Barack Obama's Arrogant Campaign Risks a Stunning Loss

Reagan legacy on the shoulders of many

"That's exactly why the Cold War had lasted for 50 YEARS. Reagan spent them into the ground. Just imagine if instead of the Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis, JFK would've done the same thing. Leftist Historians will always try to cheapen the legacy of GOP Presidents, but facts don't support them." - Chris of AZ

If you think the biggest military build up in US history was the downfall of the Soviets, then the credit should go to Jimmy Carter. He signed it into law. His successor, Ronald Reagan, continued what he had started.

As Richard Nixon said, the Reagan legacy owes much to his predecessors.

Obama the Wooden-Headed

Chris,

Obama bears a striking resemblance to GW. Like GW, he is absolutely convinced of his own rectitude and the sublime perfection of his ideas, which he will never change. I take little comfort in knowing that Obama will be no worse than GW. I would like something better. At least McCain has done real things in his life and has a track record as an accomplished negotiator and deal-maker. Obama has nothing but arrogance a liberal cant.

Obama apologize? Look out for what's coming!

He'll never apologize, although he should. Obama's clear arrogance is what Clinton supporters cannot abide, and why we will never "unify".

I figure McCain is a man of integrity, bottom line, and he can't go too far wrong with a Democratic congress to balance power. Obama, on the other hand, is arrogant, narcissistic and manipulative enough to be very dangerous as President, especially given a Democratic-controlled congress falling over itself to support him uncritically at every turn.

When I see Obama lift his chin so high in the air, as he does so often, I cringe! If you think you've seen arrogance in the White House the last eight yeara, look out for what's coming.

Gore: A loser in 2000, a loser now, Obama always a loser

Gore a "world-changing president?" Well, he has invented the Internet and The Global Warming Myth. Forget his campaigning and forget Florida. If he could have carried his home state of Tennessee, he would have won in 2000! Tennessee voters wised up. Gore totally flip-flopped from Congressman to Senator. As a Congressman, he was pro-NRA and anti-abortion. He flipped on both positions when he ran for Howard Baker's Senate seat.

American voters will also wise up to Obama, who has no values and is playing a role. The Democrats first tried to get Dennis Haysbert for the part, but he was already President on "24."

Notice that Obama is afraid to face McCain in any Town Hall Meetings. In front of a Teleprompter, with plenty of support from speechwriters and plenty of rehersals, Obama appears to be a brilliant public speaker. However, Obama cannot think on his feet. In an ad hoc setting, he is Elmer Fudd reincarnated.

Delegate for Senator Clinton from California

Many of us delegates believe the DNC selected Senator Obama, he was not elected as we all know he didn't have the needed delegates to clunch the nomination, the many superdelegates that voted for him on the last day of the primaries were the ones that Obama donated money to they campaigns and as we know they should have voted according by what their constituants voted for, it is sad that many politicians forget that we the paople elected them and we can easily forget about them when re election time comes. The DNC is for sale to the higher bidders...

Concurring in Judgment

OK, I agree with you in your final judgment, that the election is far from over and that McCain has things right where he needs them - I personally think that this recent negative push has been solely to gain some attention for Mr. McCain, who was lagging far behind Mr. Obama in media coverage. That said, I think you need to check some of your assertions in this piece.

First, the GOP is like a "bit tent," capable of uniting different factions. In 2000 and '04, it forged together the libertarians, the social-conservatives, the neo-conservatives, the business conservatives, the national security conservatives and the rest under the same umbrella. They all saw a value in strong "defense" (if you want to call it that, which the GOP did) and a marginally limited government (by way of tax cuts). This year, the libertarians have almost completely rebelled and many of the so-cons have as well. The Democratic party, on the other hand, is so full of interest groups that it almost resembles a collection of chickens' cages, where each chicken gets fed its ration. This seems to support your thesis that Republicans can afford to be on message so much and that Democrats have not. It would also explain why the content of this year's Democrat message has been "hope" and "change" - because anything else potentially alienates one faction against another.

