On the campaign trial Monday, Senator John McCain finally asked the right question, “Who is Barack Obama?” Rebuked as slander and smearing, the McCain campaign obviously hit a nerve; a sore spot the democrats and liberal media try to avoid. Perhaps the best line McCain stomped with, “For authoring two memoirs, Barack Obama’s life is no open book”. This observation reveals the nature of Senator Obama. He revealed to the public the image he wanted the American voter to see thereby avoiding the poor judgment of his associations. While the media gives Senator Obama a free ride, the McCain campaign finally questions his judgment and character. Being the media’s darling does not exclude Barack Obama from accountability for his actions. Now more than ever, American’s must demand for the truth about Senator Obama.
The truth of Senator Obama lies in the company he keeps. First came Jeremiah Wright, then a blurp about Tony Rezko, yesterday Bill Ayers flooded the media once again and today, his name, Raila Odinga. Here, we focus on perhaps Barack Obama’s most frightening association. Who is Raila Odinga? As the opposition candidate from Kenya’s presidential election at the beginning of 2008, the media largely ignores this association, protecting Senator Obama’s image from this terrifying man. Odinga ran against the incumbent President of Kenya in 2007 and thankfully lost. During his campaign, Senator Barack Obama made a state visit in order to help Odinga on the trail. “Obama campaigned for a candidate who had the stated objective of dismantling US & Kenyan government efforts to root out Al Queda and other terrorist organizations”. During his campaign, Odinga signed an agreement with the National Muslim Leaders Forum, promising to introduce Islamic law into the Kenyan government. Odinga, known for his friendly relationships with radical Islamic sects, is cause for concern in the US. The man Obama campaigned for during his visit poses a direct threat to the national interests of the United States. For the media to ignore Obama’s association and campaigning with Raila Odinga shows a degree of harmful neglect on the part of the news media.
This relationship, above all the other questionable associations, reflects Obama’s true character best. Obama trusted this man enough to campaign on his behalf in Kenya, as a US Senator. This man, who is corrupt, ruthless and financially tied to terrorists, stood on the same stage as Barack Obama while he sung his praises for the Kenyan Presidency. Senator Obama cannot finagle his way out of answering for his actions here. While he sidestepped Reverend Wright, Denied knowledge of Rezko and Ayers’ terrible actions, Senator Obama cannot dance around Odinga. His relationship with this radical Islamic sympathizer reflects Obama’s poor judgment of character. He continuously made mistakes with whom he associated. These mistakes raise important questions about his judgment. Any person campaigning for a terrorist sympathizer should not run for president, as the nation’s interests are, obviously, not in his priority. In his association with Odinga alone, Senator Obama would make a terrible president, combined with his other relationships, Obama’s trust issues extended beyond the imagination. Senator Obama’s past of questionable associations, reveal a tendency for him to make faulty judgment calls. Senator Obama places trust in individuals who scare the nation with their actions. While the media ignores these relationships, the nation cannot afford to elect a president places that trusts such questionable people.
The relationship of between Obama and Odinga remains relatively unreported in America for one reason; the media and the public fail to hold Obama accountable for his relationships. This failure to hold Obama accountable stems from the greater issue within the US, the decline of a moral standard. As the postmodern era comes of age, the moral standards of the golden era fade leaving the nation in a moral vacuum. This allows the relationships of Barack Obama to slip away when it should highlight the Senator’s poor character judgment. With the moral barometer of the golden age, the friendships of Barack Obama would set off warning bells for all Americans. Today, the morally deprived left who call the questions of Obama’s character “smearing”. The moral decline of American society created the machine that allowed a man of questionable judgment to run for president. Americans cannot afford to trust a man who placed his trust in such morally corrupt men.
