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There is quite a bit of information in the article, When Barry Became
Barack, about Barack Obama and one is tempted to read between the
lines. It is extremely difficult to make political evaluations
without a certain amount of personal bias coloring the landscape.
But another word about why I am wary of Obama:
One of the things which I can't abide is carefully crafted speeches,
designed to reel in the fish. I find speeches objectionable because
I have written them and they all had the same aim in mind... to grab
supporters. At political conventions a popular phase is, "I am going
to wait for the speeches (before making up my mind). Speeches coupled
with charisma are sure winners... John Kennedy, Pierre Trudeau, Billy
Graham, Jeremiah Wright, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Smith, Jim Jones and
the list goes on.
Anyone can write a good speech. One needs only to look to the flavor
of the moment. And guess what? The hardline politicians don't know it
but the flavor of the moment is togetherness, conflict resolution and
love your neighbor. Even people who have no idea what the words mean
nor have any intention of implementing them love the words of the
moment. For that simple reason, I have never been able to listen to
an Obama speech. His speeches typify, even glorify, flavor of the
moment.
The article (When Barry became Barack) is different from the speeches
in that it is a composite of Barack Obama's Black and White life,
with a bird's eye view of the way others observed him play out the
role. They (and they live up by the lodge) say that people who suffer
humiliation, perceived or otherwise, in their formative years, go on
to humiliate others in their adult years. Humiliation takes many
forms... from family abuse to workplace abuse to institutional abuse
to political abuse, victims get their own back! That potential plus
the ability to draw people together for whatever cause is what should
be kept in the forefront, no matter how the politics play out. The
wife of Barack Obama and the Pastor of Barack Obama don't like
Whites. To tell the truth, they have every reason not to like them
but that's not the point.
It certainly looks as if Obama might win the nomination. What happens
after could be anything. That win might set the stage for McCain to
become President. A split in the Democratic Party would almost
certainly ensure a Republican win. Are politicians mature enough to
think about the good of the country? Of course not! Look no further
than the history of the Liberal Party in Canada, if you want proof.
The American media have already started to push McCain out in front.
But aside from all that Obama is he or isn't he stuff, Bush appears
to be hell bent on invading Iran before he leaves office. Why do I
think this? Well, first of all he turned his attention to the Israeli/
Palestine affair for the first time in his presidency. Then Cheney
went to Israel and paid superficial lip service to Palestine while
saying that Israel has the right to defend itself. While this is
happening, there is a stepped up attack on the Militias in Iraq. Iran
is supposedly responsible for arming the Militias in Iraq and Hamas
in Palestine. Then Admiral William Fallon, the top U.S. commander in
the Middle East recently publicly criticized the Bush
Administration's Iran policy and resigned his command. At that time
the Bush administration said Fallon did not resign for that reason
but the administration did not rule out an attack on Iran.
Put all this together and ask what are they trying to do? Will Israel
attack Iran? My take is, if the Americans can't start it because of
political restraints, Israel can.
Let's hope all this is the rant of a woman who doesn't know what she
is talking about. This is one time that I hope I am dead wrong in
what I am thinking. But if I am right, it is another reason for the
Americans to stick with the Republicans and that is sad indeed.
Happy thoughts!
Audrey
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