Obama: The “New” Politician?
April 16th, 2008 by Scott
Obama’s been basing his campaign on the fact that he is “change” and isn’t the “typical” politician in Washington.
But listen to the progression of his statements, beginning with Saturday’s blunder when he spoke about small town Americans in Pennsylvania:
Saturday - First spoke the words
“You go into these small towns in Pennsylvania and, like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing’s replaced them. And it’s not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.“
Monday - Twist meaning of word (ala what the definition of “is” is?)
“People may be bitter about their leaders and the state of our politics. That’s why they leave their homes…and travel—sometimes for miles, sometimes in the bitter cold—to attend a rally or a town hall meeting held by Senator Clinton, or Senator McCain, or myself.”
Tuesday - Bad word, but not backing down
“Now it may be that I chose my words badly. It wasn’t the first time and it won’t be the last. But when I hear my opponents, both of whom have spent decades in Washington, saying I’m out of touch, it’s time to cut through their rhetoric and look at the reality.”
Wednesday - DISTRACT by claiming your opponent is doing the distracting!
“When we get past the politics of division and distraction and we start actually focusing on what we have in common, there’s nothing we can’t accomplish.
He isn’t the new ‘change’ everyone wants. He is just a politician, just like Clinton, twisting words, distracting and blaming others. Republican and Conservative beliefs are based on personal responsibility. You make a mistake, you admit to it and work to make amends. That is also part of being a Christian.
You acknowledge your sins. You acknowledge that you are imperfect and pray for forgiveness. We don’t try and rewrite the past and pretend it never happened.
This might be why so many people are in love with Obama and Clinton. They don’t worry about taking responsibility for your actions, which seems a trend with many liberals today. Ignore morals and just do what “feels” good at the time.
Doing what is right and what is easy are never the same thing.
You don’t just pretend it didn’t happen, change the facts or blame the world for your mistake.
How very presidential, Obama.
