African UnAmerican

Will Barack Obama be the first African ^unAmerican President? October 2008
Believe it or not, it is hard for me to write about this. Usually, everything is grist for my mill, but some subjects are so important, so threatening, so overwhelming that they seem to call for reams of observation, volumes of carefully documented facts, a tidal wave of argument ... or nothing. A bullhorn, or silence. Like seeing a house in flames; scream FIRE! or just go on about your business and let it burn. And, as anyone who reads my stuff knows, I am always somewhere in the middle. I haven't got time for the deep research and intricate, thoughtful development of ideas, but at the same time, I just can't keep my mouth shut. Why I won't be voting for Barak Obama.
*His politics* Barack Obama is the most liberal person who has ever come this close to the White House. The most liberal member of the U.S. Senate, according to the National Journal's rankings. More liberal than Ted Kennedy. More liberal than Hillary Clinton. More liberal, even, than Vermont's socialist Bernie Sanders. Obama is so far to the left that the term "liberal" does not do him justice. He wants to nationalize health care, vastly expand the power of government, and raise taxes on "the rich" in order to (as he said to Joe the Plumber, in a moment of uncharacteristic candor that he no doubt regrets) "spread the wealth around." From each according to his ability, to each according to his need?
	Barak Obama "kicked off his political career" at the home of 60's radical and unrepentant terrorist bomber Bill Ayers, seen here posing standing on the American flag. That was a long time ago, says Obama, but Obama was about 40 when Ayers said, "we didn't do enough."
*The "others" who support him* You may have already seen this picture of an Obama campaign office in Houston, Texas. On the wall hangs the flag of the worker's paradise, Cuba, with the image of "community organizer" Che Guevara superimposed on it. Of course, after this became public the campaign denied any knowledge and had the flag removed, but think about it ... the people who idolize a communist murderer are the same people working tirelessly to see Barak Obama elected to the highest office in our land.
See what Sam Webb, National Chair of the Communist Party USA has to say about Obama's candidacy: It is hard to believe that we met only four months ago. So much has happened since then, so much has changed. All of us thought this year would be exciting, and possibly a transitional moment to a new stage of struggle. But did anyone anticipate such a dramatic turn of events? Did anyone foresee the sudden burst of political activism? Did anyone expect that the normal and tedious routines of political life would give way to a people’s surge across the length and breadth of the country? Did anyone anticipate such a titanic struggle for the Democratic Party presidential nomination? I didn’t, but I suspect that I have plenty of company. In taking matters into their own hands the American people have confounded political pundits of all persuasions, reconfigured the political terrain and atmosphere, and set in motion a process that could well prefigure a triumphant victory at the polls in November. Such a victory against right-wing extremism would realign the political balance of forces and set the stage to move in a new direction. Comrade Webb is obviously very excited. You can read the complete text HERE if you want to, but I warn you. He is even more verbose than I am! Think about that: the top commie at the CP-USA is thrilled at Obama's success and believes that his victory will "realign the political balance of forces and set the stage to move in a new direction." What direction do you suppose that is? And of course, I have to mention, too, how much Obama is loved around the world. Just a few days ago Colin Powell stepped up and joined a prestigious group of those who, like Muammar Gadafi, have endorsed Obama's candidacy. If socialists, communists and terrorists in Europe, Asia and Africa could vote in our elections, Obama would have it sewed up. They adore him! Think about that.
And what about the "Mainstream Media?" The MSM did all they could for Gore and continue to this day to refer to President Bush as "Mr. Bush," despite the fact that no one was ever able to produce any recount that could have put their boy into office. They worked tirelessly for Kerry, studiously ignoring his history and his gaffes, grudgingly reporting the swift-boat stories while carefully avoiding any attempt to investigate and acknowledge their truthfulness. But they tried, they really tried to maintain the illusion of objectivity. They didn't really fool anyone, but at least they tried. The most alarming and unique thing about the Obama phenomenon and his meteoric rise is the way that the MSM has pulled out all the stops and abandoned even the pretense of objectivity, throwing their entire weight behind Barack Obama in an unabashed and very open bid to make him the next American president. I was continually dumbfounded to see polls showing that 55% or so supported Obama and 76% agreed that the MSM were actively trying to get him elected. So at least a quarter of those polled supported Obama even though they recognized that the main-stream American media were desperately campaigning for him. Don't they wonder why? Don't they care? I guess not, but I sure do. I think it is that they know the next president will ineradicably shape the Supreme Court for decades to come, and they do not forget (though most Americans do) that the left has never had much success enacting their agenda through legislation -- it has been imposed on America, incrementally, by judicial fiat from on high. Now is their chance, and they can't afford to miss it.
*His radical associations* I've already talked about some of those who support him. What about those he has associated himself with in the past? Like Williams Ayers, seen above standing on the American flag. Go here for a look at some of the posters, signs and pictures Ayers has arrayed about his office at the University of Illinois. Ayers was a member of the terrorist Weather Underground, which declared war on the U.S. Government in 1970. Obama's political career was launched at a "meet the candidate" dinner held in the home of William Ayers. Obama and Ayers live in the same neighborhood, and have sat together on several boards. Obama endorsed a book Ayers wrote on the juvenile justice system, and has funneled millions to Ayers and his radical education reform projects. Read more here. What about the Reverend Jeremiah Wright? Obama sat in his church for twenty years and described Wright as his "spiritual advisor." When Wright's radical, racist views became widely known (despite the MSM's best efforts to keep them hidden) Obama at first refused to denounce his pastor, but later did, claiming that he "didn't know" about these things because he had skipped church those days. Twenty years? Obama sat in this church for twenty years and didn't know that his pastor was a racist who ascribed to the "Black Liberation Theology" and preached hatred for white America. Watch this short clip.
*His dishonesty* Barack Obama is dishonest. He has to be. He knows that America would probably reject him if they knew of his radical socialist plans for this country. He ran hard to the left to win the democrat nomination, but now that he has it, he is desperately trying to sound "moderate." But every once in a while his real opinions sneak through, as with his "spread the wealth around" comment to Joe the Plumber. He has taken in millions of dollars from mysterious small contributors with names like "Doodad Pro" and "Good Will." Some of these contributions have already been traced to overseas sources such as Palestine and Nigeria. Of course, when they are discovered Obama's campaign returns the money, but it will be years before the full extent of foreign participation in this election is known, if it ever is, and what good will it do for President Obama to return the money then? Never mind his dealings with Tony Rezko. Barack Obama was the number 2 recipient of campaign cash from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and he had only been in the Senate for four years! The current economic crisis has democrat fingerprints all over it, but somehow Obama and the democrats have managed to shift the blame to republicans, who, in fact, warned of the problems with Fannie and Freddie in 2005 and tried to do something about it. The democrats resisted. Frank Raines took home millions in bonuses as head of Fannie Mae. Now he is an "advisor" to Barack Obama on mortgage and housing policy!

