the nation wanted ‘change’- They wanted a both a ‘first black man to hold office’ and a ‘rock star’- and the msm portrayed him as such- Just like the nation is going to demand change again, either electing the ‘first gay person’ or ‘first woman’ as president sometime soon-
Unfortunately, the majority of people don’t vote based on substance- they vote on appearance- on trends- Obama was an unknown ineffective senator that hardly even voted in congress- Yet the country embraced him simply because he was black, and the country wanted to give the impression that they were hip and politically correct- instead of voting based on credentials, like they should have- Had they taken his ineffectiveness in government position previously, they would not have supported him- how coudl they? He was a failure then, it shoudl have been obvious he woudl be a failure as president-
But the really sad part was, that after the first 4 years of damage to the country, high unemployment, super high gas prices, food prices etc- the country elected him again-
It’s bad enough they elected him based only on appearances, thinking they were hip trend setters- but my goodness- it was absolutely horrible that they elected him for a second term after the damage he did to this country- my goodness- ‘Leading from behind’? Seriously? Our country thought that that kind of sissy touchy feely pacifism was worth electing again? I got seriously worried about this country’s ability to do the right thing after watching that socialist get elected for a second term, let alone a first term
Fox interviewed a woman on the street and asked why she voted for obama a second time- and she got a crap eating grin on her face and said “So I can get me sum of Dat obama-money”
When asked where she thought that money would come from, she got that crap eating grin again, and shrugged her shoulders, and said “It’s just free, dats all”
Yes, I got seriously worried about this coutnry’s ability to choose the right leader after hearing tha
I thought he had 0% chance of getting re-elected and I was floored when he won a second term. Like you, I thought that was the demarcation point signifying the end of the Republic.
That woman you cited was indeed shocking, but it was even worse than you remembered. Ken Rogulski, WJR News, interviewed some people waiting on line at the Cobo Center in Detroit to apply for stimulus money (transcript courtesy of Rush Limbaugh):
KEN ROGULSKI: Why are you here?
WOMAN: To get some money.
ROGULSKI: What kind of money?
WOMAN: Obama money.
ROGULSKI: Where's it coming from?
WOMAN: Obama.
ROGULSKI: And where did Obama get it?
WOMAN: I don't know. His stash. I don't know. I don't know where he got it from but he's giving it to us, to help us. We love him. That's why we voted for him. Obama! Obama!
Great civics education here, especially in the ghetto, huh?