Posted on 05/21/2008 12:21:05 PM PDT by vietvet67
Senator Obama, I think it might be time for you to do a bit of adjustment on that attitude of yours. Time to ditch some of that peevish audacity and pick up an ounce of humility.
For one thing, you might want to remember that when you're out on the campaign trail, the professional female reporters are not your little maidservants, nor your girlfriends, not even your adoring groupies. And they don't fetch your coffee or even want your autograph. Calling them, "sweetie," as you condescendingly brush off their legitimate questions is starting to cause voters concern that you are somewhat uncouth without your programmed teleprompter.
But since you adopted an informal tone when speaking to members of the fairer sex, I will return the favor here, and call you Barry honey, as if we were talking across the counter of a diner in my own South.
As a lawyer, you must know that if you had called this woman, "sweetie," in the workplace, you could have been on the receiving end of a sexual harassment charge, the kind of the thing you liberals seem to love in theory but can't seem to live up to in practice. Bill Clinton is the model for this unseemly Democrat trait, but he is probably not the kind of man that someone like you, trying to pass himself off as an unblemished new kind of candidate, would want to emulate.
And, Barry honey, these lordly asides of yours might work for the little tyrant calling himself the president of Iran, and other narcissistic dictators like Chavez and Castro, but it would seem wise for you to start remembering that you are attempting to get yourself democratically elected as the President of the United States of America. And we Americans prefer our Presidents to be quite a bit more egalitarian.
They did teach you that word, "egalitarian," at Columbia and Harvard, did they not? Our all-are-created-equal "thing" in the U.S. Constitution is something we bitter folks in mainstream America cling to -- like we do our religion and our guns. But you ought to know that. You are, after all, a constitutional lawyer, are you not?
And, Barry honey, you ought not to assume that just because you send tingles up the leg of Chris Matthews, you do the same to every female. A few of us are actually immune to what you apparently deem your universal sexual appeal. David Axelrod, confirmed this mysterious allure of yours, with numerous focus groups of white women before unleashing you upon the campaign trail. But it does come across as quite conceited, arrogant, narcissistic and impervious when you automatically assume that every woman in the entire world equally shares this mystical attraction.
Barry honey, take a word of caution from this wiser, older woman:
Untamed conceit puts a gaping dent in the armor of any would-be Lancelot.
Thinking you are God's gift to women will get you nowhere fast with those of us smart enough to see through your perfectly polished, wearing-thinner-by-the-day veneer.
Which, Barry honey, brings us to the matter of your wife.
It has come to my attention that you have taken grave umbrage at the words of your wife, Michelle, being used in political ads. I believe I read that you sent a message, via network television, that you expect Republicans to "lay off" your wife, and that you consider using her campaign speeches in ads reflecting badly on you to be "unacceptable" and downright "low class."
Barry honey, at the risk of seeming picayune here, I would like to remind you that your wife has, for months now, been speaking in public as your other half, your surrogate, your marriage partner, your equal in every single way. Much has even been made of her own professional cred. Michelle may dress and style her hair like Jackie, but she certainly has not been the quiet, unobtrusive helpmate staying in the shadows while you, her husband, take to campaigning. And she is a lawyer herself, is she not?
So, as a simple matter of common sense, we Americans would have expected you to ensconce your little woman safely on the home front, if she is too squeamish to handle the scrutiny we necessarily give to our candidates for the highest office in the Land.
Which brings us to the matter of the current ongoing job interview for the Presidency.
You seem, Barry honey, to be of the opinion that you, the interviewee, set the guidelines and behavioral rules for the interview.
We, the voters, should not need to remind you that we are the interviewers, and we, not you, make the rules.
We are not your doting grandparents, willing to look the other way while you dabbled in drugs and who knows what else. You, Barry honey, are not the object of undying adoration of all of us. Probably not even of a majority, though you are able to draw quite a crowd in towns like Madison and Portland.
And we are not your mommy either. As you poignantly revealed in your memoir, you felt that you were one of your mother's "social experiments," a real personal encounter with a racially mixed, more perfect society. It must feel horrible to be used in such a callous fashion, and I feel great empathy for the boy forced to endure it.
But, Barry honey, it's time to grow up now and fully understand that the Presidency is much too big, much too harrowing and far too dangerous to us all to be conducting social experiments. We, the guardians of this great Nation, are duly charged with taking responsibility for the person who largely guides our own fates and those in dependent countries around the world. This is not something to be taken lightly or even with too much audacity.
Seeking the Presidency of the United States of America requires a great deal more humility than audacity.
So, Barry honey, if you think now that you and your wife, Michelle, are not up to withstanding the harsh glare and critical nature of this interview, we will certainly understand if you decide that it's in the best interests of America and the world for you to withdraw from our consideration.
We will understand and we will not fault you for brashly jumping the gun a bit when you made the monumental decision to place your hat in this awesome ring.
At the end of the day, Barry honey, we Americans tend to save electing geniality and social-experiment presidents for peacetime.
In times of war, we generally go with the one who garners our respect.
Kyle-Anne Shiver is a frequent contributor to American Thinker. She welcomes your comments at http://www.kyleanneshiver.com/.
I bet if anyone suggested to Pres Bush that he show more humility, they would really get flamed.
Tell t like it is Kyle Ann. That goes for me too, Barry honey.
A VERY nice piece of writing.
Thank you.
Okay, here goes.
Mr. Bush: You DEFINITELY need to show a bit more humility.
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Great article, darling! Thanks for posting.
Probably would need to be a bit more public than an anonymous freeper, but good try.
Bush DID show humility when he ran back in 2000...humbly, in his TX accent, ASKING us to vote for him, telling us he would be HONORED to represent US! Saying he wanted to SERVE us as president. And it worked. ;^)
Hmmm. That explains Mo Dowd having Barry repeatedly call Hillary "Sweetie" in her latest column (consisting of an imaginary conversation between Barry and Hilly).
“I bet if anyone suggested to Pres Bush that he show more humility, they would really get flamed.”
I doubt it. President Bush is humble-—and a far better president than Obama and Clinton could ever hope to be.
And, Barry honey, you ought not to assume that just because you send tingles up the leg of Chris Matthews, you do the same to every female.
LOL
Wonderful writing, high-concept thinking. I’m sending a link to my list because Barry Honey has to be exposed.
Did I mention that my friend who spent 18 months in Iraq as an Arabic translator reports that Barak Hussein is the Honey of terrorists, who believe that his election would give them a much easier time attacking us and everyone else in Western Civilization.
Your friend’s comment is interesting..
Well, that's a nice theory. I think the reality is that, yes, the female reporters on the Obama beat are precisely what Ms. Shiver says they're not.
Best thing I have read in a long time! Thanks for sharing. It would be funnier if it wasn’t so scary.
Semper Fi
The professional female reporters???? Oh my. I hate to inform whoever wrote this, they are adoring groupies.
Full disclosure, I didn't get upset with Obama calling the girls 'sweetie'. I don't get upset, when the waitress calls me 'hon'. There's a lot to worry about with Obama, but this isn't one of those things.
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