Mark my words, blogpundits, this is the fellow who'll be giving you the State o' the Union in the upcoming years. Oh yeah, he's in like Flint. I don't know why McCain keeps kidding himself...and Hillary? She all but forfeited when confronted with the radiant glory that eminates from Mt. Obama in Austin last night. "I am honored to be here in your presence, my leige." That's a direct quote.Seriously, folks. What is the deal with Obama-worship? I mean, I like the guy a lot, and I might even vote for him this November, but geez-oh-man has his hype been blown into the stratosphere! Women are fainting at his rallies! Like he's the fifth Beatle!
And his charisma doesn't stop there. He's been compared to everyone from Martin Luther King to John F. Kennedy. Who's next, Gandhi? (That's right, here comes another lame photo joke.)
The truth of the matter is that Barak Obama is a brilliant rhetorician. You know, one of the people who actually paid attention in Composition 101 back at Lameityville Community College? He understands how to adapt his message (whatever that actually is, no one can say for sure) to the needs and expectations of his audience, without (and this is the tricky part) their knowing they're being manipulated. When he addresses his plans for the future--all that CHANGE we've heard so much about--he adopts the JFK voice and mannerisms. When he's talking about racial or social injustice, he channels MLK like a pro. Seriously, watch him speak and you'll see what I mean. Just don't allow yourself to be wholly engrossed by the Obamypnosis in the process. It's rather like unfocusing your eyes to see the hidden image in one of those 3-D pictures. Yep, here it comes...
Creepy, huh? Anyway, let's hope that all that rhetorical voodoo he's using is just one weapon in a politician's inevitably manipulative arsenal, and not all there is to him. I don't think so. Even in the midst of his razzle-dazzle, there are moments of genuinely inspirational wisdom. Still, one never knows just how any candidate will perform until one sees him (I feel a slight need to add "or her" here, but honestly, that's not something we need to worry about yet, is it Hillary?) in the Oval Office behind the Resolute Desk. So for now, blogvoters, I withhold judgment...
1 comment:
sObama is all for change.
If Obama becomes President, he's going to change recess to give us an extra 15 minutes, he's going to change lunch so we get pizza every day (not JUST Friday), he's going to change summer vacation so it's a month longer, and he's going to fire the principal.
If this is the kind of change we can expect to see from President Obama, you better believe he'll be getting my vote come Novembertide.
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