Obama Stinks! (A Contrarian’s Plea)
February 21st, 2008 by Christopher Flavelle in Bright Lights
New York–For liberals who fancy themselves critical thinkers, or are simply wary of the appearance of groupthink, Barack Obama’s long crescendo is becoming a bit of a pickle.
After New Hampshire, when Obama’s nomination looked uncertain, the fact that everyone I knew supported him seemed romantic, as if the entire population of twentysomethings in New York had formed a merry rebellion against the power of the Democratic machine.
But now, with every morning’s paper bringing news of another Obama rout, that band of rebels has begun to seem more like a mob. On Super Tuesday two weeks ago, the surest way not to start an interesting conversation was to ask anyone under 30 how they voted in the Democratic primary. The last place I saw a “Hillary ‘08″ t-shirt was in the window of a novelty shop in the Lower East Side, alongside shirts reading “Girls Love My Mustache” and “Brooklyn Forever.”
Growing up with stories of Trudeaumania, I always wondered what it would be like to be present at the birth of a Movement. As it turns out, it stinks. Obama may well be everything his supporters believe he is. We don’t know yet, and won’t for a long time. But already, criticizing him leaves me feeling like its the Liberal convention of 1968, and I’m trying to persuade delegates that Paul Hellyer’s speech, to be fair, wasn’t that bad.
It’s tempting to ask what those delegates would have thought, had they known that just four years later, Trudeau would come with spitting distance of costing Liberals government, his charisma and irreverence having turned in the public mind to arrogance and remove.
Nobody can lay special claim to the knowledge of where, precisely, hope crosses the border into hubris. We’re all just guessing. But asking the question is important, because it keeps the aura of promise from hardening into certitude and complacency.
So, in the rush of excitement that may well take Obama to the White House, spare a thought for the poor contrarians, who seem determined to look for fault where others only see possibility. They may act like curmudgeons. But they’re just trying to help.
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February 21st, 2008 at 4:25 am
I, for one, only support politicians nobody’s ever heard of. When they sell out (= other people start liking them), it’s obviously time to move on. Oooh yeah, I was for Barack *before* it was cool! etc.
February 21st, 2008 at 8:20 am
Valuable insight, Christopher. Let’s not get too excited. Whenever that happens to Democrats, they get assassinated.
February 21st, 2008 at 10:04 am
Obama Stinks eh? Headline surely inspired by Barack’s campaign t-shirt ie “I Heart B.O.”…
March 5th, 2008 at 8:36 am
he does stink!
April 25th, 2008 at 2:55 am
Is Senator Barack Obama:
The Physical Incarnation Of the Beloved And Deceased
American Civil Rights Champion –
Dr Martin Luther King Jr.?
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As Americans discuss and debate how the results of the expected Pennsylvania win by Senator Clinton will impact the course of the surprisingly closely contested and increasingly heated race, to decide who will become the Democratic Party’s candidate to campaign against Senator John McCain in the race to serve as the next President of the United States of America, Higher Level Productions would like to bring your attention to a revealing, compelling, shocking, and illuminating tribute that has been written by a spiritual master to the Senator from the state of Illinois.
There is a beautiful, compelling, and illuminating tribute to Senator Obama that has been written by a highly developed spiritual master named Avatar Galextra that Higher Level Productions invite Americans especially, and the rest of the people living on the surface of the blue planet, to take the time to examine closely and consider carefully for themselves. It is a 34 page PDF tribute that is written in a beautiful, simple, and poetic style (which makes it only about 12 typed pages in real length) that the Avatar calls: “A Tribute To Senator Barack Obama - “One Of The Brightest And One Of The Most Compelling Visionaries In American Political History.�
Avatar Galextra is here on the blue planet, as she states in her “Message To The Human Race� on her website avatargalextra.com:
“to serve and protect the greater good of all life forms living here through the life changing and planet healing work that I am doing to bring all beings together and bring a new way of being to all races of mortal beings living as temporary tenants of Mother Earth – so that the human race can finally learn to live in a state of lasting peace, true harmony, perfect balance, deep reverence, and permanent abundance with themselves, with each other, and with all other races of beings sharing this blue planet with humankind.�
The Avatar identifies the junior senator from the State of Illinois as:
“a very spiritually evolved Cosmic being who is appointed by history, and anointed by destiny, to serve as the 44th President of the United States Of America; and lead his beloved, and deeply divided, nation through the most turbulent economic, social, and political storms that Americans have experienced since the Great Depression of the 1930’s – and onto the frontiers of a new way of living and a harmless way of living that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called “The Promise Land.�
Not since the days of President John F. Kennedy has an American political figure manage to capture the imagination, and express the hopes and dreams, of his fellow Americans – as the “skinny kid with the funny name� has done since he burst on the national political scene with his electrifying and inspirational speech as the keynote speaker at the Democratic National Convention in late July of 2004.
