Obama’s Megalomania Continues

Wow this guy is full of himself.

“I don’t think it’s accurate to say my comments have nothing to do with race,” he told reporters here. But, he elaborated, “here’s what I was saying, and I think it should be undisputed: I don’t come out of central casting when it comes to presidential races, for a whole range of reasons. I’m young, new to the national scene. My name is Barack Obama. I’m African American. I was born in Hawaii. I spent time in Indonesia. I do not have the typical biography of a presidential candidate.”

So he admits that he was playing the race card, but somehow it’s McCain’s fault for pointing it out? 

Obama clearly thinks that his biography is special.  I wonder what a “typical biography of a presidential candidate” is.  Is that anything like a “typical white person?” I also wonder how many presidential biographies Obama has read and how extraordinary some of them are. 

For example, Andrew Jackson was born into poverty in the backwoods of the Carolinas.  He pulled himself up, became a lawyer, and was a war hero.  Ulysses S. Grant was the son of a tanner, struggled with many personal demons, and went on to win the Civil War before becoming president.  Grover Cleveland was a Sheriff, Mayor, and Governor before running for President and was unique in that he was a bachelor when he became president.  Theodore Roosevelt was born into wealth and spent his time hunting big game and led the notorious Rough Riders during the Spanish-America War.  Franklin Roosevelt had a long career and was afflicted with polio when he ran. 

I could go on, but you get the point.  The field of presidents and presidential candidates is littered with fascinating and distinguished biographies.  Obama’s is different, but so are they all.  Obama’s is no more unique and certainly less distinguished than almost any presidential candidate in history. 

Oh, and this is funny.

As Obama’s motorcade pulled into Brevard Community College here, it was greeted by a small clutch of McCain supporters, one of whom held aloft a sign reading, “Titusville welcomes the Messiah.”

1. In fairness, I think it’s worth noting that Obama did not say “president” but rather “presidential candidate.” When one looks at the recent fields of presidential candidates, I don’t think the statement is so far off base.  We get a lot of old, privileged white holders of federal office who think being president would be a good career move.  That’s a bipartisan critique, by the way.

   It’s also worth noting that for every Andrew Jackson or Ulysses S. Grant, there are also many examples of executive officeholders who were largely lined up for public office by virtue of family status - FDR, JFK, Bush 41, Bush 43, Gore.

   I’m guessing that’s the contrast that Obama was trying to draw, considering there is a Bush in the White House and he ran in the primary against a former First Lady.

   I don’t disagree with your general point, but I think this is certainly one of the less egregious examples, if it’s an example at all.

   Posted by Recess Supervisor on August 02, 2008 at 1420 hrs




2. If you say so Owen.

   At some point you may get tired of these inane attacks and GOP watercarrying and get down to talking about the issues in the manner in which you are capable.

   McCain is really running a rather childish campaign and it is reflecting on all of you.

   Posted by on August 02, 2008 at 1638 hrs




3. So Keith Schmitz has moved the debate from “it’s racist to criticize Obama” to “It’s childish to criticize Obama.” That’s helpful.

   So how about Obama being wrong and McCain being correct about the central foreign policy issue of this election, winning the war against al Qaeda?

   How about Obama being wrong and McCain being correct about the central economic issue of the election, which is whether or not to drill for our own oil and to go nuclear?

   Those happen to be two topics that the “childish” and “racist” McCain campaign has spent a lot of time on.

   Posted by on August 02, 2008 at 1700 hrs