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Audacious Elitism

4.15.08 @ 12:01AM

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HUNTING SEASON
Re: G. Tracy Mehan, III's Misreading "The Deer Hunter":

As a typical white person, I think Senator Obama fails in his keen sense of racial matters also.
-- Donna Danckeart

Obama's problem is simple (and shared by many politicians of both parties): his theology is completely erroneous. Sen. Obama consistently conveys through his words and deeds that his theology is deeply grounded in the Moderatism or theological liberalism of the 18th century. Theological liberals did their uppermost to remove the supernatural from the Bible and therefore, Jesus Christ was reduced (in their eyes) to nothing more than a good moral example.

Consequently, spiritual matters to the theologically liberal are always reduced to emulating Christ as a moral example. Religion (of all kinds), guns, sports teams, food, etc., are all viewed through a world-view lens of morality, legalism, and humanism. Since in the liberals eyes man is the measure, it is easy for them to embrace abortion, same-sex marriage, etc., since that is what their liberal, progressive "Jesus" would have done (don't mention the "Go and sin no more" admonition he gives to each of the sinners and tax collectors with whom He came into contact). The "teaching" that came from the mouth of Sen. Obama's pastor (as well as Sen. Obama's long-term attendance at that "church") is proof positive of the failure of this worldly "theology."

If his theology was correct, Sen. Obama would see that Christ was not merely a great moral example, but was in fact, the Son of God; Whose mission it was to do the Will of His Father by living a life of perfect harmony and accord with God's law, and through His atoning, propitiating, and expiating death on the cross at Calvary, secured the salvation of God's elect. Proper and good biblical theology teaches that this mission of Christ was necessary because of the effects of sin in all people through Adam, and goes on the teach that out of shear joy and appreciation of God's grace, fruit proceeds from the saved individual. If one has not bought into the treacherous and destructive teaching on the liberals, the fruit brought about in the changed life of the saved can be found in the fifth chapter of the Apostle Paul's letter to the church in Galatia, to wit: "...love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control..." Imagine a how a presidential candidate, so led by God the Holy Spirit, would address such problems in rural Pennsylvania and indeed around the world were they guided by this fruit, coupled with the knowledge that he/she is just a sinner saved by Grace.

No, without this knowledge and understanding, I'm afraid that presidential candidates of all stripes and political parties cannot help but be led by the fruits of their flesh (which Paul also lists in Galatians 5) which are: "...sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissentions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these..."

All of our candidates, like the rest of us, should examine themselves, repent, and prayerfully ask for forgiveness. Without such humility, we're all equally liable to led by our flesh.
-- Morgan P. Yarbrough
Western Tennessee

At some point several months ago in researching the Obama cipher, after poring over his voting record (such as it is), his economic stances (socialist at best), the content and character(?) of his past associations, it came painfully obvious to me that this is just another elitist far, far left liberal politician. It pains me to read in the pages of the Spectator that Mr. Mehan III seems to think the anointed one has "moral intuition...to rival his keen sense of racial matters." This is the second time in the past few weeks Mr. Mehan III has expressed a limited admiration for the anointed one.

My goodness it's hard to believe they make kool-aid in flavors even the estimable Mr. Mehan III finds palatable. What keen sense of racial matters? What moral intuition? Is this the same racial & moral intuition that made it easy for him to support a church that panders the basest of racial stereotypes and hatred? Is this the same moral intuition that led him to 'worship' at the altar of 60's radicals Ayers & Dohrn? Is this the same moral intuition that allowed him to attach himself to the corrupt Tony Rezko and the Daley machine? Is this the same moral intuition that concluded associating with Rashid Khalidi in any way shape or form made him any different than, say, oh I don't know Jimmy Carter?

Really, Mr. Mehan III, you must be joking! Take a few minutes to read Mr. Klein's piece (also in today's Spectator), take a deep breath, and join us in the fray!
-- Stuart Reed
Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan

Back in the 1990s, when the Clinton's were in power, my husband first observed what he called elitist mentality. I remember how we used to look for the verbal twists and slight of hand wordings to everything the Clinton's and their minions would say. It was a game of "gotcha" for us, looking for the verbal cues that let us understand we, the common folks, needed the wise "governance" of superior beings, because they thought we were too stupid to do things for ourselves. Then it was a subtle verbal interplay and not obvious to many folks.

Fast forward to 2008 and we have no doubts as to who elitists are, what they want to do and who will be in control if they get in. The myth of Global Warming, Carbon Footprints, Tax, Tax, Tax, will be the total agenda of the day. And don't forget bringing in illegals by the millions and the wonderful stupidity of universal healthcare. Anyone wanting a taste of universal healthcare ought to make an appointment in any military hospital to see any doctor and see what that is like.

My husband and I have decided these elitists are the kids who were never picked on the playground, never worked (serious work with one's own hands), and now want to be the "kings" and rule over us. They want us to pay more for traveling anywhere while they are exempt and able to fly private jets everywhere they want. They want to make the rules and be in charge and it will be done with a vengeance. Count on it.

I don't care if Obama needs to get serious intuition. He doesn't have one speck of credibility here on this ranch. If he can't bowl he surely couldn't drive my husband's old tractor, plow a field, work cattle, or know how to balance the bottom line of the budget we live on.

Finally, on a personal note, we retired out of the military while in D.C. We told our children we were bringing them back to real humanity and would teach them the hard work of baling hay and working cattle and building character. It was a shock for their systems after living in the "me first" mentality of Springfield, Virginia, but after awhile they washed that mentality right out of their heads. And some years later when our son left for the Air Force Academy he called home to ask me something. His question was, "Mama, I'm not the brightest kid here, but folks keep asking me to take the lead on things, why the heck is that?" My answer was simple. I said, 'Well, Son, I told you we brought you here to work cattle and build character. And when you were baling your Dad's hay and a storm was approaching and your hay baler broke down, you knew you couldn't tell your Dad you let him down, so you developed ingenuity and figured out a way to finish the job. Son, you just plain know hard work and how to do things, and folks see that in a fella." He got it.

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