Sen. Obama's Calls for Unity Are Not What They Seem

Townhall.com ^ | January 8, 2008 | Dennis Prager

[metesky]

Perceptive and true.

Good post.

[GnL]

Good article. I suspect if someone dissects everything else Obama says, it will all wash out as B.S. as well.

[Madame Dufarge]

A nice explanation of the annoying "change" mantra.

[iopscusa]

Another question for BO: if he isn’t a Muslim any longer, let him explain to the American people when and why he left the faith.

[kitkat]

BUMP, good article

[Darkwolf377]

Given what Sen. Obama's calls for unity really mean -- let's all go left -- it is no wonder he and his calls for unity are enthusiastically embraced by the liberal media.

Excellent piece.

When I see pictures on Yahoo of Obama fans crying, I cringe. A president doesn't "bring us together," we ARE as "together" as we're ever going to get.

People who crave "unity" seem to find disagreement horrifying. I don't. Independence is what I love about being an American, and I don't feel the need for some childish It Takes a Village fantasy of national unity.

[DooDahhhh]

Yep, read his history! If you do not think that the Mussies could create an eloquent speaker to get control of our country, people are fooling themselves. Remember, they want to assimilate and play like they are a part of this country. I do not know for certain, but do not want to take a chance on this dufus.

[SE Mom]

Thanks to Dennis for another C word- clarity.

[Old Sarge]

Good article. The Sheep will never read it, but a good article.

[gridlock]

I do not wish to be united with people who want to take my money and make our nation weak. I want to oppose such people at every opportunity.

[New Girl]

Excellent post. What nuggets of conservatism is he throwing out there to us? What he is saying is "I know better" so unite behind me. No thanks. Unfortunately, a large percentage of the population who are young, naive and probably don't have families or pay taxes will unite behind him.

[gridlock]

And what is the "unity" position on same-sex marriage? Either one supports it or one supports keeping marriage defined as the legal union of a man and a woman. The only way to unite Americans on this issue -- and I don't know what is more seminal to civilization than its definition of marriage -- is to convince all, or at least most, Americans to embrace one of the two positions.

The unity position on same-sex marriage is to convince supporters of traditional marriage that government has no business defining marriage and can only be destructive to the institution, and thus should get out of the marriage business. People were getting married long before the United States came along. We do not need the state's heavy hand in such things.

[Sender]

Every four years were are subjected to the unity pleas, "I'll be a uniter, not a divider". Please. It's just as absurd when a Republican says it.

Any truly dedicated President of good character is simply not going to waffle his/her core beliefs as the wind blows. Either you're for abortion or not, etc.

Therefore, around half of Americans are never going to agree with the President on divisive issues. A real leader will always be called a divider.

[donnab]

To me its very telling that they have been saying that his surge is due to his ability to bring out the “youth vote”.
That makes me shake my head. Not knocking the youth of this country but when a persons support comes decisively from youth...I look back to when I was one of the Youth.
My views and opinions have changed, now coming from a more realistic and less idealized view of the world. Simple facts that one would rather not embrace have had to be confronted with the wisdom of time and age and experience.
So when people accuse Obama of no experience...its true on more than one level. What he is preaching to our youth...is an idealized version of the truth. And that is dangerous in the real world we live in.

[AliVeritas]

Does his church practice unity?

[trisham]

Good article.

[bperiwinkle7]

At Last! Somebody tells the Truth.

Thanks for posting.

[bperiwinkle7]

OR, how he is going to avoid the consequences of leaving Islam if he IS a Christian now.......

[libs_kma]

Yeah, but, but, but...it sounds good...and most people won't think much about it beyond that.