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Rumors have been  surfacing about the possibility of Hillary and her minions staging a coup at the Democratic Convention. Could this happen? Yes it can! One can only hope.

Despite Senator Obama’s best efforts, many Hillary supporters are still quite angry at the DNC and Obama for “stealing” the Caucuses and buying off the super delegates. Do they have a point? Yes, I would say so considering that Hillary won more votes. Moreover, the controversy over Florida and Michigan made it quite clear that the Obama Campaign was only interested in ensuring the sanctity of every vote insofar as it benefited Obama. Moroever, let us not forget the misogynistic undertones of many of the attacks on Hillary that emanated from Obama’s supporters. Indeed, who can forget Obama’s dismissal of a female reporter as “sweetie?”

How angry are some of Hillary’s foot soldiers? Take a look at this YouTube video:

And for good measure, the pissed off Hillary voter:

So what do these Hillary fanatics expect to achieve in Denver if they cause a ruckus?  Do they really think that they can prevent Obama from receiving the nomination? I would wager that they are not so deluded as to think that by some miracle they can convince the supers to vote for Hillary. What they do mean to achieve is illustrating that Obama may be doomed to defeat and that Hillary in no way should be linked to that potential defeat. If Obama loses in November it would leave Hillary as the undisputed master of the Democratic Party.

Some would ask how Obamapolitik could have already failed as Senator Obama has not yet been elected (and never will be!). It is rather simple, Obamapolitik and its three rules have already been employed during the Georgian crisis. The only difference is that it has not, as a policy, emanated from a single source. Let us recount the grand litany of failure that has been Obamapolitik thus far as Russia ignores the West at will.

From the first day of the invasion many of Obama’s idealogical allies in Europe, particularly those in Germany and France, as well as many liberals in the US, downplayed the Russian attack. Rather than condemn the invasion as the naked act of aggression that it is, the liberals and Europeans employed the hallowed Obamapolitik principle of moral relativism to render the Russians blameless. For example, many leading European news outlets painted Georgia as an aggressor as Der Spiegel did when it described the Georgian leader as “Mikhail Saakashvili, the young hothead sitting in the president’s chair in the Georgian capital Tbilisi.” Moreover, NBC, MSNBC and others have openly attacked President Bush for “taking sides”in this conflict (apparently this invasion, like rape in Islam, is the fault of the victim’s wicked ways).

       Obama’s Team Attacks McCain For Calling the Russians the Aggressors

Following liberal and European prevecation and denial, came the second Obamapolitik rule in the form of the personal diplomacy of French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Rather than serve the Russians with an ultimatum or some other threat of real punitive action, The EU and UN relied on Sarkozy’s charm to talk the Russians down. The result was a nice photo-op, applause from the liberal media and a cease-fire the Russians have yet to honor.

Finally, Obama himself, as well as his parvenu surrogate, Bill Richardson, weighed in as to the next in dealing with the Russians. As the Russians had the temerity to violate the cease-fire and betray Sarkozy’s trust, it was obvious that stronger measures were necessary to finally intimidate the Russians into withdrawal. With great sterness and a heavy heart, Obama advocated the nuclear option of having the UN (gasp!) condemn Russia for its actions. While Obama and Richardson congratulated themselves for their Churchillian stand they both seemed to forget that Russia has a veto over any UN resolution. Whoops. Score one for the bad guys.

The result of the blitz of Obamapolitik has been very clear. Russia refuses to withdraw from Georgian territory and the West has been made impotent in the face of thuggish aggression. Clearly Russia is not afraid of idle threats or the searing tongue of the EU and UN. Realists, like those in the Kremlin, only heed the threat of force, something Barack Obama is opposed to using, even in the context of securing victory for his own nation. Obama willingly attempted to deny his nation the fruits of victory in Iraq for his own selfish ends. Can we trust this weak and foolish man to not only lead the United States but also the free world? Can Obamapolitik save the world from tyranny?

