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Barbara Walters admitted on Piers Morgan show "but it’s true the media regarded President Obama as the “next messiah” because of his promises and policies."
Ms. Walters also said that it might have been better for Mr. Obama’s supporters if they hadn’t wanted so much from him.
I know it's difficult for you to grasp, but hopefully someday you will understand what "speaking figuratively" means, as well as big multisyllabic words like "sensationalist" and "hyperbole". Best of luck to you in that endeavor.
OTOH, it's refreshing to see you take time away from complaining about poor people and minorities to talk about something, anything else! Kudos to you!
In America, the examination of candidates is supposed to be done by the free press prior to the election. But in Obama's case serious vetting was not done, the media made up their minds, some wanting to be part of history, others as Barbara Watters claimed, thought he was the next messiah.
Many voters, if not most, went to the polls not even knowing that Obama attended elementary school in Islamic Indonesia using a completely different name. They didn't know of Obama's shocking 20 year church membership with the America loathing "spiritual advisor," "Reverend Wright."...
"No, no, no, no, God Damn America!"
Most voters did not know of Obama's revolutionary dreams, his connections to ACORN, the New Party, and Project Vote. It was not for nothing that the Communist Party backed Obama. Mr. Obama's core identity in hard-left Marxist radicalism was ignored or downplayed by the press.
Even today, very few knew what Saul Alinsky-type community organizers were really all about.
Well, you just keep on fighting the good fight and getting the story out there. I think you may actually succeed in preventing his re-election this time.
In America, the examination of candidates is supposed to be done by the free press prior to the election. But in Obama's case serious vetting was not done, the media made up their minds, some wanting to be part of history, others as Barbara Watters claimed, thought he was the next messiah.
Many voters, if not most, went to the polls not even knowing that Obama attended elementary school in Islamic Indonesia using a completely different name. They didn't know of Obama's shocking 20 year church membership with the America loathing "spiritual advisor," "Reverend Wright."...
"No, no, no, no, God Damn America!"
Most voters did not know of Obama's revolutionary dreams, his connections to ACORN, the New Party, and Project Vote. It was not for nothing that the Communist Party backed Obama. Mr. Obama's core identity in hard-left Marxist radicalism was ignored or downplayed by the press.
Even today, very few knew what Saul Alinsky-type community organizers were really all about.
I suppose that has the same relevance as all the Neo Nazis who have endorsed Trump. You can't control who endorses you but if you think Obama is a die-hard Marxist radical, then you are using a whole lot of words whose meaning you don't know.
I know it's difficult for you to grasp, but hopefully someday you will understand what "speaking figuratively" means, as well as big multisyllabic words like "sensationalist" and "hyperbole". Best of luck to you in that endeavor.
LOL, Government will save you, Obama will take from those who earned it and give to you. Obama will be your messiah.
I suppose that has the same relevance as all the Neo Nazis who have endorsed Trump. You can't control who endorses you but if you think Obama is a die-hard Marxist radical, then you are using a whole lot of words whose meaning you don't know.
And the media did such a good job of propping Obama up that his supporters are too far gone, they remain blind. That's easy to do if you think Obama will take from others and give to you.
Barbara Walters admitted on Piers Morgan show "but it’s true the media regarded President Obama as the “next messiah” because of his promises and policies."
I think you are reading more into what she said than she meant, but oh well. It's true that she used the word messiah, I would have thought she would be more careful with her choice of words. I think "messiah" has a very specific religious meaning, and I don't think of it as a synonym as good guy or even hero.
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Originally Posted by petch751
Ms. Walters also said that it might have been better for Mr. Obama’s supporters if they hadn’t wanted so much from him.
I think she's right there. I've been around long enough to know that presidents put on their jeans one leg at a time, just like everyone else. Some people, on both the left and right, have a highly inflated view of what a president can actually accomplish.
In America, the examination of candidates is supposed to be done by the free press prior to the election. But in Obama's case serious vetting was not done, the media made up their minds, some wanting to be part of history, others as Barbara Watters claimed, thought he was the next messiah.
Many voters, if not most, went to the polls not even knowing that Obama attended elementary school in Islamic Indonesia using a completely different name. They didn't know of Obama's shocking 20 year church membership with the America loathing "spiritual advisor," "Reverend Wright." who preached .... "No, no, no, no, God Damn America!"
Most voters did not know of Obama's revolutionary dreams, his connections to ACORN, the New Party, and Project Vote. It was not for nothing that the Communist Party backed Obama. Obama's core identity in hard-left Marxist radicalism was ignored or downplayed by the press.
Even today, very few knew what Saul Alinsky-type community organizers were really all about. Both Obama and Hillary are students of Saul Alinsky and his tactics. Saul Alinsky, the hero of bloodless socialist revolution in America, was a master at explaining how to use whatever weapons one has. Obama's and Hillary's weapon is the media and position.
It cracks me up when conservatives like you invoke Saul Alinsky and his tactics as a negative, when you constantly (and happily) employ those same tactics yourselves. (#5 and #12 in particular seem to be among your personal favorites.)
Are you just copying and pasting without attribution? Do you even know what Alinsky's "Rules for Radicals" is? Again, you are either being willfully ignorant, or woefully so. In your case, I think it could be either.
LOL, Government will save you, Obama will take from those who earned it and give to you. Obama will be your messiah.
You're hilarious. I don't get any handouts from the Gov't. I probably pay more taxes than you do. I just don't spend every waking hour crying about it here.
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