And it isn't because he's black. I'm just waiting for someone to call me a racist because I won't vote for Barack Obama, and I'm sure someone will. It's the unwritten rule of political discourse in America today: you're not allowed to say anything critical of anyone who is black ... unless, of course, they are a conservative black person. Then they are fair game. Sort of like the fact that Sarah Palin, because she is conservative, is therefore not considered a woman by the NOW gang and other feminists. I would gladly cast my vote for a conservative black president. I wish to God that the Republican ticket was Keyes/Palin or Watts/Palin or even Rice/Palin, but it's not. I'm not crazy about McCain; voting for him is like a prostate exam ... unpleasant, but necessary. An Obama presidency will be like a chainsaw colonoscopy.

*But as long as we're talking about racism ...* What about the millions of black Americans who will flock to the polls to vote for Barack Obama for no other reason than the color of this skin? Most of them do not know about his politics. Most do not even know his positions on abortion or homosexual marriage, which (polls tell us) black communities overwhelmingly oppose. They just think that it is about time we had an "African-American" president. Barack Hussein Obama is a socialist who wants to change America, morph the American dream of independence and personal freedom into an entitlement state. Terms like "un-American" are hard to define, but I say that if Barack Obama is elected this November, what we are all going to get is the first African un-American President. Am I scared? We stood by while the leftist took over our colleges and universities. We stood by while they took over the MSM. We stood by while they took over the entire education system in this country. We stood by while they gained control over a larger and larger share of our ever-expanding government. We stood by while they removed God from their schools, made abortion legal and ubiquitous, and zealously promoted the homosexual lifestyle. We stood by while people like William Ayers and Jeremiah Wright attacked, slandered and plundered our nation. Yes, I'm afraid of an Obama presidency. I'm afraid that we are about to get the government that we deserve.
Researches have noted that one suicide often inspires another...

An excellent (and prescient) sentiment expressed by Investor's Business Daily cartoonist Michael Ramirez in February 2008. ('Hope they don't mind me stealing it.) www.ibdeditorials.com		My take on that same concept.