History was made in America last night. It was the first time in our history that a black man was nominated to be the candidate for President by a major party. An African-American, no less - truly for once: the son of a Kenyan father of an American mother.
I want to share the excitement of this historic moment. It does say something about America that this is possible. It's not possible in most of the nations in the world, including in Europe, which harbors a superior attitude about America.
I want to be excited about this historic candidacy, but I'm not. I'm appalled instead.
It's not because Obama is a black man. I would be happy to share in the history of electing a black man, just not this particular black man.
It's because Obama's a socialist. A marxist. Adopting the views of his first mentor "Frank" ( according to his own autobiography), who turns out to be Frank Marshall Davis - a communist party member calling for revolution.
It's because Obama's a radical leftist. Adopting the views of his mentor Saul Alinsky, who authored the radical leftist treatise "Rules for Radicals". Alinsky taught his disciples, and influenced Obama, to achieve "change" from the inside by getting elected to office and then ushering in communist revolution.
It's because Obama is comfortable with terrorists. Including Bill Ayers, a 60's anti-war protester who bombed federal buildings back then and is unrepentant now. Despite Obama's protestations that he's "just a guy who lives in my neighborhood", they in fact served for years together on boards of foundations doling out millions to leftist groups. And, have you heard Obama say anything at all about the threat we face from radical Islam?
It's because Obama was groomed by a corrupt political machine in Chicago. Particulary, by Tony Rezko - a corrupt real estate "developer" who took millions in Illinois grants to rehab buildings for public housing and never fixed any of them up. Grants that were sought on his behalf by a Chicago law firm - and a lawyer on their staff named Barack Obama. Grants that became political contributions for the Senate campaigns of a lawyer namend Barack Obama. Grants that eventually became entwined in a corrupt deal to get Barack Obama his mansion in Chicago.
It's because Obama marinated for 20 years in the hate America/hate white people rantings of Jeremiah Wright at Trinity church, and the Black Liberation Theology on which it was founded. An "afrocentric" church that regularly denigrates America in the harshest terms in keeping with it's perceived prophetic mission. A preacher who regularly denigrates whites from the pulpit. And a congregant who saw nothing wrong with that for 20 years until he started taking heat on the campaign trail.
Barack Obama is a seriously flawed man, and a flawed candidate. Unfortunately he's a candidate in whom so many have invested historic hopes. He will let them down.
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