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The Coming of Obama?
It appears that Barack Obama is more than a Democratic presidential candidate. He is now a ‘cult leader’ and even a messiah to others.
And let’s not forget the fawning media that is helping Obama sell his promise of reaching the Promised Land. “Yes, we can! Yes, we can!” A new American Century is near at hand, according to Obama. He will do all that needs to be done in the name of change. If we are not satisfied with everything the way it is now – and who is? – do not worry about it. Change is promised.
One of his paid workers is said to have noticed that the campaign is no longer a campaign. “It is a cult now,” he observed, “it is a lot more than a campaign. Obama is telling everyone what they want so desperately to believe.”
I admit it is virtually impossible to sit still and not be moved by Obama’s words. He fills us up with hope. The crowds respond but not the way they responded to Dr. Martin Luther King or to Ronald Reagan, the so-called “Great Communicator” –in a different, more personal and inspired way. He is more like Jesus, with so much charisma and charm that all he has to do is look into your eyes and wave his hand for you to join him.
Obama is not the reincarnation of any politician who has come before him in the United States. He is the only one who seems to have attracted even the most educated and sophisticated, along with the poorest and neediest. The crowds shout his words back to him, like nothing I have ever seen.
But, alas, reality is that Obama is a politician and a very clever one indeed. The simple fact that his followers believe he is a messiah is the genesis of his downfall. A day is coming when he will be asked to explain how he intends to accomplish the wonders promised. What waters will be parted? What divisions healed? How will the unity be accomplished? The nearly impossible expectations of his followers cannot be met. What will become of him when the reality of all this is realized?
Let’s hope he is not in the Oval Office when it is finally realized by the loving media and his disciples that what he promised cannot be delivered.
R E Gus Payne
February 2008
Why is the news reporting so inaccurate?
The news organizations just do not get their facts straight. For example…..
“Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency in the San Francisco Bay area, where hundreds of workers have been trying to contain a 58,000 gallon oil spill that has coated the beaches and birds for miles along scenic coastline.” MSNBC
“A growing number of San Francisco area beaches closed on Thursday as officials tried to clean up 56,000 galloons of fuel that leaked into the San Francisco Bay from a damaged container ship.” REUTERS
“Dozens of dead and injured seabirds found coated in black goo are the most visible sign of a 58,000 gallon oil spill in the San Francisco Bay.” CNN.Com
The incident reported occurred Nov. 7, 2007 when a South Korean container ship rammed into the San Francisco Bay Bridge tower.
First of all, what is the difference between a container ship and an oil tanker? The 810-foot M/V Cosco Busan is a cargo carrier that transports any type of imported or exported merchandise. The 58,000 gallons spilled and described by the media was not the ship’s cargo. It was the fuel that propelled the ship, a major difference.
But the incident was reported as an oil spill with a strong implication that it was spilled from a tanker ship that carries oil. Mayor Gavin Newsom of San Francisco told the Committee on House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation that “The release of 58,000 gallons of oil into San Francisco Bay is a stark reminder of our economy’s dependence on fossil fuel, and our urgent need to develop alternatives.”
Did the mayor not release that the oil was not “released” but that spilled out as a result of a collision? Did he even know it was not cargo but fuel? One wonders.
It is virtually impossible to know for sure from news reports exactly what type of ship caused the accident or even whether it was a cargo that spilled or fuel. The reports all sounded like it was cargo. Is this type of reporting evidence of distrust of the oil industry or is it simply not checking or reporting the facts?
I just think the media should report the facts.