Victor Davis Hanson: President Obama’s First 70 Days. It really does all make sense

NRO ^ | April 1, 2009 | Victor Davis Hanson

[Tolik]

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/victordavishanson/index:

Victor Davis Hanson: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly —Part Three of Three [The Good]

Victor Davis Hanson: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly —Part Two of Three [The Ugly]

Victor Davis Hanson: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly —Part One of Three

Victor Davis Hanson: American Mob Rule. We need a Socrates in Washington right now

Victor Davis Hanson: Thoughts About Depressed Americans

Victor Davis Hanson: Bush Did It. What a difference an election makes [Brilliant Parody]

Victor Davis Hanson: Dr. Obama: First, Do No Harm. Let nature do its work

Now You Tell Us, Mr. President!

Victor Davis Hanson: The "Depression" for Us Idiots

HANSON: Maxing out a crisis card

Now, Obama Tells Us?

Victor Davis Hanson: Europeanizing Europe. They may have got more than they bargained for [Obama]

Victor Davis Hanson: Fast and Thick in the Age of Obama

NOW OBAMA TELLS US?

The "They Did It" Presidency (Victor Davis Hanson, Mark Steyn, Andy McCarthy)

Oh, the Debts We Will See! (What's in store for us and our children after this Stimulus/Budget)

5 Reasons Wall Street Is Worried

Have-It-All Californians Squander Blessings In Era Of Complacency

Victor Davis Hanson: Obamafusion [Why is Wall Street Worried? — Let us count the ways]

Accounting for California's suicide

Obama: The Great Divider

Victor Davis Hanson: More on Rush

Accounting for California’s Suicide

Victor Davis Hanson: The Great Divider? [five modest recommendations to Obama - that he won't use]

Victor Davis Hanson: The Triumph of Banality [Obama's talent for dishonesty in political discourse]

Victor Davis Hanson: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly —Part Three of Three [The Good]

Victor Davis Hanson: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly —Part Two of Three [The Ugly]

Victor Davis Hanson: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly —Part One of Three

[Tolik]

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[Travis McGee]

“A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself. For the traitor appears not a traitor; he speaks in accents familiar to his victims, and he wears their face and their arguments, he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in the hearts of all men. He rots the soul of a nation, he works secretly and unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of the city, he infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist. A murderer is less to fear. The traitor is the plague.”

~~Marcus Tullius Cicero

[Tolik]

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Monday, March 30, 2009

First-person Socialism   [Victor Davis Hanson]

I think our president needs to invest more in the use of the third-person "government," since his speeches more and more center on the narcissistic "I" and "me." Even the car-takeover speech was "I-ed" to death. E.g.

My Auto Task Force

And so today, I am announcing that my administration will...

In this context, my administration will offer General Motors adequate working capital over the next 60 days. During this time, my team will be working closely with GM to produce a better business plan.

I am committed to doing all I can to see if a deal can be struck...

Now, I know that when people even hear the word "bankruptcy" it can be a bit unsettling, so let me explain what I mean. What I am talking about is..

What I am not talking about is a process where a company is broken up, sold off, and no longer exists. And what I am not talking about is having a company stuck in court for years...

It is my hope that the steps I am announcing...

let me say it as plainly as I can ...

I'm directing my team to take several steps.

I want to work with Congress to identify parts of the Recovery Act..

I am designating a new Director of Recovery for Auto Communities and Workers...

And on and on . . .

03/30 01:09 PM

[ml/nj]

I'm always on the lookout for articles that might make an impression on intellectually honest liberals. I think this might be such an article.

ML/NJ

[livius]

Very well put. Fundamentally, Obama’s objective is to destroy the US. In fact, he has done so much in these first 70 days that he may already have accomplished his goal. I honestly don’t see how we’re going to be able to undo the evils he has set into motion.

I think the only hope would be in finding that he was ineligible to be president, because then his acts would become invalid and we could start over again. But even so, he has stirred up so much hatred and fear in this country that I think we may be permanently damaged.

[Obadiah]

I am truly frightened by the grooved path we are now carving out in this country. We have seen how this has played out in Russia, and China, Cambodia, Dafur, and any other countless killing fields.

Those who are clinging to the idea that this couldn't happen here in America need to wake up because it is happening here in America and no one seems to care.

[jveritas]

Most excellent article.