The truth of Senator Obama lies in the company he keeps. First came Jeremiah Wright, then a blurp about Tony Rezko, yesterday Bill Ayers flooded the media once again and today, his name, Raila Odinga. Here, we focus on perhaps Barack Obama’s most frightening association. Who is Raila Odinga? As the opposition candidate from Kenya’s presidential election at the beginning of 2008, the media largely ignores this association, protecting Senator Obama’s image from this terrifying man. Odinga ran against the incumbent President of Kenya in 2007 and thankfully lost. During his campaign, Senator Barack Obama made a state visit in order to help Odinga on the trail. “Obama campaigned for a candidate who had the stated objective of dismantling US & Kenyan government efforts to root out Al Queda and other terrorist organizations”. During his campaign, Odinga signed an agreement with the National Muslim Leaders Forum, promising to introduce Islamic law into the Kenyan government. Odinga, known for his friendly relationships with radical Islamic sects, is cause for concern in the US. The man Obama campaigned for during his visit poses a direct threat to the national interests of the United States. For the media to ignore Obama’s association and campaigning with Raila Odinga shows a degree of harmful neglect on the part of the news media.
This relationship, above all the other questionable associations, reflects Obama’s true character best. Obama trusted this man enough to campaign on his behalf in Kenya, as a US Senator. This man, who is corrupt, ruthless and financially tied to terrorists, stood on the same stage as Barack Obama while he sung his praises for the Kenyan Presidency. Senator Obama cannot finagle his way out of answering for his actions here. While he sidestepped Reverend Wright, Denied knowledge of Rezko and Ayers’ terrible actions, Senator Obama cannot dance around Odinga. His relationship with this radical Islamic sympathizer reflects Obama’s poor judgment of character. He continuously made mistakes with whom he associated. These mistakes raise important questions about his judgment. Any person campaigning for a terrorist sympathizer should not run for president, as the nation’s interests are, obviously, not in his priority. In his association with Odinga alone, Senator Obama would make a terrible president, combined with his other relationships, Obama’s trust issues extended beyond the imagination. Senator Obama’s past of questionable associations, reveal a tendency for him to make faulty judgment calls. Senator Obama places trust in individuals who scare the nation with their actions. While the media ignores these relationships, the nation cannot afford to elect a president places that trusts such questionable people.
The relationship of between Obama and Odinga remains relatively unreported in America for one reason; the media and the public fail to hold Obama accountable for his relationships. This failure to hold Obama accountable stems from the greater issue within the US, the decline of a moral standard. As the postmodern era comes of age, the moral standards of the golden era fade leaving the nation in a moral vacuum. This allows the relationships of Barack Obama to slip away when it should highlight the Senator’s poor character judgment. With the moral barometer of the golden age, the friendships of Barack Obama would set off warning bells for all Americans. Today, the morally deprived left who call the questions of Obama’s character “smearing”. The moral decline of American society created the machine that allowed a man of questionable judgment to run for president. Americans cannot afford to trust a man who placed his trust in such morally corrupt men.
Dunn, Charles W. Seven Laws of Presidential Leadership. New Jersey: Pearson, Prentice, Hall. 2007. 147.
Abeles, Paula. “Obama and Odinga: The True Story”. AfricanPress. http://africanpress.wordpress.com/2008/08/10/senator-barack-obama-in-kenya-obama-and-odinga-the-true-story/. 10 Aug 2008. Accessed: 6 Oct 2008.
Abeles, Paula. “Obama and Odinga: The True Story”. AfricanPress. http://africanpress.wordpress.com/2008/08/10/senator-barack-obama-in-kenya-obama-and-odinga-the-true-story/. 10 Aug 2008. Accessed: 6 Oct 2008.
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Dunn, Charles W. Seven Laws of Presidential Leadership. New Jersey: Pearson, Prentice, Hall. 2007. 153.
Dunn, Charles W. Seven Laws of Presidential Leadership. New Jersey: Pearson, Prentice, Hall. 2007. 133-134.
Dunn, Charles W. Scarlet Thread of Scandal. Oxford: Rowman & Littlefield. 2001.143.
Dunn, Charles W. Scarlet Thread of Scandal. Oxford: Rowman & Littlefield. 2001. 138.
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