Posted by
Gabholli on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 6:26:22 PM
No offense is intended in this blog, but some will be offended anyways. On that note, I don't care. No matter what one says, someone will dislike it. So with that being said, I will just write what I please:
Once again, Obama did not say anything of substance even today during his Inauguration ceremony. I think the proper term for his soaring brand of rhetoric is "fluff." He says much, but yet really says little. He appeals to the people's emotions saying "hope over fear," but refuses to quantify what we should hope for, or what are already fearing.
His tendency to say nothing demonstrates to me either that he lacks knowledge of the issues he will decide the course of, or that he is naive. He might get more than he bargained for when he assumes the office tomorrow. Will he respond to the challenges that face him boldly, as a true leader, or wimper in the background letting others take the reins.
To me, he seems ill-suited to face what comes across his desk; I did not vote for the man. I voted for McCain. I don't see how, other than from a perspective of pure emotionality or even ignorance, that one could have found him a plausible candidate.
But that's sour grapes now. He is my President, too. But for the millions who bought into his message, yet never asked him to specify how he would accomplish his goals, I can only say: you may get what you asked for.
Already, there have been protesters in Iran burning pictures of Obama. Before anyone responds harshly to, well, the admittedly harsh treatment of his personage in public(as unspeakable as that sounds to some), I will challenge you to do a simple Google search and find out for yourself.
In other words, I'm not making this up. Some parts of the world may rejoice at his election - and we should happy about the first black president being in office - but what worries me is the OTHER part, that won't care that this "man of words" was elected, no more than they would care that Bruce Springsteen sang on the Mall today.
There is little doubt in my mind that the media is fawning over this man. But there is no real analysis on their part, only accolades. Does he deserve them, even before he has yet to step in the Oval Office? I think no one deserves that honor until AFTER he or she has done something worthy of notice.
Actually, the whole point of my blog is to assert that those who voted for the man demonstrated a great deal of naivete, assuming that pure "presence" alone would change the world and the people in it.
I doubt Al-Qaeda cares that everyone is riding a wave of emotion right now. Euphoria is just euphoria. It lasts for a while, abates, and then reality sets in. Obama has a lot of work to do, but the fact that people are behaving out of emotion does not make him the right man for the job.
I don't think North Korea cares that Bruce Springsteen sang on the Mall, or that Obama is charismatic: that is not enough to change our enemies.
His term begins tomorrow. That's when reality will set in for him. Hopefully he will do a good job, but for anyone to say he will in advance is ridiculous. No one knows whether he will perform well or not, and only time will tell.
May God guard this country and all who live in it(the weird benediction that we saw today, not withstanding)
No man is beyond criticism, even Obama.