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Member Section => Politics & RKBA => Topic started by: Majer on August 18, 2011, 12:38:11 PM
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Got this in an E-mail.
Mychal S. Massie is a syndicated op-Ed columnist and former host of the top-rated talk show on the Rightalk Radio Network,
"Straight Talk with Mychal Massie." He is a former self-employed business owner of 30-plus years. Mychal is a frequent inspirational / motivational speaker and a regularly featured guest on national and regional TV / talk-radio programs. The online version of his column is carried exclusively by WorldNetDaily.Com and enjoys a loyal, supportive readership from around the
World.
Nero in the White House
By: Mychal Massie
Posted: August 08, 2011
5:20 PM Eastern
Three significant historical events have been eclipsed by Obama:
1. Jimmy Carter will no longer be looked upon as the worst president in American history;
2. Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton will no longer be recognized as the greatest liars in presidential history;
3. Clinton's stain on Monica's dress, and what that did to White House in general and the office of the president specifically, will forever pale in comparison to the stain and stench of Obama.
I need not spend much time on the failure of Obama as president. His tenure has been a failure on every measurable level. So much so, in fact, that some of the staunchest, most respected liberal Democrats and Democratic supporters have not only openly criticized him – some even more harshly than this essayist – but they have called for him to step down. Richard Nixon's words "I am not a crook," punctuated with his involvement in Watergate, and Bill Clinton's finger-wagging as he told one of the most pathetic lies in presidential history, in the aftermath of Obama, will be viewed as mere prevarications.
Mr. Nixon and Clinton lied to save their backsides. Although, I would argue there are no plausible explanations for doing what they did, I could entertain arguments pursuant to understanding their rationales for lying. But in the case of Obama, he lies because he is a liar. He doesn't only lie to cover his misdeeds – he lies to get his way. He lies to belittle others and to make himself look presentable at their expense. He lies about his faith, his associations, his mother, his father and his wife. He lies and bullies to keep his background secret. His lying is congenital and compounded by socio-psychological factors of his life. Never in my life, inside or outside of politics, have I witnessed such dishonesty in a political leader. He is the most mendacious political figure I have ever witnessed.
Even by the low standards of his presidential predecessors, his narcissistic, contumacious arrogance is unequalled. Using Obama as the bar, Nero would have to be elevated to sainthood.
As the stock markets were crashing, taking with them the remaining life saving of untold tens of thousands, Obama was hosting his own birthday celebration, which was an event of Epicurean splendidness. The shamelessness of the event was that it was not a state dinner to welcome foreign dignitaries, nor was it to honor an American accomplishment – it was to honor the Pharaoh, Barack Hussein Obama. The event's sole purpose was for the Pharaoh to have his loyal subjects swill wine, indulge in gluttony and behavior unfit to take place on the property of taxpayers, as they suffer. It was of a magnitude comparable to that of Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski's $2 million birthday extravaganza for its pure lack of respect for the people.
Permit me to digress momentarily. The U.S. Capitol and the White House were built with the intent of bringing awe and respect to America and her people. They were also built with the intent of being the greatest of equalizers. I can tell you, having personally been to both, there is a moment of awe and humility associated with being in the presence of the history of those buildings. They are to be honored and inscribed into our national psyche, not treated as a Saturday night house party at Chicago's Cabrini-Green.
The people of America own that home Obama and his wife continue to debase with their pan-ghetto behavior. It is clear that Obama and family view themselves as royalty, but they're not. They are employees of "we the people," who are suffering because of his failed policies. What message does this behavior send to those who today are suffering as never before? What message does it send to all Americans who are struggling? Has anyone stopped to think what the stock market downturn forebodes for those 80 million baby boomers who will be retiring in the next period of years? Is there a snowball's chance in the Sahara that every news program on the air would applaud this behavior if it were George W. Bush? To that point, do you remember the media thrashing Bush took for having a barbecue at the White House? Like Nero – who was only slightly less debaucherous than Caligula – with wine on his lips Obama treated "we the people" the way Caligula treated those over whom he lorded.
Many in America wanted to be proud when the first person of color was elected president, but instead, they have been witness to a congenital liar, a woman who has been ashamed of America her entire life, failed policies, intimidation and a commonality hitherto not witnessed in political leaders. He and his wife view their life at our expense as an entitlement – while America's people go homeless, hungry and unemployed.
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The thing that irks me is that all the evidence needed to predict this was readily available to any one who wanted to apply a little due diligence well before the election.
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I am so bad. When I saw the subject header I totally misread it. :o
It's not my fault though. I was just reading this article.
Obama: The Affirmative Action President
http://www.americanthinker.com/2011/08/obama_the_affirmative_action_president.html (http://www.americanthinker.com/2011/08/obama_the_affirmative_action_president.html)
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That's what he is.
If he were white he never would have made the Ballot.
Skeletons in his closet ?
This guy has a freaking mass grave in there that would have embarrassed Mlosivic.
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The thing that irks me is that all the evidence needed to predict this was readily available to any one who wanted to apply a little due diligence well before the election.
But he's BLACK!!!!!
You racist bastard! ;D
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That should have been a warning sign right there.
Name one country that has seen long term peace and prosperity under a black leader.
The only one that comes close is Somalia, and that's only because every one starved to death.
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I am so bad. When I saw the subject header I totally misread it. :o
Yeah, me too.......scanning thread titles...............I feel so badly too.
On a second note, I wonder if BHO knows how to play a fiddle?
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Ironically Nero played a LYRE, Now the whole country is being played by a liar
Fixed it
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Ironically Nero played a LIAR, Now the whole country is being played by a liar
Isn't that spelled "LYRE" in Nero's case?