[ml/nj]

Interesting to compare:

Mr. Vice President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Senate, and of the House of Representatives:

Yesterday, December 7th, 1941 -- a date which will live in infamy -- the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.

The United States was at peace with that nation and, at the solicitation of Japan, was still in conversation with its government and its emperor looking toward the maintenance of peace in the Pacific.

Indeed, one hour after Japanese air squadrons had commenced bombing in the American island of Oahu, the Japanese ambassador to the United States and his colleague delivered to our Secretary of State a formal reply to a recent American message. And while this reply stated that it seemed useless to continue the existing diplomatic negotiations, it contained no threat or hint of war or of armed attack.

It will be recorded that the distance of Hawaii from Japan makes it obvious that the attack was deliberately planned many days or even weeks ago. During the intervening time, the Japanese government has deliberately sought to deceive the United States by false statements and expressions of hope for continued peace.

The attack yesterday on the Hawaiian islands has caused severe damage to American naval and military forces. I regret to tell you that very many American lives have been lost. In addition, American ships have been reported torpedoed on the high seas between San Francisco and Honolulu.

Yesterday, the Japanese government also launched an attack against Malaya.

Last night, Japanese forces attacked Hong Kong.

Last night, Japanese forces attacked Guam.

Last night, Japanese forces attacked the Philippine Islands.

Last night, the Japanese attacked Wake Island.

And this morning, the Japanese attacked Midway Island.

Japan has, therefore, undertaken a surprise offensive extending throughout the Pacific area. The facts of yesterday and today speak for themselves. The people of the United States have already formed their opinions and well understand the implications to the very life and safety of our nation.

As commander in chief of the Army and Navy, I have directed that all measures be taken for our defense. But always will our whole nation remember the character of the onslaught against us.

No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory.

I believe that I interpret the will of the Congress and of the people when I assert that we will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost, but will make it very certain that this form of treachery shall never again endanger us.

Hostilities exist. There is no blinking at the fact that our people, our territory, and our interests are in grave danger. With confidence in our armed forces, with the unbounding determination of our people, we will gain the inevitable triumph -- so help us God.

I ask that the Congress declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on Sunday, December 7th, 1941, a state of war has existed between the United States and the Japanese empire.

(I just picked this FDR speech, sort of, at random.)

ML/NJ

[9YearLurker]

Not that far from the view of NYTimes house conservative David Brooks either!

[Tolik]

Actually, I have nothing against use of *I* instead of the royal *We*. Its just like everything else - it is a matter of context and proportion. To a person who is not under Obama’s charm spell, he comes out as a narcissist.

[Tolik]

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Monday, March 30, 2009

Bush Did It?   [Victor Davis Hanson]

Academic snoots surely are shocked, shocked that our president cannot pronounce Orion, or pulled off a Glaukos/Diomedes one-sided exchange with those cheap, unviewable DVDs, or that Ms. Clinton expresses cultural ignorance of Our Lady of Guadalupe in our neighboring Mexico. Or that our Vice-President does not know when the iconic FDR was president, or when television came into wide use, or even the name of Justice Stevens. Beware! We will soon be hearing "nucular."

03/30 09:15 AM

[subterfuge]

Resident Urkle hasn’t a humble bone in his body and his tin-ear allows him to prance and preen without a care.

[Tolik]

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[COUNTrecount]

GREAT post, thanks.

[RipSawyer]

Can you believe we used to think Slick Willie was narcissistic? This guy has in two months used more I’s than Slick used in eight years.

[Nathan Zachary]

Obama simply drawing on his past 30 years of education, writing, work, and associations,

Which amounts to NOTHING! The guy is basically stupid, with ZERO experience at anything, except "community organizing", basically practicing campaigning.

[Tolik]

Clinton was narcissist, all right. But he was more of a pragmatist and less ideologue. (Besides being a policy wonk who could and did talk policies without a teleprompter.) When his leftist attack failed, he was pragmatic enough to use Dick Morris's triangulation, and together with the Gingrich republicans did some good. I afraid 0 will do much more damage before he will even think to look for his own Morris, if ever.

[SMARTY]

“In other words, if you believed as President Obama and many of his advisors do, then you would do what Obama and his advisors are now doing.”

The ‘Obama machine’ seduced most of undereducated/uneducated America and also the MSM. But, a lot of us out here kept our pants on.... we're not going for it!