ASSESSING THE STATE OF OBAMA!

 ASSESSING THE STATE OF OBAMA!                                                                                                                
In pursuit of the truth - http://www.cinopsbegoneblogspot.com - Martin L King Day, Jan. 18/16Thanks John Besser of Laguna Niguel for his letter to Orange County Register, Sun. Jan. 17/16:

  
" After Tuesday's State of the Union address, some are convinced that President Obama is out of touch with reality. An explanation can be found in his book, "The Audacity of Hope."

The President has no passion for the truth. In his words, what really counts is positioning: taking the stance the press folks have constructed for him, & effectively selling this position on TV.

From pages 127 and 128:

    "Today's politician understands ... that there is no great reward in store for those who speak the truth, particularly when the truth may be complicated. The truth may cause consternation; the truth will be attacked; the media wont have the patience to sort out all the facts and so the public may not know the difference between truth and falsehood."

   
"What comes to matter then is positioning - the statement on an issue that will avoid controversy or generate needed publicity, the stance that will fit both the image his press folks have constructed for him and one of the narrative boxes the media has generated for politics in general."

   
"The politician may still, as a matter of personal integrity, insist on telling the truth as he sees it. But he does so knowing that whether he believes in his positions matters less than whether he looks like he believes; that straight talk counts less than whether it sounds straight on TV."

 
 "Furthermore, if we can't agree on an issue, the one who speaks the loudest and most obstinately wins."

   
"The absence of even rough agreement on the facts put every opinion on equal footing and therefore eliminates the basis for thoughtful compromise. It rewards what those who are right, but those - like the White House press office - who can make their arguments most loudly, most frequently, most obstinately, and with the best backdrop."

  
" It's unfortunate many didn't take time to read President Obama's book prior to voting for him."

George H. Kubeck

     

    The lies and politics of Obamaism have no place in American society. The same can be said for the mainstream media. Only Ben Carson can flush it out and definitely win for traditional America in 2016. 

    

    On this day in January 18, 1782, the great orator and statesman, Daniel Webster, was born. In 1820, at the Bicentennial of the Pilgrims landing at Plymouth Rock, he gave now - classic assessment of their achievements: [Martin Luther King was a Christian.]

    

    "Our ancestors established their system of government on morality and religious sentiment. Moral habits, they believed, cannot safely be trusted on any foundation than religious principle, or any government be secure which is not supported by moral habits... Whatever makes men good Christians, makes them good citizens." Harvey, Reminiscence, 393-94.