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Isn't that spelled "LYRE" in Nero's case?
Not in Obummer's.
Here's a little historical trivia.
It is perfectly true that Nero continued playing his music when informed of the huge fire.
There was a good reason.
It wasn't news, he ordered it set.
He wanted a large area of land for a building project, but no one would let him have it.
So he had that section of the city torched and then did his project to hide "that unsightly scar".
Kind of like the ATF conspiring to smuggle guns to the drug cartels and then infringing our rights to stop the "iron river".
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More wishful thinking for comparisons sake??
In response, Nero fled Rome with the intention of going to the port of Ostia and from there to take a fleet to one of the still-loyal eastern provinces. However, he abandoned the idea when some army officers openly refused to obey his commands, responding with a line from Vergil's Aeneid: "Is it so dreadful a thing then to die?" Nero then toyed with the idea of fleeing to Parthia, throwing himself upon the mercy of Galba, or to appeal to the people and beg them to pardon him for his past offenses "and if he could not soften their hearts, to entreat them at least to allow him the prefecture of Egypt". Suetonius reports that the text of this speech was later found in Nero's writing desk, but that he dared not give it from fear of being torn to pieces before he could reach the Forum.
Nero returned to Rome and spent the evening in the palace. After sleeping, he awoke at about midnight to find the palace guard had left. Dispatching messages to his friends' palace chambers for them to come, he received no answers. Upon going to their chambers personally, he found them all abandoned. When he called for a gladiator or anyone else adept with a sword to kill him, no one appeared. He cried, "Have I neither friend nor foe?" and ran out as if to throw himself into the Tiber.
Returning, Nero sought for some place where he could hide and collect his thoughts. An imperial freedman offered his villa, located 4 miles outside the city. Traveling in disguise, Nero and four loyal servants reached the villa, where Nero ordered them to dig a grave for him. As it was being prepared, he said repeatedly, "What an artist dies in me!" At this time, a courier arrived with a report that the Senate had declared Nero a public enemy and that it was their intention to execute him by beating him to death.
At this news, Nero prepared himself for suicide. Losing his nerve, he first begged for one of his companions to set an example by first killing himself. At last, the sound of approaching horsemen drove Nero to face the end. After quoting a line from Homer's Iliad ("Hark, now strikes on my ear the trampling of swift-footed coursers!") Nero drove a dagger into his throat.
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The thing that irks me is that all the evidence needed to predict this was readily available to any one who wanted to apply a little due diligence well before the election.
Exactly. And those who heard from people with discernment refused to be objective and scrutinize their shallow evaluations of BHO. Sort of like thinkers vs. cheer leaders. Best they either listen AND THINK for the next election or not vote. The good suffer with the bad in a society in a blunder like that...it's the least they can do to vote with us next time.
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As much as we curse Obummer and the Socialists the burden is squarely on us.
There is no way in hell the Obummer supporters can get him reelected, not even with ACORN and Mexico helping.
The only ones who can get him reelected are us, the opposition, by nominating another chump like McCain.
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As much as we curse Obummer and the Socialists the burden is squarely on us.
There is no way in hell the Obummer supporters can get him reelected, not even with ACORN and Mexico helping.
The only ones who can get him reelected are us, the opposition, by nominating another chump like McCain.
That's why Romney is the media darling this year.
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That's why Romney is the media darling this year.
My deepest fear is that you are right.
Sheesh.
Crusader
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My deepest fear is that you are right.
Sheesh.
Crusader
Mine too, sometimes I hate being right.... :'(
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This isn't meant to be a hijack of the thread, but it fits here, and it fits almost every thread when we talk about Pres. BHO, or any elected official and their replacement(s):
Regardless of the party affiliation we claim as an individual or group we need to quit looking at electability. Electability is nothing more than a beauty contest appearance and speaking quality, and it is the ability and willingness to compromise on anything. We need to find and elect leaders that are leaders of conviction, and willing to stand firm for what they believe according to the Constitution and how we can best operate as a nation to provide for ourselves and others at the grassroots level.
We will loose a few this way, but in the long run we will be better off. What did we get by compromising on our values in 2008? We lost anyway and got stuck with Pres. BHO. In 2010 many stood their ground and elected leaders that stated they had the fortitude to stand strong. Did they take their most recent stand because they felt it was right or because they heard their electorate's voice reminding them why they are there? I do not know and I do not care as long as they took the stand.
What did compromise do for us recently: It got us continued spending, it got us no real spending cuts, it found a way to increase revenues (code word for taxes and/or fees somewhere), and it did not protect us from a market force with an ulcer.
Rant off mid thought before I really hijack this thread >:(
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As much as we curse Obummer and the Socialists the burden is squarely on us.
There is no way in hell the Obummer supporters can get him reelected, not even with ACORN and Mexico helping.
The only ones who can get him reelected are us, the opposition, by nominating another chump like McCain.
He is from Chicago, different set of rules. If they want him re-elected, he will be, the public be damned.
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He is from Chicago, different set of rules. If they want him re-elected, he will be, the public be damned.
At least I know my vote will be counted. Even if I have to count on the Black Panthers to make sure it is done.
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At least I know my vote will be counted. Even if I have to count on the Black Panthers to make sure it is done.
Probably 2 or 3 times, once someone changes it for you. You know, since you're not smart enough to vote for the right candidate.
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Of course Oblama would read the title of the thread and see "Hero in the White House".
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I've been told I'm a racist by so many "authorities" I'm beginning to wonder if using white sheets on my bed is evil .