I heard about this vide that was being sent across the net and I was just waiting to see how long it would be until I received it. I didn’t have to wait long.
Of course this is a video created by and circulated originally by my friends at MoveOn.org. What lovely people they are. But this video was sent to my by a reader I don’t know, Donna (last name withheld).
I’m happy to know that I have made an impact.
In all actuality I am amused that I received this video. But if you look at it closely you see it’s a bit insulting as well.
First off it equates a vote for Senator McCain as a non-vote. That’s a pretty high pedestal to be standing on, but considering that MoveOn has attacked the very military that protects its freedom to say what it does, I’m not surprised.
Be clear, a vote for Senator John McCain is no less a vote than for anyone else. And not voting for Obama does not make you a racist, if it is based on issues and not the fact that he is Black. Even if you are African American it’s ok to disagree with the bigger Government, spend today tax tomorrow, Government knows best policies of Democrats and Senator Obama. This is not akin to a mandate of your Blackness, its not part of the commoditization of Black culture.
But if I were to be the responsible party in a McCain vote, which by my numbers and expectations is a real potential, I would not be upset. I made my opinion clear, and my reasons. And I have yet to hear an argument, or policy, that gives me pause for that choice. (I would also love the attention and income that such responsibility would provide my blogs and company)
I love the way this video equates a loss for Obama as a national outrage. It completely ignores the fact that nearly ½ the nation (according to polls of committed voters, and who knows about the undecided votes) does not agree with Obama’s policies. If this video is conveying the outrage that might occur in San Francisco, Berkley, or Eugene, Oregon then I will sleep well at night.
In fact in looking over this video again I can see why MoveOn made it. It’s an attempt to scare, cajole, and/or shame voters to vote for Obama. It’s like high school cliques in video form. If you don’t do this you won’t be part of the massive crowd of kids that think they stand out and are different – even though they wear, speak and act exactly the same. How dare you have a brain, know the issues, and have an opinion they don’t like.
The fact that it goes so far as to use religion to slam home the thought that even God must like the politics of Obama. Please. It’s a bit hypocritical for an organization that would support the removal of all hint of religion from all aspects of the nation and public life, to use it as a selling point for their political views. God doesn’t care about politics, Moveon, unless every verse I’ve read in all religious tomes are wrong.
Some would say “Mike, this is just funny.”
No, it’s a targeted attempt to use subtlety and humor to force an opinion onto people. To give the impression that voters have an obligation, instead of a choice, on who to choose for President. It’s the classic move of some liberals and Democrats, to support freedom of speech until someone disagrees with your position. They then need to slam them hard and force them to change their mind to their side, or else. Kind of like what the Obama campaign did to Florida reporter Barbara West, among others.
The best part might just be the absurdity of the thought that McCain would bomb some ubiquitous goat herder. Though the counter thought of Obama sitting down with Iran’s President - to ask him to play nice with Israel, stop making nukes to bomb America, cease funding terrorist groups that plan to kill all Americans (including pacificst and Democrats), and if he is still listening maybe raise the cost of oil so Americans can’t afford it and be forced to use less energy until some new discovery makes an alternative to oil possible – that is terrifying and real.
Of Course MoveOn wants to really sell the Republicans are evil thought. And reinforces the thought that a vote for anyone beyond Obama, and democrats, is a non-vote. MoveOn has a personal gripe with President Bush, and so he is one of their biggest scare tactics. But be honest, to have ANY President mention your name in a positive manner while speaking to the nation is an honor. I wish I had that much influence. I may be a megalomaniac but I’m not insane. (Though I hope to get Bill O’Reilly to comment on a post or speak about me one day. It would be fantastic for my business.)
I will say this, if MoveOn.org is for Obama it is yet another reason not to vote for him. They are the most extreme far-left political group short of communists in China. Ok, that was a bit overstated – maybe the North Koreans and Castro. Of the political opinions they hold that I am aware of I know only 1 person out of about 10,000 in my life that agrees with them. Talk about outside the curve.
