Posted on 12/03/2006 7:43:28 AM PST by freespirited
Barring several series of near seizure-like corrections, Barack Obama will take the Presidential oath of office in January of 2009. It will be a cold January morning, his beautiful wife and daughters will be by his side and they will shiver as he places his hand on the Bible and swears to uphold the Constitution of the United States . His presidency that will follow, if reflective of anything at all of his legislative record, will then seek to dismantle that same Constitution.
I have a long track record of predictions on Obama, and all of them have come true. I have no reason to believe that this one will conclude any differently.
There are reasons that this event is destined to take place, and given the option of knowing them but remaining silent or mentioning them in the hope that the scene I've just mentioned never comes to path - I choose the latter. If any of these were to take significant turns, the formula might collapse. This is given the fact that the nation will be in a holding pattern for the next two years with absolute gridlock on pretty much everything (with the possible exception of amnesty for illegal aliens.)
RAGING LIBERALS - In 2006 the message of the voters was not Ned Lamont. Rather it was the " Crash Dummy Class of '06. " Democrats who looked, and tried to talk like people of faith - at least long enough to get elected. George Soros, the Daily Kos, Al Gore, Susan Sarandon, and not to be forgotten Howard Dean, have made their go at it. They failed. But since their party won the midterms - they believe they've been justified. Their anti-American rhetoric will increase. They will express dissatisfaction with Pelosi/Reid and demand an increased presence in the 2008 picture. The democratic primary voter will reject this increased extremism and look for a "consensus builder." They will long for someone who is "above the Frey." Obama will fit that profile and will bring "together" the left and right in his own party. He will do it with a sense of style, smoothness, and humor - a stark contrast to Hillary, Gore, Kerry, et al.
DIGUSTED CONSERVATIVES - Still reeling from the "ginormous" let down of the Senate under Bill Frist, and the second term Presidency of George W. Bush, normally energized conservatives will look to a field that offers a pro-choice/pro-gay mayor from New York, a Mormon from Massachusetts - who was pro-choice/pro-gay but genuinely seems now not to be - but may have hired illegal aliens, blah blah blah, or John McCain (whose single biggest problem is that he IS John McCain.) Normally eager "tax-cutting, government shrinking, let's defend our nation, pro-life, pro-family" voters, organizations, and leaders will be assaulted with speeches on Romney's health care reform, or Giuliani’s crime initiatives, or John McCain. Whoever emerges, will have not one tenth the oratory skills of Obama and they will come off looking as tired, dry, and stale as day-old toast.
EXHAUSTED MODERATES - Are tired of the stale toast, and be looking for anything exciting. Mind you moderates by definition don't truly stand for anything so it doesn't really matter what the candidate stands for. These people voted for Kennedy, Reagan, and Clinton all based on one thing, "how does he make me feel?" Realizing this Obama will be a lightening rod on the campaign trail. He will draw record crowds for every appearance he makes (something he's already begun to do.) Money will flow in as a result. Obama's strategy of talking about cooperation, sounding bipartisan, and seeming to curtly rebuke both sides of the aisle will seem to validate his "ability" to "stay above the Frey."
ENERGIZED BLACKS - Because the voices of great men like Bishop Harry Jackson will not yet have become distinct enough within American media, and because the media in ignoring the Bishop will instead return again and again to the alter of Al Sharpton, and Jesse Jackson, the true voice for alternatives for black voters will not be heard. Instead, as the media is already doing, their will be near non-stop fawning over the Senator from Illinois as he flashes the big smile. Black voters, who in the majority vote for party and not conviction anyway, will see Obama as the personality that no one since Dr. King has been able to live up too. Obama will be invited to each and every significant black pulpit in America . He will rail with poetry, sing with soul, rhyme when appropriate, and never will the IRS even think of threatening even one of these houses of worship for illegal political action.