Today Senator Barack Oboma is just two steps away from becoming the first African American, (of racially mixed origin) to hold the office of the President Of The United States Of America as he campaigns against a formidable, resilient, and determined opponent for the right to serve as the Democratic choice to run for the oval office in the upcoming 2008 American Presidential election.
According to Avatar Galextra, the “fairy tale candidate� with the “funny name� is showing that:
“ he is a true visionary who has the conviction of purpose, eloquence of words, depth of insight, clarity of vision, strength of character, and soundness of integrity that can unify that divided and deeply troubled nation; and inspire his fellow Americans to aspire to unite and come together to work honestly, diligently, respectfully, carefully, and truthfully for the greater good of all Americans, of their beloved republic, and for the general welfare and wellbeing of all the nations of people living on the surface of the blue planet today.�
In her compelling and illuminating tribute to Barack Obama the Avatar reveals an intriguing supernatural connection between Senator Obama and Dr Martin Luther King Jr. that is stunning, enlightening, and inspirational for his fellow Americans especially, and for the people of Western Civilization in general. As Avatar Galextra discloses:
“The soul who lived and died as Dr Martin Luther King Jr. in April of 1968 is the same soul who now lives as Barack Oboma. Martin has returned to this planet as someone that author Ruth Montgomery in two of her best sellers Strangers Among Us and Aliens Among Us – identifies as a “Walk-In� – in order to continue the work he was doing as the Civil Rights champion to show and help his fellow Americans find, and travel, on the road to the “Promise land.�
Higher Level Productions hope that this tribute to Senator Obama by an Avatar will provide his fellow Americans, as she puts it: with a body of deep truths, and true insights, that they can each use as they follow ‘the historic journey of the fairytale candidate’ in his ambitious quest to fulfill his appointed destiny - to become the 44th American President; and unite their deeply divided, and severely afflicted America, with his beautiful and compelling vision of the kind of unified, united, respected, and prosperous nation that he is inspiring his fellow Americans to truly aspire to become as a people, and as a nation.�
*The entire tribute to Senator Obama can be viewed at aplanetundersiege.com. It will also be available as an HTML document in the next few days.
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Higher Level Productions
June 14th, 2008 at 12:52 pm
You’ve missed the most important message. Ruth Montgomery In The World to Come published in 1999, provides this description which fits Barack Obama.
The Antichrist will be a false Messiah, hailed by people as their savior in a time of great chaos, but all the while working to generate great evil in the world. In one of my earlier books two decades ago, [the guides] reported that he was still in school and unaware of his own true identity. In 1993 they wrote that, having graduated from college sometime before, “he now holds a minor government office and is aspiring to become president. He is full of mischief but not yet fully aware of the role that he was prepared to play when he came back to this Earth life. He has his eye on the elections of 2000, when he will be barely old enough to run for the White House.�
In May of 1994 [the guides] reported that “the Antichrist is now in a governmental position, and his name will shortly become familiar to those in the know. He is ambitious above all else, and wants power, but is only just now beginning to feel that his purpose is to be ready to seize that power when the opportunity arises.�
Two months later [the guides] contributed another “progress report.� Reminding me that the Antichrist is now in a “somewhat minor position in government,� they added: “But he will begin to rise as he realizes his full potential for evil. Let us emphasize that he is not Satan, but a longtime disciple of that rebellious one, and has had many previous Earth lives. He is fairly young still, but on the borderline of becoming eligible for the presidency at the turn of the century. That will be his ambition, and after the Walk-in president is installed in office, the Antichrist will try to move forward, making waves and attracting attention.
…�he will begin to propose logical-sounding propositions to solve the problems and will attract followers, as he is a compelling speaker with what will seem to be a pleasing personality. He cares nothing for truth, so he will promise everything to everyone and say that he is the one person who can lead them out of the miseries of this decade. He will not be elected in 2000�…
The dates in the description fit only one of the current candidates. Barack Obama Graduated from college in 1985 and from Law School in 1991. In 1993 he began working on Project Vote; a minor governmental position registering voters. He turned 39 in 2000. More compelling evidence is the description of the current situation. He has achieved his position through unlikely opportunity. His supporters swoon and look to him as savior. Some have gone so far as to call him Messiah.
Is this message from beyond valid? One statement adds strength to the case for it. “…the Walk-in President is installed in office.� In 1999 Ruth Montgomery could not have known the outcome of the 2000 election. The words “installed in office� are a peculiar way to describe a new president. Still there is doubt however, there is reason to question why so many support Barack Obama yet they cannot say why.