Posted on 01/08/2008 7:17:30 AM PST by Sub-Driver
Princess Obama Tuesday, 8th January 2008
Watching the cresting of the Obama tidal wave, it seems that the US is having its Princess Diana moment. Hillary Clinton, turning on the tears but only succeeding once again in thus underscoring her own cynical calculation, wails fruitlessly that Obama is all warm fuzzy feeling but no substance.
‘Wait a minute,’ she said, ‘what is the substance here? What, as famously was said years ago, where's the beef? You know, where is the reality?’
Welcome to Planet Diana. It was only with the death of the People’s Princess that the extent of Britain’s transformation from a country of reason, intelligence, stoicism, self-restraint and responsibility into a land of credulousness, emotional incontinence, sentimentality, irresponsibility and self-obsession became shatteringly apparent. Princess Diana was an icon of the new Britain because she embodied precisely those latter characteristics.
It became clear that politicians could score remarkable short-term success if they too got in touch with their inner trauma and felt everyone else’s pain. Bill Clinton (hideous irony for Hillary) was the first to realise this and made it his political signature. Tony Blair, whose lip periodically quivered with precision timing, had it in spades. David Cameron has it; so too does Obama.
The effect is electric, but short-lived. That is because Dianafication is essentially empty, amoral, untruthful and manipulative; eventually voters see through it and realise they have been played for suckers. But while it lasts -- and it creates presidents and prime ministers -- reason doesn’t get a look in. Warm fuzzy feelings win hands down because they anaesthetise reality and blank out altogether those difficult issues which require difficult decisions. Obama appears to be on the wrong side of just about every important issue going
(Excerpt) Read more at spectator.co.uk ...
His "substance" is exactly the same as hers. She's just whiny because Osama's doing a better job of concealing his Marxism than she is.
Yes, I think she's that good.
Two cults of personality. Madame Mao vs. Diana. SSDC.
LOL - good observation!
>>emotional incontinence<<
That’s a keeper.
Excellent points made. Which is why Obama appeals to the youth vote. They are more likely to buy into the warm fuzzies because of their idealistic naivite.
And the powers that be better come up with a game plan to win- cause the clinton machine is dropping the ball. We are not dealing with logic here. We are dealing with people feeling “good” when they buck establishment. I dont see a candidate we have that can muster that kind of “feeling” illogical as it is out of voters.
Good! Let the “Change” B.S. end Hillary! as a political figure, then let the Empty Suit get clobbered in November.
Wait a minuite! Obama doesn't play fair in the sandbox. Why do you guys always hit a girl when she's down?
/Sarcasm OFF
“Emotional Incontinence”....that’s a keeper......
I thought this was going to about Obama’s wife. Just imagine her as a first lady?
-good read.
We are right there, with ya'.
Emotional incontinence... You gotta love that one...
Ironic isn’t it? Obama’s main supporter is the Queen of “I feel your pain; while I pull your strings”.
LOL I hope she stocks up on Jackie Kennedy pillbox hats and June Cleaver aprons.
Maybe she should mention that she ‘punched a kid in the nose’ when she was a girl and she was being picked on....lol. Heck, it was important enough for her to mention in her book!
Also, I have NEVER understood politicians campaigning on the promise of “CHANGE”. Right now, even less. Most importantly, what is to change about the victories against terrorists? Actually, only children and the feeble minded have a constant need for change.. it occupies their minds and stimulates their senses. If you ever did any babysitting, you know that. Only really undeveloped minds and immature personalities can be appealed to with success by promising ‘change’. It’s a permanent vacation from reality for them.
Adults, accept and really welcome the status quo.... the balance and order of a regular and uniform environment and daily routine. Basic stability and freedom from the continual chaos and disorder of perpetual and gratuitous change permits the necessary development and growth in all other areas of our lives and characters. Life itself hands people enough change to keep us busy and becoming hooked on ‘change’ is the manifestation of a truly infantile mentality.
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