So the future I fear is an Obama win. His tax plans will hurt my business and the national economy. He will promote a healthcare plan that will make my health about as important, and as high a quality, as regular mail. He will endanger American lives, and lead us into a war within 5 – 7 years because of his weak stance on foreign policy. He intends to give more to those that do less. He is unbending on his views, and uncaring about other political opinions. He is duplicitous in what he will say to the nation to achieve his goals (though not as bad as Hillary Clinton). And all of that, if not quite a bit more, can all be found in following his campaign since his announcement to run for the Presidency – something I have followed virtually everyday.
I respect Senator Obama. My dislike of his policies is not personal. I admire the fact that he is a Black man that has overcome many obstacles to reach this point. I think he is an incredible orator. And I do not question his intelligence. But none of that is enough to cause me to vote for him.
Voting is always important. Choose who you think matches your hopes for the nation. There is no stigma, no social pariahs. You cannot be singled out, and all the bad jokes and peer pressure in the world will not make someone else’s opinion your vote.
A vote for McCain is as American as a vote for Obama. A vote for Republicans is as valid and honest as a vote for Democrats. A vote is your Right, exercise that Right. But don’t let stupid gimmicks disguised as a joke curb your opinion, nor limit your right to vote. Be informed – from both sides – then get out and make your voice heard.
2 comments:
This was a joke. But in all seriousness, how can anyone vote for McCain? We all know that his policies are akin to that of President Bush and look where we are. We are in trouble our nation is in deep______!!! You fill in the blanks. We need a Change! I don't think McCain can do that and God forbid something happens and Palin has to step in. Palin as Vice President?? In all honesty, would you want this woman in charge of this country??
No actually it wasn’t a joke. It’s a serious statement and a definitive actions disguised in the form of a joke. It’s deception and misdirection in the modern age. It is what I call polispeak at its best.
As for Senator McCain, obviously a great many people are willing to vote for him. And I expect far more are going to chose him when it all get done.
As I have stated in this post, and in my political blog VASS, there are a multitude of reasons not to pick Senator Obama as President. That is neither silly nor a passing thought. In my coverage of the election since 2006, and the prior Congressional mid-term elections, I have looked at all the data, speeches and policies. Honestly I don’t know how anyone that has done the same would pick Senator Obama.
But I respect their choice.
And you do a disservice to the readers of this post. To say that all the McCain policies are akin to President Bush’s policies is a lie, or misstatement of fact. To call McCain the same as President Bush the sam as Senator McCain is also the same type of polispeak, seeking to distract voters from factual differences and superior policies with a false connection to a disliked President.
If I were to link Senator Obama to the failed policies of House Speaker Pelosi, or to Harry Reid, you would call that silly. Yet this Democratic Congress has maintained the lowest approval ratings, and accomplished the least, in history.
It was Barney Frank and Chris Dodd, both Democrats, that not only failed to identify the extent of the mortgage crisis, but they suggested to the nation that any claim of trouble was mere polispeak. That directly lead to the loss of billions for average Americans. And you can look up Frank on Youtube in July and earlier making those statements. Though he now claims his success in saving Americans from the crisis. How odd how he concludes that. But an Obama Presidency would empower a Congress that has failed Americans – yet no one makes that connection.
But many pundits and Obama supporters like to distract things from the obvious. Or to attack and discredit those that disagree, like what is happening to Joe the plumber right now (and the Democrat in OH that did so is under investigation now).
And then there is the empty call for change. It’s silly. Change is inevitable. Change is neither good nor bad. It’s like asking if there will be weather tomorrow. Of course there will be. And of course there will be change. Now whether that is good or bad is the real question, which Obama mostly avoids an supporters assume must be good. But a careful read of the policies and proposals that have been made, and the sometimes subtle alterations that have occurred throughout the campaign, make many question that. I for one completely doubt the positive effect Obama states.
And again I will state a fact. If Governor Palin is unqualified as Vice President, Obama who has less experience and qualifications, must be unqualified for the Presidency as well. Both are inexperienced, but only Palin has actually run anything, and any forms of Government.
So again I will state, yes I support and suggest others should vote for the McCain – Palin ticket. And if you would like to learn more about the actual comments and policies that lead me to this decisions I again suggest you look at VASS
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