Black Panther holding night stick tells poll watchers "A black man is going to win this election no matter what."
Ego and mouth
By Thomas Sowell
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http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | After the big gamble on subprime mortgages that led to the current financial crisis, is there going to be an even bigger gamble, by putting the fate of a nation in the hands of a man whose only qualifications are ego and mouth?
Barack Obama has the kind of cocksure confidence that can only be achieved by not achieving anything else.
Anyone who has actually had to take responsibility for consequences by running any kind of enterprise — whether economic or academic, or even just managing a sports team — is likely at some point to be chastened by either the setbacks brought on by his own mistakes or by seeing his successes followed by negative consequences that he never anticipated.
The kind of self-righteous self-confidence that has become Obama's trademark is usually found in sophomores in Ivy League colleges — very bright and articulate students, utterly untempered by experience in real world.
The signs of Barack Obama's self-centered immaturity are painfully obvious, though ignored by true believers who have poured their hopes into him, and by the media who just want the symbolism and the ideology that Obama represents.
The triumphal tour of world capitals and photo-op meetings with world leaders by someone who, after all, was still merely a candidate, is just one sign of this self-centered immaturity.
"This is our time!" he proclaimed. And "I will change the world." But ultimately this election is not about him, but about the fate of this nation, at a time of both domestic and international peril, with a major financial crisis still unresolved and a nuclear Iran looming on the horizon.
For someone who has actually accomplished nothing to blithely talk about taking away what has been earned by those who have accomplished something, and give it to whomever he chooses in the name of "spreading the wealth," is the kind of casual arrogance that has led to many economic catastrophes in many countries.
The equally casual ease with which Barack Obama has talked about appointing judges on the basis of their empathies with various segments of the population makes a mockery of the very concept of law.
After this man has wrecked the economy and destroyed constitutional law with his judicial appointments, what can he do for an encore? He can cripple the military and gamble America's future on his ability to sit down with enemy nations and talk them out of causing trouble.
Senator Obama's running mate, Senator Joe Biden, has for years shown the same easy-way-out mindset. Senator Biden has for decades opposed strengthening our military forces. In 1991, Biden urged relying on sanctions to get Saddam Hussein's troops out of Kuwait, instead of military force, despite the demonstrated futility of sanctions as a means of undoing an invasion.
People who think Governor Sarah Palin didn't handle some "gotcha" questions well in a couple of interviews show no interest in how she compares to the Democrats' Vice Presidential candidate, Senator Biden.
Joe Biden is much more of the kind of politician the mainstream media like. Not only is he a liberal's liberal, he answers questions far more glibly than Governor Palin — grossly inaccurately in many cases, but glibly.
Moreover, this is a long-standing pattern with Biden. When he was running for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination back in 1987, someone in the audience asked him what law school he attended and how well he did.
Flashing his special phony smile, Biden said, "I think I have a much higher IQ than you do." He added, "I went to law school on a full academic scholarship" and "ended up in the top half" of the class.
But Biden did not have a full academic scholarship. Newsweek reported: "He went on a half scholarship based on need. He didn't finish in the 'top half' of his class. He was 76th out of 85."
Add to Obama and Biden House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and you have all the ingredients for a historic meltdown. Let us not forget that the Roman Empire did decline and fall, blighting the lives of millions for centuries.
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Raymond Arroyo on the Election
Raymond Arroyo, author of three New York Times Best Sellers and News Director EWTN News had this to say on Friday Oct. 24 on his weekly EWTN program The World Over Live:
I am currently working my way through Arroyo's first NYT Best Seller, the aptly-titled Mother Angelica, the biography of the foundress of the world's largest Catholic Radio & TV Network, EWTN. It is an inspiring and true story of faith and strength in the face of so many challenges and sufferings. Arroyo brings Mother Angelica's life story to the reader in such plain and simple, yet moving language, yet he does not hesitate to point out failings and shortcomings. His writing is realistic and inspirational.
Oh Digg, How I Love Thee!
Lately I've been checking out Digg.com a lot. Pretty much daily. Lately it's been Obama-central, but hopefully that will slow down after next week. It's usually a great place for interesting and funny news. If you like bizarre but true stories, have a look. Here's a prime example:
See? Hilarious and true! Stuff like this pops up constantly on Digg. Then there's also interesting pop culture stuff:
That particular story makes me very happy, by the way. I loved Iron Man. And I'm not a fan of the character, nor Marvel Comics in general. I'm looking forward to this Avengers movie. I know pretty much nothing about The Avengers, and in a way I want to keep it that way so I can enjoy the version of the story they decide to give us in the film. Anyway, check out Digg. They're rather awesome. Incidentally, they have a podcast, DiggNation, which I'll be reviewing soon as the next installment of my "Podcastin'" series.
