Today Show Ready to Inaugurate . . . Barack Obama

Today claimed the speech "electrified" the crowd. It was a nice speech and certainly well received. But "electrified"? A bit of positive editorializing by Today.

No, that's about right. He has a very strong stage presence. He's more charasmatic than Bill even.

But my grandfather had larger dreams for his son. Through hard work and perseverance my father got a scholarship to study in a magical place; America which stood as a beacon of freedom and opportunity to so many who had come before. While studying here, my father met my mother. She was born in a town on the other side of the world, in Kansas. Her father worked on oil rigs and farms through most of the Depression. The day after Pearl Harbor he signed up for duty, joined Patton’s army and marched across Europe. Back home, my grandmother raised their baby and went to work on a bomber assembly line. After the war, they studied on the GI Bill, bought a house through FHA, and moved west in search of opportunity.

From hopeful, humble beginnings to the keynote speakership in Boston-- a good story. Comes from a pro-military family and they took advantage of government "hand-ups" to better themselves. A good way to begin the speech.

And they, too, had big dreams for their daughter, a common dream, born of two continents. My parents shared not only an improbable love; they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation. They would give me an African name, Barack, or “blessed,” believing that in a tolerant America your name is no barrier to success. They imagined me going to the best schools in the land, even though they weren’t rich, because in a generous America you don’t have to be rich to achieve your potential. They are both passed away now. Yet, I know that, on this night, they look down on me with pride.

Says America is the land of opportunity where no barrier is in your way if you are willing to work your ass off to achieve. Throws in a sympathy line for good measure about his dead parents to gain acceptance from the crowd.

I stand here today, grateful for the diversity of my heritage, aware that my parents’ dreams live on in my precious daughters. I stand here knowing that my story is part of the larger American story, that I owe a debt to all of those who came before me, and that, in no other country on earth, is my story even possible. Tonight, we gather to affirm the greatness of our nation, not because of the height of our skyscrapers, or the power of our military, or the size of our economy. Our pride is based on a very simple premise, summed up in a declaration made over two hundred years ago, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. That they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights. That among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”

America is the greatest nation on Earth-- three cheers for the Good Ole US of A! Then he quotes Thomas Jefferson, Founding Father and Democrat Party icon-- even championing the notion that rights are God-given, not DC-given.

That is the true genius of America, a faith in the simple dreams of its people, the insistence on small miracles. That we can tuck in our children at night and know they are fed and clothed and safe from harm. That we can say what we think, write what we think, without hearing a sudden knock on the door. That we can have an idea and start our own business without paying a bribe or hiring somebody’s son. That we can participate in the political process without fear of retribution, and that our votes will be counted—or at least, most of the time.

The US isn't a Stalinist totalitarian dictatorship thank goodness. Oh, and don't forget how mad you were about Florida!

This year, in this election, we are called to reaffirm our values and commitments, to hold them against a hard reality and see how we are measuring up, to the legacy of our forbearers, and the promise of future generations. And fellow Americans—Democrats, Republicans, Independents—I say to you tonight: we have more work to do. More to do for the workers I met in Galesburg, Illinois, who are losing their union jobs at the Maytag plant that’s moving to Mexico, and now are having to compete with their own children for jobs that pay seven bucks an hour. More to do for the father I met who was losing his job and choking back tears, wondering how he would pay $4,500 a month for the drugs his son needs without the health benefits he counted on. More to do for the young woman in East St. Louis, and thousands more like her, who has the grades, has the drive, has the will, but doesn’t have the money to go to college.

Addresses problems that most voters would agree are problems-- regardless of whether they agree with the solutions (including the de-industrialization that the Founders warned us against).

Don’t get me wrong. The people I meet in small towns and big cities, in diners and office parks, they don’t expect government to solve all their problems. They know they have to work hard to get ahead and they want to. Go into the collar counties around Chicago, and people will tell you they don’t want their tax money wasted by a welfare agency or the Pentagon. Go into any inner city neighborhood, and folks will tell you that government alone can’t teach kids to learn. They know that parents have to parent, that children can’t achieve unless we raise their expectations and turn off the television sets and eradicate the slander that says a black youth with a book is acting white. No, people don’t expect government to solve all their problems. But they sense, deep in their bones, that with just a change in priorities, we can make sure that every child in America has a decent shot at life, and that the doors of opportunity remain open to all. They know we can do better. And they want that choice.

