Obama-rama blag

You know – I’m not really one to get into political debates. I have my convictions and I stand by them. I know what I believe and why, and I don’t need presidential debates or newspaper comics to tell me any different. I look at people. If what they say lines up with what they do, then I accept them as people of their word and they have therefore earned my respect. What I don’t like is people who say one thing and then turn around and do something else. I think they call that hypocrisy. And it especially pushes my buttons when someone belittles one thing, says they’ll do another, wait a while, and then do the very thing they denounced! It’s like that guy in your group of friends who says he dislikes a certain girl because she has an annoying voice and even participates in the fun of imitating her. He says he’s into this other girl, who has nice features and a voice that doesn’t scratch at your eardrums. The next thing you know, this dude is engaged to the Fran Drescher from upstairs with a big stupid smile on his face and he just shrugs. Hypocrisy is the lowest form of lying a person can achieve, short of blasphemy, and we’d be stupid to trust people like this.

The problem I’m seeing in America is this sort of blind trust we’re instilling in our leaders. Most people will automatically assume I’m referencing Obama here, but please don’t think I’m singling him out. He’s part of a vast majority of people in this country that are using us to their advantage. Now, even though I didn’t vote for Mr. Obama, I continue to pray for him and his administration. I think it’s a great step in our country to have a half-black man sitting behind the desk in the Oval Office. My struggles lie within the “political correctness” and hypocrisy I see being birthed from his presidency. He chooses his words very carefully, and people seem to eat up whatever he says. He’s adopted/reinstated Bush policies that he claimed he would admonish. It’s almost as if he assumed it was a stupid idea, and once he was sworn in was like, “Oh. He had it right. Dang.” Truth be told- I’m scared that my children will be born into a United States that is no longer the great republic it once was, but a morphed, emaciated, socialistic swarm of lies and debt.

I’m not up on all my figures, stats and numbers. I don’t know what was said word-for-word at the last press conference or what kind of cologne he wears. But if I can do anything, it’s read people. And I don’t trust him. His words are honey sweet with a glint in his eye, and all the “rags to riches” nonsense is beginning to make me sick. He was born in Hawaii, went to a private college prep school from grade five until he graduated and later attended both Columbia and Harvard. He’s had it made since he was young. Is he bright? Undoubtedly so. He’s an exceptional speaker and relates well to any audience. And therein lies the problem. When people meet someone like that and throw all their political eggs in one basket, there’s bound to be conflict.

The most upsetting part about politics like this is the emotional attachment people seem to take towards their leader of choice. Shortly after Obama was elected I was called a racist and “whitey” simply because I would not announce over our library intercom system about the President’s victory. After reading several (okay, many) discussions about people’s opinions, I’m not surprised to find them riddled with comments filled with strong, emotional language and people defending their own point of view. Now, don’t get me wrong. I’m all for talking through things and coming to a logical, agreed upon conclusion. I’m also okay with the whole “agree to disagree” thing. But I don’t want to be personally attacked for believing something! Is that fair? To condemn me because I believe differently than you – where’s the political correctness in that? And the fact that Christians – those of us who are to be a light to this world – are stooping to slanderous levels because they feel like they’re being attacked and need to defend themselves with facts and figures ablaze.

Take a chill pill, people.

It’s just life! Why must we make everything so complicated? Why can’t we stick to the basics? Love God and people – nothing else matters! Not the fact that Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize only days after being sworn in, nor the fact that George W. Bush was terrible at public speaking. It’s all bologna, and we know it. We’re just too stubborn to let it go. Like that guy whose home team lost the game and is looking for excuses. “Yeah, but the refs were making terrible calls, and so-and-so’s leg was hurt and blahblahblahblahblah.”

Life doesn’t have to be like this!

“Be still and know that I am God.” (Ps. 46:10)

I can’t believe I sat here and wrote all of this. I guess this is my political post of the century. I hope you enjoyed it. And if you’re going to comment, please keep in mind that I don’t really care.

Thanks for reading – stay blessed.