Did any of you watch the news on the days following election day? Did you note the bizarre images that assaulted you and the absolute cluelessness of the news anchors, commentators and political pundits — and their glee that the rest of the world finally loves us?
I watched Barack Hussein Obama's extended family marching through the streets of Nairobi carrying a portrait of their homeboy and an upside-down American flag and it struck me as totally bizarre for several reasons.
- First -person accounts of Obama's birth indicate that he is a native-born citizen of Kenya, not of the United States of America — thereby making him ineligible to run for the presidency. Even if he later became a naturalized citizen, Obama would still be ineligible for the presidency. Some journalists insist that Obama holds dual citizenship, both American and Kenyan — possibly even Indonesian, since his school records in that country list him as a citizen, made so by adoption by his Indonesian stepfather. Contrary to what you might believe if you've been listening to the mainstream media, Lady Liberty is a jealous mistress. The United States has never permitted dual citizenship. When you take the oath to become a citizen of this country, you are required to renounce every other allegiance.
- That Obama's African kinsmen were carrying the flag upside-down was more appropriate than they may have known. An upside-down flag is a universal distress signal.
News anchors seem to be delighted that, at last! the rest of the world appears to love us — or, at least, to love Obama. Oh, joy! All over the world, people are celebrating Obama's election to the highest office in our land. Perhaps someone can explain to me why that is a good thing?
- The rest of the world has never had America's best interest at heart. They hold out their hands for our billions in foreign aid but couldn't care less if we were completely destroyed.
- The world despises America for its wealth and strength. They would like nothing better than to see us get our comeuppance. They would love to see us reduced to their level, to be one of them and no longer the leader of the free world.
- Does anyone remember the dancing in the streets after the attacks of September 11, 2001?
The stock market plunged nearly 500 points after news of Obama's win and "analysts" and "experts" were baffled. Me, I'm baffled that the analysts were clueless. Haven't they been paying attention to what Obama has been saying? And if they have, why are they surprised that the Dow dropped like a rock when he was elected president? I'm surprised it didn't completely tank.
- Obama said he wants to "spread the wealth around". That's a loose interpretation of the Marxist dogma, "From each according to his ability; to each according to his need." As anyone with any brains should realize by now, under a Marxist regime, there is no incentive for anyone to succeed, since any profit a man might make belongs to the collective. Such societies have always failed. Wouldn't you think a Harvard grad like Obama would be smart enough to know that? Or has his lust for power simply overshadowed his common sense?
- Obama has clearly stated that he intends to raise the capital gains tax.
- Obama has threatened to bankrupt any company that tries to build a plant using coal power, no matter how cleanly it is burned. This is not only bad news for power companies, it is the death knell for the West Virginia and Pennsylvania coal industry.
- Jim Moran, Democratic Congressman of Virginia and Obama supporter, condemned the Bush administration for believing "in this simplistic notion that people who have wealth are entitled to keep it." Yes, you DID read that correctly. Democrats think it's simplistic for you to expect to keep the money you've earned by the sweat of your brow.
All in all, it's been an interesting day — and I'm sure that, as the saying goes, we ain't seen nothin' yet
© 2008 by Libbi Adams. All rights reserved.
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