An interesting article

[Strike For The South]

In many ways Palin and Obama are two sides of the same coin, as both represent what is wrong with American politics today.

Whereas Palin appeals to what you would call ‘reactionary anti-intellectualism’, Obama’s base is made up in large part by an equally ignorant and possibly more annoying force – pseudo intellectuals. These are the people that have a bachelor’s in psychology from a second tier college, read the Daily Beast at work, watch a lot of PBS and think they’re ‘informed’. A well spoken, polished candidate that exudes an air of intelligence is enough to get them to pull the lever without much more thought. Throw in the chance to relive the Civil Rights Movement without having to actually do much of anything, and it’s a pseudo intellectual wet dream in the making.

Obama was an affirmative action case at Harvard. He made his name in Chicago race baiting. In the Illinois and later US Senate he accomplished nothing of real substance. The lauded writer’s only published works consist of two ghostwritten books about being Barack Obama. As president, well, nothing really needs to be said on that front…

But into the vapid space that has become American politics, Barack Obama was the perfect feel good candidate, the magical negro we’ve been groomed to listen to unquestioningly. Much like Sarah Palin, he’s a pretty package with nothing in it. The economic collapse just happened to make Obama’s narrative slightly more appealing than Palin’s this time around.

That’s not to say that Palin should get a shot in 2012, not at all. There are plenty of candidates out there with real administrative experience and real legislative accomplishments. The problem is that they have a hard time making it out of the primaries.

I do not disagree that the left is immune to this sort of anti-intellectuialism, the right has simply been able to mobilize there locksteppers in much better fashion. Of course with men like Alan Grayson they may be quickly learning how to invigorate the base.

My major problem with Palin is that she has a world view and makes facts suit it. Now of course this is true with all of us to an extent as everyone from time to time just KNOWS they are right even when all the evidence clearly says they are not. However, Palin has made this an art form which has infected the GOP. Harkening back to the good ol days that never were, assuming that good ol fashioned Americans just need to take power back and everything will be ok.

What she and many others of course fail to realize is that "common" folk with there "down home" sensibilties have NEVER been on the forefront of human progress, not even with the ideas they hold dear.

This is not to say the common man should not have a voice but it is most frustrating to ask someone why taxes should be lowered and hear the answer "because we ain't commies" (The reverse can also be said about the Ds)

Holding politicial ideals is good and only useful if you can comptently and consicesly explain them. Otherwise you add nothing to the process. Palin is literaly the emboidiment of this

Aside from the fact that she holds social ideals which I completely and utterly despise, I simply think we deserve better. Same with my feelings toward Obama

Chris Coons will be a liberal Democrat. Mike Castle would have been preferable. On another level, party control yields committee chairmanships, which are the real instruments of power in Washington.


Edit: Also, your Seinfeld reference is much appreciated. I'm going to have to pull out the first season dvd.

Fair points

[Hax]

Who cares what a bunch Europeans think? It is an American election, and it is going to be what Americans think that decides who gets elected.

1) Link gets posted on an international forums.
2) non-American replies with his view of the situation
3) American replies "we don't care about your view"

To me, this situation seems a a bit bizarre. Fragony, the next time you post something about Islam and Europe, shall we disregard anything non-Europeans say, too?

[gaelic cowboy]

1) Link gets posted on an international forums.
2) non-American replies with his view of the situation
3) American replies "we don't care about your view"

To me, this situation seems a a bit bizarre. Fragony, the next time you post something about Islam and Europe, shall we disregard anything non-Europeans say, too?

Plus when your country effectively elects the Padishah Emperor ruler of the Known Universe every four years it kind is all our business.

[Hax]

He's no mere padishah! He's the shahanshah!

[gaelic cowboy]

He's no mere padishah! He's the shahanshah!

Lies Lies begone powindah facedancer no doubt sent by the Bene Gesserit witches the Padishah Emperor through his C.H.O.A.M. contracts keeps the spice flowing Bi-la kaifa