In the latest scene from Barak Obama's production of The Crying Game, the star of the show continues to highlight his qualifications for membership in the whine and cheese society. Today, Obama railed against those who dare to be so bold as to exercise their rights to free speech in responding to the bitter rantings of his wife. She Who Must Be Obeyed is free to label Americans as ignorant, mean and shameful, but woe unto them who repeat her own words, let alone question their veracity. The decrees of the Queen of Hearts can not be questioned.
Never mind the fact that Mrs. Obama refused to publicly denounce Jeremiah Wright's positions. In two separate television appearances following Barak's issuance of the mother of all denouncements, Michelle Obama refused to make any comment on Jeremiah Wright, even when prodded to speak by the candidate himself. Perhaps she did not speak out against Wright because she could not speak out against him. It's pretty hard to attack someone who shares your own beliefs.
And never mind the fact that Obama has fired members of his own campaign and severed ties to those who have made comments similar to those of his wife. Samantha Power was unceremoniously dumped after labeling Hillary Clinton a monster. Robert Malley was jettisoned for whispering into the ear of Hamas (but only after securing their endorsement for Obama). Jeremiah Wright was denounced, really denounced, and then subjected to the mother of all denouncements, for statements eerily close in context to the words of Mrs. Obama. Obama cannot fire his wife. Heck, he probably can't even take her in a wrestling match. He has only one option at damage control - to throw a hissy fit.
Taking a page out of the second graders school yard playbook, those not playing by Obama's rules will from this point forward be called names. "Low class". The Tennessee GOP is now branded with that scarlet label. Low class. Those that are proud of their country and proud to be Americans, low class. After all, it is only bitter people who cling to patriotism, guns and religion, and that is decidedly low class. By extension, everyone that supports Obama is high class, and everyone else is low class. And as an authority on Constitutional Law, Obama is comfortable in taking a position that restricts those low class untouchables from their right to speak freely.
Obama is well aware that name calling won't work with everyone. Heck, some people actually resent being called names. So get ready for the real whimpering to start.
In case you missed it, a definite pattern is beginning to emerge. When someone makes a statement you cannot rationally address, cry.
When someone hits close to home with the truth, whimper.
When someone corners you with your own words and is ready to hoist you on your own petard, whine.
Change the subject. Brand the messenger as "low class", mean, insensitive or racist. Attack the message as "divisive", "dishonest" or a diversion from the "real" issues. Roll out the victim card. Play to emotions over logical thought. Emphasize promises over tangible solutions. Cry, whine, whimper. Anything to distract the discussion from venturing into substance over form.
The Obamas' and their supporters are doing everything within their power to remove character, integrity and credibility as necessary qualities in a presidential candidate. And that strategy is an absolute necessity to preserve Obama's biggest advantage in the run for President - the invisibility of his beliefs and values. So the Obama camp has to convince the American people that character, integrity and credibility are not "real" issues.
"We are trusting that the American voters are ready to talk about the issues and not talking about things that have nothing to do with making people's lives better."
Michelle Obama said that today. A phrase she has repeated more than a few times in recent weeks. Neither Michelle's nor Barak's character has anything to do with "making people's lives better". Focus on his words, not his deeds. Do as they say, and not as they do. Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.
Michelle Obama is absolutely correct on at least one front - Obama's character has nothing to do with making the lives of Americans better; it has everything to do with making them worse.