Did You Notice These Statements Yesterday?
by Mike on Sep.24, 2009, under Political
A couple of statements from President Obama’s U.N. speech jumped out at me yesterday:
The changes that I have spoken about today will not be easy to make. And they will not be realized simply by leaders like us coming together in forums like this. For as in any assembly of members, real change can only come through the people we represent. That is why we must do the hard work to lay the groundwork for progress in our own capitals.
…..True leadership will not be measured by the ability to muzzle dissent, or to intimidate and harass political opponents at home.
Why then is the President doing exactly the opposite of this in the health care debate? Why must the President convene a joint session of Congress to say the same thing (including several lies detailed here, here and here) he has said for the last 6 months? If real change only comes through the people he represents and true leadership is not measured by the ability to muzzle dissent or intimidate or harass opponents at home, why do he and his minions demonize insurance companies and doctors and disparage millions of citizens who disagree with them on this debate and why does he need a flag@whitehouse.gov email address where you can rat out your neighbor?
Secondly, did you notice that he believes that groundwork is laid in our own capitals? It seems to me that in this country, where President Obama hails from, most people do not live in their capital, only their representatives do. Accordingly, laying the groundwork should start at the grassroots level with the people (like at townhalls). But if you are an elitist like Barack Obama, you believe that your country’s ruler lives in the capital, so you could and would make a statement like that.
