Barack Obama Gets No Honeymoon From Conservative Talk Radio
November 6th, 2008
By JOE GANDELMAN, Editor-In-Chief
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Here’s a list of some of the arguments being made yesterday. Many these were made within minutes of shows being aired. So Obama, who asked his opponents to work with him in his victory speech, is already being demonized before he has even been sworn in. Some key points and arguments in the show:
*The Obama administration will be a Marxist-Socialist regime.
*He only won by 6 percentage points in the vote which isn’t a big deal and is not a mandate.
*One host begins his show now with audio of a speech by Reverend Wright.
*There is no reason to cooperate with the Democrats who didn’t cooperate with the Republicans. Cooperation has only brought the Republicans electoral defeat and the Democrats and Obama should be fought every step of the way.
*It’s suspicious that Obama went to Hawaii to see his dying grandmother at the height of demands that he produce his birth certificate — and she died later.
*John McCain is nothing but a country club Republican who was never a real conservative and virtually threw the election to Obama.
*John McCain’s concession speech to Obama pledging to work with the new President shows McCain is not a real conservative and was a sham all along.
*The names now being floated in the news media as part of the Obama administration are all Clinton retreads or extremely partisan and far left Democratic liberal hacks and show that Obama is no centrist or moderate but a Socialist.
*Continued talk about Bill Ayers and Wright and that these issues need to be pressed and not forgotten.
The dangers is that the powers that be in the downsized GOP will again follow the advice of conservative talkers — who want to narrow the GOP tent and paint those outside the tent as being dangerous and ill-intentioned.
I see this as a concern. "Conservative baiting." "Religion baiting." "Divide and conquer." read the rest here -
http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/24120/barack-obama-gets-no-honeymoon-from-conservative-talk-radio/I would want to know...
How long will the American people wait for jobs that create wealth?
How much will the 'roads and bridges' to no where cost?
Will the new administration ever take an honest look at why Freddie/Fannie/Wall Street failed? The failed policies and those who refused to make make address needed changes before the 2008 bailout? Didn't anyone in charge see this coming?
Can you ever make dirty money clean? Is coveting your neighbors money or possessions ever a good thing? Is there a difference to your neighbor if you steal the wealth or if you tax it away from them?
The nation is filled with roads, bridges, and schools. Some communities put a priority on these things, others do not.
Self determination - making your own decisions - taking responsiblity for your future success, happiness, and community...Are these ideas dead and buried in January 2009?
Or, is Big Brother a better idea as long as someone else, like the rich are paying for it?
Can you ever make dirty money clean?