All people need is a hand up, not a hand out-- in fact, he implicitly argues against hand-outs. Oh, and (channeling Bill Cosby) kids of all races have to start being responsible students (how disagreeable is that?).

Then he talks about why John Kerry is the right candidate and talks about how it matters to everyone when we have feral children who aren't going to be responsible and productive citizens. "I am my brother’s keeper." And we are all united on basic American ideas.

It had some red meat in it for the Dems in the crowd, but it played well all across the country.

That's not very useful. Lugar has never been an exciting speaker. Kennedy was hurt by killing a woman. X42 did give the keynote in 1988, however. And Harold Ford, Jr. still has a very bright future. Frist's seat could easily go to him in 2006 (TN elects Dems plenty of times statewide and in lesser races-- and if Bush wins, he'll be hit with the 6 year itch).

And Reagan was the keynote in 1964.

Yes Obama "looks" and "sounds" good but this guy is a wolf in sheep’s clothing, that is why he is politically dangerous/scary. He will be foisted upon the masses by the liberal media because of what he believes in his heart of hearts = liberal through and through, because of his being a liberal "person of color" (as opposed to a conservative like Congalesa Rice or Clarence Thomas), because of his background = broken home/no father, non-“traditional” family upbringing, and lastly because of his "Bill Clinton/John Kerry" brand of Christianity = “holds to a form of godliness while denying the power thereof” i.e., Christless Christianity. Everything one needs to know about Mr. Obama is found below:

http://www.illinoisleader.com/printer/article.asp?c=17943

… Obama the Christian is a devout believer in unlimited abortion rights. He denies the existence of Hell. He came to Christianity through social organizing with activist religious. His devout Christianity derives from the secular humanist “values” his atheist mother imbued him with. He believes, with all his heart, in the separation of church and state - except when he reportedly campaigns in black churches, in violation of that separation, and of the tax code. (According to U.S. tax law, any house of worship that permits politicians to campaign within its walls, loses its tax-exempt status. But then, as another Chicago politician, Cong. Jesse Jackson Jr., announced on a radio show in October, 2000, the separation of church and state and the tax code simply don’t apply to blacks.) Obama wears his religion on his sleeve in black churches, but in dealing with the mainstream media, criticizes such behavior. Regarding Obama’s religiosity, which appeared out nowhere following his graduation from law school during his social organizing work, a line from Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass comes to mind, when he explained why Mike Ditka was not prepared for political life. “Ditka doesn't need a political life. And he hasn't spent decades planning for the scrutiny.”

Obama’s closest religious advisers -- Fr. Pfleger, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright of Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ, and Illinois State Sen. James Meeks, who moonlights as the pastor of Chicago's Salem Baptist Church - may have quotes from Scripture handy, but are theologically closer to Karl Marx and black nationalism, than to Christianity. (Union Theological Seminary theologian James H. Cone, who is credited with founding liberation theology, is a black nationalist who speaks the lingo of Marxian dialectic. And as white Marxists have over the past 30 years adopted the language of race war, socialism and black supremacy have come to resemble each other. I call the common movement, which is more typically referred to as “multiculturalism,” racial socialism.)

The transcendent-non-transcendent motto the Rev. Wright has given Trinity is, “Unashamedly Black and Unapologetically Christian.”

According to State Sen./Rev. James Meeks’ humble, personal church Web page, “Meeks’ practical and charismatic style of instruction motivates the hearer to take action and has resulted in accomplishments of miraculous proportions.” When the good Senator/Reverend is not accomplishing miracles and other feats “never before documented in history,” he serves as the executive vice president of Jesse Jackson Sr.’s National Rainbow-Push Coalition. (Why a man of God would want to be identified with Jackson’s personal den of iniquity is a question only the Rev. Meeks can answer.)

Don't sell this guy Obama short, he is politically dangerous and will be lifted up as a media darling.

I have just one question that will put this all into perspective, only one:

If Obama were not a LIBERAL "Christian," "man of color" but a genuine born again/evangelical Christian, a man of faith who unequivocally believed the Bible is God’s Word and upheld the principles of scripture regarding homosexuality and abortion, along with following and proclaiming Jesus Christ as Lord and mankind’s need to accept Him alone in order to gain eternal life. What would the media be saying about him then, how far would he get politically in this day of blind hatred towards those who name the name of Christ?

Answer: Nowhere, the media and political pundents would write him off and kill him politically.