesn’t matter if you vote Democrat or Republican, Green party or any other third party. The fact is, you don’t do your damn job as citizens. Even I have failed in this regard at times. We are all to blame for the state of this country.
Those who are in a fit over President Obama’s birth certificate need to realize that they had a chance to address the situation before he was elected. Sure, the few meager attempts made were blocked by those who wanted Mr. Obama to win, but the avenues of pursuit were hardly exhausted, and the reality is that this was not a logical means by which to prevent his election. Instead, producing a viable and electable candidate to oppose him would have been more effective and likely would have succeeded. Instead, the choice was John McCain, the least electable Republican I knew of at the time. Conservatives and Republicans, you let the left wing media dictate who your candidate was, and you deserved to lose.
More importantly, conservatives and Republicans are at fault for not holding each other accountable. This “better Republican than Democrat” nonsense is why the Right is suffering so much. The value of the candidate is outweighed by his or her party affiliation, and somehow people are surprised when the Republican Party isn’t conservative.
Republicans, really, get most of the blame. I don’t mean Republican Senators or Representatives, or any other public servant. I mean all people who identify themselves as Republicans. You have allowed the truth of the party’s history to be hidden and forgotten, and allowed your opposition to take credit for matters of historical significance. You have allowed your opposition to hide its involvement in matters of social consequence, and stand idly by while supports of the Democratic Party attack you as racist, bigots, enemies of the common people. I would wager it’s because you are all ignorant of the facts I refer to, and I can’t say that I feel sorry for any of you.
By no means do I mean to claim that the Democratic Party is a nest of vipers waiting to strike. There are a handful of people within its ranks that truly want the best for America, and a handful that mean well. I would say that the ratio is about the same as the few within the Republican Party that are sincere in their desire to help the country. Unfortunately, there are so many who are misguided and lied to by the “elite” of our country- Republican and Democrat alike- that nobody can really see which way the wind is blowing anymore.
A major failing of the average American is a lack of reliable information… a lack caused by laziness, not the absence of such information. Liberals tend to rely on sources such as CNN and CBS while conservatives lambaste them for their blind adherence to the message of the mainstream media. But what about conservatives who only go to Fox News? I tend to get a majority of my news from Fox, but I don’t limit myself to a single source. I fact check, I challenge the information, I research and I dig. I realize I am not the only one, but those of us who do are in the minority. Even with all my effort, I still get things wrong sometimes. How much worse off are those who don’t even try?
Here’s a news flash: Fox News is biased! Every source of information is biased, period. The trick is in identifying the bias, because finding that can give as much information as the article or story itself. Looking at the whole picture will reveal a wealth of information you cannot find any other way. I have added the Huffington Post, a second tier news source with an obvious and deliberate liberal bias, to my daily reading. While some of what I read infuriates me, I still read it daily. I don’t know many liberals who make a point of following Fox News, despite its right wing slant. For that matter, I don’t know many conservatives who make a point of following liberal publications.
How exactly do you propose to address the “agenda” of your opposition if you don’t know what they are saying? If you only pick a handful of articles to look at, specifically the ones that are obviously and openly fallacious, and limit your response to insulting them, how do you intend to fix the problems associated with the media’s attempts to dictate public opinion?
The media’s agenda driven corruption and departure from journalistic purity is your fault, America. Instead of holding so-called journalists accountable, the average American is content to listen to what is deemed “worth reporting,” and soaks in the ideology the media elite want to perpetuate. The same is happening with fans of Fox News and talk radio. There is regurgitation without contemplation, and it’s killing our country. Yet, instead of calling each other out for this, Americans try to avoid conflict and try not to “make anyone feel bad.” Sometimes people need to feel bad. Sometimes that’s what it takes to spur them to correct undesirable behavior. Conservatives love to say that Congress is not supposed to be full of elites, but rather it was meant to be a body of common people representing the best interests of common people. If that’s the case, why did we let things get so out of hand? More important, why do we complain about it instead of fixing it?
I don’t have a solution. I don’t have a magic fix that will put everything back the way “it should be.” But I do intend to hold myself and my peers accountable. That means I don’t tolerate this “blame Obama” mentality that is going around. Nobody should settle for pinning blame on the President, even if you can see his involvement. Hold the President accountable for his part in this mess, but hold your elected officials on all levels accountable. Hold your friends and family accountable. Hold yourself accountable. Don’t let people sit in their ignorance. Don’t let them make ridiculously off base claims without challenging them. Don’t settle for citation of sources that don’t give the full picture. Do a little research and have some facts to work with, and use those facts in discussion with others.
