Rant and Ridicule
by Grace Brummel, Editor, Charlotte Front and Center
Weapons of the Obama campaign
I’ve been trying to put my thoughts into perspective on the prejudice and hatred that the Obama Campaign has enflamed. From Barack’s advisors, male supporters, the DNC and the pundits, to the women who just don’t get it, I’m becoming more aware of the injustice of the ploys being used to promote this man. Obviously, some of those cited are serving as his surrogates. Supporters only take the bait. Sexism is more acceptable than racism and Obama has been banking on it.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/15/kaye.ohioracegender/index.html
The pundits are largely anti Hillary and un/consciously misogynistic. It’s OK in their world to ridicule a woman for her figure, dress, age or personal habits. Hillary is still a sex object with a timer running out on her perceived value. If Hillary Clinton were black, these men and women would have all received the Imus treatment, because while sexism is permissible, being both racist and sexist is not. Meanwhile, the black candidate, Obama, faces little critical analysis as it’s too dangerous. The news media has learned their lesson, and Barack relies on it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaiuojLiM8Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll6hGaaUrOY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNPeG-WtXt4
Religious figures, long term advisors and friends, Rev. Wright and Fr. Pfleger, revel in employing race baiting tirades that accuse Hillary of oppressing the black community thereby pointing a finger at all white women. The irony here is women have never been empowered and have been struggling for just treatment many times right alongside the Black Civil Rights Movement. In addition, many leaders in the black community who enjoyed Hillary’s support have now abandoned her under pressure to save their political futures. Obama also has a relationship with the Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakahn, who is a member of his sorry circle of South Side radical “religious” friends. Defamation of character and bearing false witness are not sins in these churches. Using the pulpit and their positions to ridicule women and preach politics are not considered abuse of purpose. This is just short of a home run here, since Barack is only missing a disturbed radical Rabbi acting out against Hillary and white women to make the ecumenical lineup complete.
He only now resigns from Trinity Church under media pressure in an attempt to distance himself from 20 years of association with the radical three religious leaders.
Male supporters of Obama freely use terms like, “bitch”, “cunt”, ‘lesbian”, “whore”, “witch”, when referring to Hillary. Phrases such as “fuck her”, “suck my dick”; “iron my shirt” are used by males of all ages without any sense of shame or impropriety. They display obscene gestures with an air of absolute entitlement and justified aggression. Younger supporters make “age remarks”, suggesting anyone over 60 should just die so as to not become a future burden to them. This is their sense of Obama’s “Hope” and “Change”. Yet they insist that these same demographic groups they insult fall in line to support their candidate.
Women who just don’t “get it” are those who voice the same sentiments as the male Obama supporters. They are naive or ignorant, and they blame Hillary for staying in her marriage and for her husband’s infidelity. Some simply say that they HATE her. You can include Michelle Obama here, since she does “get it “and “uses it”. Then there are those who believe that THE BIBLE tells them that a woman just should not be a leader, because some man with an agenda explained it that way.
Michelle Obama, his wife, is the wealthy, mansion dwelling, corporate climber attorney with a radical racial agenda who plays up the fifties stereotype of the housewife for mostly white crowds, but channels Rev. Wright for mostly black audiences. She acts the unfortunate victim while listing all of her entitlements. She’s been a victim of affirmative action.
Barack Obama’s sexist actions and statements are no laughing matter either. References to his mother, whom he trivializes in a Time magazine article, are only an expediency to be used in proclaiming that he was a poor child raised by a “single mother”. Remarks and actions during debates and along the campaign trail have been denigrating to women yet mostly ignored by the media and the Democratic Party. Claims of racism are used to deflect valid criticisms when no other response is available or valid. He’s also leveraging on sexual entitlement to make it all work for him.
His stump speeches are also tailored to his audience. “Bitter people clinging to their guns and religion” was not supposed to leave a closed room in San Francisco filled of elite donors he was pressing for contributions.
Additionally, he’s an inexperienced political climber who has accomplished next to nothing in office. Instead he took credit for the work of others in the Illinois Senate to get where he is today. He has succeeded only in taking care of the interests of his contributor Rezko, himself (mansion) and also Exelon Corp to further the interests of his campaign chief, Axelrod. His constituents have only mattered to him as a means to winning his next political position.
Read Lunch Time Article
Sen. Barack Obama approached first overflow in the parking lot outside of the Scranton town hall, and immediately went to Denise Mercuri, a pharmacist from Dunmore who was wearing a Hillary Clinton button. She held an Obama button in her hand, and he asked what he needed to do to get her to wear his instead of his rival's.
"What do I need to do? Do you want me on my knees?" he asked.
He then conceded, keeping with his flirty trend of the day (see earlier report), "I'll give you a kiss."
Time Magazine, April 9, 2008 the story of Barack Obama’s Mother
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1729524,00.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES6izjEXK5Q&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoOFp-RDpvM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qNpeGPdhEw
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/04/10/obama-im-not-getting-fresh-or-anything/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYkPpThfp7k
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/03/us/politics/03exelon.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNPeG-WtXt4
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_560943.html
The DNC or better yet the internal powerbrokers referenced as “the old boys’ club”. The fellows here are afraid that Hillary Clinton will handle issues long waiting to be addressed: universal health care and women’s rights. Men who enjoyed Hillary’s support during politically tough times have turned on her: Teddy Kennedy, the spineless swimmer of Chappaquiddick, is one. This party has never asked a man to stop campaigning. Worse , it is a case of them turning her down for the inexperienced, preppy male some king makers in Illinois have groomed to take first place. Obama has won campaigns on legal technicalities before. The DNC will expect her and all of her supporters to fall in line and do everything to protect and support this man.
Geraldine Ferraro has upset the status quo within the DNC by stating the obvious. As a former Vice Presidential candidate, she should enjoy some level of credibility in the DNC.
It would be a mistake to make Barack Obama the nominee of the Democratic Party, because he will not win a General Election. Too many Hillary supporters simply will not vote for him. He is too radical to experience a wave of Republican Party cross over voters.
Hillary herself could not convince me to vote for Obama. If the DNC were manipulative enough to insist that Hillary Clinton take the Vice Presidential spot, I would not vote for this “dream” ticket.
The only change that the Obama campaign should be able to bring about is to cause the nation as a whole to examine the way it regards 51% of the population, the country’s females.
