Has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it? Caucus goers in Iowa thought so, turning out in record numbers to give Mr. Obama his first decisive win.
What happened to Mitt? What happened to Hillary? All that money... I guess Iowans had enough of empty suits and empty promises. The watchword was “Change” and with Barack Obama, that’s exactly what they saw. Or what they thought they saw.
Like Jack Kennedy, Obama offered hope - a commodity in short supply in these disastrous years of the Bush administration. Hope, and reasonable expectations of realizing it.
Mr. Obama, of course, has a secret weapon: the magnificent Michelle, his wife, who personifies dignity, grace and intelligence. We should be so blessed to have her as First Lady. In fact, were she the candidate instead of her husband, there would be no contest. She’d win in a landslide.
Oh, by the way, Mike Huckabee carried the day for the republicans. Sort of an afterthought there. It’s amazing how far just being a likeable guy who can crack a joke once in awhile can take you. I predict that the Huckster’s facade will soon be broken. People will begin to realize that, much to their amazement, Mike Huckabee would not represent any improvement over the present incumbent. He could, in fact, actually be worse.
I hereby nominate Mike Hoaxter for president of Arkansas. His qualifications to lead this country do not extend beyond the borders of that state. As will be quite clear to almost everyone in short order.
As for the rest of the candidates - there are only a few with any chance at all, and their chances are looking more and more like slim to none. John Edwards is a decent guy who has a slim chance. Very slim. For some strange, unknown reason, however, he apparently has limited appeal. May be something to do with the subconscious image of millionaire trial lawyers.
Mitt Romney? All his millions can’t dispel the notion that he is merely acting out a well-practiced part. No one is quite ready to give him the White House trophy he covets.
Hillary? The agent for change - in her own mind - is the very personification of the status quo. A status that everybody has had more than enough of - and no obscene hundred million dollar war chest is going to change that. Hillary and Bill are yesterday. They’re history. They did their damage and got away with it. Now is the time to move on. You’re old news, Hillary. Bad news. Now go away.
Of all the candidates, Senator Obama best projects a vision of achievable hope - a convincing scenario that change is actually possible. But a word of caution in your consideration of Barack Obama. Consider - really consider - exactly what changes are promised and their likelihood of achievement. Consider their value - and their cost. Consider also the influence and advice he’ll receive - and the likelihood of his following it.
I am particularly concerned about a speech Senator Obama gave at the AIPAC Policy Forum on March 2, 2007. Obama pledged his unquestioned support for Israel. That included total commitment to fully funded military assistance. A Pro Israel declaration of submissive obedience - no matter what the cost to America.
It is a well-known fact that the American Israel Public Affairs Committee is a very special interest group that exerts unbelievable control and unquestioned domination over the completely subservient government of America. Promises made to such a cabal can be expected to be enforced - no matter what the cost to real Americans.
But in consideration of Barack Obama’s performance in seeking their suppport, I give the benefit of the doubt to any candidate’s acceptance of the fact that undying support for Israel - no matter what - is an absolute requirement to the advancement of any political career.
Mr. Obama, at least on the surface, is as warlike as any other candidate - ready to destroy any country on receipt of direct orders from Tel Aviv. But I detect a difference. Nothing I can specifically identify, but I have an unmistakable feeling that the good Senator’s primary concern is America - that promises to any other nation are made as a matter of expected compliance - a convenience leading to election, more than a declaration of servitude and expected surrender of independence.
I could be wrong. Time will tell. In the meantime, I am convinced just by the Iowa results that Barack Obama will be, at least, the democratic nominee. If not our next president.
The republican nominee? Unknown at this point. Latest polls here in New Hampshire show a surprising surge for John McCain. I can only say that it gets cold in New Hampshire. Very cold. Cold enough to freeze more than a few brain cells. There’s no other logical explanation.
A McCain presidency would be a continuation of the Bush policies that have all but destroyed this country. If McCain becomes president, say goodbye to your kids. They’ll be coming home in bits and pieces - if at all - from the next proxy war for Israel in the Mid East- guaranteed. Guaranteed!
Rumor has it that McCain would select Joe Lieberman as his running mate. Can you picture a McCain/Lieberman administration? We are already victims of a Republikud Party without knowing it. Such an administration can be expected to complete the absolute destruction of what’s left of this country in short order.
Before you cast your vote for John McCain, do a little investigation. You’ll find a master of disguise and a rabid Zionist. Don’t fall for his magician’s soft-spoken spell. He’s capable of making George Bush look like a choir boy in comparison.
While you’re considering which candidate, if any, deserves your vote, take a second look at John Edwards. Forget what I mentioned earlier about subconscious impressions. The more I see and listen to what he has to say, the more convinced I am that he would make one of our better presidents. Seriously.
A better choice still, would be the candidate who came in with just 10% at the Iowa Caucus. A candidate considered to be nothing less than the mortal enemy of our corporate, special-interest government. A candidate so feared by the establishment media that announcers are actually forbidden to mention his name.
When the combined forces of a Zionist government and media are forced to use every dirty trick in the book to try to ignore and discredit one candidate - and that candidate achieves 10% in the first serious contest - even beating out recent front runner Rudy Giuliani - they have more than a little to fear.
The candidate, of course, is Ron Paul - the only candidate that can save this country - by truly representing the interests of Americans, first, last and always. The only candidate that can’t be bought. And you had better believe that imperial Amerika is more than a little fearful of such an incredible phenomenon.
Consider Mr. Paul when you consider how to cast your vote. His message is getting out, despite every effort to stop him. His support is increasing in unprecedented numbers as the truth of his message sinks in.
Consider this: A vote for Ron Paul is a vote to reclaim our Constitution and our country. A vote for almost any other candidate is a vote for perpetual war - and a notice to the world that we are as guilty as our government.
You may, of course, be of the growing contingent that believes their votes are wasted. You may be correct, and Mr. Diebold and his magic machines might very well have the last word. In which case, feel free to completely ignore everything you’ve read thus far.
Maybe it’s all a dream after all, and we’ll wake up any moment now to a bright, shiny tomorrow.
Lets just pretend that the American dollar is actually worth more than the paper it’s printed on. That millions of Americans aren’t about to lose their jobs and their homes in the housing fiasco. That we aren’t heading into recession, but into a full-blown actual Depression.
Lets pretend that we don’t torture people, in this country and all over the world - that we aren’t under illegal surveillance - that we aren’t treated like a conquered sub-species at our own airports.
That our elections are fair and aboveboard and guaranteed to give us leaders of whom we can be proud, rather than ashamed.
But you can’t pretend reality away. We are an occupied country and the United States of America no longer exists. Democracy, which we seek to impose by gunpoint on the rest of the world, no longer exists here. Freedom, once our most precious asset, is little more than a fond, fading memory.
So go ahead and vote. Or not. Maybe it will make a difference. Chances are it won’t. In my opinion, we have exactly one thin, almost nonexistent chance to change things - through the election of Ron Paul. It will happen, or it won’t.
In the meantime, enjoy the entertainment - like a condemned man’s last meal. Savor the taste. And be ready to pay the price. Whatever comes our way, we undoubtedly deserve it.
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