Posted by
mpgerace on Thursday, July 31, 2008 6:06:27 PM
Why is it politically incorrect to criticize Obama?
I wonder because the major criticisms I‘ve heard so far are as mild as Asiago cheese—not my favorite.
Obama is inexperienced, we’ve heard. I believe the politically correct term is deferred excellence, actually. He’ll get the requisite experience later. Don’t worry. And don’t criticize too much, or it’ll appear too low road.
What? McCain should be hammering Obama into the pavement. Obama is a little upstart who got to the Senate on easy terms and who has done all but nothing while there. How can he be beating McCain? Is it all just a matter of the camera?
I’ve also heard that criticism of Obama due to his apparent arrogance should be off limits because it could be troublesome among African Americans. They might see this as being a form of cloaked racism—if you say he’s arrogant, then you might be trying to send the message that he’s uppity—a bad word among African Americans.
Why so? The man actually had his own presidential seal (as an unremarkable senator!!!). He wrote two books about himself, and yet he’s accomplished nothing! He thought it okay to take a whirlwind tour of the planet to convince us that he’s presidential enough, while taking the risk that his high-ideal rhetoric might just look a little ridiculous. Obama shamelessly wrapped himself in the robes of all those who came before him (most obviously, the pilots of the Berlin Airlift and Kennedy) in Berlin. Is this not transparent enough for the public?
While his voice is deep, he did remind me a bit of Pee Wee Herman while in Berlin. He’s tall and as thin as a beanpole, with an awkward round head—perhaps as physically paltry as his qualifications for the White House. What a gift it would be to McCain if Obama actually sounded like Pee Wee Herman!