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“The day before the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, President Obama was asked why there seemed to be a recent uptick in American distress about Islam. “At a time when the country is anxious generally and going through a tough time, then, you know, fears can surface; suspicions, divisions can surface in a society,” he said. “We have to make sure that we don’t start turning on each other.” What is not blamed on George W. Bush is blamed on us all. The Bible-clutching, gun-toting xenophobes Barack Obama referenced during his presidential campaign are now taking out their financial woes on innocent Muslims. Shame on them [i.e., the Bible-clutching, gun-toting xenophobes]. […] The classroom explanation is an insult to public intelligence. So too is the concomitant disclaimer that “the majority of Muslims are peace-loving people.” Not because it is false (it is not), but because no sane person has ever asserted the counterclaim. As a people, this makes us dumber. It makes us dumber to write it and it makes us dumber to read it. It introduces illogic into our reasoning, and once illogic enters, it stays. In public debate, there is always a well-meaning justification for proceeding illogically. […] The enemy is becoming an intimate part of the American landscape and less easily identifiable as a distinctly foreign phenomenon. This is precisely the time for our leaders to find an intelligent way of discussing the true nature of the fight. Officially denying that there are Muslim terrorists among us will not protect innocent Muslims; it will put them at greater risk, as a potentially traumatized citizenry becomes frustrated with leadership that refuses to take seriously the complicated threats arrayed against it. Yet at no time since 9/11 has our government been this willfully inarticulate — even insulting — about the challenges we face.”
— ABE GREENWALD - 09.19.2010 (commentarymagazine.com)
“I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.” — Muhammad Ali
“Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you.” — Satchel Paige
In most rankings of American Presidents, Abraham Lincoln and George Washington soar above all the others. Intuitively one would think that every President since Lincoln's assassination aspired to third place in the American pantheon. But in the case of The Obama Himself, one would be wrong.
The Obama is a master of marketing optimization. Knowing His mundane attributes for National leadership, He is well aware of the limits on the scope of His splendor in the eyes of the American people, namely "the young, the left and the thoughtless". Slim pickings for The Insatiable One.
In order to meet His unique hunger for universal adulation, He must be admired and worshiped on the world stage. Only then can He exceed Lincoln and Washington, at least quantitatively. Hence, He panders to America's enemies abroad and to the Europeans, which is a distinction without a difference.
So He has embarked on producing fodder for His future memoirs, whose working title is, "How I Wrecked the World's Last Best Hope, with One Hand Tied Behind My Back". This will bring Him unimaginable fame and fortune as the foremost citizen of the world, albeit persona non grata among His long-suffering victims.
Don't look back, Cassius Clay (better known as Muhammad Ali). Something might be gaining on you.
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