Deconstructing Obama

[monk222]

Victor Davis Hanson exercises some deconstruction with respect to Obama's controversial 'bitter' speech.

Hanson does a good job of drawing out Obama's slick-player identity. I'm not really turned by this recent controversy, because it strikes me as being more about walking through a minefield of political correctness. It is an off-note, as it is condescending and suggests a chilly aloofness to common folks, but McCain is hardly a more satisfying alternative, and especially since having started to read Nigel Hamilton's book on the Clinton first-term, I favor getting past the Clinton era in our history, myself. Obama's not a saint, but he is a full-witted liberal. We have to elect a mere mortal for the presidency, and he strikes me as the best of our three options.

Comments

[lilylivered.livejournal.com]

I think the cons reaaaaallly just are desperately grasping for ways to discredit Obama. They are pathetically desperate to get rid of him.

I agree that he is the best of our three options.

[hardblue.livejournal.com]

It does have some of that flavor of desperation, but I'm afraid that many Republicans have started feeling gleeful about their chances ever since Reverend Wright. I've been surprised and disappointed to see that McCain actually enjoys an edge in national polling - Amazing! considering the vast aversion to the Iraq war. Nevertheless, I think everyone feels a profound uncertainty, like this promises to be a different kind of election, and so no one knows what to expect - anything can happen!

[lilylivered.livejournal.com]

McCain? Really? I will seriously lose all my faith in humanity if McCain is our next president. That is just fucking ridiculous. McCain is a fucking whackerdoodle and he always has been a whackerdoodle.

[hardblue.livejournal.com]

LOL You mean McSane, eh?

I lost a lot of my faith when Dubya got re-elected. I don't take politics seriously, looking upon it as a sort of blood sport. ;)

I'm glad you're using this icon of yourself - it's nice to see.

[lilylivered.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm pretty well convinced that McCain is just going to steal the election like Dubya did. Whatever. He's talking some bullshit like he'll take the tax off of gas for a certain number of days, or something, desperate to get votes. Grrr.

And thank you for the compliment, sweetie. *hugs* I miss talking to you and Little Bear.