Men like Putin undoubtedly relish the thought of Barack Obama’s election. Never before (or at least since Jimmy Carter) has the most powerful nation on the planet, and incidentally the primary check against the aggressive tendencies of many a despot, been willing to surrender its power and leave the world to the wolves. To men like Putin, who apparently did not receive the memo on how the world has changed to a hopeful place, Obama is a green light for aggression. An Obama victory on November 4th would be the clarion call for all the world’s tyrants to strike. While Obama plans summits and sit-downs with Hugh Chavez and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Putin and others will be unleashing their well-planned campaigns of oppression. As Vladimir Putin so ably demonstrated this weekend, the great questions of the day, as well as the fates of entire peoples, are not decided by hope, change or Obamapolitik but by blood and iron.

I wont lie, I thought he would have had more rhythm:

Hope vs. Blood and Iron: Putin, Georgia and the Failure of Obamapolitik

Part One:
Obamapolitik and its Prophet

Russia’s invasion of its tiny neighbor, and former vassal, Georgia, has come as a great shock to the free world. Though the warning signs had been building for sometime, many in Europe and America had deluded themselves into believing that much of the globe was not ruled by thugs who could care less about world opinion. Indeed, the fantasists mocked John McCain for his warnings of a resurgent and aggressive Russia as being old fashioned and a product of a by-gone era. Now, McCain has unfortunately been proven correct in his assessment of the former KGB operative and his intentions toward what the Russians call the “near-abroad.”

So what does this all mean for Senator Obama? How can the Chosen One continue to justify foreign policy positions premised on the belief that there is no longer evil in the world? Can Obama’s hope defeat old-fashioned Realist aggression? The results on the ground in the shattered villages of Georgia say no.

To the tyrants of the world Barack Obama must seem like a positively odd phenomenon. Whereas many leaders have attempted to emulate Bismarck’s formula of Realpolitik, or the pragmatic use of diplomacy and force to achieve policy ends, Senator Obama has had great success with what can only be termed as Obamapolitik. Rather than employ the traditional principles of foreign policy, Senator Obama has grounded his positions in what can be charitably described as “wishful thinking.”

The first rule of Obamapolitik is that any international threat to the US should be downplayed. Thanks to Obama’s belief in moral relativism there is no such thing as right and wrong or good and evil. As a result, Obamapolitik holds that the US is not faced with ruthless enemies, but misunderstood people (many of whom are former victims of Western imperialism) who need understanding. As one can see, Obama’s positions on Al-Qaeda (not a real threat), Iran (merely a loud-mouthed nuisance) and Russia (they aren’t bad at all) reflect his constant devaluation of threat.

        Obamapolitik Rule One in Action

Obamapolitik’s second precept is extolling the virtues of Obama’s own personal diplomacy over traditional methods. Simply put, Senator Obama believes that US policy can be devolved completely upon his frail shoulders with regard to dealing with global bad boys like Hugo Chavez and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Mr. Obama would have the world believe that his charm and charisma can single-handedly dissuade the despots of the world from engaging in their morally relative schemes.

Finally, Obamapolitik holds that if the first two rules fail, that there is such a thing as aggression and that tyrants are not fooled by Mr. Obama’s charm, the US will resort to multilateral action and diplomacy to end conflicts. Specifically, the US will call on allies in the EU, as well as the UN, to shame the aggressors into ceasing their pernicious activities by means of resolutions, emergency summits similar to that of Munich 1938, and, if all else fails, strongly worded letters. However, it should be made quite clear that no matter the crisis military force will not be used to enforce diplomatic action.

Prior to August 7th, Obamapolitik played well with the American electorate and was wildly popular, as throngs of delirious Germans demonstrated, with Europe. However, once Russian tanks began rolling across the Georgian border it seems the bubble burst.

Next:
Obamapolitik in Action: Discredited Before it Began

It looks like there is an update to the post I made back in April, Where ‘States Rights’ Sometimes Get Complicated.

Even though the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the death penalty was too severe of a sentence for those found guilty of child rape, it appears that many state legislatures will remain steadfast in introducing and attempting to pass laws that provide these offenders with the toughest possible sentencing guidelines.

