No, this post is not defending Barack Hussein Obama. It's not that I don't think he is naive. It's not that I think he has any clue about foreign (or domestic) policy. It's not that I am not scared out of my mind at the prospect of his election.
It's that he LOVES being called naive! Seriously, I don't think the pundits and critics understand the connotation that the word "naive" has in the normal word. It's almost a compliment to a man who has painted himself as the candidate of fresh ideas and new blood. The last thing he wants is to be called experienced. The last thinkg he wants is ANY kind of a record.
Can't you see that being "naive" and "inexperienced" and "too young" and "too black" are all things the he can't say himself but loves that people say them?!?! Every time someone says Obama is naive, young, or inexperienced, he says "Exactly. That's what Washington needs." Every time someone brings up his race, his church, and his 90 percent black support, he implies that we are all racist and that if we just understood him and his elitist group then we wouldn't be offended at his blatant racism. The victim card. The guilt card.
It's perfect. Every major weakness he has is turned into a strength. We just have to make sure we don't fall for it.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
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"Every major weakness he has is turned into a strength."
This is exactly what everyone applying for a job is told to do.
While one may argue that those faults are in critical sectors, I find it hard to criticize this attempt at putting forth his best self. It is up to those doing the interviewing to decide how much of a stretch those comments may be.
You're exactly right, and I meant for that to be a praise of his political savvy. He has done a masterful job of making his weaknesses look like strengths, and for that he deserves credit. He is very clever, very smooth, very charismatic. I'll never take that away from him. The basic point of the post is that he is very naive and unexperienced, but we (Republicans) need to stop using that against him. He thrives on it.
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