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!
you dinky dow.
Not a chance. Perhaps he will be Hillary's VP candidate if he survives the next year of scrutiny.
".......or a bullet in the head/heart attack/suicide/etc;.."
you left out arkancide.
I don't think Hitlery will take the chance of having Obama so closely connected to her. She will do him in.
I don't think he'll be the Democrat nominee in 2008...maybe later, after Hillary has had her turn and he can point to some achievement other than beating Alan Keyes to become senator.
"former hippies with fried brains..."
should read; "current communist swine with unconditional loyalty to the cause of world domination....and the destruction of u.s. sovereignty."
But if the moderates and libertarians stay home they'll REALLY teach the conservatives a lesson!
Won't they?
Correct. Charisma sells; big time.
Who would have given JFK a serious shot in 1958?
And should that happen, what a sad and unfortunate day that would be for America and Americans.
The man is a big, big zero.
" or John McCain (whose single biggest problem is that he IS John McCain.) "
LMAO
Nah. In an attempt to pronounce the name, he will be thrown into an epileptic fit, leading to a myocardial infarction, and croak.
"President Obama" will take office in 2009 just as "Sen. Ford (D-TN) and Sen. Steele (R-MD)" will take office in 2007.
Isn't that exactly how we got into this mess in the first place. I'm thinking the Clintonoids, and now the election disaster last month.
???? Huh? All Americans , excepting the tiny fraction of "Native Americans" who have no European or African ancestry, are partially something?
If he was born in the US, he's an American.
Your points are spot on!
We whined when Clinton was in office and we had a majority in the House and Senate. We continued to whine with Bush sitting in the Oval Office and we had a majority in the House and Senate. When do we stop whining and start taking responsibility?
Why are there more posts about whether or not Obama can win based on his name than there are about Republicans as "stale toast"?
It's like that with a lot of candidates who look good on paper, but who may not be up to the job in real life. Some of them are very well aware of their shortcoming. Others find out in the course of a campaign.
You could see the same thing in the recent Massachusetts governor's race. Voters chose an inexperienced young African-American candidate, Deval Patrick as a way of making a break with the past and feeling good about themselves. It's a leap in the dark, as electing the inexperienced and untested Obama would be.
A lot of people would be willing to take such a chance on the national level, and not just liberals or loyal Democrats, but I don't know that Obama would be willing to oblige them, or that his candidacy could survive all the difficulties and hazards of a presidential campaign.
sw
Yes, the Clintons and fringe 60's wackos threw us under the bus. But, let's not forget the other Liberal brainless one, Jimmah Carter, who gave us the current Iran situation. Hang on for a bumpy, very dangerous ride. We have to survive the next two years with the new lunatic group coming into the majority with the head, brainless one, Pelosi at the helm. We need to pray that we're not attacked again during these idiots reign. Meanwhile, Clinton, Pelosi, Kerry, Schumer, Rangel, and the rest of the lunatics are sucking up to our enemies. Arlington is full of patriots turning in their graves.
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