GULLIBLE EVANGELICALS - The most reliable base of voters for the Republican Party since the days of President Reagan have been the social conservatives. Church-going born-again Christians who believe in God, the importance of His word, and the significance of living out their faith in an open and compassionate way every single day have been the backbone of the GOP. This past Friday Rick Warren, through the implied endorsement of allowing Obama to speak at one of the largest evangelical churches in America gave Obama the opportunity to split evangelicals who will be misled by Obama's words instead of opening their eyes to his actions. In my gentle admonition to Rick Warren over the past couple of weeks I reiterated time and again that it was this opportunity being extended to Obama that would be manipulated by both the press , and Obama himself to pose as a "person of faith." Warren's stubborn action of insisting upon having Obama speak at Saddleback Church in southern California has had that exact effect.
From this point forward should the trend of any of these five areas shift significantly Obama's chances could be compromised. But there are credible reasons to believe that they won't be.
So mark this date down, because it is the first time anyone accurately predicted that Barack Obama will be the next President of the United States.
And you have no idea how much I hope this prediction does not come true!
Warren actually dove into the African Aids issue a while back and then his wife was struck with Breast Cancer and he put everything on hold for her recovery.
Now she is in remission and he is going full speed ahead, actually has accomplished quite a lot in one African country and feels he can do a lot more. I don't like Obama, but I understood what Warren was saying. BTW, Warren has been to the WH and met personally with President Bush on multiple occasions.
Halle Berry certainly does, but Tiger Woods, on the other hand, wants nothing to do with any kind of racial labels--to his credit.
Because Hillary is polling way ahead of him and has a lot more money. The MSM fawning all over him will not necessarily translate into big bucks from the big donors who are going to be wary of his lack of experience, especially with foreign policy.
If he runs with her and they win, he's a shoo-in as her successor. If he goes for the nomination and loses to her (likely), he stays in the Senate till she leaves office, then runs. He'd probably prefer to be VP than Senator in the interim.
Thanks to a lousy Republican campaign, we here in Massachusetts have one of those charming black empty vessels for a governor-elect. But at least Deval is a genuine Black American, not a crypto African Muslim.
Obama is a member of a black United Church of Christ denomination.
Either way you are predicting 16 years of rule to drag us into the bowels of Socialism. Not a pleasant thought, but it appears we conservatives are too out numbered to make a difference.
Sorry, I didn't make myself clear. I am not predicting Clinton/Obama will necessarily win. It will depend on who the GOP candidate is.
Therein lies the rub.. if FR is a cross section of our party as a whole, then there isn't a candidate who will satisfy everyone and we can expect a repeat of November 7th or worse. Very depressing thought.
It seems preposterous at first thought but if you think of possible scenarios it is possible. Likely, no, but possible.
If Hillary doesn't get the Black vote, she doesn't get the nomination. If Blacks think Obama a serious contender then he is left standing while the rest of the field withers and narrows to Hillary, Obama and possibly Edwards. If none has sufficient delegates, and if Obama stood out during the campaign- with the media as his campaign team- Obama may just be the logical (Democrat choise of Woman or black or white guy? Edwards is out. Hillary, too much baggage. Obama charismatic and articulate) pick if Gore has not by then positioned himself as their savior.
Then comes the hard part, or not.
If the 2008 Republican candidate is someone the Social Conservatives adore (name someone)- Obama may very likely win.
choice
Don't you mean Arkancide?
Too late! those fried green tomatoes had kids who will soon be running whats left of the Republic.
..I was praying for Clinton to recover and repent--then go to prison...
Hitlery/Osama - the winning White Guilt ticket! Watch it!
I am still skeptical that Obama will be at the top of the ticket. But for the sake of argument let's say that he is.
The stupidest thing the GOP could do would be to run McKook. The race would come down to a youthful man who is the picture of health vs. an old crank who has had a couple of recurrences of a very lethal form of cancer. (As if there aren't enough other reasons that he would blow the election for the GOP.)
Agreed.
Or she will have them killed.
And if you would rather have the Dem nominee as president, then vote fore the damned Dem. If not, them you MUST support whoever is the GOP candidate. That's the way it is and you'll be a worse than a fool to go fringe party of stay home in '08; you'll be an enabler of everything you don't want!
The time to work and vote for someone you like, is during the GOP primary. If your man doesn't win, then just suck it up and don't allow you enemy to win!
Jesse had a well known name, it was decades ago, so his corruptness was not as well known and he LOST nonetheless.
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