2001 Obama: Tragedy That "Redistribution of Wealth" Not Pursued by Supreme Court
Socialism much?
The Obama campaign didn't like this at all. How dare you tell him what he said? HOPE! CHANGE! YES WE CAN! KUM BA YAH!
Biden Angered By Tough Questions
Barbara West of Orlando's Eyewitness News WFTV-Channel 9 recently interviewed Sen. Joe Biden, asking him to respond to accusations that Sen. Obama's policies are Marxist:
The Obama/Biden campaign was so angered by this interview that they canceled a scheduled interview with Jill Biden, stating "This cancellation is non-negotiable, and further opportunities for your station to interview with this campaign are unlikely, at best for the duration of the remaining days until the election." I applaud Ms. West and WFTV for asking the questions we're all dying to have answered. I love how much her calm demeanor bothered Biden, who was visibly hot under the collar and really wanted to tell her off. It clearly took all his willpower not to explode and start ranting about how high is IQ is or making racist remarks.
The Obama/Biden campaign was so angered by this interview that they canceled a scheduled interview with Jill Biden, stating "This cancellation is non-negotiable, and further opportunities for your station to interview with this campaign are unlikely, at best for the duration of the remaining days until the election." I applaud Ms. West and WFTV for asking the questions we're all dying to have answered. I love how much her calm demeanor bothered Biden, who was visibly hot under the collar and really wanted to tell her off. It clearly took all his willpower not to explode and start ranting about how high is IQ is or making racist remarks.
Chistmas Censorship Came Early This Year!
KUDOS TO GRUCCI: NO CHRISTMAS PARADE, NO FIREWORKS
The internationally known fireworks company, Grucci, has pulled out of an annual Christmas event on Long Island because the town of Patchogue decided to break with its 15-year tradition of holding a Christmas Boat Parade: This year it decided to rename the event the Patchogue Holiday Boat Parade.
Grucci vice president Phil Butler, a vocal critic of the secularization of Christmas, accused the parade’s organizers of “using all the themes of Christmas and plagiarizing all those themes.” Grucci is headquartered on Long Island.
Catholic League president Bill Donohue commended Butler’s decision:
“If more people like Phil Butler stood up to the high priests of political correctness, the dumbing-down of Christmas would cease. Christmas is the only holiday that is singled out by these authoritarians. They do not object to Jewish or Muslim holidays, nor do they object to holidays like Martin Luther King Day. And they relish Kwanzaa celebrations. But when it comes to Christmas, they quickly become censors.
“So Kudos to Grucci. Let this be the first of many counterpunches thrown at the cultural fascists this year.
Can I just say how happy that makes me? It's great to see a pretty major entity, Grucci, taking a stand against the war on Christmas. It really is true that the only holidays people are "offended" by are the Christian ones. Any public display of Christian religiosity makes people uncomfortable, even scared. But other religions are said to deserve the right to display religious symbols in public for their holy days. And that's how it should be. It's our first amendment right. But somehow that idea doesn't apply to Christianity. If it's unfair to exclude other religions, why is it acceptable to exclude Christians at Christmas, throwing snowmen and reindeer their way for the sake of appeasement? All religions should be treated equally. This means (brace yourself for impact) saying "Merry Christmas" when appropriate, publicly displaying Nativity scenes, and saying "Easter". Let's be honest, people. Last year, I remember being frustrated and disgusted by a TV commercial featuring a wife and mother with her family around the Christmas tree talking about "Holiday Eve." Seriously? Is it SO horrible to say "Christmas Eve?" Is there another religion that celebrates some other major holy day specifically on December 24? I don't think so. Even if Dec. 24 falls during Chanukah, it's still Christmas Eve. Also, we don't just have "Winter Break" or "Spring Break" because the Earth is on a tilted axis that creates seasonal change. Stop ignoring the 800 pound gorilla in the room. The real reason for those breaks are Christmas and Easter. It's okay to say it. Nothing bad will happen. Unless you have something against the equal treatment of Christians. If that's the case, then don't get defensive when I call you a bigot. Thank you, Grucci, for standing up against political correctness.