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