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One Reason Alone

8.29.08 @ 12:01AM

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Here we have a young man who is a poster child for political championship, for all of the above stated reasons. He is lucky in that he comes to the attention of certain interests based in or near Chicago Illinois. Through their efforts, he is assured a seat on the Illinois legislature. When a U.S. Senate seat became available, Obama, a candidate with far too little political experience [and unlike politicians such as Ted Kennedy who had name recognition] to even have a significant chance to attract enough votes to defeat the experienced politicians vying for that seat, suddenly is running virtually unopposed as sealed divorce papers are made public, destroying his opposition. Now, two years later, he is running for President. Not even JFK moved that fast in his political career. So how does an obscure Illinois politician, with little personal wealth, position and name recognition get to this point?

He is the center of a political Perfect Storm. There are a variety of groups supporting him for various reasons, many of whom we may never identify. There are obviously groups who want him to occupy the White House; some because of who he is and some because of who he isn't, Hillary Clinton. Some want him in the race because of his opponent, John McCain. These groups see his candidacy as less likely to defeat McCain than a Clinton candidacy. The evidence that supports these theories is out there and can be readily found by anyone interested looking for it [hint: lack of MSM scrutiny of Obama, media ignoring John Edwards affair story as he siphoned off Clinton voters in the primaries, and even Limbaugh's Operation Chaos].

No one gets a title shot without sanction from one of the controlling organizations in the business of national politics, the Democrat and Republican parties. And, as I pointed out earlier, these organizations are controlled by special interests. So, is Barack Obama's rise in national parties a result of talent and luck? Yes, that and a group of powerful rabbi's; the political kind, not the religious kind.
-- Michael Tobias

I must take issue with Mr. Cline, who calls Mr. Obama "one of the most naturally gifted American politicians in the last half century." After reading the circumstances of his elections, I see only luck, and a healthy dose of chicanery.

As for Mr. Obama's alleged oratorical skills, it has become abundantly clear that he is fine when he is reading prepared speeches, which I firmly believe are written by other people, and abysmal when he has no script in front of him. Furthermore, to my ears, his manner of speaking becomes ever more infused with an arrogance that reminds one of the execrable Mr. Kerry. Mr. Obama "talks down" to all of us.

Mr. Obama's positions on taxes, the economy, and on how government should work, would make Karl Marx smile in approval. He tells us what we cannot do, and his loathsome wife tells us that he will "require" us to do this and that, in total ignorance of the fact that our elected officials are subordinate to the people who elect them, not the other way around. Mr. Obama does not want to be our President, but our Ruler. A bas Obama!
-- W. B. Heffernan, Jr.

What talent does Obama have other than the ability to read a prepared speech on a teleprompter? He is ignorant of American history, world history, economics, foreign affairs, and geography, just to name a few subjects.
-- Bruce Johnson
North Vernon, Indiana

There is only one catch phrase that comes to my mind when looking at the Messiah's back drop for his ascension speech in Denver tonight.

The Temple of Doom.
-- Craig Sarver
Seattle, Washington

WRONG PARTY LIFERS
Re: W. James Antle III's Lifelong Democrats:

You gave a good report about the pro-life Democrats, and how they justify staying in the Democrat party. They are in the wrong party, though. First of all, millions of Republicans freely and generously give their time, talent, and treasure to the pro-life cause by volunteering at crisis pregnancy centers, donating blankets and other items to help poor mothers, and at the national level, Bush 41 and Bush 43 appointed judges such as Thomas, Roberts, and Alito who ruled to uphold a partial birth abortion ban. Conservative Republicans individually, and in office have worked and continue to work to change the minds and hearts of people on abortion.

A bigger question is what has Bob Casey Jr. done for the cause? He has a 65 percent approval rating from NARAL, and he believes that the morning-after pill is simply contraception. Furthermore, why doesn't Casey criticize his party more, as his father did for their pro-abortion stance, instead of just saying that he disagrees with Obama, and many of his fellow Democrats?

Finally, everyone should strive to help others lead a better, freer life. Democrats aim to do this by creating programs that keep the poor poor, and dependent on the government. The more dependent the less fortunate are on government, the less freedom they have. Republicans, by and large, believe in lifting the poor out of poverty to become more autonomous human beings.

Pro-life Democrats have a place in that party, and the Democrat leadership makes sure they stay in that place.
-- Jenny

My father is a lifelong, pro-life, Catholic Democrat. The ONLY reason he ever voted GOP was over the abortion issue. He went back to voting Dem when he determined that the GOP talked a good game but essentially did nothing.

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