And make sure you are friends with people who don’t agree! They will be your biggest resource when developing your arguments and challenging your ideas. They may even be your best friends.
What it all comes down to is that we can see the writing on the wall. We see what our "leaders" are doing, how our representatives are betraying us. We get all up in arms, but every time an election cycle rolls around we put ourselves in the same boat. We do it to ourselves. Then we blame Congress. We blame the President. We blame the liberals, the conservatives, the Democrats, the Republicans. We fight amongst ourselves, and let the people at the top encourage our division so they can stay in power.
Are we really this stupid?
Quit whining, do something about it, stop shifting the blame. If you don't want Obama and the Democrats to pursue their agenda, get them out of office. If you happen to believe in the Democrats and their agenda, make sure they stay in power.
Stop throwing accusations and insults, and use some facts to sway others to your side. Listen to the opposition. If you're really right, you have nothing to worry about.
What it all comes down to is that Americans have failed America, and it's time for us to be held accountable.
Oh, that’s fair. I make fun of liberals all the time. :-)
That’s Bush’s fault.
If there was any misunderstanding, I would like to blame Bush for that too.
Obama, Reid and Pelosi are all our fault or anyone who identifies themselves as a republican?
That was some craptastic writing and I’m glad I read the article before commenting on the title.
Lame. Nice try but, Lame.
I tell them it’s their fault.
They are responsible for his election, so they are responsible for his failings and attacks on America. They were warned.
So long as you don’t blame Obama, because obviously that was the only point I was trying to make.
Unless one reads the rest of my post.
Then it’s Bush’s fault, because he’s the only one who votes.
Wait! You wrote that?
LOL
I would comment and rebut point by point and line by line but it’s getting late and I have spent all my witticisms on some others who can’t even write.
Nice try at being a contrarian and posing original thought but, Anh! I ain’t buying.
Not only that Bozo pushed for most of the bills, he wanted the stimulus, the cap and tax(which he hasn't gotten yet)and the health care takeover along with the auto industry take over. All of these things are part of his agenda, so, yes, it is his fault for being a socialist dictator wannabe.
So long as you don’t blame Obama ..
Obama really cannot be blamed for anything because he was playing golf, vacationing, entertaining movie stars, etc.
Therefore, it’s Bush’s fault.
I’m going the other way.
If I get split ends, my black jeans fade, I get hiccups and everything else that goes even slightly askew in my life, it’s all 0’s fault.
Bush did his all purpose scapegoat time for 8 years so Obimbo can suck it up and take his lumps, too.
FUBO!!
What part of Commander in Chief doesn't the author understand? Oh, wait... it must be above his pay grade...
EXCUSE ME!?!?!?! I had NOTHING to do with the election of The Failed Obama Administration©!
Stop right there. If he appointed them, he's responsible.
Perpetual juveniles, all of them.
Sometimes I just post my irritation. Sometimes I share that irritation here because I know others might agree. Sometimes because I know I’m not right on target and the only way to fix that is to take the slings and arrows that come with the territory.
On the other hand, I sometimes receive “nice tries” and “whatevers.” That’s alright too.
In the end, I’ve been forced to step it up when I get lazy with my writing, because FReepers don’t accept craptastic writing, and getting the kick in the pants has helped.
Obama is a marxist quisling. Of course I blame him for pushing this country towards marxism. He’s a traitor, and unworthy to be a damn dog catcher, much less president. And of course I don’t blame him solely for America’s ills. Just for exacerbating them and creating new ones of uncommon offense to our constitutional republic.
I didn’t vote for Obama, but I didn’t do a whole lot to try to dissuade my friends from voting for him. I consider myself to be partially to blame.
What would you say is a better way to address that? Please understand, this is a serious question, not an attempt to diminish your opinion.
I get where you are coming and I appreciate your original thought.
I don’t think I would debate you because I have said something similar, you just got real granular.
It is something to think about though.
Maybe you were a little tongue in cheek and now that you responded I appreciate it better.
Post on.
I blame Obama for this blog entry!
Actually.... that one works. It’s his fault.
Round up the usual suspects!!!!
my hat off to Casablanca
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