Posted by
John Stone on Wednesday, June 10, 2009 5:28:36 PM
Conceit, as a noun, is defined by the Random House
Dictionary as, “an excessively favorable opinion of one’s own ability,
importance, wit, ect”. The American Heritage Dictionary defines conceit as, “A
favorable and especially unduly high opinion of one's own abilities or worth”.
Synonyms of conceit include, “excessive high regard for oneself: boasting that reveals conceit; imperturbable
egoism; arrogance and egotism”.
Conservatives define conceit as, Barack Obama.
An old adage states that “conceit is a fault and I don’t
have any.” Trust me, I have never uttered this statement and I’m sure I never
will. Our President however, is the epitome of conceit.
Since entering the federal political arena, Obama has
garnered more (mainstream) media attention then the O.J. trials, the Long
Island Lolita and just about anything else I can think of. This overwhelming
attention feeds his ego the way grain and hay sustains cattle and hogs.
If you take the time to listen or read Obama’s speeches,
both campaign and since election, you will find that most each and every one
contains portions of “I am the greatest, I can do no wrong, pat me on the back”.
He diverts blame to the former administration, and any one he can, at every opportunity.
His favorite statement is, “I/we inherited … (fill in the blank)” and this has
trickled down to all of his cronies as the statement of the status quo.
Obama boasts about the enormous success of his administration
in implementing TARP and creating “new” programs which benefit the citizens of
this nation, without regard to cost. He has addressed people in other nations
and their heads of state telling of how good he is and how he will work to
bring his own countries citizens into compliance with world views of the United
States.
Obama doesn’t care about Americans, Obama cares only that
the rest of the world sees him as the “perfect leader”. He works diligently to
be the appeaser so that the rest of the world gets that warm and fuzzy feeling
about him. He works his way from venue to venue and speaks the words each group
wants to hear. Obama stated not that long ago, “The United States of America is
not a Christian nation”. And in his recent address in the Middle East he said, “The
United States is one of the largest Muslim countries in the world”. Again, it is all about him, a Muslim, although
he tells us different, what we want to hear.
Obama’s presentation is arrogant and condescending. His
personal image takes priority over his nation’s. He manipulates “his” people
through hollow promises and with the assists of organizations such as ACORN. Is
Obama articulate? Sure he is, but anyone can be with the appropriate training
in communications and etiquette – and the use of a teleprompter. Is he “charismatic?
Yes, in the eyes of those who know no better and have been taken in by his
phony exterior image. The love fest which Obama has created for himself is the
results of nothing more than a very impressive ad campaign.
Obama has created a following of sheep, a heard of which
hangs on his every word, a heard which worships his every doing and follows
along blindly and obeyingly, a heard following him to the slaughter house. It’s
all about him, “The One”, “The Anointed”. He boasts about his advanced
knowledge of the Constitution, yet he violates it on a daily basis. He says
that he does not want to own and/or run any private companies, yet he has taken
over Government Motors – GM – and Chrysler, the financial and insurance
industry and Wall St and dictates to all how they will do business through his
numerous “Czars”. This is Obama’s “I can do it better” self absorbed persona.
And if you still can’t see where I am going with this, let
me give you one last example.
As this great nation continued its economic fall a few
months back, that’s not to say that it still isn’t, the focus of the Obama media
turned to the family dog. In the daily White House press briefings, Press
Secretary Robert Gibbs faced multiple questions about the family pet. Obama
himself, address the question regularly. When the day came, that infamous day,
the day the family finally received their dog, all else played second fiddle in
the media. And what of the name, for this new addition to the White House
family? Yes, they tossed around many ideas, so they say, and finally made their
decision, or was it Obama’s decision alone? Their dog is now known as Bo.
Interesting, isn’t it?
Let’s look at the name Bo, its hidden meaning, at least what
I see in it, and its relationship to the conceit theme of the article. I also
don’t recall seeing any reports of this anywhere in the media. Look at this
name, think, just a little and it becomes very clear, the two letters that make
up the name. Keep looking, keep thinking.
Bo, the initials of Barak Obama.
Conceit?
Enough said.
John Stone
TakingBackAmerica.Org