A Free Ride to the Oval Office

When will the revelations end? With only three weeks until November 4th, the people still lack a knowledge of Barack Obama’s true character. As written before, Obama’s associations reveal his moral character and faulty judgment, something the American people know from previous presidents. Following President Bill Clinton’s marvelous example, Obama, instead of meeting political disgrace from his associations manages to shine brighter in the public eye. At least Clinton admitted his moral shortcomings during his campaign, secretly preparing the nation for the scandal that rocked the White House in 1998. Obama, on the other hand, avoids acknowledging the weakness of his moral judgment, a sign that the broken judgment of his past remains splintered. The damage the Clinton administration inflicted upon the American presidency and moral corruption of his culture allows Senator Obama a free ride to the oval office.

The latest questionable association of Barack Obama emerged this week with the revelation of Micky Mouse registering to vote in Florida. Those responsible, ACORN, hold ties to Senator Obama. The interactions between Obama and Acorn reflect his poor judgment of character again. Obama’s past with ACORN remains shaky but the latest report claims his campaign “amended” an FEC report of their donation to an affiliate of ACORN to reflect that they paid for “‘get-out-the-vote’ projects, instead of activities such as polling, advance work and staging major events” as the original report from the primary period stated. Once again, Obama rectifies his actions after the fact. As with the donations from Rezko, Obama tries to correct his mistakes. The campaign’s defense that they “misrepresented” ACORNS involvement reflects another cover up for Obama’s misguided judgment. Once again, the Media fails to hold Obama accountable for his actions at they relatively ignore the ACORN factor. The question for today asks when did the American people become so complacent with immoral character.

The answer begins sixteen years ago when Bill Clinton won the presidency, changing the moral culture of American. While the public struggled to hold its moral values, a playboy ran for president. The public loved their adulterer turned repentant husband and welcomed the president warmly. Even during the Lewinsky scandal, Clinton managed to portray the victim even though he lied under oath, committing a felony. The rise in his poll numbers reflects the entire moral collapse of the nation, where personal character no longer matters to the American people. Today, the younger generations praise Clinton for being “the Man”. Even though he cheated on his wife and lied to the nation, severing the thin string of trust the American people held for their elected leaders.

The Clinton era ushered in a new response to his immoral character. The same women, who criticized Former Senator Hart, for “a character problem” after cheating on his wife, defended Clinton, altering the moral standard for presidents. The American people embrace this new ignorance of character in the current election as they continuously ignore Obama’s questionable associations. In Bill Clinton, the American people elected an admitted adulterer who continued his cheating ways all the way to the oval office, with the resemblance of immoral character, Barack Obama should not have the opportunity to place this nation in danger because of his ability to trust the wrong people.

Dodge after Dodge, Senator Obama continues to avoid answering for his actions. His people and the press call the questions of his character as negative attacks, even smearing. With public opinion in his favor, Obama follows Clinton’s footsteps once again. The decline of morality in America created the atmosphere that elected Clinton and the complete lack of a moral standard allows Barack Obama to avoid personal accountability for his associations. At least Clinton told the truth; Senator Barack Obama avoids the truth with all cost, a poor characteristic for a man who wants to rule the free world. The president must always be truthful to his people and Barack Obama habitually fails to do so. “Ironically, Clinton as a candidate for president in 1992 said: “The people whose character is really an issue are those who would divert the attention of the people and divide the country”. The perfect play out of the Democrat playbook, Obama used a similar approach when he called out McCain’s attacks on his lackluster record and character, calling them stale tactics. Like Clinton said, Obama continues to divert attention from his questionable character and the media, with the help of Clinton’s legacy provides a free ride to the oval office.

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