I think so.
Obama's plans to pipe himself into the nation's public schools to address our children next week has caused some commentators to cast their minds back to the craziness of last fall and winter when conservatives were picking up on some cultish vibes from Obama and his supporters. Laura Ingraham played a bit of the Obama youth anthem yesterday on her radio show.
And Michelle Malkin, in response to another lefty teacher gone wild, has resurrected the idiotic Hollywood Obama pledge.
Joe the Plumber's utterance of the 's' word was controversial and resonant at the time. Now, ten months later, in the face of multiple government-expanding bills, industry intimidation and takeovers, legally-questionable appointments of dozens of political czars, Orwellian tactics, and a frenzied rush to ram his policies through, "socialist" has gone from stinging indictment to mere descriptor.
And the more Americans see of Obama's socialist policies the less they like them. See the latest CNN poll on healthcare reform.
*Updated to incorporate Chris's astute comment:
Part of why Obama is worse than expected is the fact that none of us expected him to be so completely a Chicago pol. He really does not care a fig for American history, traditions and institutions. He thinks he can just take whatever he wants any way he wants to. I think part of that comes from his lifetime of being a spoiled affirmative action baby. No one in the Democrat party will ever say no to a well spoken, clean, accomplished Ivy League black.Nearly-identical post cross-posted in the Green Room.
And then there is the whole cult of personality thing that's becoming more and more obnoxious. This is foreign and disgusting to the conservative mind set. But it is second nature to the progressive's view of the world. Look at the worship of FDR and the Kennedys. And the left's rabid and pathological hate campaigns against McCrathy, Nixon, Bush, Limbaugh, Palin and Beck could be called a cult of counter-personality. It's the same pathology at play except all the worship and obsequiousness becomes malignant hate and piling on.
Most American politicians at least pay lip service to the constitution. For some reason Barry doesn't think he needs to. I suspect rising too far too fast with no vetting makes incompetence in the White House inevitable.
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Part of why Obama is worse than expected is the fact that none of us expected him to be so completely a Chicago pol. He really does not care a fig for American history, traditions and institutions. He thinks he can just take whatever he wants any way he wants to. I think part of that comes from his lifetime of being a spoiled affirmative action baby. No one in the Democrat party will ever say no to a well spoken, clean, accomplished Ivy League black.
ReplyDeleteAnd then there is the whole cult of personality thing that's becoming more and more obnoxious. This is foreign and disgusting to the conservative mind set. But it is second nature to the progressive's view of the world. Look at the worship of FDR and the Kennedys. And the left's rabid and pathological hate campaigns against McCrathy, Nixon, Bush, Limbaugh, Palin and Beck could be called a cult of counter-personality. It's the same pathology at play except all the worship and obsequiousness becomes malignant hate and piling on.
Most American politicians at least pay lip service to the constitution. For some reason Barry doesn't think he needs to. I suspect raising too far too fast with no vetting makes incompetence in the White House inevitable.
"...the fact that none of us expected him to be so completely a Chicago pol."
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure to whom the "us" refers, but most conservatives saw Obama for what he was/is -- a radical Leftist who spent his entire political career being mentored by radical Chicago pols, Communists, Marxists, Socialists and racists -- and warned people he would bring that background to the White House. In response, we were called racists and fearmongers and were told we were smearing him with guilt by association.
So I don't really feel sorry for anyone who has been surprised by what Obama has done as President. He had an entire career of radicalism and he has brought it to the White House, just as many of us warned.
I don't know where all of this is headed. I've been wondering this for some time, but it's increasingly disturbing to see a minority of people, who also happen to be very vocal and extremely influential in the media, who just absolutely worship the guy, and at the other time, to see an increasing number of Americans who are growing increasingly frightened of his plans and where he is taking the country. There is a growing divide, to such an extent that the two sides can't even have rational discussions or debates, and is tending more and more towards violence. I have been reluctant to use the Nazi or totalitarian comparisons with Obama, but his use of media and the actions of his supporters are becoming increasingly disconcerting. I don't know where all this is headed, but I'm afraid it isn't anywhere good.
ReplyDeleteHow are his slavish supporters going to react when the Dems get pummelled in the 2010 midterms, and if Obama is soundly rejected for a second term in 2012? Will they accept having their paragon, their literal Messiah of the left, soundly rejected by the American people? I don't know what they will do under those circumstances, but I am growing increasingly worried it won't be pretty. Before anyone think that I am advocating that Americans cave in to Obama's agenda in order to prevent outrageous actions by his supporters, I am not. I stand unalterably opposed to his Administration and to his policies. I am a fervent tea party type.
I can just see this heading some place that is really bad. I am growing increasingly worried over the future of this country. It seems like the Left is begging for a fight, for a revolution. Something to make their preferred policies a fait accompli, forced on the American people "for their own good." That is how they think, and I think increasingly they are having fewer and fewer qualms about using force to achieve their ends.
I think we all need to pray, alot.
Implicit in the question for me is that our expectations were very very low. But he's been more aggressive in pushing his agenda than I expected.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great comments.
I've said this before, the trouble with being inside a revolution is having the ability to back away far enough to get perspective.
ReplyDeleteDo you really think the people in Venezuela thought they were going to end up where they are today twelve years ago when Chavez showed up? I think Obama is the linchpin to a plan long in the works. Many different groups have many different agendas. I tried to sort them out in a post.
http://truthandcommonsense.com/2009/08/23/why-socialize-america-lets-play-the-agenda-game/
Pay attention to our south, it holds the key to the steps they like to take.
If Obama's healthcare plan fails this time, they'll regroup and should attack communications before trying it again. Controlling the Net and radio will go a long way to regaining control of the message.