If we're all equal, what's special about electing any particular citizen president?
You probably think I'm going to start moaning about the $150,000,000 cost of the inauguration. That's certainly distressing, but I have a more philosophical concern. The excitement about the Obama inauguration was certainly out of control. Days before the inauguration the major networks were already devoting hours of prime airtime to puff pieces on Obama and his family. My satellite system has a 24/7 Obama channel. The size of the crowd and the level of emotion was beyond any reasonable level. The boiled down message which all of this seems to be pushing is the same, perhaps enhanced a bit by the conjunction of the inauguration with Martin Luther King Day. The media seems convinced that as a nation we've accomplished something wonderful by electing someone with a dark skin to the presidency and it's time to give ourselves a pat on the back and celebrate just how special we are.…
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276 - Cindy D
Great minds bliffle :-)
277 - Brunelleschi
Hey mine weren't either. I gave up on the Dems in the mid 80s when Reagan kicked their butts and they rolled over and took a nap. I haven't really liked anything about them since.
I didn't even follow this election much until McCain stooped to waving an unknown blue-collar guy in front of everyone. That's like the governor of Alabama campaigning with a slave... :)
278 - Zedd
Zing,
When do you get PC time in the clinker?
279 - zingzing
whenever i want to, baby, whenever i want to.
280 - Zedd
Oh your so dangerous.
281 - zingzing
i can't tell who's joking anymore.
282 - Clavos
Everyone...