Second, you assert that in six of the last seven elections, the Democrats were the superior candidates, yet five of them lost for some reason or another- with Bill Clinton's first run being the only "lucky" Democrat, an assertion I disagree with, by the way. I would argue that in each of those cases, the GOP ran far better campaigns targeted against vulnerable Democrat candidates. Carter, Mondale, Dukakis, Gore, and Kerry all ran really bad campaigns. Carter wasn't helped by his ineptitude as president; nor Mondale by Reagan's popularity; nor Dukakis by his personality (he somehow lost the personality contest against HW Bush); nor Gore by his arrogance; nor, finally, Kerry by his pandering. As a Republican, I only wish that Kerry had beaten Bush in '04 (and I thought so at the time, too). Kerry ran a crappy campaign, and that's why he lost. The others were beaten.

As another matter, I feel I need to defend Reagan's honor. In 1980, Reagan was among the very few when he said the USSR would collapse under its own weight; certainly Jimmy Carter didn't believe that by saying that America's days were over, etc. Certainly the USSR would have failed eventually, as all collectivist command economies eventually fail, because no centralized bureaucracy can efficiently allocate resources as well as decentralized actors in a free market. Reagan understood this and was able to articulate that very point to the American people. I think this is the point that Democrats can't stand, and it's somewhat of an irony: That an actor was actually an intelligent and highly effective president after serious failure in Democratic policy.

What does Obama need to do to come down to other people's level? Act like Bubba from Forrest Gump? Maybe America needs to stop tolerating scare tactics and negative campaigning and come up to his level.

Most of white America associates black men with gangs, rap, and professional sports (With the exception of that one black guy you work with. He's alright). None of these are perceived as occupations that need an Ivy League education.

And don't be fooled. Republicans were hoping Obama would flop overseas. They had an entirely different script ready. If he would have visited the troops in Germany, he would have been slammed for using them as political props. It was not presumptuos for him to speak to the crowd of Berlin. He is obviously inspirational to many people, and I don't agree with the McCain camp that this needs to be a bad thing. Looks to me like McCain is compensating with negative ads for what he doesn't have.

I'm not voting for the safe, white guy -- because I don't really think he is the "safe" choice. He is on the wrong side of most issues I believe in. I am not going to handover future Supreme Court picksthat will advance an ideological agenda. He lost his maverick image back when--well, when Obama became the new maverick. The I'm an Ivy Leaguer, I enjoy talking to thousands of people, I'm confident, I can sink a three pointer, and I am going to Rock America. Obama, rock on. I got your back.

I say he needs to stop pleasing the people who obviously would NEVER vote for him in 100 years, and just keep doing what he does best. His VP, however, can be the attack dog. I have one in mind that would do a particularly good job of it. Yes, it is your first guess.

Finally

It is about time people start seeing this empty arrogrant suit for what he is! I was impressed by his speech back in 2004. Read both books and the more I learned of him, the less I liked him...or trusted him...or would EVER vote for him. Obama's disregard for the Clintons and the false claim of them using the race card (love how McCain's camp nailed it with "pulling out the race card from the botton of the deck" exactly what they did to Hillary and Bill)Obama has race issues as anyone who has read his books can see. Obama has America issues as anyone who knows who he hangs with over the years shows! I will not vote for such an inexperience senator with little to no record to judge him by! I am ashamed of my party for 30 years and for the first time I will vote AGAINST a candidate instead of for one! Nobama

You are so right

Obama is so superficial, snotty and arrogant, he is sickening. I was a lifelong Democrat. As a child, Eugene McCarthy and George McGovern visited our home in NH. I campaigned for Clinton/Gore, Gore/Lieberman, Kerry/Edwards, and Hillary Clinton. I've met them all several times. Obama's a fake and a cheat. He paid our Reps to US Congress thousands and thousands of dollars, and bought their endorsements. He paid off delegates in Iowa too. He has cheated in caucuses and paid off delegates. Apparently the Democratic Party is for sale. Being an Independent is great. No Obama. Not ever.

"Arrogant", Uppity" "Elephant in the Room"

You want arrogant?

John McCain is the head of the INTERNATIONAL REPUBLICAN INSTITUTE..

http://www.iri.org/board.asp

Didn't know there was such a group, huh.

It's paid for with OUR tax dollars.

You want arrogant?

Retro RatPack Republicans addicted to Pax Americana ON THE TAXPAYERS DOLLAR.

You want arrogant?

An elitist multi-millionaire wearing $450 loafers loafing around with that OTHER elitist multi-millionaire EX-POTUS who ALSO put this country's blood and treasure at risk and left his post with one of the largest DEFICITS EVER.

Yeah, pretty darn arrogant, those "Elephants sitting on your back in the middle of the living room"