Echoes of these attitudes can be found in Obama's now infamous explanation that "bitter" working-class rural voters won't embrace him because they "cling" to God, guns and bigotry. But Obama's sometimes messianic rhetoric about "remaking" America - and the explicitly revolutionary aesthetics of his campaign - also rings a bell. "I am absolutely certain," he proclaimed upon clinching the Democratic nomination, "that generations from now, we will be able to look back and tell our children that this was the moment when we began to provide care for the sick and good jobs to the jobless; this was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal." So wait, America never provided care for the sick or good jobs for the jobless until St. Barack arrived? That doesn't sound like the country most Americans think of when they wave their flags on the Fourth of July.

Obama went on to say that he will "remake" the country. Well, what if you don't want it remade? And Michelle Obama — who believes America is "downright mean" and is proud of America for the first time because of her husband's success — insists that Barack will make you "work" for change and that he will "demand that you, too, be different." What if you don't want to work for Obama's change? What if you don't want to be "different"?

America's 'Jedi Knight'

Liberals might giggle at what to them sounds like paranoia. But if you aren't already entranced by Obama, Obamania can seem not only vaguely anti-American but also downright otherworldly. Star Wars creator George Lucas recently proclaimed that it's "reasonably obvious" Obama is a Jedi Knight. Mark Morford, a particularly loopy San Francisco Chronicle columnist, says Obama isn't really "one of us." Rather, he's a "Lightworker," the sort of being who can help us find "a new way of being on the planet." Self-help guru Deepak Chopra insists that an Obama victory would bring about "a quantum leap in American consciousness." Even NBC's Chris Matthews has been entranced by Obama's Jedi mind tricks. Obamania, he says, is "bigger than Kennedy....This is the New Testament."

The notion that what America needs is a redeemer figure to "remake" America from scratch isn't necessarily unpatriotic. But for lots of Americans who like America the way it is, it's sometimes hard to tell when it isn't.

10:41 AM

Thursday, June 26, 2008

A Right to Cling to Guns 

Supreme Court says Americans have right to guns

It is truly a sight to behold - the US Supreme Court recognizes a right that is actually written into the US Constitution. It would have been truly disastrous for our society and the law had the court struck out an entire amendment from the US Constitution. Based on some of their more recent rulings, I wasn't sure a majority of the court actually read the document anymore. Apparently, in this case at least, 5 of them did.

posted by The General @ 9:50 AM

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Gee, I wonder who will benefit from this switcheroo? 

MTV Will Now Accept Political Ads

MTV's announcement of the switch follows a report in the New York Times on June 22 that Democratic Sen. Barack Obama's campaign wanted to do an MTV buy. It's also probably not a coincidence that Mr. Obama, who is opting out of public funding, will likely have plenty of money to spend on youth-directed ads. A political expert said the most immediate beneficiary of the switch is the Obama campaign.

Indoctrinating our kids in school just isn't enough. Now it will be easier for the Dems to take advantage of the least informed voters in our electorate.

Or, whatever, Dude.

posted by The General @ 5:18 PM

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

True Colors Shining Through 

Hint: The true color is RED

Urgent: House Democrats call for nationalization of refineries

Per Pergram-Capitol Hill

House Democrats responded to President's Bush's call for Congress to lift the moratorium on offshore drilling. This was at an on-camera press conference fed back live.

Among other things, the Democrats called for the government to own refineries so it could better control the flow of the oil supply.

posted by The General @ 10:49 PM

The Battle For Facebook 

Intriguing story

posted by The General @ 11:20 AM

Monday, June 16, 2008

Two winners, one champion 

posted by The General @ 3:21 PM