Bono gets less manic thrill from his audience than Barack Obama. The Rolling Stones, who are legendary for attracting the biggest and most excited audiences, are going to be eclipsed by Obamamania. The only audience left on the list for Obama Rallies to beat is the Papal Audience. Why is this? Why are people constantly fainting when the words "Change," "Hope," and "Yes We Can" come rumbling from the baritone pipes of the junior senator from Chicago?
In a world ruled by MySpace, YouTube, cable television channels, and 15-second viral videos, instant gratification has trounced real, practical satisfaction. The Obama campaign has lassoed this new, societal swing and applied it to winning elections. Right now, it's working brilliantly. But the danger of such a campaign is so blatantly severe that most have chosen to completely ignore the danger and embrace the mere surface, because he seems fantastic.
By "the mere surface," I mean the style and the aura of Barack Obama. The man has a face for t-shirts and coffee mugs, with eyes directed valiantly towards something on the horizon, the hope-filled future. His website is a work of web design art. When he enters an arena full of thousands of cheering fans, the energy is undeniable. When you look at the effect he has, you can't help getting caught up in it. An Obama Rally is, frankly, a rock concert. The man is a messiah.
....But he's not a rock star, he's a politician. Ooh, sorry to spoil it for everybody. I'm sorry ObamaGirl. You're man is a just another lawyer who's used his millions to get into a place of public power so he can gain more millions. The American political process has not changed with Barack Obama. And this is the ultimate lie of the Obama phenomenon. Obama claims he's a man of "change": somebody's who different; but in reality, he's the same as everybody else. As many commentators have said, he's old, boring wine in a new, fancy bottle with a modern-looking label.
Obama has Americans fooled, and this is the danger. He has cloaked himself in the indestructible bubble of his race, his boundless optimism (but only about a future with him as president), and his flawless oratorical skills. When it comes to real issues, such as experience, plans for America, practical solutions, and a record to show he practices what he preaches, Obama is a completely blank, normal liberal. His supporters time and time again have failed to answer the question, "What is an explicit example of an achivement of Obama?" Nobody knows, and nobody seems to care.
That's dangerous. Think about it next time you get all excited over Obama.
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People even applaud when he has to blow his nose!
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General Patton, sir, you are right on, as one could expect from one of America's most legendary generals! lol.
Barack Obama is, indeed, a phenomenon for which the American public - specifically youth - is being achieved. He has successfully diverted the people's attention from the issues and enamored them with his message and his appeal. People are rallying around his abstract message of change, not the kinds of changes he wishes to make. And the kinds of changes he wishes to make are disastrous.
I'll be posting my own blog entry soon on Obama, which is a piece I've been working on, and I'm sure you'll like and agree with that one.
"Government is not the solution to our problems; government is the problem. - Ronald Reagan