Posted on 02/03/2010 11:18:58 PM PST by dixjea
The curtain has come down on what can best be described as a brief un-American moment in our history. That moment began in the fall of 2008, with the great financial panic, and gave rise to the Barack Obama phenomenon.
.. The speed with which some of his devotees have turned on himand their unwillingness to own up to what their infatuation had wroughtis nothing short of astounding.
There was cultural "cool" and racial absolution for the white professional classes ... There was understandable racial pride on the part of the African-American community...
The white working class had been slow to be convinced. The technocracy and elitism of Mr. Obama's campaignindeed of his whole personatroubled that big constituency, much more, I believe, than did his race and name...
Mr. Obama .. had won an election, but he took it as a plebiscite granting him a writ to remake the basic political compact of this republic.
Mr. Obama's self-regard, and his reading of his mandate, overwhelmed all restraint...Better ram down sweeping social programsa big liberal agenda before the people stirred to life again.
But no sooner had the country recovered its poise, it drew a line for Mr. Obama. The "bluest" of states, Massachusetts, sent to Washington a senator who was unapologetic in his assertion that it was more urgent to hunt down terrorists than to provide for their legal defense.
Then the close call on Christmas Day ..demonstrated that the terrorist threat had not receded. The president did his best to recover: We are at war, he suddenly proclaimed. Nor were we in need of penance abroad... The generosity of the American response to Haiti, .. was a stark reminder that this remains an exceptional nation that needs no apologies in distant lands...
(Excerpt) Read more at online.wsj.com ...
Doesn't anyone at all have the guts to call it by its correct name:
RACISM
Bingo! Can you imagine a major newpaper’s including the phrase, “understandable racial pride on the part of the White American community”?
FReep ‘em, anyway. “Racial pride” is for people who have never done anything, personally, of which they could legitimately be proud.
He may want one but he won’t get one, and even if he did they would be useless against 80 million patriots.
DemocRAT means never having to say you're sorry.
All to true.
I think we can consider the reparations paid in full now.
One can only hope the lie that is Obama will finally come to light and he is removed from office.
Almost makes me hope he can't swim.
Good points. From your mouth to Gods ear.
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