I was quite surprised Supreme Court was able to develop a majority opinion (5-4) that essentially removed the rights of individual states to determine what is ‘just punishment.’

Even though this was a huge victory for many on the far-left and certain religious types, I was pleased to see how John McCain and Barack Obama addressed this case:

Republican Sen. John McCain called the ruling “an assault on law enforcement’s efforts to punish these heinous felons for the most despicable crime.” Democratic Sen. Barack Obama said there should be no blanket prohibition of the death penalty for the rape of children if states want to apply it in those cases.

I have to admit, I was quite pleased to see Barack Obama make this statement. All too often to Democratic candidates succumb to the pull of the far-left fringe, and it usually comes back to haunt them, especially in middle America.

Obama’s statement makes me wonder what how he would prioritize the view of states rights when it comes to picking his Supreme Court Justice should he be elected. Would it be more important than a potential nominees stance on abortion? Gay rights?

I think it would be an interesting question to be presented to the candidates in a debate, “if you were given the task of picking a Supreme Court nominee during your presidency, list the top three ideological viewpoints that you would be looking for, in order, based on priority.”

Hopefully if they do another YouTube debate, someone can sneak in a question like this. Maybe the snowman.

Some good weekend viewing, from the folks at BarelyPolitical.com:

Obama ‘08 - taste the rainbow

lol.

Another great BarelyPolitical production:

And of course anyone who has ever worked on a campaign can probably understand this video. There is a reason one of my favorite songs is”Gone Til’ November” by Wylcef.

It’s going to be hard as hell for Barack Obama to paint himself as the “change” candidate presenting a “new kind of politics” when he’s continually surrounded by nut-jobs like Congressman Robert Wexler (from ABC News/Political Punch):

Congressman Robert Wexler, D-Fla. — the Florida co-chair for the presidential campaign of Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. — today announced that he has signed on to support the Articles of Impeachment against President George W. Bush, introduced this week by Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio.

I guess there were no serious issues for the Congressman to be focusing his time and energy on. Gas prices, housing woes, etc, nah… let’s just have some fun and try and impeach the President.

Is McCain going to dominate the pro-Israel community? Here is the latest from the AIPAC Policy Conference, and I’ll have more on this later this evening:

McCain Emphasizes Importance of U.S.-Israel Alliance

Senator John McCain (R-AZ), the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, opened AIPAC Policy Conference 2008 in Washington, D.C. in front of more than 6,500 pro-Israel activists from all 50 states.

Sen. McCain said that Iran must be stopped from acquiring nuclear weapons and reaffirmed his support of a strong U.S.-Israel relationship.

“My friends, as the people of Israel know better than most, the safety of free people can never be taken for granted,” McCain said. “And in a world full of dangers, Israel and the United States must always stand together.”

The Democratic candidates for president, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) will address Policy Conference attendees on the morning of June 4.

If you haven’t seen this video of Obama supporter, Catholic Priest Michael Pfleger, you can watch it here:

Can anyone say nut job?

For those of you who don’t recall his name, this is the same priest that used to protest the Jerry Springer show in the late 1990’s, and this is also the same guy who urged his parishioners to “buy time” with prostitutes to preach the gospel.

So to recap, this is a priest who will fight TV producers, work to ‘heal’ hookers, and try to heal as many societal wounds as possible. However, when it comes to one of the biggest divides in the United States, the black/white divide, this joke of a theologian is only making matters worse.

Based on what I’ve read about him, his missions, his sermons, etc, he seems to be “cherry picking priest,” only taking verses of the Bible that help him further his causes.

For the most part, his causes are noble and have a solid purpose, however it’s quite clear that he feels that white people should give up the ‘benefits of being white’, based on actions that happened generations ago.

Maybe Rev. Pfleger should flip his Bible to the Book of Ephesians and read 4:31-32:

Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

And no, I’m not getting rid of my 401(k).

Update (5/30): Pfleger appologises for comments after condemned by Obama (via CNN.com)